Increased expression of ICAM-3 is associated with radiation resistance in cervical cancer

Int J Cancer. 2005 Nov 1;117(2):194-201. doi: 10.1002/ijc.21180.

Abstract

To search for a marker that predicts the efficacy of radiation therapy in human cervical cancer, gene expression profiles between parental SiHa cervical cancer cells and radiation-resistant SiHa/R cells have been compared by the microarray technique. Microarray and Northern blot analyses demonstrated that the ICAM-3 expression was upregulated in SiHa/R cells. This increased expression of ICAM-3 in SiHa cells enhanced cell survival by about 34.3% after a 2 Gy dosage of radiation. In addition, SiHa/ICAM-3 cells showed a 2.45-fold higher level of FAK phosphorylation than that of the control cells. In tumor specimens, ICAM-3 staining was restricted to tumor stromal endothelial cells and lymphocytes. The overexpression of ICAM-3 was significantly more frequent in radiation-resistant cervical cancer specimens when compared with radiation-sensitive specimens (83.3% vs. 35.3%; p = 0.015). With these observations, we can suggest that an increased expression of ICAM-3 is associated with radiation resistance in cervical cancer cells and the expression of ICAM-3 can be used as a valuable biomarker to predict the radiation resistance in cervical cancer that occurs during radiotherapy.

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, CD / genetics*
  • Base Sequence
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / genetics*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cervix Uteri / cytology
  • Cervix Uteri / immunology
  • Colony-Forming Units Assay
  • DNA Primers
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / radiation effects*
  • Genetic Vectors
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
  • RNA, Small Interfering / genetics
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / genetics
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / radiotherapy

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • DNA Primers
  • ICAM3 protein, human
  • RNA, Small Interfering