Modulation of adhesion and growth of colon and pancreatic cancer cells by the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid

  • Authors:
    • Jon Jones
    • Wassilios Bentas
    • Roman A. Blaheta
    • Jasmina Makarevic
    • Lukasz Hudak
    • Steffen Wedel
    • Michael Probst
    • Dietger Jonas
    • Eva Juengel
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  • Published online on: September 1, 2008     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm_00000022
  • Pages: 293-299
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Abstract

Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors belong to a promising class of antineoplastic agents which affect tumor growth, differentiation and invasion. The effects of the HDAC inhibitor valproic acid (VPA) were tested in vitro on preclinical colon and pancreatic cancer models. Human colon adenocarcinoma HT-29 and pancreatic carcinoma DanG cells were treated with 1 mM VPA for different time periods during cell proliferation MTT assays, and to evaluate the tumor cell adhesion to endothelial cell monolayers. Alterations of β1 integrin subunits α1-6) were analyzed by flow cytometry and RT-PCR. VPA significantly caused growth arrest in tumor cells and prevented tumor cell attachment to the endothelium. HT-29 cell adhesion was blocked to a higher extent than the adhesion of DanG cells. VPA modified membranous integrin β1 expression, quantity and quality (up- or down-regulation) which depended on the tumor type investigated. Furthermore, VPA diminished integrin coding mRNA in HT-29 but not in DanG cells. We conclude that VPA shifts the integrin β1 subunit balance from a ‘pathological’ towards a ‘physiological’ expression pattern leading to reduced tumor growth and invasion. Further study is required to elucidate the molecular background of the post-transcriptional modifications of VPA in order to exploit the potential of this agent in the treatment of colon and pancreatic cancer.

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September 2008
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Jones J, Bentas W, Blaheta RA, Makarevic J, Hudak L, Wedel S, Probst M, Jonas D and Juengel E: Modulation of adhesion and growth of colon and pancreatic cancer cells by the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid. Int J Mol Med 22: 293-299, 2008
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Jones, J., Bentas, W., Blaheta, R.A., Makarevic, J., Hudak, L., Wedel, S. ... Juengel, E. (2008). Modulation of adhesion and growth of colon and pancreatic cancer cells by the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 22, 293-299. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm_00000022
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Jones, J., Bentas, W., Blaheta, R. A., Makarevic, J., Hudak, L., Wedel, S., Probst, M., Jonas, D., Juengel, E."Modulation of adhesion and growth of colon and pancreatic cancer cells by the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 22.3 (2008): 293-299.
Chicago
Jones, J., Bentas, W., Blaheta, R. A., Makarevic, J., Hudak, L., Wedel, S., Probst, M., Jonas, D., Juengel, E."Modulation of adhesion and growth of colon and pancreatic cancer cells by the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 22, no. 3 (2008): 293-299. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm_00000022