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  • Title: Stimulation by bombesin and inhibition by bombesin/gastrin-releasing peptide antagonist RC-3095 of growth of human breast cancer cell lines.
    Author: Yano T, Pinski J, Groot K, Schally AV.
    Journal: Cancer Res; 1992 Aug 15; 52(16):4545-7. PubMed ID: 1643647.
    Abstract:
    Recently, it was reported that bombesin/gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) have mitogenic effects on some human breast cancer cell lines. In this study, we investigated the effects of bombesin/GRP and its receptor antagonist (RC-3095) on the proliferation of three breast cancer cell lines, MDA-MB-231, MCF-7 MIII, and MCF-7. Stimulation by bombesin and inhibition by RC-3095 of cell growth were found in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 MIII cells cultured in phenol red-free medium with 5% heat-inactivated and dextran-coated charcoal-treated fetal bovine serum (DCC-FBS). A stimulatory effect by bombesin was not observed in the presence of untreated FBS. [3H]Thymidine incorporation into DNA in these cells was suppressed by RC-3095. MCF-7 cells failed to respond to bombesin and RC-3095 in the presence of either FBS or DCC-FBS. GRP-like immunoreactivity was found in the cell extracts and FBS, but it was undetectable in DCC-FBS. It appears that the stimulatory effect of bombesin on cell proliferation of MCF-7 MIII and MDA-MB-231 cell lines could be obtained because of reduction in the levels of some serum factors in DCC-FBS. These results suggest that bombesin/GRP can act as growth factors through bombesin/GRP receptors in some human breast cancers.
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