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cGMP controls many cellular functions ranging from growth, viability, and differentiation to contractility, secretion, and ion transport. The mammalian genome encodes seven transmembrane guanylyl cyclases (GCs), GC-A to GC-G, which mainly modulate submembrane cGMP microdomains. These GCs share a unique topology comprising an extracellular domain, a short transmembrane region, and an intracellular COOH-terminal catalytic (cGMP synthesizing) region. GC-A mediates the endocrine effects of atrial and B-type natriuretic peptides regulating arterial blood pressure/volume and energy balance. GC-B is activated by C-type natriuretic peptide, stimulating endochondral ossification in autocrine way. GC-C mediates the paracrine effects of guanylins on intestinal ion transport and epithelial turnover. GC-E and GC-F are expressed in photoreceptor cells of the retina, and their activation by intracellular Ca(2+)-regulated proteins is essential for vision. Finally, in the rodent system two olfactorial GCs, GC-D and GC-G, are activated by low concentrations of CO2and by peptidergic (guanylins) and nonpeptidergic odorants as well as by coolness, which has implications for social behaviors. In the past years advances in human and mouse genetics as well as the development of sensitive biosensors monitoring the spatiotemporal dynamics of cGMP in living cells have provided novel relevant information about this receptor family. This increased our understanding of the mechanisms of signal transduction, regulation, and (dys)function of the membrane GCs, clarified their relevance for genetic and acquired diseases and, importantly, has revealed novel targets for therapies. The present review aims to illustrate these different features of membrane GCs and the main open questions in this field.
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- Michaela Kuhn
- Institute of Physiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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The role of cyclic nucleotide signaling pathways in cancer: targets for prevention and treatment. Cancers (Basel) 2014; 6:436-58. [PMID: 24577242 PMCID: PMC3980602 DOI: 10.3390/cancers6010436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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For more than four decades, the cyclic nucleotides cyclic AMP (cAMP) and cyclic GMP (cGMP) have been recognized as important signaling molecules within cells. Under normal physiological conditions, cyclic nucleotides regulate a myriad of biological processes such as cell growth and adhesion, energy homeostasis, neuronal signaling, and muscle relaxation. In addition, altered cyclic nucleotide signaling has been observed in a number of pathophysiological conditions, including cancer. While the distinct molecular alterations responsible for these effects vary depending on the specific cancer type, several studies have demonstrated that activation of cyclic nucleotide signaling through one of three mechanisms-induction of cyclic nucleotide synthesis, inhibition of cyclic nucleotide degradation, or activation of cyclic nucleotide receptors-is sufficient to inhibit proliferation and activate apoptosis in many types of cancer cells. These findings suggest that targeting cyclic nucleotide signaling can provide a strategy for the discovery of novel agents for the prevention and/or treatment of selected cancers.
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Brierley SM. Guanylate cyclase-C receptor activation: unexpected biology. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2012; 12:632-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2012.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Revised: 10/06/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Basu A. WITHDRAWN: Expression and functional characterization of guanylyl cyclase C receptor in HepG2 cells: Two-step regulation by dexamethasone and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 (HNF4). J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2012:S0960-0760(12)00123-9. [PMID: 22750460 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2012.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Revised: 05/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Arindam Basu
- University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Biology, 3800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
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GUCY2C opposes systemic genotoxic tumorigenesis by regulating AKT-dependent intestinal barrier integrity. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31686. [PMID: 22384056 PMCID: PMC3284579 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The barrier separating mucosal and systemic compartments comprises epithelial cells, annealed by tight junctions, limiting permeability. GUCY2C recently emerged as an intestinal tumor suppressor coordinating AKT1-dependent crypt-villus homeostasis. Here, the contribution of GUCY2C to barrier integrity opposing colitis and systemic tumorigenesis is defined. Mice deficient in GUCY2C (Gucy2c−/−) exhibited barrier hyperpermeability associated with reduced junctional proteins. Conversely, activation of GUCY2C in mice reduced barrier permeability associated with increased junctional proteins. Further, silencing GUCY2C exacerbated, while activation reduced, chemical barrier disruption and colitis. Moreover, eliminating GUCY2C amplified, while activation reduced, systemic oxidative DNA damage. This genotoxicity was associated with increased spontaneous and carcinogen-induced systemic tumorigenesis in Gucy2c−/− mice. GUCY2C regulated barrier integrity by repressing AKT1, associated with increased junction proteins occludin and claudin 4 in mice and Caco2 cells in vitro. Thus, GUCY2C defends the intestinal barrier, opposing colitis and systemic genotoxicity and tumorigenesis. The therapeutic potential of this observation is underscored by the emerging clinical development of oral GUCY2C ligands, which can be used for chemoprophylaxis in inflammatory bowel disease and cancer.
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Detection of guanylyl cyclase C mRNA in lymph nodes of resected stage II colorectal cancer is highly correlated with the risk of tumor recurrence. If validated, these results could have significant implications for the selection of patients for adjuvant therapy in this disease.
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Karan S, Frederick JM, Baehr W. Novel functions of photoreceptor guanylate cyclases revealed by targeted deletion. Mol Cell Biochem 2009; 334:141-55. [PMID: 20012162 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-009-0322-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2009] [Accepted: 11/04/2009] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Targeted deletion of membrane guanylate cyclases (GCs) has yielded new information concerning their function. Here, we summarize briefly recent results of laboratory generated non-photoreceptor GC knockouts characterized by complex phenotypes affecting the vasculature, heart, brain, kidney, and other tissues. The main emphasis of the review, however, addresses the two GCs expressed in retinal photoreceptors, termed GC-E and GC-F. Naturally occurring GC-E (GUCY2D) null alleles in human and chicken are associated with an early onset blinding disorder, termed "Leber congenital amaurosis type 1" (LCA-1), characterized by extinguished scotopic and photopic ERGs, and retina degeneration. In mouse, a GC-E null genotype produces a recessive cone dystrophy, while rods remain functional. Rod function is supported by the presence of GC-F (Gucy2f), a close relative of GC-E. Deletion of Gucy2f has very little effect on rod and cone physiology and survival. However, a GC-E/GC-F double knockout (GCdko) phenotypically resembles human LCA-1 with extinguished ERGs and rod/cone degeneration. In GCdko rods, PDE6 and GCAPs are absent in outer segments. In contrast, GC-E(-/-) cones lack proteins of the entire phototransduction cascade. These results suggest that GC-E may participate in transport of peripheral membrane proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the outer segments.
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- Sukanya Karan
- Department of Ophthalmology, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Health Science Center, 65 Mario Capecchi Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Basu N, Arshad N, Visweswariah SS. Receptor guanylyl cyclase C (GC-C): regulation and signal transduction. Mol Cell Biochem 2009; 334:67-80. [PMID: 19960363 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-009-0324-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2009] [Accepted: 11/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Receptor guanylyl cyclase C (GC-C) is the target for the gastrointestinal hormones, guanylin, and uroguanylin as well as the bacterial heat-stable enterotoxins. The major site of expression of GC-C is in the gastrointestinal tract, although this receptor and its ligands play a role in ion secretion in other tissues as well. GC-C shares the domain organization seen in other members of the family of receptor guanylyl cyclases, though subtle differences highlight some of the unique features of GC-C. Gene knock outs in mice for GC-C or its ligands do not lead to embryonic lethality, but modulate responses of these mice to stable toxin peptides, dietary intake of salts, and development and differentiation of intestinal cells. It is clear that there is much to learn in future about the role of this evolutionarily conserved receptor, and its properties in intestinal and extra-intestinal tissues.
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- Nirmalya Basu
- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Cross talk between receptor guanylyl cyclase C and c-src tyrosine kinase regulates colon cancer cell cytostasis. Mol Cell Biol 2009; 29:5277-89. [PMID: 19620276 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00001-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Increased activation of c-src seen in colorectal cancer is an indicator of a poor clinical prognosis, suggesting that identification of downstream effectors of c-src may lead to new avenues of therapy. Guanylyl cyclase C (GC-C) is a receptor for the gastrointestinal hormones guanylin and uroguanylin and the bacterial heat-stable enterotoxin. Though activation of GC-C by its ligands elevates intracellular cyclic GMP (cGMP) levels and inhibits cell proliferation, its persistent expression in colorectal carcinomas and occult metastases makes it a marker for malignancy. We show here that GC-C is a substrate for inhibitory phosphorylation by c-src, resulting in reduced ligand-mediated cGMP production. Consequently, active c-src in colonic cells can overcome GC-C-mediated control of the cell cycle. Furthermore, docking of the c-src SH2 domain to phosphorylated GC-C results in colocalization and further activation of c-src. We therefore propose a novel feed-forward mechanism of activation of c-src that is induced by cross talk between a receptor GC and a tyrosine kinase. Our findings have important implications in understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in the progression and treatment of colorectal cancer.
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli modulates host intestinal cell membrane asymmetry and metabolic activity. Infect Immun 2008; 77:341-7. [PMID: 18936181 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01097-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a common cause of travelers' and postweaning diarrhea in humans and swine, respectively. The extent to which ETEC damages host cells is unclear. Experiments are presented that probe the ability of porcine ETEC isolates to induce apoptosis and cell death in porcine intestinal epithelial cells. Quantification of host phosphatidylserine exposure following ETEC infection suggested that ETEC induced changes in plasma membrane asymmetry, independent of the expression of the heat-labile enterotoxin. Significant host cell death was not observed. ETEC infection also caused a drastic inhibition of host esterase activity, as measured by calcein fluorescence. While ETEC infection resulted in activation of host caspase 3, terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling of DNA double-strand breakage, indicative of late stages of apoptosis, was not observed. Camptothecin-induced apoptosis markedly increased subsequent ETEC adherence. Transfer of cell-free supernatants from apoptotic cells to bacterial inocula prior to infection of naïve cells increased the transcriptional activity of the regulatory region upstream of the K88ac operon and promoted subsequent adherence to host cells.
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Kloeters O, Friess H, Giese N, Buechler MW, Cetin Y, Kulaksiz H. Uroguanylin inhibits proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells. Scand J Gastroenterol 2008; 43:447-55. [PMID: 18365910 DOI: 10.1080/00365520701746378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The peptide hormones guanylin and uroguanylin and their receptor, guanylate cyclase C (GC-C), are expressed in pancreatic duct cells. In colon cancer, guanylin peptides are shown to exert strong anti-tumor activity through the GC-C pathway. The objective of this study was to analyze the role of guanylin and uroguanylin in human pancreatic cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (QRT-PCR) was used to show the expression of guanylin, uroguanylin and GC-C in specimens of human pancreatic cancer, chronic pancreatitis donor and in pancreatic tumor cell lines. The presence of guanylins and GC-C in tumor cell lines and in pancreatic cancer tissues was shown by immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry. The effect of guanylin and uroguanylin on cell cycle and cell death of pancreatic cancer cells was investigated by fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS) analysis using annexin and propidium iodide. In addition, the growth inhibitory effect of guanylins on pancreatic cancer cells was assessed using the MTT assay. RESULTS Guanylin, uroguanylin and GC-C were expressed at mRNA and protein levels in pancreatic cancer and cancer cell lines. As shown by QRT-PCR, GC-C expression was significantly up-regulated in pancreatic cancer compared with that in healthy pancreatic tissues (p<0.00001) and chronic pancreatitis (p<0.05). Guanylin and uroguanylin were not up-regulated in pancreatic cancer. The MTT assay revealed significant inhibition of pancreatic cancer cell proliferation by uroguanylin in a dose-dependent fashion, whereas Panc1 and Capan1 cell lines were significantly inhibited already at the lowest uroguanylin concentration (2 nM, p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest therapeutic properties of uroguanylin in pancreatic cancer via GC-C-dependent mechanisms. In addition, determination of GC-C expression might be a useful marker for differentiation between pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis.
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- Oliver Kloeters
- Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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Li P, Lin JE, Chervoneva I, Schulz S, Waldman SA, Pitari GM. Homeostatic control of the crypt-villus axis by the bacterial enterotoxin receptor guanylyl cyclase C restricts the proliferating compartment in intestine. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2007; 171:1847-58. [PMID: 17974601 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.070198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Guanylyl cyclase C (GC-C), the receptor for diarrheagenic enterotoxins and the paracrine ligands guanylin and uroguanylin, regulates intestinal secretion. Beyond volume homeostasis, its importance in modulating cancer cell proliferation and its uniform dysregulation early in colon carcinogenesis, reflecting loss of ligand expression, suggests a role for GC-C in organizing the crypt-villus axis. Here, eliminating GC-C expression in mice increased crypt length along a decreasing rostral-caudal gradient by disrupting component homeostatic processes. Crypt expansion reflected hyperplasia of the proliferating compartment with reciprocal increases in rapidly cycling progenitor cells and reductions in differentiated cells of the secretory lineage, including Paneth and goblet cells, but not enteroendocrine cells. GC-C signaling regulated proliferation by restricting the cell cycle at the G(1)/S transition. Moreover, crypt expansion in GC-C(-/-) mice was associated with adaptive increases in cell migration and apoptosis. Reciprocal alterations in proliferation and differentiation resulting in expansion associated with adaptive responses in migration and apoptosis suggest that GC-C coordinates component processes maintaining homeostasis of the crypt progenitor compartment. In the context of uniform loss of GC-C signaling during tumorigenesis, dysregulation of those homeostatic processes may contribute to mechanisms underlying colon cancer.
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- Peng Li
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Thomas Jefferson University, 1100 Walnut St./MOB 810, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Li P, Schulz S, Bombonati A, Palazzo JP, Hyslop TM, Xu Y, Baran AA, Siracusa LD, Pitari GM, Waldman SA. Guanylyl cyclase C suppresses intestinal tumorigenesis by restricting proliferation and maintaining genomic integrity. Gastroenterology 2007; 133:599-607. [PMID: 17681179 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2007] [Accepted: 05/10/2007] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The most commonly lost gene products in colorectal carcinogenesis include guanylin and uroguanylin, endogenous ligands for guanylyl cyclase C (GCC). Beyond intestinal fluid balance, GCC mediates diarrhea induced by bacterial enterotoxins, and an inverse relationship exists between enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections producing the exogenous GCC ligand ST and colorectal cancer worldwide. However, the role of GCC in neoplasia remains obscure. METHODS Intestinal tumorigenesis was examined in wild-type (Gcc(+/+)) and GCC-deficient (Gcc(-/-)) mice carrying mutations in Apc (Apc(Min/+)) or exposed to the carcinogen azoxymethane. Markers of DNA damage, loss of Apc heterozygosity, and beta-catenin mutations were used to assess genomic integrity. Hyperproliferation was explored using Ki67 and cell cycle markers. Apoptosis was quantified by transferase biotin-dUTP nick end labeling analysis. RESULTS In colons of Apc(Min/+) mice, deletion of Gcc increased tumor incidence and multiplicity, reflecting uncoupling of loss of genomic integrity and compensatory apoptosis. Conversely, in the small intestine, elimination of Gcc increased tumorigenesis by enhancing proliferation without altering genomic integrity. Moreover, these distinct but mutually reinforcing mechanisms collaborate in azoxymethane-exposed mice, and deletion of Gcc increased tumor initiation and growth associated with hypermutation and hyperproliferation, respectively, in conjunction with attenuated apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS GCC suppresses tumor initiation and growth by maintaining genomic integrity and restricting proliferation. This previously unrecognized role of GCC in inhibiting tumorigenesis, together with the invariant disruption in guanylin and uroguanylin expression early in carcinogenesis, and the uniform over-expression of GCC by tumors, underscores the potential of oral administration of GCC ligands for targeted prevention and therapy of colorectal cancer.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Azoxymethane
- Cell Cycle Proteins/analysis
- Cell Proliferation
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/metabolism
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/pathology
- Colonic Neoplasms/chemically induced
- Colonic Neoplasms/enzymology
- Colonic Neoplasms/genetics
- Colonic Neoplasms/pathology
- DNA Damage
- Disease Models, Animal
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, APC
- Guanylate Cyclase/deficiency
- Guanylate Cyclase/genetics
- Guanylate Cyclase/metabolism
- Intestinal Neoplasms/chemically induced
- Intestinal Neoplasms/enzymology
- Intestinal Neoplasms/genetics
- Intestinal Neoplasms/pathology
- Intestine, Small/enzymology
- Intestine, Small/pathology
- Ki-67 Antigen/analysis
- Loss of Heterozygosity
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Mutation
- Receptors, Enterotoxin
- Receptors, Guanylate Cyclase-Coupled
- Receptors, Peptide/deficiency
- Receptors, Peptide/genetics
- Receptors, Peptide/metabolism
- beta Catenin/genetics
- beta Catenin/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Peng Li
- Department of Pharmacology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Pitari GM, Li T, Baksh RI, Waldman SA. Exisulind and guanylyl cyclase C induce distinct antineoplastic signaling mechanisms in human colon cancer cells. Mol Cancer Ther 2006; 5:1190-6. [PMID: 16731751 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-05-0415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug sulindac is metabolized to sulindac sulfone (exisulind), an antineoplastic agent that inhibits growth and induces apoptosis in solid tumors. In colon cancer cells, the antineoplastic effects of exisulind have been attributed, in part, to induction of cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cGMP) signaling through inhibition of cGMP-specific phosphodiesterases, which elevates intracellular cGMP, and novel expression of cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) Ibeta, the presumed downstream effector mediating apoptosis. Here, inhibition of proliferation and induction of cell death by exisulind was dissociated from cGMP signaling in human colon cancer cells. Accumulation of intracellular cGMP produced by an exogenous cell-permeant analogue of cGMP or a potent agonist of guanylyl cyclase C yielded cytostasis without cell death. Surprisingly, the antiproliferative effects of induced cGMP accumulation were paradoxically less than additive, rather than synergistic, when combined with exisulind. Further, although exisulind induced expression of PKG Ibeta, it did not elevate intracellular cGMP and its efficacy was not altered by inhibition or activation of PKG I. Rather, PKG I induced by exisulind may mediate desensitization of cytostasis induced by cGMP. Thus, cytotoxic effects of exisulind are independent of cGMP signaling in human colon cancer cells. Moreover, combination therapies, including exisulind and agents that induce cGMP signaling, may require careful evaluation in patients with colon cancer.
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- Giovanni Mario Pitari
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Departments of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 1100 Walnut Street MOB 810, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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Garbers DL, Chrisman TD, Wiegn P, Katafuchi T, Albanesi JP, Bielinski V, Barylko B, Redfield MM, Burnett JC. Membrane guanylyl cyclase receptors: an update. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2006; 17:251-8. [PMID: 16815030 PMCID: PMC2647281 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2006.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2006] [Revised: 06/07/2006] [Accepted: 06/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Recent studies have demonstrated key roles for several membrane guanylyl cyclase receptors in the regulation of cell hyperplasia, hypertrophy, migration and extracellular matrix production, all of which having an impact on clinically relevant diseases, including tissue remodeling after injury. Additionally, cell differentiation, and even tumor progression, can be profoundly influenced by one or more of these receptors. Some of these receptors also mediate important communication between the heart and intestine, and the kidney to regulate blood volume and Na+ balance.
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- David L Garbers
- Cecil H. & Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, and Department of Pharmacology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9051, USA.
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