The increased proliferation of cultured neuroblastoma cells treated with vasoactive intestinal peptide is enhanced by simultaneous inhibition of neutral endopeptidase

Yoram Wollman, Shmariahu Blumberg, Anya Spungin, Douglas E. Brenneman, Mati Fridkin, Jonathan Wollman, Adrian Iaina, Illana Gozes*

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Abstract

Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) stimulates the neuroblastoma cell line (NMB) to proliferate. Neuropeptide activity can be inhibited by neutral endopeptidases that function intracellularly and in the extracellular milieu. NMB cells express neutral endopeptidase (NEP) activity that can be specifically inhibited by phosphoramidon (PA). Our data now show that phosphoramidon treatment increases the efficacy of VIP-stimulated neuroblastoma proliferation. These results suggest that membrane endopeptidases modulate VIP-associated cell proliferation and enhancement of endopeptidase activity may serve as a target for cancer therapy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-177
Number of pages3
JournalRegulatory Peptides
Volume108
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Oct 2002

Funding

FundersFunder number
ISOA
Bloom's Syndrome Foundation
Iowa Science Foundation

    Keywords

    • Neuroblastoma cells
    • Neutral endopeptidase
    • Vasoactive intestinal peptide

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