Imatinib blocks migration and invasion of medulloblastoma cells by concurrently inhibiting activation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor and transactivation of epidermal growth factor receptor.
Imatinib blocks migration and invasion of medulloblastoma cells by concurrently inhibiting activation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor and transactivation of epidermal growth factor receptor.
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DOI:
10.1158/1535-7163.mct-08-0889
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发表时间:
2009-05
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
MacDonald TJ
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作者:
Abouantoun TJ;MacDonald TJ
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) expression correlates with metastatic medulloblastoma. PDGF stimulation of medulloblastoma cells phosphorylates Erk and promotes migration. We sought to determine whether blocking PDGFR activity effectively inhibits signaling required for medulloblastoma cell migration and invasion. DAOY and D556 human medulloblastoma cells were treated with imatinib mesylate (Gleevec®), a PDGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, or transfected with siRNA to PDGFRB to test the effects of blocking PDGFR phosphorylation and expression, respectively. PDGFR cell signaling, migration, invasion, survival and proliferation following PDGF-BB stimulation, with and without PDGFR inhibition, were measured. PDGF-BB treatment of cells increased PDGFRB, Akt and Erk phosphorylation, and transactivated EGFR, which correlated with enhanced migration, survival and proliferation. Imatinib (1 uM) treatment of DAOY and D556 cells inhibited PDGF-BB- and serum-mediated migration and invasion at 24 h and 48 h, respectively, and concomitantly inhibited PDGF-BB activation of PDGFRB, Akt and Erk, but induced increased PTEN expression and activity. Imatinib treatment also induced DAOY cell apoptosis at 72 h and inhibited DAOY and D556 cell proliferation at 48 h. siRNA silencing of PDGFRB similarly inhibited signaling, migration and survival and both siRNA and imatinib treatment inhibited PDGF-BB-mediated EGFR transactivation, indicating that the effects of imatinib treatment are specific to PDGFRB target inhibition. These results indicate that PDGFRB tyrosine kinase activity is critical for migration and invasion of medulloblastoma cells, possibly by transactivating EGFR, and thus imatinib may represent an important novel therapeutic agent for the treatment of medulloblastoma.