NS-398 promotes pancreatic cancer cell invasion by CD147 and MMP-2 via the activation of P38

Molecular Medicine Reports
Hua LiuFeng-Hou Gao

Abstract

The overexpression or abnormal activation of cyclo‑oxygenase‑2 (COX‑2) has been reported in pancreatic cancer cells. NS‑398, a selective inhibitor of COX‑2, is unable to inhibit pancreatic cancer cell proliferation, as determined by a Cell Counting Kit 8 assay. However, it does increase cancer cell invasiveness, and therefore the invasiveness of the PANC‑1 cells was determined, along with the activation of P38, which was assessed by western blotting. In the present study, to evaluate the mechanisms underlying the action of NS‑398 in pancreatic cancer cells, PANC‑1 cells were treated with NS‑398, and the invasion signaling pathways of cluster of differentiation (CD)147‑matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)‑2 and mitogen‑activated protein kinases were evaluated. The results showed that NS‑398‑induced the expression of CD147 and MMP‑2 via the activation of P38, which was involved in antiproliferative activity and induced pancreatic cancer cell invasiveness. The PANC‑1 cells were also co‑treated with CD147 small interfering (si)RNA and NS‑398, and it was found that the NS‑398‑induced activation of P38 was not inhibited by CD147 siRNA, however, the expression of MMP‑2 was inhibited. CD147 siRNA inhibited the invasiveness of the pancreatic ...Continue Reading

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