Antiproliferative effects of imatinib mesylate on ZR751 and MDAMB231 cell lines via PDGFRß, PDGFBB, cKit and SCF expression.
Int J Mol Med
; 42(1): 414-424, 2018 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Imatinib mesylate is an antineoplastic targeted chemotherapeutic agent, which can inhibit tyrosine kinase receptors, including BCRABL, plateletderived growth factor receptors (PDGFRs) and cKit. Cellular processes, including differentiation, proliferation and survival are regulated by these receptors. The present study aimed to evaluate the antiproliferative effects of imatinib mesylate, and its effects on apoptotic induction and cell cycle arrest in breast cancer cell lines. In addition, the study aimed to determine whether the effects of this drug were associated with the mRNA and protein expression levels of PDGFRß, cKit, and their corresponding ligands PDGFBB and stem cell factor (SCF), which may potentially modulate cell survival and proliferation. To assess the antiproliferative effects of imatinib mesylate, an MTS assay was conducted following treatment of cells with 210 µM imatinib mesylate for 96, 120 and 144 h; accordingly the half maximal inhibitory concentration of imatinib mesylate was calculated for each cell line. In addition, the proapoptotic effects and cytostatic activity of imatinib mesylate were investigated. To evaluate the expression of imatinibtargeted genes, PDGFRß, cKit, PDGFBB and SCF, under imatinib mesylate treatment, mRNA expression was detected using semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction and protein expression was detected by western blot analysis in ZR751 and MDAMB231 breast carcinoma cell lines. Treatment with imatinib mesylate suppressed cell proliferation, which was accompanied by apoptotic induction and cell cycle arrest in the investigated cell lines. In addition, PDGFRß, PDGFBB, cKit and SCF were expressed in both breast carcinoma cell lines; PDGFRß and cKit, as imatinib targets, were downregulated in response to imatinib mesylate treatment. The present results revealed that at least two potential targets of imatinib mesylate were expressed in the two breast carcinoma cell lines studied. In conclusion, the antiproliferative, cytostatic and proapoptotic effects of imatinib mesylate may be the result of a reduction in the expression of cKit and PDGFR tyrosine kinase receptors, thus resulting in suppression of the corresponding ligand PDGFBB. Therefore, imatinib mesylate may be considered a promising target therapy for the future treatment of breast cancer.
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Fator de Células-Tronco
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-kit
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Receptor beta de Fator de Crescimento Derivado de Plaquetas
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-sis
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Mesilato de Imatinib
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2018
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