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Shabbir M, Ryten M, Thompson C, Mikhailidis D, Burnstock G. Characterization of calcium-independent purinergic receptor-mediated apoptosis in hormone-refractory prostate cancer. BJU Int 2008; 101:352-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2007.07293.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lee SG, Choi JK, Choi BH, Lim Y, Kim YH, Lee KH, Shin JC, Ahn WS. The effect of adenosine 5'-triphosphate on calcium mobilization and cell proliferation in cervical cancer cells. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2008; 127:110-4. [PMID: 16815472 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2004] [Revised: 06/30/2004] [Accepted: 07/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To know the effect of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) on intracellular calcium level and cell proliferation in cervical cancer cells. STUDY DESIGN Four different human cervical cancer cell lines (Caski, C33A, HeLaS3 and SiHa) were used in this study. The change of intracellular calcium level, cell proliferation and the activity of proliferation- and calcium-related transcription factors by extracellular ATP were examined in these cell lines. RESULTS Extracellular ATP induced calcium mobilization, cell proliferation and the activation of NF-kappaB in all cell lines used. CONCLUSION These results suggest that calcium mobilization and NF-kappaB dependent signaling pathway play an important role in the cell proliferation by ATP in cervical cancer.
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- Seok Geun Lee
- Catholic Neuroscience Center, Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, Republic of Korea
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Shabbir M, Ryten M, Thompson C, Mikhailidis D, Burnstock G. Purinergic receptor-mediated effects of ATP in high-grade bladder cancer. BJU Int 2007; 101:106-12. [PMID: 17941929 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2007.07286.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether the antineoplastic action of extracellular ATP seen in hormone-refractory prostate cancer extends to other aggressive urological malignancies by investigating its effect in high-grade bladder cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS HT-1376 cells (human grade 3 transitional cell carcinoma) were incubated with various purinergic receptor agonists and antagonists and their effects on cell growth was examined in vitro. The presence of different P2 receptor mRNAs was determined using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. The effect of combining ATP with the cytotoxic agent mitomycin C (MMC) was also investigated. Models of tumour outgrowth in athymic mice were used to examine the effect of ATP on tumour growth in vivo. RESULTS HT-1376 cells expressed P2X(4,5,7) and P2Y(1,2,4,6,11) receptor mRNA. ATP significantly reduced cell growth in a concentration-dependent manner via the induction of P2 receptor-mediated apoptosis. Pharmacological profiling implicated P2X(5) and/or P2Y(11) receptors in this antineoplastic response, the same receptor subtypes shown to be active in prostate adenocarcinoma, despite the differing cellular origin. ATP and MMC combined in an additive manner. Intraperitoneal injections of ATP significantly reduced the growth of implanted tumour cells by a combination of apoptosis and necrosis. CONCLUSIONS ATP effectively reduces the growth of high-grade bladder cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. This highlights the potential use of ATP in the treatment of advanced urological malignancies irrespective of the cellular origin.
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- Majid Shabbir
- Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
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Hatanaka H, Takada S, Choi YL, Fujiwara SI, Soda M, Enomoto M, Kurashina K, Watanabe H, Yamashita Y, Sugano K, Mano H. Transforming activity of purinergic receptor P2Y, G-protein coupled, 2 revealed by retroviral expression screening. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 356:723-6. [PMID: 17382903 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2007] [Accepted: 03/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer death in humans. In order to identify novel cancer-promoting genes in CRC, we here constructed a retroviral cDNA expression library from a CRC cell line RKO, and used it for a focus formation assay with mouse 3T3 fibroblasts, leading to the identification of 42 independent cDNAs. One of such cDNAs turned out to encode purinergic receptor P2Y, G-protein coupled, 2 (P2RY2). The oncogenic potential of P2RY2 was confirmed in vitro with the focus formation assay as well as soft agar-growth assay, and also in vivo with a tumorigenicity assay in nude mice. While our P2RY2 cDNA encodes a protein with two amino-acid substitutions compared to the reported one, we have confirmed that the wild-type P2RY2 has a strong transforming potential as well. These results indicate an unexpected role of P2RY2 in the carcinogenesis of human cancers.
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- Hisashi Hatanaka
- Division of Functional Genomics, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsukeshi, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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Qi J, Chi L, Faber J, Koller B, Banes AJ. ATP reduces gel compaction in osteoblast-populated collagen gels. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2006; 102:1152-60. [PMID: 17122380 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00535.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Bone remodeling is a localized process, but regulated by systemic signals such as hormones, cytokines, and mechanical loading. The mechanism by which bone cells convert these systemic signals into local signals is not completely understood. It is broadly accepted that the "prestress" in cytoskeleton of cells affects the magnitude of cellular responses to mechanical stimuli. Prestress derives from stiff cytoskeletal proteins and their connections within the cell and from cell contractility upon attaching to matrix. In an in vitro model of three-dimensional gel compaction, the relative cellular prestress levels in the same matrix environment were determined by matrix compaction rate: a greater compaction rate resulted in a higher level of prestress. In the present study, the effects of ATP on the prestress of osteoblasts were studied using mouse MC3T3-E1 cells grown in three-dimensional bioartificial tissues (BATs). ATP (> or =100 microM) reduced the compaction rate of BATs in a dose-dependent manner. ADP, 2'-(or 3')-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl) ATP, and UTP, but not alpha,beta-methylene ATP, also reduced the compaction rate but to a lesser extent. Pyridoxal-phosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulfonic acid tetrasodium did not block the effect of ATP on BAT compaction rate. These results indicate that both P2X and P2Y receptors are involved in ATP-induced reduction of BAT compaction rate. Steady fluid flow and RT-PCR results showed that ATP reduced cell attachment on type I collagen by downregulating the expression of integrin alpha(1). These results suggest a potential role for P2 receptors in matrix remodeling and repair and as a potential drug target in treatment of bone diseases.
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- Jie Qi
- Flexcell International Corp., Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
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Song H, Ramus SJ, Shadforth D, Quaye L, Kjaer SK, Dicioccio RA, Dunning AM, Hogdall E, Hogdall C, Whittemore AS, McGuire V, Lesueur F, Easton DF, Jacobs IJ, Ponder BAJ, Gayther SA, Pharoah PDP. Common Variants in RB1 Gene and Risk of Invasive Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Res 2006; 66:10220-6. [PMID: 17047088 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-2222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Somatic alteration of the RB1 gene is common in several types of cancer, and germ-line variants are implicated in others. We have used a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) tagging approach to evaluate the association between common variants (SNP) in RB1 and risks of invasive ovarian cancer. We genotyped 11 tagging SNPs in three ovarian case-control studies from the United Kingdom, United States, and Denmark, comprising >1500 cases and 4,800 controls. Two SNPs showed significant association with ovarian cancer risk: carriers of the minor allele of rs2854344 were at reduced risk compared with the common homozygotes [odds ratio (OR), 0.73; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.61-0.89; P = 0.0009 dominant model]. Similarly, the minor allele of rs4151620 was found to be associated with reduced risk (rare versus common homozygote; OR, 0.19; 95% CI, 0.07-0.53; P = 0.00005 recessive model). After adjusting for multiple testing, the most significant association (rs4151620) was P = 0.001. A global test comparing common haplotype frequencies in cases and controls was of borderline significance (P(8df) = 0.04). There are no common coding SNPs in the RB1 gene. However, intron 17 of RB1 contains the open reading frame for the P2RY5 gene, and rs4151620 is perfectly correlated with rs2227311, which is located in the 5'-untranslated region of P2RY5 and is predicted to affect P2RY5 transcription. rs2854344 has been reported previously to be associated with breast cancer risk. The possible associations of rs2854344 and rs4151620 with ovarian cancer risk warrant confirmation in independent case-control studies before studies on their biological mode of action.
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- Honglin Song
- Cancer Research UK Department of Oncology, Strangeways Research Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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Schäfer R, Hartig R, Sedehizade F, Welte T, Reiser G. Adenine nucleotides inhibit proliferation of the human lung adenocarcinoma cell line LXF-289 by activation of nuclear factor kappaB1 and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. FEBS J 2006; 273:3756-67. [PMID: 16911524 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05384.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Extracellular nucleotides have a profound role in the regulation of the proliferation of diseased tissue. We studied how extracellular nucleotides regulate the proliferation of LXF-289 cells, the adenocarcinoma-derived cell line from human lung bronchial tumor. ATP and ADP strongly inhibited LXF-289 cell proliferation. The nucleotide potency profile was ATP = ADP = ATPgammaS > > UTP, UDP, whereas alpha,beta-methylene-ATP, beta,gamma-methylene-ATP, 2',3'-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl)-ATP, AMP and UMP were inactive. The nucleotide potency profile and the total blockade of the ATP-mediated inhibitory effect by the phospholipase C inhibitor U-73122 clearly show that P2Y receptors, but not P2X receptors, control LXF-289 cell proliferation. Treatment of proliferating LXF-289 cells with 100 microm ATP or ADP induced significant reduction of cell number and massive accumulation of cells in the S phase. Arrest in S phase is also indicated by the enhancement of the antiproliferative effect of ATP by coapplication of the cytostatic drugs cisplatin, paclitaxel and etoposide. Inhibition of LXF-289 cell proliferation by ATP was completely reversed by inhibitors of extracellular signal related kinase-activating kinase/extracellular signal related kinase 1/2 (PD98059, U0126), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (SB203508), phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (wortmannin), and nuclear factor kappaB1 (SN50). Western blot analysis revealed transient activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, extracellular signal-related kinase 1/2, and nuclear factor kappaB1 and possibly new formation of p50 from its precursor p105. ATP-induced attenuation of LXF-289 cell proliferation was accompanied by transient translocation of p50 nuclear factor kappaB1 and extracellular signal-related kinase 1/2 to the nucleus in a similar time period. In summary, inhibition of LXF-289 cell proliferation is mediated via P2Y receptors by activation of multiple mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways and nuclear factor kappaB1, arresting the cells in the S phase.
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- Rainer Schäfer
- Institut für Neurobiochemie, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Medizinische Fakultät, Magdeburg, Germany
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Wang MX, Ren LM. Growth inhibitory effect and apoptosis induced by extracellular ATP and adenosine on human gastric carcinoma cells: involvement of intracellular uptake of adenosine. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2006; 27:1085-92. [PMID: 16867263 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2006.00342.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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AIM To study the growth inhibitory and apoptotic effects of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and adenosine (ADO) on human gastric carcinoma (HGC)-27 cells in vitro and the mechanisms related to the actions of ATP and ADO. METHODS MTT assay was used to determine the reduction of cell viability. The morphological changes of HGC-27 cells induced by ATP or ADO were observed under fluorescence light microscope by acridine orange/ethidium bromide double-stained cells. The internucleosomal fragmentation of genomic DNA was detected by agarose gel electrophoresis. The apoptotic rate and cell-cycle analysis after treatment with ATP or ADO was determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS ATP, ADO and the intermediate metabolites, ADP and AMP, and the agonist of purinergic receptors, reduced cell viability of HGC-27 cells at doses of 0.3 and 1.0 mmol/L. The distribution of cell cycle phase and proliferation index (PI) value of HGC-27 cells changed when exposed to ATP or ADO at the concentrations of 0.1, 0.3 and 1 mmol/L for 48 h. ATP and ADO both altered the distribution of cell cycle phase via G0/G1- phase arrest and significantly decreased PI value. Under light microscope, the tumor cells exposed to 0.3 mmol/L ATP or ADO displayed morphological changes of apoptosis; a ladder-like pattern of DNA fragmentation obtained from HGC-27 cells treated with 0.1-1 mmol/L ATP or ADO appeared in agarose gel electrophoresis; ATP and ADO induced the apoptosis of HGC-27 cells in a dose-dependent manner at concentrations between 0.03-1 mmol/L. The maximum apoptotic rate of HGC-27 cells exposed to ATP or ADO for 48 h was 13.53% or 15.9%, respectively. HGC-27 cell death induced by ATP or ADO was significantly inhibited by dipyridamole (10 mmol/L), an inhibitor of adenosine transporter, but was not affected by aminophylline, a broad inhibitor of P1 receptors and pyridoxal-phosphate-6-azophenyl-2, 4-disulphonic acid tetrasodium salt (30 micromol/L), a non-selective antagonist of P2 receptors. CONCLUSION Extracellular ATP and ADO reduced the cell viability, arrested cell cycle and induced apoptosis in HGC-27 cell line by intracellular uptake of ADO. One of the main routes of ATP-induced apoptosis in HGC-27 cells is through the breakdown to adenosine.
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- Ming-Xia Wang
- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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White N, Burnstock G. P2 receptors and cancer. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2006; 27:211-7. [PMID: 16530853 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2006.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2005] [Revised: 12/07/2005] [Accepted: 02/21/2006] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Purinergic signalling has been implicated in many biological processes, and ATP and other extracellular nucleotides might have therapeutic potential in the treatment of cancer by signalling through P2 receptors. Different P2 receptor subtypes have been identified in a variety of different cancer types, in both primary samples of human cancer tissue and cell lines. Recent evidence suggests that different receptor subtypes mediate different pathophysiological functions such as proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. In vivo studies of the use of ATP suggest that it can decrease the rate of cancer growth, and the first clinical trials have been undertaken. Thus, agents acting at P2 receptors might provide novel therapeutic tools in the treatment of cancer. In this article, background information about purinergic signalling and purinoceptor subtypes will be provided and then the proposed role of ATP in different cancers will be discussed in detail, including a discussion of in vivo studies and animal models, clinical trials and the specific P2 receptor subtypes involved.
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- Nicholas White
- Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, UK, NW3 2PF
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Wang MX, Ren LM, Shan BE. Inhibitory effects of extracellular adenosine triphosphate on growth of esophageal carcinoma cells. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11:5915-9. [PMID: 16273599 PMCID: PMC4436710 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i38.5915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To study the growth inhibitory effects of ATP on TE-13 human squamous esophageal carcinoma cells in vitro.
METHODS: MTT assay was used to determine the inhibition of proliferation of ATP or adenosine (ADO) on TE-13 cell line. The morphological changes of TE-13 cells induced by ATP or ADO were observed under fluorescence light microscope by acridine orange (AO)/ethidium bromide (EB) double stained cells. The internucleosomal fragmentation of genomic DNA was detected by agarose gel electrophoresis. The apoptotic rate and cell cycle after treatment with ATP or ADO were determined by flow cytometry.
RESULTS: ATP and ADO produced inhibitory effects on TE-13 cells at the concentration between 0.01 and 1.0 mmol/L. The IC50 of TE-13 cells exposed to ATP or ADO for 48 and 72 h was 0.71 or 1.05, and 0.21 or 0.19 mmol/L, respectively. The distribution of cell cycle phase and proliferation index (PI) value of TE-13 cells changed, when being exposed to ATP or ADO at the concentrations of 0.01, 0.1, and 1 mmol/L for 48 h. ATP and ADO inhibited the cell proliferation by changing the distribution of cell cycle phase via either G0/G1 phase (ATP or ADO, 1 mmol/L) or S phase (ATP, 0.1 mmol/L) arrest. Under light microscope, the tumor cells exposed to 0.3 mmol/L ATP or ADO displayed morphological changes of apoptosis. A ladder-like pattern of DNA fragmentation was obtained from TE-13 cells treated with 0.1-1 mmol/L ATP or ADO in agarose gel electrophoresis. ATP and ADO induced apoptosis of TE-13 cells in a dose-dependent manner at the concentration between 0.03 and 1 mmol/L. The maximum apoptotic rate of TE-13 cells exposed to ATP or ADO for 48 h was 16.63% or 16.9%, respectively.
CONCLUSION: ATP and ADO inhibit cell proliferation, arrest cell cycle, and induce apoptosis of TE-13 cell line.
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- Ming-Xia Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, China
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Huether A, Höpfner M, Sutter AP, Schuppan D, Scherübl H. Erlotinib induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in hepatocellular cancer cells and enhances chemosensitivity towards cytostatics. J Hepatol 2005; 43:661-9. [PMID: 16023762 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.02.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2004] [Revised: 02/08/2005] [Accepted: 02/09/2005] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancer-related causes of death worldwide. In light of the very poor 5-year-survival new therapeutic approaches are urgently needed. Recently, evidence has been accumulated that the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a promising target for cancer therapy. Several reports indicate that EGFRs are expressed frequently in HCC, most likely contributing to the aggressive growth characteristics of these tumors. METHODS Erlotinib, an inhibitor of EGFR-tyrosine kinase, potently suppresses the growth of various tumors, but its effect on HCC remains to be explored. We therefore studied the antineoplastic potency of erlotinib in human HCC cells (Huh-7 and HepG2 cell lines). RESULTS We show that erlotinib inhibited HCC growth in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Moreover erlotinib treatment induced apoptosis and resulted in a dose-dependent arrest at the G1/S checkpoint of the cell cycle. Combining erlotinib with doxorubicin or docetaxel or SN-38 resulted in additive or even synergistic antiproliferative effects. CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrate that in human HCC cells the inhibition of EGFR-tyrosine kinase by erlotinib induces growth inhibition, apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Additionally, erlotinib enhances the antineoplastic activity of conventional cytostatic drugs. Thus, inhibiting EGFR-tyrosine kinase appears to be a promising treatment strategy in HCC.
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- Alexander Huether
- Gastroenterology/Infectious Diseases/Rheumatology, Medical Clinic I, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200, Berlin, Germany
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White N, Butler PEM, Burnstock G. Human melanomas express functional P2X7 receptors. Cell Tissue Res 2005; 321:411-8. [PMID: 15991050 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-005-1149-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2004] [Accepted: 04/13/2005] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Adenosine 5'-triphosphate is known to function as a potent extracellular messenger, producing its effects via a distinct family of cell surface receptors. Different receptor subtypes have been shown to modulate different cellular functions such as proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. We have investigated the functional expression and apoptotic action of the P2 X (7) receptor in human malignant melanoma tissue and cells. Incubation of cells with the potent P2 X (7) receptor agonist 2'-3'-O-(4-benzoyl-benzoyl) adenosine 5'-triphosphate leads to a decrease in cell number, which is dose-dependent and reversible by the antagonist 1-N,O-bis-[5-isoquinoline-sulfonyl]-N-methyl-L-tyrosyl)-4-phenyl-piperazine. Synthesis of the P2 X(7) receptor by these cells has been established by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry and cellular accumulation of the fluorescent DNA-binding dye YO-PRO-1. The P2 X(7) receptors have been shown to mediate apoptotic actions of extracellular nucleotides and represent a novel target for melanoma therapy.
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- Nicholas White
- Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK
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Coutinho-Silva R, Stahl L, Cheung KK, de Campos NE, de Oliveira Souza C, Ojcius DM, Burnstock G. P2X and P2Y purinergic receptors on human intestinal epithelial carcinoma cells: effects of extracellular nucleotides on apoptosis and cell proliferation. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2005; 288:G1024-35. [PMID: 15662049 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00211.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Extracellular nucleotides interact with purinergic receptors, which regulate ion transport in a variety of epithelia. With the use of two different human epithelial carcinoma cell lines (HCT8 and Caco-2), we have shown by RT-PCR that the cells express mRNA for P2X1, P2X3, P2X4, P2X5, P2X6, P2X7, P2Y1, P2Y2, P2Y4, P2Y6, P2Y11, and P2Y12 receptors. Protein expression for P2Y1 and P2Y2 receptors was also demonstrated immunohistochemically, and P2X receptor subtype protein was present in the following decreasing order: P2X4 > P2X7 > P2X1 > P2X3 > P2X6 > P2X5 >> P2X2. The functional presence of P2X7, P2Y1, P2Y2, and P2Y4 receptors was shown based on the effect of extracellular nucleotides on apoptosis or cell proliferation, and measurement of nucleotide-dependent calcium fluxes using a fluorometric imaging plate reader in the presence of different selective agonists and antagonists. ATP, at high concentrations, induced apoptosis through ligation of P2X7 and P2Y1 receptors; conversely, ATP, at lower concentrations, and UTP stimulated proliferation, probably acting via P2Y2 receptors. We therefore propose that stimulation or dysfunction of purinergic receptors may contribute at least partially to modulation of epithelial carcinoma cell proliferation and apoptosis.
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- Robson Coutinho-Silva
- Autonomic Neuroscience Institute, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom.
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White N, Ryten M, Clayton E, Butler P, Burnstock G. P2Y purinergic receptors regulate the growth of human melanomas. Cancer Lett 2004; 224:81-91. [PMID: 15911103 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2004] [Revised: 11/06/2004] [Accepted: 11/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Adenosine 5'-triphosphate is known to function as a potent extracellular messenger producing its effects via a distinct family of cell surface receptors. Different receptor subtypes have been shown to modulate different cellular functions such as proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. We investigated the functional expression and proliferative action of metabotropic P2Y receptors in human melanoma tissue and cells. Expression of functional P2Y1, P2Y2 and P2Y6 receptor subtypes was established by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry and intracellular calcium measurements using a Fluorometric Imaging Plate Reader. Incubation of A375 melanoma cells with the P2Y1 receptor-selective agonist 2-methylthioadenosine-5-diphosphate caused a decrease in cell number which was dose-dependent, whereas incubation with the P2Y2 receptor agonist uridine triphosphate caused a dose-dependent increase in cell number. The action of extracellular nucleotides on P2Y receptors was shown to mediate the growth of melanomas and the P2Y1 receptor is a putative target for melanoma therapy.
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- Nicholas White
- Autonomic Neuroscience Institute, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK
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Schrader AM, Camden JM, Weisman GA. P2Y2 nucleotide receptor up-regulation in submandibular gland cells from the NOD.B10 mouse model of Sjögren's syndrome. Arch Oral Biol 2004; 50:533-40. [PMID: 15848146 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2004.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2004] [Accepted: 10/14/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease that specifically targets exocrine glands, including salivary glands, and results in an impairment of secretory function. P2Y(2) nucleotide receptors for extracellular ATP and UTP are up-regulated in response to stress or injury in a variety of tissues including submandibular glands (SMGs) [Ahn JS, Camden JM, Schrader AM, Redman RS, Turner JT. Reversible regulation of P2Y(2) nucleotide receptor expression in the duct-ligated rat submandibular gland. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2000;279:C286-94; Hou M, Malmsjö M, Möller S, Pantev E, Bergdahl A, Zhai X-H, et al. Increase in cardiac P2X(1)- and P2Y(2)-receptor mRNA levels in congestive heart failure. Life Sci 1999;65:1195-206; Kishore BK, Wang Z, Rab H, Haq M, Soleimani M. Upregulation of P2Y(2) purinoceptor during ischemic reperfusion injury (IRI): possible relevance to diuresis of IRI. J Am Soc Nephrol 1998;9:581 (abstract); Koshiba M, Apasov S, Sverdlov V, Chen P, Erb L, Turner JT, et al. Transient up-regulation of P2Y(2) nucleotide receptor mRNA expression is an immediate early gene response in activated thymocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997;94:831-6; Turner JT, Landon LA, Gibbons SJ, Talamo BR. Salivary gland P2 nucleotide receptors. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1999;10:210-24; Seye CI, Gadeau AP, Daret D, Dupuch F, Alzieu P, Capron L, et al. Overexpression of the P2Y(2) purinoceptor in intimal lesions of the rat aorta. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1997;17:3602-10; Seye C, Kong Q, Erb L, Garrad RC, Krugh B, Wang M, et al. Functional P2Y(2) nucleotide receptors mediate uridine 5'-triphosphate-induced intimal hyperplasia in collared rabbit carotid arteries. Circulation 2002;106:2720-6]. OBJECTIVE To assess whether P2Y(2) receptor expression is up-regulated in SMGs of the NOD.B10 mouse model of primary SS as compared to SMGs of normal C57BL/6 mice. DESIGN SMG cells were isolated from normal C57BL/6 and diseased NOD.B10 mice. P2Y(2) receptor mRNA expression was determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and in situ hybridization, whereas functional P2Y(2) receptor activity was analyzed by measuring UTP-induced increases in [Ca(2+)](i). RESULTS In contrast to SMG cells from C57BL/6 mice, SMG cells from 4- to 19-week-old NOD.B10 mice exhibited increased P2Y(2) receptor mRNA localized to both ductal and acinar cell types. The levels of mRNA for other uridine nucleotide receptors, i.e., P2Y(4) and P2Y(6) receptors, showed no significant differences between SMG cells of C57BL/6 and NOD.B10 mice, suggesting that only the P2Y(2) receptor was up-regulated in NOD.B10 mice. Moreover, P2Y(2) receptor activity in SMG cells from NOD.B10 mice increased with age (i.e., disease progression). CONCLUSION P2Y(2) receptor up-regulation in SMGs is associated with the SS phenotype in NOD.B10 mice, which encourages further attempts to determine the role of this pathway in the development of SS.
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- Ann M Schrader
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Sutter AP, Maaser K, Grabowski P, Bradacs G, Vormbrock K, Höpfner M, Krahn A, Heine B, Stein H, Somasundaram R, Schuppan D, Zeitz M, Scherübl H. Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor ligands induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells and enhance chemosensitivity to paclitaxel, docetaxel, doxorubicin and the Bcl-2 inhibitor HA14-1. J Hepatol 2004; 41:799-807. [PMID: 15519653 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2004.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2004] [Revised: 06/21/2004] [Accepted: 07/12/2004] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths worldwide. Thus, novel therapies are urgently needed. A promising approach is the use of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) ligands which inhibit the proliferation of various tumors. METHODS PBR expression both in human HCC cell lines and in tumor specimens of HCC patients was analyzed by RT-PCR and immunostaining. To evaluate PBR ligands for the treatment of HCC, we tested their effects on human HCC cells. RESULTS PBR was localized to the mitochondria both of HCC cell lines and tumor tissues of HCC patients. In contrast, normal liver did not express PBR. PBR ligands inhibited the proliferation of HCC cell lines by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Apoptosis was characterized by a breakdown of the mitochondrial membrane potential, caspase-3 activation and nuclear degradation. Furthermore, pro-apoptotic Bax was overexpressed while anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-X(L) were suppressed. Cell cycle was arrested both at the G1/S- and G2/M-checkpoints. Synergistic anti-neoplastic effects were obtained by a combination of PBR ligands with cytostatic drugs (paclitaxel, docetaxel, doxorubicin), or with an experimental Bcl-2 inhibitor. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report on the induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by PBR ligands in HCC cells. Moreover, PBR ligands sensitized HCC cells to taxans and doxorubicin.
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- Andreas P Sutter
- Medical Clinic I, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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Nylund G, Nordgren S, Delbro DS. Expression of P2Y2 purinoceptors in MCG 101 murine sarcoma cells, and HT-29 human colon carcinoma cells. Auton Neurosci 2004; 112:69-79. [PMID: 15233932 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2004.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2003] [Revised: 04/15/2004] [Accepted: 04/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We investigated how agonists at purinoceptors may affect tumour cell metabolism. This was investigated in vitro in tumour cell lines by microphysiometry, which method monitors extracellular acidification rate (ECAR), on-line. The cell lines investigated were the murine sarcoma, MCG 101, and the human colon cancer, HT-29. In MCG 101, adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) or uridine-5'-triphosphate (UTP) caused a concentration-dependent increase in ECAR, most likely due to the ligation of P2Y(2) receptors, which response was blocked by suramin. In HT-29, ATP or UTP elicited a concentration-dependent, biphasic change in ECAR (increase/decrease). The pharmacological analysis suggests the involvement of P2Y(2) receptors, although other P2 receptor subtypes cannot be entirely excluded. This biphasic response to UTP or ATP was resistant to suramin. The expression of P2Y(2) receptors was demonstrated in both cell lines by immunocytochemistry and Western blot. The current study, thus, shows the functional and morphological expression of a purinoceptor subtype with partly different effects on metabolism in two different tumour cell lines.
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- Gunnar Nylund
- Department of Surgery, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
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Humez S, Monet M, van Coppenolle F, Delcourt P, Prevarskaya N. The role of intracellular pH in cell growth arrest induced by ATP. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2004; 287:C1733-46. [PMID: 15355852 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00578.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this study, we investigated ionic mechanisms involved in growth arrest induced by extracellular ATP in androgen-independent prostate cancer cells. Extracellular ATP reversibly induced a rapid and sustained intracellular pH (pH(i)) decrease from 7.41 to 7.11. Inhibition of Ca(2+) influx, lowering extracellular Ca(2+), and buffering cytoplasmic Ca(2+) inhibited ATP-induced acidification, thereby demonstrating that acidification is a consequence of Ca(2+) entry. We show that ATP induced reuptake of Ca(2+) by the mitochondria and a transient depolarization of the inner mitochondrial membrane. ATP-induced acidification was reduced after the dissipation of the mitochondrial proton gradient by rotenone and carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone, after inhibition of Ca(2+) uptake into the mitochondria by ruthenium red, and after inhibition of the F(0)F(1)-ATPase with oligomycin. ATP-induced acidification was not induced by either stimulation of the Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger or inhibition of the Na(+)/H(+) exchanger. In addition, intracellular acidification, induced by an ammonium prepulse method, reduced the amount of releasable Ca(2+) from the endoplasmic reticulum, assessed by measuring change in cytosolic Ca(2+) induced by thapsigargin or ATP in a Ca(2+)-free medium. This latter finding reveals cross talk between pH(i) and Ca(2+) homeostasis in which the Ca(2+)-induced intracellular acidification can in turn regulate the amount of Ca(2+) that can be released from the endoplasmic reticulum. Furthermore, pH(i) decrease was capable of reducing cell growth. Taken together, our results suggest that ATP-induced acidification in DU-145 cells results from specific effect of mitochondrial function and is one of the major mechanisms leading to growth arrest induced by ATP.
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- Sandrine Humez
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire, INSERM EMI 0228, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Bât. SN3, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France.
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Höpfner M, Sutter AP, Huether A, Ahnert-Hilger G, Scherübl H. A novel approach in the treatment of neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumors: additive antiproliferative effects of interferon-gamma and meta-iodobenzylguanidine. BMC Cancer 2004; 4:23. [PMID: 15154969 PMCID: PMC442128 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-4-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2003] [Accepted: 05/21/2004] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Therapeutic options to effectively inhibit growth and spread of neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumors are still limited. As both meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) and interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) cause antineoplastic effects in neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumor cells, we investigated the antiproliferative effects of the combination of IFNgamma and non-radiolabeled MIBG in neuroendocrine gut STC-1 and pancreatic carcinoid BON tumor cells. METHODS AND RESULTS IFNgamma receptors were expressed in both models. IFNgamma dose- and time-dependently inhibited the growth of both STC-1 and of BON tumor cells with IC50-values of 95 +/- 15 U/ml and 135 +/- 10 U/ml, respectively. Above 10 U/ml IFNgamma induced apoptosis-specific caspase-3 activity in a time-dependent manner in either cell line and caused a dose-dependent arrest in the S-phase of the cell cycle. Furthermore, IFNgamma induced cytotoxic effects in NE tumor cells. The NE tumor-targeted drug MIBG is selectively taken up via norepinephrine transporters, thereby specifically inhibiting growth in NE tumor cells. Intriguingly, IFNgamma treatment induced an upregulation of norepinephrine transporter expression in neuroendocrine tumors cells, as determined by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Co-application of sub-IC50 concentrations of IFNgamma and MIBG led to additive growth inhibitory effects, which were mainly due to increased cytotoxicity and S-phase arrest of the cell cycle. CONCLUSION Our data show that IFNgamma exerts antiproliferative effects on neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumor cells by inducing cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and cytotoxicity. The combination of IFNgamma with the NE tumor-targeted agent MIBG leads to effective growth control at reduced doses of either drug. Thus, the administration of IFNgamma alone and more so, in combination with MIBG, is a promising novel approach in the treatment of neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumors.
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- Michael Höpfner
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Medical Clinic I, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Medical Clinic I, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Medical Clinic I, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Institut für Anatomie, Philippstrasse 12, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Institut für Anatomie, Philippstrasse 12, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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Sutter AP, Maaser K, Gerst B, Krahn A, Zeitz M, Scherübl H. Enhancement of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor ligand-induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of esophageal cancer cells by simultaneous inhibition of MAPK/ERK kinase. Biochem Pharmacol 2004; 67:1701-10. [PMID: 15081869 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2004.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2003] [Accepted: 01/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Specific ligands of the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) activate pro-apoptotic and anti-proliferative signaling pathways. Previously, we found that PBR ligands activated the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway in esophageal cancer cells, and that the activation of p38MAPK contributed to tumor cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Here, we report that PBR ligands also activate the pro-survival MAPK/ERK kinase (MEK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway in esophageal cancer cells, which might compromise the efficacy of PBR ligands. Hence, a combination treatment of PBR ligands and MEK inhibitors, which are emerging as promising anticancer agents, was pursued to determine whether this treatment could lead to enhanced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Using Western blotting we demonstrated a time- and dose-dependent phosphorylation of ERK1/2 in response to PBR ligands. Apoptosis was investigated by assessment of mitochondrial alterations and caspase-3 activity. Cell cycle arrest was measured by flow cytometric analysis of stained isolated nuclei. The inhibition of MEK/ERK with a pharmacologic inhibitor, 2'-amino-3'-methoxyflavone (PD 98059), resulted in a synergistic enhancement of PBR-ligand-induced growth inhibition, apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Specifity of the pharmacologic inhibitor was confirmed by the use of 1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-1,4-bis(2-aminophenylthio)butadiene (U 0126), a second MEK/ERK inhibitor, and 1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-1,4-bis(methylthio)butadiene (U 0124), a structural analogue of it which does not display any affinity to MEK. Enhanced pro-apoptotic and anti-proliferative effects were observed both in KYSE-140 esophageal squamous cancer and OE-33 adenocarcinoma cells, suggesting that this effect was not cell-type specific. In addition, the PBR-mediated overexpression of the stress response gene (growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible gene gadd153) was synergistically enhanced by MEK inhibition. This is the first report of enhanced PBR-ligand-mediated apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by simultaneous MEK inhibition, suggesting a new anticancer strategy.
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- Andreas P Sutter
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Medical Clinic I, Berlin, Germany
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Rossi AM, Picotto G, de Boland AR, Boland RL. Evidence on the operation of ATP-induced capacitative calcium entry in breast cancer cells and its blockade by 17beta-estradiol. J Cell Biochem 2004; 87:324-33. [PMID: 12397614 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Little is known about the regulation of cytosolic calcium Ca(2+) levels ([Ca(2+)](i)) in breast cancer cells. We investigated the existence of capacitative calcium entry (CCE) in the tumorigenic cell line MCF-7 and its responsiveness to ATP. MCF-7 cells express purinergic receptors as well as estrogen receptors (ER). Depletion of calcium stores with thapsigargin (TG, 500 nM) or ATP (10 microM) in the absence of extracellular Ca(2+), resulted in a rapid and transient elevation in [Ca(2+)](i). After recovery of basal levels, Ca(2+) readmission (1.5 mM) to the medium increased Ca(2+) influx (twofold over basal), reflecting pre-activation of a CCE pathway. Cells pretreated with TG were unable to respond to ATP, thus indicating that the same Ca(2+) store is involved in their response. Moreover, IP(3)-dependent ATP-induced calcium mobilization and CCE were completely blocked using compound U-73122, an inhibitor of phospholipase C. Compound 2-APB (75 microM) and Gd(3+) (10 microM), antagonists of the CCE pathway, completely prevented ATP-stimulated capacitative Ca(2+) entry. CCE in MCF-7 cells was highly permeable to Mn(2+) and to the Ca(2+) surrogate Sr(2+). Mn(2+) entry sensitivity to Gd(3+) matched that of the Ca(2+) entry pathway. 17Beta-estradiol blocked ATP-induced CCE, but was without effect on TG-induced CCE. Besides, the estrogen blockade of the ATP-induced CCE was completely abolished by preincubation of the cells with an ER monoclonal antibody. ER alpha immunoreactivity could also be detected in a purified plasma membrane fraction of MCF-7 cells. These results represent the first evidence on the operation of a ATP-responsive CCE pathway in MCF-7 cells and also indicate that 17beta-estradiol interferes with this mechanism by acting at the cell surface level.
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- Ana M Rossi
- Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
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Burnstock G, Knight GE. Cellular Distribution and Functions of P2 Receptor Subtypes in Different Systems. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2004; 240:31-304. [PMID: 15548415 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(04)40002-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 581] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This review is aimed at providing readers with a comprehensive reference article about the distribution and function of P2 receptors in all the organs, tissues, and cells in the body. Each section provides an account of the early history of purinergic signaling in the organ?cell up to 1994, then summarizes subsequent evidence for the presence of P2X and P2Y receptor subtype mRNA and proteins as well as functional data, all fully referenced. A section is included describing the plasticity of expression of P2 receptors during development and aging as well as in various pathophysiological conditions. Finally, there is some discussion of possible future developments in the purinergic signaling field.
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- Geoffrey Burnstock
- Autonomic Neuroscience Institute, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom
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Höpfner M, Sutter AP, Gerst B, Zeitz M, Scherübl H. A novel approach in the treatment of neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumours. Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor by gefitinib (ZD1839). Br J Cancer 2003; 89:1766-75. [PMID: 14583782 PMCID: PMC2394425 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Therapeutic options to inhibit the growth and spread of neuroendocrine (NE) gastrointestinal tumours are still limited. Since gefitinib (4-(3-chloro-4-fluoroanilino)-7-methoxy-6-(3-morpholinopropoxy)quinazoline), an inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor-sensitive tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK), had been shown to suppress potently the growth of various non-NE tumour entities, we studied the antineoplastic potency of gefitinib in NE gastrointestinal tumour cells. In human insulinoma (CM) cells, in human pancreatic carcinoid (BON) cells and in NE tumour cells of the gut (STC-1), gefitinib induced a time- and dose-dependent growth inhibition by almost 100%. The antiproliferative potency of gefitinib correlated with the proliferation rate of the tumour cells. So the IC50 value of gefitinib was 4.7±0.6 μM in the fast-growing CM cells, still 16.8±0.4 μM in the moderate-growing BON cells, and up to 31.5±2.5 μM in the slow-growing STC-1 cells. Similarly, the induction of apoptosis and cell-cycle arrest by gefitinib differed according to growth characteristics: fast-growing CM cells displayed a strong G0/G1 arrest in response to gefitinib, while no significant cell-cycle alterations were seen in the slow-growing STC-1. Vice versa, the proapoptotic effects of gefitinib, as determined by caspase-3 activation and DNA fragmentation, were most pronounced in the slow-growing STC-1 cells. Using cDNA microarrays, we found extensive changes in the expression of genes involved in the regulation of apoptosis and cell cycle after incubation with gefitinib. Among them, an upregulation of the growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible gene GADD153 was observed. Phosphorylation of ERK1/2, which inhibits GADD153 expression, was reduced in a time-dependent manner. However, no gefitinib-induced activation of the GADD153-inducing p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase was detected. Our data demonstrate that the inhibition of EGFR-TK by gefitinib induces growth inhibition, apoptosis and cell-cycle arrest in NE gastrointestinal tumour cells. Thus, EGFR-TK inhibition appears to be a promising novel approach for the treatment of NE tumour disease.
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- M Höpfner
- Medical Clinic I, Gastroenterology/Infectious Diseases/Rheumatology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, Gastroenterology/Infectious Diseases/Rheumatology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, Gastroenterology/Infectious Diseases/Rheumatology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, Gastroenterology/Infectious Diseases/Rheumatology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, Gastroenterology/Infectious Diseases/Rheumatology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
- Medical Clinic I, Gastroenterology/Infectious Diseases/Rheumatology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany. E-mail:
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Sutter AP, Maaser K, Barthel B, Scherübl H. Ligands of the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in oesophageal cancer cells: involvement of the p38MAPK signalling pathway. Br J Cancer 2003; 89:564-72. [PMID: 12888831 PMCID: PMC2394363 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2003] [Revised: 04/30/2003] [Accepted: 05/07/2003] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Specific ligands of the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) are known to induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in oesophageal cancer cells. However, the underlying mechanisms are still unknown. Here, we investigated the transcriptional alterations and activation of protein kinases in response to PBR-specific ligands. Using cDNA arrays, we examined the transcriptional effects of the PBR-specific ligand FGIN-1-27 in two oesophageal cancer cell lines, KYSE-140 (squamous cell carcinoma) and OE-33 (adenocarcinoma). In oesophageal cancer cells, FGIN-1-27 induced extensive changes in the expression of genes involved in the regulation of apoptosis and cell cycle. Both in oesophageal cancer cell lines (KYSE-140, OE-33) we observed a strong upregulation of the growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible genes, gadd45 and gadd153, in response to PBR ligands. gadd genes are known to be induced by p38MAPK activation. Using Western blotting we detected a time- and dose-dependent phosphorylation of p38MAPK, which was found to be functionally involved in gadd induction, apoptosis, and cell cycle arrest. In conclusion, our data indicate that PBR-specific ligands cause apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by activation of the p38MAPK pathway and induction of gadd45 and gadd153.
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- A P Sutter
- Medical Clinic I,
Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I,
Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I,
Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I,
Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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Schafer R, Sedehizade F, Welte T, Reiser G. ATP- and UTP-activated P2Y receptors differently regulate proliferation of human lung epithelial tumor cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2003; 285:L376-85. [PMID: 12691958 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00447.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The involvement of P2Y receptors, which are activated by extracellular nucleotides, in proliferative regulation of human lung epithelial cells is unclear. Here we show that extracellular ATP and UTP stimulate bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation into epithelial cell lines. The nucleotide efficacy profile [ATP = ADP > UDP >or= UTP > adenosine >or= 2-methylthioadenosine-5'-diphosphate, with alpha,beta-methylene adenosine 5'-triphosphate, 2',3'-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl)adenosine 5'-triphosphate, AMP, UMP, and ATPalphaS inactive] and PCR analysis indicate involvement of P2Y2 and P2Y6 receptors. The signal transduction pathway, which, via the P2Y2 receptor, transmits the proliferative activity of ATP or UTP in A549 cells downstream of phospholipase C, depends on Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and nuclear factor-kappaB, but not on protein kinase C. Signaling does not involve the mitogen-activated protein kinases extracellular signal-regulated kinases-1 and -2, the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway, or Src kinases. Thus nucleotides regulate proliferation of human lung epithelial cells by a novel pathway. The stimulatory effect of UTP, but not ATP, in A549 cells is attenuated by preincubation with interleukin-1beta and interleukin-6, but not tumor necrosis factor-alpha. This indicates an important role for the pyrimidine-activated P2Y receptor in the inflammatory response of lung epithelia. ATP antagonizes the antiproliferative effect of the anticancer drugs paclitaxel and etoposide, whereas it enhances the activity of cisplatin about fourfold. Thus pathways activated by extracellular nucleotides differentially control proliferation of lung epithelial tumor cells.
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- Rainer Schafer
- Institut für Neurobiochemie, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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Abraham EH, Salikhova AY, Rapaport E. ATP in the Treatment of Advanced Cancer. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1063-5823(03)01013-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Sutter AP, Maaser K, Höpfner M, Barthel B, Grabowski P, Faiss S, Carayon P, Zeitz M, Scherübl H. Specific ligands of the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in human esophageal cancer cells. Int J Cancer 2002; 102:318-27. [PMID: 12402299 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Esophageal cancer is the most markedly increasing tumor entity in Western countries. Due to very poor 5-year-survival, new therapeutic approaches are mandatory. Peripheral benzodiazepine receptors (PBR) have been implicated in growth control of various tumor models, but they have not been studied yet in esophageal cancer. We used esophageal cancer cell lines and primary cell cultures of human esophageal cancers and evaluated (i) expression and localization of PBR; (ii) PBR-ligand-induced inhibition of cell growth; (iii) induction of apoptosis; and (iv) alterations in cell cycle. Expression of PBR was detected both in cell lines and in primary cell cultures of human esophageal cancers. PBR was localized in the mitochondria. The PBR-specific ligands FGIN-1-27 and PK 11195, but not the centrally acting benzodiazepine clonazepam or the indolacetamide FGIN-1-52, neither of which displaying any affinity to the PBR, inhibited cell proliferation. FGIN-1-27 and PK 11195, but not clonazepam, potently induced apoptosis. FGIN-1-27 was shown to sequentially decrease the mitochondrial membrane potential, then to activate caspase-3 and finally to cause DNA fragmentation. In addition, PBR-specific ligands induced cell cycle arrest in the G1/G0 phase. Our data qualify PBR-specific ligands as innovative proapoptotic and antiproliferative substances. They might prove suitable for the treatment of esophageal cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andreas P Sutter
- Medical Clinic I, Benjamin Franklin University Hospital, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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