title: Neurotensin signaling induces intracellular alkalinization and interleukin-8 expression in human pancreatic cancer cells.
abstract: Pancreatic adenocarcinomas express neurotensin receptors in up to 90% of cases, however, their role in tumor biology and as a drug target is not clear. In the present study, a stable neurotensin (NT) analog induced intracellular calcium release and intracellular alkalinization in BxPC-3 and PANC-1 pancreatic cancer cells that was abolished by inhibitors of NT receptor (NTR) and sodium-proton exchanger 1 (NHE1), amiloride and SR 142948, respectively. Activation of NHE1 involved increased phosphorylation of dimethylfumarate-sensitive mitogen- and stress-activated kinase 1/2 (MSK1/2). NTR signaling appears to promote a metastatic phenotype in pancreatic cancer cells by induction of localized extracellular acidification in normoxic cells, preceeding acidosis induced by hypoxia and switch to glycolysis in addition to increased expression of interleukin-8 (IL-8).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. u.olszewski@gmx.net
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Olszewski
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D000584:Amiloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009496:Neurotensin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D011804:Quinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D018028:Receptors, Neurotensin / Q000378:metabolism; D038744:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDa / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D026941:Sodium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D000074082:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 1; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C508606:CXCL8 protein, human; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D016209:Interleukin-8; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011804:Quinolines; D018028:Receptors, Neurotensin; C490998:SLC9A1 protein, human; C114947:SR 142948; D026941:Sodium Channel Blockers; D000074082:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 1; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers; D009496:Neurotensin; D000584:Amiloride; C115634:RPS6KA4 protein, human; D038744:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDa; C116919:mitogen and stress-activated protein kinase 1