INVESTIGADORES
ALONSO Daniel Fernando
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Effect of [4-valine 5-glutamine] desmopressin, a novel vasopressin analog, on human breast cancer cell growth in two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) cultures
Autor/es:
GARONA J; PIFANO M; PASTRIAN B; IANNUCCI N; GOMEZ DE; ALONSO DF; RIPOLL GV
Lugar:
Texas
Reunión:
Simposio; 36th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2013
Institución organizadora:
AACR
Resumen:
Background: Desmopressin (dDAVP), a synthetic
nonapeptide derivative of arginine vasopressin, is a safe hemostatic compound
that acts as a selective agonist for the vasopressin V2 membrane receptor
(V2R). This receptor is expressed in endothelium and also in some tumor cells. V2R
stimulation is associated with increased levels of cyclic AMP and cyclic
AMP-dependent protein kinase activation. We previously reported that dDAVP can
inhibit progression of residual metastatic cells in preclinical models. Among
other mechanisms, the compound induces an agonist effect on V2R present in
tumor cells. This nonapeptide was
substituted in positions 4 and 5 searching for compounds with improved
biological activity. Such positions belong to the conformational peptide loop
which has a key role in ligand-receptor interaction. After an extensive in
vitro and in vivo characterization, novel peptide compound [4-valine 5-glutamine] dDAVP ([V4Q5]dDAVP) exerted a remarkable and
improved antitumor effect in comparison to parental peptide dDAVP. [V4Q5]dDAVP inhibited tumor growth in both
syngeneic F3II and xenogeneic MDA-MB-231 breast cancer models, modulating tumor
aggressiveness and vasculature. In this study, to further understand
direct cytostatic action of this novel vasopressin analog on tumor cells, we
assessed the effect of [V4Q5]dDAVP on
clonogenic and three dimensional growth of V2R-expressing human breast
carcinoma cell lines.
Methods and results: We used MCF7 and triple negative
MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cell lines to conduct the experiments.
Vasopressin V2 membrane receptor expression in tumor cell lines was assessed by
RT-PCR and immunofluorescence. We first examined peptide ability to modify in
vitro low density cell growth by the clonogenic growth assay. Incubation with [V4Q5]dDAVP (100-1500 nM) during one
week significantly reduced the number of tumor cell colonies showing a
concentration dependant manner and an IC50 value of 1135 nM. To assess the
effect of novel analog on three dimensional growth of cancer cells we used two
different assays. The first one evaluates the ability of basement membrane
extract (BME)-embedded single cells to proliferate and form spheroids. The
second assay evaluates growth of single fully established spheroids (Approx.
300 μm diameter) transplanted individually on a non-adherent surface. [V4Q5]dDAVP, at a concentration of 1000 nM,
was able to significantly reduce the number of BME-embedded spheroids formed from
single cells after 14 days of treatment. In a similar manner, incubation
of established and isolated spheroids with [V4Q5]dDAVP using the same concentration for 9 days, caused a decrease in
multicellular spheroids final diameter. Cellular metabolic activity
analysis by the MTS assay showed no significant differences between treated and
control groups.
Conclusions: We report for the first time the
inhibitory effect of [V4Q5]dDAVP on colony
and spheroid formation and growth of human breast carcinoma cells. Our results using three dimensional
models suggest that V2R stimulation in cancer cells may affect early stages of microtumor establishment.
Further analysis of involved signaling pathways in treated 3D cultures is
needed.