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Manickasamy MK, Jayaprakash S, Girisa S, Kumar A, Lam HY, Okina E, Eng H, Alqahtani MS, Abbas M, Sethi G, Kumar AP, Kunnumakkara AB. Delineating the role of nuclear receptors in colorectal cancer, a focused review. Discov Oncol 2024; 15:41. [PMID: 38372868 PMCID: PMC10876515 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-023-00808-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) stands as one of the most prevalent form of cancer globally, causing a significant number of deaths, surpassing 0.9 million in the year 2020. According to GLOBOCAN 2020, CRC ranks third in incidence and second in mortality in both males and females. Despite extensive studies over the years, there is still a need to establish novel therapeutic targets to enhance the patients' survival rate in CRC. Nuclear receptors (NRs) are ligand-activated transcription factors (TFs) that regulate numerous essential biological processes such as differentiation, development, physiology, reproduction, and cellular metabolism. Dysregulation and anomalous expression of different NRs has led to multiple alterations, such as impaired signaling cascades, mutations, and epigenetic changes, leading to various diseases, including cancer. It has been observed that differential expression of various NRs might lead to the initiation and progression of CRC, and are correlated with poor survival outcomes in CRC patients. Despite numerous studies on the mechanism and role of NRs in this cancer, it remains of significant scientific interest primarily due to the diverse functions that various NRs exhibit in regulating key hallmarks of this cancer. Thus, modulating the expression of NRs with their agonists and antagonists, based on their expression levels, holds an immense prospect in the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutical modalities of CRC. In this review, we primarily focus on the role and mechanism of NRs in the pathogenesis of CRC and emphasized the significance of targeting these NRs using a variety of agents, which may represent a novel and effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of this cancer.
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- Mukesh Kumar Manickasamy
- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, 117600, Singapore
- NUS Center for Cancer Research, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, 117699, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, 117600, Singapore
- NUS Center for Cancer Research, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, 117699, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, 117600, Singapore
- NUS Center for Cancer Research, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, 117699, Singapore
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- Radiological Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, 61421, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- BioImaging Unit, Space Research Centre, Michael Atiyah Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
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- Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, 61421, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, 117600, Singapore
- NUS Center for Cancer Research, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, 117699, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, 117600, Singapore.
- NUS Center for Cancer Research, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, 117699, Singapore.
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India.
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Patel M, Pennel KAF, Quinn JA, Hood H, Chang DK, Biankin AV, Rebus S, Roseweir AK, Park JH, Horgan PG, McMillan DC, Edwards J. Spatial expression of IKK-alpha is associated with a differential mutational landscape and survival in primary colorectal cancer. Br J Cancer 2022; 126:1704-1714. [PMID: 35173303 PMCID: PMC9174220 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-01729-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To understand the relationship between key non-canonical NF-κB kinase IKK-alpha(α), tumour mutational profile and survival in primary colorectal cancer. METHODS Immunohistochemical expression of IKKα was assessed in a cohort of 1030 patients who had undergone surgery for colorectal cancer using immunohistochemistry. Mutational tumour profile was examined using a customised gene panel. Immunofluorescence was used to identify the cellular location of punctate IKKα expression. RESULTS Two patterns of IKKα expression were observed; firstly, in the tumour cell cytoplasm and secondly as discrete 'punctate' areas in a juxtanuclear position. Although cytoplasmic expression of IKKα was not associated with survival, high 'punctate' IKKα expression was associated with significantly reduced cancer-specific survival on multivariate analysis. High punctate expression of IKKα was associated with mutations in KRAS and PDGFRA. Dual immunofluorescence suggested punctate IKKα expression was co-located with the Golgi apparatus. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest the spatial expression of IKKα is a potential biomarker in colorectal cancer. This is associated with a differential mutational profile highlighting possible distinct signalling roles for IKKα in the context of colorectal cancer as well as potential implications for future treatment strategies using IKKα inhibitors.
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- Meera Patel
- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, Wolfson Medical School Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Academic Unit of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Academic Unit of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Academic Unit of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Academic Unit of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Adlercreutz H. Western diet and Western diseases: Some hormonal and biochemical mechanisms and associations. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/00365519009085798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Di Fabio F, Alvarado C, Gologan A, Youssef E, Voda L, Mitmaker E, Beitel LK, Gordon PH, Trifiro M. Somatic Mosaicism of Androgen Receptor CAG Repeats in Colorectal Carcinoma Epithelial Cells From Men. J Surg Res 2009; 154:38-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2008] [Revised: 05/12/2008] [Accepted: 05/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ferro P, Catalano MG, Raineri M, Reato G, dell'Eva R, Risio M, Foà R, Fortunati N, Pfeffer U. Somatic alterations of the androgen receptor CAG repeat in human colon cancer delineate a novel mutation pathway independent of microsatellite instability. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 2000; 123:35-40. [PMID: 11120331 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(00)00296-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The human androgen receptor gene contains a polymorphic CAG repeat region ranging from 8 to about 35 repeats in the normal human population. The repeat length is inversely related to the transactivation potential of the receptor. We have analyzed the repeat length in 50 sporadic colon cancer samples in comparison to surrounding healthy mucosa and have found somatic reductions of up to 10 repeats in 5 cases (10%), 3 of which were complex, probably involving both alleles. Alterations occurred in tumors with and without microsatellite instability indicating that they follow an independent mutation pathway. The similar repeat of the huntingtin gene did not show any somatic alterations in the same cases. No correlation to sex, tumor stage, location, or histology was evident. In the tumors that showed somatic reductions, the reduced allele was present in at least half of the cells and thus in most, if not all, of the tumor component of the sample. Somatic reductions of the androgen receptor CAG repeat thus occur frequently, through a pathway distinct from microsatellite instability and early during colon carcinogenesis. The receptor is expressed in most normal and neoplastic tissue samples analyzed. Apparent growth selection of cells bearing shortened AR alleles suggests that androgens contribute to colon carcinogenesis in a yet unknown way.
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- P Ferro
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Haier J, Nasralla M, Nicolson GL. Cell surface molecules and their prognostic values in assessing colorectal carcinomas. Ann Surg 2000; 231:11-24. [PMID: 10636097 PMCID: PMC1420960 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200001000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Carcinomas of the colon and rectum are the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Although advances in the surgical treatment of primary colorectal cancers have lead to improvements in patient survival at early tumor stages, treatment of more progressive cancers has not resulted in dramatic improvements in patient survival. However, the selection of patient subgroups based on their prognosis and other characteristics could result in improved outcomes from adjuvant therapies in patients with Dukes B and C carcinomas. METHODS The authors reviewed the available data on the value of cell surface molecules in assessing the prognosis of colorectal carcinomas, paying specific attention to the evaluation of statistical analysis and multivariate procedures. RESULTS Cell surface molecules have been identified on colorectal carcinoma cells whose expression appears to be related to malignant transformation, tumor progression, or patient prognosis. Among these cell surface molecules, various cell adhesion molecules, growth factor receptors, proteinases, and their receptors and inhibitors have been identified as potentially useful prognostic markers. CONCLUSIONS Although data exist on the prognostic values of certain cell surface markers, the use of multivariate analysis for the identification of valuable prognostic factors remains uncommon. Using reproducible and standardized multivariate analysis procedures, new tumor markers should be carefully examined for their biologic and prognostic relevance before being considered as potentially useful in the management of colorectal cancers.
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- J Haier
- The Institute for Molecular Medicine, Huntington Beach, California 92649-10941, USA
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It now appears likely that the development of colonic adenomas and carcinomas involves a series of steps in which environmental or endogenous carcinogens induce or promote neoplasia through the accumulation of multiple, specific genetic mutations. Genetic predisposition to this process may take the form of inherited defects in control of cellular proliferation as in familial polyposis coli, or genetically determined polymorphism which affects enzyme activities relevant to the production or detoxication of carcinogens. Genetic effects may also influence levels of hormones and/or their target cell receptors which regulate the metabolic and proliferative activity of colonocytes. This review highlights data suggesting a role for polymorphism associated with xenobiotic acetylation, hydroxylation, and conjugation with glutathione in the metabolism of potential carcinogens, as well as for dehydroepiandrosterone in the metabolic control of cell proliferation. The study of genetically determined polymorphism in colorectal cancer may provide new insights into the epidemiology of cancer and result in new methods for the detection of higher risk groups.
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- M J Fettman
- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, South Australia
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Stebbings WS, Vinson GP, Farthing MJ, Balkwill F, Wood RF. Effect of steroid hormones on human colorectal adenocarcinoma xenografts, of known steroid-receptor status, in nude mice. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 1989; 115:439-44. [PMID: 2808482 DOI: 10.1007/bf00393333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The effect of hormone therapy on the growth of human colonic adenocarcinoma xenografts in nude mice was evaluated. Primary xeno-transplantation for ten different human colorectal adenocarcinomas into nude mice yielded a tumour take of 50%. One of these host tumours was found to contain androgen receptors (8 fmol/mg cytosol protein; Kd 0.73 x 10(-9) M), which were maintained in the xenograft at the third and ninth passages, but not expressed at the tenth and twelfth passages. The host tumour and its xenograft did not express either oestrogen or progesterone receptors. Administration of dihydrotestosterone led to inhibition of xenograft growth at the ninth passage compared with untreated controls (P less than 0.05), but had no effect on xenograft growth at the tenth and twelfth passages when androgen receptors were absent. Stilboestrol and progesterone failed to influence xenograft growth. In conclusion, dihydrotestosterone administration led to inhibition of xenograft growth only in the presence of androgen receptor, suggesting that some colorectal cancers might be considered steroid-hormone-sensitive tumours.
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- W S Stebbings
- Professional Surgical Unit, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, U.K
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Biochemical Changes in Colorectal Carcinogenesis. COLORECTAL CANCER 1989. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-85930-4_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Stebbings WS, Farthing MJ, Puddefoot JR, Anderson E, Vinson GP, Northover JM, Wood RF. Androgen receptors in colorectal adenomas. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 1988; 114:208-11. [PMID: 3350855 DOI: 10.1007/bf00417839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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To evaluate the potential effect of androgens on the development and growth of human colorectal adenomas, the prevalence and concentration of cytosolic androgen receptors (AR) were analysed in 26 adenomas and 19 samples of normal colonic mucosa by a hybrid ligand receptor-binding assay. AR were detected in 7 of the adenomas (26.9%), and in 6 of the normal mucosa samples (31.6%). In the adenomas, AR levels demonstrated were low, ranging from 6 to 31 fmol/mg cytosol protein, and dissociation constants (Kds) ranged from 0.17-2.7 X 10(-9) M. Of 13 adenomas excised from men, 6 (46%) had positive receptor activity, whereas only 1 of 13 (7.7%) from women was positive (P = 0.03, Fisher's exact test). There was no correlation between AR titre and patient age, or between adenoma size and histological type or degree of dysplasia. In normal mucosa, AR levels ranged from 7 to 33 fmol/mg and Kds ranges from 0.24-3.1 X 10(-9) M. There was no significant difference between either AR prevalence or levels in the adenomas and normal mucosa. The sex difference was exclusive to the adenoma. Endogenous androgen may play a role in adenoma development early in the promotional process.
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- W S Stebbings
- Professorial Surgical Unit, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, England
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Edenharder R. [Nutrition and the etiology of colon cancer: from descriptive epidemiology to dietary prevention]. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ERNAHRUNGSWISSENSCHAFT 1987; 26:143-57. [PMID: 3318174 DOI: 10.1007/bf02039135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Colon cancer is one of the most frequent forms of cancer in the Federal Republic of Germany and in most Western countries, but is, however, generally rare in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Based on epidemiological investigations, differing dietary practices are considered to be main reason for these differences. A high fat and protein consumption was identified as a risk factor, while a high fibre content of the diet was found to be protective. Existing hypotheses of the etiology of colon cancer, which are based on the two-stage initiation-promotion model, regard interactions between initiators, promotors, and inhibitors as decisive for the final outcome of colon cancer. Possible initiators are pyrolysis products of protein-rich food (meat or fish), generated by heating, and products of metabolism of intestinal bacteria (e.g. faecal mutagens, N-nitroso compounds, transformation products of bile acids). Fats probably exert their influence only at the promotional stage. The diet-dependent bacterial formation of deoxycholic and lithocholic acids is a possible mechanism which has been experimentally substantiated. The protective effect of a diet rich in fibre seems to be mediated in particular by dilution and adsorption of harmful compounds. Further protective factors in human diet may be calcium, selenium, vitamin A and beta-carotene. In this paper, evidence, both supporting and refuting the existing hypotheses, is discussed, as well as the possibilities of dietary prevention of colon cancer.
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