Combination of hedgehog signaling blockage and chemotherapy leads to tumor reduction in pancreatic adenocarcinomas
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Combination of hedgehog signaling blockage and chemotherapy leads to tumor reduction in pancreatic adenocarcinomas. / Bahra, Marcus; Kamphues, Carsten; Boas-Knoop, Sabine; Lippert, Steffen; Esendik, Ulrike; Schüller, Ulrich; Hartmann, Wolfgang; Waha, Andreas; Neuhaus, Peter; Heppner, Frank L; Pietsch, Torsten; Koch, Arend.
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T1 - Combination of hedgehog signaling blockage and chemotherapy leads to tumor reduction in pancreatic adenocarcinomas
AU - Bahra, Marcus
AU - Kamphues, Carsten
AU - Boas-Knoop, Sabine
AU - Lippert, Steffen
AU - Esendik, Ulrike
AU - Schüller, Ulrich
AU - Hartmann, Wolfgang
AU - Waha, Andreas
AU - Neuhaus, Peter
AU - Heppner, Frank L
AU - Pietsch, Torsten
AU - Koch, Arend
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - OBJECTIVES: Activation of the hedgehog signal transduction pathway, triggered by hedgehog binding to the transmembrane receptor patched 1 (PTCH1) or by mutations in the PTCH1 gene, plays an important role in the development of various tumors.METHODS: To investigate whether the Hedgehog signaling pathway is also active in human pancreatic adenocarcinomas, we determined the expression levels of the known Hedgehog target genes PTCH1 and GLI-1 in pancreatic tumors. To determine whether alterations in the PTCH1 gene are responsible for this pathway activation, we screened pancreatic carcinomas for mutations in PTCH. To investigate the contribution of hedgehog signaling to the tumorigenicity of pancreatic tumor cells, we blocked the Hedgehog pathway in cultured tumor cells and xenografts using the steroidal alkaloid cyclopamine and the small-molecule Hedgehog inhibitor Hh-Antag.RESULTS: We identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the PTCH1 gene but no somatic PTCH1 mutations. Pathway-blockage resulted in a significant dose-dependent reduction of tumor cell growth in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, combined treatment with cyclopamine and the conventional antimetabolite gemcitabine revealed a synergistic effect on the reduction of tumor growth in pancreatic adenocarcinoma xenografts.CONCLUSIONS: Inhibition of Hedgehog signaling could be a promising approach for the treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinomas.
AB - OBJECTIVES: Activation of the hedgehog signal transduction pathway, triggered by hedgehog binding to the transmembrane receptor patched 1 (PTCH1) or by mutations in the PTCH1 gene, plays an important role in the development of various tumors.METHODS: To investigate whether the Hedgehog signaling pathway is also active in human pancreatic adenocarcinomas, we determined the expression levels of the known Hedgehog target genes PTCH1 and GLI-1 in pancreatic tumors. To determine whether alterations in the PTCH1 gene are responsible for this pathway activation, we screened pancreatic carcinomas for mutations in PTCH. To investigate the contribution of hedgehog signaling to the tumorigenicity of pancreatic tumor cells, we blocked the Hedgehog pathway in cultured tumor cells and xenografts using the steroidal alkaloid cyclopamine and the small-molecule Hedgehog inhibitor Hh-Antag.RESULTS: We identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the PTCH1 gene but no somatic PTCH1 mutations. Pathway-blockage resulted in a significant dose-dependent reduction of tumor cell growth in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, combined treatment with cyclopamine and the conventional antimetabolite gemcitabine revealed a synergistic effect on the reduction of tumor growth in pancreatic adenocarcinoma xenografts.CONCLUSIONS: Inhibition of Hedgehog signaling could be a promising approach for the treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinomas.
KW - Adenocarcinoma
KW - Aged
KW - Animals
KW - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
KW - Cell Line, Tumor
KW - Cell Proliferation
KW - Deoxycytidine
KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
KW - Genes, Reporter
KW - Hedgehog Proteins
KW - Humans
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, Nude
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Mutation
KW - Pancreatic Neoplasms
KW - Patched Receptors
KW - Patched-1 Receptor
KW - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
KW - Receptors, Cell Surface
KW - Signal Transduction
KW - Time Factors
KW - Transcription Factors
KW - Transfection
KW - Tumor Burden
KW - Veratrum Alkaloids
KW - Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
KW - Zinc Finger Protein GLI1
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1097/MPA.0b013e31822896dd
DO - 10.1097/MPA.0b013e31822896dd
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 22076568
VL - 41
SP - 222
EP - 229
JO - PANCREAS
JF - PANCREAS
SN - 0885-3177
IS - 2
ER -