title: The effect of somatostatin and SSTR3 on proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer cells.
abstract: In the present study, we detected the expression of SSTR3 protein in 40 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma and 40 cases of normal gastric mucosa by immunoperoxidased staining. SSTR3 mRNA and protein were also examined in gastric cancer cell lines and eternal gastric epithelial cell line by RT-PCR, immunofluorescence and Western blot. The effect of octreotide on the growth of gastric cancer cells was examined by MTT test, and the apoptosis by flow cytometry. Competitive protein binding method was also used to evaluate the role of SSTR3. The results were: (1) SSTR3 protein existed in the membrane of gastric cancer cells. In normal gastric mucosa, SSTR3 protein distributed to the cellular membrane and cytoplasm or interstitial tissue in submucosa. The expression of SSTR3 protein was significantly lower in gastric cancer compared with normal mucosa. Moreover, the poor-differentiated adenocarcinoma was lower than the well-differentiated adenocarcinoma, and the similar result in cell lines. (2) Octreotide could inhibit the growth and induce the apoptosis of gastric cancer and normal epithelial cells that expressed SSTR3, but didn't affect the cells with no or weakly expression of SSTR3. (3) When the cells were administrated octreotide in combination of SSTR3 antibody, the effect of octreotide decreased dramatically. The preliminary study suggested that SSTR3 might play a role in the growth and apoptosis of gastric cancer. In those gastric cancers that expressed SSTR3, octreotide could be effective in inhibiting cell growth and inducing cell apoptosis through mediation of SSTR3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chuangying
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Cuiqiong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Zhiming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Shanshan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Hongtao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Taidong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Daiming
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015282:Octreotide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin; C103631:somatostatin receptor 3; D015282:Octreotide