Pirfenidone inhibits TGF-beta expression in malignant glioma cells.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
; 354(2): 542-7, 2007 Mar 09.
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| ID: mdl-17234158
ABSTRACT
Due to its immunosuppressive properties, the cytokine transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta has become a promising target in the experimental treatment of human malignant gliomas. Here, we report that the antifibrotic drug 5-methyl-1-phenyl-2-(1H)-pyridone (pirfenidone, PFD) elicits growth-inhibitory effects and reduces TGF-beta2 protein levels in human glioma cell lines. This reduction in TGF-beta2 is biologically relevant since PFD treatment reduces the growth inhibition of TGF-beta-sensitive CCL-64 cells mediated by conditioned media of glioma cells. The downregulation of TGF-beta is mediated at multiple levels. PFD leads to a reduction of TGF-beta2 mRNA levels and of the mature TGF-beta2 protein due to decreased expression and direct inhibition of the TGF-beta pro-protein convertase furin. In addition, PFD reduces the protein levels of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-11, a TGF-beta target gene and furin substrate involved in carcinogenesis. These data define PFD or PFD-related agents as promising agents for human cancers associated with enhanced TGF-beta activity.
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Assunto principal:
Piridonas
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Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica
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Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta
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Glioma
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Antineoplásicos
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
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Article