The expression of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV/CD26) is associated with enhanced chemosensitivity to paclitaxel in epithelial ovarian carcinoma cells

Hiroaki Kajiyama, Kiyosumi Shibata, Kazuhiko Ino, Shigehiko Mizutani, Akihiro Nawa, Fumitaka Kikkawa

研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

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Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV/CD26) is a multifunctional cell surface aminopeptidase that is widely expressed in different cell types. Recent studies have suggested that DPPIV plays an important role in tumor progression in several human malignancies. In the current study, we investigated the role of DPPIV in paclitaxel resistance in epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) cells. We first examined the correlation between expression levels of DPPIV and sensitivity to paclitaxel in various EOC cell lines. Subsequently, to clarify the cellular functions of DPPIV, we investigated the role of this molecule in the sensitivity of EOC to paclitaxel in vitro and in vivo using stably DPPIV-transfected EOC cells. We identified a positive correlation between DPPIV expression and paclitaxel sensitivity in various EOC cell lines. In addition, we observed a significant increase in the paclitaxel sensitivity of DPPIV-overexpressing EOC cells. Furthermore, no apparent alteration in paclitaxel sensitivity was noted by the addition of a specific inhibitor of DPPIV activity in DPPIV-transfected or natively DPPIV-overexpressing EOC cells. In a subcutaneous murine model treated with paclitaxel, on Day 39, the tumor size of the DPPIV-transfected cell-inoculated group was as large as that of the vector-transfected cell-inoculated group. In contrast, on Day 61, the former was smaller than the latter. The present findings show that DPPIV may be involved in the increased sensitivity to paclitaxel of EOC cells regardless of the involvement of DPPIV activity.

本文言語英語
ページ(範囲)347-354
ページ数8
ジャーナルCancer science
101
2
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 02-2010
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 腫瘍学
  • 癌研究

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