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  • Suppression of chemotherapy...
    Gartung, Allison; Yang, Jun; Sukhatme, Vikas P.; Bielenberg, Diane R.; Fernandes, Djanira; Chang, Jaimie; Schmidt, Birgitta A.; Hwang, Sung Hee; Zurakowski, David; Huang, Sui; Kieran, Mark W.; Hammock, Bruce D.; Panigrahy, Dipak

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 01/2019, Letnik: 116, Številka: 5
    Journal Article

    Although chemotherapy is a conventional cancer treatment, it may induce a protumorigenic microenvironment by triggering the release of proinflammatory mediators. In this study, we demonstrate that ovarian tumor cell debris generated by first-line platinum- and taxane-based chemotherapy accelerates tumor progression by stimulating a macrophage-derived “surge” of proinflammatory cytokines and bioactive lipids. Thus, targeting a single inflammatory mediator or pathway is unlikely to prevent therapy-induced tumor progression. Here, we show that combined pharmacological abrogation of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) pathways prevented the debris-induced surge of both cytokines and lipid mediators by macrophages. In animal models, the dual COX-2/sEH inhibitor PTUPB delayed the onset of debris-stimulated ovarian tumor growth and ascites leading to sustained survival over 120 days postinjection. Therefore, dual inhibition of COX-2/sEH may be an approach to suppress debris-stimulated ovarian tumor growth by preventing the therapy-induced surge of cytokines and lipid mediators.