Lysophosphatidic acid triggers cathepsin B-mediated invasiveness of human endometriotic cells

Raimund Dietze, Dietze R, Starzinski-Powitz A, Anna Starzinski‐Powitz, Anna Starzinski-Powitz, Scheiner-Bobis G, Georgios Scheiner-Bobis, Georgios Scheiner‐Bobis, Tinneberg HR, Hans-Rudolf Tinneberg, Hans‐Rudolf Tinneberg, Ivo Meinhold‐Heerlein, Ivo Meinhold-Heerlein, Lutz Konrad, Konrad L
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids · 2018 · vol. 1863(11) , pp. 1369–1377 · doi:10.1016/j.bbalip.2018.08.013 · PMID:30591146 · W2888549319
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Lysophosphatidic acid induces human endometriotic cell invasiveness through activation of cathepsin B.

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Extracellular lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and the G-protein-coupled LPA receptors (LPAR) are involved in cell migration and invasion and found in the human endometrium. However, underlying mechanisms resulting in cellular invasion have been rarely investigated. We used stromal endometrial T-HESC, epithelial endometriotic 12Z, 49Z and Ishikawa cells. Interestingly, proliferation of T-HESC cells was strongly increased after LPA treatment, whereas the epithelial cell lines only showed a moderate increase. LPA increased invasion of 12Z and 49Z strongly and significantly. The LPAR inhibitor Ki16425 (LPAR1/3) attenuated significantly LPA-induced invasiveness of 12Z, which was confirmed by LPAR1 and LPAR3 siRNAs, showing that both LPA receptors contribute to invasiveness of 12Z cells. Investigation of cell invasion with an antibody-based protease array revealed mainly differences in cathepsins and especially cathepsin B between 12Z compared to the less invasive Ishikawa. Stimulation with LPA showed a time- and dose-dependent increased secretion of cathepsin B which was inhibited by the Gq inhibitor YM-254890 and Gi/o inhibitor pertussis toxin in the 12Z cells, again highlighting the importance of LPAR1/3. The activity of intracellular and secreted cathepsin B was significantly upregulated in LPA-treated samples. Inhibition of cathepsin B with the specific inhibitor CA074 significantly reduced LPA-increased invasion of 12Z. Our results reveal a novel role of LPA-mediated secretion of cathepsin B which stimulated invasion of endometriotic epithelial cells mainly via LPAR1 and LPAR3. These findings may deepen our understanding how endometriotic cells invade into ectopic sites, and provide new insights into the role of LPA and cathepsin B in cellular invasion.

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endometriosis

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Cathepsin B Endometriosis Lysophospholipids Up-Regulation Cathepsin B Cell Line Cell Movement Cell Movement Cell Proliferation Cell Proliferation Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Endometriosis Female Humans Isoxazoles Isoxazoles Lysophospholipids Propionates Propionates Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid

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