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Lysophosphatidylcholine suppresses apoptotic cell death by inducing cyclooxygenase-2 expression via a Raf-1 dependent mechanism in human cholangiocytes
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- Issue Date
- 2006-07-01
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag
- Citation
- J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2006 Dec;132(12):771-9. Epub 2006 Jun 29.
- Keywords
- Animals ; Apoptosis/*drug effects ; Bile Ducts/cytology/metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cyclooxygenase 2/*biosynthesis/*genetics ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Enzyme Induction/drug effects ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Humans ; Lysophosphatidylcholines/*pharmacology ; Male ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf/*metabolism ; RNA, Messenger/drug effects/genetics ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Abstract
- PURPOSE: The high incidence of biliary tract carcinoma in patients with anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal junction (APBDJ) implicates that a compositional alteration in bile may contribute to the genesis of this cancer. Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) is generated in the bile of these patients. Given the role of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in biliary tract carcinogenesis, we postulated that LPC induces COX-2 in cholangiocytes. METHODS: The effect of LPC on COX-2 expression in cholangiocytes was evaluated by immunoblot analysis, real-time PCR and reporter gene assay. Apoptosis was induced by TRAIL treatment, and quantified using DAPI staining. RESULTS: Lysophosphatidylcholine increased COX-2 protein expression in cholangiocytes in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. LPC-induced Raf-1 activation was responsible for this COX-2 induction. Accordingly, LPC increased COX-2 mRNA levels in a Raf-1 dependent manner by stabilizing COX-2 mRNA. Finally, LPC attenuated TRAIL-mediated apoptosis through a COX-2/PgE2 dependent mechanism. CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, these results implicate that LPC inhibits cholangiocyte apoptosis by inducing COX-2 expression via a Raf-1 dependent mechanism. This anti-apoptotic signaling may participate in biliary tract carcinogenesis in APBDJ patients, and therefore, its interruption may be a viable chemopreventative strategy.
- ISSN
- 0171-5216 (Print)
- Language
- English
- URI
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=16810500
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/27556
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