Tohoku Univ. Technology:A novel therapeutic target Vasohibin-2: T18-447_T12-072
For the treatment of refractory cancers including pancreatic cancer
Vasohibin-2 (referred to as VASH2) knockdown significantly reduced metastasis of pancreatic cancer cells (Fig. 1) and prolonged survival period after orthotopic transplantation (Fig.2). The mechanisms of action are; (1)VASH2 knockdown reduces cancer cell invasion through suppressing of tubulin carboxypeptidase activity within the cell. (2) VASH2 secreted by cancer cells stimulates tumor angiogenesis, so when VASH2 was knocked down, tumor angiogenesis was prevented. (3) VASH2 regulates the production of inflammatory chemokines and cytokines in cancer cells, which in turn, accelerates the recruitment of MDSC and TAM and prevents the infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. The inhibition of VASH2 eliminates immune suppression in pancreatic cancer.
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