Discovery of BAR502, as potent steroidal antagonist of leukemia inhibitory factor receptor for the treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma

被引：9

作者：

Di Giorgio, Cristina ^{[1
]}

Bellini, Rachele ^{[1
]}

Lupia, Antonio ^{[2
,3
]}

Massa, Carmen ^{[1
]}

Bordoni, Martina ^{[1
]}

Marchiano, Silvia ^{[1
]}

Rosselli, Rosalinda ^{[2
]}

Sepe, Valentina ^{[2
]}

Rapacciuolo, Pasquale ^{[2
]}

Moraca, Federica ^{[2
,3
]}

Morretta, Elva ^{[4
]}

Ricci, Patrizia ^{[1
]}

Urbani, Ginevra ^{[1
]}

Monti, Maria Chiara ^{[4
]}

Biagioli, Michele ^{[1
]}

Distrutti, Eleonora ^{[5
]}

Catalanotti, Bruno ^{[2
]}

Zampella, Angela ^{[2
]}

Fiorucci, Stefano ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Perugia, Dept Med & Surg, Perugia, Italy

[2] Univ Naples Federico II, Dept Pharm, Naples, Italy

[3] Magna Graecia Univ Catanzaro, Net4Sci srl, Catanzaro, Italy

[4] Univ Salerno, Dept Pharm, Salerno, Italy

[5] Azienda Ospedaliera Perugia, Dept Gastroenterol, Perugia, Italy

来源：

FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY | 2023年 / 13卷

关键词：

PDAC; LIF; LIFR; bile acids; steroid; proliferation; EMT; REGULATORY T-CELLS; BILE-ACIDS; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR; CANCER; EXPRESSION; PROTEIN; LIF; APOPTOSIS; KIF20A; FXR;

D O I：

10.3389/fonc.2023.1140730

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

IntroductionThe leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), is a cytokine belonging to IL-6 family, whose overexpression correlate with poor prognosis in cancer patients, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). LIF signaling is mediate by its binding to the heterodimeric LIF receptor (LIFR) complex formed by the LIFR receptor and Gp130, leading to JAK1/STAT3 activation. Bile acids are steroid that modulates the expression/activity of membrane and nuclear receptors, including the Farnesoid-X-Receptor (FXR) and G Protein Bile Acid Activated Receptor (GPBAR1). MethodsHerein we have investigated whether ligands to FXR and GPBAR1 modulate LIF/LIFR pathway in PDAC cells and whether these receptors are expressed in human neoplastic tissues. ResultsThe transcriptome analysis of a cohort of PDCA patients revealed that expression of LIF and LIFR is increased in the neoplastic tissue in comparison to paired non-neoplastic tissues. By in vitro assay we found that both primary and secondary bile acids exert a weak antagonistic effect on LIF/LIFR signaling. In contrast, BAR502 a non-bile acid steroidal dual FXR and GPBAR1 ligand, potently inhibits binding of LIF to LIFR with an IC50 of 3.8 mu M. DiscussionBAR502 reverses the pattern LIF-induced in a FXR and GPBAR1 independent manner, suggesting a potential role for BAR502 in the treatment of LIFR overexpressing-PDAC.

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