Regulation of multidrug resistance in cancer cells by hyaluronan
Regulation of multidrug resistance in cancer cells by hyaluronan
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.c300173200
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发表时间:
2003-07-11
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Toole, BP
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作者:
Misra, S;Ghatak, S;Toole, BP
Multidrug resistance in cancer cells is often due to ATP-dependent efflux pumps, but is also linked to alterations in cell survival and apoptotic signaling pathways. We have found previously that perturbation of hyaluronan-tumor cell interaction by treatment with hyaluronan oligosaccharides suppresses the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt cell survival signaling pathway in cancer cells and reduces tumor growth in vivo. Here we find that these oligomers suppress both the MAP kinase and phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathways in multidrug resistant tumor cells and sensitize these cells to a variety of chemotherapeutic drugs. On the other hand, increased hyaluronan production induces resistance in drug-sensitive tumor cells. Likewise, increased expression of emmprin, which is a glycoprotein that is present on the surface of most malignant cancer cells and that stimulates hyaluronan production, also induces increased resistance. Thus, perturbation of hyaluronan signaling may provide a dual therapeutic role, since it has intrinsic suppressive effects on tumor growth as well as sensitizing cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents.