Background: It has previously been reported that RAGE plays a role in resisting hypoxia in cancer cells. Here the mechanism of resistance of RAGE-transfected Cos7 cells to hypoxia is investigated from the standpoint of apoptosis.
Materials And Methods: RAGE-transfected and mock-transfected Cos7 cells were subjected to hypoxia for 12, 24 and 36 h in an MTT assay. The expression of the apoptosis-regulatory proteins, hypoxia inducible factor-1(HIF-1a) and p53 in them was assessed by Western blotting.
Results: RAGE-transfected Cos7 cells showed better survival than mock-transfected Cos7 cells during hypoxia. The expression of many apoptosis-regulatory proteins was not affected. However, the expression of HIF-1a and p53 was weaker in RAGE-transfected Cos7 cells than in mock-transfected Cos7 cells.
Conclusion: The presence of RAGE might suppress HIF-1a protein expression, which in turn might induce an anti-apoptosis effect in RAGE-transfected Cos7 cells. Moreover, the p53 suppression induced by HIF-1a may lead to malignant potential in RAGE-transfected Cos7 cells.
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