Regorefenib induces extrinsic/intrinsic apoptosis and inhibits MAPK/NF-κB-modulated tumor progression in bladder cancer in vitro and in vivo.

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to investigate anticancer effect and mechanism of regorafenib in bladder cancer in vitro and in vivo. Human bladder cancer TSGH 8301 cells were treated with regorafenib, NF-κB, AKT, or mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitors for different time. The changes of cell viability, NF-κB activation, apoptotic signaling transduction, and expression of tumor progression-associated proteins were evaluated with MTT, NF-κB reporter gene assay, flow cytometry, and Western blotting assay. TSGH 8301 tumor bearing mice were established and treated with vehicle (140 μL of 0.1% DMSO) or regorafenib (10 mg/kg/day by gavage) for 15 days. The changes of tumor volume, body weight, NF-κB activation, MAPK activation, and tumor progression-associated proteins (MMP-9, XIAP, VEGF, and Cyclin-D1) after regorafenib treatment were evaluated with digital caliper, digital weight, and ex vivo Western blotting assay. Our results demonstrated NF-κB activation and protein levels of MMP-9, XIAP, VEGF, and Cyclin-D1 were significantly reduced by NF-κB (QNZ), ERK (PD98059), and P38 (SB203580) inhibitors. Regorafenib also significantly induced extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic signaling transduction in bladder cancer in vitro. In addition, regorafenib significantly inhibited tumor growth, NF-κB, p38, ERK activation and expression of tumor progression-associated proteins in bladder cancer in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, these results proved that regorafenib not only induced apoptosis through extrinsic and intrinsic pathways and but suppressed MAPK/ NF-κB-modulated tumor progression in bladder cancer.

• Authors: Chih-Hung Chiang, Jing-Gung Chung, Fei-Ting Hsu
• Journal: Environmental toxicology (Environ Toxicol) Vol. 34 Issue 6 Pg. 679-688 (Jun 2019) ISSN: 1522-7278 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 30801954 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2019 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Chemical References

• Antineoplastic Agents
• Imidazoles
• NF-kappa B
• Phenylurea Compounds
• Pyridines
• regorafenib
• Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
• p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
• SB 203580

Topics

• Animals
• Antineoplastic Agents (therapeutic use)
• Apoptosis (drug effects)
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Cell Survival (drug effects)
• Disease Progression
• Humans
• Imidazoles (pharmacology)
• MAP Kinase Signaling System (drug effects)
• Mice
• Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (metabolism)
• NF-kappa B (metabolism)
• Neoplasm Transplantation
• Phenylurea Compounds (therapeutic use)
• Pyridines (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Signal Transduction (drug effects)
• Urinary Bladder Neoplasms (drug therapy, metabolism, pathology)
• p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (metabolism)