Document Type
Article
Journal Title
British journal of cancer
Publication Date
7-24-2012
Volume
107
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Our earlier reports demonstrated that membrane-bound semaphorin 5A (SEMA5A) is expressed in aggressive pancreatic cancer cells and tumours, and promotes tumour growth and metastasis. In this study, we examine whether (1) pancreatic cancer cells secrete SEMA5A and (2) that secreted SEMA5A modulates certain phenotypes associated with tumour progression, angiogenesis and metastasis through various other molecular factors and signalling proteins.
METHODS AND RESULTS: In this study, we show that human pancreatic cancer cell lines secrete the extracellular domain (ECD) of SEMA5A (SEMA5A-ECD) and overexpression of mouse Sema5A-ECD in Panc1 cells (not expressing SEMA5A; Panc1-Sema5A-ECD; control cells - Panc1-control) significantly increases their invasion in vitro via enhanced ERK phosphorylation. Interestingly, orthotopic injection of Panc1-Sema5A-ECD cells into athymic nude mice results in a lower primary tumour burden, but enhances the micrometastases to the liver as compared with Panc1-control cells. Furthermore, there is a significant increase in proliferation of endothelial cells treated with conditioned media (CM) from Panc1-Sema5A-ECD cells and a significant increase in microvessel density in Panc1-Sema5A-ECD orthotopic tumours compared with those from Panc1-control cells, suggesting that the increase in liver micrometastases is probably due to increased tumour angiogenesis. In addition, our data demonstrate that this increase in endothelial cell proliferation by Sema5A-ECD is mediated through the angiogenic molecules - interleukin-8 and vascular endothelial growth factor.
CONCLUSION: Taken together, these results suggest that a bioactive, secreted form of Sema5A-ECD has an intriguing and potentially important role in its ability to enhance pancreatic tumour invasiveness, angiogenesis and micrometastases.
MeSH Headings
Angiogenesis Inducing Agents, Animals, Cell Growth Processes, Disease Progression, Endothelial Cells, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, Humans, Interleukin-8, Liver Neoplasms, Male, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Nude, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Neoplasm Micrometastasis, Neovascularization, Pathologic, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Phosphorylation, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
ISSN
1532-1827
DOI Link
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Recommended Citation
Sadanandam, A; Sidhu, S S.; Wullschleger, S; Singh, S; Varney, M L.; Yang, C-S; Ashour, A E.; Batra, Surinder K.; and Singh, Rakesh, "Secreted semaphorin 5A suppressed pancreatic tumour burden but increased metastasis and endothelial cell proliferation." (2012). Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. 84.
https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/com_bio_articles/84