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NEOPLASIA
卷 8, 期 4, 页码 312-318出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1593/neo.05796
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hepatocellular carcinoma; metastasis; metalloproteinase; TIMP-2; halofuginone
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Halofuginone, an inhibitor of collagen synthesis, appears to be a promising antitumoral drug in preclinical studies. We used a relevant rat model of autochthonous, chemically induced, spontaneously metastasizing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to test the efficacy of halofuginone on tumor progression and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression. Following sequential administration of diethylnitrosamine and N-nitrosomorpholine for 14 weeks, all animals developed HCC and then received halofuginone or its solvent for 10 weeks. The final number of liver tumors was lower in the halofuginone group than in the solvent group (57.2 +/- 4.6 vs 68 +/- 5.0; P < .01). The percentage of the lung surface infiltrated by metastasis was much smaller in the halofuginone group (0.3 +/- 0.2%) than in the solvent group (13.5 +/- 10.1%; P < .02). MMP-9 activity was decreased in the halofuginone group by 89% and 63% in non-neoplastic parts of the liver and tumor, respectively. The percentage of active MMP-2 was reduced by 90% in non-neoplastic parts of the liver and by 61% in tumors. This was likely subsequent to a decreased expression of both MMP-14 and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2, which are required for pro MMP-2 activation. These results, obtained from a clinically relevant model, further suggest the potential benefit of halofuginone in HCC.
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