https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/605769
Title: | Activation of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor by Kynurenine Impairs Progression and Metastasis of Neuroblastoma | Authors: | Wu, Pei-Yi Yu, I-Shing Lin, Yueh-Chien Chang, Yu-Tzu Chen, Chien-Chin Lin, Kuan-Hung Tseng, Tzu-Hsuan Kargren, Mati Tai, Yu-Ling Shen, Tang-Long Liu, Yen-Lin Wang, Bo-Jeng Chang, Chi-Hao Chen, Wei-Min Juan, H.-F. Huang, Shiu-Feng Chan, Ya-Yun Liao, Yung-Feng WEN-MING HSU TANG-LONG SHEN |
Keywords: | BREAST-CANCER CELLS; AH RECEPTOR; KISS-1 EXPRESSION; GENE-EXPRESSION; N-MYC; PROTEIN; PROLIFERATION; IDENTIFICATION; INDUCTION; MELANOMA | Issue Date: | 1-Nov-2019 | Publisher: | AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH | Journal Volume: | 79 | Journal Issue: | 21 | Start page/Pages: | 5550 | Source: | Cancer research | Abstract: | Neuroblastoma is the most common malignant disease of infancy, and amplification of the MYCN oncogene is closely associated with poor prognosis. Recently, expression of MYCN was shown to be inversely correlated with aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) expression in neuroblastoma, and overexpression of AHR downregulated MYCN expression, promoting cell differentiation. Therefore, we further investigated the potential of AHR to serve as a prognostic indicator or a therapeutic target in neuroblastoma. First, the clinical significance of AHR in neuroblastoma was examined. Positive AHR immunostaining strongly correlated with differentiated histology of neuroblastoma and predicted better survival for patients. The mouse xenograft model showed that overexpression of AHR significantly suppressed neuroblastoma tumor growth. In addition, activation of AHR by the endogenous ligand kynurenine inhibited cell proliferation and promoted cell differentiation in vitro and in vivo. kynurenine treatment also upregulated the expression of KISS1, a tumor metastasis suppressor, and attenuated metastasis in the xenograft model. Finally, analysis of KISS1 levels in neuroblastoma patient tumors using the R2: Genomics Analysis and Visualization Platform revealed that KISS1 expression positively correlated with AHR, and high KISS1 expression predicted better survival for patients. In conclusion, our results indicate that AHR is a novel prognostic biomarker for neuroblastoma, and that overexpression or activation of AHR offers a new therapeutic possibility for patients with neuroblastoma. SIGNIFICANCE: These findings show that AHR may function as a tumor suppressor in childhood neuroblastoma, potentially influencing the aetiologic and therapeutic targeting of the disease. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/605769 | ISSN: | 0008-5472 | DOI: | 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-3272 |
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