Background & Aims: The role of amidated gastrin17 (G17) and the gastrin/CCKB/CCK2 receptor in colorectal carcinogenesis is still a controversial issue. Here, we investigated the effect of G17 on proliferation and apoptosis of CCK2 receptor-expressing human colon cancer cell lines in vitro and in vivo.
Methods: Proliferation was determined by cell counting and cell cycle analysis. Apoptosis was analyzed by annexin V staining, TUNEL staining, caspase-3/7 assay, and JC1 (delta psi) assay. Signal-transduction pathways were analyzed by Western blotting and gel-shift and luciferase assays. An in vivo tumor model with subcutaneously inoculated colon cancer cells in SCID mice was used, and systemic hypergastrinemia was induced by omeprazole.
Results: In Colo320 cells stably transfected with the wild-type CCK2 receptor (Colo320wt) or in Lovo cells endogenously expressing CCK2 receptors, G17 treatment inhibited proliferation along with a G2/M cell cycle arrest. Furthermore, the administration of G17 significantly augmented apoptosis of CCK2 receptor-expressing cells. In contrast, G17 had no effect on proliferation and apoptosis in Colo320 cells stably transfected with a tumor-derived CCK2 receptor mutant (Colo320mut) or in cells lacking CCK2 receptor expression. Systemic hypergastrinemia in severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice suppressed the growth of Colo320wt tumors accompanied by enhanced apoptosis as compared with untreated tumors. In contrast, omeprazole did not affect Colo320mut tumors reflecting a loss-of-function state of the CCK2(mut) receptor. This is supported by the observation that, in Colo320wt cells, but not in Colo320mut cells, G17 treatment induced the MAPK/ERK/AP-1 pathway and inhibited the activity of NF-kappaB.
Conclusions: G17 exerts an antiproliferative and proapoptotic effect on human colon cancer cells expressing the wild-type CCK2 receptor. This supports the view that amidated gastrin prevents rather than promotes colorectal carcinogenesis.
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