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Li H, Rong Z, Wang H, Zhang N, Pu C, Zhao Y, Zheng X, Lei C, Liu Y, Luo X, Chen J, Wang F, Wang A, Wang J. Proteomic analysis revealed common, unique and systemic signatures in gender-dependent hepatocarcinogenesis. Biol Sex Differ 2020; 11:46. [PMID: 32792008 PMCID: PMC7427087 DOI: 10.1186/s13293-020-00316-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common liver cancer and is highly malignant. Male prevalence and frequent activation of the Ras signaling pathway are distinct characteristics of HCC. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. By exploring Hras12V transgenic mice showing male-biased hepatocarcinogenesis, we performed a high-throughput comparative proteomic analysis based on tandem-mass-tag (TMT) labeling combined with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) on the tissue samples obtained from HCC (T) and their paired adjacent precancerous (P) of Hras12V transgenic male and female mice (Ras-Tg) and normal liver (W) of wild-type male and female mice (Non-Tg). The further validation and investigation were performed using quantitative real-time PCR and western blot. Totally, 5193 proteins were quantified, originating from 5733 identified proteins. Finally, 1344 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) (quantified in all examined samples; |ratios| ≥ 1.5, p < 0.05) were selected for further analysis. Comparison within W, P, and T of males and females indicated that the number of DEPs in males was much higher than that in females. Bioinformatics analyses showed the common and unique cluster-enriched items between sexes, indicating the common and gender-disparate pathways towards HCC. Expression change pattern analysis revealed HCC positive/negative-correlated and ras oncogene positive/negative-correlated DEPs and pathways. In addition, it showed that the ras oncogene gradually and significantly reduced the responses to sex hormones from hepatocytes to hepatoma cells and therefore shrunk the gender disparity between males and females, which may contribute to the cause of the loss of HCC clinical responses to the therapeutic approaches targeting sex hormone pathways. Additionally, gender disparity in the expression levels of key enzymes involved in retinol metabolism and terpenoid backbone/steroid biosynthesis pathways may contribute to male prevalence in hepatocarcinogenesis. Further, the biomarkers, SAA2, Orm2, and Serpina1e, may be sex differences. In conclusion, common and unique DEPs and pathways toward HCC initiated by ras oncogene from sexually dimorphic hepatocytes provide valuable and novel insights into clinical investigation and practice.
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- Huiling Li
- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China.,Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, No. 52 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Biobank, The Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116031, China
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China.
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China.
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, China.
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Zhi Q, Zhu J, Guo X, He S, Xue X, Zhou J, Hu B, Li H, Chen S, Zhao H, Kuang Y. Metastasis-related miR-185 is a potential prognostic biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma in early stage. Biomed Pharmacother 2013; 67:393-8. [PMID: 23648054 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2013.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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We previously reported that miR-185 is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) venous metastasis analysed by miRNA-array profile. The aim of this study is to further investigate the clinicopathological significance and prognostic value of miR-185 in early stage HCC. We classified 95 patients with early stage HCC into treated recurrence group (TR) and none treated recurrence group (NTR), and detected the miR-185 expression levels in TR and NTR groups. We found that low miR-185 expression correlated with more tumor recurrence (37/46), while high miR-185 level led to lower recurrence rate (17/49) (P<0.05). There was no direct relationship between miR-185 and clinicopathological features, including age, gender, ALT, AFP, liver cirrhosis, tumor size, tumor encapsulation, tumor differentiation (P>0.05). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that low miR-185 group had a remarkable lower survival rate and shorter time to recurrence than high miR-185 group (P<0.05). Univariate and multivariate analysis, using Cox's proportional hazards model, also indicated that low miR-185 expression was a sensitive prognostic factor for survival and recurrence in early stage HCC (P<0.05). We upregulated or downregulated miR-185 expression by transfected miR-185 mimics or inhibitor into HCC cell lines, and observed the influence of miR-185 on HCC cells in vitro. Our results manifested that miR-185 could suppress the tumor cell growth and invasive ability (P<0.05). Therefore, miR-185 might be an effective and sensitive biomarker of HCC in early stage, and the upregulation of miR-185 might be considered to be a potentially important molecular treatment strategy for patients with HCC.
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- Qiaoming Zhi
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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Papamitsou T, Barlagiannis D, Papaliagkas V, Kotanidou E, Dermentzopoulou-Theodoridou M. Testosterone-induced hypertrophy, fibrosis and apoptosis of cardiac cells--an ultrastructural and immunohistochemical study. Med Sci Monit 2011; 17:BR266-73. [PMID: 21873939 PMCID: PMC3560513 DOI: 10.12659/msm.881930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Androgen abuse is an increasing problem amongst professional and amateur athletes. Moreover, testosterone, apart from its widely accepted indications, is used for a variety of other indications such as aging and ischemia. Its actions are mainly attributed to a specific genomic mechanism through the androgen receptor, but emerging evidence reveals non-genomic effects as well. The use of androgens has been linked with several adverse effects. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of testosterone on the morphology and the ultrastructure of the myocardium and to investigate the possible role of apoptosis. Material/Methods We used 12 adult male Wistar rats, separated into 2 groups. Group A consisted of 6 rats that were administered high doses of testosterone enanthate, while group B consisted of 6 male Wistar rats that received placebo (normal saline) intramuscularly. After the last day of treatment, all rats were anesthetized and sacrificed, and the hearts were removed and processed for optical and electron microscopy and immunohistochemical detection of caspase-3, an apoptosis marker. Results We found significant myocardial hypertrophy along with abundant ultrastructural alterations. The immunohistochemical staining of the myocardial cells for caspase-3 was positive in group A (experimental group), which is interpreted as an activation of apoptosis by testosterone treatment. Conclusions Testosterone abuse has serious adverse effects, including myocardial hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis and activation of apoptosis. These findings need to be taken into account whenever androgens are prescribed to improve performance or as hormone therapy.
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- Theodora Papamitsou
- Department of Histology-Embryology and Anthropology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Hayashi M, Shimizu T, Hirokawa F, Inoue Y, Komeda K, Asakuma M, Miyamoto Y, Takeshita A, Shibayama Y, Tanigawa N. Clinicopathological Risk Factors for Recurrence within One Year after Initial Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Am Surg 2011. [DOI: 10.1177/000313481107700516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) shows a high rate of recurrence after hepatectomy; predictive factors for early recurrence would help determine optimal therapeutic and management strategies. Among 163 patients with HCC undergoing hepatectomy with curative intent, 46 patients developed recurrence within 1 year. Clinicopathological data were retrospectively analyzed to identify predictive parameters for early recurrence. Survival rates in cases of recurrence within 1 year were worse than those of no recurrence within 1 year or recurrence after 1 year. Protein induced by vitamin K absence/antagonist II (PIVKA-II) greater than 150, positive fucosylated alpha-fetoprotein (L3-AFP), and deviancy from Milan criteria (MC) on preoperative imaging were associated with high risk of early recurrence and total number of these three risk factors predicted the survival. With multivariate analysis, 1) preoperatively, positive factors of two or more among three items of PIVKA-II, L3-AFP, and deviancy from MC; 2) and postoperatively, pathological cancer spread (microscopic vascular invasion and/or intrahepatic metastasis) both represented risks for early recurrence. A combination of three preoperative factors, PIVKA-II, L3-AFP, and MC status, in conjunction with the postoperative factor of cancer spread status represents a significant indicator for recurrence within 1 year. Improving the prognosis of patients with HCC would depend on how to adequately treat those at high risk of early recurrence.
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- Michihiro Hayashi
- Departments of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of Pathology, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of Pathology, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Barone M, Maiorano E, Scavo MP, Panella E, Castellaneta A, Napoli A, Francioso D, Di Leo A, Francavilla A. Effect of gonadectomy on HCC development in HBV transgenic mice. Dig Liver Dis 2009; 41:150-5. [PMID: 18448398 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2008.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2007] [Revised: 12/12/2007] [Accepted: 02/04/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Epidemiological data demonstrate that HCC is prevalent in men compared to women. Herein, we examined the effect of gonadectomy in a murine model that spontaneously develops HCC. ANIMALS AND METHODS Thirty-two male and 26 female HBV transgenic mice [Tg (Alb-1 HBV) Bri 44] underwent surgical castration or sham operation. At the 18th month, serum samples were collected and all mice were sacrificed. Liver weight and volume were evaluated, each liver was cut into 1.5-mm-thick consecutive slices and nodules were examined on freshly isolated tissue. Consecutive histological sections obtained from each liver slice were evaluated to confirm the diagnosis of HCC. RESULTS Sham-operated females showed a significantly lower neoplastic growth compared to sham-operated males. This difference disappeared when females underwent gonadectomy. In males, neoplastic growth was not influenced by gonadectomy. Testosterone and estradiol levels were profoundly modified by gonadectomy in both males and females. The testosterone/estradiol ratio in gonadectomized females increased 4.5-fold compared to that in sham-operated females, becoming more similar to the ratio observed in castrated and sham-operated male mice. CONCLUSIONS HCC growth in our experimental model was not simply influenced by the levels of testosterone or estradiol, taken singularly, but depended on their ratio.
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- M Barone
- Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (D.E.T.O.), University of Bari, Ospedale Policlinico, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
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