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Pettersson A, Nylund G, Khorram-Manesh A, Nordgren S, Delbro DS: Nicotine induced modulation of SLURP-1 expression in human colon cancer cells. Auton Neurosci. 2009 Jun 15;148(1-2):97-100. Epub 2009 Apr 5.
The secreted mammalian Ly-6/urokinase plasminogen activator receptor-related protein-1 (SLURP-1) is an endogenous ligand at the alpha 7 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). SLURP-1 has anti-tumourigenic properties. In the current study, we demonstrate that the challenge of HT-29 human colon cancer cells with nicotine for 24 h to increase cell growth via the alpha 7nAChRs, caused a marked reduction of the protein expression of SLURP-1. We suggest that there is an interplay between acetylcholine and SLURP-1 in the HT-29 cells, both molecules serving as autocrine growth controlling ligands at the alpha 7nAChR, where acetylcholine regulates the release of SLURP-1. |
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