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Inhibition of proliferation of small intestinal and bronchopulmonary neuroendocrine cell lines by using peptide analogs targeting receptors.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18224665     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Currently, no consistently effective therapy is available to inhibit cell proliferation or metastasis of neuroendocrine tumor (NET) disease. The effects of 4 novel peptides were analyzed: a targeted cytotoxic analog of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) analog (AN-152), a targeted cytotoxic analog of somatostatin (AN-238), and 2 antagonists of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GH-RH) on 3 NET (carcinoid) cell lines that expressed respective peptide receptors. METHODS: The effects of the compounds were evaluated on cell proliferation in vitro using MTT uptake and Ki67 expression, apoptosis (caspase 3 expression and activity), and cell cycle parameters (DNA distribution). RESULTS: Proliferation of the LH-RH receptor-expressing lung NET, NCI-H720 line, was inhibited 2-fold by AN-152 containing doxorubicin compared with the chemotherapy alone (IC50 of 9.1 nM vs 24 nM). This was associated with a reduction in Ki67 transcript and an increase in both caspase 3 mRNA levels and activity. Proliferation of the GH-RH receptor expressing lung NET, NCI-H727 line, was inhibited by both GH-RH antagonists, the effects being mediated through changes in Ki67 expression, but not in caspase 3-mediated apoptosis. The small intestinal NET, KRJ-I line, was 8x more sensitive to inhibition by AN-238 than to 2-pyrolino-doxorubicin, reflected by increased caspase 3 transcript as well as activity. AN-238-mediated growth inhibition culminated in complete G1 arrest. CONCLUSIONS: The data demonstrate GH-RH antagonists or peptide-linked antineoplastic agents such as AN-152 and AN-238 are effective inhibitors of NET proliferation in vitro. Because peptide receptors such as those for GH-RH, LH-RH, and SST subtypes are commonly expressed by NETs, the development of antineoplastic agents targeted to specific tumor receptors may provide a more efficacious strategy than systemic chemotherapeutic agents currently in use.
Authors:
Mark Kidd; Andrew V Schally; Roswitha Pfragner; Maximillian V Malfertheiner; Irvin M Modlin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cancer     Volume:  112     ISSN:  0008-543X     ISO Abbreviation:  Cancer     Publication Date:  2008 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-03-10     Completed Date:  2008-05-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374236     Medline TA:  Cancer     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1404-14     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2008 American Cancer Society.
Affiliation:
Gastrointestinal Pathobiology Research Group, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8062, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Apoptosis / drug effects
Bronchial Neoplasms / drug therapy*,  metabolism,  pathology
Carcinoid Tumor / drug therapy*,  metabolism,  pathology
Caspase 3 / metabolism
Cell Cycle / drug effects
Cell Proliferation / drug effects*
Cytotoxins / pharmacology
Doxorubicin / analogs & derivatives,  pharmacology
Flow Cytometry
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / analogs & derivatives,  antagonists & inhibitors,  pharmacology
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / antagonists & inhibitors*
Humans
Intestinal Neoplasms / drug therapy*,  metabolism,  pathology
Intestine, Small / drug effects,  metabolism,  pathology
Ki-67 Antigen / genetics,  metabolism
Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*,  metabolism,  pathology
Pyrroles / pharmacology
RNA, Messenger / genetics,  metabolism
Receptors, LHRH / antagonists & inhibitors
Receptors, Somatostatin / antagonists & inhibitors
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01-CA1185285/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/AN 238; 0/Cytotoxins; 0/Ki-67 Antigen; 0/Pyrroles; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Receptors, LHRH; 0/Receptors, Somatostatin; 149665-71-4/T 107; 23214-92-8/Doxorubicin; 33515-09-2/Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; 9034-39-3/Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspase 3

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