Volume 55, Issue 11 pp. 1573-1583
Article

Different induction of LPA receptors by chemical liver carcinogens regulates cellular functions of liver epithelial WB-F344 cells

Miku Hirane

Miku Hirane

Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Kowakae, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan

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Shuhei Ishii

Shuhei Ishii

Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Kowakae, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan

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Ayaka Tomimatsu

Ayaka Tomimatsu

Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Kowakae, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan

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Kaori Fukushima

Kaori Fukushima

Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Kowakae, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan

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Kaede Takahashi

Kaede Takahashi

Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Kowakae, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan

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Nobuyuki Fukushima

Nobuyuki Fukushima

Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Kowakae, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan

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Kanya Honoki

Kanya Honoki

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan

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Toshifumi Tsujiuchi

Corresponding Author

Toshifumi Tsujiuchi

Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Kowakae, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan

Correspondence to: Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashiosaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan.

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First published: 17 September 2015
Citations: 8
Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Abstract

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) signaling via LPA receptors (LPA1 to LPA6) mediates a variety of cellular functions, including cell motility. In the present study, we investigated the effects of LPA receptors on cell motile activity during multi-stage hepatocarcinogenesis in rat liver epithelial WB-F344 cells treated with chemical liver carcinogens. Cells were treated with a initiator (N-nitrosodiethylamine (DEN)) and three promoters (phenobarbital (PB), okadaic acid (OA) and clofibrate) every 24 h for 2 days. Cell motile activity was elevated by DEN, correlating with Lpar3 expression. PB, OA, and clofibrate elevated Lpar1 expression and inhibited cell motile activity. To evaluate the effects of long-term treatment on cell motility, cells were treated with DEN and/or PB for at least 6 months. Lpar3 expression and cell motile activity were significantly elevated by the long-term DEN treatment with or without further PB treatment. In contrast, long-term PB treatment with or without further DEN elevated Lpar1 expression and inhibited cell motility. When the synthesis of extracellular LPA was blocked by a potent ATX inhibitor S32826 before cell motility assay, the cell motility induced by DEN and PB was markedly suppressed. These results suggest that activation of the different LPA receptors may regulate the biological functions of cells treated with chemical carcinogens. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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