ISG15 pathway knockdown reverses pancreatic cancer cell transformation and decreases murine pancreatic tumor growth via downregulation of PDL-1 expression

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (12) ◽  
pp. 2029-2039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Burks ◽  
Alia Fleury ◽  
Sarah Livingston ◽  
Jill P. Smith
2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 185-185
Author(s):  
Sven A. Lang ◽  
Franziska Brandes ◽  
Edward K. Geissler

185 Background: In human pancreatic cancer, expression of cMET is associated with poor survival. So far, activation/expression of cMET by hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has been shown to induce proliferation and motility in cancer cells. Therefore, we hypothesized that inhibition of cMET in human pancreatic cancer cell lines impairs oncogenic signaling and tumor growth. Methods: Pancreatic cancer cell lines (HPAF-II, MiaPaCa2, L3.6pl, BxPC3, Panc02) and the cMET inhibitor INC280 (Novartis Oncology, Basel) were used. MiaPaCa2 and L3.6pl pancreatic cancer cells were grown with gemcitabine up to 500 and 250 nM, respectively (then called MiaPaCa2(G500) and L3.6pl(G250)). MTT and Boyden Chamber assays were used to determine effects of INC280 on growth and motility of cells in vitro. Expression of growth factor receptors, activation of signaling intermediates and expression of transcription factors were assessed by Western blotting. Finally, in vitro results were validated in an orthotopic tumor model using L3.6pl pancreatic cancer cell line. Results: All pancreatic cancer cell lines showed expression of cMET. In vitro treatment of cancer cells with INC280 led to a minor, dose-dependent inhibition of growth even when cells were supplemented with HGF. In contrast, migration assays showed a significant reduction of cancer cell motility upon INC280 when cells were stimulated with HGF (P<0.05). Regarding oncogenic signaling, INC280 led to inhibition of HGF-induced phosphorylation of AKT, ERK and FAK. In addition, c-Myc expression was diminished in cancer cells. Interestingly, gemcitabine resistant cell line MiaPaCa2(G500) showed higher cMET expression levels compared to the normal MiaPaCa2. Stimulation of MiaPaCa2(G500) with HGF led to strong induction of oncogenic signaling and tumor cell motility, an effect that was significantly diminished by INC280. Moreover, results from in vivo experiments show that therapy with INC280 (10 mg/kg/d) significantly reduces tumor growth as determined by final tumor weight (P<0.05). Conclusions: In pancreatic cancer cell lines, targeting cMET with INC280 abrogates oncogenic signaling in vitro and impairs tumor growth in vivo. Therefore, the concept of cMET inhibition warrants further preclinical evaluation.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barath Udayasuryan ◽  
Tam T.D. Nguyen ◽  
Ariana Umana ◽  
LaDeidra Monet Roberts ◽  
Raffae A Ahmad ◽  
...  

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) harbors a complex tumor microbiome that has been implicated in cancer progression and resistance to chemotherapy. Recent clinical investigations uncovered a correlation between high loads of intratumor Fusobacterium nucleatum and decreased patient survival. Here we show that pancreatic cancer cell lines harboring intracellular F. nucleatum secrete elevated levels of cancer-associated cytokines including IL-8, CXCL1, GM-CSF, and MIP-3α. We report that GM-CSF directly increases the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells, and contributes to increased cellular migration, notably in the absence of immune cell participation. This study is the first to investigate the direct impact of F. nucleatum infection on pancreatic cancer cells. Our results suggest that F. nucleatum within the pancreatic tumor microenvironment elicits infection-specific cytokine secretion that directly contributes adversely to cancer progression and warrants further research into therapeutic manipulation of the pancreatic tumor microbiome.


1995 ◽  
Vol 108 (5) ◽  
pp. 1526-1533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin-Ichi Egawa ◽  
Masahiro Tsutsumi ◽  
Yoichi Konishi ◽  
Masao Kobari ◽  
Seiki Matsuno ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 2870-2879 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Nair ◽  
S. Pathi ◽  
I. Jutooru ◽  
S. Sreevalsan ◽  
R. Basha ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Wang ◽  
Ping Chen ◽  
Ruochen Dong ◽  
Scott Weir ◽  
Michael Baltezor ◽  
...  

Pancreatic cancer cell epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an important contributor to cell invasion and tumor progression. Therefore, targeting EMT may be beneficial for pancreatic cancer treatment. The aim of the present study was to report on the inhibitory effect of the novel compound C150 on the EMT of pancreatic cancer cells. C150 inhibited cell proliferation in multiple pancreatic cancer cells with IC50 values of 1-2.5 μM, while in an non-cancerous pancreatic epithelial cell line hTERT-HPNE the IC50 value was &gt;12.5 μM. C150 significantly inhibited pancreatic cancer cell migration and invasion, as demonstrated by 3-dimensional cell invasion, wound healing and Boyden chamber Transwell migration-invasion assays. Moreover, C150 treatment decreased MMP-2 gene expression in PANC-1 cells and reduced MMP-2 activity in gelatin zymography assay. In an orthotopic mouse model of pancreatic cancer, C150 significantly reduced tumor growth at the dose of 15 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection three times per week. Furthermore, C150 enhanced protein degradation of Snail, an important EMT-promoting transcription factor, and decreased the expression of the mesenchymal marker N-cadherin, while it increased the expression of the epithelial markers zonula occludens-1 and claudin-1. The findings of the present study suggested that C150 is a novel EMT inhibitor that may be promising for inhibiting pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis.


2010 ◽  
Vol 70 (17) ◽  
pp. 6824-6836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syng-Ook Lee ◽  
Maen Abdelrahim ◽  
Kyungsil Yoon ◽  
Sudhakar Chintharlapalli ◽  
Sabitha Papineni ◽  
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