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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
卷 93, 期 8, 页码 3222-3225出版社
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-0247
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Context: Mutations of the beta-catenin (CTNNB1) gene are frequently found in adrenocortical tumors. This has important consequences to deregulate the expression of transcriptional targets of the Wnt pathway, which may contribute to tumorigenesis. Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of the small-molecule inhibitor of the T cell factor (Tcf)/beta-catenin complex PKF115-584 on beta-catenin-dependent transcription and proliferation of H295R adrenocortical tumor cells, which harbor mutations in CTNNB1 as well as the TP53 tumor suppressor gene. Main Outcome Measures: Immunofluorescence, transient transfection, proliferation assays, and flow cytometric analyses were used. Results: Nuclear localization of beta-catenin and constitutive activation of beta-catenin-dependent transcription was observed in H295R cells. PKF115-584 dose-dependently inhibited beta-catenin-dependent transcription and H295R proliferation, even in the presence of increased steroidogenic factor-1 levels, which augment proliferation in this cell line. The drug had no effect on HeLa cells, a cell line in which the beta-catenin pathway is not activated. PKF115-584 decreased the percentage of H295R cells in S-phase and increased the percentage of apoptotic cells. Conclusions: Inhibitors of the Tcf/beta-catenin complex may prove useful in the treatment of adrenocortical tumors in which multiple genetic alterations have accumulated.
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