Epoxyeicosanoids stimulate multiorgan metastasis and tumor dormancy escape in mice.

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serval:BIB_B73EAA46D1C0
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Epoxyeicosanoids stimulate multiorgan metastasis and tumor dormancy escape in mice.
Journal
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Author(s)
Panigrahy D., Edin M.L., Lee C.R., Huang S., Bielenberg D.R., Butterfield C.E., Barnés C.M., Mammoto A., Mammoto T., Luria A., Benny O., Chaponis D.M., Dudley A.C., Greene E.R., Vergilio J.A., Pietramaggiori G., Scherer-Pietramaggiori S.S., Short S.M., Seth M., Lih F.B., Tomer K.B., Yang J., Schwendener R.A., Hammock B.D., Falck J.R., Manthati V.L., Ingber D.E., Kaipainen A., D'Amore P.A., Kieran M.W., Zeldin D.C.
ISSN
0021-9738
ISSN-L
0021-9738
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Volume
122
Number
1
Pages
178-191
Language
english
Abstract
Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are small molecules produced by cytochrome P450 epoxygenases. They are lipid mediators that act as autocrine or paracrine factors to regulate inflammation and vascular tone. As a result, drugs that raise EET levels are in clinical trials for the treatment of hypertension and many other diseases. However, despite their pleiotropic effects on cells, little is known about the role of these epoxyeicosanoids in cancer. Here, using genetic and pharmacological manipulation of endogenous EET levels, we demonstrate that EETs are critical for primary tumor growth and metastasis in a variety of mouse models of cancer. Remarkably, we found that EETs stimulated extensive multiorgan metastasis and escape from tumor dormancy in several tumor models. This systemic metastasis was not caused by excessive primary tumor growth but depended on endothelium-derived EETs at the site of metastasis. Administration of synthetic EETs recapitulated these results, while EET antagonists suppressed tumor growth and metastasis, demonstrating in vivo that pharmacological modulation of EETs can affect cancer growth. Furthermore, inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), the enzyme that metabolizes EETs, elevated endogenous EET levels and promoted primary tumor growth and metastasis. Thus, our data indicate a central role for EETs in tumorigenesis, offering a mechanistic link between lipid signaling and cancer and emphasizing the critical importance of considering possible effects of EET-modulating drugs on cancer.
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Yes
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17/02/2012 14:50
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