TY - JOUR
T1 - Desipramine inhibits the growth of a mouse skin squamous cell carcinoma cell line and affects glucocorticoid receptor-mediated transcription
AU - Kinjo, Tatsuya
AU - Kowalczyk, Piotr
AU - Kowalczyk, Magdalena
AU - Walaszek, Zbigniew
AU - Nishimaki, Tadashi
AU - Slaga, Thomas J.
AU - Hanausek, Margaret
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of tricyclic antidepressant desipramine (DMI) on the growth inhibition and translocation of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) from the cytoplasm to the nucleus in cancerous and noncancerous cell lines and the effect of DMI on GR-mediated transcription. Nontumorigenic, immortalized keratinocytes cell line (3PC), papilloma (MT1/2), and squamous cell carcinoma (Ca3/7) cell lines were initially used to study the cell growth inhibition by DMI. Although, the growth of all three cell lines was suppressed by DMI, it was more effective in Ca3/7 cells. Therefore, we next examined the effect of DMI on Ca3/7 cells, resistant to growth inhibition by the synthetic glucocorticoid fluocinolone acetonide (FA). DMI inhibited cell proliferation in a time-dependent manner. The translocation of GR was induced by FA alone, DMI alone, and combination of both agents. FA induced GR-mediated transcription in Ca3/7 cells transfected with a luciferase reporter gene under the control of glucocorticoid response element (GRE), but DMI alone did not affect GR-mediated transcription. However, DMI inhibited FA-induced, GR-mediated transcription when both agents were given together. Pretreatment with DMI followed by combination of DMI and FA decreased GR-mediated transcription more than pretreatment with FA. The expression of metallothionein-1 (Mt-1) gene, which is regulated by GR, was induced significantly by the combination of DMI and FA, and enhanced significantly by pretreatment with FA but not DMI. DMI is suggested to inhibit the growth of Ca3/7 cells and to affect GR-mediated transcription.
AB - The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of tricyclic antidepressant desipramine (DMI) on the growth inhibition and translocation of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) from the cytoplasm to the nucleus in cancerous and noncancerous cell lines and the effect of DMI on GR-mediated transcription. Nontumorigenic, immortalized keratinocytes cell line (3PC), papilloma (MT1/2), and squamous cell carcinoma (Ca3/7) cell lines were initially used to study the cell growth inhibition by DMI. Although, the growth of all three cell lines was suppressed by DMI, it was more effective in Ca3/7 cells. Therefore, we next examined the effect of DMI on Ca3/7 cells, resistant to growth inhibition by the synthetic glucocorticoid fluocinolone acetonide (FA). DMI inhibited cell proliferation in a time-dependent manner. The translocation of GR was induced by FA alone, DMI alone, and combination of both agents. FA induced GR-mediated transcription in Ca3/7 cells transfected with a luciferase reporter gene under the control of glucocorticoid response element (GRE), but DMI alone did not affect GR-mediated transcription. However, DMI inhibited FA-induced, GR-mediated transcription when both agents were given together. Pretreatment with DMI followed by combination of DMI and FA decreased GR-mediated transcription more than pretreatment with FA. The expression of metallothionein-1 (Mt-1) gene, which is regulated by GR, was induced significantly by the combination of DMI and FA, and enhanced significantly by pretreatment with FA but not DMI. DMI is suggested to inhibit the growth of Ca3/7 cells and to affect GR-mediated transcription.
KW - Fluocinolone acetonide
KW - Glucocorticoid response element
KW - Glucocorticoids
KW - Metallothionein-1
KW - SENCAR mice
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U2 - 10.1002/mc.20564
DO - 10.1002/mc.20564
M3 - Article
C2 - 19575421
AN - SCOPUS:73349130773
VL - 48
SP - 1123
EP - 1130
JO - Molecular Carcinogenesis
JF - Molecular Carcinogenesis
SN - 0899-1987
IS - 12
ER -