The soluble EP2 receptor FuEP2/Ex2 suppresses endometrial cancer cell growth in an orthotopic xenograft model in nude mice.

Abstract:

:Endometrial cancer is one of the most common gynecologic malignancies and many factors influence in its growth and development. As in many other types of cancer, prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) is thought to be an accelerator of cell proliferation and endometrial cancer progression. In this study, we examined the effect of FuEP2/Ex2, a soluble decoy receptor for PGE(2) on growth of endometrial cancer cells. A stable transfectant expressing FuEP2/Ex2 was established from human endometrial cancer Ishikawa cells (Ish-FuEP2/Ex2). Ish-FuEP2/Ex2 cells expressed FuEP2/Ex2 mRNA and protein. Expression levels of E-prostanoid receptor 1 (EP1), EP2, EP3, EP4, and F-prostanoid receptor (FP) were almost the same in Ish-FuEP2/Ex2 and vector control cells. Growth rates of Ish-FuEP2/Ex2 under normal culture conditions were also similar to vector control cells, although PGE(2)-induced growth stimulation was completely inhibited in Ish-FuEP2/Ex2 or by Ish-FuEP2/Ex2 culture medium. Moreover, phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and induction of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), cyclin D1, and c-fos mRNA by PGE(2) were not observed in Ish-FuEP2/Ex2 and Ish-FuEP2/Ex2 culture medium-treated vector control cells, although they were found when treated with prostaglandin F(2α). An orthotopic xenograft model in athymic nude mice revealed that Ish-FuEP2/Ex2-injected mice had significantly decreased mean tumor area. The proportion of Ki-67-positive cells in the tumor lesion was also significantly lower in Ish-FuEP2/Ex2-injected mice. These findings suggest that an EP-targeting strategy using FuEP2/Ex2 may be of use in the treatment of endometrial cancer.

journal_name

Cancer Lett

journal_title

Cancer letters

authors

Takahashi T,Ogawa H,Izumi K,Uehara H

doi

10.1016/j.canlet.2011.02.033

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-07-01 00:00:00

pages

67-75

issue

1

eissn

0304-3835

issn

1872-7980

pii

S0304-3835(11)00126-1

journal_volume

306

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Stress-induced upregulation of TNFSF4 in cancer-associated fibroblast facilitates chemoresistance of lung adenocarcinoma through inhibiting apoptosis of tumor cells.

    abstract::Stress conditions induced by routine treatments might affect cancer-associated fibroblasts in lung adenocarcinoma. The present study tried to explore transcriptome changes in lung fibroblasts under chemotherapeutics, irradiation, and hypoxia, which were induced by chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and anti-angiogenesis ther...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2020.10.032

    authors: Li Y,Chen Y,Miao L,Wang Y,Yu M,Yan X,Zhao Q,Cai H,Xiao Y,Huang G

    更新日期:2021-01-28 00:00:00

  • Excision of DNA damage arising from chemicals of different carcinogenic potencies.

    abstract::Primary cultures of mouse embryo cells are more efficient in excising DNA-carcinogen adducts resulting from exposure to either 7-bromomethylbenz-[alpha]anthracene or the more carcinogen 7-bromomethyl-12-methylbenz[alpha]anthracene than are mouse L 929 cell suspension cultures. However, within each of these systems, th...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(79)80103-2

    authors: Dipple A,Schultz E

    更新日期:1979-07-01 00:00:00

  • NM23H2 inhibits EGF- and Ras-induced proliferation of NIH3T3 cells by blocking the ERK pathway.

    abstract::The NM23 family proteins are involved in a variety of biological processes including tumor metastasis, development, and differentiation; however, their functions in the regulation of cellular proliferation are poorly understood. We have investigated the role of one NM23 family protein, NM23H2, in the regulation of cel...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2008.10.018

    authors: Lee MY,Jeong WJ,Oh JW,Choi KY

    更新日期:2009-03-18 00:00:00

  • Xc- inhibitor sulfasalazine sensitizes colorectal cancer to cisplatin by a GSH-dependent mechanism.

    abstract::Sulfasalazine (SSZ) is an anti-inflammatory drug that has been demonstrated to induce apoptosis and tumor regression through inhibition of plasma membrane cystine transporter xc(-). Cysteine is a rate-limiting precursor for intracellular glutathione (GSH) synthesis, which is vital for compound detoxification and maint...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2015.07.031

    authors: Ma MZ,Chen G,Wang P,Lu WH,Zhu CF,Song M,Yang J,Wen S,Xu RH,Hu Y,Huang P

    更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00

  • Effect of bile acids on formation of azoxymethane-induced aberrant crypt foci in colostomized F344 rat colon.

    abstract::The effect of bile acids on the formation of azoxymethane induced aberrant crypt foci (ACF) was investigated using the fecal stream-excluded colons of colostomized F344 rats. The excluded colon was irrigated with saline or bile acids (1 mg/0.5 ml per day, 5 days/week) for 4 weeks. The mean numbers of ACF per colon in ...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(01)00525-0

    authors: Lin CX,Umemoto A,Seraj MJ,Mimura S,Monden Y

    更新日期:2001-08-28 00:00:00

  • The insulin-like growth factor system and cancer.

    abstract::The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) family of ligands, binding proteins and receptors is an important growth factor system involved in both the development of the organism and the maintenance of normal function of many cells of the body. The system also has powerful anti-apoptotic effects. More recently, evidence has...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(03)00159-9

    authors: LeRoith D,Roberts CT Jr

    更新日期:2003-06-10 00:00:00

  • Frequent ras gene mutations in squamous cell cervical cancer.

    abstract::Eighty samples of cervical invasive squamous cell carcinoma were examined for ras gene mutations using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by restriction enzyme digestion. We found 28 (35%) cervical cancers contained ras mutations at H-ras codon 12, 49 (61%) at K-ras codon 12, and 5 (6%) at K-ras codon 13. There ...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0304-3835(95)03857-s

    authors: Wong YF,Chung TK,Cheung TH,Lam SK,Xu YG,Chang AM

    更新日期:1995-08-16 00:00:00

  • The third-generation bisphosphonates inhibit proliferation of murine osteosarcoma cells with induction of apoptosis.

    abstract::Third generation bisphosphonates (BPs), including YM175 and YM529, are known to inhibit bone resorption. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-tumor effects of these drugs on murine osteosarcoma cell lines, in terms of proliferation and apoptosis. We found that both YM175 and YM529 strongly inhibited the in v...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2005.06.041

    authors: Horie N,Murata H,Nishigaki Y,Matsui T,Segawa H,Nogawa M,Yuasa T,Kimura S,Maekawa T,Fushiki S,Kubo T

    更新日期:2006-07-08 00:00:00

  • Expression of lysophosphatidic acid receptors and vascular endothelial growth factor mediating lysophosphatidic acid in the development of human ovarian cancer.

    abstract::Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptors including LPA(1), LPA(2), and LPA(3) mediate lysophosphatidic acid signals. We analyzed the expression of LPA receptors, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and interleukin-8 in 97 patients from normal ovary to ovarian cancer, using reverse transcription polymerase chain re...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(02)00713-9

    authors: Fujita T,Miyamoto S,Onoyama I,Sonoda K,Mekada E,Nakano H

    更新日期:2003-03-31 00:00:00

  • Combined effects of complex mixtures of potentially anti-carcinogenic compounds on antioxidant enzymes and carcinogen metabolizing enzymes in the rat.

    abstract::The anti-carcinogenic activity of dietary fruit and vegetables observed in several epidemiological and experimental animal studies is likely to be an effect of the combined exposure to a large number of substances acting together. This is plausible, as these compounds are present simultaneously in a diet containing ve...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(97)04681-8

    authors: Vang O,Rasmussen BF,Andersen O

    更新日期:1997-03-19 00:00:00

  • NCAM- and FGF-2-mediated FGFR1 signaling in the tumor microenvironment of esophageal cancer regulates the survival and migration of tumor-associated macrophages and cancer cells.

    abstract::Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) have important roles in the angiogenesis and tumor immunosuppression of various cancers, including esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCCs). To elucidate the roles of TAMs in ESCCs, we compared the gene expression profiles between human peripheral blood monocyte-derived macrophag...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2016.06.009

    authors: Takase N,Koma Y,Urakawa N,Nishio M,Arai N,Akiyama H,Shigeoka M,Kakeji Y,Yokozaki H

    更新日期:2016-09-28 00:00:00

  • Subtle genomic alterations and genomic instability revealed in diploid cancer cell lines.

    abstract::To investigate if genomic instability exists in tumors with cytogenetically normal karyotypes, we analyzed four diploid cancer cell lines A204, CAL51, CH1 and SK-UT-1B. We detected subtle genomic changes in all four cell lines. More of these alterations were found in A204 and CH1 than in the microsatellite unstable li...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2008.03.003

    authors: Mao X,Young BD,Chaplin T,Shipley J,Lu YJ

    更新日期:2008-08-18 00:00:00

  • Epstein-Barr virus-activating principle in the ether extracts of soils collected from under plants which contain active diterpene esters.

    abstract::Soil samples were collected from the ground under the plants of Euphorbiaceae and Thymelaeaceae known to possess Epstein-Barr virus-activating diterpene esters. In a test system, the ether extracts of such soil samples at a concentration of 20 micrograms/ml induced Epstein-Barr virus early antigen in approximately 5-2...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0304-3835(83)90144-1

    authors: Ito Y,Ohigashi H,Koshimizu K,Yi Z

    更新日期:1983-06-01 00:00:00

  • Induced expression of B7-H4 on the surface of lung cancer cell by the tumor-associated macrophages: a potential mechanism of immune escape.

    abstract::B7-homolog 4 (B7-H4), a recently identified homolog of B7.1/2 (CD80/86), has been described to exert co-stimulatory and immune regulatory functions. We investigated the expression and the functional activity of B7-H4 in lung cancer in vitro and in vivo. Although a lung cancer cell line constitutively expressed B7-H4 m...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2011.11.017

    authors: Chen C,Qu QX,Shen Y,Mu CY,Zhu YB,Zhang XG,Huang JA

    更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00

  • Lectin reactivity of murine fibrosarcoma lines with a different metastatic potential.

    abstract::Lectins are suitable tools for investigating the glycoconjugate characteristics of metastatic cells. In the present study, we investigated whether there were differences between high metastatic T3 cells and a low metastatic isolate in their reactivities to several lectins specific for galactosyl and sialyl groups. Ana...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0304-3835(91)90177-j

    authors: Mannori G,Mugnai G,Ruggieri S

    更新日期:1991-08-01 00:00:00

  • Cisplatin and nifedipine: synergistic cytotoxicity against murine solid tumors and their metastases.

    abstract::Calcium channel blockers of 3 chemical classes and calmodulin antagonists have recently been shown to enhance the cytotoxicity of conventional cancer chemotherapeutic agents. We tested the ability of nifedipine, a dihydropyridine class calcium channel blocker, to enhance the cytotoxicity of cisplatin, the current chem...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0304-3835(86)90087-x

    authors: Onoda JM,Jacobs JR,Taylor JD,Sloane BF,Honn KV

    更新日期:1986-02-01 00:00:00

  • Mammary fibroblasts regulate morphogenesis of normal and tumorigenic breast epithelial cells by mechanical and paracrine signals.

    abstract::Stromal factors play a critical role in the development of the mammary gland. Using a three dimensional-coculture model we demonstrate a significant role for stromal fibroblasts in the regulation of normal mammary epithelial morphogenesis and the control of tumor growth. Both soluble factors secreted by fibroblasts an...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2012.06.014

    authors: Lühr I,Friedl A,Overath T,Tholey A,Kunze T,Hilpert F,Sebens S,Arnold N,Rösel F,Oberg HH,Maass N,Mundhenke C,Jonat W,Bauer M

    更新日期:2012-12-28 00:00:00

  • Activation of reactive oxygen species/AMP activated protein kinase signaling mediates fisetin-induced apoptosis in multiple myeloma U266 cells.

    abstract::We investigated the molecular mechanisms responsible for fisetin-induced apoptosis in U266 cells. Fisetin elicited the cytotoxicity in U266 cells, manifested as an increased fraction of the cells with sub-G1 content or stained positively with TUNEL labeling. Fisetin enhanced caspase-3 activation, downregulation of Bcl...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2012.01.008

    authors: Jang KY,Jeong SJ,Kim SH,Jung JH,Kim JH,Koh W,Chen CY,Kim SH

    更新日期:2012-06-28 00:00:00

  • Thymosin alpha(1) application augments immune response and down-regulates tumor weight and organ colonization in BALB/c-mice.

    abstract::The immunomodulatory and antimetastatic/antitumor activity of thymosin alpha(1) (Talpha(1)) was evaluated in BALB/c-mice. Daily subcutaneous application (7 consecutive days, 0.01-10 microg of Talpha(1)/injection per mouse) upregulated the number of thymocytes and peripheral blood cells in tumor bearing mice. To check ...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(00)00510-3

    authors: Beuth J,Schierholz JM,Mayer G

    更新日期:2000-10-16 00:00:00

  • Conjugated linoleic acid induces apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells through ERK/MAPK signalling and mitochondrial pathway.

    abstract::We investigated the molecular mechanisms involved in the anti-proliferative activity exerted by conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on the estrogen unresponsive MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cell line. The effects on cell proliferation, cell cycle progression and induction of apoptosis were examined. CLA caused the reduct...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2005.03.029

    authors: Miglietta A,Bozzo F,Bocca C,Gabriel L,Trombetta A,Belotti S,Canuto RA

    更新日期:2006-03-28 00:00:00

  • Chemoprotection by sulforaphane: keep one eye beyond Keap1.

    abstract::Sulforaphane (SFN) is an isothiocyanate found in cruciferous vegetables, with particularly high levels detected in broccoli and broccoli sprouts. Over a decade ago, this phytochemical was identified as a likely chemopreventive agent based on its ability to induce Phase 2 detoxification enzymes, as well as to inhibit P...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2005.02.033

    authors: Myzak MC,Dashwood RH

    更新日期:2006-02-28 00:00:00

  • The regulation of radiosensitivity by p53 and its acetylation.

    abstract::The p53 signaling pathway plays critical roles in determining the radio-sensitivity of normal tissues but is frequently inactivated in cancer. In various cancer cells, p53 has different effects on radio-sensitivity through complex mechanisms. Acetylation of p53 is an important means of post-translational modifications...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2015.04.015

    authors: Zhang J,Shen L,Sun LQ

    更新日期:2015-07-28 00:00:00

  • Out of frame peptides from BCR/ABL alternative splicing are immunogenic in HLA A2.1 transgenic mice.

    abstract::New, potentially tumor-specific antigens have been described in Bcr/Abl positive leukemias. Besides the main BCR/ABL hybrid fusion transcripts, a small number of transcripts derived from alternative splicing between BCR exons 1, 13, and 14 with ABL exons 4 and 5 have been identified. These variants are expressed in ch...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2008.10.032

    authors: Casnici C,Volpe G,Lattuada D,Crotta K,Kuka M,Panuzzo C,Mastrotto C,Tonon G,Fazio VM,Saglio G,Marelli O

    更新日期:2009-04-08 00:00:00

  • Induction of apoptosis in human lymphocytes treated with Viscum album L. is mediated by the mistletoe lectins.

    abstract::Viscum album L. (VAL) is a phytopreparation used in adjuvant cancer therapy with both immunostimulatory and DNA stabilizing properties at low drug concentrations and cytostatic/cytotoxic properties at higher concentrations. The present work examines the cytotoxic effects of VAL extracts produced from mistletoes grown ...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0304-3835(95)04038-2

    authors: Büssing A,Suzart K,Bergmann J,Pfüller U,Schietzel M,Schweizer K

    更新日期:1996-01-19 00:00:00

  • Steroid receptors in human lung cancer cytosols.

    abstract::Receptors for all classes of steroid hormones were identified in cytosols of adenocarcinoma of the lung. In contrast, the incidence of receptor in squamous cell carcinoma was limited and small cell carcinomas appeared devoid of receptor. Receptor binding was of high affinity, saturable and localized to the 8, 6-7 and ...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0304-3835(82)90014-3

    authors: Chaudhuri PK,Thomas PA,Walker MJ,Briele HA,Das Gupta TK,Beattie CW

    更新日期:1982-09-01 00:00:00

  • Inhibitory effect of a prostaglandin E receptor subtype EP(1) selective antagonist, ONO-8713, on development of azoxymethane-induced aberrant crypt foci in mice.

    abstract::We previously reported that prostaglandin E(2) contributes to colon carcinogenesis through its binding to the prostaglandin E receptor subtype EP(1) using a genetic approach in EP(1)-knockout mice and a pharmacological approach with the EP(1) selective antagonist, ONO-8711. In the present study, we examined the effect...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(00)00440-7

    authors: Watanabe K,Kawamori T,Nakatsugi S,Ohta T,Ohuchida S,Yamamoto H,Maruyama T,Kondo K,Narumiya S,Sugimura T,Wakabayashi K

    更新日期:2000-08-01 00:00:00

  • Tumor-derived exosomal miR-619-5p promotes tumor angiogenesis and metastasis through the inhibition of RCAN1.4.

    abstract::Tumor-derived exosomes (TEXs) contain enriched miRNAs that act as novel non-invasive biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and play a role in cancer progression. We investigated the exosomal miRNAs that affect cancer progression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and identified the specific molecules involved. We identif...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2020.01.023

    authors: Kim DH,Park S,Kim H,Choi YJ,Kim SY,Sung KJ,Sung YH,Choi CM,Yun M,Yi YS,Lee CW,Kim SY,Lee JC,Rho JK

    更新日期:2020-04-10 00:00:00

  • Regulation of death promoter Bak expression by cell density and 17 beta-estradiol in MCF-7 cells.

    abstract::In the current study we examined the regulation of Bak, a death promoter of an apoptotic pathway, in the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7. We observed a time-dependent increase in both Bak mRNA and protein levels which appeared to correlate well with the increase in cell density. We also found that treatment of cel...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(97)00430-8

    authors: Leung LK,Do L,Wang TT

    更新日期:1998-02-13 00:00:00

  • Mistletoe lectins I, II and III induce the production of cytokines by cultured human monocytes.

    abstract::The three mistletoe (Viscum album L.) lectins. ML I, ML II and ML III, were tested on their ability to enhance the secretion of the cytokines tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha, interleukin (IL)-1 alpha, IL-1 beta and IL-6 by human monocytes obtained from healthy donors. At lectin concentrations from 0.02 to 20/pg ml (1...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(96)04401-1

    authors: Ribéreau-Gayon G,Dumont S,Muller C,Jung ML,Poindron P,Anton R

    更新日期:1996-12-03 00:00:00

  • p38 MAP kinase controls EGF receptor downregulation via phosphorylation at Ser1046/1047.

    abstract::The desensitization mechanism of the EGF receptor (EGFR) is important for the regulation of cancer cells. Although the phosphorylation of EGFR at Tyr1045 and Ser1046/1047 (Ser1046/7) reportedly accounts for such desensitization, the precise mechanism still remains unknown. Therefore, the present study investigated the...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2008.11.034

    authors: Adachi S,Natsume H,Yamauchi J,Matsushima-Nishiwaki R,Joe AK,Moriwaki H,Kozawa O

    更新日期:2009-05-08 00:00:00