Blockade of Platelet CysLT1R Receptor with Zafirlukast Counteracts Platelet Protumoral Action and Prevents Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone and Lung - Inserm - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Article Dans Une Revue International Journal of Molecular Sciences Année : 2022

Blockade of Platelet CysLT1R Receptor with Zafirlukast Counteracts Platelet Protumoral Action and Prevents Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone and Lung

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Metastases are the main cause of death in cancer patients, and platelets are largely known for their contribution in cancer progression. However, targeting platelets is highly challenging given their paramount function in hemostasis. Using a high-throughput screening and platelet-induced breast tumor cell survival (PITCS) assay as endpoint, we identified the widely used anti-asthmatic drugs and cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 (CysLT1R) antagonists, zafirlukast and montelukast, as new specific blockers of platelet protumoral action. Here, we show that human MDA-B02 breast cancer cells produce CysLT through mechanisms involving microsomal glutathione-S-transferase 1/2/3 (MGST1/2/3) and that can modulate cancer cell–platelet interactions via platelet–CysLT1R. CysLT1R blockade with zafirlukast decreased platelet aggregation and adhesion on cancer cells and inhibited PITCS, migration, and invasion in vitro. Zafirlukast significantly reduced, by 90%, MDA-B02 cell dissemination to bone in nude mice and reduced by 88% 4T1 spontaneous lung metastasis formation without affecting primary tumor growth. Combined treatment of zafirlukast plus paclitaxel totally inhibited metastasis of 4T1 cells to the lungs. Altogether, our results reveal a novel pathway mediating the crosstalk between cancer cells and platelets and indicate that platelet CysLT1R represents a novel therapeutic target to prevent metastasis without affecting hemostasis.

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Cancer
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inserm-03847792 , version 1 (10-11-2022)

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Lou Saier, Johnny Ribeiro, Thomas Daunizeau, Audrey Houssin, Gabriel Ichim, et al.. Blockade of Platelet CysLT1R Receptor with Zafirlukast Counteracts Platelet Protumoral Action and Prevents Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone and Lung. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, 23 (20), pp.12221. ⟨10.3390/ijms232012221⟩. ⟨inserm-03847792⟩
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