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Protease-activated receptor-1 impedes prostate and intestinal tumor progression in mice.


ABSTRACT: Essentials Protease activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) has been proposed to drive cancer progression. Surprisingly, PAR-1 deletion accelerated tumor progression in two distinct experimental settings. PAR-1 deletion was shown to limit the apoptosis of transformed epithelial cells. Thrombin- and activated protein C-mediated PAR-1 activation have unique effects on tumor cell biology. SUMMARY: Background Multiple studies have implicated protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR-1), a G-protein-coupled receptor activated by proteolytic cleavage of its N-terminus, as one target coupling thrombin-mediated proteolysis to tumor progression. Objective To analyze the role of PAR-1 in the setting of two distinct spontaneously developing tumor models in mice. Methods We interbred PAR-1-deficient mice with Transgenic Adenocarcinoma of the Mouse Prostate (TRAMP) mice, which spontaneously develop prostate tumors, and adenomatous polyposis coli Min (APCM in/+ ) mice, which spontaneously develop intestinal adenomas. Results Analyses of TRAMP mice with advanced disease (30 weeks) revealed that PAR-1 deficiency resulted in significantly larger and more aggressive prostate tumors. Prostates collected at an earlier time point (12 weeks of age) revealed that PAR-1 promotes apoptosis in transformed epithelia. In vitro analyses of TRAMP-derived cells revealed that activated protein C-mediated PAR-1 cleavage can induce tumor cell apoptosis, suggesting that tumor cell-intrinsic PAR-1 functions can limit tumor progression. Paralleling results in TRAMP mice, PAR-1-deficient APCM in/+ mice developed three-fold more adenomas than PAR-1-expressing mice, and the adenomas that formed were significantly larger. Moreover, loss of PAR-1 expression was shown to limit apoptosis in transformed intestinal epithelial cells. Conclusions Together, these results demonstrate a previously unrecognized role for PAR-1 in impeding tumor progression in vivo. These results also offer a cautionary note suggesting that long-term PAR-1 inhibition could increase malignancy risk in some contexts.

SUBMITTER: Adams GN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6214773 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Protease-activated receptor-1 impedes prostate and intestinal tumor progression in mice.

Adams G N GN   Sharma B K BK   Rosenfeldt L L   Frederick M M   Flick M J MJ   Witte D P DP   Mosnier L O LO   Harmel-Laws E E   Steinbrecher K A KA   Palumbo J S JS  

Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH 20180927 11


Essentials Protease activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) has been proposed to drive cancer progression. Surprisingly, PAR-1 deletion accelerated tumor progression in two distinct experimental settings. PAR-1 deletion was shown to limit the apoptosis of transformed epithelial cells. Thrombin- and activated protein C-mediated PAR-1 activation have unique effects on tumor cell biology. SUMMARY: Background Multiple studies have implicated protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR-1), a G-protein-coupled receptor a  ...[more]

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