PMID- 33801351 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211119 LR - 20211119 IS - 2073-4409 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4409 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 3 DP - 2021 Mar 2 TI - 15-Deoxy-Delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J(2) Upregulates VEGF Expression via NRF2 and Heme Oxygenase-1 in Human Breast Cancer Cells. LID - 10.3390/cells10030526 [doi] LID - 526 AB - There is a plethora of evidence to support that inflammation is causally linked to carcinogenesis. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), a rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, is inappropriately overexpressed in various cancers and hence recognized as one of the hallmarks of chronic inflammation-associated malignancies. However, the mechanistic role of COX-2 as a link between inflammation and cancer remains largely undefined. In this study, we found that 15-deoxy-Delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J(2) (15d-PGJ(2)), one of the final products of COX-2, induced upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and capillary formation and migration through nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2)-dependent heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) induction in MCF-7 cells. Analysis of the publicly available TCGA data set showed that high mRNA levels of both COX-2 and NRF2 correlated with the poor clinical outcomes in breast cancer patients. Moreover, human tissue analysis showed that the levels of 15d-PGJ(2) as well the expression of COX-2, NRF2, and HO-1 were found to be increased in human breast cancer tissues. In conclusion, the elevated levels of 15d-PGJ(2) during inflammatory response activate VEGF expression through NRF2-driven induction of HO-1 in human breast cancer cells, proposing a novel mechanism underlying the oncogenic function of 15d-PGJ(2). FAU - Kim, Eun-Hee AU - Kim EH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8523-0440 AD - College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Korea. FAU - Kim, Su-Jung AU - Kim SJ AD - Tumor Microenvironment Global Core Research Center, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. FAU - Na, Hye-Kyung AU - Na HK AD - Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Knowledge-Based Services Engineering, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul 01133, Korea. FAU - Han, Wonshik AU - Han W AD - Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea. AD - Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea. FAU - Kim, Nam-Jung AU - Kim NJ AD - College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea. FAU - Suh, Young-Ger AU - Suh YG AD - College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Korea. FAU - Surh, Young-Joon AU - Surh YJ AD - Tumor Microenvironment Global Core Research Center, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. AD - Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea. AD - Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. LA - eng GR - BK21 FOUR Program (5120200513755)/National Research Foundation of Korea/ GR - GCRC Grant (No. 2011-0030001)/National Research Foundation of Korea/ GR - Basic Science Research Program grant (No. 2020R1F1A1076477)/National Research Foundation of Korea/ PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210302 PL - Switzerland TA - Cells JT - Cells JID - 101600052 RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (NFE2L2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Prostaglandins) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) RN - EC 1.14.14.18 (Heme Oxygenase-1) RN - EC 1.14.99.1 (Cyclooxygenase 2) SB - IM MH - Breast Neoplasms/*genetics/pathology MH - Cyclooxygenase 2/*adverse effects MH - Female MH - Heme Oxygenase-1/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/*metabolism MH - Prostaglandins/*metabolism MH - Transfection MH - Up-Regulation MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/*metabolism PMC - PMC8002112 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 15-Deoxy-Delta12,14-prostaglandin J2 OT - MCF-7 cells OT - NRF2 OT - VEGF OT - angiogenesis OT - breast cancer OT - heme oxygenase-1 COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/04/04 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/20 06:00 PMCR- 2021/03/02 CRDT- 2021/04/03 01:08 PHST- 2021/01/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/02/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/02/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/04/03 01:08 [entrez] PHST- 2021/04/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cells10030526 [pii] AID - cells-10-00526 [pii] AID - 10.3390/cells10030526 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cells. 2021 Mar 2;10(3):526. doi: 10.3390/cells10030526.