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Tong QY, Pang MJ, Hu XH, Huang XZ, Sun JX, Wang XY, Burclaff J, Mills JC, Wang ZN, Miao ZF. Gastric intestinal metaplasia: progress and remaining challenges. J Gastroenterol 2024; 59:285-301. [PMID: 38242996 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-023-02073-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Most gastric cancers arise in the setting of chronic inflammation which alters gland organization, such that acid-pumping parietal cells are lost, and remaining cells undergo metaplastic change in differentiation patterns. From a basic science perspective, recent progress has been made in understanding how atrophy and initial pyloric metaplasia occur. However, pathologists and cancer biologists have long been focused on the development of intestinal metaplasia patterns in this setting. Arguably, much less progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms that lead to the intestinalization seen in chronic atrophic gastritis and pyloric metaplasia. One plausible explanation for this disparity lies in the notable absence of reliable and reproducible small animal models within the field, which would facilitate the investigation of the mechanisms underlying the development of gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM). This review offers an in-depth exploration of the current state of research in GIM, shedding light on its pivotal role in tumorigenesis. We delve into the histological subtypes of GIM and explore their respective associations with tumor formation. We present the current repertoire of biomarkers utilized to delineate the origins and progression of GIM and provide a comprehensive survey of the available, albeit limited, mouse lines employed for modeling GIM and engage in a discussion regarding potential cell lineages that serve as the origins of GIM. Finally, we expound upon the myriad signaling pathways recognized for their activity in GIM and posit on their potential overlap and interactions that contribute to the ultimate manifestation of the disease phenotype. Through our exhaustive review of the progression from gastric disease to GIM, we aim to establish the groundwork for future research endeavors dedicated to elucidating the etiology of GIM and developing strategies for its prevention and treatment, considering its potential precancerous nature.
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- Qi-Yue Tong
- Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Departments of Pathology and Immunology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China.
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China.
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 N. Nanjing Street, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China.
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Old and New Aspects of H. pylori-Associated Inflammation and Gastric Cancer. CHILDREN 2022; 9:children9071083. [PMID: 35884067 PMCID: PMC9322908 DOI: 10.3390/children9071083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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H. pylori is involved in the development of 80% of gastric cancers and 5.5% of all malignant conditions worldwide. Its persistence within the host’s stomach causes chronic inflammation, which is a well-known hallmark of carcinogenesis. A wide range of cytokines was reported to be involved in the initiation and long-term persistence of this local and systemic inflammation. IL-8 was among the first cytokines described to be increased in patients with H. pylori infection. Although, this cytokine was initially identified to exert a chemoattracting effect that represents a trigger for the activation of inflammatory cells within H.-pylori-infected mucosa, more recent studies failed in encountering any association between IL-8 and H. pylori infection. IL-6 is a multifunctional, pleiotropic and multipotent cytokine involved in mediating the interaction between innate and adaptive immunity with a dichotomous role acting as both a proinflammatory and an anti-inflammatory cytokine depending on the signaling pathway. IL-1α functions as a promoter of angiogenesis and vascular endothelial cell proliferation in gastric carcinoma since it is closely related to H.-pylori-induced inflammation in children. IL-1β is an essential trigger and enhancer of inflammation. The association between a low IL-1β level and an increased TNF-α level might be considered a risk factor for peptic ulcer disease in the setting of H. pylori infection. IL-10 downregulates both cytotoxic inflammatory responses and cell-mediated immune responses. H. pylori uses the immunosuppressive role of IL-10 to favor its escape from the host’s immune system. TGFβ is a continuous inflammatory mediator that promotes the adherence of H. pylori to the host’s cells and their subsequent colonization. The role of H.-pylori-induced inflammatory responses in the onset of gastric carcinogenesis seems to represent the missing puzzle piece for designing effective preventive and therapeutic strategies in patients with H.-pylori-associated gastric cancer.
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do Carmo Neto JR, Vinicius da Silva M, Braga YLL, Florencio da Costa AW, Fonseca SG, Nagib PRA, Nunes Celes MR, Oliveira MAP, Machado JR. Correlation between intestinal BMP2, IFNγ, and neural death in experimental infection with Trypanosoma cruzi. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0246692. [PMID: 33561140 PMCID: PMC7872263 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Megacolon is one of the main late complications of Chagas disease, affecting approximately 10% of symptomatic patients. However, studies are needed to understand the mechanisms involved in the progression of this condition. During infection by Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), an inflammatory profile sets in that is involved in neural death, and this destruction is known to be essential for megacolon progression. One of the proteins related to the maintenance of intestinal neurons is the type 2 bone morphogenetic protein (BMP2). Intestinal BMP2 homeostasis is directly involved in the maintenance of organ function. Thus, the aim of this study was to correlate the production of intestinal BMP2 with immunopathological changes in C57Bl/6 mice infected with the T. cruzi Y strain in the acute and chronic phases. The mice were infected with 1000 blood trypomastigote forms. After euthanasia, the colon was collected, divided into two fragments, and a half was used for histological analysis and the other half for BMP2, IFNγ, TNF-α, and IL-10 quantification. The infection induced increased intestinal IFNγ and BMP2 production during the acute phase as well as an increase in the inflammatory infiltrate. In contrast, a decreased number of neurons in the myenteric plexus were observed during this phase. Collagen deposition increased gradually throughout the infection, as demonstrated in the chronic phase. Additionally, a BMP2 increase during the acute phase was positively correlated with intestinal IFNγ. In the same analyzed period, BMP2 and IFNγ showed negative correlations with the number of neurons in the myenteric plexus. As the first report of BMP2 alteration after infection by T. cruzi, we suggest that this imbalance is not only related to neuronal damage but may also represent a new route for maintaining the intestinal proinflammatory profile during the acute phase.
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- José Rodrigues do Carmo Neto
- Department of Bioscience and Technology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Biological and Natural Sciences of Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Bioscience and Technology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil
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- Department of Bioscience and Technology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil
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- Department of Bioscience and Technology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil
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- Department of Bioscience and Technology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil
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- Department of Bioscience and Technology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil
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- Department of Bioscience and Technology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil
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- Department of Bioscience and Technology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil
- Department of General Pathology, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Deng G, Chen Y, Guo C, Yin L, Han Y, Li Y, Fu Y, Cai C, Shen H, Zeng S. BMP4 promotes the metastasis of gastric cancer by inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition via ID1. J Cell Sci 2020; 133:jcs237222. [PMID: 32376787 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.237222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a crucial process for cancer cells to acquire metastatic potential, which primarily causes death in gastric cancer (GC) patients. Bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) is a member of the TGF-β family that plays an indispensable role in human cancers. However, little is known about its roles in GC metastasis. In this study, BMP4 was found to be frequently overexpressed in GC tissues and was correlated with poor patient's prognosis. BMP4 was upregulated in GC cell lines and promoted EMT and metastasis of GC cells both in vitro and in vivo, whereas knockdown of BMP4 significantly inhibited EMT and metastasis of GC cells. Furthermore, the inhibitor of DNA binding 1 (also known as DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID1) was identified as a downstream target of BMP4 using PCR arrays and was upregulated via SMAD1/5/8 phosphorylation. ID1 knockdown attenuated BMP4-induced EMT and invasion in GC cells. Moreover, ID1 overexpression in BMP4 knockdown cells restored the promotion of EMT and cell invasion. In summary, BMP4 induced EMT and promoted GC metastasis by upregulating ID1 expression. Antagonizing BMP4 could be a potential therapeutic strategy for GC metastasis.
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- Ganlu Deng
- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530022 Guangxi, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Radiation Oncology of Hunan Province, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Radiation Oncology of Hunan Province, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
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Zhang Y, Que J. BMP Signaling in Development, Stem Cells, and Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Annu Rev Physiol 2020; 82:251-273. [PMID: 31618602 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-021119-034500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway is essential for the morphogenesis of multiple organs in the digestive system. Abnormal BMP signaling has also been associated with disease initiation and progression in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and associated organs. Recent studies using animal models, tissue organoids, and human pluripotent stem cells have significantly expanded our understanding of the roles played by BMPs in the development and homeostasis of GI organs. It is clear that BMP signaling regulates GI function and disease progression that involve stem/progenitor cells and inflammation in a tissue-specific manner. In this review we discuss these new findings with a focus on the esophagus, stomach, and intestine.
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- Yongchun Zhang
- Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; .,Columbia Center for Human Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; .,Columbia Center for Human Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Regulation of bone morphogenetic protein 4 on epithelial tissue. J Cell Commun Signal 2020; 14:283-292. [PMID: 31912367 DOI: 10.1007/s12079-019-00537-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Epithelial tissues provide tissue barriers and specialize in organs and glands. When epithelial homeostasis is physiologically or pathologically stimulated, epithelial cells produce mesenchymal cells through the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, forming new tissues, promoting the cure of diseases or leading to illness. A variety of cytokines are involved in the regulation of epithelial cell differentiation. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), especially the bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) has a variety of biological functions and plays a prominent role in the regulation of epithelial cell differentiation. BMP4 is an important regulatory factor of a series of life activities in vertebrates, which is also related to cell proliferation, differentiation and mobility, it also has relation with tumor development. This paper mainly reviews the mechanism of BMP4's regulation on epithelial tissues, as well as its effect on the growth, differentiation, benign lesions and malignant lesions of epithelial tissues, and expounds the function of BMP4 in epithelial tissues, to provide theoretical support for the research on reducing epithelial diseases.
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Mahadik K, Prakhar P, Rajmani RS, Singh A, Balaji KN. c-Abl-TWIST1 Epigenetically Dysregulate Inflammatory Responses during Mycobacterial Infection by Co-Regulating Bone Morphogenesis Protein and miR27a. Front Immunol 2018; 9:85. [PMID: 29449840 PMCID: PMC5799226 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mycobacteria propelled modulation of host responses is of considerable interest in the face of emerging drug resistance. Although it is known that Abl tyrosine kinases affect entry and persistence of mycobacteria, mechanisms that couple c-Abl to proximal signaling pathways during immunity are poorly understood. Loss-of-function of c-Abl through Imatinib, in a mouse model of tuberculosis or RNA interference, identified bone morphogenesis protein (BMP) signaling as its cellular target. We demonstrate that c-Abl promotes mycobacterial survival through epigenetic modification brought about by KAT5-TWIST1 at Bmp loci. c-Abl-BMP signaling deregulated iNOS, aggravating the inflammatory balance. Interestingly, BMP signaling was observed to have far-reaching effects on host immunity, as it attenuated TLR3 pathway by engaging miR27a. Significantly, these events were largely mediated via WhiB3 and DosR/S/T but not SecA signaling pathway of mycobacteria. Our findings suggest molecular mechanisms of host pathways hijacked by mycobacteria and expand our understanding of c-Abl inhibitors in potentiating innate immune responses.
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- Kasturi Mahadik
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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The bone morphogenetic proteins, (BMP)s are regulatory peptides that have significant effects on the growth and differentiation of gastrointestinal tissues. In addition, the BMPs have been shown to exert anti-inflammatory actions in the gut and to negatively regulate the growth of gastric neoplasms. The role of BMP signaling in the regulation of gastric metaplasia, dysplasia and neoplasia has been poorly characterized. Transgenic expression in the mouse stomach of the BMP inhibitor noggin leads to decreased parietal cell number, increased epithelial cell proliferation, and to the emergence of SPEM. Moreover, expression of noggin increases Helicobacter-induced inflammation and epithelial cell proliferation, accelerates the development of dysplasia, and it increases the expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID). These findings provide new clues for a better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms that regulate gastric inflammation and the development of both dysplastic and neoplastic lesions of the stomach.
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Niu H, Jia Y, Li T, Su B. SOX2 Inhibition Promotes Promoter Demethylation of CDX2 to Facilitate Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia. Dig Dis Sci 2017; 62:124-132. [PMID: 27913994 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-016-4361-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastric intestinal metaplasia (IM) is regarded as a premalignant lesion, conferring risks for gastric cancer development. An intestinal transcription factor, CDX2, plays a vital role in establishing and maintaining IM. SOX2, an HMG-box transcription factor, is expressed in normal gastric mucosa and downregulated in IM. Therefore, it is important to elucidate the mutual interaction of SOX2 and CDX2 in gastric IM. AIMS This study aims to evaluate the negative correlation between SOX2 and CDX2 in mRNA expression and promoter methylation and to illuminate the effect of SOX2 on the promoter methylation of CDX2. METHODS Immunohistochemistry, real-time PCR and methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction assays were performed to evaluate the expression and promoter methylation of SOX2 and CDX2 in IM tissues from patients. SOX2 knockdown and CDX2 overexpression were performed in GES-1 cells to further clarify the relationship between SOX2 and CDX2. RESULTS A negative correlation between SOX2 and CDX2 was found in 120 gastric IM specimens. Additionally, significant DNA demethylation of CDX2 promoter in clinical IM specimens was observed concomitantly with partial methylation of the SOX2 promoter. Furthermore, SOX2 knockdown in GES-1 cells triggered promoter demethylation of CDX2. Finally, the phenotype shift of gastric intestinal metaplasia in GES-1 cells, marked by MUC2 expression, was effectively induced by the combination of SOX2 RNAi and CDX2 overexpression. CONCLUSIONS Aberrant DNA methylation of SOX2 and CDX2 genes contributes to the development of IM. Notably, SOX2 may play a role in establishing and maintaining the methylation status of the CDX2 gene in gastric tissues and cells.
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- Haijing Niu
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010050, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China.,Research Center of Molecular Biology, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010058, China
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- College of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.,Department of Biology, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua, 321004, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010050, China.
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Roy SAB, Allaire JM, Ouellet C, Maloum-Rami F, Pomerleau V, Lemieux É, Babeu JP, Rousseau J, Paquet M, Garde-Granger P, Boudreau F, Perreault N. Loss of mesenchymal bone morphogenetic protein signaling leads to development of reactive stroma and initiation of the gastric neoplastic cascade. Sci Rep 2016; 6:32759. [PMID: 27609464 PMCID: PMC5016723 DOI: 10.1038/srep32759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Bmps are morphogens involved in various gastric cellular functions. Studies in genetically-modified mice have shown that Bmp disruption in gastric epithelial and stromal cell compartments leads to the development of tumorigenesis. Our studies have demonstrated that abrogation of gastric epithelial Bmp signaling alone was not sufficient to recapitulate the neoplastic features associated with total gastric loss of Bmp signaling. Thus, epithelial Bmp signaling does not appear to be a key player in gastric tumorigenesis initiation. These observations suggest a greater role for stromal Bmp signaling in gastric polyposis initiation. In order to identify the specific roles played by mesenchymal Bmp signaling in gastric homeostasis, we generated a mouse model with abrogation of Bmp signaling exclusively in the gastro-intestinal mesenchyme (Bmpr1aΔMES). We were able to expose an unsuspected role for Bmp loss of signaling in leading normal gastric mesenchyme to adapt into reactive mesenchyme. An increase in the population of activated-fibroblasts, suggesting mesenchymal transdifferentiation, was observed in mutant stomach. Bmpr1aΔMES stomachs exhibited spontaneous benign polyps with presence of both intestinal metaplasia and spasmolytic-polypeptide-expressing metaplasia as early as 90 days postnatal. These results support the novel concept that loss of mesenchymal Bmp signaling cascade acts as a trigger in gastric polyposis initiation.
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- Sébastien A B Roy
- Département d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département de pathologie et de microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada
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- Département de Pathologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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Zhou L, Zhang W. Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in generation of gastric cancer stem cells. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2016; 24:2767-2777. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v24.i18.2767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a key cause of gastric cancer, and gastric cancer stem cells play an important role in the development of gastric cancer. Therefore in this paper, we try to explore the relationship between H. pylori infection and stem cells in gastric cancer. H. pylori infection promotes the generation of gastric cancer stem cells through the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In addition, H. pylori participates in the processes of the formation and progression of gastric cancer stem cells by affecting related signal pathways, such as Wnt/β-catenin, Hh/SHH, Notch, FGF/BMP. On this basis, we disscuss the challenges and future directions in the research of H. pylori infection and gastric cancer stem cells.
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Mao XY, Xu SF, Liu Q, Jiang JX, Zhang HH, Sang HM, Zhang GX. Anatomical predilection of intestinal metaplasia based on 78,335 endoscopic cases. Saudi J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:154-60. [PMID: 26997223 PMCID: PMC4817300 DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.178528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Gastric intestinal metaplasia (IM) is an important risk factor for intestinal-type gastric carcinoma, and successful treatment critically depends on its timely detection. In order to guide appropriate endoscopic surveillance, objective knowledge on the anatomical predilection of intestinal metaplasia development is urgently needed. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 78,335 cases who underwent gastroduodenoscopy from 2008 to 2013 in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces in China, were studied. Demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as biopsy location and histological results, were analyzed. RESULTS This study revealed that intestinal metaplasia incidence was 28.5% in angulus, 20.24% in lesser curvature of the antrum, and 25.48% in corpus; and all these were significantly higher than those observed in other sites (P < 0.01). Histological grading of intestinal metaplasia in the lesser curvature of the antrum and angulus was generally worse than the grading observed in the greater curvature of the antrum. For Helicobacter pylori-positive patients, acute inflammation was more severe in the lesser curvature of the antrum compared with the greater curvature. In the H. Pylori-negative group, both acute and chronic inflammations were more severe in the lesser curvature of the antrum. CONCLUSIONS The angulus, lesser curvature in the antrum, and corpus are most prone to the development of intestinal metaplasia. Inflammation is most severe in the lesser curvature of the antrum, which corresponds to a higher predilection to develop intestinal metaplasia at this site. The lesser curvature of the antrum and corpus require the most attention during endoscopic biopsy surveillance.
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- Xin-Yi Mao
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China,Address for correspondence: Dr. Jian-Xia Jiang, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing - 210 029, China. E-mail:
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Luceri C, Femia AP, Fazi M, Di Martino C, Zolfanelli F, Dolara P, Tonelli F. Effect of butyrate enemas on gene expression profiles and endoscopic/histopathological scores of diverted colorectal mucosa: A randomized trial. Dig Liver Dis 2016; 48:27-33. [PMID: 26607831 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2015.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND A temporary stoma is often created to protect a distal anastomosis in colorectal surgery. Short-chain fatty acids, mainly butyrate, are the major fuel source for the epithelium and their absence in the diverted tract may produce mucosal atrophy and inflammation. AIMS To investigate whether the administration of sodium butyrate enemas (Naburen(©), Promefarm, Italy) could prevent mucosal inflammation and atrophy and affect gene expression profiles after ileo/colostomy. METHODS We performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, in patients with enterostomy performed for inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer or diverticulitis. Twenty patients were randomly allocated to receive 30ml of sodium butyrate 600mmol/L (group A) or saline (group B), b.i.d. for 30 days. RESULTS In group A endoscopic scores were significantly improved (p<0.01) while mucosal atrophy was reduced or unchanged; in group B mucosal atrophy was increased in 42.8% of patients. Despite the high dose of butyrate used, no short-chain fatty acids were detectable by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in colorectal biopsies. Group A patients showed up-regulation of genes associated with mucosal repair such as Wnt signalling, cytoskeleton regulation and bone morphogenetic protein-antagonists. CONCLUSION Butyrate enemas may prevent the atrophy of the diverted colon/rectum, thus improving the recovery of tissue integrity.
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- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Italy
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- Unit of Anatomy, Histology and Pathological Cytodiagnosis, S. Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neurofarba, University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Italy
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Li N, Xie C, Lu NH. Transforming growth factor-β: an important mediator in Helicobacter pylori-associated pathogenesis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2015; 5:77. [PMID: 26583078 PMCID: PMC4632021 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2015.00077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic, helical bacillus that specifically colonizes the gastric mucosa. The interaction of virulence factors, host genetic factors, and environmental factors contributes to the pathogenesis of H. pylori-associated conditions, such as atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia. Infection with H. pylori has recently been recognized as the strongest risk factor for gastric cancer. As a pleiotropic cytokine, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β regulates various biological processes, including cell cycle, proliferation, apoptosis, and metastasis. Recent studies have shed new light on the involvement of TGF-β signaling in the pathogenesis of H. pylori infection. This review focuses on the potential etiological roles of TGF-β in H. pylori-mediated gastric pathogenesis.
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- Nianshuang Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Digestive Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Digestive Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Digestive Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang, China
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Menheniott TR, Judd LM, Giraud AS. STAT3: a critical component in the response to Helicobacter pylori infection. Cell Microbiol 2015; 17:1570-82. [PMID: 26332850 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Revised: 08/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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STAT3 imparts a profound influence on both the epithelial and immune components of the gastric mucosa, and through regulation of key intracellular signal transduction events, is well placed to control inflammatory and oncogenic outcomes in the context of Helicobacter (H.) pylori infection. Here we review the roles of STAT3 in the host immune response to H. pylori infection, from both gastric mucosal and systemic perspectives, as well as alluding more specifically to STAT3-dependent mechanisms that might be exploited as drug targets.
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- Trevelyan R Menheniott
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Helicobacter pylori-Induced Signaling Pathways Contribute to Intestinal Metaplasia and Gastric Carcinogenesis. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:737621. [PMID: 26064948 PMCID: PMC4441984 DOI: 10.1155/2015/737621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) induces chronic gastric inflammation, atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and cancer. Although the risk of gastric cancer increases exponentially with the extent of atrophic gastritis, the precise mechanisms of gastric carcinogenesis have not been fully elucidated. H. pylori induces genetic and epigenetic changes in gastric epithelial cells through activating intracellular signaling pathways in a cagPAI-dependent manner. H. pylori eventually induces gastric cancer with chromosomal instability (CIN) or microsatellite instability (MSI), which are classified as two major subtypes of gastric cancer. Elucidation of the precise mechanisms of gastric carcinogenesis will also be important for cancer therapy.
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Datta De D, Roychoudhury S. To be or not to be: The host genetic factor and beyond in Helicobacter pylori mediated gastro-duodenal diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:2883-2895. [PMID: 25780285 PMCID: PMC4356907 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.2883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) have long been associated with a spectrum of disease outcomes in the gastro-duodenal system. Heterogeneity in bacterial virulence factors or strains is not enough to explain the divergent disease phenotypes manifested by the infection. This review focuses on host genetic factors that are involved during infection and eventually are thought to influence the disease phenotype. We have summarized the different host genes that have been investigated for association studies in H. pylori mediated duodenal ulcer or gastric cancer. We discuss that as the bacteria co-evolved with the host; these host gene also show much variation across different ethnic population. We illustrate the allelic distribution of interleukin-1B, across different population which is one of the most popular candidate gene studied with respect to H. pylori infections. Further, we highlight that several polymorphisms in the pathway gene can by itself or collectively affect the acid secretion pathway axis (gastrin: somatostatin) thereby resulting in a spectrum of disease phenotype
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Takabayashi H, Shinohara M, Mao M, Phaosawasdi P, El-Zaatari M, Zhang M, Ji T, Eaton KA, Dang D, Kao J, Todisco A. Anti-inflammatory activity of bone morphogenetic protein signaling pathways in stomachs of mice. Gastroenterology 2014; 147:396-406.e7. [PMID: 24751878 PMCID: PMC4197994 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Revised: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)4 is a mesenchymal peptide that regulates cells of the gastric epithelium. We investigated whether BMP signaling pathways affect gastric inflammation after bacterial infection of mice. METHODS We studied transgenic mice that express either the BMP inhibitor noggin or the β- galactosidase gene under the control of a BMP-responsive element and BMP4(βgal/+) mice. Gastric inflammation was induced by infection of mice with either Helicobacter pylori or Helicobacter felis. Eight to 12 weeks after inoculation, gastric tissue samples were collected and immunohistochemical, quantitative, reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and immunoblot analyses were performed. We used enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to measure cytokine levels in supernatants from cultures of mouse splenocytes and dendritic cells, as well as from human gastric epithelial cells (AGS cell line). We also measured the effects of BMP-2, BMP-4, BMP-7, and the BMP inhibitor LDN-193189 on the expression of interleukin (IL)8 messenger RNA by AGS cells and primary cultures of canine parietal and mucus cells. The effect of BMP-4 on NFkB activation in parietal and AGS cells was examined by immunoblot and luciferase assays. RESULTS Transgenic expression of noggin in mice increased H pylori- or H felis-induced inflammation and epithelial cell proliferation, accelerated the development of dysplasia, and increased expression of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and activation-induced cytidine deaminase. BMP-4 was expressed in mesenchymal cells that expressed α-smooth muscle actin and activated BMP signaling pathways in the gastric epithelium. Neither BMP-4 expression nor BMP signaling were detected in immune cells of C57BL/6, BRE-β-galactosidase, or BMP-4(βgal/+) mice. Incubation of dendritic cells or splenocytes with BMP-4 did not affect lipopolysaccharide-stimulated production of cytokines. BMP-4, BMP-2, and BMP-7 inhibited basal and tumor necrosis factor α-stimulated expression of IL8 in canine gastric epithelial cells. LDN-193189 prevented BMP4-mediated inhibition of basal and tumor necrosis factor α-stimulated expression of IL8 in AGS cells. BMP-4 had no effect on TNFα-stimulated phosphorylation and degradation of IκBα, or on TNFα induction of a NFκβ reporter gene. CONCLUSIONS BMP signaling reduces inflammation and inhibits dysplastic changes in the gastric mucosa after infection of mice with H pylori or H felis.
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- Hidehiko Takabayashi
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine Unit, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Han ME, Oh SO. Gastric stem cells and gastric cancer stem cells. Anat Cell Biol 2013; 46:8-18. [PMID: 23560232 PMCID: PMC3615616 DOI: 10.5115/acb.2013.46.1.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2012] [Revised: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The gastric epithelium is continuously regenerated by gastric stem cells, which give rise to various kinds of daughter cells, including parietal cells, chief cells, surface mucous cells, mucous neck cells, and enteroendocrine cells. The self-renewal and differentiation of gastric stem cells need delicate regulation to maintain the normal physiology of the stomach. Recently, it was hypothesized that cancer stem cells drive the cancer growth and metastasis. In contrast to conventional clonal evolution hypothesis, only cancer stem cells can initiate tumor formation, self-renew, and differentiate into various kinds of daughter cells. Because gastric cancer can originate from gastric stem cells and their self-renewal mechanism can be used by gastric cancer stem cells, we review here how critical signaling pathways, including hedgehog, Wnt, Notch, epidermal growth factor, and bone morphogenetic protein signaling, may regulate the self-renewal and differentiation of gastric stem cells and gastric cancer stem cells. In addition, the precancerous change of the gastric epithelium and the status of isolating gastric cancer stem cells from patients are reviewed.
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- Myoung-Eun Han
- Department of Anatomy, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea. ; Medical Research Center for Ischemic Tissue Regeneration, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea
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Bone morphogenetic protein 4 expression in multiple normal and tumor tissues reveals its importance beyond development. Mod Pathol 2013; 26:10-21. [PMID: 22899288 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2012.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are extracellular signaling molecules that belong to the transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily and are known to regulate cell proliferation, differentiation and motility, especially during development. BMP4 has an indispensable role in vertebrate development while limited information on BMP4 expression and function exists in adult tissues. Nevertheless, its contribution to cancer development and progression has gained increasing interest in recent years. Functional studies, especially in breast cancer, have implicated BMP4 both in inhibition of cell proliferation and in promotion of cell migration and invasion. To gain an insight into the function of BMP4 in normal and cancer tissues, BMP4 protein expression levels were analyzed by immunohistochemistry in 34 different normal organs/tissues, 34 different tumor types and finally in 486 breast cancer samples where possible associations between BMP4 and clinicopathological parameters were statistically evaluated. In over 20% of normal and malignant tissues, BMP4 was expressed at high level. Strong expression was observed particularly in some normal epithelial cells, such as bladder and stomach, and in squamous cell carcinomas. In breast cancer, strong BMP4 expression was detected in 25% of patients, and was associated with low proliferation index and increased frequency of tumor recurrence. Taken together, BMP4 is expressed in a subset of normal adult tissues and is likely to contribute to tissue homeostasis. However, in tumors, BMP4 expression levels vary considerably, implying diverse roles in different tumor types. This role is biphasic in breast cancer as BMP4 expression is linked to reduced proliferation and increased recurrence, thus corroborating our previous in-vitro functional data.
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Thomson MJ, Pritchard DM, Boxall SA, Abuderman AA, Williams JM, Varro A, Crabtree JE. Gastric Helicobacter infection induces iron deficiency in the INS-GAS mouse. PLoS One 2012. [PMID: 23185574 PMCID: PMC3501456 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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There is increasing evidence from clinical and population studies for a role of H. pylori infection in the aetiology of iron deficiency. Rodent models of Helicobacter infection are helpful for investigating any causal links and mechanisms of iron deficiency in the host. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of gastric Helicobacter infection on iron deficiency and host iron metabolism/transport gene expression in hypergastrinemic INS-GAS mice. INS-GAS mice were infected with Helicobacter felis for 3, 6 and 9 months. At post mortem, blood was taken for assessment of iron status and gastric mucosa for pathology, immunohistology and analysis of gene expression. Chronic Helicobacter infection of INS- GAS mice resulted in decreased serum iron, transferrin saturation and hypoferritinemia and increased Total iron binding capacity (TIBC). Decreased serum iron concentrations were associated with a concomitant reduction in the number of parietal cells, strengthening the association between hypochlorhydria and gastric Helicobacter-induced iron deficiency. Infection with H. felis for nine months was associated with decreased gastric expression of iron metabolism regulators hepcidin, Bmp4 and Bmp6 but increased expression of Ferroportin 1, the iron efflux protein, iron absorption genes such as Divalent metal transporter 1, Transferrin receptor 1 and also Lcn2 a siderophore-binding protein. The INS-GAS mouse is therefore a useful model for studying Helicobacter-induced iron deficiency. Furthermore, the marked changes in expression of gastric iron transporters following Helicobacter infection may be relevant to the more rapid development of carcinogenesis in the Helicobacter infected INS-GAS model.
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MESH Headings
- Acute-Phase Proteins/genetics
- Acute-Phase Proteins/metabolism
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/complications
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/metabolism
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/microbiology
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/pathology
- Animals
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/genetics
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/metabolism
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4/genetics
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4/metabolism
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein 6/genetics
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein 6/metabolism
- Cation Transport Proteins/genetics
- Cation Transport Proteins/metabolism
- Gastrins/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Helicobacter Infections/complications
- Helicobacter Infections/metabolism
- Helicobacter Infections/microbiology
- Helicobacter Infections/pathology
- Helicobacter felis/metabolism
- Helicobacter felis/pathogenicity
- Hepcidins
- Insulin/genetics
- Iron/metabolism
- Lipocalin-2
- Lipocalins/genetics
- Lipocalins/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Oncogene Proteins/genetics
- Oncogene Proteins/metabolism
- Parietal Cells, Gastric/metabolism
- Parietal Cells, Gastric/microbiology
- Parietal Cells, Gastric/pathology
- Receptors, Transferrin/genetics
- Receptors, Transferrin/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
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- Melanie J. Thomson
- Molecular Gastroenterology, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Gastroenterology, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Gastroenterology, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Wu X, Yung LM, Cheng WH, Yu PB, Babitt JL, Lin HY, Xia Y. Hepcidin regulation by BMP signaling in macrophages is lipopolysaccharide dependent. PLoS One 2012; 7:e44622. [PMID: 23028567 PMCID: PMC3441567 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Hepcidin is an antimicrobial peptide, which also negatively regulates iron in circulation by controlling iron absorption from dietary sources and iron release from macrophages. Hepcidin is synthesized mainly in the liver, where hepcidin is regulated by iron loading, inflammation and hypoxia. Recently, we have demonstrated that bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-hemojuvelin (HJV)-SMAD signaling is central for hepcidin regulation in hepatocytes. Hepcidin is also expressed by macrophages. Studies have shown that hepcidin expression by macrophages increases following bacterial infection, and that hepcidin decreases iron release from macrophages in an autocrine and/or paracrine manner. Although previous studies have shown that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can induce hepcidin expression in macrophages, whether hepcidin is also regulated by BMPs in macrophages is still unknown. Therefore, we examined the effects of BMP signaling on hepcidin expression in RAW 264.7 and J774 macrophage cell lines, and in primary peritoneal macrophages. We found that BMP4 or BMP6 alone did not have any effect on hepcidin expression in macrophages although they stimulated Smad1/5/8 phosphorylation and Id1 expression. In the presence of LPS, however, BMP4 and BMP6 were able to stimulate hepcidin expression in macrophages, and this stimulation was abolished by the NF-κB inhibitor Ro1069920. These results suggest that hepcidin expression is regulated differently in macrophages than in hepatocytes, and that BMPs regulate hepcidin expression in macrophages in a LPS-NF-κB dependent manner.
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- Xinggang Wu
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Program in Anemia Signaling Research, Division of Nephrology, Program in Membrane Biology, Center for Systems Biology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Program in Anemia Signaling Research, Division of Nephrology, Program in Membrane Biology, Center for Systems Biology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
- Jinan University-The Chinese University of Hong Kong Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
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Barros R, Freund JN, David L, Almeida R. Gastric intestinal metaplasia revisited: function and regulation of CDX2. Trends Mol Med 2012; 18:555-63. [PMID: 22871898 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2012.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Revised: 07/12/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Intestinal metaplasia of the stomach is a preneoplastic lesion that appears following Helicobacter pylori infection and confers increased risk for gastric cancer development. However, the molecular networks connecting infection to lesion formation and the cellular origin of this lesion remain largely unknown. A more comprehensive understanding of how intestinal metaplasia arises and is maintained will be a major breakthrough towards developing novel therapeutic interventions. Furthermore, after ascertaining the pivotal role of CDX2 in establishing and maintaining intestinal metaplasia, it becomes important to decipher the upstream molecular pathways leading to its ectopic expression. Here, we review the pathophysiology of intestinal metaplasia in the context of the molecular network involved in its establishment and maintenance, with emphasis on CDX2 function and regulation.
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- Rita Barros
- IPATIMUP - Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Camilo V, Barros R, Sousa S, Magalhães AM, Lopes T, Mário Santos A, Pereira T, Figueiredo C, David L, Almeida R. Helicobacter pylori and the BMP pathway regulate CDX2 and SOX2 expression in gastric cells. Carcinogenesis 2012; 33:1985-92. [PMID: 22791809 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgs233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Helicobacter pylori infection is the main risk factor for intestinal metaplasia (IM) and gastric cancer development. IM is a pre-neoplastic lesion, induced by the transcription factor CDX2, where the gastric mucosa is converted to an intestinal phenotype. We previously demonstrated that key elements of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway co-localize with CDX2 in IM and upregulate CDX2 expression in gastric cell lines. These observations, together with the hypothesis that CDX2 could be repressed by SOX2, led us to test whether H. pylori, through BMPs, SOX2 and CDX2 could participate in a molecular network critical for the development of IM. AGS cells with and without SMAD4 knock-down were co-cultured with H. pylori or BMP2 to assess the expression of BMP pathway members as well as CDX2 and SOX2 by qPCR and western blot. Proximity ligation assay (PLA) was also performed to evaluate SMAD proteins interaction. Immunohistochemistry and western blot were performed in gastric samples from mice infected with Helicobacter spp. to measure Smad4, pSmad1/5/8, Cdx2 and Sox2 expression in vivo. Increased expression and activity of the BMP pathway accompanied by CDX2 upregulation and SOX2 downregulation were observed in AGS cells co-cultured with H. pylori or BMP2. These effects were impaired by downregulation of the BMP pathway. Finally, infected mice present BMP pathway upregulation, focal Cdx2 expression and decreased Sox2. These results provide a novel link between H. pylori infection and the BMP pathway in the regulation of intestinal and gastric-specific genes that might be relevant for gastric IM.
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- Vânia Camilo
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Hudler P. Genetic aspects of gastric cancer instability. ScientificWorldJournal 2012; 2012:761909. [PMID: 22606061 PMCID: PMC3353315 DOI: 10.1100/2012/761909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Unravelling the molecular mechanisms underlying gastric carcinogenesis is one of the major challenges in cancer genomics. Gastric cancer is a very complex and heterogeneous disease, and although much has been learned about the different genetic changes that eventually lead to its development, the detailed mechanisms still remain unclear. Malignant transformation of gastric cells is the consequence of a multistep process involving different genetic and epigenetic changes in numerous genes in combination with host genetic background and environmental factors. The majority of gastric adenocarcinomas are characterized by genetic instability, either microsatellite instability (MSI) or chromosomal instability (CIN). It is believed that chromosome destabilizations occur early in tumour progression. This review summarizes the most common genetic alterations leading to instability in sporadic gastric cancers and its consequences.
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- Petra Hudler
- Medical Centre for Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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E. coli-produced BMP-2 as a chemopreventive strategy for colon cancer: a proof-of-concept study. Gastroenterol Res Pract 2012; 2012:895462. [PMID: 22315590 PMCID: PMC3270523 DOI: 10.1155/2012/895462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Accepted: 10/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Colon cancer is a serious health problem, and novel preventive and therapeutical avenues are urgently called for. Delivery of proteins with anticancer activity through genetically modified bacteria provides an interesting, potentially specific, economic and effective approach here. Interestingly, bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) is an important and powerful tumour suppressor in the colon and is thus an attractive candidate protein for delivery through genetically modified bacteria. It has not been shown, however, that BMP production in the bacterial context is effective on colon cancer cells. Here we demonstrate that transforming E. coli with a cDNA encoding an ileal-derived mature human BMP-2 induces effective apoptosis in an in vitro model system for colorectal cancer, whereas the maternal organism was not effective in this respect. Furthermore, these effects were sensitive to cotreatment with the BMP inhibitor Noggin. We propose that prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer using transgenic bacteria is feasible.
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Shao JS, Carmel R, Alpers DH. Production of ectopic gastric intrinsic factor in gastric mucosa of humans with chronic gastritis. Dig Dis Sci 2011; 56:3209-19. [PMID: 21567190 PMCID: PMC4443845 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-1738-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2010] [Accepted: 04/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ectopic expression of gastric intrinsic factor (IF) has been described in rodent models of chronic gastritis. AIMS The current study undertook to determine if ectopic IF was also present in chronic gastritis in humans and might identify the process of ectopic protein expression as part of the response to chronic injury. METHODS Archived biopsies from mid-body, angularis and prepylorus of 9 patients with and without chronic gastritis and food-cobalamin malabsorption were examined in a blinded fashion by immunocytochemistry as were biopsies from 5 normal subjects. Cells with ectopic IF were further examined with antibodies against pepsin or with Griffonia simplicifolia II (GSII) to identity cells in the mucous neck cell compartment. RESULTS Ectopic IF production in non-parietal cells was identified in cells that were H(+),K(+)-ATPase-negative but IF-positive in 7 of the 9 patients (6/9 in the angularis and/or prepylorus biopsies and 1/9 only in the mid-body). These included 5 of the 6 H. pylori-infected patients and all 5 patients with severe food-cobalamin malabsorption. No normal control subjects demonstrated ectopic IF. The cells with ectopic IF were pepsinogen-positive peptic cells and were not GSII-positive. Expression was most extensive in patients and gastric regions with inflammation. In all but one sample, ectopic IF was observed near anatomical mucosal junctions, such as antral/body and prepylorus/duodenum junctions. CONCLUSIONS These data in humans with and without gastritis are consistent with the hypothesis that local factors influence ectopic gastric IF expression, arising from either the anatomical location, the focal inflammation, or both.
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- J. S. Shao
- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Campus Box 8031, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S Euclid Ave., St Louis, MO 63130, USA
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Maloum F, Allaire JM, Gagné-Sansfaçon J, Roy E, Belleville K, Sarret P, Morisset J, Carrier JC, Mishina Y, Kaestner KH, Perreault N. Epithelial BMP signaling is required for proper specification of epithelial cell lineages and gastric endocrine cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 300:G1065-79. [PMID: 21415412 PMCID: PMC3119118 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00176.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling within the gastrointestinal tract is complex. BMP ligands and their receptors are expressed in both epithelial and mesenchymal compartments, suggesting bidirectional signaling between these two entities. Despite an increasing interest in BMP signaling in gut physiology and pathologies, the distinct contribution of BMP signaling in the epithelium vs. the mesenchyme in gastrointestinal homeostasis remains to be established. We aimed to investigate the role of epithelial BMP signaling in gastric organogenesis, gland morphogenesis, and maintenance of epithelial cell functions. Using the Cre/loxP system, we generated a mouse model with an early deletion during development of BMP receptor 1A (Bmpr1a) exclusively in the foregut endoderm. Bmpr1a(ΔGEC) mice showed no severe abnormalities in gastric organogenesis, gland epithelial proliferation, or morphogenesis, suggesting only a minor role for epithelial BMP signaling in these processes. However, early loss of BMP signaling in foregut endoderm did impact on gastric patterning, leading to an anteriorization of the stomach. In addition, numbers of parietal cells were reduced in Bmpr1a(ΔGEC) mice. Epithelial BMP deletion significantly increased the numbers of chromogranin A-, ghrelin-, somatostatin-, gastrin-, and serotonin-expressing gastric endocrine cells. Cancer never developed in young adult (<100 days) Bmpr1a-inactivated mice although a marker of spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia was upregulated. Using this model, we have uncovered that BMP signaling negatively regulates the proliferation and commitment of endocrine precursor cells. Our data also indicate that loss of BMP signaling in epithelial gastric cells alone is not sufficient to induce gastric neoplasia.
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- Faïza Maloum
- Départements 1d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire,
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- Départements 1d'Anatomie et Biologie Cellulaire,
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- 5de Biophysique, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada;
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- 5de Biophysique, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada;
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- 3Department of Biologic and Material Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan;
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- 4Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Kim SG, Park HR, Min SK, Choi JY, Koh SH, Kim JW, Lee HW. Expression of bone morphogenic protein-4 is inversely related to prevalence of lymph node metastasis in gastric adenocarcinoma. Surg Today 2011; 41:688-92. [PMID: 21533942 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-010-4320-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2009] [Accepted: 01/12/2010] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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PURPOSE Bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) are the largest subfamily of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily. Initially characterized as factors that induce bone and cartilage formation, BMPs have been found to be critical during mesoderm formation, organogenesis, and cellular differentiation. Bone morphogenic proteins are also known to modulate the morphologic alteration, adhesion, motility, and invasion of carcinoma cells derived from several organs. However, BMP-4 expression in gastric adenocarcinoma has not yet been clarified. We conducted the present study to define the clinical significance of BMP-4 expression in gastric carcinoma. METHODS Using immunohistochemistry, we investigated the expression of BMP-4 in normal mucosae and gastric adenocarcinoma samples from 64 patients with gastric carcinoma. RESULTS The expression of BMP-4 was significantly higher in the adenocarcinoma than in the normal mucosae. Moreover, increased BMP-4 expression was associated with the presence of Helicobacter pylori infection. By contrast, the BMP-4 expression rate in gastric carcinoma was inversely related to the prevalence of lymph node metastasis and tumor invasiveness. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study suggest that BMP-4 expression may be a useful prognostic factor for predicting the outcome of patients with gastric carcinoma. Continued investigation to define the pathophysiologic mechanism underlying the role of BMP-4 in gastric carcinoma is warranted.
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- Seong-Gon Kim
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, 896 Pyungchon-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Kyungki-do, Seoul, 431-070, Republic of Korea
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Jae Huh W, Mysorekar IU, Mills JC. Inducible activation of Cre recombinase in adult mice causes gastric epithelial atrophy, metaplasia, and regenerative changes in the absence of "floxed" alleles. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2010; 299:G368-80. [PMID: 20413717 PMCID: PMC3774481 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00021.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The epithelium of the mammalian gastric body comprises multiple cell types replenished by a single stem cell. The adult conformation of cell lineages occurs well after birth; hence, study of genes regulating stem cell activity is facilitated by inducible systems for gene deletion. However, there is a potential pitfall involving the commonly used inducible Cre recombinase system to delete genes: we report here that induction of Cre using standard doses of tamoxifen led to marked spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia of the stomach within days and profound atrophy of the entire epithelium with foci of hyperplasia by 2 wk even in the absence of loxP-flanked alleles. Cre induction caused genotoxicity with TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL)-positive apoptosis (TUNEL-positive cells) and increased levels of DNA damage markers (gammaH2AX, p53, DDIT3, GADD45A). Although Cre was expressed globally by use of a chicken actin promoter, the effects were almost entirely stomach specific. Despite severe injury, a subset of mice showed near complete healing of the gastric mucosa 11-12 wk after Cre induction, suggesting substantial gastric regenerative capacity. Finally, we show that nongenotoxic doses of tamoxifen could be used to specifically delete loxP-flanked Bmpr1a, the receptor for bone morphogenetic protein 2, 4, and 7, causing antral polyps and marked antral-pyloric hyperplasia, consistent with previous reports on Bmpr1a. Together, the results show dose-dependent, potentially reversible sensitivity of the gastric mucosa to Cre genotoxicity. Thus we propose that tamoxifen induction of Cre could be used to induce genotoxic injury to study the regenerative capacity of the gastric epithelial stem cell.
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- Won Jae Huh
- Departments of 1Pathology and Immunology, ,4Graduate Program in Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Departments of 1Pathology and Immunology, ,2Developmental Biology,
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Pathophysiology of intestinal metaplasia of the stomach: emphasis on CDX2 regulation. Biochem Soc Trans 2010; 38:358-63. [PMID: 20298183 DOI: 10.1042/bst0380358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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IM (intestinal metaplasia) of the stomach is a pre-neoplastic lesion that usually follows Helicobacter pylori infection and that confers increased risk for gastric cancer development. After setting the role played by CDX2 (Caudal-type homeobox 2) in the establishment of gastric IM, it became of foremost importance to unravel the regulatory mechanisms behind its de novo expression in the stomach. In the present paper, we review the basic pathology of gastric IM as well as the current knowledge on molecular pathways involved in CDX2 regulation in the gastric context.
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Wu WKK, Cho CH, Lee CW, Fan D, Wu K, Yu J, Sung JJY. Dysregulation of cellular signaling in gastric cancer. Cancer Lett 2010; 295:144-53. [PMID: 20488613 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2010.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2010] [Revised: 04/26/2010] [Accepted: 04/27/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The pathogenesis of gastric cancer is complex and related to multiple factors. Dysregulation of intracellular signaling pathways represents a common pathogenic mechanism and may be amenable to drug targeting. Multiple well-established oncogenic pathways, such as those mediated by cell cycle regulators, nuclear factor-kappaB, cyclooxygenase-2 and epidermal growth factor receptor are implicated in gastric carcinogenesis. Emerging evidence also underscores the importance of signaling pathways involved in the developmental process, including transforming growth factor-beta/bone morphogenetic protein signaling, Wnt/beta-catenin signaling, Hedgehog signaling and Notch signaling. Understanding their biological significance will provide a rational basis for drug development. Their relative importance and cross-talk in gastric carcinogenesis, however, are still not completely understood and warrant further investigation.
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- William K K Wu
- LKS Institute of Health, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.
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Udd L, Katajisto P, Kyyrönen M, Ristimäki AP, Mäkelä TP. Impaired gastric gland differentiation in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2010; 176:2467-76. [PMID: 20363912 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps in the Peutz-Jeghers cancer predisposition syndrome and its mouse model (Lkb1(+/-)) are presumed to contain all cell types native to the site of their occurrence. This study aimed to explore the pathogenesis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome polyposis by characterizing cell types and differentiation of the epithelium of gastric polyps and predisposed mucosa. Both antral and fundic polyps were characterized by a deficit of pepsinogen C-expressing differentiated gland cells (antral gland, mucopeptic, and chief cells); in large fundic polyps, parietal cells were also absent. Gland cell loss was associated with an increase in precursor neck cells, an expansion of the proliferative zone, and an increase in smooth muscle alpha-actin expressing myofibroblasts in the polyp stroma. Lack of pepsinogen C-positive gland cells identified incipient polyps, and even the unaffected mucosa of young predisposed mice displayed an increase in pepsinogen C negative glands (25%; P = 0045). In addition, in small intestinal polyps, gland cell differentiation was defective, with the absence of Paneth cells. There were no signs of metaplastic differentiation in any of the tissues studied, and both the gastric and small intestinal defects were seen in Lkb1(+/-) mice, as well as polyps from patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. These results identify impaired epithelial differentiation as the earliest pathological sign likely to contribute to tumorigenesis in individuals with inherited Lkb1 mutations.
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- Lina Udd
- Institute of Biotechnology and Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Wu WKK, Sung JJY, To KF, Yu L, Li HT, Li ZJ, Chu KM, Yu J, Cho CH. The host defense peptide LL-37 activates the tumor-suppressing bone morphogenetic protein signaling via inhibition of proteasome in gastric cancer cells. J Cell Physiol 2010; 223:178-86. [PMID: 20054823 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The human cathelicidin LL-37, a pleiotropic host defense peptide, is down-regulated in gastric adenocarcinomas. We therefore investigated whether this peptide suppresses gastric cancer growth. LL-37 lowered gastric cancer cell proliferation and delayed G(1)-S transition in vitro and inhibits the growth of gastric cancer xenograft in vivo. In this connection, LL-37 increased the tumor-suppressing bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling, manifested as an increase in BMP4 expression and the subsequent Smad1/5 phosphorylation and the induction of p21(Waf1/Cip1). The anti-mitogenic effect, Smad1/5 phosphorylation, and p21(Waf1/Cip1) up-regulation induced by LL-37 were reversed by the knockdown of BMP receptor II. The activation of BMP signaling was paralleled by the inhibition of chymotrypsin-like and caspase-like activity of proteasome. In this regard, proteasome inhibitor MG-132 mimicked the effect of LL-37 by up-regulating BMP4 expression and Smad1/5 phosphorylation. Further analysis of clinical samples revealed that LL-37 and p21(Waf1/Cip1) mRNA expressions were both down-regulated in gastric cancer tissues and their expressions were positively correlated. Collectively, we describe for the first time that LL-37 inhibits gastric cancer cell proliferation through activation of BMP signaling via a proteasome-dependent mechanism. This unique biological activity may open up novel therapeutic avenue for the treatment of gastric cancer.
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- William Ka Kei Wu
- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Upper gastrointestinal carcinogenesis: H. pylori and stem cell cross-talk. J Surg Res 2010; 166:255-64. [PMID: 20452613 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2009] [Revised: 01/29/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chronic inflammation of the gastric epithelium has been associated with the pathogenesis of gastric cancer, as it was postulated by Corea's model of gastric carcinogenesis. Helicobacter pylori (Hp) regulates this inflammatory process and promotes gastric carcinogenesis through induction of gene mutations and protein modulation. Recent data raise the cancer stem cell hypothesis, which implies a central role of multipotent cancer cells in oncogenesis of various solid tumors. This review provides a synopsis of gastric cancer initiation and promotion through Hp and stem cell signaling pathways. The expanding research field of Hp-related cancer stem cell biology may offer novel implications for future treatment of upper gastrointestinal cancer.
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Barros R, Pereira B, Duluc I, Azevedo M, Mendes N, Camilo V, Jacobs RJ, Paulo P, Santos-Silva F, van Seuningen I, van den Brink GR, David L, Freund JN, Almeida R. Key elements of the BMP/SMAD pathway co-localize with CDX2 in intestinal metaplasia and regulate CDX2 expression in human gastric cell lines. J Pathol 2008; 215:411-20. [PMID: 18498120 DOI: 10.1002/path.2369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori infection induces intestinal metaplasia of the stomach, a preneoplastic lesion associated with an increased risk for gastric cancer development. Intestinal metaplasia is induced by the intestine-specific transcription factor CDX2 but the mechanisms responsible for this ectopic expression have never been described. We hypothesized that the BMP/SMAD pathway has a role in CDX2 regulation, in this context, for the following reasons: (1) the BMP pathway is crucial for normal intestinal differentiation and (2) there is an influx of BMP2 and BMP4-producing cells to the stomach upon Helicobacter pylori infection. We evaluated the expression of key elements of the BMP pathway in human stomach specimens with IM. Growth factor treatments, with BMP2 and BMP4, were performed in cultured cells and a knock-down experiment of SMAD4 was done using RNAi. We showed overexpression in IM of BMP2/4, BMPR1A, and SMAD4 in 56% of IM foci, and pSMAD1/5/8 in 100% of IM foci as compared to adjacent mucosa. In vitro, treatment of AGS cells with BMP2 and BMP4 increased endogenous CDX2 expression as well as the intestinal differentiation markers MUC2 and LI-cadherin. On the other hand, SMAD4 knock-down led to decreased endogenous CDX2, MUC2, and LI-cadherin in AGS. Treatment of the SMAD4 knock-down cells had no influence on CDX2 expression as opposed to wild-type cells. A 9.3 kb CDX2 promoter could be transactivated by SMAD4 and SMAD1 in a cell-dependent manner. In conclusion, we identified for the first time that the BMP pathway is active in intestinal metaplasia and that BMP2 and BMP4 regulate CDX2 expression and promote intestinal differentiation through the canonical signal transducers.
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- R Barros
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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