Platelet-derived lysophosphatidic acid supports the progression of osteolytic bone metastases in breast cancer
Ahmed Boucharaba, … , Philippe Clézardin, Olivier Peyruchaud
Ahmed Boucharaba, … , Philippe Clézardin, Olivier Peyruchaud
Published December 15, 2004
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2004;114(12):1714-1725. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI22123.
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Platelet-derived lysophosphatidic acid supports the progression of osteolytic bone metastases in breast cancer

Abstract

The role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in cancer is poorly understood. Here we provide evidence for a role of LPA in the progression of breast cancer bone metastases. LPA receptors LPA1, LPA2, and LPA3 were expressed in human primary breast tumors and a series of human breast cancer cell lines. The inducible overexpression of LPA1 in MDA-BO2 breast cancer cells specifically sensitized these cells to the mitogenic action of LPA in vitro. In vivo, LPA1 overexpression in MDA-BO2 cells enhanced the growth of subcutaneous tumor xenografts and promoted bone metastasis formation in mice by increasing both skeletal tumor growth and bone destruction. This suggested that endogenous LPA was produced in the tumor microenvironment. However, MDA-BO2 cells or transfectants did not produce LPA. Instead, they induced the release of LPA from activated platelets which, in turn, promoted tumor cell proliferation and the LPA1-dependent secretion of IL-6 and IL-8, 2 potent bone resorption stimulators. Moreover, platelet-derived LPA deprivation in mice, achieved by treatment with the platelet antagonist Integrilin, inhibited the progression of bone metastases caused by parental and LPA1-overexpressing MDA-BO2 cells and reduced the progression of osteolytic lesions in mice bearing CHO-β3wt ovarian cancer cells. Overall, our data suggest that, at the bone metastatic site, tumor cells stimulate the production of LPA from activated platelets, which enhances both tumor growth and cytokine-mediated bone destruction.

Authors

Ahmed Boucharaba, Claire-Marie Serre, Sandra Grès, Jean Sébastien Saulnier-Blache, Jean-Claude Bordet, Julien Guglielmi, Philippe Clézardin, Olivier Peyruchaud

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Expression of LPA receptors in breast cancer and mitogenic activity of L...
Expression of LPA receptors in breast cancer and mitogenic activity of LPA in breast cancer cell lines. (A) RT-PCR experiments using total RNA isolated from human primary tumors: fibroadenomas (F.Ad 1, F.Ad 2), ductal carcinomas (T 1, T 2). Expected size of amplification products for LPA1 (1), LPA2 (2), LPA3 (3), and GAPDH (G) are 428, 352, 256, and 470 bp, respectively. (B) Human breast cancer cell lines were stimulated with increasing concentrations of LPA and pulsed with [3H]-thymidine. Cell proliferation was assessed after quantification of [3H]-thymidine incorporation. Data are expressed in cpm as the mean ± SD of 6 replicates and are representative of at least 3 separate experiments. Insets: RT-PCR amplification products for LPA1, LPA2, LPA3, and GAPDH using total RNA isolated from each indicated cell line.