Targeting constitutive and interleukin-6-inducible signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 pathway in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells by curcumin (diferuloylmethane)

International Journal of Cancer. Journal International Du Cancer
Nitin ChakravartiBharat B Aggarwal

Abstract

Numerous reports suggest that interleukin-6 (IL-6) promotes survival and proliferation of tumor cells through the phosphorylation of a cell-signaling protein, signal-transducer-and-activator-of-transcription-3 (STAT3). Constitutive activation of STAT3 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and its role in proliferation of this tumor has been demonstrated. Thus, agents that can suppress STAT3 activation have potential for the treatment of HNSCC. In the present report, we demonstrate that most HNSCC cell lines had constitutively active STAT3 and that curcumin (diferuloylmethane), a pharmacologically safe agent in humans, inhibited STAT3 phosphorylation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Nuclear translocation of STAT3 was also inhibited by curcumin. The inhibition of STAT3 activation by curcumin was reversible, although even 24 hr after curcumin removal, only partial reversal occurred. Besides inhibiting constitutive expression, curcumin also abrogated the IL-6-induced activation of STAT3 in HNSCC cells. When compared with AG490, a well-characterized JAK2 inhibitor, curcumin was more rapid (30 min vs. 4 hr) and more potent (25 microM vs. 100 microM) inhibitor of STAT3 phosphorylation. Curcumin was also a more potent i...Continue Reading

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