期刊
ONCOLOGY REPORTS
卷 35, 期 6, 页码 3514-3522出版社
SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/or.2016.4720
关键词
adrenocortical carcinoma; n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; mammalian target of rapamycin
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资金
- National Natural Sciences Foundation of China [81302230, 31371186]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2013M542159]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China [2014A030313296]
- Guangdong Province Outstanding Young Teacher Training funds
n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are essential for human health and have been reported to reduce the risk of cancer, inhibit the growth of various types of tumors both in vitro and in vivo, and affect adrenal function. However, their effects on adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) are not known. In the present study, we demonstrated that docosahexenoic acid (DHA) inhibited ACC cell proliferation, colony formation and cell cycle progression, and promoted apoptosis. In addition, ectopic expression of fat-1, a desaturase that converts n-6 to n-3 PUFAs endogenously, also inhibited ACC cell proliferation. Moreover, supplementing n-3 PUFAs in the diet efficiently prevented ACC cell growth in xenograft models. Notably, implanted ACC cells were unable to grow in fat-1 transgenic severe combined immune deficiency mice. Further study revealed that exogenous and endogenous n-3 PUFAs efficiently suppressed both mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTORC2 signaling in ACC in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, our findings provide comprehensive preclinical evidence that n-3 PUFAs efficiently prevent ACC growth by inhibiting mTORC1/2, which may have important implications in the treatment of ACC.
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