PMID- 38356700 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240306 IS - 1837-9664 (Print) IS - 1837-9664 (Electronic) IS - 1837-9664 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 5 DP - 2024 TI - Salmonella-induced inhibition of beta3-adrenoceptor expression in tumors and reduces tumor metastasis. PG - 1203-1212 LID - 10.7150/jca.92024 [doi] AB - The beta3-adrenoceptor is a protein responsible for regulating the body's response to the neurotransmitter adrenaline and the hormone norepinephrine. It is critical in various physiological processes, including metabolism, thermogenesis, and cardiovascular function. Recently, researchers have discovered that the beta3-adrenoceptor is also implicated in tumor progression and metastasis. Infections caused by Salmonella can lead to gastroenteritis; however, intriguingly, Salmonella is associated with tumor inhibition. In this study, Salmonella treatment resulted in the downregulation of beta3-adrenoceptor expression and a decrease in the phosphorylation of the Protein Kinase-B (AKT)/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, as observed through immunoblotting in a dose-dependent manner. Notably, Salmonella treatment significantly reduced tumor cell migration, as demonstrated by wound healing and Transwell assays. Moreover, tumor-bearing mice that received Salmonella-pre-treated tumor cells exhibited improved survival rates compared to those injected with tumor cells without prior Salmonella treatment. The observed anti-metastatic effect in this study suggests that Salmonella treatment could hold promise as a potential therapeutic approach to combat tumor metastasis. Further research is warranted to explore its full therapeutic potential. CI - (c) The author(s). FAU - Wu, Li-Hsien AU - Wu LH AD - Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan. FAU - Huang, Yu-Ting AU - Huang YT AD - Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan. FAU - Lin, Chung-Yu AU - Lin CY AD - Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan. FAU - Lee, Che-Hsin AU - Lee CH AD - Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan. AD - School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan. AD - Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. AD - International PhD Program for Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan. AD - Aerosol Science Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240101 PL - Australia TA - J Cancer JT - Journal of Cancer JID - 101535920 PMC - PMC10861817 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Salmonella OT - metastasis OT - migration OT - tumor-targeting OT - beta3-adrenoceptor COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interest exists. EDAT- 2024/02/15 06:43 MHDA- 2024/02/15 06:44 PMCR- 2024/01/01 CRDT- 2024/02/15 04:04 PHST- 2023/11/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/12/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/02/15 06:44 [medline] PHST- 2024/02/15 06:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/02/15 04:04 [entrez] PHST- 2024/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jcav15p1203 [pii] AID - 10.7150/jca.92024 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Cancer. 2024 Jan 1;15(5):1203-1212. doi: 10.7150/jca.92024. eCollection 2024.