Guanylyl cyclase C agonists regulate progression through the cell cycle of human colon carcinoma cells.

Authors

Giovanni Mario Pitari, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
M D Di Guglielmo, Thomas Jefferson University
J Park, Thomas Jefferson University
S Schulz, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Scott A Waldman, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-3-2001

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volume 98, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 7846-7851.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1073/pnas.141124698. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

The effects of Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) and uroguanylin were examined on the proliferation of T84 and Caco2 human colon carcinoma cells that express guanylyl cyclase C (GC-C) and SW480 human colon carcinoma cells that do not express this receptor. ST or uroguanylin inhibited proliferation of T84 and Caco2 cells, but not SW480 cells, in a concentration-dependent fashion, assessed by quantifying cell number, cell protein, and [(3)H]thymidine incorporation into DNA. These agonists did not inhibit proliferation by induction of apoptosis, assessed by TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dNTP-biotin nick end labeling of DNA fragments) assay and DNA laddering, or necrosis, assessed by trypan blue exclusion and lactate dehydrogenase release. Rather, ST prolonged the cell cycle, assessed by flow cytometry and [(3)H]thymidine incorporation into DNA. The cytostatic effects of GC-C agonists were associated with accumulation of intracellular cGMP, mimicked by the cell-permeant analog 8-Br-cGMP, and reproduced and potentiated by the cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase inhibitor zaprinast but not the inactive ST analog TJU 1-103. Thus, GC-C agonists regulate the proliferation of intestinal cells through cGMP-dependent mechanisms by delaying progression of the cell cycle. These data suggest that endogenous agonists of GC-C, such as uroguanylin, may play a role in regulating the balance between epithelial proliferation and differentiation in normal intestinal physiology. Therefore, GC-C ligands may be novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer.

Recommended Citation

Pitari, Giovanni Mario; Di Guglielmo, M D; Park, J; Schulz, S; and Waldman, Scott A, "Guanylyl cyclase C agonists regulate progression through the cell cycle of human colon carcinoma cells." (2001). Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Faculty Papers. Paper 28.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/petfp/28

PubMed ID

11438734