Involvement of COX-2/PGE2 Pathway in the Upregulation of MMP-9 Expression in Pancreatic Cancer

COX-2 and MMP-9 have been reported to show an overexpression in pancreatic cancer, and thus an attempt to explore the correlation between them has become a target of this study. Besides, PGE2, a product of COX-2, was also under research as to whether it is involved in the upregulation of MMP-9 expre...

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Main Authors: Xianmin Bu, Chenghai Zhao, Xianwei Dai
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/214269
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description COX-2 and MMP-9 have been reported to show an overexpression in pancreatic cancer, and thus an attempt to explore the correlation between them has become a target of this study. Besides, PGE2, a product of COX-2, was also under research as to whether it is involved in the upregulation of MMP-9 expression by COX-2. Expression of COX-2 and MMP-9 mRNA varied in pancreatic adenocarcinomas, and the mRNA level of COX-2 was correlated positively with MMP-9. Both BxPC-3 and Capan-1 cells had strong expression of COX-2 and MMP-9. MMP-9 expression was downregulated significantly in BxPC-3 and Capan-1 cells after treatment with COX-2 inhibitors or COX-2 siRNA plasmids, and upregulated in BxPC-3 significantly by exogenous TNF-α, LPS or PGE2. The upregulation of MMP-9 by TNF-α or LPS was inhibited by COX-2 inhibitor NS398. There was a significant increase in the migration of BxPC-3 cells with TNF-α, LPS, or PGE2 treatment; however, the increase caused by TNF-α or LPS was also inhibited remarkably by NS398. Our findings demonstrated that COX-2 upregulates MMP-9 expression in pancreatic cancer, and PGE2 may be involved in it.
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spelling doaj-art-be3f5f8737854afbae396b5a36aa6fa82025-08-20T02:18:35ZengWileyGastroenterology Research and Practice1687-61211687-630X2011-01-01201110.1155/2011/214269214269Involvement of COX-2/PGE2 Pathway in the Upregulation of MMP-9 Expression in Pancreatic CancerXianmin Bu0Chenghai Zhao1Xianwei Dai2Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, ChinaDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, ChinaCOX-2 and MMP-9 have been reported to show an overexpression in pancreatic cancer, and thus an attempt to explore the correlation between them has become a target of this study. Besides, PGE2, a product of COX-2, was also under research as to whether it is involved in the upregulation of MMP-9 expression by COX-2. Expression of COX-2 and MMP-9 mRNA varied in pancreatic adenocarcinomas, and the mRNA level of COX-2 was correlated positively with MMP-9. Both BxPC-3 and Capan-1 cells had strong expression of COX-2 and MMP-9. MMP-9 expression was downregulated significantly in BxPC-3 and Capan-1 cells after treatment with COX-2 inhibitors or COX-2 siRNA plasmids, and upregulated in BxPC-3 significantly by exogenous TNF-α, LPS or PGE2. The upregulation of MMP-9 by TNF-α or LPS was inhibited by COX-2 inhibitor NS398. There was a significant increase in the migration of BxPC-3 cells with TNF-α, LPS, or PGE2 treatment; however, the increase caused by TNF-α or LPS was also inhibited remarkably by NS398. Our findings demonstrated that COX-2 upregulates MMP-9 expression in pancreatic cancer, and PGE2 may be involved in it.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/214269
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Gastroenterology Research and Practice
title Involvement of COX-2/PGE2 Pathway in the Upregulation of MMP-9 Expression in Pancreatic Cancer
title_full Involvement of COX-2/PGE2 Pathway in the Upregulation of MMP-9 Expression in Pancreatic Cancer
title_fullStr Involvement of COX-2/PGE2 Pathway in the Upregulation of MMP-9 Expression in Pancreatic Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Involvement of COX-2/PGE2 Pathway in the Upregulation of MMP-9 Expression in Pancreatic Cancer
title_short Involvement of COX-2/PGE2 Pathway in the Upregulation of MMP-9 Expression in Pancreatic Cancer
title_sort involvement of cox 2 pge2 pathway in the upregulation of mmp 9 expression in pancreatic cancer
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/214269
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