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Synergistic regulation of COX-2 expression by bombesin and transforming growth factor-beta.

Overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), an inducible enzyme regulating prostaglandin release, is mechanistically linked to the development, growth, and spread of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. GI peptide bombesin (BBS) was reported to stimulate COX-2 gene expression. Here we show that TGF-beta1 dramatically enhances the BBS-induced expression of COX-2 mRNA and protein, and the release of PGE2 in the model rat intestinal epithelial cell (RIE-1) line. The synergistic increase in COX-2 levels results from a combination of enhanced COX-2 transcription and reduced mRNA degradation. BBS, but not TGF-beta1, stimulated COX-2 promoter activity, and TGF-beta1 enhanced COX-2 mRNA stability through a p38(MAPK)-dependent pathway. The synergistic regulation of COX-2 expression by TGF-beta1 and BBS may contribute to the upregulation of COX-2 in GI cancers.[1]

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  1. Synergistic regulation of COX-2 expression by bombesin and transforming growth factor-beta. Guo, Y.S., Chen, Z., Wen, X.D., Ko, T.C., Townsend, C.M., Hellmich, M.R. Dig. Dis. Sci. (2008) [Pubmed]
 
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