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Nafamostat mesylate prevents metastasis and dissemination of neuroblastoma through vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition

  • Authors:
    • Mari Morimoto
    • Hidemi Toyoda
    • Kaori Niwa
    • Ryo Hanaki
    • Taro Okuda
    • Daisuke Nakato
    • Keishiro Amano
    • Shotaro Iwamoto
    • Masahiro Hirayama
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  • Published online on: July 21, 2022     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2022.2571
  • Article Number: 138
  • Copyright: © Morimoto et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Neuroblastoma is a highly malignant disease with a poor prognosis and few treatment options. Despite conventional chemotherapy for neuroblastoma, resistance, invasiveness, and metastatic mobility limit the treatment efficacy. Therefore, it is necessary to develop new strategies for treating neuroblastoma. The present study aimed to evaluate the anticancer effects of nafamostat mesylate, a previously known serine protease inhibitor, on neuroblastoma cells. Effects of nafamostat mesylate on neuroblastoma cell migration and proliferation were analyzed by wound healing assay and WST‑8 assay, respectively. To elucidate the mechanisms underlying the effects of nafamostat mesylate on neuroblastoma, the expression levels of NF‑κB were measured via western blotting, and the production of the cytokine vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the cell culture supernatants was determined via ELISA. In addition, a mouse model of hematogenous metastasis was used to investigate the effects of nafamostat mesylate on neuroblastoma. It was determined that nafamostat mesylate significantly inhibited migration and invasion of Neuro‑2a cells, but it had no effect on cell proliferation at 24 h after treatment. Exposure of Neuro‑2a cells to nafamostat mesylate resulted in decreased vascular endothelial growth factor production, which could be a pivotal mechanism underlying the inhibitory effects of neuroblastoma metastasis. The results of the present study suggest that nafamostat mesylate may be an effective treatment against neuroblastoma invasion and metastasis.
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Morimoto M, Toyoda H, Niwa K, Hanaki R, Okuda T, Nakato D, Amano K, Iwamoto S and Hirayama M: Nafamostat mesylate prevents metastasis and dissemination of neuroblastoma through vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition. Mol Clin Oncol 17: 138, 2022
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Morimoto, M., Toyoda, H., Niwa, K., Hanaki, R., Okuda, T., Nakato, D. ... Hirayama, M. (2022). Nafamostat mesylate prevents metastasis and dissemination of neuroblastoma through vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 17, 138. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2022.2571
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Morimoto, M., Toyoda, H., Niwa, K., Hanaki, R., Okuda, T., Nakato, D., Amano, K., Iwamoto, S., Hirayama, M."Nafamostat mesylate prevents metastasis and dissemination of neuroblastoma through vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 17.3 (2022): 138.
Chicago
Morimoto, M., Toyoda, H., Niwa, K., Hanaki, R., Okuda, T., Nakato, D., Amano, K., Iwamoto, S., Hirayama, M."Nafamostat mesylate prevents metastasis and dissemination of neuroblastoma through vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 17, no. 3 (2022): 138. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2022.2571