PMID- 17461449 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070605 LR - 20220408 IS - 1007-9327 (Print) IS - 2219-2840 (Electronic) IS - 1007-9327 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 10 DP - 2007 Mar 14 TI - Roles of the MEK1/2 and AKT pathways in CXCL12/CXCR4 induced cholangiocarcinoma cell invasion. PG - 1561-8 AB - AIM: To evaluate the expression of C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) and its signaling cascades, which were previously identified as a key factor for cancer cell progression and metastasis, in cholangiocarcinoma cell lines. METHODS: The expression of CXCR4 and its signaling cascades were determined in the cholangiocarcinoma cell lines (RMCCA1 and KKU100) by Western blotting. The invasion assays and the detection of actin polymerization were tested in these cholangiocarcinoma cells treated with CXC chemokine ligand -12 (CXCL12). RESULTS: Expression of CXCR4 was detected in both cholangiocarcinoma cell lines and activation of CXCR4 with CXCL12 triggered the signaling via the extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2 (ERK1/2) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and induction of cholangiocarcinoma cell invasion, and displayed high levels of actin polymerization. Addition of CXCR4 inhibitor (AMD3100) abrogated CXCL12-induced phosphorylation of MEK1/2 and Akt in these cells. Moreover, treatment with MEK1/2 inhibitor (U0126) or PI3K inhibitor (LY294002) also attenuated the effect of CXCL12-induced cholangiocarcinoma cell invasion. CONCLUSION: These results indicated that the activation of CXCR4 and its signaling pathways (MEK1/2 and Akt) are essential for CXCL12-induced cholangiocarcinoma cell invasion. This rises Implications on a potential role for the inhibition of CXCR4 or its signal cascades in the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma. FAU - Leelawat, Kawin AU - Leelawat K AD - Department of Surgery, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. sckll@mahidol.ac.th FAU - Leelawat, Surang AU - Leelawat S FAU - Narong, Siriluck AU - Narong S FAU - Hongeng, Suradej AU - Hongeng S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - World J Gastroenterol JT - World journal of gastroenterology JID - 100883448 RN - 0 (Benzylamines) RN - 0 (Butadienes) RN - 0 (CXCL12 protein, human) RN - 0 (Chemokine CXCL12) RN - 0 (Chemokines, CXC) RN - 0 (Chromones) RN - 0 (Cyclams) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Heterocyclic Compounds) RN - 0 (Morpholines) RN - 0 (Nitriles) RN - 0 (Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Receptors, CXCR4) RN - 0 (U 0126) RN - 31M2U1DVID (2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Oncogene Protein v-akt) RN - EC 2.7.12.2 (MAP Kinase Kinase 1) RN - EC 2.7.12.2 (MAP Kinase Kinase 2) RN - S915P5499N (plerixafor) SB - IM MH - Benzylamines MH - Bile Duct Neoplasms/genetics/*pathology/physiopathology MH - Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic MH - Butadienes/pharmacology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Chemokine CXCL12 MH - Chemokines, CXC/genetics/*physiology MH - Cholangiocarcinoma/genetics/*pathology/physiopathology MH - Chromones/pharmacology MH - Cyclams MH - Cytoskeleton/physiology MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/physiology MH - Heterocyclic Compounds/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - MAP Kinase Kinase 1/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*physiology MH - MAP Kinase Kinase 2/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*physiology MH - Morpholines/pharmacology MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness/genetics/physiopathology MH - Nitriles/pharmacology MH - Oncogene Protein v-akt/genetics/*physiology MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/physiology MH - Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors MH - Receptors, CXCR4/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*physiology MH - Signal Transduction/physiology PMC - PMC4146899 EDAT- 2007/04/28 09:00 MHDA- 2007/06/06 09:00 PMCR- 2007/03/14 CRDT- 2007/04/28 09:00 PHST- 2007/04/28 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/06/06 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/04/28 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2007/03/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1561 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Mar 14;13(10):1561-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1561.