Repeated hepatocyte growth factor neutralizing antibody treatment leads to HGF/SF unresponsiveness in human glioblastoma multiforme cells

Cancer Lett. 2010 May 28;291(2):209-16. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2009.10.014. Epub 2009 Nov 11.

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to seek putative markers for multi-targeted therapeutic treatment of human glioblastoma. We previously developed an anti-HGF neutralizing antibody cocktail Amix that inhibits human glioblastoma growth in mouse xenograft models. When these treated tumors were re-injected into nude mice and treatment with the neutralizing antibody cocktail plus heparin was repeated, the growth of the twice-treated tumors became HGF-independent, suggesting a possible switch in dominant signaling pathways. Microarray of the tumor cells revealed a number of genes elevated in the twice-treated tumor cells relative to untreated control tumors, including BAI1, CASP8, IL8, IGF1, TGFB1 and TNF. Our analyses provide a series of putative markers for additional evaluation in treating glioblastoma. Multi-targeted therapeutic approach might be a better solution for treating this disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3T3 Cells
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / pharmacology*
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cell Division / drug effects
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Dogs
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / drug effects
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / immunology
  • Glioblastoma / pathology*
  • Heparin / pharmacology
  • Hepatocyte Growth Factor / immunology*
  • Hepatocyte Growth Factor / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Kidney / cytology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Transplantation, Heterologous

Substances

  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • Hepatocyte Growth Factor
  • Heparin