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Query: UNIPROT:P10145 (
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The role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in cancer is poorly understood. Here we provide evidence for a role of LPA in the progression of breast cancer bone metastases. LPA receptors LPA(1), LPA(2), and LPA(3) were expressed in human primary breast tumors and a series of human breast cancer cell lines. The inducible overexpression of LPA(1) in
MDA
-BO2 breast cancer cells specifically sensitized these cells to the mitogenic action of LPA in vitro. In vivo, LPA(1) overexpression in
MDA
-BO2 cells enhanced the growth of subcutaneous tumor xenografts and promoted bone metastasis formation in mice by increasing both skeletal tumor growth and bone destruction. This suggested that endogenous LPA was produced in the tumor microenvironment. However,
MDA
-BO2 cells or transfectants did not produce LPA. Instead, they induced the release of LPA from activated platelets which, in turn, promoted tumor cell proliferation and the LPA(1)-dependent secretion of IL-6 and
IL-8
, 2 potent bone resorption stimulators. Moreover, platelet-derived LPA deprivation in mice, achieved by treatment with the platelet antagonist Integrilin, inhibited the progression of bone metastases caused by parental and LPA(1)-overexpressing
MDA
-BO2 cells and reduced the progression of osteolytic lesions in mice bearing CHO-beta3wt ovarian cancer cells. Overall, our data suggest that, at the bone metastatic site, tumor cells stimulate the production of LPA from activated platelets, which enhances both tumor growth and cytokine-mediated bone destruction.
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PMID:Platelet-derived lysophosphatidic acid supports the progression of osteolytic bone metastases in breast cancer. 1559 91
We previously designed and synthesized the new nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) inhibitor dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ) derived from the structure of the antibiotic epoxyquinomicin C. We looked into the effect of DHMEQ on cellular phenotypes and tumor growth in mice injected with human breast carcinoma cell line
MDA
-MB-231 or MCF-7. In estrogen-independent breast adenocarcinoma cell line
MDA
-MB-231, NF-kappaB is constitutively activated. The addition of DHMEQ (10 microg/mL) completely inhibited the activated NF-kappaB for at least 8 hours. On the other hand, NF-kappaB is not activated in estrogen-dependent MCF-7 cells. In this cell line, DHMEQ completely inhibited the tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced activation of NF-kappaB. DHMEQ did not inhibit the degradation of IkappaB but inhibited the nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB by both p65/p50 and RelB/p52 pathways.
MDA
-MB-231 cells secrete interleukin (IL)-6 and
IL-8
without stimulation, and DHMEQ decreased the secretion levels of both cytokines. When
MDA
-MB-231 or MCF-7 cells were stimulated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha, the inhibitory effects of DHMEQ were still maintained. I.p. administration of DHMEQ (thrice a week) significantly inhibited the tumor growth of
MDA
-MB-231 (12 mg/kg) or MCF-7 (4 mg/kg) in severe combined immunodeficiency mice. No toxicity was observed during the experiment, including the loss of body weight. An immunohistological study on resected MCF-7 tumors showed that DHMEQ inhibited angiogenesis and promoted apoptosis. Furthermore, in Adriamycin-resistant MCF-7 cells highly expressing multidrug resistance gene-1, DHMEQ also exhibited the above capability, including down-regulation of
IL-8
. Thus, DHMEQ might be a potent drug for the treatment of various breast carcinomas by inhibiting the NF-kappaB activity.
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PMID:Targeting of nuclear factor kappaB Pathways by dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin, a novel inhibitor of breast carcinomas: antitumor and antiangiogenic potential in vivo. 1570
Parthenolide, a sesquiterpene lactone, shows antitumor activity in vitro, which correlates with its ability to inhibit the DNA binding of the antiapoptotic transcription factor nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) and activation of the c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase. In this study, we investigated the chemosensitizing activity of parthenolide in vitro as well as in
MDA
-MB-231 cell-derived xenograft metastasis model of breast cancer. HBL-100 and
MDA
-MB-231 cells were used to measure the antitumor and chemosensitizing activity of parthenolide in vitro. Parthenolide was effective either alone or in combination with docetaxel in reducing colony formation, inducing apoptosis and reducing the expression of prometastatic genes
IL-8
and the antiapoptotic gene GADD45beta1 in vitro. In an adjuvant setting, animals treated with parthenolide and docetaxel combination showed significantly enhanced survival compared with untreated animals or animals treated with either drug. The enhanced survival in the combination arm was associated with reduced lung metastases. In addition, nuclear NF-kappaB levels were lower in residual tumors and lung metastasis of animals treated with parthenolide, docetaxel, or both. In the established orthotopic model, there was a trend toward slower growth in the parthenolide-treated animals but no statistically significant findings were seen. These results for the first time reveal the significant in vivo chemosensitizing properties of parthenolide in the metastatic breast cancer setting and support the contention that metastases are very reliant on activation of NF-kappaB.
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PMID:The sesquiterpene lactone parthenolide in combination with docetaxel reduces metastasis and improves survival in a xenograft model of breast cancer. 1595 58
Hill races usually include large downhill running sections, which can induce significant degrees of muscle damage in a field setting. This study examined the link between muscle damage, oxidative stress, and immune perturbations following a 7-km mountainous hill race with 457 m of ascent and 457 m of descent. Venous blood samples were taken from 7 club level runners before, immediately after, and 48 hrs postrace. Samples were analysed for total and differential leukocyte counts, markers of muscle damage (CK), lipid peroxidation (
MDA
), and acute phase proteins (CRP; fibrinogen; alpha-1-ACT). The total antioxidant status (TEAC) and plasma levels of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-6,
IL-8
, and TNF-alpha were also determined. Subjective pain reports, and plasma activities of CK,
MDA
, and circulatory monocytes reached peak values at 48 hrs postrace (p < 0.05). TEAC and the cytokine
IL-8
increased immediately after the race (p < 0.05). Plasma TNF-alpha remained unchanged (p > 0.05). Despite the reports of muscle damage and soreness, no evidence of an acute phase response was observed (p > 0.05), which may be explained by the failure of the race to induce a plasma TNF-alpha response. Future studies should examine the link between muscle damage, oxidative stress, and the acute phase response following hill races of longer duration with larger eccentric components.
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PMID:Immune alterations, lipid peroxidation, and muscle damage following a hill race. 1598 88
Tid1 is the human homologue of the Drosophila tumor suppressor, Tid56. Reducing the expression of Tid1 in
MDA
-MB231 breast cancer cells enhanced their migration without affecting their survival or growth rate. From microarray screening, we discovered that after Tid1 depletion, the mRNA level of interleukin-8 (IL-8) was significantly increased in these cancer cells, which consequently increased secretion of IL-8 protein by 3.5-fold. The enhanced migration of these Tid1-knockdown cells was blocked by reducing the IL-8 expression or by adding an IL-8 neutralizing antibody to the culture medium, suggesting that enhancement of cell motility in these Tid1-deficient cells is dependent on the de novo synthesis of IL-8. Subsequently, we found that abrogating the nuclear factor kappaB binding site in the IL-8 promoter completely blocked the Tid1 depletion-induced IL-8 expression in the breast cancer cells. As increased IL-8 levels are known to promote tumor metastasis, we tested the effect of Tid1 knockdown on tumor metastasis and found that Tid1 depletion enhanced the metastasis of breast cancer cells in animals. Together, these results indicate that Tid1 negatively regulates the motility and metastasis of breast cancer cells, most likely through attenuation of nuclear factor kappaB activity on the promoter of the
IL8
gene.
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PMID:Tid1 negatively regulates the migratory potential of cancer cells by inhibiting the production of interleukin-8. 1620 48
The repeated intake of a great amount of ethanol is followed by functional and organic changes in the body. The intestinal absorption of alcohol is accompanied by an increased absorption of Gram negative bacteria endotoxins in the portal blood. In the liver, endotoxins stimulate CD14 receptors on the membrane of Kupffer cells, with a secondary inflammatory liver response, consisting in the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines and acute phase proteins. Simultaneously, alcohol metabolism in the hepatocytes by alcohol dehydrogenase, microsomal enzymes and catalase pathways determines a large production of ROS (reactive oxygen species), with secondary oxidative aggression on all liver cells: hepatocytes, Kupffer cells, endothelial sinusoidal cells, hepatic stellate cells and liver s lymphocytes. The oxidative aggression, as well as the intermediary products of the alcohol metabolism, cause a structural change of the antigenic structures of the liver and of the released proteins, that induces an immune response on the both pathways (humoral and cellular). The pathophysiological mechanisms and the paraclinical characteristics of the ethanol-induced liver failure are well known, so we were interested to study the patients with chronic alcoholism, but no clinical or paraclinical sign of liver failure, in order to describe the liver's protective mechanisms. For this reason, 153 patients with chronic alcoholism were divided into four test lots, in order to determine: the activity and the serum level of ceruloplasmin, plasma level of
MDA
(malondialdehyde), lactic and pyruvic acids, serum level of transferrin, alpha1-antitrypsin, CRP (C reactive protein), C3 fraction of the complement, IgA, IgG, IgM, IL-1beta, IL-6 and
IL-8
, cytosolic level of the cytochrome c in the circulating leukocytes. An immunophenotype study (as normal markers) on the peripheral blood lymphocytes was performed, too. The results demonstrate an important oxidative aggression induced by three sources: the alcohol metabolism in the hepatocytes, activated Kupffer cells and activated neutrophils that have infiltrated the liver, due to the chemoattractant effect of
IL-8
. This aggression induces apoptosis and necrosis of the liver cells. The major liver protective factor is, in our opinion, IL-6, due to its important antioxidant, antiapoptotic and proregenerative demonstrated actions. This protective effect of IL-6 is accompanied by antioxidant and antiprotease actions of ceruloplasmin, alpha1-antitrypsin and transferrin. We consider that an increased serum level of IL-6 accompanied by a decreased level of IL-1beta signify that antiapoptotic, antioxidant and proregenerative liver mechanisms prevail against proapoptotic and necrotic mechanisms. On the other hand, the ethanol-induced apoptosis of leukocytes (especially of the B cells) is very important, probably due to the absence of IL-6 protective action on these cells. The apoptosis of the circulating leukocytes is proved by their significant increase of the cytochrome c cytosolic level. The ethanol-induced liver immune response is predominantly cellular, as proved by the decreased ratio T helper (CD4+)/T cytotoxic (CD8+) in the peripheral blood. It is very important to observe that these significant immunologic changes appear before clinical or paraclinical signs of hepatic failure start. All these parameters were investigated in three groups of patients: chronic alcoholics, chronic alcoholics in the first 24 hours of the withdrawal and chronic alcoholics with acute alcohol intoxication, so the aggression types and the protective mechanisms were measured and differentiated in each "ethanolic status".
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PMID:Ethanol-induced dysfunction of hepatocytes and leukocytes in patients without liver failure. 1629 18
Bone is a common site of cancer metastasis. Breast, prostate, and lung cancers show a predilection to metastasize to bone. Recently, we reported that the chemokine
interleukin 8
(
IL-8
) stimulates both human osteoclast formation and bone resorption.
IL-8
mRNA expression was surveyed in a panel of human breast cancer lines
MDA
-MET,
MDA
-MB-231,
MDA
-MB-435, MCF-7, T47D, and ZR-75, and the human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549.
IL-8
mRNA expression was higher in cell lines with higher osteolytic potential in vivo. Human osteoclast formation was increased by
MDA
-MET or A549 cell-conditioned medium, but not by
MDA
-MB-231. Pharmacologic doses of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB (RANK)-Fc or osteoprotogerin had no effect on the pro-osteoclastogenic activity of the conditioned medium; however, osteoclast formation stimulated by conditioned medium was inhibited 60% by an
IL-8
-specific neutralizing antibody. The data support a model in which tumor cells cause osteolytic bone destruction independently of the RANK ligand (RANKL) pathway. Tumor-produced
IL-8
is a major contributor to this process. The role of secreted
IL-8
isoforms was examined by surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, which detected distinct
IL-8
isoforms secreted by
MDA
-MET and
MDA
-231 cells, suggesting different pro-osteoclastogenic activities of the two
IL-8
-derived peptides. These data indicate that (a) osteoclast formation induced by
MDA
-MET breast cancer cells and A549 adenocarcinoma cells is primarily mediated by
IL-8
, (b) cell-specific isoforms of
IL-8
with distinct osteoclastogenic activities are produced by tumor cells, and (c) tumor cells that support osteoclast formation independent of RANKL secrete other pro-osteoclastogenic factors in addition to
IL-8
.
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PMID:Tumor-derived interleukin-8 stimulates osteolysis independent of the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand pathway. 1632 49
Gross cystic breast disease is a common benign disorder in which palpable cysts occur in the breast and are normally treated by aspiration of the contents. The cysts are classified as either Type 1, containing a high level of potassium ions and a low level of sodium ions, or as Type 2, with low potassium and high sodium ion concentrations. Steroid sulphatase activity in
MDA
-MB-231 and MCF-7 cell lines is regulated by exogenous breast cyst fluid (BCF), possibly because of cytokines in the BCF. A screening method was used to determine the range of cytokines in eight BCFs, four of each type. This was an array system, which uses antibodies immobilised on a membrane to qualitatively detect 79 different cytokines or growth factors. Nine cytokines were detected well above background levels: all were found in both types of BCF, but only epidermal growth factor (EGF) was higher in Type 1. All the other factors were higher in Type 2 BCF. Two of these cytokines, IL-6 and EGF, have previously been suggested to affect steroid sulphatase expression and several (MIP-1beta,
IL-8
, NAP-2) are known to affect MCF-7 cell chemotaxis. In addition two cytokines were measured by ELISA in 57 BCFs, and both IL-1beta and IL-13 were found in BCF, with significantly higher amounts of IL-1beta in Type 1 than Type 2 BCF (35.5+/-4.4 pg/ml versus 9.9+/-2.9 pg/ml).
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PMID:Cytokines in human breast cyst fluid. 1746 71
RNA interference, due to its target specificity, may be highly effective as a novel therapeutic modality, but direct delivery of synthetic small interfering RNA still remains a major obstacle for this approach. To induce long-term expression and specific gene silencing, novel delivery vector system is also required. In this study, we have generated an efficient oncolytic adenovirus (Ad)-based short hairpin (shRNA) expression system (Ad-DeltaB7-U6shIL8) against
IL-8
, a potent proangiogenic factor. To demonstrate
IL-8
-specificity of this newly engineered Ad-based shRNA, we also manufactured replication-incompetent Ads (Ad-DeltaE1-CMVshIL8 and Ad-DeltaE1-U6shIL8) under the control of the cytomegalovirus (CMV) and U6 promoters, respectively. Ad-DeltaE1-U6shIL8 was highly effective in reducing
IL-8
expression, and was much more effective in driving
IL-8
-specific shRNA than the CMV promoter-driven vector. The reduced
IL-8
expression then translated into decreased angiogenesis in vitro as measured by migration, tube formation and rat aortic ring sprouting assays. In addition to its effect on endothelial cells, Ad-DeltaE1-U6shIL8 also effectively suppressed the migration and invasion of cancer cells. In vivo, intratumoral injection of Ad-DeltaB7-U6shIL8 significantly inhibited the growth of Hep3B and A549 human tumor xenografts. Histopathological analysis of Ad-DeltaB7-U6shIL8-treated tumors revealed an increase in apoptotic cells and a reduction in vessel density. Finally, Ad-DeltaB7-U6shIL8 was also shown to inhibit the growth of disseminated
MDA
-MB-231 breast cancer metastases. Taken together, these findings demonstrate the utility and antitumor effectiveness of oncolytic Ad expressing shRNA against
IL-8
.
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PMID:Short hairpin RNA-expressing oncolytic adenovirus-mediated inhibition of IL-8: effects on antiangiogenesis and tumor growth inhibition. 1827 54
S100A7 is a small calcium binding protein, which has been shown to be differentially expressed in psoriatic skin lesions, as well as in squamous cell tumors of the skin, lung and breast. Although its expression has been correlated to HER+ high-grade tumors and to a high risk of progression, the molecular mechanisms of these S100A7-mediated tumorigenic effects are not well known. Here, we showed for the first time that epidermal growth factor (EGF) induces S100A7 expression in both MCF-7 and
MDA
-MB-468 cell lines. We also observed a decrease in EGF-directed migration in shRNA-downregulated
MDA
-MB-468 cell lines. Furthermore, our signaling studies revealed that EGF induced simultaneous EGF receptor phosphorylation at Tyr1173 and HER2 phosphorylation at Tyr1248 in S100A7-downregulated cell lines as compared to the vector-transfected controls. In addition, reduced phosphorylation of Src at tyrosine 416 and p-SHP2 at tyrosine 542 was observed in these downregulated cell lines. Further studies revealed that S100A7-downregulated cells had reduced angiogenesis in vivo based on matrigel plug assays. Our results also showed decreased tumor-induced osteoclastic resorption in an intra-tibial bone injection model involving SCID mice. S100A7-downregulated cells had decreased osteoclast number and size as compared to the vector controls, and this decrease was associated with variations in
IL-8
expression in in vitro cell cultures. This is a novel report on the role of S100A7 in EGF-induced signaling in breast cancer cells and in osteoclast formation.
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PMID:S100A7-downregulation inhibits epidermal growth factor-induced signaling in breast cancer cells and blocks osteoclast formation. 1832 59
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