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Protease-activated receptor-2 regulates cyclooxygenase-2 expression in human bile duct cancer via the pathways of mitogen-activated protein kinases and nuclear factor kappa B.
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PMID:  20740367     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Recent studies have suggested that protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) activity correlates with cell proliferation and tumor growth, and its activation induces expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). However, no previous reports have investigated PAR-2 signaling pathways in bile duct cancer. The aim of this study was to determine whether PAR-2 activation can regulate COX-2 expression via mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) in human bile duct cancer cells.
METHODS: We immunohistochemically examined PAR-2 and COX-2 expression in 104 resected human specimens of extrahepatic bile duct cancer. We then determined how inhibitors of MAPKs and NF-κB signaling pathways influence COX-2 expression under PAR-2 activation in HuCCT1 and TKKK, human bile duct cancer cell lines.
RESULTS: PAR-2 and COX-2 proteins were immunohistochemically recognized in 63 and 57% of specimens and were significantly correlated. PAR-2 agonist peptide activated mRNA and protein expression of COX-2 in HuCCT1 and TKKK. Pharmacologic blockade of p44/42 or p38 MAPK significantly inhibited PAR-2-activated mRNA and protein expression of COX-2 in both cells. COX-2 protein expression was also inhibited by the blocker of NF-κB pathway in both cells.
CONCLUSIONS: PAR-2 may regulate COX-2 expression in human bile duct cancer via the MAPKs and NF-κB pathways.
Authors:
Hidetoshi Eguchi; Kentaro Iwaki; Kohei Shibata; Tadashi Ogawa; Masayuki Ohta; Seigo Kitano
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1868-6982     ISO Abbreviation:  J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-22     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101528587     Medline TA:  J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  147-53     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery I, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, 1-1 Hasama-machi, Yufu, Oita, 879-5593, Japan, heguchi@med.oita-u.ac.jp.
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