γ-Aminobutyric Acid Inhibits Cholangiocarcinoma Growth by Cyclic AMP–Dependent Regulation of the Protein Kinase A/Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2 Pathway
- 15 December 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Cancer Research
- Vol. 65 (24), 11437-11446
- https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-1470
Abstract
We studied the effect of the inhibitory neurotransmitter, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), in the regulation of cholangiocarcinoma growth. We determined the in vitro effect of GABA on the proliferation of the cholangiocarcinoma cell lines (Mz-ChA-1, HuH-28, and TFK-1) and evaluated the intracellular pathways involved. The effect of GABA on migration of Mz-ChA-1 cells was also evaluated. In vivo, Mz-ChA-1 cells were s.c. injected in athymic mice, and the effects of GABA on tumor size, tumor cell proliferation, apoptosis, collagen quantity, and the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and VEGF-C (cancer growth regulators) were measured after 82 days. GABA decreased in vitro cholangiocarcinoma growth in a time-dependent and dose-dependent manner, by both cyclic AMP/protein kinase A– and d-myo-inositol-1,4,5-thriphosphate/Ca2+-dependent pathways, leading to down-regulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 phosphorylation. Blocking of GABAA, GABAB, and GABAC receptors prevented GABA inhibition of cholangiocarcinoma proliferation. GABA inhibited Mz-ChA-1 cell migration and, in vivo, significantly decreased tumor volume, tumor cell proliferation, and VEGF-A/C expression whereas increasing apoptosis compared with controls. An increase in collagen was evident in GABA-treated tumors. GABA decreases biliary cancer proliferation and reduces the metastatic potential of cholangiocarcinoma. GABA may represent a therapeutic agent for patients affected by malignancies of the biliary tract. (Cancer Res 2005; 65(24): 11437-46)Keywords
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