title: Conjugated linoleic acid inhibits cell proliferation and ErbB3 signaling in HT-29 human colon cell line.
abstract: Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has chemoprotective properties in experimental cancer models, and in vitro studies have shown that CLA inhibits HT-29 colon cancer cell growth. ErbB2 and ErbB3 have been implicated in the development of colon cancer, and both proteins are expressed at high levels in the HT-29 cell line. Activation of ErbB2/ErbB3 heterodimers is regulated by the ErbB3 ligand heregulin. To examine CLA regulation of HT-29 cell proliferation and apoptosis and the influence of CLA on the ErbB3 signaling pathway, HT-29 cells were cultured in the presence of CLA and/or heregulin. CLA inhibited DNA synthesis and induced apoptosis of HT-29 cells. Although the addition of heregulin-alpha led to an increase in cell number, it was not able to counteract the negative growth regulatory effect of CLA. Immunoprecipitation/Western blot studies revealed that CLA inhibited heregulin-alpha-stimulated phosphorylation of ErbB2 and ErbB3, recruitment of the p85 subunit of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3-kinase) to the ErbB3 receptor, ErbB3-associated PI3-kinase activities, and phosphorylation of Akt. CLA decreased ErbB2 and ErbB3 mRNA and protein levels in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, we demonstrate that CLA inhibits cell proliferation and stimulates apoptosis in HT-29 cells and that this may be mediated by its ability to downregulate ErbB3 signaling and the PI3-kinase/Akt pathway.
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Sciences and Department of Pathology, Hallym University, Chunchon 200 - 702, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Han J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Woo K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyeong C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Soochul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hyun S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Angela L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Tyner
authors.forename: Jung H Y
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D019787:Linoleic Acid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020890:Neuregulin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D020893:Receptor, ErbB-3 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D020890:Neuregulin-1; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D020893:Receptor, ErbB-3