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Trichomonas vaginalis triggers neutrophil extracellular traps reducing parasite integrity and growth. Parasitol Res 2022; 121:1355-1367. [PMID: 35258690 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-022-07475-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Trichomoniasis-caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis-is associated with a high inflammatory process that may contribute to the risk of suffering from other medical complications. Our study focused on the in vitro interaction of T. vaginalis with human neutrophils because these are the most abundant cells implicated in the characteristic inflammatory process of trichomoniasis. This study showed that T. vaginalis and its surface glycoconjugates (lipophosphoglycan and/or lipoglycan) induced the formation of human neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). After the trichomonad-neutrophil interaction, parasite integrity was at 32.9%, and the subsequent parasite growth was at 35.2% compared to those of control trophozoites (100%) incubated under the same conditions without neutrophils. In the presence of an antibody against the TLR-4 receptor, DNase I or micrococcal nuclease (MNase), neutrophils reduced the DNA fibres of the NETs and the amount of extracellular DNA, allowing a higher subsequent growth of T. vaginalis, at 52% with the anti-TLR-4 antibody and 62.6% with the enzymes. These results indicated that T. vaginalis induced the formation of extracellular traps by human neutrophils and, because of the interaction with neutrophils and NETs, parasite integrity and growth decreased.
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Guerrero PE, Miró L, Wong BS, Massaguer A, Martínez-Bosch N, de Llorens R, Navarro P, Konstantopoulos K, Llop E, Peracaula R. Knockdown of α2,3-Sialyltransferases Impairs Pancreatic Cancer Cell Migration, Invasion and E-selectin-Dependent Adhesion. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21176239. [PMID: 32872308 PMCID: PMC7503936 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Aberrant sialylation is frequently found in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). α2,3-Sialyltransferases (α2,3-STs) ST3GAL3 and ST3GAL4 are overexpressed in PDA tissues and are responsible for increased biosynthesis of sialyl-Lewis (sLe) antigens, which play an important role in metastasis. This study addresses the effect of α2,3-STs knockdown on the migratory and invasive phenotype of PDA cells, and on E-selectin-dependent adhesion. Characterization of the cell sialome, the α2,3-STs and fucosyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of sLe antigens, using a panel of human PDA cells showed differences in the levels of sialylated determinants and α2,3-STs expression, reflecting their phenotypic heterogeneity. Knockdown of ST3GAL3 and ST3GAL4 in BxPC-3 and Capan-1 cells, which expressed moderate to high levels of sLe antigens and α2,3-STs, led to a significant reduction in sLex and in most cases in sLea, with slight increases in the α2,6-sialic acid content. Moreover, ST3GAL3 and ST3GAL4 downregulation resulted in a significant decrease in cell migration and invasion. Binding and rolling to E-selectin, which represent key steps in metastasis, were also markedly impaired in the α2,3-STs knockdown cells. Our results indicate that inhibition of ST3GAL3 and ST3GAL4 may be a novel strategy to block PDA metastasis, which is one of the reasons for its dismal prognosis.
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- Pedro Enrique Guerrero
- Department of Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, University of Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain; (P.E.G.); (L.M.); (A.M.); (R.d.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, University of Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain; (P.E.G.); (L.M.); (A.M.); (R.d.L.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; (B.S.W.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, University of Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain; (P.E.G.); (L.M.); (A.M.); (R.d.L.)
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Unidad Asociada IIBB-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Spain; (N.M.-B.); (P.N.)
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- Department of Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, University of Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain; (P.E.G.); (L.M.); (A.M.); (R.d.L.)
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- Cancer Research Program, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Unidad Asociada IIBB-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Spain; (N.M.-B.); (P.N.)
- Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IIBB)-CSIC, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; (B.S.W.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, University of Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain; (P.E.G.); (L.M.); (A.M.); (R.d.L.)
- Correspondence: (E.L.); (R.P.); Tel.: +972-418370 (R.P.); Fax: +972-41-82-41 (R.P.)
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- Department of Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, University of Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain; (P.E.G.); (L.M.); (A.M.); (R.d.L.)
- Correspondence: (E.L.); (R.P.); Tel.: +972-418370 (R.P.); Fax: +972-41-82-41 (R.P.)
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Borsig L. Selectins in cancer immunity. Glycobiology 2018; 28:648-655. [PMID: 29272415 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwx105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Selectins are vascular adhesion molecules that mediate physiological responses such as inflammation, immunity and hemostasis. During cancer progression, selectins promote various steps enabling the interactions between tumor cells and the blood constituents, including platelets, endothelial cells and leukocytes. Selectins are carbohydrate-binding molecules that bind to sialylated, fucosylated glycan structures. The increased selectin ligand expression on tumor cells correlates with enhanced metastasis and poor prognosis for cancer patients. While, many studies focused on the role of selectin as a mediator of tumor cell adhesion and extravasation during metastasis, there is evidence for selectins to activate signaling cascade that regulates immune responses within a tumor microenvironment. L-Selectin binding induces activation of leukocytes, which can be further modulated by selectin-mediated interactions with platelets and endothelial cells. Selectin ligand on leukocytes, PSGL-1, triggers intracellular signaling in leukocytes that are induced through platelet's P-selectin or endothelial E-selectin binding. In this review, I summarize the evidence for selectin-induced immune modulation in cancer progression that represents a possible target for controlling tumor immunity.
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- Lubor Borsig
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich, Switzerland
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FUT4 is involved in PD-1-related immunosuppression and leads to worse survival in patients with operable lung adenocarcinoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2018; 145:65-76. [PMID: 30357521 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-018-2761-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE As an important glycosyltransferase, fucosyltransferase IV (FUT4) is abnormally upregulated in different types of cancers, but its clinical role remains inexplicit. This work aimed to determine the predictive ability of FUT4 in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) after curative resection, as well as to explore the role of a possible FUT4 molecular mechanism on LUAD malignant behavior. METHODS A total of 273 LUAD patients after curative resection with complete clinicopathological and RNAseq data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) cohort were collected. Correlation of FUT4 with overall survival (OS) was analyzed based on TCGA and further validated by online "Kaplan-Meier Plotter" database and IHC in 70 LUAD patients recruited in the First Hospital of China Medical University cohort. Multivariate Cox regression analysis and 1000 bootstrapping were performed to verify the predictive value of FUT4. Gene set enrichment assay (GSEA) was performed to investigate the biological characteristics. Correlation between PD-1 and FUT4 was analyzed based on TCGA cohort and validated by IHC on cohort from our hospital. RESULTS Increased FUT4 expression led to reduced overall survival (OS) of LUAD patients based on TCGA (p = 0.006 and 0.001 for dichotomous and trichotomous modeling, respectively) and externally validated in KMPLOTTER (p = 0.01) and by IHC based on cohort from our hospital (p = 0.005 and p = 0.019 for dichotomous and trichotomous modeling, respectively). FUT4 overexpression was an independent high risk factor for OS along with advanced pT stage and pTNM stage (p = 0.001, p = 0.037, and p < 0.001, respectively). GSEA revealed that FUT4 overexpression might correlate with shortened survival of LUAD patients by promoting cell proliferation via ERBB signaling, and suppressing immune response-related pathways. FUT4 expression positively correlated with PD-1 in TCGA (p = 0.026) and validated by IHC on cohort from our hospital (p = 0.029). CONCLUSIONS Increased FUT4 expression led to reduced OS in operable LUAD. FUT4 showed significant correlation with immune response and PD-1 expression.
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Lan H, Zhou L, Chi D, Zhou Q, Tang X, Zhu D, Yue J, Liu B. Preoperative platelet to lymphocyte and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratios are independent prognostic factors for patients undergoing lung cancer radical surgery: A single institutional cohort study. Oncotarget 2018; 8:35301-35310. [PMID: 27845912 PMCID: PMC5471056 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value for NSCLC patients who were scheduled to receive lung cancer radical resection. METHODS In this cohort study (Dec.2014-Feb.2016), patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who underwent radical lung cancer thoracotomy were enrolled and accessed at postoperative complications, one-year overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS). The preoperative PLR and NLR of all patients were calculated based on preoperative complete blood counts. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to determine the associations of PLR and NLR with OS and RFS. RESULTS A total of 174 NSCLC patients were studied. The results indicated that both high PLR (>148.6) and NLR (>2.9) were related to a high rate of postoperative pulmonary complications significantly (49.3%vs.29.1%, P = 0.007; 50.7% vs. 28.6%, P = 0.003). Moreover, NSCLC patients with a high PLR level (> 148.6) was significantly associated with a lower one-year OS (90.3% vs. 77.5%, P = 0.034). CONCLUSIONS Preoperative PLR and NLR were good prognostic factors for postoperative pulmonary complications and OS in NSCLC patients undergoing radical lung cancer surgery. Thus, blood PLR and NLR would be helpful as a prognostic tool before radical lung cancer surgery.
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- Haidan Lan
- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. of China
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- The lung cancer center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. of China
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- The lung cancer center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. of China
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- The lung cancer center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. of China
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Pashova S, Schneider C, von Gunten S, Pashov A. Antibody repertoire profiling with mimotope arrays. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2016; 13:314-322. [PMID: 27929733 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2017.1264786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Large-scale profiling and monitoring of antibody repertoires is possible through next generation sequencing (NGS), phage display libraries and microarrays. These methods can be combined in a pipeline, which ultimately maps the antibody reactivities onto defined arrays of structures - peptides or carbohydrates. The arrays can help analyze the individual specificities or can be used as complex patterns. In any case, the targets recognized should formally be considered mimotopes unless they are proven to be epitopes driving the antibody synthesis. Here, the advantages and disadvantages of the major profiling techniques as well as their current and future application in disease prediction and vaccination are discussed.
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- Shina Pashova
- a Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , Sofia , Bulgaria
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- c Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , Sofia , Bulgaria
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Liang JX, Liang Y, Gao W. Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of sialyl Lewis X overexpression in patients with cancer: a meta-analysis. Onco Targets Ther 2016; 9:3113-25. [PMID: 27307752 PMCID: PMC4888715 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s102389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Many studies have shown that sialyl Lewis X (sLeX) is related to cancer prognosis and clinicopathology, but failed to provide conclusive results. We conducted the present meta-analysis to identify the association between sLeX overexpression and cancer prognosis. We searched studies in PubMed and Embase databases. Relative risk or hazard ratio with 95% confidence intervals were estimated with the Mantel–Haenszel random-effect method and 29 studies were included. Our meta-analysis showed that sLeX overexpression is significantly related to lymphatic invasion, venous invasion, T stage, N stage, M stage, tumor stage, recurrence, and overall survival. In subgroup analysis, we found that cancer type and ethnicity might be two major contributing factors to the possible presence of heterogeneity among the studies. In conclusion, sLeX overexpression is associated with tumor metastasis, recurrence, and overall survival in cancer patients, it plays an important role in cancer prognosis.
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- Jin-Xiao Liang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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Matossian M, Vangelderen C, Papagerakis P, Zheng L, Wolf GT, Papagerakis S. In silico modeling of the molecular interactions of antacid medication with the endothelium: novel therapeutic implications in head and neck carcinomas. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2015; 27:573-83. [PMID: 25572737 DOI: 10.1177/039463201402700413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Pathological acid reflux is a common event in patients afflicted with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs), known to play a role in HNSCC etiology and contribute to complications after surgery or during radiation and chemotherapy. Antacid medications are commonly prescribed in HNSCC patients as part of their cancer treatment, and consist of two classes: histamine 2 receptor antagonist class (H2RA, with cimetidine as its prototypical drug) and proton pump inhibitors class (PPI, with omeprazole as its prototypical drug). Clinical evidence revealed a significant survival benefit of antacid usage in a large cohort of HNSCC patients treated in our Otolaryngology Department, with a median follow-up of over 5 years. Therefore, we postulate that one mechanism by which antacid intake enhances patient survival could involve modulation of tumor cell adhesion to endothelium, critical in the initiation of the metastatic dissemination. This study investigates the potential physical interactions between cimetidine and omeprazole with the endothelial E-selection (E-sel) and its ligand sialyl Lewis X (sLe(x)) using a molecular visualization energy-based program (AutoDock). Docking results were further analyzed with the PyMOL program, which allowed for measurements of the distances between the drugs and the closest interacting atoms or residues on E-sel and sLe(x) molecules. Our model predicts that omeprazole displays a stronger interaction with E-sel than cimetidine, as extrapolated from the calculated overall binding energies. However, the shorter distances existing between interacting atoms in the proposed E-sel/cimetidine complex are suggestive of more stable interactions. Neither antacid/E-sel complex overcame the stronger Autodock-calculated sLe(x)/E-sel interaction, suggesting competitive inhibition was not involved. This study provides the first in silico evidence of omeprazole and cimetidine ability to bind to adhesion molecules involved in tumor dissemination, underlining their therapeutic potential in the HNSCC clinical management.
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- M Matossian
- Departments of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
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- Departments of Orthodontics/Pediatric Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Departments of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Departments of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Departments of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Jiang M, Xu X, Bi Y, Xu J, Qin C, Han M. Systemic inflammation promotes lung metastasis via E-selectin upregulation in mouse breast cancer model. Cancer Biol Ther 2014; 15:789-96. [PMID: 24658642 DOI: 10.4161/cbt.28552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Systemic inflammation might modulate the microenvironment in the lungs and promotes metastasis. E-selectin, an inflammation inducible endothelial cell adhesion molecule, has been reported to play an important role in homing metastatic cancer cells. To study the effects of E-selectin expression induced by systemic inflammation on breast cancer metastasis, we first treated BALB/c mice with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce systemic inflammation. Pulmonary tissues were analyzed by wet/dry ratio, hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and immunohistochemistry. Then 4T1 cells were injected via tail vein. Lung surface metastasis was counted and detected by histological analysis. LPS-induced E-selectin expression and tumor cells adhesion were assessed by western blotting and immunofluorescence. The circulating levels of proinflammatory cytokines in sera were evaluated by ELISA. Our results showed that a significant increase in breast cancer metastasis to lungs was observed in LPS-treated mice vs. the PBS-treated mice, accompanying with an increased E-selectin expression in pulmonary tissue of LPS-treated mice. In vitro studies showed a significant elevation of E-selectin production in MPVECs which enhanced the adhesion activity of 4T1 cells. Treatment with anti-E-selectin antibody significantly reduced the development of metastasis in vivo, and significantly reduced the adhesion of 4T1 cells to MPVECs in vitro. Our results suggest that systemic inflammation may increase the expression of E-selectin which mediated the lung metastasis of breast cancer in mouse model.
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- Man Jiang
- Cancer Therapy and Research Center; Shandong Provincial Hospital; Shandong University; Jinan, PR China
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- Cancer Therapy and Research Center; Shandong Provincial Hospital; Shandong University; Jinan, PR China
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- Cancer Therapy and Research Center; Shandong Provincial Hospital; Shandong University; Jinan, PR China
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- Cancer Therapy and Research Center; Shandong Provincial Hospital; Shandong University; Jinan, PR China
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- Cancer Therapy and Research Center; Shandong Provincial Hospital; Shandong University; Jinan, PR China
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- Cancer Therapy and Research Center; Shandong Provincial Hospital; Shandong University; Jinan, PR China
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Zhou SL, Dai Z, Zhou ZJ, Chen Q, Wang Z, Xiao YS, Hu ZQ, Huang XY, Yang GH, Shi YH, Qiu SJ, Fan J, Zhou J. CXCL5 contributes to tumor metastasis and recurrence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by recruiting infiltrative intratumoral neutrophils. Carcinogenesis 2013; 35:597-605. [PMID: 24293410 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgt397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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CXCL5 is a member of the CXC-type chemokine family that may play a role in carcinogenesis and cancer progression. This study investigates the biological function and clinical significance of CXCL5 in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). We demonstrated that CXCL5 was overexpressed in ICC cell lines and tumor samples compared with paired normal tissues. CXCL5 had a direct chemoattractant effect on neutrophils in vitro through PI3K-Akt and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 signaling pathways. In animal studies, CXCL5 promoted tumor growth and metastasis without altering in vitro proliferative and invasive ability of ICC cells, and this effect was mediated by the recruitment of intratumoral infiltrative neutrophils by tumor-derived CXCL5. Immunohistochemical analysis of ICC samples showed that overexpression of CXCL5 correlated strongly with intratumoral neutrophil infiltration, shorter overall survival and high tumor recurrence. Multivariate analysis revealed that CXCL5 overexpression alone, or combined with the presence of intratumoral neutrophils, was an independent prognostic indicator for ICC. In conclusion, our data showed that CXCL5 promotes ICC growth and metastasis by recruiting intratumoral neutrophils. CXCL5 alone or combined with intratumoral neutrophils is a novel prognostic predictor for ICC patients and a potential therapeutic target.
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- Shao-Lai Zhou
- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200032, China and
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Lu D, Hu Y, He X, Sollogoub M, Zhang Y. Total synthesis of a sialyl Lewis(x) derivative for the diagnosis of cancer. Carbohydr Res 2013; 383:89-96. [PMID: 24333940 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2013.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Revised: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 11/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The total synthesis of aminoethyl glycoside of sialyl Lewis(x) (sLe(x)) is described. A galactose donor was condensed with a diol of glucosamine to afford regioselectively a β1,4 linked disaccharide, which was further stereoselectively fucosylated to provide a protected Lewis(x) trisaccharide. After chemical modification, the trisaccharide was sialylated to give regio- and stereoselectively an azidoethyl glycoside of sLe(x). Finally, deprotection and azide reduction afforded the target compound. This compound will be coupled with protein and then be used to conduct further preclinical studies for the diagnosis of cancer.
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- Dan Lu
- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, CNRS UMR 7201, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France; ZJU-ENS Joint Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- ZJU-ENS Joint Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University, Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, CNRS UMR 7201, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, CNRS UMR 7201, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France; ZJU-ENS Joint Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University, Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Wuhan 430056, China.
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Gomes C, Osório H, Pinto MT, Campos D, Oliveira MJ, Reis CA. Expression of ST3GAL4 leads to SLe(x) expression and induces c-Met activation and an invasive phenotype in gastric carcinoma cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66737. [PMID: 23799130 PMCID: PMC3682978 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Sialyl-Lewis X (SLe(x)) is a sialylated glycan antigen expressed on the cell surface during malignant cell transformation and is associated with cancer progression and poor prognosis. The increased expression of sialylated glycans is associated with alterations in the expression of sialyltransferases (STs). In this study we determined the capacity of ST3GAL3 and ST3GAL4 sialyltransferases to synthesize the SLe(x) antigen in MKN45 gastric carcinoma cells and evaluated the effect of SLe(x) overexpression in cancer cell behavior both in vitro and in vivo using the chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) model. The activation of tyrosine kinase receptors and their downstream molecular targets was also addressed. Our results showed that the expression of ST3GAL4 in MKN45 gastric cancer cells leads to the synthesis of SLe(x) antigens and to an increased invasive phenotype both in vitro and in the in vivo CAM model. Analysis of phosphorylation of tyrosine kinase receptors showed a specific increase in c-Met activation. The characterization of downstream molecular targets of c-Met activation, involved in the invasive phenotype, revealed increased phosphorylation of FAK and Src proteins and activation of Cdc42, Rac1 and RhoA GTPases. Inhibition of c-Met and Src activation abolished the observed increased cell invasive phenotype. In conclusion, the expression of ST3GAL4 leads to SLe(x) antigen expression in gastric cancer cells which in turn induces an increased invasive phenotype through the activation of c-Met, in association with Src, FAK and Cdc42, Rac1 and RhoA GTPases activation.
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- Catarina Gomes
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, IPATIMUP, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, IPATIMUP, Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, IPATIMUP, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, IPATIMUP, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, INEB, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, IPATIMUP, Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Abel Salazar, ICBAS, Porto, Portugal
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