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Feng W, Lin H, Rothzerg E, Song D, Zhao W, Ning T, Wei Q, Zhao J, Wood D, Liu Y, Xu J. RNA-seq and Single-Cell Transcriptome Analyses of TRAIL Receptors Gene Expression in Human Osteosarcoma Cells and Tissues. Cancer Inform 2023; 22:11769351231161478. [PMID: 37101729 PMCID: PMC10123892 DOI: 10.1177/11769351231161478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary cancer in the skeletal system, characterized by a high incidence of lung metastasis, local recurrence and death. Systemic treatment of this aggressive cancer has not improved significantly since the introduction of chemotherapy regimens, underscoring a critical need for new treatment strategies. TRAIL receptors have long been proposed to be therapeutic targets for cancer treatment, but their role in osteosarcoma remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the expression profile of four TRAIL receptors in human OS cells using total RNA-seq and single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq). The results revealed that TNFRSF10B and TNFRSF10D but not TNFRSF10A and TNFRSF10C are differentially expressed in human OS cells as compared to normal cells. At the single cell level by scRNA-seq analyses, TNFRSF10B, TNFRSF10D, TNFRSF10A and TNFRSF10C are most abundantly expressed in endothelial cells of OS tissues among nine distinct cell clusters. Notably, in osteoblastic OS cells, TNFRSF10B is most abundantly expressed, followed by TNFRSF10D, TNFRSF10A and TNFRSF10C. Similarly, in an OS cell line U2-OS using RNA-seq, TNFRSF10B is most abundantly expressed, followed by TNFRSF10D, TNFRSF10A and TNFRSF10C. According to the TARGET online database, poor patient outcomes were associated with low expression of TNFRSF10C. These results could provide a new perspective to design novel therapeutic targets of TRAIL receptors for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of OS and other cancers.
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- Wenyu Feng
- Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Jiake Xu, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
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Design of Biopolymer-Based Interstitial Therapies for the Treatment of Glioblastoma. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222313160. [PMID: 34884965 PMCID: PMC8658694 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222313160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common form of primary brain cancer and has the highest morbidity rate and current treatments result in a bleak 5-year survival rate of 5.6%. Interstitial therapy is one option to increase survival. Drug delivery by interstitial therapy most commonly makes use of a polymer implant encapsulating a drug which releases as the polymer degrades. Interstitial therapy has been extensively studied as a treatment option for GBM as it provides several advantages over systemic administration of chemotherapeutics. Primarily, it can be applied behind the blood–brain barrier, increasing the number of possible chemotherapeutic candidates that can be used and reducing systemic levels of the therapy while concentrating it near the cancer source. With interstitial therapy, multiple drugs can be released locally into the brain at the site of resection as the polymer of the implant degrades, and the release profile of these drugs can be tailored to optimize combination therapy or maintain synergistic ratios. This can bypass the blood–brain barrier, alleviate systemic toxicity, and resolve drug resistance in the tumor. However, tailoring drug release requires appropriate consideration of the complex relationship between the drug, polymer, and formulation method. Drug physicochemical properties can result in intermolecular bonding with the polymeric matrix and affect drug distribution in the implant depending on the formulation method used. This review is focused on current works that have applied interstitial therapy towards GBM, discusses polymer and formulation methods, and provides design considerations for future implantable biodegradable materials.
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Karakurt S, AbuŞoĞlu G, Arituluk ZC. Comparison of anticarcinogenic properties of Viburnum opulus and its active compound p-coumaric acid on human colorectal carcinoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 44:252-263. [PMID: 33110363 PMCID: PMC7585157 DOI: 10.3906/biy-2002-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Resistance to therapeutic agents and the highly toxic side effects of synthetic drugs has spurred new research in the treatment of colon cancer, which has high morbidity and mortality ratios. This study aims to clarify the molecular mechanisms of the anticarcinogenic properties of methanol extract of Viburnum opulus L. (EVO)and its main active compound, trans-p -coumaric acid ( p -CA), on human colon cancer cells (DLD-1, HT-29, SW-620, Caco-2) and healthy colon epithelial cells (CCD-18Co). The effects of EVO on controlled cell death (apoptosis) and the cell division cycle were determined by flow cytometry. Alteration in mRNA and protein expressions of switch genes in colorectal carcinoma (APC, MLH1, TP53, SMAD4, KRAS, and BRAF) were determined by qRT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. Our results show that EVO possesses a strong reducing capacity and free-radical scavenging activity. HPLC analyses prove that p -CAis the main compound of EVO. EVO and p -CA inhibit the proliferation of human colon cancer cells DLD-1 and HT-29 in a dose-dependent manner. EVO increases apoptosis of DLD-1 cells and halts the cell cycle in the G2 stage in HT-29 cells. mRNA and protein expressions of p53 and SMAD-4 are upregulated, while BRAFs are downregulated. The results were directly proportional to p -CA. EVO and p -CA up- and downregulate switch genes and protein expressions of DLD-1 cells, which alter the expression of 186 other genes. This is the first study of pharmacological exploration of V.opulus in human colon cancer. Its antiproliferative effects may be due to the presence of p -CA.
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- Serdar Karakurt
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Selçuk University, Konya Turkey
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Techniques, Vocational School of Health, Selçuk University, Konya Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara Turkey
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Anticancer Activity of Brevinin-2R Peptide and its Two Analogues Against Myelogenous Leukemia Cell Line as Natural Treatments: An In Vitro Study. Int J Pept Res Ther 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-019-09903-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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DOU X, WANG Y, HE J, XU X. R.T.R ® promotes bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells osteogenic differentiation by upregulating BMPs/SMAD induced cbfa1 expression. Dent Mater J 2019; 38:764-770. [DOI: 10.4012/dmj.2018-306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Xiaochen DOU
- School of Stomatology of Shandong University, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration
- Stomatologic Hospital and College, Anhui Medical University, Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research of Anhui Province
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- Stomatologic Hospital and College, Anhui Medical University, Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research of Anhui Province
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- Stomatologic Hospital and College, Anhui Medical University, Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research of Anhui Province
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- School of Stomatology of Shandong University, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration
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Toki S, Kobayashi E, Yoshida A, Ogura K, Wakai S, Yoshimoto S, Yonemori K, Kawai A. A clinical comparison between dedifferentiated low-grade osteosarcoma and conventional osteosarcoma. Bone Joint J 2019; 101-B:745-752. [PMID: 31154837 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.101b6.bjj-2018-1207.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AIMS The purpose of this study was to clarify the clinical behaviour, prognosis, and optimum treatment of dedifferentiated low-grade osteosarcoma (DLOS) diagnosed based on molecular pathology. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 13 DLOS patients (six men, seven women; median age 32 years (interquartile range (IQR) 27 to 38)) diagnosed using the following criteria: the histological coexistence of low-grade and high-grade osteosarcoma components in the lesion, and positive immunohistochemistry of mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2) and cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) associated with MDM2 amplification. These patients were then compared with 51 age-matched consecutive conventional osteosarcoma (COS) patients (33 men, 18 women; median age 25 years (IQR 20 to 38)) regarding their clinicopathological features. RESULTS The five-year overall survival (OAS) rates in the DLOS and COS patients were 85.7% and 77.1% (p = 0.728), respectively, and the five-year progression-free survival (PFS) rates were 57.7% and 44.9% (p = 0.368), respectively. A total of 12 DLOS patients received chemotherapy largely according to regimens for COS. Among the nine cases with a histological evaluation after chemotherapy, eight showed a poor response, and seven of these had a necrosis rate of < 50%. One DLOS patient developed local recurrence and five developed distant metastases. CONCLUSION Based on our study of 13 DLOS cases that were strictly defined by histological and molecular means, DLOS showed a poorer response to a standard chemotherapy regimen than COS, while the clinical outcomes were not markedly different. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2019;101-B:745-752.
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- S Toki
- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Rare Cancer Center, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Rare Cancer Center, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Rare Cancer Center, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Rare Cancer Center, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Stamatopoulos A, Stamatopoulos T, Gamie Z, Kenanidis E, Ribeiro RDC, Rankin KS, Gerrand C, Dalgarno K, Tsiridis E. Mesenchymal stromal cells for bone sarcoma treatment: Roadmap to clinical practice. J Bone Oncol 2019; 16:100231. [PMID: 30956944 PMCID: PMC6434099 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbo.2019.100231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Over the past few decades, there has been growing interest in understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer pathogenesis and progression, as it is still associated with high morbidity and mortality. Current management of large bone sarcomas typically includes the complex therapeutic approach of limb salvage or sacrifice combined with pre- and postoperative multidrug chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, and is still associated with high recurrence rates. The development of cellular strategies against specific characteristics of tumour cells appears to be promising, as they can target cancer cells selectively. Recently, Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) have been the subject of significant research in orthopaedic clinical practice through their use in regenerative medicine. Further research has been directed at the use of MSCs for more personalized bone sarcoma treatments, taking advantage of their wide range of potential biological functions, which can be augmented by using tissue engineering approaches to promote healing of large defects. In this review, we explore the use of MSCs in bone sarcoma treatment, by analyzing MSCs and tumour cell interactions, transduction of MSCs to target sarcoma, and their clinical applications on humans concerning bone regeneration after bone sarcoma extraction.
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Key Words
- 5-FC, 5-fluorocytosine
- AAT, a1-antitrypsin
- APCs, antigen presenting cells
- ASC, adipose-derived stromal/stem cells
- Abs, antibodies
- Ang1, angiopoietin-1
- BD, bone defect
- BMMSCs, bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells
- Biology
- Bone
- CAM, cell adhesion molecules
- CCL5, chemokine ligand 5
- CCR2, chemokine receptor 2
- CD, classification determinants
- CD, cytosine deaminase
- CLUAP1, clusterin associated protein 1
- CSPG4, Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4
- CX3CL1, chemokine (C-X3-C motif) ligand 1
- CXCL12/CXCR4, C-X-C chemokine ligand 12/ C-X-C chemokine receptor 4
- CXCL12/CXCR7, C-X-C chemokine ligand 12/ C-X-C chemokine receptor 7
- CXCR4, chemokine receptor type 4
- Cell
- DBM, Demineralized Bone Marrow
- DKK1, dickkopf-related protein 1
- ECM, extracellular matrix
- EMT, epithelial-mesenchymal transition
- FGF-2, fibroblast growth factors-2
- FGF-7, fibroblast growth factors-7
- GD2, disialoganglioside 2
- HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
- HGF, hepatocyte growth factor
- HMGB1/RACE, high mobility group box-1 protein/ receptor for advanced glycation end-products
- IDO, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
- IFN-α, interferon alpha
- IFN-β, interferon beta
- IFN-γ, interferon gamma
- IGF-1R, insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
- IL-10, interleukin-10
- IL-12, interleukin-12
- IL-18, interleukin-18
- IL-1b, interleukin-1b
- IL-21, interleukin-21
- IL-2a, interleukin-2a
- IL-6, interleukin-6
- IL-8, interleukin-8
- IL11RA, Interleukin 11 Receptor Subunit Alpha
- MAGE, melanoma antigen gene
- MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
- MMP-2, matrix metalloproteinase-2
- MMP2/9, matrix metalloproteinase-2/9
- MRP, multidrug resistance protein
- MSCs, mesenchymal stem/stromal cells
- Mesenchymal
- NF-κB, nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
- OPG, osteoprotegerin
- Orthopaedic
- PBS, phosphate-buffered saline
- PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor
- PDX, patient derived xenograft
- PEDF, pigment epithelium-derived factor
- PGE2, prostaglandin E2
- PI3K/Akt, phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B
- PTX, paclitaxel
- RANK, receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B
- RANKL, receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand
- RBCs, red blood cells
- RES, reticuloendothelial system
- RNA, ribonucleic acid
- Regeneration
- SC, stem cells
- SCF, stem cells factor
- SDF-1, stromal cell-derived factor 1
- STAT-3, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
- Sarcoma
- Stromal
- TAAs, tumour-associated antigens
- TCR, T cell receptor
- TGF-b, transforming growth factor beta
- TGF-b1, transforming growth factor beta 1
- TNF, tumour necrosis factor
- TNF-a, tumour necrosis factor alpha
- TRAIL, tumour necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand
- Tissue
- VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor
- VEGFR, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
- WBCs, white blood cell
- hMSCs, human mesenchymal stromal cells
- rh-TRAIL, recombinant human tumour necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand
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- Alexandros Stamatopoulos
- Academic Orthopaedic Unit, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Aristotle University Medical School, West Ring Road of Thessaloniki, Pavlos Melas Area, N. Efkarpia, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Center of Orthopaedics and Regenerative Medicine (C.O.RE.), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (C.I.R.I.), Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Academic Orthopaedic Unit, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Aristotle University Medical School, West Ring Road of Thessaloniki, Pavlos Melas Area, N. Efkarpia, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Center of Orthopaedics and Regenerative Medicine (C.O.RE.), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (C.I.R.I.), Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Paul O'Gorman Building, Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Academic Orthopaedic Unit, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Aristotle University Medical School, West Ring Road of Thessaloniki, Pavlos Melas Area, N. Efkarpia, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Center of Orthopaedics and Regenerative Medicine (C.O.RE.), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (C.I.R.I.), Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Stephenson Building, Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Paul O'Gorman Building, Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, HA7 4LP, UK
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- School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Stephenson Building, Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- Academic Orthopaedic Unit, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Aristotle University Medical School, West Ring Road of Thessaloniki, Pavlos Melas Area, N. Efkarpia, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Center of Orthopaedics and Regenerative Medicine (C.O.RE.), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (C.I.R.I.), Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece
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Yarapureddy S, Abril J, Foote J, Kumar S, Asad O, Sharath V, Faraj J, Daniel D, Dickman P, White-Collins A, Hingorani P, Sertil AR. ATF6α Activation Enhances Survival against Chemotherapy and Serves as a Prognostic Indicator in Osteosarcoma. Neoplasia 2019; 21:516-532. [PMID: 31029032 PMCID: PMC6484364 DOI: 10.1016/j.neo.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Patients with metastatic or relapsed/refractory osteosarcoma (OS) have a 5-year survival rate of <30%. This has remained unchanged over several decades. One of the factors contributing to lack of improvement in survival is the development of chemoresistance. Hence, elucidating and targeting the mechanisms that promote survival against chemotherapy and lead to chemoresistance is pivotal to improving outcomes for these patients. We identified that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-activated transcription factor, ATF6α, is essential for the survival of OS cells against chemotherapy induced cell death. ATF6α cleavage and activity were enhanced in OS cells compared to normal osteoblasts and knockdown of ATF6α expression enhanced sensitivity of OS cells against chemotherapy induced cell death. This was in part due to increased Bax activation. Pharmacologic inhibition or knock-down of downstream targets of ATF6α, protein disulfide isomerases (PDI) and ERO1β, a thiol oxidase that is involved in the re-oxidation of PDIs also independently induced pronounced killing of OS cells following chemotherapy. Analysis of primary tumors from OS patients reveals that patients with high levels of nuclear ATF6α: (1) also had increased expression of its downstream targets the chaperone BiP and enzyme PDI, (2) had a significant likelihood of developing metastasis at diagnosis, (3) had significantly poorer overall and progression free survival, and (4) had poorer response to chemotherapy. These findings suggest that targeting survival signaling by the ATF6α pathway in OS cells may favor eradication of refractory OS tumor cells and ATF6α could be a useful predictor for chemo-responsiveness and prognosis.
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- Suma Yarapureddy
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
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- Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona.
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ.
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MSC.sTRAIL Has Better Efficacy than MSC.FL-TRAIL and in Combination with AKTi Blocks Pro-Metastatic Cytokine Production in Prostate Cancer Cells. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11040568. [PMID: 31010082 PMCID: PMC6521093 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11040568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cell therapy is a promising new treatment option for cancer. In particular, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown potential in delivering therapeutic genes in various tumour models and are now on the verge of being tested in the clinic. A number of therapeutic genes have been examined in this context, including the death ligand TRAIL. For cell therapy, it can be used in its natural form as a full-length and membrane-bound protein (FL-TRAIL) or as an engineered version commonly referred to as soluble TRAIL (sTRAIL). As to which is more therapeutically efficacious, contradicting results have been reported. We discovered that MSCs producing sTRAIL have significantly higher apoptosis-inducing activity than cells expressing FL-TRAIL and found that FL-TRAIL, in contrast to sTRAIL, is not secreted. We also demonstrated that TRAIL does induce the expression of pro-metastatic cytokines in prostate cancer cells, but that this effect could be overcome through combination with an AKT inhibitor. Thus, a combination consisting of small-molecule drugs specifically targeting tumour cells in combination with MSC.sTRAIL, not only provides a way of sensitising cancer cells to TRAIL, but also reduces the issue of side-effect-causing cytokine production. This therapeutic strategy therefore represents a novel targeted treatment option for advanced prostate cancer and other difficult to treat tumours.
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Faienza MF, D'Amato G, Chiarito M, Colaianni G, Colucci S, Grano M, Corbo F, Brunetti G. Mechanisms Involved in Childhood Obesity-Related Bone Fragility. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:269. [PMID: 31130918 PMCID: PMC6509993 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Childhood obesity is one of the major health problems in western countries. The excessive accumulation of adipose tissue causes inflammation, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and mitochondrial dysfunctions. Thus, obesity leads to the development of severe co-morbidities including type 2 diabetes mellitus, liver steatosis, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases which can develop early in life. Furthermore, obese children have low bone mineral density and a greater risk of osteoporosis and fractures. The knowledge about the interplay bone tissue and between adipose is still growing, although recent findings suggest that adipose tissue activity on bone can be fat-depot specific. Obesity is associated to a low-grade inflammation that alters the expression of adiponectin, leptin, IL-6, Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 1 (MCP1), TRAIL, LIGHT/TNFSF14, OPG, and TNFα. These molecules can affect bone metabolism, thus resulting in osteoporosis. The purpose of this review was to deepen the cellular mechanisms by which obesity may facilitate osteoporosis and bone fractures.
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- Maria Felicia Faienza
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic and Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy-Drug Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic and Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giacomina Brunetti
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Jablonowski LJ, Conover D, Teraphongphom NT, Wheatley MA. Manipulating multifaceted microbubble shell composition to target both TRAIL-sensitive and resistant cells. J Biomed Mater Res A 2018. [PMID: 29521001 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This study represents the first attempt to combine surface TRAIL expression and doxorubicin co-encapsulation in a single drug delivery agent in the form of ultrasound-responsive microbubbles that shatter into fragments, or nanoshards, in an ultrasound beam. We compare customized microbubbles of different polymeric shell compositions, and investigate the effect of both shell composition and incorporation of doxorubicin on action against TRAIL-sensitive MDA-MB-231 and TRAIL-resistant MCF7 human breast adenocarcinoma cells. Ligation of TRAIL only significantly impacted MDA-MB-231 cells predominantly by apoptosis, and had minimal effect on MCF12A (normal control) cells. For all shell types, nanoshards had a greater effect (apoptotic death ranging from approximately 25% for 1 wt % LipidPEG to 50% for 100% PLA), reflecting the greater surface area and larger number of particles that ultrasound generates. Encapsulation of doxorubicin generated necrosis in all cell lines, but PEGylation produced less effective necrosis in all cell lines. Co-encapsulation of doxorubicin within the contrast agent shell increased MDA-MB-231 cell death to approximately 40-80%, representing a marked increase over TRAIL alone, reflecting the dramatic effect of shell composition. Additionally, shells that co-encapsulated TRAIL and doxorubicin resulted in approximately 30-60% death in TRAIL-resistant MCF7 human breast adenocarcinoma cells, compared with little apoptotic response in these cells from shells encapsulating TRAIL alone, demonstrating the sensitization effect of the drug. This work has resulted in production of a library of effective ultrasound-triggered, minimally immunogenic, targeted drug delivery agents for potential use in cancer therapy, and represents a promising multifaceted treatment to better serve the population with solid tumors. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 106A: 1903-1915, 2018.
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- Lauren J Jablonowski
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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Li Z, Zhang J, Tang J, Wang R. Celastrol increases osteosarcoma cell lysis by γδ T cells through up-regulation of death receptors. Oncotarget 2018; 7:84388-84397. [PMID: 27768597 PMCID: PMC5356667 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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γδ T cells has been shown to exhibit profound antitumor effects in a broad range of tumor entities, including OS. However, resistance to γδ T cells is a serious problem in the management of OS. This study investigates the impact of celastrol on the expression of death receptors 4/5 (DR4/5) on OS cell lines (HOS, U2OS) and cancer cell lysis by γδ T cells. The results showed that celastrol increased transcription of DR4/5 in HOS and U2OS, leading to increased cell surface, and total DR4/5 protein expression. Celastrol sensitizes OS cell lines or autologous OS cells to healthy donors-derived or OS patient-derived γδ T cell cytotoxicity in vitro. The induction of DR4/5 molecules increased lysis of HOS and U2OS by γδ T cells which was abolished by addition of a blocking TRAIL antibody. Importantly, the cytotoxic activity of γδ T cells was unaltered by small-dose celastrol. Taken together, our data show that celastrol up-regulated DR4/5 on OS cells to be responsible for intercellular TRAIL/APO-2L crosslink that confers increased cancer cell lysis by γδ T cells. These results suggest the clinical evaluation of celastrol in OS, especially in combination with immunotherapy approaches employing adoptive γδ T cell transfer.
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- Zhaoxu Li
- Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China
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Cao HD, Yang YX, Lü L, Liu SN, Wang PL, Tao XH, Wang LJ, Xiang TX. Attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium Carrying TRAIL and VP3 Genes Inhibits the Growth of Gastric Cancer Cells in Vitro and in Vivo. TUMORI JOURNAL 2018; 96:296-303. [DOI: 10.1177/030089161009600218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Background Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) and apoptin (VP3) of chicken anemia virus can selectively induce apoptosis in human tumor cell lines by two different pathways. Salmonella not only delivers functional genes to mammalian cells but also possesses antitumor activity and therefore could be adopted as a novel vector for anticancer therapy. Materials and methods TRAIL and VP3 genes were cloned into a pBudCE4.1 vector and delivered by attenuated Salmonella typhimurium into gastric cancer cells, and their expression and antitumor effects in nude mice were monitored by Western blot, fluorescence microscopy, MTT assay, TUNEL staining, and immunohistochemistry. Results pBud-VP3 and pBud-TRAIL-VP3 plasmids were constructed to express TRAIL and apoptin in gastric cancer cells, leading to inhibition of cancer cell proliferation after 48 hours (P <0.05). TRAIL and VP3 genes in pBudCE4.1 vector were also successfully delivered by attenuated S. typhimurium into gastric cancer cells in vivo, in which both TRAIL and apoptin were expressed. In vivo data indicated that S. typhimurium carring pBud-TRAIL-VP3 induced significant cell growth inhibition and tumor regression (P <0.05). Moreover, expression of TRAIL and apoptin increased the expression of caspase-3 and caspase-9, resulting in enhanced apoptosis. Conclusion Delivery of TRAIL and VP3 genes by attenuated S. typhimurium can significantly inhibit the growth of gastric cancer cells in vitro and in vivo.
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- Hong-Dan Cao
- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing
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- Department of Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Ning Xia Medical College, Ning Xia, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing
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- Experimental Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing
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Fang M, Mei X, Yao H, Zhang T, Zhang T, Lu N, Liu Y, Xu W, Wan C. β-elemene enhances anticancer and anti-metastatic effects of osteosarcoma of ligustrazine in vitro and in vivo. Oncol Lett 2018; 15:3957-3964. [PMID: 29467906 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.7788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The present study aimed to determine the anticancer effects of the combination of β-elemene and ligustrazine in vitro as well as in in vivo. Following evaluation using an MTT assay, β-elemene, ligustrazine and the β-elemene-ligustrazine combination treatments all exhibited the capacity to inhibit the growth of OS-732 cells, with inhibitory rates of 43.3, 54.4, and 75.0%, respectively. Using a flow cytometry assay, it was determined that the β-elemene-ligustrazine combination possessed the highest apoptotic rate (30.6%). Furthermore, β-elemene-ligustrazine combination treatment resulted in the highest downregulation of G protein-coupled receptor 124, vascular endothelial growth factor, matrix metallopeptidase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 mRNA, and protein expression levels. In addition, the combined treatment led to an increase in the mRNA and protein expression of endostatin, TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor (TIMP)-1 and TIMP-2 in OS-732 cells. Additionally, β-elemene-ligustrazine caused a decrease in nuclear factor-κB, interleukin-8, C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 and urokinase-type plasminogen activator mRNA expression, as well as an increase in caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9 mRNA expression. In vivo, the β-elemene-ligustrazine combination was able to reduce the weight and the bulk of the tumor in BALB/c-nu/nu nude mice compared with any other group. All the results described above regarding changes to mRNA and protein expression were further confirmed in vivo in the tumor tissue of mice. The results of the present study have suggested that the combination of β-elemene-ligustrazine exhibits greater anticancer effects compared with β-elemene- or ligustrazine-alone treatment.
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- Min Fang
- Department of Trauma, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300211, P.R. China
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- Department of Trauma, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300211, P.R. China
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- Department of Trauma, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300211, P.R. China
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- Department of Trauma, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300211, P.R. China
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- Department of Trauma, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300211, P.R. China
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- Department of Trauma, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300211, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300270, P.R. China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Tianjin Liulin Hospital, Tianjin 300222, P.R. China
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- Department of Trauma, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300211, P.R. China
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Hassanvand Jamadi R, Yaghoubi H, Sadeghizadeh M. Brevinin-2R and Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Peptides: Synthesis, Purification, Characterization and Biological Activities. Int J Pept Res Ther 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-017-9656-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Yang X, Li Z, Wu Q, Chen S, Yi C, Gong C. TRAIL and curcumin codelivery nanoparticles enhance TRAIL-induced apoptosis through upregulation of death receptors. Drug Deliv 2017; 24:1526-1536. [PMID: 28994313 PMCID: PMC8241104 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2017.1384863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Revised: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Active targeting nanoparticles were developed to simultaneously codeliver tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and Curcumin (Cur). In the nanoparticles (TRAIL-Cur-NPs), TRAIL was used as both active targeting ligand and therapeutic agent, and Cur could upregulate death receptors (DR4 and DR5) to increase the apoptosis-inducing effects of TRAIL. Compared with corresponding free drugs, TRAIL-Cur-NPs group showed enhanced cellular uptake, cytotoxicity and apoptosis induction effect on HCT116 colon cancer cells. In addition, in vivo anticancer studies suggested that TRAIL-Cur-NPs had superior therapeutic effect on tumors without obvious toxicity, which was mainly due to the high tumor targeting and synergistic effect of TRAIL and Cur. The synergistic mechanism of improved antitumor efficacy was proved to be upregulation of DR4 and DR5 in tumor cells induced by Cur. Thus, the prepared codelivery nanoparticles may have potential applications in colorectal cancer therapy.
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- Xi Yang
- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Radiotherapy, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Huachuang Biotechnology Co. Ltd, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Yoon AR, Hong J, Yun CO. Adenovirus-mediated decorin expression induces cancer cell death through activation of p53 and mitochondrial apoptosis. Oncotarget 2017; 8:76666-76685. [PMID: 29100340 PMCID: PMC5652734 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Decorin (DCN) is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan that plays an important role in the regulation of apoptosis, proliferation, intercellular contact, and cell migration. Here we have investigated the detailed mechanism of apoptotic cell death induced by DCN expression. A marked increase in cytotoxicity was observed for both DCN-expressing replication-incompetent (dE1/DCN) and -competent (dB/DCN) adenoviruses (Ads) compared to the corresponding control Ads. FACS and TUNEL assays revealed that the expression of DCN induced apoptotic cell death. Specifically, the expression and stability of p53 were increased by DCN. In addition, western blot data showed that DCN expression activated mitochondrial apoptosis by increasing the expression level of p53. Similarly, DCN-expressing oncolytic Ads induced a greater antitumor effect in a murine xenograft model compared with control Ads. Tissue staining and western blot data from in vivo experiments demonstrated significantly higher levels of apoptosis in tumor tissues from mice treated with DCN-expressing Ads compared to those treated with control Ads. Collectively, these data support that cell killing effect is enhanced with Ad-mediated DCN expression via the induction of p53-mediated mitochondrial apoptosis, which could be a valuable benefit for antitumor efficacy.
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- A-Rum Yoon
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea
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Gamie Z, Kapriniotis K, Papanikolaou D, Haagensen E, Da Conceicao Ribeiro R, Dalgarno K, Krippner-Heidenreich A, Gerrand C, Tsiridis E, Rankin KS. TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) for bone sarcoma treatment: Pre-clinical and clinical data. Cancer Lett 2017; 409:66-80. [PMID: 28888998 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2017.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Bone sarcomas are rare, highly malignant mesenchymal tumours that affect teenagers and young adults, as well as older patients. Despite intensive, multimodal therapy, patients with bone sarcomas have poor 5-year survival, close to 50%, with lack of improvement over recent decades. TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), a member of the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) ligand superfamily (TNFLSF), has been found to induce apoptosis in cancer cells while sparing nontransformed cells, and may therefore offer a promising new approach to treatment. We cover the existing preclinical and clinical evidence about the use of TRAIL and other death receptor agonists in bone sarcoma treatment. In vitro studies indicate that TRAIL and other death receptor agonists are generally potent against bone sarcoma cell lines. Ewing's sarcoma cell lines present the highest sensitivity, whereas osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma cell lines are considered less sensitive. In vivo studies also demonstrate satisfactory results, especially in Ewing's sarcoma xenograft models. However, the few clinical trials in the literature show only low or moderate efficacy of TRAIL in treating bone sarcoma. Potential strategies to overcome the in vivo resistance reported include co-administration with other drugs and the potential to deliver TRAIL on the surface of primed mesenchymal or immune cells and the use of targeted single chain antibodies such as scFv-scTRAIL.
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- Zakareya Gamie
- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Paul O'Gorman Building, Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK.
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- Academic Orthopedic Department, "PapaGeorgiou" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; CORE-Center for Orthopedic Research at CIRI-AUTh, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Hellas, Greece.
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- Academic Orthopedic Department, "PapaGeorgiou" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; CORE-Center for Orthopedic Research at CIRI-AUTh, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Hellas, Greece.
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Paul O'Gorman Building, Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK.
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- School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Stephenson Building, Claremont Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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- School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Stephenson Building, Claremont Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Paul O'Gorman Building, Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK.
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- North of England Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Service, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK.
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- Academic Orthopedic Department, "PapaGeorgiou" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; CORE-Center for Orthopedic Research at CIRI-AUTh, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Hellas, Greece; Secretary General European Hip Society, Austria.
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Paul O'Gorman Building, Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK.
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Zhou J, Huang Z, Wang Z, Liu S, Grandien A, Ernberg I, He Z, Zhang X. Tumor suppressor BLU promotes TRAIL-induced apoptosis by downregulating NF-κB signaling in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Oncotarget 2017; 8:43853-43865. [PMID: 28029652 PMCID: PMC5546445 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A putative tumor suppressor BLU mapped on the chromosomal 3p21 region, is frequently lost in human tumors including nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). To explore the underlying mechanism of tumor suppression by BLU, its potential to promote apoptosis induced by TRAIL, an effector molecule elaborated by natural killer-T (NKT) cells was investigated. BLU was re-expressed in NPC-derived HNE1 cells by recombinant adenoviral infection and the cells were challenged with recombinant TRAIL. The growth inhibition of BLU was assayed and apoptosis was examined by flow cytometry-based tetramethylrhodamine ethyl ester (TMRE) and annexin V staining, cleavage of pro-caspase-8 and poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP). The modulation of NF-κB pathway by BLU was evaluated by the reporter activity and estimation of the level of the molecules involved such as IKKalpha, p65 NF-κB, as well as NF-κB induced anti-apoptotic factors cFLIPL and cIAP2. The expression of BLU exerted in vitro and in vivo growth inhibitory effect and promoted TRAIL-induced apoptosis. This phenomenon was validated by FACS-based assays of mitochondrial membrane potential (BLU vs. Vector 87.8% ± 7.7% and 72.1%±6.7% at 6h exposure to TRAIL) and phosphatidylserine turnover (BLU vs. vector: 28.7%±2.9% and 22.6%±2.5%), as well as, enhanced caspapse-8 cleavage. Similar with the findings that BLU promotes chemotherapeutic agent-induced apoptosis, it also augmented death receptor-induced pathway through NF-κB pathway inhibition. In conclusion, BLU suppressed tumor formation by strengthening the antitumor immunity.
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- Jiahui Zhou
- Department of Pathophysiology and China-America Cancer Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Dongguan Scientific Research Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology and China-America Cancer Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Dongguan Scientific Research Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology and China-America Cancer Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Dongguan Scientific Research Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology and China-America Cancer Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Dongguan Scientific Research Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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- Center for Haematology and Regenerative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pathophysiology and China-America Cancer Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Dongguan Scientific Research Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology and China-America Cancer Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Dongguan Scientific Research Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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Coutinho L, Oliveira H, Pacheco AR, Almeida L, Pimentel F, Santos C, Ferreira de Oliveira JMP. Hesperetin-etoposide combinations induce cytotoxicity in U2OS cells: Implications on therapeutic developments for osteosarcoma. DNA Repair (Amst) 2016; 50:36-42. [PMID: 28063664 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2016.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Osteosarcoma chemotherapy has improved survival rates, however, chemoresistance and drug toxicity still limit therapy. Drug combinations may overcome these limitations by allowing fewer chemoresistant cells to survive. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic potential of hesperetin to osteosarcoma and to analyze the cell cycle effects of combinations of hesperetin with chemotherapeutic agents. For this, the U2OS human osteosarcoma cell line was exposed to hesperetin or hesperetin combined with etoposide or doxorubicin in defined proportions. Hesperetin was less cytotoxic compared to chemotherapeutic agents, as shown by cell growth, viability and clonogenic assays. Notwithstanding, hesperetin combined with etoposide showed additive effects on the inhibition of cell growth. Furthermore, hesperetin induced G2-phase arrest, associated with decreased gene expression of cyclins B1 and E1 and cyclin-dependent kinases 1 and 2. The combination with higher additive effect resulted in higher percentage of cells in G2-phase, showing that G2-phase arrest is associated with cytotoxicity. Moreover, hesperetin induced cytostatic effects. In conclusion, our results suggest that G2-phase arrest is an important step for hesperetin-induced cytotoxicity in U2OS cells. Hesperetin shows potential cytotoxicity when combined with etoposide, which may have implications on therapeutic developments for osteosarcoma.
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- Laura Coutinho
- CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; Lenitudes Medical Center & Research, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal; Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Gulati K, Prideaux M, Kogawa M, Lima-Marques L, Atkins GJ, Findlay DM, Losic D. Anodized 3D-printed titanium implants with dual micro- and nano-scale topography promote interaction with human osteoblasts and osteocyte-like cells. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2016; 11:3313-3325. [DOI: 10.1002/term.2239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Karan Gulati
- School of Chemical Engineering; University of Adelaide; SA 5005 Australia
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- Discipline of Orthopaedics & Trauma; University of Adelaide; SA 5005 Australia
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- Discipline of Orthopaedics & Trauma; University of Adelaide; SA 5005 Australia
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- The Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing; University of Adelaide; SA 5005 Australia
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- Discipline of Orthopaedics & Trauma; University of Adelaide; SA 5005 Australia
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- Discipline of Orthopaedics & Trauma; University of Adelaide; SA 5005 Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering; University of Adelaide; SA 5005 Australia
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Stine KC, Wahl EC, Liu L, Skinner RA, VanderSchilden J, Bunn RC, Montgomery CO, Aronson J, Becton DL, Nicholas RW, Swearingen CJ, Suva LJ, Lumpkin CK. Nutlin-3 treatment spares cisplatin-induced inhibition of bone healing while maintaining osteosarcoma toxicity. J Orthop Res 2016; 34:1716-1724. [PMID: 26867804 PMCID: PMC5516939 DOI: 10.1002/jor.23192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The majority of Osteosarcoma (OS) patients are treated with a combination of chemotherapy, resection, and limb salvage protocols. These protocols include distraction osteogenesis (DO), which is characterized by direct new bone formation. Cisplatin (CDP) is extensively used for OS chemotherapy and recent studies, using a mouse DO model, have demonstrated that CDP has profound negative effects on bone repair. Recent oncological therapeutic strategies are based on the use of standard cytotoxic drugs plus an assortment of biologic agents. Here we demonstrate that the previously reported CDP-associated inhibition of bone repair can be modulated by the administration of a small molecule p53 inducer (nutlin-3). The effects of nutlin-3 on CDP osteotoxicity were studied using both pre- and post-operative treatment models. In both cases the addition of nutlin-3, bracketing CDP exposure, demonstrated robust and significant bone sparing activity (p < 0.01-0.001). In addition the combination of nutlin-3 and CDP induced equivalent OS tumor killing in a xenograft model. Collectively, these results demonstrate that the induction of p53 peri-operatively protects bone healing from the toxic effects of CDP, while maintaining OS toxicity. © 2016 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 34:1716-1724, 2016.
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- Kimo C. Stine
- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas
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- Laboratory for Limb Regeneration Research, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Arkansas
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- Laboratory for Limb Regeneration Research, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Arkansas
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas,Laboratory for Limb Regeneration Research, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Arkansas,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas,Pediatric Biostatistics, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Arkansas
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Orthopaedic Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas,Laboratory for Limb Regeneration Research, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Arkansas
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Tummala S, Kumar MNS, Pindiprolu SK. Improved anti-tumor activity of oxaliplatin by encapsulating in anti-DR5 targeted gold nanoparticles. Drug Deliv 2016; 23:3505-3519. [DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2016.1199606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Shashank Tummala
- Department of Pharmacology, J.S.S. College of Pharmacy (off-Campus), J.S.S. University, Mysore, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, J.S.S. College of Pharmacy (off-Campus), J.S.S. University, Mysore, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, J.S.S. College of Pharmacy (off-Campus), J.S.S. University, Mysore, India
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Guiho R, Biteau K, Heymann D, Redini F. TRAIL-based therapy in pediatric bone tumors: how to overcome resistance. Future Oncol 2015; 11:535-42. [PMID: 25675131 DOI: 10.2217/fon.14.293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma, the two most frequent malignant primary tumors preferentially arise in children and young adults, and have a poor prognosis. TRAIL represents a promising therapeutic approach for most cancers but in the case of primary bone tumors, osteosarcoma cell lines are highly resistant to this pro-apoptotic cytokine. In addition, another signaling pathway mediating cell proliferation and migration may be even activated in this subset of resistant cells leading to protumoral effect. Therapeutic perspectives are linked to possibility to overcome TRAIL resistance by combining other drugs with TRAIL or death receptors agonistic antibodies. We hypothesized that the bone microenvironment may provide a favorable niche for TRAIL resistance that might be targeted by new resensitizing agents.
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Neeson PJ, Hsu AK, Chen YR, Halse HM, Loh J, Cordy R, Fielding K, Davis J, Noske J, Davenport AJ, Lindqvist-Gigg CA, Humphreys R, Tai T, Prince HM, Trapani JA, Smyth MJ, Ritchie DS. Induction of potent NK cell-dependent anti-myeloma cytotoxic T cells in response to combined mapatumumab and bortezomib. Oncoimmunology 2015; 4:e1038011. [PMID: 26405606 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2015.1038011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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There is increasing evidence that some cancer therapies can promote tumor immunogenicity to boost the endogenous antitumor immune response. In this study, we used the novel combination of agonistic anti-TRAIL-R1 antibody (mapatumumab, Mapa) with low dose bortezomib (LDB) for this purpose. The combination induced profound myeloma cell apoptosis, greatly enhanced the uptake of myeloma cell apoptotic bodies by dendritic cell (DC) and induced anti-myeloma cytotoxicity by both CD8+ T cells and NK cells. Cytotoxic lymphocyte expansion was detected within 24 h of commencing therapy and was maximized when myeloma-pulsed DC were co-treated with low dose bortezomib and mapatumumab (LDB+Mapa) in the presence of NK cells. This study shows that Mapa has two distinct but connected modes of action against multiple myeloma (MM). First, when combined with LDB, Mapa produced powerful myeloma cell apoptosis; secondly, it promoted DC priming and an NK cell-mediated expansion of anti-myeloma cytotoxic lymphocyte (CTL). Overall, this study indicates that Mapa can be used to drive potent anti-MM immune responses.
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- Paul J Neeson
- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia ; The University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia ; The University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia ; The ACRF Translational Research Laboratory; Royal Melbourne Hospital ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia ; The ACRF Translational Research Laboratory; Royal Melbourne Hospital ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia ; The ACRF Translational Research Laboratory; Royal Melbourne Hospital ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia ; Department of Cancer Medicine; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia ; The University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia ; Immunology in Cancer and Infection Laboratory; Queensland Institute of Medical Research ; Herston, QLD, Australia ; School of Medicine; University of Queensland ; Herston, Australia
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- Cancer Immunology Research; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center ; East Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia ; The University of Melbourne ; Parkville, VIC, Australia ; The ACRF Translational Research Laboratory; Royal Melbourne Hospital ; Parkville, VIC, Australia ; Department of Clinical Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation; Royal Melbourne Hospital ; Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Grisendi G, Spano C, D'souza N, Rasini V, Veronesi E, Prapa M, Petrachi T, Piccinno S, Rossignoli F, Burns JS, Fiorcari S, Granchi D, Baldini N, Horwitz EM, Guarneri V, Conte P, Paolucci P, Dominici M. Mesenchymal Progenitors Expressing TRAIL Induce Apoptosis in Sarcomas. Stem Cells 2015; 33:859-69. [DOI: 10.1002/stem.1903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Revised: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Giulia Grisendi
- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Orthopaedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory; Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Orthopaedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory; Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli; Bologna Italy
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- The Research Institute and Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT; Nationwide Children's Hospital; Columbus Ohio USA
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology; University of Padova, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS; Padova Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology; University of Padova, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS; Padova Italy
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults; University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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Choi SH, Tamura K, Khajuria RK, Bhere D, Nesterenko I, Lawler J, Shah K. Antiangiogenic variant of TSP-1 targets tumor cells in glioblastomas. Mol Ther 2015; 23:235-43. [PMID: 25358253 PMCID: PMC4445617 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2014.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Three type-1 repeat (3TSR) domain of thrombospondin-1 is known to have anti-angiogenic effects by targeting tumor-associated endothelial cells, but its effect on tumor cells is unknown. This study explored the potential of 3TSR to target glioblastoma (GBM) cells in vitro and in vivo. We show that 3TSR upregulates death receptor (DR) 4/5 expression in a CD36-dependent manner and primes resistant GBMs to tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced caspase-8/3/7 mediated apoptosis. We engineered human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) for on-site delivery of 3TSR and a potent and secretable variant of TRAIL (S-TRAIL) in an effort to simultaneously target tumor cells and associated endothelial cells and circumvent issues of systemic delivery of drugs across the blood-brain barrier. We show that MSC-3TSR/S-TRAIL inhibits tumor growth in an expanded spectrum of GBMs. In vivo, a single administration of MSC-3TSR/S-TRAIL significantly targets both tumor cells and vascular component of GBMs, inhibits tumor progression, and extends survival of mice bearing highly vascularized GBM. The ability of 3TSR/S-TRAIL to simultaneously act on tumor cells and tumor-associated endothelial cells offers a great potential to target a broad spectrum of cancers and translate 3TSR/TRAIL therapies into clinics.
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- Sung Hugh Choi
- Molecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Molecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Molecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Molecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Molecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Molecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Brunetti G, Oranger A, Carbone C, Mori G, Sardone FR, Mori C, Celi M, Faienza MF, Tarantino U, Zallone A, Grano M, Colucci S. Osteoblasts display different responsiveness to TRAIL-induced apoptosis during their differentiation process. Cell Biochem Biophys 2014; 67:1127-36. [PMID: 23677859 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-013-9616-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Apoptosis can occur throughout the life span of osteoblasts (OBs), beginning from the early stages of differentiation and continuing throughout all stages of their working life. Here, we investigated the effects of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) on normal human OBs showing for the first time that the expression of TRAIL receptors is modulated during OB differentiation. In particular, the TRAIL receptor ratio was in favor of the deaths because of the low expression of DcR2 in undifferentiated OBs, differently it was shifted toward the decoys in differentiated ones. Undifferentiated OBs treated with TRAIL showed reduced cell viability, whereas differentiated OBs displayed TRAIL resistance. The OB sensitiveness to TRAIL was due to the up-regulation of DR5 and the down-regulation of DcR2. The main death receptor involved in TRAIL-reduced OB viability was DR5 as demonstrated by the rescue of cell viability observed in the presence of anti-DR5 neutralizing antibody. Besides the ratio of TRAIL receptors, the sensitivity of undifferentiated OBs to TRAIL-cytotoxic effect was also associated with low mRNA levels of intracellular anti-apoptotic proteins, such as cFLIP, the activation of caspase-8 and -3, as well as the DNA fragmentation. This study suggests that apoptotic effect exerted by TRAIL/TRAIL-receptor system on normal human OB is strictly dependent upon cell differentiation status.
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- Giacomina Brunetti
- Section of Human Anatomy and Histology - R. Amprino, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Medical School, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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Garg G, Gibbs J, Belt B, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Goedegebuure P, Collins L, Piwnica-Worms D, Hawkins WG, Spitzer D. Novel treatment option for MUC16-positive malignancies with the targeted TRAIL-based fusion protein Meso-TR3. BMC Cancer 2014; 14:35. [PMID: 24447304 PMCID: PMC3903436 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background The targeted delivery of cancer therapeutics represents an ongoing challenge in the field of drug development. TRAIL is a promising cancer drug but its activity profile could benefit from a cancer-selective delivery mechanism, which would reduce potential side effects and increase treatment efficiencies. We recently developed the novel TRAIL-based drug platform TR3, a genetically fused trimer with the capacity for further molecular modifications such as the addition of tumor-directed targeting moieties. MUC16 (CA125) is a well characterized biomarker in several human malignancies including ovarian, pancreatic and breast cancer. Mesothelin is known to interact with MUC16 with high affinity. In order to deliver TR3 selectively to MUC16-expressing cancers, we investigated the possibility of targeted TR3 delivery employing the high affinity mesothelin/MUC16 ligand/receptor interaction. Methods Using genetic engineering, we designed the novel cancer drug Meso-TR3, a fusion protein between native mesothelin and TR3. The recombinant proteins were produced with mammalian HEK293T cells. Meso-TR3 was characterized for binding selectivity and killing efficacy against MUC16-positive cancer cells and controls that lack MUC16 expression. Drug efficacy experiments were performed in vitro and in vivo employing an intraperitoneal xenograft mouse model of ovarian cancer. Results Similar to soluble mesothelin itself, the strong MUC16 binding property was retained in the Meso-TR3 fusion protein. The high affinity ligand/receptor interaction was associated with a selective accumulation of the cancer drug on MUC16-expressing cancer targets and directly correlated with increased killing activity in vitro and in a xenograft mouse model of ovarian cancer. The relevance of the mesothelin/MUC16 interaction for attaching Meso-TR3 to the cancer cells was verified by competitive blocking experiments using soluble mesothelin. Mechanistic studies using soluble DR5-Fc and caspase blocking assays confirmed engagement of the extrinsic death receptor pathway. Compared to non-targeted TR3, Meso-TR3 displayed a much reduced killing potency on cells that lack MUC16. Conclusions Soluble Meso-TR3 targets the cancer biomarker MUC16 in vitro and in vivo. Following attachment to the tumor via surface bound MUC16, Meso-TR3 acquires full activation with superior killing profiles compared to non-targeted TR3, while its bioactivity is substantially reduced on cells that lack the tumor marker. This prodrug phenomenon represents a highly desirable property because it has the potential to enhance cancer killing with fewer side-effects than non-targeted TRAIL-based therapeutics. Thus, further exploration of this novel fusion protein is warranted as a possible therapeutic for patients with MUC16-positive malignancies.
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St, Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Pal S, Shankar BS, Sainis KB. Cytokines from the tumor microenvironment modulate sirtinol cytotoxicity in A549 lung carcinoma cells. Cytokine 2013; 64:196-207. [PMID: 23972545 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2013.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2013] [Revised: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cytokines in tumor microenvironment play an important role in the success or failure of molecular targeted therapies. We have chosen tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), TNF related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) as representative pro-inflammatory, pro-apoptotic, anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory tumor derived cytokines. Analysis of Oncomine database revealed the differential expression of these cytokines in a subset of cancer patients. The effects of these cytokines on cytotoxicity of FDA approved drugs - cisplatin and taxol and inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor - AG658, Janus kinase - AG490 and SIRT1 - sirtinol were assessed in A549 lung cancer cells. TRAIL augmented cytotoxicity of sirtinol and IGF-1 had a sparing effect. Since TRAIL and IGF-1 differentially modulated sirtinol cytotoxicity, further studies were carried out to identify the mechanisms. Sirtinol or knockdown of SIRT1 increased the expression of death receptors DR4 and DR5 and sensitized A549 cells to TRAIL. Increased cell death in presence of TRAIL and sirtinol was caspase independent and demonstrated classical features of necroptosis. Inhibition of iNOS increased caspase activity and switched the mode of cell death to caspase mediated apoptosis. Interestingly, sirtinol or SIRT1 knockdown did not increase IGF-1R expression. Instead, it abrogated ligand induced downregulation of IGF-1R and increased cell survival through PI3K-AKT pathway. In conclusion, these findings reveal that the tumor microenvironment contributes to modulation of cytotoxicity of drugs and that combination therapy, with agents that increase TRAIL signaling and suppress IGF-1 pathway may potentiate anticancer effect.
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- Shyama Pal
- Radiation Biology & Health Sciences Division, Bio-Medical Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Modular Laboratories, Mumbai 400085, India
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Micheau O, Shirley S, Dufour F. Death receptors as targets in cancer. Br J Pharmacol 2013; 169:1723-44. [PMID: 23638798 PMCID: PMC3753832 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Anti-tumour therapies based on the use pro-apoptotic receptor agonists, including TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) or monoclonal antibodies targeting TRAIL-R1 or TRAIL-R2, have been disappointing so far, despite clear evidence of clinical activity and lack of adverse events for the vast majority of these compounds, whether combined or not with conventional or targeted anti-cancer therapies. This brief review aims at discussing the possible reasons for the lack of apparent success of these therapeutic approaches and at providing hints in order to rationally design optimal protocols based on our current understanding of TRAIL signalling regulation or resistance for future clinical trials. LINKED ARTICLES This article is part of a themed section on Emerging Therapeutic Aspects in Oncology. To view the other articles in this section visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.2013.169.issue-8.
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Chemotherapy sensitizes colon cancer initiating cells to Vγ9Vδ2 T cell-mediated cytotoxicity. PLoS One 2013; 8:e65145. [PMID: 23762301 PMCID: PMC3675136 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Colon cancer comprises a small population of cancer initiating stem cells (CIC) that is responsible for tumor maintenance and resistance to anti-cancer therapies, possibly allowing for tumor recapitulation once treatment stops. Combinations of immune-based therapies with chemotherapy and other anti-tumor agents may be of significant clinical benefit in the treatment of colon cancer. However, cellular immune-based therapies have not been experimented yet in the population of colon CICs. Here, we demonstrate that treatment with low concentrations of commonly used chemotherapeutic agents, 5-fluorouracyl and doxorubicin, sensitize colon CICs to Vγ9Vδ2 T cell cytotoxicity. Vγ9Vδ2 T cell cytotoxicity was largely mediated by TRAIL interaction with DR5, following NKG2D-dependent recognition of colon CIC targets. We conclude that in vivo activation of Vγ9Vδ2 T cells or adoptive administration of ex-vivo expanded Vγ9Vδ2 T cells at suitable intervals after chemotherapy may substantially increase anti-tumor activities and represent a novel strategy for colon cancer immunotherapy.
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Wennerberg E, Sarhan D, Carlsten M, Kaminskyy VO, D'Arcy P, Zhivotovsky B, Childs R, Lundqvist A. Doxorubicin sensitizes human tumor cells to NK cell- and T-cell-mediated killing by augmented TRAIL receptor signaling. Int J Cancer 2013; 133:1643-52. [PMID: 23504627 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Doxorubicin (DOX) is an anthracycline antibiotic that is widely used to treat different types of malignancy. In this study, it was studied whether DOX could be used to render tumor cells susceptible to apoptosis by NK and T cells. Pretreatment with subapoptotic doses of DOX sensitized tumor cell lines of various histotypes to both NK and T cells resulting in a 3.7 to 32.7% increase in lysis (2.5 mean fold increase, p < 0.0001) and a 2.9 to 14.2% increase in lysis (3.0 mean-fold increase, p < 0.05), respectively. The sensitizing effect of the drug was primarily dependent on the tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)/TRAIL-receptor signaling, but not on Fas-ligand, perforin, NKG2D or DNAM-1. The central role of the TRAIL signaling pathway was further supported by an increased expression of TRAIL-R2 on DOX-treated tumor cells and by downregulation of cellular FLICE inhibitory protein, the inhibitors of death receptor-mediated apoptosis. Compared to untreated cells, pretreatment of tumor cells with DOX showed increased processing and activation of caspase-8 on coculture with NK or T cells. The significance of this treatment strategy was confirmed using a xenogeneic tumor-bearing mouse model. Tumor progression was delayed in mice that received either NK cells (p < 0.05) or T cells (p < 0.0001) following DOX treatment compared to mice receiving either cell type alone. Moreover, combined infusion of both NK and T cells following DOX treatment not only delayed tumor progression but also significantly improved the long-term survival (p < 0.01). Based on these findings, it was proposed that DOX can be used to improve the efficacy of adoptive cell therapy in patients with cancer.
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- Erik Wennerberg
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Merchant MS, Geller JI, Baird K, Chou AJ, Galli S, Charles A, Amaoko M, Rhee EH, Price A, Wexler LH, Meyers PA, Widemann BC, Tsokos M, Mackall CL. Phase I trial and pharmacokinetic study of lexatumumab in pediatric patients with solid tumors. J Clin Oncol 2012; 30:4141-7. [PMID: 23071222 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.44.1055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Lexatumumab is an agonistic, fully human monoclonal antibody against tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 2 with preclinical evidence of activity in pediatric solid tumors. PATIENTS AND METHODS This phase I dose-escalation study examined the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of lexatumumab at doses up to, but not exceeding, the adult maximum-tolerated dose (3, 5, 8, and 10 mg/kg), administered once every 2 weeks to patients age≤21 years with recurrent or progressive solid tumors. RESULTS Twenty-four patients received a total of 56 cycles of lexatumumab over all four planned dose levels. One patient had grade 2 pericarditis consistent with radiation recall, and one patient developed grade 3 pneumonia with hypoxia during the second cycle. Five patients experienced stable disease for three to 24 cycles. No patients experienced complete or partial response, but several showed evidence of antitumor activity, including one patient with recurrent progressive osteosarcoma who experienced resolution of clinical symptoms and positron emission tomography activity, ongoing more than 1 year off therapy. One patient with hepatoblastoma showed a dramatic biomarker response. CONCLUSION Pediatric patients tolerate 10 mg/kg of lexatumumab administered once every 14 days, the maximum-tolerated dose identified in adults. The drug seems to mediate some clinical activity in pediatric solid tumors and may work with radiation to enhance antitumor effects.
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- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr, Building 10 CRC, Room 1W-3750, Bethesda, MD 20892-1104, USA.
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Nicolaou KA, Liapis V, Evdokiou A, Constantinou C, Magiatis P, Skaltsounis AL, Koumas L, Costeas PA, Constantinou AI. Induction of discrete apoptotic pathways by bromo-substituted indirubin derivatives in invasive breast cancer cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 425:76-82. [PMID: 22820195 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Indirubin derivatives gained interest in recent years for their anticancer and antimetastatic properties. The objective of the present study was to evaluate and compare the anticancer properties of the two novel bromo-substituted derivatives 6-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime (6BIO) and 7-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime (7BIO) in five different breast cancer cell lines. Cell viability assays identified that 6BIO and 7BIO are most effective in preventing the proliferation of the MDA-MB-231-TXSA breast cancer cell line from a total of five breast cancer cell lined examined. In addition it was found that the two compounds induce apoptosis via different mechanisms. 6BIO induces caspase-dependent programmed cell death through the intrinsic (mitochondrial) caspase-9 pathway. 7BIO up-regulates p21 and promotes G(2)/M cell cycle arrest which is subsequently followed by the activation of two different apoptotic pathways: (a) a pathway that involves the upregulation of DR4/DR5 and activation of caspase-8 and (b) a caspase independent pathway. In conclusion, this study provides important insights regarding the molecular pathways leading to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis by two indirubin derivatives that can find clinical applications in targeted cancer therapeutics.
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Ding B, Wu X, Fan W, Wu Z, Gao J, Zhang W, Ma L, Xiang W, Zhu Q, Liu J, Ding X, Gao S. Anti-DR5 monoclonal antibody-mediated DTIC-loaded nanoparticles combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy for malignant melanoma: target formulation development and in vitro anticancer activity. Int J Nanomedicine 2011; 6:1991-2005. [PMID: 21976975 PMCID: PMC3181059 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s24094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background The increased incidence of malignant melanoma in recent decades, along with its high mortality rate and pronounced resistance to therapy pose an enormous challenge. Novel therapeutic strategies, such as immunotherapy and targeted therapy, are urgently needed for melanoma. In this study, a new active targeting drug delivery system was constructed to combine chemotherapy and active specific immunotherapy. Methods The chemotherapeutic drug, dacarbazine (DTIC), that induces apoptosis through the intrinsic pathway which typically responds to severe DNA damage, was used as a model drug to prepare DTIC-loaded polylactic acid (PLA) nanoparticles (DTIC-NPs), which were covalently conjugated to a highly specific targeting functional TRAIL-receptor 2 (DR5) monoclonal antibody (mAb) that can contribute directly to cancer cell apoptosis or growth inhibition through the extrinsic pathway. Results Our in vitro experiments demonstrated that DTIC-PLA-DR5 mAb nanoparticles (DTIC-NPs-DR5 mAb) are an active targeting drug delivery system which can specifically target DR5-overexpressing malignant melanoma cells and become efficiently internalized. Most strikingly, compared with conventional DTIC-NPs, DTIC-NPs-DR5 mAb showed significantly enhanced cytotoxicity and increased cell apoptosis in DR5-positive malignant melanoma cells. Conclusion The DTIC-NPs-DR5 mAb described in this paper might be a potential formulation for targeting chemotherapy and immunotherapy to DR5-overexpressing metastatic melanoma.
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- Baoyue Ding
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai
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Moon MH, Jeong JK, Seo JS, Seol JW, Lee YJ, Xue M, Jackson CJ, Park SY. Bisphosphonate enhances TRAIL sensitivity to human osteosarcoma cells via death receptor 5 upregulation. Exp Mol Med 2011; 43:138-45. [PMID: 21297379 DOI: 10.3858/emm.2011.43.3.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), a member of the TNF superfamily of cytokines, is one of the most promising candidates for cancer therapeutics. However, many osteosarcomas are resistant to TRAIL. Bisphosphonates are very effective in the treatment of bone problems associated with malignancies; the antitumor effects are due to the inhibition of protein prenylation that is essential for cell function and survival. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of bisphosphonates on TRAIL-resistant MG 63 human osteosarcoma cells. The cells showed no response to TRAIL alone; however, pre-treatment with bisphosphonates significantly increased TRAIL-mediated apoptosis and cellular activation of caspase-3. Bisphosphonates significantly induced mRNA and protein expression of the TRAIL receptor, DR5. Bisphosphonates induced protein unprenylation in MG 63 cells; in addition, co-treatment with TRAIL also significantly increased protein unprenylation. Blocking of protein unprenylation using geranylgeraniol attenuated the cellular responses, including cell apoptosis and protein unprenylation induced by bisphosphonates and TRAIL. This is the first study to demonstrate that bisphosphonates markedly enhanced TRAIL-induced apoptosis in human osteosarcoma cells. These findings suggest that bisphosphonates may be a new and effective anticancer treatment with TRAIL proteins for TRAIL-resistant cancer cells.
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- Myung Hee Moon
- Center for Healthcare Technology Development ,Bio-Safety Research Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a member of the TNF family of cytokines, which can induce apoptotic cell death in a variety of tumor cells by engaging specific death receptors, TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2, while having low toxicity towards normal cells. There is interest in cancer therapy inducing cell death by activation of the death-receptor-mediated apoptotic pathway while avoiding decoy-receptor-mediated neutralization of the signal. This has led to the development of a number of receptor-specific TRAIL-variants and agonistic antibodies. Some of these soluble recombinant TRAIL and agonist antibodies targeting TRAIL-R1 and/or TRAIL-R2 are progressing in clinical trials. In addition, TRAIL-resistant tumors can be sensitized to TRAIL by a combination of TRAIL or agonistic antibodies with chemotherapeutic agents, targeted small molecules or irradiation. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW Recent advances in developing TRAIL or its agonist receptor antibodies in cancer therapy. We also discuss combination therapies in overcoming TRAIL resistance in cancer cells. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN Knowledge of current clinical trials, the promise and obstacles in the future development of therapies affecting TRAIL signaling pathways. TAKE HOME MESSAGE Cancer therapeutics targeting the TRAIL/TRAIL receptor signaling pathway hold great promise for molecularly targeted pro-apoptotic anti-cancer therapy.
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- Junaid Abdulghani
- Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), Laboratory of Translational Oncology and Experimental Cancer Therapeutics, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Vondalova Blanarova O, Jelinkova I, Szoor A, Skender B, Soucek K, Horvath V, Vaculova A, Andera L, Sova P, Szollosi J, Hofmanova J, Vereb G, Kozubik A. Cisplatin and a potent platinum(IV) complex-mediated enhancement of TRAIL-induced cancer cells killing is associated with modulation of upstream events in the extrinsic apoptotic pathway. Carcinogenesis 2010; 32:42-51. [DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgq220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Wang S, Ren W, Liu J, Lahat G, Torres K, Lopez G, Lazar AJ, Hayes-Jordan A, Liu K, Bankson J, Hazle JD, Lev D. TRAIL and doxorubicin combination induces proapoptotic and antiangiogenic effects in soft tissue sarcoma in vivo. Clin Cancer Res 2010; 16:2591-604. [PMID: 20406839 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-2443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Novel therapeutic approaches for complex karyotype soft tissue sarcoma (STS) are crucially needed. Consequently, we assessed the efficacy of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), in combination with chemotherapy, on local and metastatic growth of human STS xenografts in vivo. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN TRAIL was evaluated alone and combined with low-dose doxorubicin in two human STS severe combined immunodeficient mouse xenograft models using fibrosarcoma (HT1080; wild-type p53) and leiomyosarcoma (SKLMS1; mutated p53), testing for effects on local growth, metastasis, and overall survival. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to evaluate local growth and bioluminescence was used to longitudinally assess lung metastases. Tissues were evaluated through immunohistocemistry and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling staining for treatment effects on tumor cell proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, angiogenic factors, and TRAIL receptor expression. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (QRTPCR) angiogenesis array was used to assess therapy-induced gene expression changes. RESULTS TRAIL/doxorubicin combination induced marked STS local and metastatic growth inhibition in a p53-independent manner. Significantly increased (P < 0.001) host survival was also demonstrable. Combined therapy induced significant apoptosis, decreased tumor cell proliferation, and increased TRAIL receptor (DR4 and DR5) expression in all treated tumors. Moreover, decreased microvessel density was observed, possibly secondary to increased expression of the antiangiogenic factor CXCL10 and decreased proangiogenic interleukin-8 cytokine in response to TRAIL/doxorubicin combination, as was also observed in vitro. CONCLUSIONS Given the urgent need for better systemic approaches to STS, clinical trials evaluating TRAIL in combination with low-dose chemotherapy are potentially warranted.
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- Suizhao Wang
- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Picarda G, Lamoureux F, Geffroy L, Delepine P, Montier T, Laud K, Tirode F, Delattre O, Heymann D, Rédini F. Preclinical evidence that use of TRAIL in Ewing's sarcoma and osteosarcoma therapy inhibits tumor growth, prevents osteolysis, and increases animal survival. Clin Cancer Res 2010; 16:2363-74. [PMID: 20371692 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-1779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma are high-grade neoplasms typically arising in the bones of children and adolescents. Despite improvement in therapy, the five-year survival rate is only 20% for patients not responding to treatment or presenting with metastases. Among new therapeutic strategies, the efficacy of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), a member of the TNF superfamily with strong antitumoral activity and minimal toxicity to most normal cells and tissues, was investigated by complementary approaches both in vitro and in preclinical models. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The sensitivity of osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma cell lines to TRAIL was investigated in vitro by determining TRAIL receptor expression together with TRAIL effects on cell viability and apoptosis. Complementary preclinical studies were carried out in respective tumor models by inoculation of osteosarcoma or Ewing's sarcoma tumor cells in paraosseous location. In addition, a model of lung nodule dissemination was developed by i.v. injection of osteosarcoma cells. RESULTS In vitro, both osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma cells that express the TRAIL death receptors were highly sensitive to TRAIL-induced caspase-8-mediated apoptosis. TRAIL administered in vivo by nonviral gene therapy inhibited primary bone tumor incidence and growth by 87% and prevented tumor-induced osteolysis, leading to a significant 2-fold increase in animal survival 40 days after tumor induction. Furthermore, TRAIL inhibited tumor nodule dissemination in lungs and increased survival in an osteosarcoma model. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that TRAIL is a promising candidate for the development of new therapeutic strategies in the most frequent malignant primary bone tumors.
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- Gaëlle Picarda
- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale UMR_S 957, Université de Nantes EA 3822, Nantes Atlantique Universités, Physiopathologie de la Résorption Osseuse et Thérapie des Tumeurs Osseuses Primitives, Nantes, France
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Development of chemotherapeutic treatment modalities resulted in a dramatic increase in the survival of children with many types of cancer. Still, in case of some pediatric cancer entities including rhabdomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma, survival of patients remains dismal and novel treatment approaches are urgently needed. Therefore, based on the concept of targeted therapy, numerous potential targets for the treatment of these cancers have been evaluated pre-clinically or in some cases even clinically during the last decade. This review gives an overview over many different potential therapeutic targets for treatment of these childhood sarcomas, including receptor tyrosine kinases, intracellular signaling molecules, cell cycle and apoptosis regulators, proteasome, hsp90, histone deacetylases, angiogenesis regulators and sarcoma specific fusion proteins. The large number of potential therapeutic targets suggests that improved comparability of pre-clinical models might be necessary to prioritize the most effective ones for future clinical trials.
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- Marco Wachtel
- University Children's Hospital, Department of Oncology, Zürich, Switzerland
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Araki S, Nakayama Y, Hori A, Yoshimura K. Biomarkers for predicting the sensitivity of cancer cells to TRAIL-R1 agonistic monoclonal antibody. Cancer Lett 2010; 292:269-79. [PMID: 20056315 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2009.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2009] [Revised: 12/10/2009] [Accepted: 12/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and an agonistic monoclonal antibody to TRAIL-R1 (TRAIL-R1 mAb) induce apoptosis and show anti-proliferative activity in vitro and in vivo. However, some TRAIL-R1-expressing cell lines are not sensitive to either TRAIL-R1 mAb or TRAIL. We have identified four genes (STK17B, SP140L, CASP8, and AIM1) whose expression levels differ significantly between TRAIL-R1 mAb-sensitive and resistant cell lines. Using the expression levels of these genes, we predicted TRAIL-R1 mAb and TRAIL sensitivity in our test cell lines with 75% (9/12) and 84% (21/25) accuracy, respectively. Knockdown of STK17B in TRAIL-R1 mAb-sensitive cells augmented Bcl-2 expression and suppressed TRAIL-R1 mAb-induced apoptosis. Our results may be useful for predicting the response of cancers to TRAIL-agonistic drugs in the clinic.
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- Shinsuke Araki
- Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, 10 Wadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-4293, Japan
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Zinonos I, Labrinidis A, Lee M, Liapis V, Hay S, Ponomarev V, Diamond P, Zannettino ACW, Findlay DM, Evdokiou A. Apomab, a fully human agonistic antibody to DR5, exhibits potent antitumor activity against primary and metastatic breast cancer. Mol Cancer Ther 2009; 8:2969-80. [PMID: 19808976 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-09-0745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Apomab, a fully human agonistic DR5 monoclonal antibody, triggers apoptosis through activation of the extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway. In this study, we assessed the cytotoxic effect of Apomab in vitro and evaluated its antitumor activity in murine models of breast cancer development and progression. MDA-MB-231-TXSA breast cancer cells were transplanted into the mammary fat pad or directly into the tibial marrow cavity of nude mice. Apomab was administered early, postcancer cell transplantation, or after tumors progressed to an advanced stage. Tumor burden was monitored progressively using bioluminescence imaging, and the development of breast cancer-induced osteolysis was measured using microcomputed tomography. In vitro, Apomab treatment induced apoptosis in a panel of breast cancer cell lines but was without effect on normal human primary osteoblasts, fibroblasts, or mammary epithelial cells. In vivo, Apomab exerted remarkable tumor suppressive activity leading to complete regression of well-advanced mammary tumors. All animals transplanted with breast cancer cells directly into their tibiae developed large osteolytic lesions that eroded the cortical bone. In contrast, treatment with Apomab following an early treatment protocol inhibited both intraosseous and extraosseous tumor growth and prevented breast cancer-induced osteolysis. In the delayed treatment protocol, Apomab treatment resulted in the complete regression of advanced tibial tumors with progressive restoration of both trabecular and cortical bone leading to full resolution of osteolytic lesions. Apomab represents a potent immunotherapeutic agent with strong activity against the development and progression of breast cancer and should be evaluated in patients with primary and metastatic disease.
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- Irene Zinonos
- Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma Level 4, Bice Building, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia
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Patiño-García A, Zalacain M, Folio C, Zandueta C, Sierrasesúmaga L, San Julián M, Toledo G, De Las Rivas J, Lecanda F. Profiling of Chemonaive Osteosarcoma and Paired-Normal Cells Identifies EBF2 as a Mediator of Osteoprotegerin Inhibition to Tumor Necrosis Factor–Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand–Induced Apoptosis. Clin Cancer Res 2009; 15:5082-91. [DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-0300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cordier SM, Papenfuss K, Walczak H. From biochemical principles of apoptosis induction by TRAIL to application in tumour therapy. Results Probl Cell Differ 2009; 49:115-143. [PMID: 19142621 DOI: 10.1007/400_2008_27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a member of the TNF superfamily which has been shown to selectively kill tumour cells, while sparing normal tissue. This attribute makes TRAIL an attractive drug candidate for cancer therapy. Although most primary tumour cells turned out to be primarily TRAIL-resistant, recent studies evidenced that a variety of cancers can be sensitised to TRAIL-induced apoptosis upon pre-treatment with chemotherapeutic agents or irradiation, while normal cells remain TRAIL-resistant. However, biomarkers that reliably predict which patients may benefit from such combinatorial therapies are required. Thus, it is essential to better understand the mechanisms underlying TRAIL resistance versus sensitivity. In this chapter, we introduce the signalling events which take place during TRAIL-induced apoptosis, describe the physiological function of TRAIL and summarise pre-clinical and clinical results obtained so far with TRAIL-receptor agonists.
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- Stefanie M Cordier
- Tumour Immunology Unit, Division of Medicine, Imperial College, London, W12 0NN, UK
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Dharmapatni AASSK, Smith MD, Findlay DM, Holding CA, Evdokiou A, Ahern MJ, Weedon H, Chen P, Screaton G, Xu XN, Haynes DR. Elevated expression of caspase-3 inhibitors, survivin and xIAP correlates with low levels of apoptosis in active rheumatoid synovium. Arthritis Res Ther 2009; 11:R13. [PMID: 19171073 PMCID: PMC2688245 DOI: 10.1186/ar2603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2008] [Revised: 12/02/2008] [Accepted: 01/27/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a tumour necrosis factor (TNF) family member capable of inducing apoptosis in many cell types. METHODS Using immunohistochemistry, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase biotin-dUTP nick end labelling (TUNEL) and real-time PCR we investigated the expression of TRAIL, TRAIL receptors and several key molecules of the intracellular apoptotic pathway in human synovial tissues from various types of arthritis and normal controls. Synovial tissues from patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inactive RA, osteoarthritis (OA) or spondyloarthritis (SpA) and normal individuals were studied. RESULTS Significantly higher levels of TRAIL, TRAIL R1, TRAIL R2 and TRAIL R4 were observed in synovial tissues from patients with active RA compared with normal controls (p < 0.05). TRAIL, TRAIL R1 and TRAIL R4 were expressed by many of the cells expressing CD68 (macrophages). Lower levels of TUNEL but higher levels of cleaved caspase-3 staining were detected in tissue from active RA compared with inactive RA patients (p < 0.05). Higher levels of survivin and x-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (xIAP) were expressed in active RA synovial tissues compared with inactive RA observed at both the protein and mRNA levels. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that the induction of apoptosis in active RA synovial tissues is inhibited despite stimulation of the intracellular pathway(s) that lead to apoptosis. This inhibition of apoptosis was observed downstream of caspase-3 and may involve the caspase-3 inhibitors, survivin and xIAP.
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- Anak ASSK Dharmapatni
- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, 5005 South Australia, Australia
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- Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daws Road, Adelaide, 5041 South Australia, Australia
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- Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide and Hanson Institute, Frome Road, Adelaide, 5005 South Australia, Australia
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- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, 5005 South Australia, Australia
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- Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide and Hanson Institute, Frome Road, Adelaide, 5005 South Australia, Australia
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- Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daws Road, Adelaide, 5041 South Australia, Australia
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- Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daws Road, Adelaide, 5041 South Australia, Australia
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- MRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3, UK
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- MRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3, UK
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- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, 5005 South Australia, Australia
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Mahalingam D, Szegezdi E, Keane M, de Jong S, Samali A. TRAIL receptor signalling and modulation: Are we on the right TRAIL? Cancer Treat Rev 2008; 35:280-8. [PMID: 19117685 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2008.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2008] [Revised: 11/03/2008] [Accepted: 11/13/2008] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand or Apo2 ligand (TRAIL/Apo2L) is a member of the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily of cytokines that induces apoptosis upon binding to its death domain-containing transmembrane receptors, death receptors 4 and 5 (DR4, DR5). Importantly, TRAIL preferentially induces apoptosis in cancer cells while exhibiting little or no toxicity in normal cells. To date, research has focused on the mechanism of apoptosis induced by TRAIL and the processes involved in the development of TRAIL resistance. TRAIL-resistant tumours can be re-sensitized to TRAIL by a combination of TRAIL with chemotherapeutics or irradiation. Studies suggest that in many cancer cells only one of the two death-inducing TRAIL receptors is functional. These findings as well as the aim to avoid decoy receptor-mediated neutralization of TRAIL led to the development of receptor-specific TRAIL variants and agonistic antibodies. These molecules are predicted to be more potent than native TRAIL in vivo and may be suitable for targeted treatment of particular tumours. This review focuses on the current status of TRAIL receptor-targeting for cancer therapy, the apoptotic signalling pathway induced by TRAIL receptors, the prognostic implications of TRAIL receptor expression and modulation of TRAIL sensitivity of tumour cells by combination therapies. The mechanisms of TRAIL resistance and the potential measures that can be taken to overcome them are also addressed. Finally, the status of clinical trials of recombinant TRAIL and DR4-/DR5-specific agonistic antibodies as well as the pre-clinical studies of receptor-selective TRAIL variants is discussed including the obstacles facing the use of these molecules as anti-cancer therapeutics.
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- Devalingam Mahalingam
- Department of Biochemistry and National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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Papenfuss K, Cordier SM, Walczak H. Death receptors as targets for anti-cancer therapy. J Cell Mol Med 2008; 12:2566-85. [PMID: 19210756 PMCID: PMC3828874 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00514.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2008] [Accepted: 09/25/2008] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Human tumour cells are characterized by their ability to avoid the normal regulatory mechanisms of cell growth, division and death. The classical chemotherapy aims to kill tumour cells by causing DNA damage-induced apoptosis. However, as many tumour cells possess mutations in intracellular apoptosis-sensing molecules like p53, they are not capable of inducing apoptosis on their own and are therefore resistant to chemotherapy. With the discovery of the death receptors the opportunity arose to directly trigger apoptosis from the outside of tumour cells, thereby circumventing chemotherapeutic resistance. Death receptors belong to the tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily, with tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-1, CD95 and TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand-R1 and -R2 being the most prominent members. This review covers the current knowledge about these four death receptors, summarizes pre-clinical approaches engaging these death receptors in anti-cancer therapy and also gives an overview about their application in clinical trials conducted to date.
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- Tumour Immunology Unit, Division of Medicine, Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom
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Daigeler A, Klein-Hitpass L, Chromik MA, Müller O, Hauser J, Homann HH, Steinau HU, Lehnhardt M. Heterogeneous in vitro effects of doxorubicin on gene expression in primary human liposarcoma cultures. BMC Cancer 2008; 8:313. [PMID: 18959781 PMCID: PMC2585096 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-8-313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 10/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Doxorubicin is considered one of the most potent established chemotherapeutics in the treatment of liposarcoma; however, the response rates usually below 30%, are still disappointing. This study was performed to identify gene expression changes in liposarcoma after doxorubicin treatment. METHODS Cells of 19 primary human liposarcoma were harvested intraoperatively and brought into cell culture. Cells were incubated with doxorubicin for 24 h, RNA was isolated and differential gene expression was analysed by the microarray technique. RESULTS A variety of genes involved in apoptosis were up and down regulated in different samples revealing a heterogeneous expression pattern of the 19 primary tumor cell cultures in response to doxorubicin treatment. However, more than 50% of the samples showed up-regulation of pro-apoptotic genes such as TRAIL Receptor2, CDKN1A, GADD45A, FAS, CD40, PAWR, NFKBIA, IER3, PSEN1, RIPK2, and CD44. The anti-apoptotic genes TNFAIP3, PEA15, Bcl2A1, NGFB, and BIRC3 were also up-regulated. The pro-apoptotic CD14, TIA1, and ITGB2 were down-regulated in more than 50% of the tumor cultures after treatment with doxorubicin, as was the antiapoptotic YWHAH. CONCLUSION Despite a correlation of the number of differentially regulated genes to the tumor grading and to a lesser extent histological subtype, the expression patterns varied strongly; however, especially among high grade tumors the responses of selected apoptosis genes were similar. The predescribed low clinical response rates of low grade liposarcoma to doxorubicin correspond to our results with only little changes on gene expression level and also divergent findings concerning the up- and down-regulation of single genes in the different sarcoma samples.
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Affiliation(s)
- Adrien Daigeler
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Burn Center, Hand surgery, Sarcoma Reference Center, BG-University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
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