PMID- 25202402 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20211021 IS - 1792-1074 (Print) IS - 1792-1082 (Electronic) IS - 1792-1074 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 4 DP - 2014 Oct TI - Rabeprazole exhibits antiproliferative effects on human gastric cancer cell lines. PG - 1739-1744 AB - Intracellular proton extrusion in gastric cancer cells has been reported to promote cancer cell survival under acidic conditions via hydrogen/potassium adenosine triphosphatase (H(+)/K(+)-ATPase). Rabeprazole is a frequently used second-generation proton pump inhibitor (PPI) that irreversibly inactivates gastric H(+)/K(+)-ATPase. Therefore, we hypothesized that rabeprazole could reduce the viability of gastric cancer cells. In the present study, four human gastric cancer cell lines and one non-cancer gastric cell line were cultured. Cell viability, the alpha- and beta-subunits of H(+)/K(+)-ATPase and cellular apoptosis were analyzed by dye exclusion assay, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide staining, respectively. The expression level of total extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 (ERK 1/2) and phosphorylated-ERK protein was detected by western blot analysis. Gastric cancer cell lines were more tolerant of the acidic culture media than non-cancer cells. Administration of rabeprazole led to a marked decrease in the viability of MKN-28 cells. Exposure to rabeprazole induced significant apoptosis in AGS cells. Rabeprazole completely inhibited the phosphorylation of ERK 1/2 in the MKN-28 cells, whereas the same effect was not observed in either the KATO III or MKN-45 cells. The ERK 1/2 inhibitor, PD98059, attenuated the viability of the AGS cells. A similar antiproliferative effect was observed in the rabeprazole treatment group. In addition, PD98059 and rabeprazole were able to efficaciously inhibit the phosphorylation of ERK 1/2 in the gastric cancer cells. Therefore, it was concluded that rabeprazole can attenuate the cell viability of human gastric cancer cells through inactivation of the ERK1/2 signaling pathway. The results of the present study demonstrate that rabeprazole inhibits the viability of gastric cancer cells in vitro and may serve as a novel antineoplastic agent. FAU - Gu, Mengli AU - Gu M AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Yan AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China. FAU - Zhou, Xinxin AU - Zhou X AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China. FAU - Ma, Han AU - Ma H AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China. FAU - Yao, Hangping AU - Yao H AD - State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China. FAU - Ji, Feng AU - Ji F AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140716 PL - Greece TA - Oncol Lett JT - Oncology letters JID - 101531236 PMC - PMC4156221 OTO - NOTNLM OT - antineoplastic therapy OT - extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 OT - gastric cancer OT - proton pump inhibitors OT - rabeprazole EDAT- 2014/09/10 06:00 MHDA- 2014/09/10 06:01 PMCR- 2014/07/16 CRDT- 2014/09/10 06:00 PHST- 2014/01/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/07/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/09/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/09/10 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/07/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ol-08-04-1739 [pii] AID - 10.3892/ol.2014.2354 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Lett. 2014 Oct;8(4):1739-1744. doi: 10.3892/ol.2014.2354. Epub 2014 Jul 16.