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- Title
The effect of prothrombin, the precursor of thrombin, on the proliferation and migration of colorectal cancer cells.
- Authors
Cumbo, Marija; Manevski, Sofija Dunjić; Gvozdenov, Maja; Mitić, Martina Mia; Đorđević, Valentina; Tomić, Branko
- Abstract
Thrombotic disorders are some of the main comorbidities in cancer patients. So far, research has indicated that thrombin, a key regulator of hemostasis, contributes to cancer progression. However, data on its origin in tumor microenvironments remain elusive. Based on previous research, we analyzed the RNA and protein expression of prothrombin, a precursor of thrombin, in selected colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines. Since the effect of prothrombin in cancer development has not been previously reported, we treated the cells for 24 h and 48 h with different prothrombin concentrations and assessed the effect on cell proliferation and migration. Our results show that the tested CRC cell lines expressed prothrombin and that prothrombin inhibited proliferation and migration. The presented results suggest that prothrombin may contribute to CRC etiopathology and could serve as a potential diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target. The mechanisms underlying prothrombin expression in cancer cells, potential prothrombin activation, and the underlying processes driving the described effects warrant further investigation.
- Subjects
THROMBIN receptors; CANCER cell migration; BLOOD coagulation factor X; PROTHROMBIN; THROMBIN; GENE expression; CELL migration
- Publication
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2024, Vol 76, Issue 1, p111
- ISSN
0354-4664
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2298/ABS240126007C