PMID- 28583844 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170818 LR - 20231213 IS - 1873-2968 (Electronic) IS - 0006-2952 (Linking) VI - 140 DP - 2017 Sep 15 TI - Nociceptin/orphanin FQ antagonizes lipopolysaccharide-stimulated proliferation, migration and inflammatory signaling in human glioblastoma U87 cells. PG - 89-104 LID - S0006-2952(17)30323-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bcp.2017.05.021 [doi] AB - Glioblastoma is among the most aggressive brain tumors and has an exceedingly poor prognosis. Recently, the importance of the tumor microenvironment in glioblastoma cell growth and progression has been emphasized. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) recognizes bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and endogenous ligands originating from dying cells or the extracellular matrix involved in host defense and in inflammation. G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) have gained interest in anti-tumor drug discovery due to the role that they directly or indirectly play by transactivating other receptors, causing cell migration and proliferation. A proteomic analysis showed that the nociceptin receptor (NOPr) is among the GPCRs significantly expressed in glioblastoma cells, including U87 cells. We describe a novel role of the peptide nociceptin (N/OFQ), the endogenous ligand of the NOPr that counteracts cell migration, proliferation and increase in IL-1beta mRNA elicited by LPS via TLR4 in U87 glioblastoma cells. Signaling pathways through which N/OFQ inhibits LPS-mediated cell migration and elevation of [Ca(2+)](i) require beta-arrestin 2 and are sensitive to TNFR-associated factor 6, c-Src and protein kinase C (PKC). LPS-induced cell proliferation and increase in IL-1beta mRNA are counteracted by N/OFQ via beta-arrestin 2, PKC and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2; furthermore, the contributions of the transcription factors NF-kB and AP-1 were investigated. Independent of LPS, N/OFQ induces a significant increase in cell apoptosis. Contrary to what was observed in other cell models, a prolonged exposure to this endotoxin did not promote any tolerance of the cellular effects above described, including NOPr down-regulation while N/OFQ loses its inhibitory role. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Bedini, Andrea AU - Bedini A AD - Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy. FAU - Baiula, Monica AU - Baiula M AD - Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy. FAU - Vincelli, Gabriele AU - Vincelli G AD - Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy. FAU - Formaggio, Francesco AU - Formaggio F AD - Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy. FAU - Lombardi, Sara AU - Lombardi S AD - Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy. FAU - Caprini, Marco AU - Caprini M AD - Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy. FAU - Spampinato, Santi AU - Spampinato S AD - Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: santi.spampinato@unibo.it. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170602 PL - England TA - Biochem Pharmacol JT - Biochemical pharmacology JID - 0101032 RN - 0 (ARRB2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (IL1B protein, human) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (Ligands) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Opioid Peptides) RN - 0 (Receptors, Opioid) RN - 0 (TLR4 protein, human) RN - 0 (TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6) RN - 0 (Tifab protein, human) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - 0 (beta-Arrestin 2) RN - 0 (lipopolysaccharide, Escherichia coli O111 B4) RN - 0 (Nociceptin Receptor) RN - 0 (OPRL1 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/*pharmacology MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Astrocytes/drug effects/immunology/metabolism/pathology MH - Calcium Signaling/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement/drug effects MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Glioblastoma/*drug therapy/immunology/metabolism/pathology MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-1beta/agonists/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins MH - Ligands MH - Lipopolysaccharides/antagonists & inhibitors/toxicity MH - Neoplasm Proteins/agonists/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/agonists/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Opioid Peptides/*pharmacology MH - RNA Interference MH - Receptors, Opioid/agonists/genetics MH - TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6/*agonists/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/agonists/*antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - beta-Arrestin 2/*agonists/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - Nociceptin Receptor MH - Nociceptin OTO - NOTNLM OT - Apoptosis OT - Cell migration OT - Cell proliferation OT - Glioblastoma OT - Nociceptin EDAT- 2017/06/07 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/19 06:00 CRDT- 2017/06/07 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/05/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/06/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-2952(17)30323-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bcp.2017.05.021 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Pharmacol. 2017 Sep 15;140:89-104. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2017.05.021. Epub 2017 Jun 2.