C7 peptide inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis by targeting the HGF/c-Met signaling pathway.

Abstract:

:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), characterized by a high rate of metastasis and recurrence after surgery, is caused by malignant proliferation of hepatocytes with epigenetic and/or genetic mutations. In particular, abnormal activation of the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-/c-mesenchymal-epithelial transition receptor (c-Met) axis is closely associated with HCC metastasis. Unfortunately, effective treatments or drugs that target the HGF/c-Met signaling pathway are still in the research pipeline. Here, a c-Met inhibitor named the C7 peptide, which can inhibit both HGF and c-Met, can significantly inhibit HGF-induced (but not EGF-induced) cell migration and suppress the phosphorylation of c-Met, Akt and Erk1/2. Moreover, the C7 peptide can also significantly suppress tumor metastasis in nude mice and the phosphorylation of c-Met. Together, our current findings, demonstrated that the C7 peptide can inhibit HGF-induced cancer cell migration and invasion through the inhibition of Akt and Erk1/2. Identification of a peptide that can block HGF/c-Met signaling provides new insight into the mechanism of HCC and future clinical treatments.

journal_name

Cancer Biol Ther

journal_title

Cancer biology & therapy

authors

Zhao M,Wang Y,Liu Y,Zhang W,Liu Y,Yang X,Cao Y,Wang S

doi

10.1080/15384047.2019.1647051

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-01-01 00:00:00

pages

1430-1442

issue

12

eissn

1538-4047

issn

1555-8576

journal_volume

20

pub_type

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