Abstract:Objective To investigate the effects of G-protein-coupled receptor81 (GPR81) gene silencing combined with cisplatin induction on expression of energy metabolism-related factors and apoptotic inhibitory proteins in laryngeal carcinoma cells. Methods Hep2 cells were induced at 5μg/mL cisplatin concentration for 0, 12, 24, 48 h. shRNA-GPR 81 vector and shRNA-scramble vector were constructed, and transfected into Hep2 cells. After 48h of transfection, Hep2 cells were incubated with cisplatin of different concentrations for 24 h. The protein levels of monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4), apoptotic inhibitory protein(survivin), and Na+/glucose co-transporter (SGLT-1) were detected by Western Blot. Results The expression of MCT4 was significantly down-regulated in Hep2 silencing-GPR81 combined with the treatment of cisplatin at different concentrations. The expression of MCT4 in shRNA-GPR81 group induced by 1μg/mL cisplatin was significantly lower(0.65 times) than that of the shRNA-scramble group (P<0.05). The expression of SGLT-1 was initially up-regulated, and then down-regulated by different concentrations of cisplatin. The expression of SGLT-1 was about 3.38 times after treatment of 2 μg/mL than that of 0 μg/mL, which was the maximum value at 2 μg/mL cisplatin. The expression of SGLT-1 at 2 μg/mL induced cisplatin in shRNA-GPR81 group was significantly 4.5 times higher than that in shRNA-scramble control group (P<0.05). The expression of survivin in Hep2 cells transfected with shRNA-GPR81 was exhibited a downtrend after stimulated with cisplatin, which was the lowest at 5 μg/mL(0.36 times compared to 0 μg/mL), and there was statistical significance between two groups(P<0.05). The expression of survivin in the shRNA-scramble group was less inhibited than that in the shRNAGPR81 group. And the expression of survivin at 2 and 5 μg/mL of cisplatin induction in shRNA-GPR81 group compared to shRNA-scramble group were about 0.62-fold and 0.64 fold(P<0.05). The expressions of MCT4, survivin and SGLT-1 in Hep2 cells induced by cisplatin at a specific concentration showed a decreasing trend in time. The expression levels of MCT4, Survivin and SGLT-1 were statistically difference in Hep2 cells at 48h compared to at 0h (P<0.05). Conclusion GPR81 silencing combined with cisplatin incubation could inhibit the expression of MCT4 and survivin, but enhance the expression of SGLT-1 in laryngeal cancer.