J Breast Cancer.
2023 Jun;26(3):268-285. 10.4048/jbc.2023.26.e25.
Norepinephrine/β2 -Adrenergic Receptor Pathway Promotes the Cell Proliferation and Nerve Growth Factor Production in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- 2Department of Anesthesiology, Dalian Women and Children’s Medical Group, Dalian, China
- 3Institute (College) of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- 4Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
- KMID: 2544266
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4048/jbc.2023.26.e25
Abstract
- Purpose
Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) accounts for 90% of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). IDC is mainly derived from the breast ductal epithelium which is innervated by the 4th to 6th thoracic sympathetic nerves. However, little is known about the contribution of the interactions between sympathetic nerves and breast cancer cells to the malignant progression of TNBC.
Methods
The expression levels of the β2 -adrenergic receptor (β2 -AR, encoded by ADRB2 gene), nerve growth factor (NGF), and tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrkA) were determined using immunohistochemistry (IHC). NGF expression levels in the serum were compared by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Cell proliferation was assessed using the Cell Counting Kit-8 assay. The β2 -AR, NGF, p-ERK, and p-CERB expression levels were determined using western blotting. TNBC cells and neuronal cells of the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) in 2-day-old Sprague Dawley rats were co-cultured. Using norepinephrine (NE), NGF, and β2 -AR, NGF/TrkA blocker pretreatments, the axon growth of each group of DRG neuron cells was detected by immunofluorescence analysis.
Results
The sympathetic adrenergic neurotransmitter NE activated the ERK signaling pathway in TNBC cells. NE/β2 -AR signaling promotes NGF secretion. NGF further facilitates the malignant progression of TNBC by increasing sympathetic neurogenesis. In the coculture assay, the sympathetic adrenergic NE/β2 -AR signal pathway also enhanced NGF secretion. NGF binds TrkA in DRG neurons and promotes axonal growth.
Conclusion
These results suggest that NE/β2 -AR pathway promotes cell proliferation and NGF production in triple-negative breast cancer.
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