Curcumin: a novel Stat3 pathway inhibitor for chemoprevention of lung cancer

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作者
Alexandrow, Mark G. [2 ]
Song, Lanxi J. [4 ]
Altiok, Soner [3 ]
Gray, Jhanelle [4 ]
Haura, Eric B. [4 ]
Kumar, Nagi B. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ S Florida, Coll Med, H Lee Moffitt Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Div Interdisciplinary Oncol,Dept Epidemiol, Tampa, FL 33612 USA
[2] Univ S Florida, Coll Med, H Lee Moffitt Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Mol Oncol, Tampa, FL 33612 USA
[3] Univ S Florida, Coll Med, H Lee Moffitt Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Pathol, Tampa, FL 33612 USA
[4] Univ S Florida, Coll Med, H Lee Moffitt Canc Ctr & Res Inst, Dept Thorac Oncol, Tampa, FL 33612 USA
关键词
chemoprevention; curcumin; former smokers; signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 inhibitors; I CLINICAL-TRIAL; EPITHELIAL-CELLS; FORMER SMOKERS; HIGH-RISK; ACTIVATION; PHASE; APOPTOSIS; GROWTH; PREVENTION; RECEPTOR;
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10.1097/CEJ.0b013e32834ef194
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
摘要
Multiple studies from independent groups find evidence for signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) activation in nearly 50% of lung cancers, suggesting a functional role for this target in subsets of lung cancer. On the basis of the existing evidence, we hypothesized that bioavailable curcuminoid complex may modulate lung carcinogenesis, primarily by inhibiting Stat3 activation. With the safety of this being botanically well established, the objective of these studies was to test our hypothesis in vitro and in vivo in an effort to inform the design of a phase II chemoprevention trial in former smokers. We treated non-tumor-derived, normal (but immortalized) human bronchial epithelial cells (AALE) (Lundberg et al., 2002; Pillai et al., 2011) and lung adenocarcinoma-derived cells (H441) with bioactive curcumin C3 complex. Asynchronous cells in each case were treated with curcumin for 24 h, followed by immunoblotting for Stat3 and activated Stat3-P, prior signal of which was used for normalization. We also completed a preclinical trial in which 12 mice were randomly divided into three groups and subjected to 3 days or 9 days of curcumin intraperitoneal injections, followed by analysis of lung tissues for Stat3-P changes and growth suppressive effects of the curcumin. The growth suppressive effects were measured using Cyclin D1 and the replicative helicase subunit, Mcm2, as surrogates for the proliferative capacity of the tissues. In-vitro studies with curcuminoid complex demonstrated that the activity of Stat3 in both normal bronchoepithelial cells and lung cancer-derived cells is sensitive to curcumin exposure. In a dose-dependent manner, curcumin treatment resulted in significant suppression of Stat3 phosphorylation and reduction in the proliferative capacity of both cell types. In the preclinical trial with rodent models, curcumin reduced Stat3-P and the proliferative markers CycD1 and Mcm2 in mice lung tissues in vivo. These culture and preclinical studies indicate that the activity of the Stat3 pathway can be suppressed by curcumin treatment, concomitant with a reduction in cell proliferation, supporting our hypothesis that inhibition of the Stat3 pathway represents at least one important mechanism by which curcumin elicits its effects on the bronchoepithelium. These data provide a rationale for the use of curcumin as a promising chemopreventive agent in high-risk populations such as former smokers. European Journal of Cancer Prevention 21:407-412 (C) 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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