Arachidonic acid promotes migration and invasion through a PI3K/Akt-dependent pathway in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, People''s Republic of China and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, People''s Republic of China;2. Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, People''s Republic of China and Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, People''s Republic of China |
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Abstract: | Arachidonic acid (AA) is a common dietary n−6 cis polyunsaturated fatty acid that under physiological conditions is present in an esterified form in cell membrane phospholipids, however it might be present in the extracellular microenvironment. AA and its metabolites mediate FAK activation, adhesion and migration in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. However, it remains to be investigated whether AA promotes invasion and the signal transduction pathways involved in migration and invasion. Here, we demonstrate that AA induces Akt2 activation and invasion in MDA-MB-231 cells. Akt2 activation requires the activity of Src, EGFR, and PIK3, whereas migration and invasion require Akt, PI3K, EGFR and metalloproteinases activity. Moreover, AA also induces NFκB-DNA binding activity through a PI3K and Akt-dependent pathway. Our findings demonstrate, for the first time, that Akt/PI3K and EGFR pathways mediate migration and invasion induced by AA in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. |
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Keywords: | Breast cancer Migration Invasion Akt PI3K |
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