Abstract Title:

Suppression of Heregulin-{beta}1/HER2-Modulated Invasive and Aggressive Phenotype of Breast Carcinoma by Pterostilbene via Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9, p38 Kinase Cascade and Akt Activation.

Abstract Source:

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2009 Jul 16. Epub 2009 Jul 16. PMID: 19617202

Abstract Author(s):

Min-Hsiung Pan, Ying-Ting Lin, Chih-Li Lin, Chi-Shiang Wei, Chi-Tang Ho, Wei-Jen Chen

Article Affiliation:

Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Section 1, Chien-Kuo N. Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan. [email protected].

Abstract:

Invasive breast cancer is the major cause of death among females and its incidence is closely linked to HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) overexpression. Pterostilbene, a natural analog of resveratrol, exerts its cancer chemopreventive activity similar to resveratrol by inhibiting cancer cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis. However, the anti-invasive effect of pterostilbene on HER2-bearing breast cancer has not been evaluated. Here, we used heregulin-beta1 (HRG-beta1), a ligand for HER3, to transactivate HER2 signaling. We found that pterostilbene was able to suppress HRG-beta1-mediated cell invasion, motility and cell transformation of MCF-7 human breast carcinoma through down-regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) activity and growth inhibition. In parallel, pterostilbene also inhibited protein and mRNA expression of MMP-9 driven by HRG-beta1, suggesting that pterostilbene decreased HRG-beta1-mediated MMP-9 induction via transcriptional regulation. Examining the signaling pathways responsible for HRG-beta1-associated MMP-9 induction and growth inhibition, we observed that pterostilbene, as well as SB203580 (p38 kinase inhibitor), can abolish the phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 kinase), a downstream HRG-beta1-responsive kinase responsible for MMP-9 induction. In addition, HRG-beta1-driven Akt phosphorylation required for cell proliferation was also suppressed by pterostilbene. Taken together, our present results suggest that pterostilbene may serve as a chemopreventive agent to inhibit HRG-beta1/HER2-mediated aggressive and invasive phenotype of breast carcinoma through down-regulation of MMP-9, p38 kinase and Akt activation.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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