Palbociclib suppresses the cancer stem cell properties and cell proliferation through increased levels of miR-506 or miR-150 in Panc-1 and MiaPaCa-2 cells.

ABSTRACT: The prognostic characteristics of pancreatic cancer (PC) are determined by the contributing factors from the tumor microenvironment. Leptin is a critical oncogenic factor released by adipocytes as an adipokine into the tumor microenvironment, where it promotes tumor development by activating cancer stem cell (CSC) molecular regulators Notch, Hedgehog, and Wnt/β-catenin signaling. One of the downstream targets of these pathways is CDK4/6 and cyclin D which is controlled by P16 INK4A that is highly mutated in PC. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, palbociclib, on Leptin-induced PC cells and to target the Notch, Hedgehog, and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways via miR-150, miR-506, and miR-208 modulation. Leptin treatment increased the abilit

SUBMITTER: Rencuzogullari O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10387936 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature