title: Stimulation of dorsal root ganglion neurons activity by pancreatic cancer cell lines.
abstract: Stimulation of mice dorsal root ganglion neurons (DRGNs) activity by human pancreatic cancer (PanCa) cell line Mia PaCa-2 and its potential molecule mechanism has been investaged. DRGNs were cultured alone or along with the MIA PaCa-2. The effects of MIA PaCa-2 to DRGNs were determined by neurofilament (NF) immunocytochemical and Nissl staining. ELISA was used to detect the concentration of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the culture supernatant. Cyton size, neurite outgrowth and neuronal activity in the experimental group were greater than in the control groups. However, the concentration of IGF-1 in the supernatants was not significantly different from those in the blank and non-cultured medium groups. In the presence of MIA PaCa-2 cell line, cyton size, neurite outgrowth and neuronal activity were enhanced, which may provide more routes for the invasion of cancer cells along nerves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
authors.forename: Jun-Hui
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qing-Yong
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Su-Gang
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Heng-Tong
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D049108:Cell Enlargement / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000494:pharmacology; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D020439:Growth Cones / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I