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ANGIOPOIETIN-LIKE 4 CORRELATES WITH RESPONSE TO INTRAVITREAL RANIBIZUMAB INJECTIONS IN NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION. Retina 2018; 38:523-530. [PMID: 28151839 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000001554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate whether the aqueous angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) level correlates with clinical features in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS The control and study groups consisted of all consecutive patients who received senile cataract surgery or intravitreal ranibizumab injection for treatment-naïve neovascular AMD, respectively. The AMD group received 3 monthly ranibizumab injections followed by monthly pro re nata for at least 12 months. Aqueous ANGPTL4 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were measured at baseline and 4 weeks after the first injection. In the AMD group, best-corrected visual acuity, lesion area by fluorescein angiography, and central subfield thickness were measured at baseline and at 12 months. RESULTS The AMD group (30 eyes) had higher baseline aqueous ANGPTL4 and VEGF levels than those of the control group (32 eyes) (both P < 0.001). Four weeks after the first injection, VEGF in the patients with AMD had dropped significantly (P < 0.001). Baseline ANGPTL4 correlated with the lesion area at baseline and at 12 months (P < 0.05, respectively), and also correlated with the frequency of anti-VEGF injections during 12 months (P = 0.008). CONCLUSION Aqueous ANGPTL4 levels correlated with the lesion area and anti-VEGF treatment frequency. Angiopoietin-like 4 may be a potential diagnostic and/or therapeutic biomarker in the neovascular AMD.
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Zhang T, Kastrenopoulou A, Larrouture Q, Athanasou NA, Knowles HJ. Angiopoietin-like 4 promotes osteosarcoma cell proliferation and migration and stimulates osteoclastogenesis. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:536. [PMID: 29739381 PMCID: PMC5941625 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4468-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone cancer in children and young adults. It is highly aggressive and patients that present with metastasis have a poor prognosis. Angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) drives the progression and metastasis of many solid tumours, but has not been described in osteosarcoma tissue. ANGPTL4 also enhances osteoclast activity, which is required for osteosarcoma growth in bone. We therefore investigated the expression and function of ANGPTL4 in human osteosarcoma tissue and cell lines. METHODS Expression of ANGPTL4 in osteosarcoma tissue microarrays was determined by immunohistochemistry. Hypoxic secretion of ANGPTL4 was tested by ELISA and Western blot. Regulation of ANGPTL4 by hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) was investigated using isoform specific HIF siRNA (HIF-1α, HIF-2α). Effects of ANGPTL4 on cell proliferation, migration (scratch wound assay), colony formation and osteoblastogenesis were assessed using exogenous ANGPTL4 or cells stably transfected with ANGPTL4. Osteoclastogenic differentiation of CD14+ monocytes was assessed by staining for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), bone resorption was assessed by lacunar resorption of dentine. RESULTS ANGPTL4 was immunohistochemically detectable in 76/109 cases. ANGPTL4 was induced by hypoxia in 6 osteosarcoma cell lines, under the control of the HIF-1α transcription factor. MG-63 cells transfected with an ANGPTL4 over-expression plasmid exhibited increased proliferation and migration capacity and promoted osteoclastogenesis and osteoclast-mediated bone resorption. Individually the full-length form of ANGPTL4 could increase MG-63 cell proliferation, whereas N-terminal ANGPTL4 mediated the other pro-tumourigenic phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS This study describes a role(s) for ANGPTL4 in osteosarcoma and identifies ANGPTL4 as a treatment target that could potentially reduce tumour progression, inhibit angiogenesis, reduce bone destruction and prevent metastatic events.
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- T. Zhang
- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD UK
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 People’s Republic of China
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD UK
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Olshan DS, Rader DJ. Angiopoietin-like protein 4: A therapeutic target for triglycerides and coronary disease? J Clin Lipidol 2018; 12:583-587. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2018.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chan SH, Tsai JP, Shen CJ, Liao YH, Chen BK. Oleate-induced PTX3 promotes head and neck squamous cell carcinoma metastasis through the up-regulation of vimentin. Oncotarget 2018; 8:41364-41378. [PMID: 28489600 PMCID: PMC5522334 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.17326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The association between metabolic diseases and the risk of developing cancer is emerging. However, the impact of long pentraxin-3 (PTX3) on dyslipidemia-associated tumor metastasis remains unknown. In this study, we found that oleate induced PTX3 expression and secretion through the activation of Akt/NF-κB pathway in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs). The activation of NF-κB was essential for the oleate-induced stabilization of PTX3 mRNA. In addition, both the depletion of PTX3 and the inhibition of NF-κB significantly inhibited oleate-induced tumor cell migration and invasion. The enhancement of binding between tumor and endothelial cells was observed in oleate-treated cells but not in the depletion and neutralization of PTX3 with siPTX3 and anti-PTX3 antibodies, respectively. The levels of oleate-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers, such as vimentin and MMP-3, were significantly reduced in PTX3-depleted cells. Knocking down vimentin also repressed oleate-induced HNSCC invasion. Furthermore, the depletion of PTX3 blocked the oleate-primed metastatic seeding of tumor cells in the lungs. These results demonstrate that oleate enhances HNSCC metastasis through the PTX3/vimentin signaling axes. The inhibition of PTX3 could be a potential strategy for the treatment of dyslipidemia-mediated HNSCC metastasis.
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- Shih-Hung Chan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, People's Republic of China.,Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, People's Republic of China.,Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, People's Republic of China.,Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, People's Republic of China.,Institute for Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
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Yousefi M, Nosrati R, Salmaninejad A, Dehghani S, Shahryari A, Saberi A. Organ-specific metastasis of breast cancer: molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying lung metastasis. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2018; 41:123-140. [PMID: 29568985 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-018-0376-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer (BC) is the most common type of cancer in women and the second cause of cancer-related mortality world-wide. The majority of BC-related deaths is due to metastasis. Bone, lung, brain and liver are the primary target sites of BC metastasis. The clinical implications and mechanisms underlying bone metastasis have been reviewed before. Given the fact that BC lung metastasis (BCLM) usually produces symptoms only after the lungs have been vastly occupied with metastatic tumor masses, it is of paramount importance for diagnostic and prognostic, as well as therapeutic purposes to comprehend the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying BCLM. Here, we review current insights into the organ-specificity of BC metastasis, including the role of cancer stem cells in triggering BC spread, the traveling of tumor cells in the blood stream and their migration across endothelial barriers, their adaptation to the lung microenvironment and the initiation of metastatic colonization within the lung. CONCLUSIONS Detailed understanding of the mechanisms underlying BCLM will shed a new light on the identification of novel molecular targets to impede daunting pulmonary metastases in patients with breast cancer.
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- Meysam Yousefi
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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Aryal B, Singh AK, Zhang X, Varela L, Rotllan N, Goedeke L, Chaube B, Camporez JP, Vatner DF, Horvath TL, Shulman GI, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. Absence of ANGPTL4 in adipose tissue improves glucose tolerance and attenuates atherogenesis. JCI Insight 2018; 3:97918. [PMID: 29563332 PMCID: PMC5926923 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.97918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Alterations in ectopic lipid deposition and circulating lipids are major risk factors for developing cardiometabolic diseases. Angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4), a protein that inhibits lipoprotein lipase (LPL), controls fatty acid (FA) uptake in adipose and oxidative tissues and regulates circulating triacylglycerol-rich (TAG-rich) lipoproteins. Unfortunately, global depletion of ANGPTL4 results in severe metabolic abnormalities, inflammation, and fibrosis when mice are fed a high-fat diet (HFD), limiting our understanding of the contribution of ANGPTL4 in metabolic disorders. Here, we demonstrate that genetic ablation of ANGPTL4 in adipose tissue (AT) results in enhanced LPL activity, rapid clearance of circulating TAGs, increased AT lipolysis and FA oxidation, and decreased FA synthesis in AT. Most importantly, we found that absence of ANGPTL4 in AT prevents excessive ectopic lipid deposition in the liver and muscle, reducing novel PKC (nPKC) membrane translocation and enhancing insulin signaling. As a result, we observed a remarkable improvement in glucose tolerance in short-term HFD-fed AT-specific Angptl4-KO mice. Finally, lack of ANGPTL4 in AT enhances the clearance of proatherogenic lipoproteins, attenuates inflammation, and reduces atherosclerosis. Together, these findings uncovered an essential role of AT ANGPTL4 in regulating peripheral lipid deposition, influencing whole-body lipid and glucose metabolism and the progression of atherosclerosis.
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- Binod Aryal
- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
- Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism Program, Department of Comparative Medicine
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- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
- Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism Program, Department of Comparative Medicine
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- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
- Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism Program, Department of Comparative Medicine
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- Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism Program, Department of Comparative Medicine
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- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
- Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism Program, Department of Comparative Medicine
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- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
- Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism Program, Department of Comparative Medicine
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- Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism Program, Department of Comparative Medicine
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- Department of Internal Medicine
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and
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- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
- Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism Program, Department of Comparative Medicine
- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
- Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism Program, Department of Comparative Medicine
- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Angiopoietin-Like Proteins in Angiogenesis, Inflammation and Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19020431. [PMID: 29389861 PMCID: PMC5855653 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Altered expression of secreted factors by tumor cells or cells of the tumor microenvironment is a key event in cancer development and progression. In the last decade, emerging evidences supported the autocrine and paracrine activity of the members of the Angiopoietin-like (ANGPTL) protein family in angiogenesis, inflammation and in the regulation of different steps of carcinogenesis and metastasis development. Thus, ANGPTL proteins become attractive either as prognostic or predictive biomarkers, or as novel target for cancer treatment. Here, we outline the current knowledge about the functions of the ANGPTL proteins in angiogenesis, cancer progression and metastasis. Moreover, we discuss the most recent evidences sustaining their role as prognostic or predictive biomarkers for cancer therapy. Although the role of ANGPTL proteins in cancer has not been fully elucidated, increasing evidence suggest their key effects in the proliferative and invasive properties of cancer cells. Moreover, given the common overexpression of ANGPTL proteins in several aggressive solid tumors, and their role in tumor cells and cells of the tumor microenvironment, the field of research about ANGPTL proteins network may highlight new potential targets for the development of future therapeutic strategies.
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Huang B, Zhou ZY, Li S, Huang XH, Tang JY, Hoi MPM, Lee SMY. Tanshinone I prevents atorvastatin-induced cerebral hemorrhage in zebrafish and stabilizes endothelial cell–cell adhesion by inhibiting VE-cadherin internalization and actin-myosin contractility. Pharmacol Res 2018; 128:389-398. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2017.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Gäbel G, Northoff BH, Weinzierl I, Ludwig S, Hinterseher I, Wilfert W, Teupser D, Doderer SA, Bergert H, Schönleben F, Lindeman JHN, Holdt LM. Molecular Fingerprint for Terminal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Disease. J Am Heart Assoc 2017; 6:JAHA.117.006798. [PMID: 29191809 PMCID: PMC5779007 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Background Clinical decision making in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) relies completely on diameter. At this point, improved decision tools remain an unmet medical need. Our goal was to identify changes at the molecular level specifically leading up to AAA rupture. Methods and Results Aortic wall tissue specimens were collected during open elective (eAAA; n=31) or emergency repair of ruptured AAA (rAAA; n=17), and gene expression was investigated using microarrays. Identified candidate genes were validated with quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction in an independent sample set (eAAA: n=46; rAAA: n=18). Two gene sets were identified, 1 set containing 5 genes linked to terminal progression, that is, positively associated with progression of larger AAA, and with rupture (HILPDA,ANGPTL4,LOX,SRPX2,FCGBP), and a second set containing 5 genes exclusively upregulated in rAAA (ADAMTS9,STC1,GFPT2,GAL3ST4,CCL4L1). Genes in both sets essentially associated with processes related to impaired tissue remodeling, such as angiogenesis and adipogenesis. In gene expression experiments we were able to show that upregulated gene expression for identified candidate genes is unique for AAA. Functionally, the selected upregulated factors converge at processes coordinated by the canonical HIF‐1α signaling pathway and are highly expressed in fibroblasts but not inflammatory cells of the aneurysmatic wall. Histological quantification of angiogenesis and exploration of the HIF‐1α network in rAAA versus eAAA shows enhanced microvessel density but also clear activation of the HIF‐1α network in rAAA. Conclusions Our study shows a specific molecular fingerprint for terminal AAA disease. These changes appear to converge at activation of HIF‐1α signaling in mesenchymal cells. Aspects of this cascade might represent targets for rupture risk assessment.
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- Gabor Gäbel
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany .,Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.,Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, HELIOS Clinic Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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Angiopoietin-like 4 Is a Wnt Signaling Antagonist that Promotes LRP6 Turnover. Dev Cell 2017; 43:71-82.e6. [PMID: 29017031 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) is a secreted signaling protein that is implicated in cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorder, and cancer. Outside of its role in lipid metabolism, ANGPTL4 signaling remains poorly understood. Here, we identify ANGPTL4 as a Wnt signaling antagonist that binds to syndecans and forms a ternary complex with the Wnt co-receptor Lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6). This protein complex is internalized via clathrin-mediated endocytosis and degraded in lysosomes, leading to attenuation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Angptl4 is expressed in the Spemann organizer of Xenopus embryos and acts as a Wnt antagonist to promote notochord formation and prevent muscle differentiation. This unexpected function of ANGPTL4 invites re-interpretation of its diverse physiological effects in light of Wnt signaling and may open therapeutic avenues for human disease.
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Hsieh HY, Jou YC, Tung CL, Tsai YS, Wang YH, Chi CL, Lin RI, Hung SK, Chuang YM, Wu SF, Li C, Shen CH, Chan MWY, Hsu CD. Epigenetic silencing of the dual-role signal mediator, ANGPTL4 in tumor tissues and its overexpression in the urothelial carcinoma microenvironment. Oncogene 2017; 37:673-686. [PMID: 29035390 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 09/03/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Urothelial carcinoma (UC) carcinogenesis has been hypothesized to occur through epigenetic repression of tumor-suppressor genes (TSGs). By quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction array, we found that one potential TSG, angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4), was expressed at very low levels in all bladder cancer cell lines we examined. Previous studies had demonstrated that ANGPTL4 is highly expressed in some cancers, but downregulated, by DNA methylation, in others. Consequently, owing to these seemingly conflicting functions in distinct cancers, the precise role of ANGPTL4 in the etiology of UC remains unclear. In this study, using methylation-specific PCR and bisulfite pyrosequencing, we show that ANGPTL4 is transcriptionally repressed by DNA methylation in UC cell lines and primary tumor samples, as compared with adjacent noncancerous bladder epithelium. Functional studies further demonstrated that ectopic expression of ANGPTL4 potently suppressed UC cell proliferation, monolayer colony formation in vitro, and invasion, migration, and xenograft formation in vivo. Surprisingly, circulating ANGPTL4 was significantly higher in plasma samples from UC patients than normal control, suggesting it might be secreted from other cell types. Interestingly, our data also indicated that exogenous cANGPTL4 could promote cell proliferation and cell migration via activation of signaling through the Erk/focal adhesion kinase axis. We further confirmed that mouse xenograft tumor growth could be promoted by administration of exogenous cANGPTL4. Finally, immunohistochemistry demonstrated that ANGPTL4 was downregulated in tumor cells but overexpressed in tumor adjacent stromal tissues of muscle-invasive UC tissue samples. In conclusion, our data support dual roles for ANGPTL4 in UC progression, either as a tumor suppressor or oncogene, in response to microenvironmental context.
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- H-Y Hsieh
- Department of Medical Research, Ditmanson Medical Fountain Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.,Department of Life Science, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan.,Department of Biology, National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of General Surgery, Department of Urology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan.,Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan.,Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan.,Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan.,Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Ditmanson Medical Fountain Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.,Department of Life Science, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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Yan Q, Jiang L, Liu M, Yu D, Zhang Y, Li Y, Fang S, Li Y, Zhu YH, Yuan YF, Guan XY. ANGPTL1 Interacts with Integrin α1β1 to Suppress HCC Angiogenesis and Metastasis by Inhibiting JAK2/STAT3 Signaling. Cancer Res 2017; 77:5831-5845. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-17-0579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Revised: 07/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Strilic B, Offermanns S. Intravascular Survival and Extravasation of Tumor Cells. Cancer Cell 2017; 32:282-293. [PMID: 28898694 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Revised: 06/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Most metastasizing tumor cells reach distant sites by entering the circulatory system. Within the bloodstream, they are exposed to severe stress due to loss of adhesion to extracellular matrix, hemodynamic shear forces, and attacks of the immune system, and only a few cells manage to extravasate and to form metastases. We review the current understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that allow tumor cells to survive in the intravascular environment and that mediate and promote tumor cell extravasation. As these processes are critical for the metastatic spread of tumor cells, we discuss implications for potential therapeutic approaches and future research.
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- Boris Strilic
- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Department of Pharmacology, Ludwigstr. 43, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Department of Pharmacology, Ludwigstr. 43, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany; J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Center for Molecular Medicine, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.
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Teo Z, Chan JSK, Chong HC, Sng MK, Choo CC, Phua GZM, Teo DJR, Zhu P, Choong C, Wong MTC, Tan NS. Angiopoietin-like 4 induces a β-catenin-mediated upregulation of ID3 in fibroblasts to reduce scar collagen expression. Sci Rep 2017; 7:6303. [PMID: 28740178 PMCID: PMC5524754 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05869-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In adult skin wounds, collagen expression rapidly re-establishes the skin barrier, although the resultant scar is aesthetically and functionally inferior to unwounded tissue. Although TGFβ signaling and fibroblasts are known to be responsible for scar-associated collagen production, there are currently no prophylactic treatments for scar management. Fibroblasts in crosstalk with wound keratinocytes orchestrate collagen expression, although the precise paracrine pathways involved remain poorly understood. Herein, we showed that the matricellular protein, angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4), accelerated wound closure and reduced collagen expression in diabetic and ANGPTL4-knockout mice. Similar observations were made in wild-type rat wounds. Using human fibroblasts as a preclinical model for mechanistic studies, we systematically elucidated that ANGPTL4 binds to cadherin-11, releasing membrane-bound β-catenin which translocate to the nucleus and transcriptionally upregulate the expression of Inhibitor of DNA-binding/differentiation protein 3 (ID3). ID3 interacts with scleraxis, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, to inhibit scar-associated collagen types 1α2 and 3α1 production by fibroblasts. We also showed ANGPTL4 interaction with cadherin-11 in human scar tissue. Our findings highlight a central role for matricellular proteins such as ANGPTL4 in the attenuation of collagen expression and may have a broader implication for other fibrotic pathologies.
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- Ziqiang Teo
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore.,Denova Sciences Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore. .,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Experimental Medicine Building, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 636921, Singapore. .,Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, A*STAR, Singapore, 138673, Singapore. .,KK Research Centre, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 229899, Singapore.
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Teo Z, Sng MK, Chan JSK, Lim MMK, Li Y, Li L, Phua T, Lee JYH, Tan ZW, Zhu P, Tan NS. Elevation of adenylate energy charge by angiopoietin-like 4 enhances epithelial-mesenchymal transition by inducing 14-3-3γ expression. Oncogene 2017; 36:6408-6419. [PMID: 28745316 PMCID: PMC5701092 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Metastatic cancer cells acquire energy-intensive processes including increased invasiveness and chemoresistance. However, how the energy demand is met and the molecular drivers that coordinate an increase in cellular metabolic activity to drive epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT), the first step of metastasis, remain unclear. Using different in vitro and in vivo EMT models with clinical patient’s samples, we showed that EMT is an energy-demanding process fueled by glucose metabolism-derived adenosine triphosphate (ATP). We identified angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) as a key player that coordinates an increase in cellular energy flux crucial for EMT via an ANGPTL4/14-3-3γ signaling axis. This augmented cellular metabolic activity enhanced metastasis. ANGPTL4 knockdown suppresses an adenylate energy charge elevation, delaying EMT. Using an in vivo dual-inducible EMT model, we found that ANGPTL4 deficiency reduces cancer metastasis to the lung and liver. Unbiased kinase inhibitor screens and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis revealed that ANGPTL4 regulates the expression of 14-3-3γ adaptor protein via the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/AKT and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways that culminate to activation of transcription factors, CREB, cFOS and STAT3. Using a different mode of action, as compared with protein kinases, the ANGPTL4/14-3-3γ signaling axis consolidated cellular bioenergetics and stabilized critical EMT proteins to coordinate energy demand and enhanced EMT competency and metastasis, through interaction with specific phosphorylation signals on target proteins.
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- Z Teo
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.,Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological, Singapore.,Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Proteos, Singapore.,KK Research Centre, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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ANGPTL4 T266M variant is associated with reduced cancer invasiveness. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2017. [PMID: 28641978 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2017.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) is a secretory protein that can be cleaved to form an N-terminal and a C-terminal protein. Studies performed thus far have linked ANGPTL4 to several cancer-related and metabolic processes. Notably, several point mutations in the C-terminal ANGPTL4 (cANGPTL4) have been reported, although no studies have been performed that ascribed these mutations to cancer-related and metabolic processes. In this study, we compared the characteristics of tumors with and without wild-type (wt) cANGPTL4 and tumors with cANGPTL4 bearing the T266M mutation (T266M cANGPTL4). We found that T266M cANGPTL4 bound to integrin α5β1 with a reduced affinity compared to wt, leading to weaker activation of downstream signaling molecules. The mutant tumors exhibited impaired proliferation, anoikis resistance, and migratory capability and had reduced adenylate energy charge. Further investigations also revealed that cANGPTL4 regulated the expression of Glut2. These findings may explain the differences in the tumor characteristics and energy metabolism observed with the cANGPTL4 T266M mutation compared to tumors without the mutation.
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Setyawati MI, Tay CY, Bay BH, Leong DT. Gold Nanoparticles Induced Endothelial Leakiness Depends on Particle Size and Endothelial Cell Origin. ACS NANO 2017; 11:5020-5030. [PMID: 28422481 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b01744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The endothelium presents a formidable barrier for cancer nanomedicine, as the intravenously introduced nanomedicine needs to leave the blood vessel at the tumor site. Endothelial permeability and retention effect (EPR) is not dependable since it is derived from tumors. Certain nanoparticles with specific characteristics are able to induce micrometer sized gaps between endothelial cells. This effect is called "nanoparticle induced endothelial leakiness" (NanoEL). NanoEL therefore allows the nanotechnology to control access to the tumor even in the absence of any EPR effect. Morever, NanoEL can be applicable to noncancer issues, thereby expanding its usefulness in other subfields of nanomedicine. In this paper, we have shown that Gold (Au) nanoparticles within the range of 10-30 nm are good NanoEL inducing particles. As not all endothelial cells have the same permeability, we found that human mammary endothelial cells and human skin endothelial cells are sensitive to Au induced NanoEL, while human umbilical vein endothelial cells are insensitive, reflective of their innate nature of endothelial permeability. The size window and endothelial cell type sensitivity then helps the nanotechnologists to design future nanoparticles that either exploit NanoEL as a nanotechnology driven strategy to access immature tumors, which do not induce the EPR effect, or avoid NanoEL as a nanotoxic side effect.
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- Magdiel I Setyawati
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University , N4.1, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- Department of Anatomy, National University of Singapore , 4 Medical Drive, Singapore 117594, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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Zhong Y, Zhou J, Liang N, Liu B, Lu R, He Y, Liang C, Wu J, Zhou Y, Hu M, Zhou J. Effect of Maxing Shigan Tang on H1N1 Influenza A Virus-Associated Acute Lung Injury in Mice. Intervirology 2017; 59:267-274. [PMID: 28468008 DOI: 10.1159/000458726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study is aimed at examining the effects of Maxing Shigan Tang (MST) treatment on H1N1-associated acute lung injury (ALI) and exploring the possible mechanism. MATERIAL AND METHODS Mice were randomly divided into a control group, model group, peroxisomal proliferator activator receptor γ (PPARγ) inhibition group (PPARγ-), PPARγ activation group (PPARγ+), and MST group. Influenza A (H1N1) virus of the Fort Monmouth 1 (FM1) strain was used to induce an ALI mice model. Hematoxylin and eosin staining was performed to investigate the effect of MST treatment on H1N1-associated ALI. Cell apoptosis of lung tissues of each group were conducted through transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling methods. Moreover, the expression level of caspase 3, activity of caspase 3, and serum level of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α of each group were also analyzed. Finally, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting analysis were carried out to detect angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) expression level. RESULTS We found that mice infected with the FM1 strain of H1N1 influenza A virus developed severe ALI, and MST could improve H1N1-induced ALI. Moreover, MST decreased lung cell apoptosis and reduced the serum content of TNF-α. In addition, MST significantly induced the ANGPTL4 expression in H1N1-induced ALI. CONCLUSION MST improves H1N1-associated ALI maybe through targeting ANGPTL4 in mice.
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- Yanchun Zhong
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guanzhou, China
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El-Shal AS, Zidan HE, Rashad NM, Wadea FM. Angiopoietin-like protein 3 and 4 expression 4 and their serum levels in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cytokine 2017; 96:75-86. [PMID: 28371666 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2017.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the 6th most common cancer and the 3rd leading cause of cancer causing death allover the world. The aim of this research to explore the clinical relevance of blood angiopoietin-like protein-3 (ANGPTL3) and ANGPTL4 expression and their proteins levels as non invasive biomarkers in cirrhotic and HCC patients and their influence on the clinicopathological features of HCC. MATERIAL AND METHODS This work comprised 200 patients with chronic hepatitis (120 cases complicated with cirrhosis, 80 patients with primary HCC) and 100 controls. circulating ANGPTL3 and ANGPTL4 expression was estimated by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). ANGPTL3 and ANGPTL4 protein levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS The circulating ANGPTL3 and ANGPTL 4 expression was significantly elevated in HCC cases compared to chronic hepatitis patients and controls. There were much more serum ANGPTL3 and ANGPTL4 values in HCC and chronic hepatitis patients as compared to controls, but we couldn't detect this significance between chronic hepatitis and HCC cases as regards ANGPTL4. By Multiple stepwise linear regression analysis, an increased ANGPTL3 expression, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), serum ANGPTL 3 levels, Child-Pugh grade were significantly assosciatedassociated with increased risk of HCC. Logistic regression analysis revealed that ANGPTL 3 expression and AFP levels were the only pridectorspredictors of HCC (odd's ratio (OR)=8.9; 8.6 respectively, P=0.003). Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) demonsterated that serum ANGPTL3 and ANGPTL4 levels were usufuluseful biomarkers discriminating chronic hepatitis cases from controls (AUC=0.820,0.887, respectively P<0.001). However, they fail to discriminate HCC patients from chronic hepatitis patients (P=0.27,0.12 respectively). Moreover, ANGPTL3 and ANGPTL 4 expression were promising biomarkers discriminating chronic hepatitis cases from controls and those HCC cases from chronic hepatitis patients (P<0.001). Combined ANGPTL3 expression and serum level wasn't useful in discriminating HCC patient from chronic hepatitis (P=0.09). In contrast, combined ANGPTL4 expression and serum level was an useful biomarker discriminating HCC cases from chronic hepatitis. CONCLUSION ANGPTL3 and ANGPTL 4 expression and serum levels can be promising non invasive biomarkers in diagnosis of chronic hepatitis and HCC especially their expression could be useful in discriminating HCC from chronic hepatitis patients.
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- Amal S El-Shal
- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Tay CY, Setyawati MI, Leong DT. Nanoparticle Density: A Critical Biophysical Regulator of Endothelial Permeability. ACS NANO 2017; 11:2764-2772. [PMID: 28287706 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b07806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The integrity of the vasculature system is intrinsically sensitive to a short list of biophysical cues spanning from nano to micro scales. We have earlier found that certain nanomaterials could induce endothelial leakiness (nanoparticle induced endothelial leakiness, nanoEL). In this study, we report that the density of the nanomaterial, a basic intrinsic material property not implicated in many nanoparticle-mediated biological effects, predominantly dictates the nanoEL effect. We demonstrated that the impinging force exerted by a library of increasing effective densities but consistently sized silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) could directly increase endothelial permeability. The crossover effective particle density that induced nanoEL was determined to be between 1.57 g/cm3 to 1.72 g/cm3. It was also found that a cumulative gravitational-mediated force of around 1.8 nN/μm along the boundaries of the vascular endothelial cadherin (VE-cad) adherens junctions appeared to be a critical threshold force required to perturb endothelial cell-cell adhesion. The net result is the "snapping" of the mechanically pretensed VE-cad (Nanosnap), leading to the formation of micron-sized gaps that would dramatically increase endothelial leakiness.
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- Chor Yong Tay
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University , N4.1, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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Yadavalli S, Jayaram S, Manda SS, Madugundu AK, Nayakanti DS, Tan TZ, Bhat R, Rangarajan A, Chatterjee A, Gowda H, Thiery JP, Kumar P. Data-Driven Discovery of Extravasation Pathway in Circulating Tumor Cells. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43710. [PMID: 28262832 PMCID: PMC5337960 DOI: 10.1038/srep43710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) play a crucial role in cancer dissemination and provide a promising source of blood-based markers. Understanding the spectrum of transcriptional profiles of CTCs and their corresponding regulatory mechanisms will allow for a more robust analysis of CTC phenotypes. The current challenge in CTC research is the acquisition of useful clinical information from the multitude of high-throughput studies. To gain a deeper understanding of CTC heterogeneity and identify genes, pathways and processes that are consistently affected across tumors, we mined the literature for gene expression profiles in CTCs. Through in silico analysis and the integration of CTC-specific genes, we found highly significant biological mechanisms and regulatory processes acting in CTCs across various cancers, with a particular enrichment of the leukocyte extravasation pathway. This pathway appears to play a pivotal role in the migration of CTCs to distant metastatic sites. We find that CTCs from multiple cancers express both epithelial and mesenchymal markers in varying amounts, which is suggestive of dynamic and hybrid states along the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) spectrum. Targeting the specific molecular nodes to monitor disease and therapeutic control of CTCs in real time will likely improve the clinical management of cancer progression and metastases.
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- S. Yadavalli
- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Whitefield, Bangalore, 560 066, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Whitefield, Bangalore, 560 066, India
- Manipal University, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, 576104, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Whitefield, Bangalore, 560 066, India
- Center for Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605 014, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Whitefield, Bangalore, 560 066, India
- Center for Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605 014, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Whitefield, Bangalore, 560 066, India
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore 117599, Singapore
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Whitefield, Bangalore, 560 066, India
- YU-IOB Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, 575018, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Whitefield, Bangalore, 560 066, India
- YU-IOB Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, 575018, India
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Centre for Translational Medicine NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore 117599, Singapore
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Institut Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
- CNRS UMR 7057, Matter and Complex Systems, Université Paris Diderot, 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet 75013 Paris, France
- Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Whitefield, Bangalore, 560 066, India
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The spread of cancer from a primary tumor to distant organ sites is the most devastating aspect of malignancy. Dissemination to specific organs depends upon blood flow patterns and characteristics of the distant organ environment, such as the vascular architecture, stromal cell content, and the biochemical milieu of growth factors, signaling molecules, and metabolic substrates, which can be permissive or antagonistic to metastatic colonization. Metastatic tumor cells possess intrinsic cellular properties selected for adaptation to specific organ environments, where they co-opt growth and survival signals, undergo metabolic reprogramming, and subvert resident stromal cell activities to promote extravasation, immune evasion, angiogenesis, and overt metastatic growth. Recent work and new experimental models of metastatic organotropism are uncovering crucial details of how malignant cells metastasize to specific tissues, revealing key mediators that prepare metastatic niches in specific organs and identifying new targets that offer attractive options for therapeutic intervention.
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- Heath A. Smith
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
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La Paglia L, Listì A, Caruso S, Amodeo V, Passiglia F, Bazan V, Fanale D. Potential Role of ANGPTL4 in the Cross Talk between Metabolism and Cancer through PPAR Signaling Pathway. PPAR Res 2017; 2017:8187235. [PMID: 28182091 PMCID: PMC5274667 DOI: 10.1155/2017/8187235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) protein belongs to a superfamily of secreted proteins structurally related to factors modulating angiogenesis known as angiopoietins. At first, ANGPTL4 has been identified as an adipokine exclusively involved in lipid metabolism, because of its prevalent expression in liver and adipose tissue. This protein regulates lipid metabolism by inhibiting lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity and stimulating lipolysis of white adipose tissue (WAT), resulting in increased levels of plasma triglycerides (TG) and fatty acids. Subsequently, ANGPTL4 has been shown to be involved in several nonmetabolic and metabolic conditions, both physiological and pathological, including angiogenesis and vascular permeability, cell differentiation, tumorigenesis, glucose homoeostasis, lipid metabolism, energy homeostasis, wound healing, inflammation, and redox regulation. The transcriptional regulation of ANGPTL4 can be modulated by several transcription factors, including PPARα, PPARβ/δ, PPARγ, and HIF-1α, and nutritional and hormonal conditions. Several studies showed that high levels of ANGPTL4 are associated with poor prognosis in patients with various solid tumors, suggesting an important role in cancer onset and progression, metastasis, and anoikis resistance. Here, we have discussed the potential role of ANGPTL4 in mediating the cross talk between metabolic syndromes, such as diabetes and obesity, and cancer through regulation of its expression by PPARs.
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- Laura La Paglia
- ICAR-CNR, National Research Council of Italy, 90146 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Génomique Fonctionnelle des Tumeurs Solides, INSERM, UMR 1162, 75010 Paris, France
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- Samantha Dickson Brain Cancer Unit, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, UK
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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Gillrie MR, Ho M. Dynamic interactions of Plasmodium spp. with vascular endothelium. Tissue Barriers 2017; 5:e1268667. [PMID: 28452684 PMCID: PMC5362994 DOI: 10.1080/21688370.2016.1268667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Revised: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Plasmodial species are protozoan parasites that infect erythrocytes. As such, they are in close contact with microvascular endothelium for most of the life cycle in the mammalian host. The host-parasite interactions of this stage of the infection are responsible for the clinical manifestations of the disease that range from a mild febrile illness to severe and frequently fatal syndromes such as cerebral malaria and multi-organ failure. Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of the most severe form of malaria, is particularly predisposed to modulating endothelial function through either direct adhesion to endothelial receptor molecules, or by releasing potent host and parasite products that can stimulate endothelial activation and/or disrupt barrier function. In this review, we provide a critical analysis of the current clinical and laboratory evidence for endothelial dysfunction during severe P. falciparum malaria. Future investigations using state-of-the-art technologies such as mass cytometry and organs-on-chips to further delineate parasite-endothelial cell interactions are also discussed.
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- Mark R. Gillrie
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Knowles HJ. Multiple Roles of Angiopoietin-Like 4 in Osteolytic Disease. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2017; 8:80. [PMID: 28458654 PMCID: PMC5394121 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Hypoxia and the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) transcription factor drive pathological bone loss in conditions including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, primary bone tumours, and bone metastatic cancer. There is therefore considerable interest in determining the function(s) of HIF-induced genes in these pathologies. Angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) is an adipose-derived, HIF-1α- and PPARγ-induced gene that was originally discovered as an endocrine and autocrine/paracrine regulator of lipid metabolism. Given the inverse relationship between bone adiposity and fracture risk, ANGPTL4 might be considered a good candidate for mediating the downstream effects of HIF-1α relevant to osteolytic disease. This review will consider the possible roles of ANGPTL4 in regulation of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption, cartilage degradation, angiogenesis, and inflammation, focusing on results obtained in the study of RA. Possible roles in other musculoskeletal pathologies will also be discussed. This will highlight ANGPTL4 as a regulator of multiple disease processes, which could represent a novel therapeutic target in osteolytic musculoskeletal disease.
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- Helen J. Knowles
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Müller R. PPARβ/δ in human cancer. Biochimie 2016; 136:90-99. [PMID: 27916645 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2016.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Revised: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The nuclear receptor factor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARβ/δ) can regulate its target genes by transcriptional activation or repression through both ligand-dependent and independent mechanism as well as by interactions with other transcription factors. PPARβ/δ exerts essential regulatory functions in intermediary metabolism that have been elucidated in detail, but clearly also plays a role in inflammation, differentiation, apoptosis and other cancer-associated processes, which is, however, mechanistically only partly understood. Consistent with these functions clinical associations link the expression of PPARβ/δ and its target genes to an unfavorable outcome of several human cancers. However, the available data do not yield a clear picture of PPARβ/δ's role in cancer-associated processes and are in fact partly controversial. This article provides an overview of this research area and discusses the role of PPARβ/δ in cancer in light of the complex mechanisms of its transcriptional regulation and its potential as a druggable anti-cancer target.
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- Rolf Müller
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Tumor Research, Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology, Philipps University, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 3, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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Shen CJ, Chan SH, Lee CT, Huang WC, Tsai JP, Chen BK. Oleic acid-induced ANGPTL4 enhances head and neck squamous cell carcinoma anoikis resistance and metastasis via up-regulation of fibronectin. Cancer Lett 2016; 386:110-122. [PMID: 27865799 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2016.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Obese patients have higher levels of free fatty acids (FFAs) in their plasma and a higher risk of cancer than their non-obese counterparts. However, the mechanisms involved in the regulation of cancer metastasis by FFAs remain unclear. In this study, we found that oleic acid (OA) induced angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) protein expression and secretion and conferred anoikis resistance to head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs). The autocrine production of OA-induced ANGPTL4 further promoted HNSCC migration and invasion. In addition, the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) was essential for the OA-induced ANGPTL4 expression and invasion. The levels of OA-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers, such as vimentin, MMP-9, and fibronectin and its downstream effectors Rac1/Cdc42, were significantly reduced in ANGPTL4-depleted cells. Knocking down fibronectin inhibited the expression of MMP-9 and repressed OA- and recombinant ANGPTL4-induced HNSCC invasion. On the other hand, ANGPTL4 siRNA inhibited OA-induced MMP-9 expression, which was reversed in fibronectin-overexpressing cells. Furthermore, the depletion of ANGPTL4 impeded the OA-primed metastatic seeding of tumor cells in the lungs. These results demonstrate that OA enhances HNSCC metastasis through the ANGPTL4/fibronectin/Rac1/Cdc42 and ANGPTL4/fibronectin/MMP-9 signaling axes.
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- Chih-Jie Shen
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC; Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC; Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, ROC; Institute for Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan, ROC.
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Liao YH, Chiang KH, Shieh JM, Huang CR, Shen CJ, Huang WC, Chen BK. Epidermal growth factor-induced ANGPTL4 enhances anoikis resistance and tumour metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene 2016; 36:2228-2242. [PMID: 27797381 PMCID: PMC5415642 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is important for cancer cell proliferation, angiogenesis and metastasis in many types of cancer. However, the mechanisms involved in EGF-induced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) metastasis remain largely unknown. In this study, we reveal that angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) plays an important role in the regulation of EGF-induced cancer metastasis. We showed that EGF-induced ANGPTL4 expression promoted anoikis resistance and cancer cell migration and invasion in HNSCC. In addition, depletion of ANGPTL4 inhibited EGF-induced cancer cell invasion. Autocrine production of EGF-induced ANGPTL4 regulated the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). The induction of MMP-1 gene expression by ANGPTL4-activated integrin β1 signalling occurred through the AP-1 binding site in the MMP-1 gene promoter. Furthermore, down-regulation of MMP-1 impeded EGF- and recombinant ANGPTL4-enhanced HNSCC cell migration and invasion. Depletion of ANGPTL4 significantly blocked EGF-primed extravasation and metastatic seeding of tumour cells and MMP-1 expression in lungs. However, no effect of ANGPTL4 on tumour growth was observed. These results suggest that EGF-induced expression and autocrine production of ANGPTL4 enhances HNSCC metastasis via the up-regulation of MMP-1 expression. Inhibition of ANGPTL4 expression may be a potential strategy for the treatment of EGFR-mediated HNSCC metastasis.
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.,Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.,Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.,Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.,Institute for Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Gomez Perdiguero E, Liabotis-Fontugne A, Durand M, Faye C, Ricard-Blum S, Simonutti M, Augustin S, Robb BM, Paques M, Valenzuela DM, Murphy AJ, Yancopoulos GD, Thurston G, Galaup A, Monnot C, Germain S. ANGPTL4-αvβ3 interaction counteracts hypoxia-induced vascular permeability by modulating Src signalling downstream of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2. J Pathol 2016; 240:461-471. [PMID: 27577973 DOI: 10.1002/path.4805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Dynamic control of endothelial cell junctions is essential for vascular homeostasis and angiogenesis. We recently provided genetic evidence that ANGPTL4 is a key regulator of vascular integrity both during developmental and in hypoxia-induced pathological conditions. The purpose of the present study was to decipher the molecular mechanisms through which ANGPTL4 regulates vascular integrity. Using surface plasmon resonance and proximity ligation assays, we show that ANGPTL4 binds integrin αvβ3. In vitro and in vivo functional assays with Angptl4-deficient mice demonstrate that ANGPTL4-αvβ3 interaction is necessary to mediate ANGPTL4 vasoprotective effects. Mechanistically, ANGPTL4-αvβ3 interaction enhances Src recruitment to integrin αvβ3 and inhibits Src signalling downstream of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEFGR2), thereby repressing hypoxia-induced breakdown of VEGFR2-VE-cadherin and VEGFR2-αvβ3 complexes. We further demonstrate that intravitreal injection of recombinant human ANGPTL4 limits vascular permeability and leads to increased adherens junction and tight junction integrity. These findings identify a novel mechanism by which ANGPTL4 counteracts hypoxia-driven vascular permeability through integrin αvβ3 binding, modulation of VEGFR2-Src kinase signalling, and endothelial junction stabilization. We further demonstrate that Angptl4-deficient mice show increased vascular leakage in vivo in a model of laser-induced choroidal neovascularization, indicating that this newly identified ANGPTL4-αvβ3 axis might be a target for pharmaceutical intervention in pathological conditions. Copyright © 2016 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Elisa Gomez Perdiguero
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB), College de France, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Research University, Paris, France.,Ecole Doctorale 394: Physiologie, Physiopathologie et Thérapeutique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB), College de France, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Research University, Paris, France.,Ecole Doctorale 394: Physiologie, Physiopathologie et Thérapeutique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB), College de France, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- UMR 5086 CNRS Université Lyon 1, Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, Lyon, France
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- UMR 5086 CNRS Université Lyon 1, Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, Lyon, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France.,Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, INSERM-DHOS CIC 503, Paris, France
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB), College de France, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB), College de France, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB), College de France, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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Implications of Hypoxia in Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17101669. [PMID: 27706047 PMCID: PMC5085702 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17101669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Most solid tumors contain regions of hypoxia in which increased cell proliferation promotes increased oxygen consumption and the condition is further exacerbated as cancer cells become localized far from a functional blood vessel, further decreasing the oxygen supply. An important mechanism that promotes cell adaptation to hypoxic conditions is the expression of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). Hypoxia-inducible factors transcriptionally regulate many genes involved in the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells. Patients, whose primary tumor biopsies show high HIF expression levels, have a greater risk of metastasis. The current review will highlight the potential role of hypoxia in breast cancer metastasis to the bone by considering the regulation of many steps in the metastatic process that include invasion, migration, margination and extravasation, as well as homing signals and regulation of the bone microenvironment.
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Tan NS, Vázquez-Carrera M, Montagner A, Sng MK, Guillou H, Wahli W. Transcriptional control of physiological and pathological processes by the nuclear receptor PPARβ/δ. Prog Lipid Res 2016; 64:98-122. [PMID: 27665713 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Nguan Soon Tan
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, 637551, Singapore; Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Academia, 20 College Road, 169856, Singapore; Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, Agency for Science Technology & Research, 138673, Singapore; KK Research Centre, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, 229899, Singapore.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Pediatric Research Institute-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, 637551, Singapore; Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Academia, 20 College Road, 169856, Singapore
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- INRA ToxAlim, UMR1331, Chemin de Tournefeuille, Toulouse Cedex 3, France
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Academia, 20 College Road, 169856, Singapore; INRA ToxAlim, UMR1331, Chemin de Tournefeuille, Toulouse Cedex 3, France; Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Le Génopode, CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Tanaka T, Imamura T, Yoneda M, Irie A, Ogi H, Nagata M, Yoshida R, Fukuma D, Kawahara K, Shinohara M, Nakayama H. Enhancement of active MMP release and invasive activity of lymph node metastatic tongue cancer cells by elevated signaling via the TNF-α-TNFR1-NF-κB pathway and a possible involvement of angiopoietin-like 4 in lung metastasis. Int J Oncol 2016; 49:1377-84. [PMID: 27511626 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2016.3653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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To study the role of TNF-α in tongue cancer metastasis, we made highly metastatic cells from a human oral squamous cell carcinoma cell line (SAS) by repeating the passage in which the cells were injected into a nude mouse tongue and harvested from metastasized cervical lymph nodes. Cancer cells after 5 passages (GSAS/N5) increased invasive activity 7-fold in a TNF-α receptor 1 (TNFR1)-dependent manner and enhanced mRNA expression of TNF-α and TNFR1. In the highly metastatic cells, NF-κB activation was upregulated via elevated phosphorylation of Akt and Ikkα/β in the signaling pathway and secretion of TNF-α, active MMP-2 and MMP-9 increased. Suppression of increase of TNF-α mRNA expression and MMP secretion by NF-κB inhibitor NBD peptide suggested a positive feedback loop in GSAS/N5 cells; TNF-α activates NF-κB and activated NF-κB induces further TNF-α secretion, leading to increase of active MMP release and promotion of invasion and metastasis of the cells. GSAS/N5 cells that had been injected into the nude mouse tongue and harvested from metastasized lungs multiplied angiopoietin-like 4 (angptl4) expression with enhanced migration activity, which indicated a possible involvement of angptl4 in lung metastasis of the cells. These results suggest that TNF-α and angptl4 promote metastasis of the oral cancer cells, thus, these molecules may be therapeutic targets for patients with tongue cancer.
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- Takuya Tanaka
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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The downregulation of ANGPTL4 inhibits the migration and proliferation of tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Arch Oral Biol 2016; 71:144-149. [PMID: 27505034 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2016.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) is the most common malignant cancer in the oral cavity, with a high rate of metastasis to the neck lymphoid node. Angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) and microvessel density (MVD) may be novel indicators for tumor metastasis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression and function of ANGPTL4 in TSCC and the relationship between ANGPTL4 and MVD. METHODS The expression levels of ANGPTL4 and MVD (CD34) were analyzed in 65 TSCC specimens and the adjacent non-cancerous tissues using immunohistochemistry (IHC). siRNA was delivered into TSCCA cells to downregulate ANGPTL4 expression. Subsequently, validation with real-time RT-PCR and western blot analyses was performed to analyze ANGPTL4 expression levels. In addition, a proliferation assay, migration and invasion assays were carried out. RESULTS ANGPTL4 expression was associated with tumor stage, lymph node metastasis and MVD expression. Cox regression analysis showed that high levels of ANGPTL4 expression were closely associated with poor survival time. In vitro analyses using qRT-PCR and western blot confirmed that ANGPTL4 was successfully inhibited in TSCCA cells. Suppressing ANGPTL4 resulted in the inhibition of cell proliferation and migration, but neither invasion nor cisplatin resistance was significantly affected. CONCLUSION High expression levels of ANGPTL4 are associated with the T stage, lymphatic metastasis, angiogenesis and poor overall survival in TSCC patients. The downregulation of ANGPTL4 inhibits the migration and proliferation of cells in TSCC. Taken together, ANGPTL4 may serve as a novel biomarker and therapeutic target for TSCC.
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Mousavizadeh R, Scott A, Lu A, Ardekani GS, Behzad H, Lundgreen K, Ghaffari M, McCormack RG, Duronio V. Angiopoietin-like 4 promotes angiogenesis in the tendon and is increased in cyclically loaded tendon fibroblasts. J Physiol 2016; 594:2971-83. [PMID: 26670924 PMCID: PMC4887665 DOI: 10.1113/jp271752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) modulates tendon neovascularization. Cyclic loading stimulates the activity of transforming growth factor-β and hypoxia-inducible factor 1α and thereby increases the expression and release of ANGPTL4 from human tendon cells. Targeting ANGPTL4 and its regulatory pathways is a potential avenue for regulating tendon vascularization to improve tendon healing or adaptation. ABSTRACT The mechanisms that regulate angiogenic activity in injured or mechanically loaded tendons are poorly understood. The present study examined the potential role of angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) in the angiogenic response of tendons subjected to repetitive mechanical loading or injury. Cyclic stretching of human tendon fibroblasts stimulated the expression and release of ANGPTL4 protein via transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) signalling, and the released ANGPTL4 was pro-angiogenic. Angiogenic activity was increased following ANGPTL4 injection into mouse patellar tendons, whereas the patellar tendons of ANGPTL4 knockout mice displayed reduced angiogenesis following injury. In human rotator cuff tendons, the expression of ANGPTL4 was correlated with the density of tendon endothelial cells. To our knowledge, this is the first study characterizing a role of ANGPTL4 in the tendon. ANGPTL4 may assist in the regulation of vascularity in the injured or mechanically loaded tendon. TGF-β and HIF-1α comprise two signalling pathways that modulate the expression of ANGPTL4 by mechanically stimulated tendon fibroblasts and, in the future, these could be manipulated to influence tendon healing or adaptation.
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- Rouhollah Mousavizadeh
- Jack Bell Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
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- Jack Bell Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Jack Bell Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Jack Bell Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Yao H, Shi W, Wu J, Xu C, Wang J, Shao Y, Wu X, Zhang Z. Endothelial Rac1 is essential for hematogenous metastasis to the lung. Oncotarget 2016; 6:17501-13. [PMID: 25991673 PMCID: PMC4627324 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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A variety of vasoactive stimuli induce endothelial permeability through Rac1, a membrane of Rho small GTPases. Here, we determine whether tumor-secreted vasoactive stimulant through Rac1 inducing permeability contributes to hematogenous metastasis. Activation of Rac1 was assayed in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), transendothelial passages were measured by Transwell chambers, and hematogenously metastatic mouse model was generated by intravenous injection with Lewis lung carcinoma cells (LLC). LLC secreted abundant vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the culture media and sera of mice bearing LLC xenografts or metastatic LLC, and VEGF activated Rac1 through VEGF receptors/PI3Kβ signaling cascade, resulting in hyperoxidative stress and consequent hyperpermeability in HUVEC. Moreover, in co-culture of LLC and HUVEC, significant increases in endothelial permeability and transendothelial migration of LLC were robustly attenuated by either anti-VEGF neutralizing antibody or Rac1 knockdown in HUVEC. Finally, in metastatic mouse model, deletion of one copy of Rac1 in endothelium not only significantly attenuated LLC-induced vascular permeability, but robustly reduced the metastasis of LLC to lungs. This study supports that tumor-secreted vasoactive stimuli activate Rac1 to induce permeability and consequent transendothelial migration of tumor cells, and that loss of Rac1 function in endothelium is an effective therapeutic intervention for hematogenous metastasis.
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- Hongyi Yao
- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Gao T, Li JZ, Lu Y, Zhang CY, Li Q, Mao J, Li LH. The mechanism between epithelial mesenchymal transition in breast cancer and hypoxia microenvironment. Biomed Pharmacother 2016; 80:393-405. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Revised: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The process of entering the bloodstream, intravasation, is a necessary step in the development of distant metastases. The focus of this review is on the pathways and molecules that have been identified as being important based on current in vitro and in vivo assays for intravasation. Properties of the vasculature which are important for intravasation include microvessel density and also diameter of the vasculature, with increased intravasation correlating with increased vessel diameter in some tumors. TGFB signaling can enhance intravasation at least in part through induction of EMT, and we discuss other TGFB target genes that are important for intravasation. In addition to TGFB signaling, a number of studies have demonstrated that activation of EGF receptor family members stimulates intravasation, with downstream signaling through PI3K, N-WASP, RhoA, and WASP to induce invadopodia. With respect to proteases, there is strong evidence for contributions by uPA/uPAR, while the roles of MMPs in intravasation may be more tumor specific. Other cells including macrophages, fibroblasts, neutrophils, and platelets can also play a role in enhancing tumor cell intravasation. The technology is now available to interrogate the expression patterns of circulating tumor cells, which will provide an important reality check for the model systems being used. With a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying intravasation, the goal is to provide new opportunities for improving prognosis as well as potentially developing new treatments.
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- Serena P H Chiang
- Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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Rehman FU, Zhao C, Jiang H, Wang X. Biomedical applications of nano-titania in theranostics and photodynamic therapy. Biomater Sci 2016; 4:40-54. [DOI: 10.1039/c5bm00332f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most abundantly used nanomaterials for human life. It is used in sunscreen, photovoltaic devices, biomedical applications and as a food additive and environmental scavenger.
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- F. U. Rehman
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics
- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 210096
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics
- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 210096
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics
- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 210096
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics
- School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 210096
- China
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Irudayanathan FJ, Trasatti JP, Karande P, Nangia S. Molecular Architecture of the Blood Brain Barrier Tight Junction Proteins–A Synergistic Computational and In Vitro Approach. J Phys Chem B 2015; 120:77-88. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b09977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department
of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse New York 13244, United States
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Liu ZJ, Semenza GL, Zhang HF. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 and breast cancer metastasis. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2015; 16:32-43. [PMID: 25559953 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b1400221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Accumulating evidence has shown that the hypoxic microenvironment, which is critical during cancer development, plays a key role in regulating breast cancer progression and metastasis. The effects of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), a master regulator of the hypoxic response, have been extensively studied during these processes. In this review, we focus on the roles of HIF-1 in regulating breast cancer cell metastasis, specifically its effects on multiple key steps of metastasis, such as epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), invasion, extravasation, and metastatic niche formation. We also discuss the roles of HIF-1-regulated non-coding RNAs in breast cancer metastasis, and therapeutic opportunities for breast cancer through targeting the HIF-1 pathway.
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- Zhao-Ji Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, Innovation Center for Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Wan J, Wen D, Dong L, Tang J, Liu D, Liu Y, Tao Z, Gao D, Sun H, Cao Y, Fan J, Wu W. Establishment of monoclonal HCC cell lines with organ site-specific tropisms. BMC Cancer 2015; 15:678. [PMID: 26459277 PMCID: PMC4603809 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1692-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Organ site-specific metastasis is an ominous feature for most poor-prognostic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Cancer cell lines and animal models are indispensable for investigating the molecular mechanisms of organ specific tropism. However, till now, little is known about the drivers in HCC metastatic tropism, and also no effective way has been developed to block the process of tropistic metastasis. Methods In this study, we established several monoclonal HCC cell lines from HCCLM3-RFP together with their xenograft models, and then analyzed their metastatic potentials and tropisms using in-vitro and in-vivo assays, and finally elucidated the driving forces of HCC tropistic metastases. Results Six monoclonal cell lines with different organ site-specific tropism were established successfully. SPARC, VCAM1 and ANGPTL4 were found positively correlated with the potentials of lung metastasis, while ITGA1 had a positive relation to lymph node metastasis of enterocoelia. Conclusions By our powerful platforms, HCC metastatic tropisms in clinic could be easily mimicked and recapitulated for exploring the bilateral interactions between tumor and its microenvironment, elucidating the drivers of HCC metastatic tropisms, and testing anti-cancer effects of newly developed agent in pre-clinical stage. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-015-1692-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Jinliang Wan
- Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032, China. .,Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, Shandong Province, 256603, People's Republic of China.
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- Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Cancer Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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- Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032, China. .,Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032, China. .,Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Surviving at a Distance: Organ-Specific Metastasis. Trends Cancer 2015; 1:76-91. [PMID: 28741564 DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2015.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 342] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The clinical manifestation of metastasis in a vital organ is the final stage of cancer progression and the main culprit of cancer-related mortality. Once established, metastasis is devastating, but only a small proportion of the cancer cells that leave a tumor succeed at infiltrating, surviving, and ultimately overtaking a distant organ. The bottlenecks that challenge cancer cells in newly invaded microenvironments are organ-specific and consequently demand distinct mechanisms for metastatic colonization. We review the metastatic traits that allow cancer cells to colonize distinct organ sites.
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Gregory DJ, Kobzik L. Influenza lung injury: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2015; 309:L1041-6. [PMID: 26408556 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00283.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In this Perspectives, we discuss some recent developments in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury following influenza infection, with an emphasis on promising therapeutic leads. Damage to the alveolar-capillary barrier has been quantified in mice, and agents have been identified that can help to preserve barrier integrity, such as vasculotide, angiopoietin-like 4 neutralization, and sphingosine 1-phosphate mimics. Results from studies using mesenchymal stem cells have been disappointing, despite promising data in other types of lung injury. The roles of fatty acid binding protein 5, prostaglandin E2, and the interplay between IFN-γ and STAT1 in epithelial signaling during infection have been addressed in vitro. Finally, we discuss the role of autophagy in inflammatory cytokine production and the viral life cycle and the opportunities this presents for intervention.
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- David J Gregory
- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
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Li L, Chow VTK, Tan NS. Targeting vascular leakage in lung inflammation. Oncotarget 2015; 6:19338-9. [PMID: 26305720 PMCID: PMC4637277 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Liang Li
- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore
- KK Research Centre, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Xu L, Guo ZN, Yang Y, Xu J, Burchell SR, Tang J, Zhang J, Xu J, Zhang JH. Angiopoietin-like 4: A double-edged sword in atherosclerosis and ischemic stroke? Exp Neurol 2015; 272:61-6. [PMID: 26033474 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ischemic stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the world, and thus is a major public health concern. Atherosclerosis, also known as atherogenesis, is a crucial risk factor for cerebral ischemia, yet how it develops remains largely unknown. It has been found, however, that angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4), a protein expressed in vascular endothelial cells, plays a role in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and may therefore be involved in ischemic stroke. ANGPTL4 activity is associated with endothelial cell integrity, inflammation, oxidative stress, and lipid metabolism. ANGPTL4 also serves as a potent inhibitor of the lipoprotein lipase, and may inhibit atherogenesis via regulating inflammatory signaling and lipid metabolism. In addition, ANGPTL4 plays a role in the regulation of oxidative stress. However, there currently exists a controversy on the role of ANGPTL4 in endothelial cells. Some studies indicate that ANGPTL4 can protect the integrity of endothelial cells, while others have shown that it can be destructive to the endothelium, thereby leading to the initiation of atherosclerosis. Thus, the effects of ANGPTL4 on development of atherosclerosis and thereby ischemic stroke, are undefined. Further research is needed to better understand ANGPTL4-mediated signaling pathways in endothelial function and to determine its potentials as therapeutic target for atherosclerosis and ischemic stroke.
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- Liang Xu
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA, USA
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- Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, The First Norman Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA, USA
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- Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, The First Norman Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Changhai Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA, USA.
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Zheng Z, Cheng C, Dong R, Li M, Xiong Z, Qian X, Chen L. Advanced glycation end products upregulate angiopoietin-like protein 4 expression by activating the renin-angiotensin system in endothelial cells. Biomed Rep 2015; 3:578-582. [PMID: 26171169 DOI: 10.3892/br.2015.468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) on the expression of angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) and the mechanisms of the effects in endothelial cells. Endothelial cells were incubated with various concentrations of AGEs for 24 h and the expression of ANGPTL4 was detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis. The concentration of angiotensin II (Ang II) in conditioned media and cell lysates was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled dextran filtration assays and transendothelial electrical resistance were performed to evaluate endothelial permeability. AGEs (80 µg/ml) increased the expression of ANGPTL4 and the levels of Ang II (P<0.05). Incubation with AGEs also resulted in a significant increase in endothelial permeability (P<0.05). However, pretreatment with the Ang II receptor blocker losartan (10-5 M) reduced the effects of AGEs (P<0.05). AGEs upregulated the expression of ANGPTL4 by activating a local renin-angiotensin system in endothelial cells. This may be a new mechanism by which AGEs increase endothelial permeability.
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- Zhenda Zheng
- Department of Cardiovascular, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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Tichet M, Prod'Homme V, Fenouille N, Ambrosetti D, Mallavialle A, Cerezo M, Ohanna M, Audebert S, Rocchi S, Giacchero D, Boukari F, Allegra M, Chambard JC, Lacour JP, Michiels JF, Borg JP, Deckert M, Tartare-Deckert S. Tumour-derived SPARC drives vascular permeability and extravasation through endothelial VCAM1 signalling to promote metastasis. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6993. [PMID: 25925867 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Disruption of the endothelial barrier by tumour-derived secreted factors is a critical step in cancer cell extravasation and metastasis. Here, by comparative proteomic analysis of melanoma secretomes, we identify the matricellular protein SPARC as a novel tumour-derived vascular permeability factor. SPARC deficiency abrogates tumour-initiated permeability of lung capillaries and prevents extravasation, whereas SPARC overexpression enhances vascular leakiness, extravasation and lung metastasis. SPARC-induced paracellular permeability is dependent on the endothelial VCAM1 receptor and p38 MAPK signalling. Blocking VCAM1 impedes melanoma-induced endothelial permeability and extravasation. The clinical relevance of our findings is highlighted by high levels of SPARC detected in tumour from human pulmonary melanoma lesions. Our study establishes tumour-produced SPARC and VCAM1 as regulators of cancer extravasation, revealing a novel targetable interaction for prevention of metastasis.
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- Mélanie Tichet
- 1] INSERM, U1065, Microenvironnement, Signalisation et Cancer, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (C3M), 151 Route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, BP 23194, 06204 Nice, France [2] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France
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- 1] INSERM, U1065, Microenvironnement, Signalisation et Cancer, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (C3M), 151 Route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, BP 23194, 06204 Nice, France [2] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France
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- 1] INSERM, U1065, Microenvironnement, Signalisation et Cancer, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (C3M), 151 Route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, BP 23194, 06204 Nice, France [2] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France
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- 1] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France [2] Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Nice, Hôpital Pasteur, Laboratoire Central d'Anatomo Pathologie, 06002 Nice, France
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- 1] INSERM, U1065, Microenvironnement, Signalisation et Cancer, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (C3M), 151 Route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, BP 23194, 06204 Nice, France [2] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France
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- 1] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France [2] INSERM, U1065, Biologie et Pathologies des Mélanocytes, C3M, 151 Route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, BP 23194, 06204 Nice, France
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- 1] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France [2] INSERM, U1065, Biologie et Pathologies des Mélanocytes, C3M, 151 Route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, BP 23194, 06204 Nice, France
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- CRCM, INSERM U1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille Université, UM105; CNRS UMR7258, BP 30059, 13273 Marseille, France
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- 1] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France [2] INSERM, U1065, Biologie et Pathologies des Mélanocytes, C3M, 151 Route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, BP 23194, 06204 Nice, France
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- 1] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France [2] CHU de Nice, Hôpital Archet 2, Service de Dermatologie, 06202 Nice, France
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- 1] INSERM, U1065, Microenvironnement, Signalisation et Cancer, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (C3M), 151 Route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, BP 23194, 06204 Nice, France [2] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France [3] CHU de Nice, Hôpital Archet 2, Service de Dermatologie, 06202 Nice, France
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- 1] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France [2] INSERM, U1065, Biologie et Pathologies des Mélanocytes, C3M, 151 Route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, BP 23194, 06204 Nice, France
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- 1] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France [2] INSERM, U1091, CNRS, UMR 7277, iBV, Faculté des Sciences, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France
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- 1] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France [2] CHU de Nice, Hôpital Archet 2, Service de Dermatologie, 06202 Nice, France
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- 1] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France [2] Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Nice, Hôpital Pasteur, Laboratoire Central d'Anatomo Pathologie, 06002 Nice, France
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- CRCM, INSERM U1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille Université, UM105; CNRS UMR7258, BP 30059, 13273 Marseille, France
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- 1] INSERM, U1065, Microenvironnement, Signalisation et Cancer, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (C3M), 151 Route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, BP 23194, 06204 Nice, France [2] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France
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- 1] INSERM, U1065, Microenvironnement, Signalisation et Cancer, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (C3M), 151 Route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, BP 23194, 06204 Nice, France [2] Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice, France
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Kwon SH, Shin JP, Kim IT, Park DH. Aqueous Levels of Angiopoietin-like 4 and Semaphorin 3E Correlate with Nonperfusion Area and Macular Volume in Diabetic Retinopathy. Ophthalmology 2015; 122:968-75. [PMID: 25687026 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the aqueous levels of angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4), semaphorin 3E (Sema3E), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in patients with diabetic retinopathy and to ascertain their association with diabetic retinopathy phenotypes. DESIGN Prospective, nonrandomized, comparative case series. PARTICIPANTS Of all 104 consecutive patients (104 eyes) who had intravitreal anti-VEGF injections from April 2012 through April 2013 for diabetic macular edema (DME), 51 had severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and 53 had proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). The controls were 54 consecutive nondiabetic patients who had undergone cataract surgery (54 eyes) during the same period. METHODS The ANGPTL4, Sema3E, and VEGF levels in aqueous humor samples obtained before intravitreal injections were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Capillary nonperfusion area (NPA) was calculated from encircled angiography using the 7 standard field images described in the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study protocol. Total macular volume (TMV) was measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Aqueous ANGPTL4, Sema3E, and VEGF levels in severe NPDR, PDR, and control groups and their correlations with each other, NPA, and TMV. RESULTS The severe NPDR and PDR groups had higher aqueous levels of ANGPTL4 and VEGF than the control group (all P < 0.001). The PDR group had higher ANGPTL4 and VEGF levels than the severe NPDR group (both P < 0.001). The aqueous ANGPTL4 levels of all diabetic retinopathy patients correlated positively with NPA (r = 0.820, P = 0.003) and TMV (r = 0.824, P < 0.001). The control group had higher aqueous Sema3E levels than the NPDR and PDR groups (both P < 0.001). Aqueous Sema3E levels correlated negatively with VEGF levels in all subjects (r = -0.57, P = 0.025). CONCLUSIONS The ANGPTL4 may be a candidate target in DME treatment and a biomarker of ischemic-induced retinopathy, including diabetic retinopathy.
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- Soo Hyun Kwon
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.
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Li L, Chong HC, Ng SY, Kwok KW, Teo Z, Tan EHP, Choo CC, Seet JE, Choi HW, Buist ML, Chow VTK, Tan NS. Angiopoietin-like 4 Increases Pulmonary Tissue Leakiness and Damage during Influenza Pneumonia. Cell Rep 2015; 10:654-663. [PMID: 25660016 PMCID: PMC7185373 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Excessive host inflammatory responses negatively impact disease outcomes in respiratory infection. Host-pathogen interactions during the infective phase of influenza are well studied, but little is known about the host's response during the repair stage. Here, we show that influenza infection stimulated the expression of angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) via a direct IL6-STAT3-mediated mechanism. ANGPTL4 enhanced pulmonary tissue leakiness and exacerbated inflammation-induced lung damage. Treatment of infected mice with neutralizing anti-ANGPTL4 antibodies significantly accelerated lung recovery and improved lung tissue integrity. ANGPTL4-deficient mice also showed reduced lung damage and recovered faster from influenza infection when compared to their wild-type counterparts. Retrospective examination of human lung biopsy specimens from infection-induced pneumonia with tissue damage showed elevated expression of ANGPTL4 when compared to normal lung samples. These observations underscore the important role that ANGPTL4 plays in lung infection and damage and may facilitate future therapeutic strategies for the treatment of influenza pneumonia.
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- Liang Li
- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A(∗)STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117549, Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- Host and Pathogen Interactivity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117545, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore; Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A(∗)STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore.
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Lv J, Fu Z, Shi M, Xia K, Ji C, Xu P, Lv M, Pan B, Dai L, Xie H. Systematic analysis of gene expression pattern in has-miR-760 overexpressed resistance of the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell to doxorubicin. Biomed Pharmacother 2014; 69:162-9. [PMID: 25661353 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2014.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIMS Chemoresistance of breast cancer is a growing problem and still a major clinical obstacle to successful treatment in clinical patients. miR-760 was significantly downregulated in chemoresistance breast cancer tissues compared to chemo-sensitive tissues in our previous study. However, the role of miR-760 in modulating drug resistance remains largely unexplored. In this study, we sought to determine the expression pattern of miR-760 targeted mRNAs, and explore their potential functions and participated-pathways in breast cancer drug resistance cells. RESULTS Compared to parental cell line MCF-7, miR-760 was downregulated by 6.15 folds in MCF-7/Adr cells. The qRT-PCR result showed that compared to miR-760 negative control cells group, miR-760 was up-regulated 15.817 folds after miR-760 lentiviral transfection in miR-760 mimics group. The microarray data showed that 270 genes were dysregulated over 2-fold change in MCF-7/Adr cells after miR-760 overexpressed, including 241 up-regulated and 29 downregulated genes. GO analysis result appeared that the predicted target genes of miR-760 mainly regulated DNA binding, protein binding, molecular function, nucleic acid binding, and so on; the pathway analysis data demonstrated that these target genes mainly involved in cell cycle, TGF-beta signaling pathway, mRNA processing reactome, G protein signaling, apoptosis, Wnt signaling pathway, and other signaling pathways. There were 3 predicted target genes (RHOB, ANGOTL4, ABCA1) of miR-760 were selected at a P value<0.05 and the fold enrichment was>40. CONCLUSION Our study explored the genes expression pattern after miR-760 overexpresssed, and confirmed 3 dominantly dysregulated genes, which could expand the insights into the miR-760 function and molecular mechanisms in drug resistance of breast cancer. This study might afford a comprehensive understanding of miR-760 as prognostic biomarkers during clinical treatment, and we supposed that the miR-760 expression levels in drug resistance carcinoma tissues could be pursued to develop new strategies for targeted therapies in chemoresistant breast cancer patients.
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- Jianxin Lv
- Yangzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated with Yangzhou Medical University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Medical Institute, Affiliated Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, China
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- Yangzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated with Yangzhou Medical University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- The Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Southeast University Medical College, Jiangyin 214400, China
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- Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Medical Institute, Affiliated Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, China
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- Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Medical Institute, Affiliated Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, China
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- Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Medical Institute, Affiliated Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, China
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- Yangzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated with Yangzhou Medical University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- Yangzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated with Yangzhou Medical University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Medical Institute, Affiliated Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, China; The People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province/The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
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