TY - JOUR
T1 - Pasireotide, a multiple somatostatin receptor subtypes ligand, reduces cell viability in non-functioning pituitary adenomas by inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor secretion.
AU - Zatelli, Mc
AU - Piccin, D
AU - Vignali, C
AU - Tagliati, F
AU - Ambrosio,
AU - Bondanelli, M
AU - Cimino, V
AU - Bianchi, Antonio
AU - Schmid, Ha
AU - Scanarini, M
AU - Pontecorvi, Alfredo
AU - De Marinis Grasso, Laura
AU - Maira, Giulio
AU - Degli Uberti, E. c.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Somatostatin (SRIF) analogs have been employed in medical therapy of non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFA), with contrasting results. Previous evidence showed that SRIF can exert its antiproliferative effects by reducing vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secretion and action, and that VEGF expression may be related to pituitary tumor growth. The aim of our study was to clarify the possible effects of a multireceptor SRIF ligand on VEGF secretion and cell proliferation in human NFA primary cultures. We assessed the expression of SRIF receptors (SSTR1-5), the in vitro effects on VEGF secretion, and on cell viability of SRIF and of the stable SRIF analog pasireotide (SOM230), which activates SSTR1, 2, 3, and 5. Twenty-five NFA were examined by RT-PCR for expression of alpha-subunit, SSTR, VEGF, and VEGF receptors 1 (VEGF-R1) and 2 (VEGF-R2). Primary cultures were tested with SRIF and with pasireotide. All NFA samples expressed alpha-sub, VEGF and VEGFR-1 and 2, while SSTR expression pattern was highly variable. Two different groups were identified according to VEGF secretion inhibition by SRIF. VEGF secretion and cell viability were reduced by SRIF and pasireotide in the 'responder' group, but not in the 'non-responder' group, including NFA expressing SSTR5. SRIF and pasireotide completely blocked forskolin-induced VEGF secretion. In addition, SRIF and pasireotide completely abrogated the promoting effects of VEGF on NFA cell viability. Our data demonstrate that pasireotide can inhibit NFA cell viability by inhibiting VEGF secretion, and suggest that the multireceptor-SSTR agonist pasireotide might be useful in medical therapy of selected NFA.
AB - Somatostatin (SRIF) analogs have been employed in medical therapy of non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFA), with contrasting results. Previous evidence showed that SRIF can exert its antiproliferative effects by reducing vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secretion and action, and that VEGF expression may be related to pituitary tumor growth. The aim of our study was to clarify the possible effects of a multireceptor SRIF ligand on VEGF secretion and cell proliferation in human NFA primary cultures. We assessed the expression of SRIF receptors (SSTR1-5), the in vitro effects on VEGF secretion, and on cell viability of SRIF and of the stable SRIF analog pasireotide (SOM230), which activates SSTR1, 2, 3, and 5. Twenty-five NFA were examined by RT-PCR for expression of alpha-subunit, SSTR, VEGF, and VEGF receptors 1 (VEGF-R1) and 2 (VEGF-R2). Primary cultures were tested with SRIF and with pasireotide. All NFA samples expressed alpha-sub, VEGF and VEGFR-1 and 2, while SSTR expression pattern was highly variable. Two different groups were identified according to VEGF secretion inhibition by SRIF. VEGF secretion and cell viability were reduced by SRIF and pasireotide in the 'responder' group, but not in the 'non-responder' group, including NFA expressing SSTR5. SRIF and pasireotide completely blocked forskolin-induced VEGF secretion. In addition, SRIF and pasireotide completely abrogated the promoting effects of VEGF on NFA cell viability. Our data demonstrate that pasireotide can inhibit NFA cell viability by inhibiting VEGF secretion, and suggest that the multireceptor-SSTR agonist pasireotide might be useful in medical therapy of selected NFA.
KW - cell viability
KW - ligand
KW - pasireotide
KW - pituitary adenomas
KW - somatostatin receptor
KW - vascular endothelial growth factor
KW - cell viability
KW - ligand
KW - pasireotide
KW - pituitary adenomas
KW - somatostatin receptor
KW - vascular endothelial growth factor
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/15486
M3 - Article
SN - 1351-0088
SP - 91
EP - 102
JO - Endocrine-Related Cancer
JF - Endocrine-Related Cancer
ER -