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Verteporfin inhibits gastric cancer cell growth by suppressing adhesion molecule FAT1.


ABSTRACT: Gastric cancer (GC) is a leading cause of death worldwide and in urgent need of targeted drug development. In the current, we investigated the ability of a repositioned drug verteporfin (VP), originally a treatment for macular degeneration, to inhibit GC cell growth. VP inhibited growth of various GC cell lines. Gene expression profiling of GC cell lines treated with VP revealed that migration-related genes and those with oncogenic potential were down-regulated. Of these genes, we found that FAT1, an adhesion molecule promoting cell invasion, was highly suppressed by VP. Silencing of FAT1 suppressed cell migration and invasion as VP did. FAT1 expression was up-regulated in tumors, and patients with high FAT1-expressing tumors had a worse prognosis. We propose that VP- targeting FAT1 to suppress metastatic potential is a promising therapeutic strategy against GC.

SUBMITTER: Kang MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5716775 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Verteporfin inhibits gastric cancer cell growth by suppressing adhesion molecule FAT1.

Kang Myoung-Hee MH   Jeong Gi Seok GS   Smoot Duane T DT   Ashktorab Hassan H   Hwang Chang Mo CM   Kim Byung Sik BS   Kim Hee Sung HS   Park Yun-Yong YY  

Oncotarget 20171019 58


Gastric cancer (GC) is a leading cause of death worldwide and in urgent need of targeted drug development. In the current, we investigated the ability of a repositioned drug verteporfin (VP), originally a treatment for macular degeneration, to inhibit GC cell growth. VP inhibited growth of various GC cell lines. Gene expression profiling of GC cell lines treated with VP revealed that migration-related genes and those with oncogenic potential were down-regulated. Of these genes, we found that FAT  ...[more]

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