High glucose promotes pancreatic cancer cell proliferation via the induction of EGF expression and transactivation of EGFR.
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| Abstract |
Multiple lines of evidence suggest that a large portion of pancreatic cancer patients suffer from either hyperglycemia or diabetes, both of which are characterized by high blood glucose level. However, the underlying biological mechanism of this phenomenon is largely unknown. In the present study, we demonstrated that the proliferative ability of two human pancreatic cancer cell lines, BxPC-3 and Panc-1, was upregulated by high glucose in a concentration-dependent manner. Furthermore, the promoting effect of high glucose levels on EGF transcription and secretion but not its receptors in these PC cell lines was detected by using an EGF-neutralizing antibody and RT-PCR. In addition, the EGFR transactivation is induced by high glucose levels in concentration- and time-dependent manners in PC cells in the presence of the EGF-neutralizing antibody. These results suggest that high glucose promotes pancreatic cancer cell proliferation via the induction of EGF expression and transactivation of EGFR. Our findings may provide new insight on the links between high glucose level and PC in terms of the molecular mechanism and reveal a novel therapeutic strategy for PC patients who simultaneously suffer from either diabetes or hyperglycemia.
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| Authors | Liang Han, Qingyong Ma, Junhui Li, Han Liu, Wei Li, Guodong Ma, Qinhong Xu, Shuang Zhou, Erxi Wu |
| Journal | PloS one (PLoS One) Vol. 6 Issue 11 Pg. e27074 ( 2011) ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States |
| PMID | 22087246 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
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