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Helicobacter pylori caused gastric cancer by activating MMP-9 and VEGF expression through a NF-kB and COX-2-mediated pathway

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Abstract

AIM: To examine the effects of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection on the invasiveness of gastric cancer cells, and to elucidate its mechanism.

METHODS: Gastric carcinoma cells, MKN-45, were incubated with CagA-positive H pylori, and cell invasion was determined by Matrigel analysis. The expression of matrix metallopr-oteinase-9 (MMP-9), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) were assessed by Western-blot analysis, and transcriptional activation of the COX-2 promoter was examined by measuring luciferase and β-galactosidase activities. Lastly, the protein-DNA interaction was confirmed by an electrophoretic mobility shift assay.

RESULTS: The current studies showed that: (1) incubation of CagA-positive H pylori with MKN-45 cells significantly promotes gastric cancer cells invasion, and this effect is attenuated by pre-treatment with NS-398, a COX-2 inhibitor, or PDTC, a nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) inhibitor; (2) the induction of MKN-45 cells invasion by H pylori is associated with increases in COX-2, MMP-9, and VEGF protein expression, and co-incubation of NS-398 or PDTC significantly reduces these effects; (3) H pylori infection transactivates COX-2 promoter activity and increases the binding of NF-κB to this promoter.

CONCLUSION: Our data demonstrate that H pylori infection promotes gastric epithelial cells invasion by activating MMP-9 and VEGF expression. These effects appear to be mediated through a NF-κB and COX-2 mediated pathway, as COX-2 or NF-κB inhibitor significantly attenuate the invasiveness of gastric cancer cells and the expressions of MMP-9 and VEGF protein.

Key Words: H pylori, Gastric cancer, Invasion, MMP-9, VEGF, COX-2, NF-κB

Citation: Wu CY, Wang CJ, Tseng CC, Chen HP, Wu MS, Lin JT, Inoue H, Chen GH. Helicobacter pylori promote gastric cancer cells invasion through a NF-kB and COX-2-mediated pathway. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(21): 3197-3203 URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i21/3197.htm DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i21.3197

Wu CY, Wang CJ, Tseng CC, Chen HP, Wu MS, Lin JT, Inoue H, Chen GH. Helicobacter pylori promote gastric cancer cells invasion through a NF-kB and COX-2-mediated pathway. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(21): 3197-3203 [PMID: 15929167 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i21.3197]
 
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Helicobacter pylori PROMOTED gastric cancer by activating MMP-9 and VEGF expression through a NF-kB and COX-2-mediated pathway​

 
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