PMID- 30839135 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200221 LR - 20200221 IS - 1095-8355 (Electronic) IS - 1065-6995 (Linking) VI - 43 IP - 11 DP - 2019 Nov TI - TNF-alpha mediated MEK-ERK signaling in invasion with putative network involving NF-kappaB and STAT-6: a new perspective in glioma. PG - 1257-1266 LID - 10.1002/cbin.11125 [doi] AB - Glioblastoma is the most common malignant primary brain tumor with poor prognosis. Invasion involves pro-inflammatory cytokines and major signaling hubs. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) acts as a master switch in establishing an intricate link between inflammation and cancer. The present study attempted to explore the possible implication of MAPK extracellular signaling-regulated kinase kinase (MEK)-extracellular signaling-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway and expression of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), signal transducers and activators of transcription-6 (STAT-6), ERK, and phosphorylated-ERK (p-ERK) signaling proteins in TNF-alpha microenvironment. U0126 and PD98059 were used to inhibit the MEK-ERK1/2 pathway. TNF-alpha stimulation enhanced invasion in U87MG, U251MG and patient-derived primary glioma cells, whereas cell viability was not altered. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) activity was increased only in U251MG glioma cells. These data suggest that TNF-alpha microenvironment plays an important role in the invasion of U251MG, U87MG, and patient-derived primary glioma cells, without any cytotoxic effect. The MMP-2 activity is differentially regulated by TNF-alpha stimulation in these cells. TNF-alpha stimulation upregulated the protein expression of ERK-1, ERK-2 and also increased the level of p-ERK1/2. TNF-alpha stimulation further upregulated the expression of NF-kappaB1, STAT-6 in tandem with Ras-MEK signaling system in U87MG cells, which emphasized the possible involvement of these signaling hubs in the glioma microenvironment. MEK-ERK inhibitors significantly attenuated the invasion of U87MG cells mediated by the TNF-alpha stimulation, probably through their inhibitory impact on p-ERK1/2 and ERK-2. This study provides the possible rationale of invasion by glioma cells in a TNF-alpha-induced pro-inflammatory milieu, which involves direct role of MEK-ERK signaling, with possible implication of NF-kappaB and STAT-6. CI - (c) 2019 International Federation for Cell Biology. FAU - Ramaswamy, Palaniswamy AU - Ramaswamy P AD - Department of Neurochemistry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, 560029, India. FAU - Goswami, Kalyan AU - Goswami K AD - Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, 492099, India. FAU - Dalavaikodihalli Nanjaiah, Nandakumar AU - Dalavaikodihalli Nanjaiah N AD - Department of Neurochemistry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, 560029, India. FAU - Srinivas, Dwarakanath AU - Srinivas D AD - Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, 560029, India. FAU - Prasad, Chandrajit AU - Prasad C AD - Department of Neuroimaging and Intervention Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, 560029, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190716 PL - England TA - Cell Biol Int JT - Cell biology international JID - 9307129 RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (STAT6 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (STAT6 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.25 (MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases) SB - IM MH - Brain Neoplasms/*metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/*metabolism MH - Gliosarcoma/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases/*metabolism MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - STAT6 Transcription Factor/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Tumor Microenvironment MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - cytokine OT - glioblastoma OT - hub OT - inflammation OT - invasion OT - signaling EDAT- 2019/03/07 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/23 06:00 CRDT- 2019/03/07 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/03/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/03/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/03/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/cbin.11125 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Biol Int. 2019 Nov;43(11):1257-1266. doi: 10.1002/cbin.11125. Epub 2019 Jul 16.