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  • Title: Cholangiocarcinoma cells express somatostatin receptor subtype 2 and respond to octreotide treatment.
    Author: Zhao B, Zhao H, Zhao N, Zhu XG.
    Journal: J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg; 2002; 9(4):497-502. PubMed ID: 12483273.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: We investigated the in vitro and in vivo inhibitory effects of a somatostatin analogue (octreotide, OCT) on cholangiocarcinoma cell lines. METHODS: The reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was employed to detect the gene expression of five somatostatin receptor (SSTR) subtypes in four cholangiocarcinoma cell lines (RBE, NEC, QBC939, and SSP-25). The antiproliferative effects of OCT on these cell lines were determined by means of an MTT assay in vitro, as well as in a nude mouse tumor heterograft model in vivo. Apoptosis and cell cycles in the cholangiocarcinoma cell lines after OCT administration were evaluated by flow cytometry; and the effects of OCT on the expression of cyclin E, cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2), and p27kipl were evaluated by Western blots. RESULTS: Only SSTR2 mRNA was detected in these four cholangiocarcinoma cell lines. OCT significantly inhibited the proliferation of the four cholangiocarcinoma cell lines in vitro ( P < 0.05 vs control), and the weights of the QBC939 xenografts in the OCT-treated group were lower than those in the control group, but there was no significant difference between them. After 48-h exposure to 10(3) ng/ml OCT, flow cytometric analysis demonstrated an increased number of cells in G0/G1 phase associated with a decreased number of cells in G2/M and S phases ( P < 0.01 vs control). Apoptosis was not observed in any samples. The expression of p27kipl was promoted by OCT administration, while that of cyclin E and that of CDK2 were inhibited. CONCLUSIONS: The results proved that OCT inhibits the proliferation of cholangiocarcinoma cells through G0/G1 cell cycle arrest rather than through the process of apoptosis. These effects are partially mediated by enhancing the expression of p27kipl, and decreasing the amounts of cyclin E-CDK2 complex.
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