World Journal of Surgical Oncology | |
Cyclooxygenase/lipoxygenase shunting lowers the anti-cancer effect of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition in colorectal cancer cells | |
Research | |
Daniel JB Marks1  Alexander M Seifalian2  Marc C Winslet2  Kevin Sales2  Radhakrishnan Ganesh2  | |
[1] Centre for Molecular Medicine, University College London, 5 University Street, WC1E 6JF, London, UK;Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, NW3 2PF, London, UK; | |
关键词: Apoptosis; Colorectal cancer; Cyclooxygenase; Eicosanoids; Lipoxygenase; | |
DOI : 10.1186/1477-7819-10-200 | |
received in 2012-05-12, accepted in 2012-09-10, 发布年份 2012 | |
来源: Springer | |
【 摘 要 】
BackgroundArachidonic acid metabolite, generated by cyclooxygenase (COX), is implicated in the colorectal cancer (CRC) pathogenesis. Inhibiting COX may therefore have anti-carcinogenic effects. Results from use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs inhibiting only COX have been conflicting. It has been postulated that this might result from the shunting of arachidonic acid metabolism to the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) pathway. Cancer cell viability is promoted by 5-LOX through several mechanisms that are similar to those of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Expression of 5-LOX is upregulated in colorectal adenoma and cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the shunting of arachidonic acid metabolism to the 5-LOX pathway by cyclooxygenase inhibition and to determine if this process antagonizes the anti-cancer effect in colorectal cancer cells.MethodsThree colorectal cancer cell lines (HCA7, HT-29 & LoVo) expressing 5-LOX and different levels of COX-2 expression were used. The effects of aspirin (a non-selective COX inhibitor) and rofecoxib (COX-2 selective) on prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and leukotriene B4 (LTB4) secretion were quantified by ELISA. Proliferation and viability were studied by quantifying double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) content and metabolic activity. Apoptosis was determined by annexin V and propidium iodide staining using confocal microscopy, and caspase-3/7 activity by fluorescent substrate assay.ResultsCOX inhibitors suppressed PGE2 production but enhanced LTB4 secretion in COX-2 expressing cell lines (P <0.001). The level of COX-2 expression in colorectal cancer cells did not significantly influence the anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of COX inhibitors due to the shunting mechanism.ConclusionsThis study provides evidence of shunting between COX and 5-LOX pathways in the presence of unilateral inhibition, and may explain the conflicting anti-carcinogenic effects reported with use of COX inhibitors.
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© Ganesh et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
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