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Gajjar S, Patel BM. Neuromedin: An insight into its types, receptors and therapeutic opportunities. Pharmacol Rep 2017; 69:438-447. [PMID: 31994106 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2017.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Revised: 12/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Neuropeptides are small protein used by neurons in signal communications. Neuromedin U was the first neuropeptide discovered from the porcine spinal and showed its potent constricting activities on uterus hence was entitled with neuromedin U. Following neuromedin U another of its isoform was discovered neuromedin S which was observed in suprachiasmatic nucleus hence was entitled neuromedin S. Neuromedin K and neuromedin L are of kanassin class which belong to tachykinin family. Bombesin family consists of neuromedin B and neuromedin C. All these different neuromedins have various physiological roles like constrictive effects on the smooth muscles, control of blood pressure, pain sensations, hunger, bone metastasis and release and regulation of hormones. Over the years various newer physiological roles have been observed thus opening ways for various novel therapeutic treatments. This review aims to provide an overview of important different types of neuromedin, their receptors, signal transduction mechanism and implications for various diseases.
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Sayegh AI. The Role of Bombesin and Bombesin-Related Peptides in the Short-term Control of Food Intake. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2013; 114:343-70. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-386933-3.00010-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Wang NS, Liu C, Emond J, Tsao MS. Annulate Lamellae in a Large Cell Lung Carcinoma Cell Line with High Expression of Tyrosine Kinase Receptor and Proto-Oncogenes. Ultrastruct Pathol 2009; 16:439-49. [PMID: 1354400 DOI: 10.3109/01913129209057829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The morphology, karyotype, in vitro growth properties, and expression of tyrosine kinase receptors and proto-oncogenes are reported for a newly established large cell undifferentiated lung carcinoma cell line (RVH-6849). The results were analyzed concomitantly with those for two well-established cell lines from an adenocarcinoma of the lung (A549) and a squamous cell carcinoma (A431). All three cell lines demonstrated common ultrastructural features of epithelial cells, but only RVH-6849 had frequent aggregates of centrioles and annulate lamellae (AL) and was polyploid, having five to seven copies of chromosome 7 by karyotype analysis. All three cell lines expressed transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-alpha), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), c-erb B-2, and c-met genes. RVH-6849 cells, however, expressed the most messenger RNA (mRNA) for TGF-alpha, c-erb B-2, and c-met. Only EGFR mRNA was expressed more in the other two cell lines, especially in A431 cells. AL represent an exaggerated form of the nuclear membrane-pore complex that is found in actively proliferating cells such as germ and some neoplastic cells. AL are suspected to be involved in the deposition or processing of mRNA: The enhanced coexpression of AL and mRNAs of three tyrosine kinase-containing receptors in RVH-6849 cells may represent such a relationship.
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- N S Wang
- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Thirty years ago, there was a pervasive atmosphere of pessimism concerning the management of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Surgery or radiation therapy alone resulted in few cures since these techniques utilize a local therapy for a disseminated disease. Chemotherapy remains the backbone of treatment for all patients with SCLC, regardless of stage. For patients with limited-stage disease (LD), the addition of thoracic radiation to chemotherapy is standard. The optimal timing, dose, and schedule of radiation remains undefined. The majority of studies demonstrate equivalent or superior survival for early radiation when compared to delayed radiation. Approximately 50% of patients with LD will achieve a complete remission with chemoradiation and will be candidates for prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI). While phase III trials have failed to demonstrate a statistically significant survival for PCI, brain relapse is clearly reduced, and a metaanalysis reports a small long-term survival advantage favoring patients receiving PCI. Unfortunately, unlike LD SCLC, advances in extensive-stage disease have been elusive, despite the testing of numerous strategies. Four courses of cisplatin (or carboplatin) plus etoposide remain standard first-line therapy. Promising results have been seen with irinotecan/cisplatin, but confirmatory trials are still needed. A plateau has been reached with chemotherapy regimens, and novel strategies are greatly needed to improve survival for patients with SCLC.
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- Nasser H Hanna
- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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The therapeutic opioid methadone, used to treat cancer pain and opioid addiction, is also a potent inducer of apoptosis in human lung cancer cells, thereby inhibiting their growth. However, in contrast to its central nervous system (CNS) actions, this effect appears to be mediated through a non-opioid mechanism involving bombesin, an autocrine growth-stimulatory factor that plays a central role in the early events of pulmonary carcinogenesis. Exposure of 'variant' small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) and non-SCLC cells, which secrete low concentrations (< 0.01 pmol/mg protein) of bombesin, to nanomolar concentrations of methadone resulted in increased levels of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase phosphatases and inactivation of MAP kinase, suppression of the bcl-2 protein, and induction of apoptosis. These effects of methadone were reversed by the addition of bombesin to the culture medium, at concentrations of < 1 microM, and 'classic' SCLC cells, which secrete high concentrations of bioactive bombesin (> 6 pmol/mg protein), were found not to respond to methadone. Thus, methadone's effectiveness is dependent upon the concentration of bioactive bombesin secreted by lung cancer cells. Methadone treatment suggests a novel therapeutic approach for patients presenting 'variant' SCLC and non-SCLC morphologies, since they respond less to conventional therapy.
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- W L Heusch
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201-3098, USA
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Maneckjee R, Minna JD. Characterization of methadone receptor subtypes present in human brain and lung tissues. Life Sci 1997; 61:PL 333-8. [PMID: 9393946 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(97)00929-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In addition to their use in pain control, opioids can function as regulators of tumor cell growth. We have found that the therapeutic opioid, methadone, significantly inhibits the in vitro and in vivo growth of human lung cancer cells, and this effect appears to be mediated by specific, high affinity, non-conventional opioid binding sites. The present study indicates the existence of multiple subtypes of binding sites mediating the peripheral and central nervous system actions of this drug. Pharmacological and biochemical characterizations of the methadone binding sites expressed in human brain and normal lung tissues indicate that these sites are distinct from each other and from other opioid receptor types present on human and rat brain membranes, as well as those expressed in human lung cancer cells. The identification of distinct methadone receptor types in the different tissues could lead to the development of more selective and less toxic drugs targeted toward the tumor cells.
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- R Maneckjee
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201, USA
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Han K, Viallet J, Chevalier S, Zheng W, Bazinet M, Aprikian AG. Characterization of intracellular calcium mobilization by bombesin-related neuropeptides in PC-3 human prostate cancer cells. Prostate 1997; 31:53-60. [PMID: 9108887 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0045(19970401)31:1<53::aid-pros9>3.0.co;2-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to characterize the calcium mobilizing activity of bombesin-related neuropeptides in PC-3 cells. METHODS Intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) was measured following the administration of bombesin-related neuropeptides using spectrofluorometric monitoring of PC-3 cells loaded with Fura2/AM. RESULTS Individual neuropeptides induced a rapid rise in [Ca2+]i immediately after stimulation in similar fashion. When two different peptides were administered simultaneously, the [Ca2+]i changes were similar to that produced by each peptide alone. However, simultaneous addition of tyr4-bombesin 100 nM and 2% serum resulted in [Ca2+]i increase greater than either alone. Sequential stimulation by same or different peptides, was not able to induce another response. However, 6 hrs after the first stimulus, a second stimulus was able to induce a similar response. CONCLUSIONS The data indicate that all members of the bombesin-related family of neuropeptides are capable of triggering calcium mobilization in PC-3 cells via a similar signalling pathway. PC-3 cells become acutely desensitized to additional stimulation of neuropeptide. This desensitization is selective and reversible, requiring approximately 6 hrs for recovery.
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- K Han
- Department of Surgery (Urology), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
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- R de Castiglione
- Farmitalia Carlo Erba (now Pharmacia), Research Centre, Nerviano (MI), Italy
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Viallet J, Sausville EA. Involvement of signal transduction pathways in lung cancer biology. JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY. SUPPLEMENT 1996; 24:228-36. [PMID: 8806105 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.240630518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Pathways involved in the transduction of biological signals within cells overlap with those involved in oncogenesis. Previous studies have identified a number of discrete disturbances of some elements of these pathways in human lung cancer cells, by virtue of the overexpression or the mutation of certain key molecules. The sequence of biochemical events triggered by a mitogenic stimulus such as the exposure to bombesin-like peptides are being unravelled. The opportunity exists to identify additional changes involving regulatory proteins which may contribute to the regulation of these systems and which may function as suppressors of the malignant phenotype. Furthermore, the understanding of these pathways may identify targets for the pharmacological regulation of tumor cell response to mitogens which may be usable in the clinic.
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- J Viallet
- Department of Medicine, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, P.Q., Canada
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Taylor JE. Somatostatin analogues and small-cell lung carcinoma. Recent Results Cancer Res 1993; 129:71-82. [PMID: 8102490 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-84956-5_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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CP-70,030 and CP-75,998: The first non-peptide antagonists of bombesin and gastrin releasing peptide. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(01)80213-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Viallet J, Ihde DC. Small cell carcinoma of the lung: clinical and biologic aspects. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 1991; 11:109-35. [PMID: 1657028 DOI: 10.1016/1040-8428(91)90002-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- J Viallet
- NCI-Navy Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20889-5105
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Viallet J, Sharoni Y, Frucht H, Jensen RT, Minna JD, Sausville EA. Cholera toxin inhibits signal transduction by several mitogens and the in vitro growth of human small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Invest 1990; 86:1904-12. [PMID: 2174911 PMCID: PMC329825 DOI: 10.1172/jci114923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Cholera toxin (CT) inhibited the in vitro growth of three of four human small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) cell lines with a 50% inhibitory concentration of 27-242 ng/ml. Loss of surface membrane ruffling and the capacity of [Tyr4]-bombesin, vasopressin, and fetal calf serum to stimulate increases in intracellular free calcium clearly preceded effects on cellular metabolic activity and cell growth. 125I-[Tyr4]-bombesin binding was unaffected by CT treatment but [Tyr4]-bombesin stimulated phospholipase C activity was decreased in membranes from CT-treated SCLC cells. CT stimulated a rapid but transient increase in intracellular cyclic AMP ([cAMP]i) in SCLC. The effects of CT on susceptible SCLC were not reproduced by elevations of [cAMP]i induced by forskolin or cyclic AMP analogues. GM1 ganglioside, the cellular binding site for CT, was highly expressed in the CT-sensitive but not the CT-resistant SCLC cell lines. In contrast, expression of guanine nucleotide binding protein substrates for ADP-ribosylation by CT was similar. These data demonstrate the existence of a CT-sensitive growth inhibitory pathway in SCLC-bearing GM1 ganglioside. Addition of CT results in decreased responsiveness to several mitogenic stimuli. These results suggest novel therapeutic approaches to human SCLC.
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- J Viallet
- National Cancer Institute-Navy Medical Oncology Branch, Bethesda, Maryland
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Viallet J, Minna JD. Dominant oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in the pathogenesis of lung cancer. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 1990; 2:225-32. [PMID: 1968750 DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb/2.3.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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An understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of lung cancer has evolved from classic cytogenetic studies and the use of restriction fragment length polymorphisms to encompass the definition of specific genetic abnormalities associated with this disease. Activation of the dominant class of oncogenes is frequent, with involvement of the ras and myc families of genes being the best defined. Several examples of inactivation at specific loci exist and have been related to the presence of tumor suppressor genes, most notably the retinoblastoma gene, p53, and a putative gene located on the short arm of chromosome 3. As our understanding of the nature and interactions between these numerous genetic events evolves, new opportunities for early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment will arise.
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- J Viallet
- NCI-Navy Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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