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:Orexins are hypothalamic peptides that regulate food intake, wakefulness, the reward system and energy metabolism. Recent studies have demonstrated the ability of orexins to promote a robust apoptosis and subsequent inhibition of cell growth in various types of cancer cells. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of orexin A on the survival of human gastric cancer cells, SGC‑7901, and the possible mechanisms. SGC‑7901 cells were exposed to various concentrations of orexin A in vitro in the presence or absence of the orexin receptor 1 (OX1R) antagonist (SB334867), extracellular signal‑regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) antagonist (U0126) or a combination of the two antagonists. The amount of cell proliferation, viability and apoptosis, caspase‑8 and caspases‑9 activities, OX1R protein expression and ERK1/2 protein levels were determined. The expression of OX1R in SGC‑7901 cells was observed. Orexin A (10-10 to 10-6 M) stimulated SGC‑7901 cell proliferation and viability, reduced the pro‑apoptotic activity of caspase‑9 and protected the cells from apoptosis in a dose‑dependent manner. Additionally, ERK1/2 phosphorylation was stimulated by orexin A (10-10 to 10-6 M). However, the OX1R antagonist SB334867 (10-6 M), ERK1/2 antagonist U0126 (30 µM) or the combination of antagonists blocked the effects of orexin A to a certain extent. These results suggest that stimulation of OX1R induces the growth of SGC‑7901 gastric cancer cells through activation of ERK1/2 signaling pathway. These findings add a new dimension to the biological activities of orexin, which may have important implications in health and disease, in particular gastric cancer.
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Int J Mol Medjournal_title
International journal of molecular medicineauthors
Liu Y,Zhao Y,Ju S,Guo Ldoi
10.3892/ijmm.2014.2038subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-02-01 00:00:00pages
539-45issue
2eissn
1107-3756issn
1791-244Xjournal_volume
35pub_type
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