Nintedanib treatment delays prostate dorsolateral lobe cancer progression in the TRAMP model: contribution to the epithelial-stromal interaction balance

Autor(es)

Pangrazi, Ellen Nogueira ^[1] ; da Silva, Raquel F. ^[1] ; Kido, Larissa A. ^[1] ; Montico, Fabio ^[1] ; Cagnon, Valeria H. A. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Inst Biol, Dept Struct & Funct Biol, POB 6109, BR-13083865 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Cell Biology International; v. 42, n. 2, p. 153-168, FEB 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 3

Resumo

Prostate cancer (PCa) progression mechanism has been linked to epithelial proliferation, tumor invasion ability, and growth factors. Nintedanib (BIBF 1120) has been reported as being FGF and VEGF pathway inhibitors, exhibiting antitumor activity. Thus, the objective herein was to characterize the early Nintedanib treatment effects on the structure and molecules involved in the basal membrane, the extracellular matrix (ECM) maintenance, in addition to the angiogenesis and mitogenic processes at different grades of prostatic tumor development in TRAMP mice. Therefore, 45 male TRAMP mice were divided into control groups: 8-week-old mice (TC8), 12-week-old mice (TC12), and 16-week-old mice (TC16); and treated groups with 10mg/kg/day Nintedanib dose for 4 weeks. The treated groups were euthanized at 12 (TN12) and 16 (TN16) weeks of age. Samples from the dorsolateral lobe were collected and processed for light microscopy, immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, and microvessel density analysis. The results showed that early Nintedanib treatment led to an increase of healthy epithelium frequency and a reduction of LGPIN and a maximum vascularization density in the TN12 group. Also, treatment led to a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma decrease and an and dystroglycan and also laminin 1 increase in the TN16 group. IGFR1 decreased in the TN16 group. To conclude, early Nintedanib treatment led to a reduction in cancer severity, interfering in both ECM compounds and angiogenesis process to then contribute to a balance, not only in the prostatic epithelium and stroma, but also in the epithelial-stromal interaction during PCa progression. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/26677-7 - Resposta tecidual da próstata frente ao tratamento com Nintedanibe em camundongos transgênicos para o adenocarcinoma (TRAMP) em diferentes estágios de desenvolvimento do tumor
• Beneficiário: Raquel Frenedoso da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado