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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2025

Inhibition of autotaxin sensitizes colon cancer to radiation by suppressing LPAR2-AKT survival signaling.

Yingnan Zhang, Yuanyuan Chen, Wenwen Guo, Yaru Guo, Shengcheng Yao, Xiaojin Wu

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Article in BMC gastroenterology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Yingnan ZhangXuzhou first People's Hospital, The Affiliated Xuzhou Municipal Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221112, China.
Yuanyuan ChenXuzhou first People's Hospital, The Affiliated Xuzhou Municipal Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221112, China.
Wenwen GuoXuzhou first People's Hospital, The Affiliated Xuzhou Municipal Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221112, China.
Yaru GuoXuzhou first People's Hospital, The Affiliated Xuzhou Municipal Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221112, China.
Shengcheng YaoThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai West Road, Xuzhou, 221002, China. surgeony@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-6885-145X
Xiaojin WuXuZhou Central Hospital, 199 Jiefang South Road, Xuzhou, 221009, China. xiaojinwuxz2014@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-9081-8438

Funding

333 Talent Fund of the Organization Department of Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee (2022) 3-12-134the Key Project of Xuzhou Medical Science and Technology Innovation Project XWKYHT20230034Xuzhou Pengcheng Talents -Medical Key Talent Project XWRCHT20220056
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiotherapy remains a valuable yet limited option for select colon cancer cases, with radioresistance representing a major clinical challenge. Lipidomics screening identified autotaxin (ATX), also known as ENPP2, as a key mediator of radiation-induced metabolic reprogramming. Radiation exposure upregulated ATX expression and its product lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), which activated the LPAR2-AKT signaling axis to support tumor cell survival. Pharmacological ATX inhibition with HA130 or genetic ATX knockdown enhanced radiosensitivity in vitro by suppressing proliferation and promoting apoptosis. In mouse models, both HA130 treatment and ATX knockdown significantly suppressed tumor growth and improved radiotherapy efficacy, as shown by reduced tumor volume, weight, and Ki67-positive cell counts. Clinically, elevated ATX-LPA pathway activity was associated with poor patient prognosis. These findings establish ATX as a promising therapeutic target for overcoming radioresistance in colon cancer, supporting the combination of ATX inhibition with radiotherapy to improve treatment outcomes.

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Colonic NeoplasmsLysophospholipase DAnimalsApoptosisCell ProliferationFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHCT116 CellsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLysophospholipidsMaleMetabolic ReprogrammingMiceRadiation ToleranceENPP2 protein, humanEnpp2 protein, mouselysophosphatidic acidLysophospholipase DLysophospholipidsAKTAutotaxinColon cancerLPARadiosensitivity

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PMID41454227
PMCPMC12849432

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