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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
卷 131, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
AMER SOC CLINICAL INVESTIGATION INC
DOI: 10.1172/JCI142677
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- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Foundation grant
- BioCanRX Catalyst grant
- Cancer Research Society operating grant
- Princess Margaret Foundation
- Terry Fox Research Institute [2012-46]
- Fonds de Recherche du Quebec (FRQS)
Relaxin and its associated GPCR RXFP1 form an autocrine signaling loop essential for ovarian cancer in vivo tumorigenesis, cell proliferation, and viability. Relaxin signaling activates expression of prooncogenic pathways, and inflammatory cytokines can activate Relaxin transcription.
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most deadly gynecological malignancy, with unmet clinical need for new therapeutic approaches. The relaxin peptide is a pleiotropic hormone with reproductive functions in the ovary. Relaxin induces cell growth in several types of cancer, but the role of relaxin in OC is poorly understood. Here, using cell lines and xenograft models, we demonstrate that relaxin and its associated GPCR RXFP1 form an autocrine signaling loop essential for OC in vivo tumorigenesis, cell proliferation, and viability. We determined that relaxin signaling activates expression of prooncogenic pathways, including RHO, MAPK, Wnt, and Notch. We found that relaxin is detectable in patient-derived OC tumors, ascites, and serum. Further, inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-? activated transcription of relaxin via recruitment of STAT3 and NF-KB to the proximal promoter, initiating an autocrine feedback loop that potentiated expression. Inhibition of RXFP1 or relaxin increased cisplatin sensitivity of OC cell lines and abrogated in vivo tumor formation. Finally, we demonstrate that a relaxin-neutralizing antibody reduced OC cell viability and sensitized cells to cisplatin. Collectively, these data identify the relaxin/RXFP1 autocrine loop as a therapeutic vulnerability in OC.
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