Protease-activated receptor 2 enhances renal cell carcinoma cell invasion and migration via PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

Experimental and Molecular Pathology
Zhixia SunJinsheng Wu

Abstract

Protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR-2) has been implicated in the regulation of several cellular functions in the progression of cancer. It is reported that PAR-2 expression is significantly increased in human renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tissue compared with the adjacent non-neoplastic kidney tissue. However, the function of PAR-2 in regulating cell invasion and migration of RCC remains elusive. In this study, we found that PAR-2 was overexpressed in RCC cells. Activation of PAR-2 with PAR-2AP (PAR-2 agonist) enhanced the invasion and migration of RCC cells, and increased the expressions of MMP-13 and urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA). However, knockdown of PAR-2 by siRNA could intervene in all regulating effects of PAR-2AP. Furthermore, activation of PAR-2 induced the activation of PI3K and AKT, and PI3K/AKT inhibitor LY294002 attenuated the invasion and migration of RCC cells stimulated by PAR-2 activation. Altogether, our study demonstrates that PAR-2 stimulates the activation of PI3K/AKT pathway, subsequently increasing the expressions of MMP-13 and uPA, and thereby promotes the invasion and migration of RCC cells.

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