title: Growth inhibition of both MCF-7 and Hs578T human breast cancer cell lines by vitamin D analogues is associated with increased expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3.
abstract: The effects of two vitamin D analogues, EB1089 and CB1093, on insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP) expression have been examined in MCF-7 and Hs578T human breast cancer cell lines. Both vitamin D analogues inhibited IGF-1 stimulated growth of MCF-7 cells and enhanced the production of IGFBP-3 as determined by Western-ligand blotting. Recombinant human IGFBP-3 inhibited the growth of MCF-7 cells over the concentration range 1-235 ng/ml. Hs578T cells were unresponsive to the mitogenic effects of IGF-1 but growth was inhibited by the two vitamin D analogues. Treatment of Hs578T cells with EB1089 and CB1093 (10 nM) as well as 100 nM 9-cis retinoic acid (9-cis RA) or all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) was associated with increased accumulation of IGFBP-3 in conditioned medium. Furthermore, cotreatment of Hs578T cells with EB1089 and 9-cis RA led to augmented effects on both inhibition of cell growth and IGFBP-3 accumulation in conditioned medium as assessed by Western ligand blotting and radioimmunoassay. These findings suggest a role for IGFBP-3 in the growth inhibitory effects of vitamin D analogues.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Colston
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Perks
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Holly
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D006801:Humans; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / Q000235:genetics*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3; D014807:Vitamin D