title: Involvement of membrane-type bile acid receptor M-BAR/TGR5 in bile acid-induced activation of epidermal growth factor receptor and mitogen-activated protein kinases in gastric carcinoma cells.
abstract: Bile acids, which have been implicated in gastrointestinal-tract cell carcinogenesis, share properties with tumor promoters in that both affect signal transduction pathways responsible for cell proliferation and apoptosis. In the present study, we demonstrate that EGFR-ERK1/2 is activated following treatment of AGS human gastric carcinoma cells with bile acids. EGFR phosphoactivation is ligand-dependent, since treatment of cells with HB-EGF antisera or CM197 (a selective inhibitor of HB-EGF) markedly inhibits deoxycholate (DC)-promoted activation. Membrane-type bile acid receptor (M-BAR)/TGR5 is a recently identified G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). In AGS cells, siRNAs that target M-BAR suppress DC-induced phosphorylation of EGFR. Furthermore, introduction of siRNAs targeting ADAM17 transcripts resulted in suppression of DC-induced activation of EGFR and ERK1/2. These results suggest that in AGS cells, DC transactivates EGFR through M-BAR- and ADAM/HB-EGF-dependent mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30 Fujigaoka, Yokohama 227-8501, Japan. hiroshi-yasuda@showa-university-fujigaoka.gr.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Shuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Hirosato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mashima
authors.forename: Hirohide
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshiba
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000378:metabolism*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; C473772:GPBAR1 protein, human; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases