An imbalance between Smad and MAPK pathways is responsible for TGF-β tumor promoting effects in high-grade gliomas

  • Authors:
    • T. Nickl-Jockschat
    • F. Arslan
    • A. Doerfelt
    • U. Bogdahn
    • A. Bosserhoff
    • P. Hau
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  • Published online on: February 1, 2007     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.30.2.499
  • Pages: 499-507
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Abstract

The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) plays a pivotal role in the pathobiology of human gliomas: during carcinogenesis, it turns from a tumor suppressor to a tumor promoter. The traditional Smad pathway and the more recently discovered MAPK pathway are the most important pathways for TGF-β related intracellular signal transduction mediating differential pathobiological effects. In this study, we investigated the effects of TGF-β2 and the TGF-β2 antisense phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotide (PTO) AS-11 on the functionality of both the Smad and MAPK pathways in high-grade gliomas. We aimed to correlate the imbalance between the pathways with differences in the behaviour of high-grade glioma cells. Gene and protein expression studies were used to detect levels of members of the Smad and MAPK pathways under regulation of TGF-β2 and AS-11. Proliferation and migration assays were functional readouts for effects caused by these regulating tools. Gene arrays were used to detect yet unknown regulators of these functional effects. The Smad pathway was functional in the tested cell lines. Exogenous TGF-β2 inhibited proliferation but enhanced migration. Smad 2 mRNA expression and activation were significantly reduced by incubation with AS-11. K-ras was reduced both in gene arrays and quPCR under treatment with AS-11, but there was no influence of K-ras down-regulation on the activity of ERK. Ubiquitination-related genes also were specifically down-regulated with AS-11. Our results indicate the involvement of K-ras in TGF-β signaling in high-grade gliomas. ERK, which is a member of the MAPK pathway, was not influenced and seems to be activated through RAS independent cascades in glioma. These results suggest that combined antagonization of the TGF-β and MAPK pathways might be a promising approach for glioma therapy. An imbalance between these two pathways might be responsible for TGF-β switching to a tumor promoter protein in high-grade gliomas.

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Nickl-Jockschat T, Arslan F, Doerfelt A, Bogdahn U, Bosserhoff A and Hau P: An imbalance between Smad and MAPK pathways is responsible for TGF-β tumor promoting effects in high-grade gliomas. Int J Oncol 30: 499-507, 2007
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Nickl-Jockschat, T., Arslan, F., Doerfelt, A., Bogdahn, U., Bosserhoff, A., & Hau, P. (2007). An imbalance between Smad and MAPK pathways is responsible for TGF-β tumor promoting effects in high-grade gliomas. International Journal of Oncology, 30, 499-507. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.30.2.499
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Nickl-Jockschat, T., Arslan, F., Doerfelt, A., Bogdahn, U., Bosserhoff, A., Hau, P."An imbalance between Smad and MAPK pathways is responsible for TGF-β tumor promoting effects in high-grade gliomas". International Journal of Oncology 30.2 (2007): 499-507.
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Nickl-Jockschat, T., Arslan, F., Doerfelt, A., Bogdahn, U., Bosserhoff, A., Hau, P."An imbalance between Smad and MAPK pathways is responsible for TGF-β tumor promoting effects in high-grade gliomas". International Journal of Oncology 30, no. 2 (2007): 499-507. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.30.2.499