Inhibition of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Accelerates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Breast Cancer Metastasis via the CXCL12/CXCR4/mTOR Axis

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Dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)-4 is a multifunctional glycoprotein involved in various biological and pathologic processes. DPP-4 has been widely recognized as a therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes mellitus but is also implicated in the development of human malignancies. Here, we show that inhibition of DPP-4 accelerates breast cancer metastasis via induction of CXCL12/CXCR4, which activates mTOR to promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In cultured cells, DPP-4 knockdown induced EMT and cell migration. Treatment with the DPP-4 inhibitor KR62436 (KR) promoted primary tumor growth and lung metastasis in a 4T1 tumor allograft mouse model; DPP-4 knockdown in 4T1 cells displayed similar phenotypes in vivo and in vitro. KR treatment enhanced the levels of CXCL12/CXCR4 and phosphorylated mTOR, which were associated with the induction of EMT in metastatic cancer cells. KR-induced EMT in cancer cells was inhibited by treatment with the CXCR4 inhibitor AMD3100 or the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin, and AMD3100 suppressed KR-induced metastasis in vivo. Our findings suggest that DPP-4 plays a significant role in cancer biology and that inhibition of DPP-4 promotes cancer metastasis via induction of the CXCL12/CXCR4/mTOR/EMT axis. SIGNIFICANCE: These findings reveal that inhibition of DPP-4 increases the metastatic potential of breast cancer. This is especially important given the potential use of DPP-4 inhibition as a therapeutic strategy for type 2 diabetes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

Enthalten in:

Cancer research - 79(2019), 4 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 735-746

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Fan [VerfasserIn]
Takagaki, Yuta [VerfasserIn]
Yoshitomi, Yasuo [VerfasserIn]
Ikeda, Takayuki [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jinpeng [VerfasserIn]
Kitada, Munehiro [VerfasserIn]
Kumagai, Asako [VerfasserIn]
Kawakita, Emi [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Sen [VerfasserIn]
Kanasaki, Keizo [VerfasserIn]
Koya, Daisuke [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers, Tumor
CXCL12 protein, human
CXCR4 protein, human
Chemokine CXCL12
DPP4 protein, human
Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4
EC 2.7.1.1
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 3.4.14.5
Enzyme Inhibitors
Journal Article
MTOR protein, human
Receptors, CXCR4
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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Date Completed 10.12.2019

Date Revised 04.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-0620

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM292134436