Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females with extremely high lethality mainly due to the occurrence of metastasis,which is closely related to cancer stem-like cells(CSCs).It has been reported that CSC freque...Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females with extremely high lethality mainly due to the occurrence of metastasis,which is closely related to cancer stem-like cells(CSCs).It has been reported that CSC frequency in drug-resistant breast cancer and non-small cell lung cancer is reduced by activating dopamine D1 receptor(D1 DR).In the present study,we aimed to investigate the effect of a compound C17 that can be used orally for breast cancer metastasis as well as the underlying mechanism involving the activation of D1 DR.The confocal immunofluorescence analysis demonstrated that D1 DR was up-regulated by C17.The cell survival and colony formation were inhibited by C17 through the detection by Sulforhodamine B colorimetric(SRB)assay and colony formation assay,respectively.Results from both wound healing assay and transwell assay demonstrated that C17 inhibited the migration of 4T1 cells.Flow cytometry analysis indicated that C17 significantly reduced the CSC frequency.In addition,C17 could inhibit the lung metastasis in 4T1 orthotopic mouse model of breast cancer without obvious toxicity,and it could up-regulate the expression of intratumoral E-cadherin and down-regulate the expressions of Snail and N-cadherin in primary breast tumor,which might be related to the activation of D1 DR.Our findings provided a potential candidate compound for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer with good compliance and safety.展开更多
Cancer metastasis is a process with multi-step complexity and apparent randomness. In this study, we aimed to establish a stochastic mathematical model to describe the random process of cancer metastasis and predict t...Cancer metastasis is a process with multi-step complexity and apparent randomness. In this study, we aimed to establish a stochastic mathematical model to describe the random process of cancer metastasis and predict the drug effect of QAP14 on metastasis in a mouse model. The data of lung metastases on the 22^(nd) day after cancer cell implantation with or without the treatment of QAP14, a new chemical compound, were collected in 4T1 breast cancer BALB/c mice. Based on the exponential growth of the primary tumor and metastatic loci, a joint distribution model of metastasis size and number was developed. Disease progression of metastasis and preclinical efficacy of QAP14 were modeled. Parameters M and m representing maximum and minimum of metastasis volume were 3.24 and 0.0184 mm^(3), respectively. The metastasis growth rate γ and metastasis promotion time ρ were estimated and fixed to be 0.0216 d^(-1) and 7.8 d, respectively. The efficacy of QAP14 acted on metastasis promotion time and metastasis growth rate constant in an exponential term, and the effect parameter Effectρ and Effectγ were 16.6 and 0.327 g/mg, respectively. In the present study, we comprehensively characterized the random process of lung metastasis and efficacy of QAP14 in 4T1 breast cancer mice, which might provide a useful reference for the establishment of a clinical population model of cancer metastasis.展开更多
基金Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.7192100)Innovation Team of Ministry of Education(Grant No.BMU2017TD003)
文摘Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females with extremely high lethality mainly due to the occurrence of metastasis,which is closely related to cancer stem-like cells(CSCs).It has been reported that CSC frequency in drug-resistant breast cancer and non-small cell lung cancer is reduced by activating dopamine D1 receptor(D1 DR).In the present study,we aimed to investigate the effect of a compound C17 that can be used orally for breast cancer metastasis as well as the underlying mechanism involving the activation of D1 DR.The confocal immunofluorescence analysis demonstrated that D1 DR was up-regulated by C17.The cell survival and colony formation were inhibited by C17 through the detection by Sulforhodamine B colorimetric(SRB)assay and colony formation assay,respectively.Results from both wound healing assay and transwell assay demonstrated that C17 inhibited the migration of 4T1 cells.Flow cytometry analysis indicated that C17 significantly reduced the CSC frequency.In addition,C17 could inhibit the lung metastasis in 4T1 orthotopic mouse model of breast cancer without obvious toxicity,and it could up-regulate the expression of intratumoral E-cadherin and down-regulate the expressions of Snail and N-cadherin in primary breast tumor,which might be related to the activation of D1 DR.Our findings provided a potential candidate compound for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer with good compliance and safety.
基金Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (Grant No. 7192100)。
文摘Cancer metastasis is a process with multi-step complexity and apparent randomness. In this study, we aimed to establish a stochastic mathematical model to describe the random process of cancer metastasis and predict the drug effect of QAP14 on metastasis in a mouse model. The data of lung metastases on the 22^(nd) day after cancer cell implantation with or without the treatment of QAP14, a new chemical compound, were collected in 4T1 breast cancer BALB/c mice. Based on the exponential growth of the primary tumor and metastatic loci, a joint distribution model of metastasis size and number was developed. Disease progression of metastasis and preclinical efficacy of QAP14 were modeled. Parameters M and m representing maximum and minimum of metastasis volume were 3.24 and 0.0184 mm^(3), respectively. The metastasis growth rate γ and metastasis promotion time ρ were estimated and fixed to be 0.0216 d^(-1) and 7.8 d, respectively. The efficacy of QAP14 acted on metastasis promotion time and metastasis growth rate constant in an exponential term, and the effect parameter Effectρ and Effectγ were 16.6 and 0.327 g/mg, respectively. In the present study, we comprehensively characterized the random process of lung metastasis and efficacy of QAP14 in 4T1 breast cancer mice, which might provide a useful reference for the establishment of a clinical population model of cancer metastasis.
