PMID: 11911248Mar 26, 2002Paper

Antisense to integrin alpha v inhibits growth and induces apoptosis in medulloblastoma cells

Anticancer Research
T J MacDonald, S Ladisch

Abstract

Integrin alpha v promotes brain microvessel endothelium survival, yet its role in brain tumor cells is unknown. Alpha v synthesis in medulloblastoma cells Daoy, D341Med, and D283Med, was inhibited with antisense oligonucleotides (ASODN) to test the effect on growth and survivaL RESULTS: ASODN reduced alpha v surface expression 75% in a dose- and time-dependent manner (2 microM, 72 hours). Alpha v-deficient cells grown with vitronectin demonstrated reduced cell spreading, G0-G1 growth arrest, decreased proliferation and increased apoptosis compared to controls or alpha v-deficient cells grown with collagen. Furthermore, insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) suboptimally stimulated proliferation and survival of alpha v-deficient cells, suggesting that alpha v-IGF-I interactions potentiate medulloblastoma growth. Finally, treatment with alpha v-blocking antibody induced caspase-8 and caspase-3 expression, while apoptosis of alpha v-deficient cells was associated only with increased caspase-3. Alpha v integrin supports medulloblastoma growth by activating adhesion-dependent and -independent survival pathways and thus may serve as a novel therapeutic target in this tumor.

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