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Sorafenib inhibits signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 signaling in cholangiocarcinoma cells by activating the phosphatase shatterproof 2.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19821497     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway is one of the key signaling cascades in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) cells, mediating their resistance to apoptosis. Our aim was to ascertain if sorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor, may also inhibit JAK/STAT signaling and, therefore, be efficacious for CCA. Sorafenib treatment of three human CCA cell lines resulted in Tyr(705) phospho-STAT3 dephosphorylation. Similar results were obtained with the Raf-kinase inhibitor ZM336372, suggesting sorafenib promotes Tyr(705) phospho-STAT3 dephosphorylation by inhibiting Raf-kinase activity. Sorafenib treatment enhanced an activating phosphorylation of the phosphatase SHP2. Consistent with this observation, small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of phosphatase shatterproof 2 (SHP2) inhibited sorafenib-induced Tyr(705) phospho-STAT3 dephosphorylation. Sorafenib treatment also decreased the expression of Mcl-1 messenger RNA and protein, a STAT3 transcriptional target, as well as sensitizing CCA cells to tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-mediated apoptosis. In an orthotopic, syngeneic CCA model in rats, sorafenib displayed significant tumor suppression resulting in a survival benefit for treated animals. In this in vivo model, sorafenib also decreased tumor Tyr(705) STAT3 phosphorylation and increased tumor cell apoptosis. CONCLUSION: Sorafenib accelerates STAT3 dephosphorylation by stimulating phosphatase SHP2 activity, sensitizes CCA cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis, and is therapeutic in a syngeneic rat, orthotopic CCA model that mimics human disease.
Authors:
Boris R A Blechacz; Rory L Smoot; Steven F Bronk; Nathan W Werneburg; Alphonse E Sirica; Gregory J Gores
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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:  Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)     Volume:  50     ISSN:  1527-3350     ISO Abbreviation:  Hepatology     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-11-27     Completed Date:  2009-12-15     Revised Date:  2011-03-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8302946     Medline TA:  Hepatology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1861-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Miles and Shirley Fiterman Center for Digestive Diseases, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis / drug effects
Benzenesulfonates / pharmacology*
Bile Duct Neoplasms / drug therapy*,  pathology
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
Cell Line, Tumor
Cholangiocarcinoma / drug therapy*,  pathology
Enzyme Activation
Humans
Male
Phosphorylation
Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11 / metabolism*
Pyridines / pharmacology*
Rats
Rats, Inbred F344
STAT3 Transcription Factor / antagonists & inhibitors*,  metabolism
Signal Transduction / drug effects*
Tyrosine / metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DK59427/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; DK84567/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01 CA 39225/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA 83650/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA039225-24/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA039225-26/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA083650-10/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 DK059427-11/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R56 DK059427-06/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Benzenesulfonates; 0/Protein Kinase Inhibitors; 0/Pyridines; 0/STAT3 Transcription Factor; 0/STAT3 protein, human; 0/sorafenib; 55520-40-6/Tyrosine; EC 3.1.3.48/Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11
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