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  • Title: Protein-bound polysaccharide PSK inhibits tumor invasiveness by down-regulation of TGF-beta1 and MMPs.
    Author: Zhang H, Morisaki T, Matsunaga H, Sato N, Uchiyama A, Hashizume K, Nagumo F, Tadano J, Katano M.
    Journal: Clin Exp Metastasis; 2000; 18(4):343-52. PubMed ID: 11448066.
    Abstract:
    Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) produced by tumor cells play important roles in tumor invasion. PSK, a protein-bound polysaccharide, is widely used in Japan as an immunopotentiating biological response modifier for cancer patients. In this study, we focused on the effects of PSK on invasiveness, TGF-beta1 production, and MMPs expression in two human tumor cell lines, pancreatic cancer cell line (NOR-P1) and gastric cancer cell line (MK-1P3). PSK significantly decreased the invasiveness of both cell lines through Matrigel-coated filters but did not affect cell viability, proliferation, or adhesion. Decreased invasion was associated with the inhibition of TGF-beta1, MMP-2, and MMP-9 at both mRNA and protein levels as assessed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, gelatin zymography, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Antibody against TGF-beta1 neutralized the MMP activities of both cell lines. PSK also suppressed the expression of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and uPA receptor but did not change plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) expression. Western blot analysis showed that PSK reduced uPA protein expression but not PAI-1 expression in the both cell lines. These results indicate that PSK suppresses tumor cell invasiveness through down-regulation of several invasion-related factors including TGF-beta1, uPA, MMP-2, and MMP-9.
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