PMID- 30219235 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190528 LR - 20190528 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 504 IP - 4 DP - 2018 Oct 12 TI - Molecularly targeted anti-cancer drugs inhibit the invasion and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating the expression of MMP and TIMP gene families. PG - 878-884 LID - S0006-291X(18)31908-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.08.203 [doi] AB - To investigate the effect of multi-kinase kinase inhibitors (sorafenib; regorafenib; lenvatinib) on the invasion and metastasis of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, and the outcome of this effect on the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs), yet unclarified. Cells were subjected to four different treatments: blank control group, sorafenib (10 mumol/L) treatment group, regorafenib (20 mmol/L) treatment group, and lenvatinib (4 mumol/L) treatment group. Anti-invasion and anti-metastasis effects were tested using the wound-healing assay and transwell invasion assay. Real-time PCR and Western blot analyses were used to determine the impact of sorafenib, regorafenib, and lenvatinib on the gene expression of MMPs and TIMPs in the two HCC lines (Hep3B and SMMC-7721). Results from the wound-healing and transwell invasion assays showed the three tested anti-cancer drugs to have a significant inhibitory effect on the metastasis and invasion of HCC cells. Real-time PCR and western blot analyses revealed that sorafenib down-regulated the expressions of MMP-7,10,16 and up-regulated those of TIMP-1,3,4, regorafenib down-regulated the expression of MMP-1 and up-regulated TIMP-3 gene expression, and lenvatinib down-regulated the expressions of MMP-1,2,7,9,10,16 and up-regulated those of TIMP-1,3,4. However, these three targeted anti-cancer drugs seem to have no significant regulatory effect on the expressions of other MMPs and TIMPs family genes. In conclusion, sorafenib, regorafenib, and lenvatinib inhibit the invasion and metastasis of HCC cells by regulating MMPs/TIMPs expression levels. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - He, Xiao-Xiao AU - He XX AD - Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430077, China. FAU - Shi, Liang-Liang AU - Shi LL AD - Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. FAU - Qiu, Meng-Jun AU - Qiu MJ AD - Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430077, China. FAU - Li, Qiu-Ting AU - Li QT AD - Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430077, China. FAU - Wang, Meng-Meng AU - Wang MM AD - Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430077, China. FAU - Xiong, Zhi-Fan AU - Xiong ZF AD - Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430077, China. Electronic address: xiongzhifan@126.com. FAU - Yang, Sheng-Li AU - Yang SL AD - Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. Electronic address: yangshengli2014@yahoo.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180912 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Phenylurea Compounds) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 0 (Quinolines) RN - 0 (Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases) RN - 24T2A1DOYB (regorafenib) RN - 9ZOQ3TZI87 (Sorafenib) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Matrix Metalloproteinases) RN - EE083865G2 (lenvatinib) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/*drug therapy/genetics/pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement/drug effects/genetics MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Liver Neoplasms/*drug therapy/genetics/pathology MH - Matrix Metalloproteinases/*genetics/metabolism MH - Molecular Targeted Therapy/methods MH - Multigene Family MH - Phenylurea Compounds/pharmacology MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Pyridines/pharmacology MH - Quinolines/pharmacology MH - Sorafenib/pharmacology MH - Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases/*genetics/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Hepatocellular carcinoma OT - Invasion OT - Levnatinib OT - Metastasis OT - Regorafenib OT - Sorafenib EDAT- 2018/09/17 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/29 06:00 CRDT- 2018/09/17 06:00 PHST- 2018/08/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/08/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/09/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/09/17 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-291X(18)31908-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.08.203 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2018 Oct 12;504(4):878-884. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.08.203. Epub 2018 Sep 12.