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Growth hormone-releasing hormone antagonists abolish the transactivation of human epidermal growth factor receptors in advanced prostate cancer models.

Abstract
Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) and its receptors have been implicated in a variety of cellular phenotypes related with tumorigenesis process. Human epidermal growth factor receptor family members (HER) such as EGFR and HER2 are involved in mitogenic signaling pathways implicated in the progression of prostate cancer. We analyzed the cross-talk between GHRH and EGF receptors in prostate cancer. The effects of GHRH in HER signaling were evaluated on human androgen-independent PC3 prostate cancer cells in vitro and GHRH antagonist in vitro and in nude mice xenografts of PC3 prostate cancer. Time-course studies indicated that GHRH had a stimulatory activity on both the expression of EGFR and HER2. GHRH analogues, JMR-132 and JV-1-38, endowed with antagonistic activity for GHRH receptors, abrogated the response to GHRH in PC3 cells. GHRH stimulated a rapid ligand-independent activation of EGFR and HER2 involving at least cAMP/PKA and Src family signaling pathways. GHRH also stimulated a slow ligand-dependent activation of EGFR and HER2 involving an extracellular pathway with an important role for ADAM. Preliminary results also revealed an increase of mRNA for GHRH and GHRH receptor induced by EGF. The inhibition of tumor growth, in vivo, was associated with a substantial reduction in the expression of mRNA and protein levels of EGFR and HER2 in the tumors. GHRH antagonist JV-1-38, significantly decreased the phosphorylated Src levels. The cross-talk between HER and GHRH-R may be impeded by combining drugs acting upon GHRH receptors and HER family members in human advanced prostate cancer.
AuthorsLaura Muñoz-Moreno, M Isabel Arenas, M José Carmena, Andrew V Schally, Juan C Prieto, Ana M Bajo
JournalInvestigational new drugs (Invest New Drugs) Vol. 32 Issue 5 Pg. 871-82 (Oct 2014) ISSN: 1573-0646 [Electronic] United States
PMID25000999 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • GHRH(1-29)NH2, PhAcTyr(1)-Arg(2)-P(H)e(4-CL)(6)-Ala(8)-Tyr(Me)(10)-His(11)-Abu(15)-His(20)-Nle(27)-Arg(28)-HLCr(29)-
  • JV 1-38
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Receptors, Neuropeptide
  • Receptors, Pituitary Hormone-Regulating Hormone
  • Epidermal Growth Factor
  • Sermorelin
  • Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
  • ERBB2 protein, human
  • ErbB Receptors
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • src-Family Kinases
  • somatotropin releasing hormone receptor
Topics
  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Epidermal Growth Factor (pharmacology)
  • ErbB Receptors (antagonists & inhibitors, genetics, metabolism)
  • Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (analogs & derivatives, antagonists & inhibitors, pharmacology)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice, Nude
  • Prostatic Neoplasms (metabolism)
  • RNA, Messenger (metabolism)
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 (antagonists & inhibitors, genetics, metabolism)
  • Receptors, Neuropeptide (genetics)
  • Receptors, Pituitary Hormone-Regulating Hormone (genetics)
  • Sermorelin (analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
  • src-Family Kinases (metabolism)

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