title: Celecoxib inhibits urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) production in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells.
abstract: Elevated urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) expression in breast tumors predicts poor survival. We found celecoxib (25 microM) significantly reduced uPA protein and mRNA in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells following 72 h of treatment. Celecoxib also inhibited cell viability (12.5 and 25 microM) and induced G2M arrest (25 microM). Therefore, celecoxib therapy for uPA positive breast cancer should be explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Institute for Children's and Women's Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Heather N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Golerah
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Habibi
authors.forename: Jill E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kucab
authors.forename: Sandra E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000068579:Celecoxib; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000187:drug effects; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000187:drug effects; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000187:drug effects; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D011720:Pyrazoles; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013449:Sulfonamides; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator; D000068579:Celecoxib