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Id-1 is a key transcriptional regulator of glioblastoma aggressiveness and a novel therapeutic target.

Cancer research (2012-12-18)
Liliana Soroceanu, Ryuichi Murase, Chandani Limbad, Eric Singer, Juanita Allison, Isabel Adrados, Rumi Kawamura, Arash Pakdel, Yayoi Fukuyo, Daniel Nguyen, Sabeena Khan, Robert Arauz, Garret L Yount, Dan H Moore, Pierre-Yves Desprez, Sean D McAllister
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Glioblastoma is the most common form of primary adult brain tumors. A majority of glioblastomas grow invasively into distant brain tissue, leading to tumor recurrence, which is ultimately incurable. It is, therefore, essential to discover master regulators that control glioblastoma invasiveness and target them therapeutically. We show here that the transcriptional regulator Id-1 plays a critical role in modulating the invasiveness of glioblastoma cell lines and primary glioblastoma cells. Id-1 expression levels positively correlate with glioma cell invasiveness in culture and with histopathologic grades in patient biopsies. Id-1 knockdown dramatically reduces glioblastoma cell invasion that is accompanied by profound morphologic changes and robust reduction in expression levels of "mesenchymal" markers, as well as inhibition of self-renewal potential and downregulation of glioma stem cell markers. Importantly, genetic knockdown of Id-1 leads to a significant increase in survival in an orthotopic model of human glioblastoma. Furthermore, we show that a nontoxic compound, cannabidiol, significantly downregulates Id-1 gene expression and associated glioma cell invasiveness and self-renewal. In addition, cannabidiol significantly inhibits the invasion of glioblastoma cells through an organotypic brain slice and glioma progression in vivo. Our results suggest that Id-1 regulates multiple tumor-promoting pathways in glioblastoma and that drugs targeting Id-1 represent a novel and promising strategy for improving the therapy and outcome of patients with glioblastoma.

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Cannabidiol solution, 1.0 mg/mL in methanol, ampule of 1 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant®
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Cannabidiol
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Cannabidiol solution, 1.0 mg/mL in methanol, analytical standard, for drug analysis