A novel approach in the treatment of neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumors: Additive antiproliferative effects of interferon-γ and meta-iodobenzylguanidine
A novel approach in the treatment of neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumors: Additive antiproliferative effects of interferon-γ and meta-iodobenzylguanidine
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治疗神经内分泌胃肠道肿瘤的新方法:干扰素-γ和间碘苄胍的叠加抗增殖作用
作者:
M. Höpfner;A. Sutter;A. Huether;G. Ahnert;H. Scherübl
BackgroundTherapeutic options to effectively inhibit growth and spread of neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumors are still limited. As both meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) and interferon-γ (IFNγ) cause antineoplastic effects in neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumor cells, we investigated the antiproliferative effects of the combination of IFNγ and non-radiolabeled MIBG in neuroendocrine gut STC-1 and pancreatic carcinoid BON tumor cells.Methods and resultsIFNγ receptors were expressed in both models. IFNγ dose- and time-dependently inhibited the growth of both STC-1 and of BON tumor cells with IC50-values of 95 ± 15 U/ml and 135 ± 10 U/ml, respectively. Above 10 U/ml IFNγ induced apoptosis-specific caspase-3 activity in a time-dependent manner in either cell line and caused a dose-dependent arrest in the S-phase of the cell cycle. Furthermore, IFNγ induced cytotoxic effects in NE tumor cells.The NE tumor-targeted drug MIBG is selectively taken up via norepinephrine transporters, thereby specifically inhibiting growth in NE tumor cells. Intriguingly, IFNγ treatment induced an upregulation of norepinephrine transporter expression in neuroendocrine tumors cells, as determined by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Co-application of sub-IC50 concentrations of IFNγ and MIBG led to additive growth inhibitory effects, which were mainly due to increased cytotoxicity and S-phase arrest of the cell cycle.ConclusionOur data show that IFNγ exerts antiproliferative effects on neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumor cells by inducing cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and cytotoxicity. The combination of IFNγ with the NE tumor-targeted agent MIBG leads to effective growth control at reduced doses of either drug. Thus, the administration of IFNγ alone and more so, in combination with MIBG, is a promising novel approach in the treatment of neuroendocrine gastrointestinal tumors.
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影响因子:
8.3
作者:
Horiuchi, M;Yamada, H;Dzau, VJ
通讯作者:
Dzau, VJ
DOI:
10.1089/jir.1990.10.579
发表时间:
1990
期刊:
Journal of interferon research
影响因子:
--
作者:
Toth,CA;Thomas,P
通讯作者:
Thomas,P
影响因子:
2.3
作者:
Yim, JH;Ro, SH;Doherty, GM
通讯作者:
Doherty, GM
DOI:
10.1089/107999003322226032
发表时间:
2003
期刊:
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research
影响因子:
--
作者:
Read,SusanaB;Kulprathipanja,NishaV;Gomez,GermanG;Paul,DavidB;Winston,KenR;Robbins,JoanM;Kruse,CarolA
通讯作者:
Kruse,CarolA