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Insulin-like Growth Factor System: functional role and regulation in carcinomas

Rosendahl, Ann LU (2007) In Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series 2007:53.
Abstract
The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system demonstrates numerous actions during neoplastic growth and is therefore an interesting target with potential clinical implications. While numerous studies have established important roles of the IGF system in regulating cellular growth and survival of several tumor forms, very limited reports exist regarding its role in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The aim of this thesis was to improve the understanding of the role of the IGF system in RCC tumorigenesis and relate it to the knowledge around its functions in e.g. breast cancer.



RCC express IGF-I receptors and overexpress IGFBP-3, but prior to this thesis their roles were uncharacterized. As a first step, two model systems for... (More)
The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system demonstrates numerous actions during neoplastic growth and is therefore an interesting target with potential clinical implications. While numerous studies have established important roles of the IGF system in regulating cellular growth and survival of several tumor forms, very limited reports exist regarding its role in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The aim of this thesis was to improve the understanding of the role of the IGF system in RCC tumorigenesis and relate it to the knowledge around its functions in e.g. breast cancer.



RCC express IGF-I receptors and overexpress IGFBP-3, but prior to this thesis their roles were uncharacterized. As a first step, two model systems for human RCC were established. IGFs promoted RCC growth in particular in cells derived from a primary tumor. Although metastasis derived cells were responsive to IGF-I stimulation in vitro, the proliferative response was much lower. This correlates to the findings in vivo where IGF-I stimulated growth of early, but not established, xenograft RCC. In both these systems, IGFBP-3 has an important growth regulatory function and potentially roles that are IGF-IR independent. In accordance with studies in breast cancer, IGF-I enhances TGF-? signaling and TGF-? promotes IGFBP-3 production which influences the biological activity of IGF. The highly IGF responsive RCC from the primary tumor, was insensitive to TGF-? growth inhibition and stimulated by IGFBP-3. In contrast, the metastasis derived RCC retained sensitivity to TGF-? growth constraints, which was further enhanced in the presence of IGFBP-3.



Moreover, IGFBP-2 was identified as a novel regulator of tumor suppressor PTEN that block the feedback increase in PTEN that protects from overstimulation by IGF-II. Previous observations together with these new findings suggest additional mechanisms by which the IGF system can regulate growth inhibitory circuits to circumvent the normal anticancer defense system, which could then contribute to tumor progression.



This improved understanding of the growth factor pathways involved in promoting breast cancer or RCC growth as well as obstructing normal anticancer defense mechanisms is of clinical importance. It could aid in the development of next generation drugs as well as be a tool in the identification of patients likely to respond to treatments. (Less)
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  • Professor Pollak, Michael, Department of Oncology, Cancer Prevention Research Unit, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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cancerology, oncology, Cytology, PTEN, Transforming Growth Factor-beta, Insulin-like Growth Factor, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Cytologi, onkologi, cancer, Endocrinology, secreting systems, diabetology, Endokrinologi, sekretion, diabetologi
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Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series
volume
2007:53
publisher
Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University
defense location
Segerfalk lecture hall, Wallenberg Neurocentre, Lund
defense date
2007-11-23 13:00:00
ISSN
1652-8220
ISBN
978-91-85897-31-5
language
English
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yes
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Ann Rosendahl and Göran Forsberg. 2004. Influence of IGF-IR stimulation or blockade on proliferation of human renal cell carcinoma cell lines International Journal of Oncology, vol 25 pp 1327-1336.
Ann Rosendahl and Göran Forsberg. 2006. IGF-I and IGFBP-3 augment transforming growth factor-beta actions in human renal carcinoma cells Kidney International, vol 70 pp 1584-1590.
Ann Rosendahl, Jeff Holly, Mona Celander and Göran Forsberg. . Systemic IGF-I administration stimulates the in vivo growth of early, but not established, renal cell carcinoma pp 9. (submitted)
Claire Perks, Ellen Vernon, Ann Rosendahl, David Tonge and Jeff Holly. 2007. IGF-II and IGFBP-2 differentially regulate PTEN in human breast cancer cells Oncogene, vol 26 pp 5966-5972.
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  abstract     = {{The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system demonstrates numerous actions during neoplastic growth and is therefore an interesting target with potential clinical implications. While numerous studies have established important roles of the IGF system in regulating cellular growth and survival of several tumor forms, very limited reports exist regarding its role in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The aim of this thesis was to improve the understanding of the role of the IGF system in RCC tumorigenesis and relate it to the knowledge around its functions in e.g. breast cancer.<br/><br>
<br/><br>
RCC express IGF-I receptors and overexpress IGFBP-3, but prior to this thesis their roles were uncharacterized. As a first step, two model systems for human RCC were established. IGFs promoted RCC growth in particular in cells derived from a primary tumor. Although metastasis derived cells were responsive to IGF-I stimulation in vitro, the proliferative response was much lower. This correlates to the findings in vivo where IGF-I stimulated growth of early, but not established, xenograft RCC. In both these systems, IGFBP-3 has an important growth regulatory function and potentially roles that are IGF-IR independent. In accordance with studies in breast cancer, IGF-I enhances TGF-? signaling and TGF-? promotes IGFBP-3 production which influences the biological activity of IGF. The highly IGF responsive RCC from the primary tumor, was insensitive to TGF-? growth inhibition and stimulated by IGFBP-3. In contrast, the metastasis derived RCC retained sensitivity to TGF-? growth constraints, which was further enhanced in the presence of IGFBP-3.<br/><br>
<br/><br>
Moreover, IGFBP-2 was identified as a novel regulator of tumor suppressor PTEN that block the feedback increase in PTEN that protects from overstimulation by IGF-II. Previous observations together with these new findings suggest additional mechanisms by which the IGF system can regulate growth inhibitory circuits to circumvent the normal anticancer defense system, which could then contribute to tumor progression.<br/><br>
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This improved understanding of the growth factor pathways involved in promoting breast cancer or RCC growth as well as obstructing normal anticancer defense mechanisms is of clinical importance. It could aid in the development of next generation drugs as well as be a tool in the identification of patients likely to respond to treatments.}},
  author       = {{Rosendahl, Ann}},
  isbn         = {{978-91-85897-31-5}},
  issn         = {{1652-8220}},
  keywords     = {{cancerology; oncology; Cytology; PTEN; Transforming Growth Factor-beta; Insulin-like Growth Factor; Renal Cell Carcinoma; Cytologi; onkologi; cancer; Endocrinology; secreting systems; diabetology; Endokrinologi; sekretion; diabetologi}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University}},
  school       = {{Lund University}},
  series       = {{Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series}},
  title        = {{Insulin-like Growth Factor System: functional role and regulation in carcinomas}},
  volume       = {{2007:53}},
  year         = {{2007}},
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