scholarly journals Nuclear Factor-κB (NF-κB) Mediates a Protective Response in Cancer Cells Treated with Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthase

2011 ◽  
Vol 286 (36) ◽  
pp. 31457-31465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen R. M. Lemmon ◽  
Ju-Hyung Woo ◽  
Ellen Tully ◽  
Kathleen Wilsbach ◽  
Edward Gabrielson
Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1132
Author(s):  
Javier A. Menendez ◽  
Adriana Papadimitropoulou ◽  
Travis Vander Steen ◽  
Elisabet Cuyàs ◽  
Bharvi P. Oza-Gajera ◽  
...  

The identification of clinically important molecular mechanisms driving endocrine resistance is a priority in estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer. Although both genomic and non-genomic cross-talk between the ER and growth factor receptors such as human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) has frequently been associated with both experimental and clinical endocrine therapy resistance, combined targeting of ER and HER2 has failed to improve overall survival in endocrine non-responsive disease. Herein, we questioned the role of fatty acid synthase (FASN), a lipogenic enzyme linked to HER2-driven breast cancer aggressiveness, in the development and maintenance of hormone-independent growth and resistance to anti-estrogens in ER/HER2-positive (ER+/HER2+) breast cancer. The stimulatory effects of estradiol on FASN gene promoter activity and protein expression were blunted by anti-estrogens in endocrine-responsive breast cancer cells. Conversely, an AKT/MAPK-related constitutive hyperactivation of FASN gene promoter activity was unaltered in response to estradiol in non-endocrine responsive ER+/HER2+ breast cancer cells, and could be further enhanced by tamoxifen. Pharmacological blockade with structurally and mechanistically unrelated FASN inhibitors fully impeded the strong stimulatory activity of tamoxifen on the soft-agar colony forming capacity—an in vitro metric of tumorigenicity—of ER+/HER2+ breast cancer cells. In vivo treatment with a FASN inhibitor completely prevented the agonistic tumor-promoting activity of tamoxifen and fully restored its estrogen antagonist properties against ER/HER2-positive xenograft tumors in mice. Functional cancer proteomic data from The Cancer Proteome Atlas (TCPA) revealed that the ER+/HER2+ subtype was the highest FASN protein expressor compared to basal-like, HER2-enriched, and ER+/HER2-negative breast cancer groups. FASN is a biological determinant of HER2-driven endocrine resistance in ER+ breast cancer. Next-generation, clinical-grade FASN inhibitors may be therapeutically relevant to countering resistance to tamoxifen in FASN-overexpressing ER+/HER2+ breast carcinomas.


Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 2258
Author(s):  
Won-Gun Kwack ◽  
Yoon-Je Lee ◽  
Eun-Young Eo ◽  
Jin-Haeng Chung ◽  
Jae-Ho Lee ◽  
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Ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) is an important critical care complication. Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation, a critical signaling event in the inflammatory response, has been implicated in the tracking of the lung injury. The present study aimed to determine the effect of simultaneous pretreatment with enteral aspirin and omega-3 fatty acid on lung injury in a murine VILI model. We compared the lung inflammation after the sequential administration of lipopolysaccharides and mechanical ventilation between the pretreated simultaneous enteral aspirin and omega-3 fatty acid group and the non-pretreatment group, by quantifying NF-κB activation using an in vivo imaging system to detect bioluminescence signals. The pretreated group with enteral aspirin and omega-3 fatty acid exhibited a smaller elevation of bioluminescence signals than the non-pretreated group (p = 0.039). Compared to the non-pretreated group, the pretreatment group with simultaneous enteral aspirin and omega-3 fatty acid showed reduced expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, tumor necrosis factor-α, in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (p = 0.038). Histopathological lung injury scores were also lower in the pretreatment groups compared to the only injury group. Simultaneous pretreatment with enteral administration of aspirin and omega-3 fatty acid could be a prevention method for VILI in patients with impending mechanical ventilation therapy.


2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Notarnicola ◽  
Simona Pisanti ◽  
Valeria Tutino ◽  
Domenica Bocale ◽  
Maria Teresa Rotelli ◽  
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The Prostate ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (10) ◽  
pp. 1111-1120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy J. Schmidt ◽  
Karla V. Ballman ◽  
Donald J. Tindall

2015 ◽  
Vol 309 (6) ◽  
pp. E523-E533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihiko Minegishi ◽  
Satoshi Haramizu ◽  
Koichi Misawa ◽  
Akira Shimotoyodome ◽  
Tadashi Hase ◽  
...  

The transcription factor nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) plays an important role in regulating physiological processes such as immunity and inflammation. In addition to this primary role, NF-κB interacts physically with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors regulating lipid metabolism-related gene expression and inhibits their transcriptional activity. Therefore, inhibition of NF-κB may promote fatty acid utilization, which could ameliorate obesity and improve endurance capacity. To test this hypothesis, we attempted to elucidate the energy metabolic status of mice lacking the p50 subunit of NF-κB (p50 KO mice) from the tissue to whole body level. p50 KO mice showed a significantly lower respiratory quotient throughout the day than did wild-type (WT) mice; this decrease was associated with increased fatty acid oxidation activity in liver and gastrocnemius muscle of p50 KO mice. p50 KO mice that were fed a high-fat diet were also resistant to fat accumulation and adipose tissue inflammation. Furthermore, p50 KO mice showed a significantly longer maximum running time compared with WT mice, with a lower respiratory exchange ratio during exercise as well as higher residual muscle glycogen content and lower blood lactate levels after exercise. These results suggest that p50 deletion facilitates fatty acid catabolism, leading to an anti-obesity and high-endurance phenotype of mice and supporting the idea that NF-κB is an important regulator of energy metabolism.


2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 2396-2401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilach Weisz ◽  
Alexander Damalas ◽  
Michalis Liontos ◽  
Panagiotis Karakaidos ◽  
Giulia Fontemaggi ◽  
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