期刊
ONCOTARGET
卷 5, 期 13, 页码 5087-5099出版社
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2086
关键词
Visfain; Notch1; NF-kappa B; breast cancer cells
资金
- Mid-career Researcher Program through NRF grant - MSIP [NRF-2012R1A2A2A01014589]
Overexpression of Notch1 has been associated with breast cancer. We recently showed that visfatin stimulates breast cancer cell proliferation and invasion. The present study was undertaken to determine whether Notch1 signaling is affected by visfatin and to characterize the functional role of the visfatin-Notch1 axis in breast cancer. Visfatin and Notch1 were expressed at higher levels in breast tumors than in matched control tissues. Visfatin induced Notch1 expression in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell line and in nontransformed MCF10A mammary epithelial cells, whereas visfatin depletion reduced Notch1 mRNA and protein levels. Depletion of Notch1 in MDA-MB-231 cells attenuated cell growth in vitro and in vivo; visfatin depletion produced similar effects, but was less potent. Additionally, Notch1 depletion inhibited cell proliferation induced by visfatin. Analysis of the signaling pathways underlying visfatin-mediated Notch1 upregulation revealed that visfatin activated NF-kappa B p65. Blockade of NF-kappa B signaling suppressed the effects of visfatin on Notch1 upregulation and breast cancer cell proliferation. Breast tumors expressing high levels of NF-kappa B p65 exhibited increased expression of Notch1. Our results demonstrate that the visfatin-Notch1 axis contributes to breast tumor growth through the activation of the NF-kappa B pathway. Study of the visfatin-Notch1 axis may offer new therapeutic directions for breast cancer.
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