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SUBMITTER: Li S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7279292 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Shinan S Ung Trong Thuan TT Nguyen Thi Thinh TT Sah Dhiraj Kumar DK Park Seon Young SY Jung Young Do YD
International journal of molecular sciences 20200512 10
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plays a crucial role in cell invasion and cancer metastasis. In this study, we showed that cholic acid (CA), a major primary bile acid, can induce MMP-9 expression in colon cancer HT29 and SW620 cells. CA increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and also activated phosphorylation of ERK1/2, JNK, and p38 MAPK. Specific inhibitors and mutagenesis studies showed that ERK1/2 and JNK functioned as upstream signals in the activation of AP-1, and p38 MAPK fu ...[more]