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BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
Volume 104, Issue 6, Pages 1027-1037Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.37
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pancreatic cancer; lymph node metastasis; FXR; DNA microarray; siRNA
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- Samsung Biomedical Research Institute [SBRI C-B1-118-1]
- IN-SUNG Foundation for Medical Research [CA98301]
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BACKGROUND: Lymph node metastasis is one of the most important adverse prognostic factors for pancreatic cancer. The aim of this study was to identify novel lymphatic metastasis- associated markers and therapeutic targets for pancreatic cancer. METHODS: DNA microarray study was carried out to identify genes differentially expressed between 17 pancreatic cancer tissues with lymph node metastasis and 17 pancreatic cancer tissues without lymph node metastasis. The microarray results were validated by real-time PCR. Immunohistochemistry and western blotting were used to examine the expression of farnesoid X receptor (FXR). The function of FXR was studied by small interfering RNA and treatment with FXR antagonist guggulsterone and FXR agonist GW4064. RESULTS: Farnesoid X receptor overexpression in pancreatic cancer tissues with lymph node metastasis is associated with poor patient survival. Small interfering RNA-mediated downregulation of FXR and guggulsterone-mediated FXR inhibition resulted in a marked reduction in cell migration and invasion. In addition, downregulation of FXR reduced NF-kB activation and conditioned medium from FXR siRNA-transfected cells showed reduced VEGF levels. Moreover, GW4064-mediated FXR activation increased cell migration and invasion. CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicated that FXR overexpression plays an important role in lymphatic metastasis of pancreatic cancer and that downregulation of FXR is an effective approach for inhibition of pancreatic tumour progression. British Journal of Cancer (2011) 104, 1027-1037. doi: 10.1038/ bjc. 2011.37 www. bjcancer. com
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