IGF‑IR promotes clonal cell proliferation in myelodysplastic syndromes via inhibition of the MAPK pathway.

ABSTRACT: Type 1 insulin‑like growth factor receptor (IGF‑IR) signaling is considered to serve a key role in the development of cancer. However, the effects of IGF‑IR on the malignant characteristics of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) clonal cells remains to be determined. In the present study it was demonstrated that knockdown of IGF‑IR reduced the proliferation and increased the apoptosis of MDS/leukemia cells. Integrated analysis of gene expression profiles using bioinformatics identified the MAPK signaling pathway as a critical downstream factor of IGF‑IR, and this was confirmed in vitro using western blotting which revealed that IGF‑IR knockdown significantly increased the expression of activated MAPK. Furthermore, IGF‑IR signaling was inhibited to investigate the potential of IGF‑IR as a therap

SUBMITTER: He Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7388562 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature