Supplementary Data from Cholinergic Signaling via Muscarinic Receptors Directly and Indirectly Suppresses Pancreatic Tumorigenesis and Cancer Stemness
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posted on 2023-04-03, 21:22 authored by Bernhard W. Renz, Takayuki Tanaka, Masaki Sunagawa, Ryota Takahashi, Zhengyu Jiang, Marina Macchini, Zahra Dantes, Giovanni Valenti, Ruth A. White, Moritz A. Middelhoff, Matthias Ilmer, Paul E. Oberstein, Martin K. Angele, Huan Deng, Yoku Hayakawa, C. Benedikt Westphalen, Jens Werner, Helen Remotti, Maximilian Reichert, Yagnesh H. Tailor, Karan Nagar, Richard A. Friedman, Alina C. Iuga, Kenneth P. Olive, Timothy C. WangSupplementary Figures, Legends and Methods
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NIH
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
AACR
Lustgarden Foundation
German Research Foundation
Uehara Memorial Foundation
JSGE
Mildred-Scheel-Stiftung, Deutsche Krebshilfe
National Science Foundation of China
JSPS
German Cancer Aid
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ARTICLE ABSTRACT
In many solid tumors, parasympathetic input is provided by the vagus nerve, which has been shown to modulate tumor growth. However, whether cholinergic signaling directly regulates progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has not been defined. Here, we found that subdiaphragmatic vagotomy in LSL-Kras+/G12D;Pdx1-Cre (KC) mice accelerated PDAC development, whereas treatment with the systemic muscarinic agonist bethanechol restored the normal KC phenotype, thereby suppressing the accelerated tumorigenesis caused by vagotomy. In LSL-Kras+/G12D;LSL-Trp53+/R172H;Pdx1-Cre mice with established PDAC, bethanechol significantly extended survival. These effects were mediated in part through CHRM1, which inhibited downstream MAPK/EGFR and PI3K/AKT pathways in PDAC cells. Enhanced cholinergic signaling led to a suppression of the cancer stem cell (CSC) compartment, CD11b+ myeloid cells, TNFα levels, and metastatic growth in the liver. Therefore, these data suggest that cholinergic signaling directly and indirectly suppresses growth of PDAC cells, and therapies that stimulate muscarinic receptors may be useful in the treatment of PDAC.Significance: Subdiaphragmatic vagotomy or Chrm1 knockout accelerates pancreatic tumorigenesis, in part via expansion of the CSC compartment. Systemic administration of a muscarinic agonist suppresses tumorigenesis through MAPK and PI3K/AKT signaling, in early stages of tumor growth and in more advanced, metastatic disease. Therefore, CHRM1 may represent a potentially attractive therapeutic target. Cancer Discov; 8(11); 1458–73. ©2018 AACR.This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 1333Usage metrics
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