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Wang F, Hu D, Lou X, Wang L, Wang Y, Zhang T, Yan Z, Meng N, Lei Y, Zou Y. Predictive value of peripheral blood leukocytes-based methylation of Long non-coding RNA MALAT1 and H19 in the chemotherapy effect and prognosis of gastric cancer. Transl Oncol 2024; 44:101929. [PMID: 38493517 PMCID: PMC10958112 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2024.101929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The predictive value of the methylation of Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) and H19 promoters in peripheral blood leukocytes as a non-invasive biomarker for the chemotherapy effect and prognosis gastric cancer (GC) is unclear. METHODS The DNA methylation of H19 and MALAT1 between chemotherapy-sensitive and non-sensitive groups and between groups with better and worse survival of GC was compared using regression analyses. Several predictive nomograms were constructed. The genetic alteration of MALAT1 and H19 and the association between gene expression and immune status in GC were also investigated using bioinformatics analysis. RESULTS Higher genetic methylations in peripheral blood were noticed in GC groups with poorer survival. The constructed nomograms presented strong predictive values for the chemotherapy effect and 3-year survival of disease-free survival, progression-free survival, and overall survival, with the area under the curve as 0.838, 0.838, 0.912, and 0.925, respectively. Significant correlations between MALAT1 or H19 expression and marker genes of immune checkpoints and immune pathways were noticed. The high infiltration of macrophages in H19-high and low infiltration of CD8+ T cells in MALAT1-high groups were associated with worse survival of GC. CONCLUSIONS MALAT1 and H19 have the potential to predict the chemotherapy response and clinical outcomes of GC.
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- Fang Wang
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
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- Clinical Cancer Institute, Center for Translational Medicine, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Quality Management Office, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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Liu YY, Zhang YY, Ran LY, Huang B, Ren JW, Ma Q, Pan XJ, Yang FF, Liang C, Wang XL, Wang SM, Ran A, Ning H, Jiang Y, Qin CH, Xiao B. A novel protein FNDC3B-267aa encoded by circ0003692 inhibits gastric cancer metastasis via promoting proteasomal degradation of c-Myc. J Transl Med 2024; 22:507. [PMID: 38802851 PMCID: PMC11129431 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-024-05225-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) ranks fifth in global cancer incidence and third in mortality rate among all cancer types. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been extensively demonstrated to regulate multiple malignant biological behaviors in GC. Emerging evidence suggests that several circRNAs derived from FNDC3B play pivotal roles in cancer. However, the role of circFNDC3B in GC remains elusive. METHODS We initially screened circFNDC3B with translation potential via bioinformatics algorithm prediction. Subsequently, Sanger sequencing, qRT-PCR, RNase R, RNA-FISH and nuclear-cytoplasmic fractionation assays were explored to assess the identification and localization of circ0003692, a circRNA derived from FNDC3B. qRT-PCR and ISH were performed to quantify expression of circ0003692 in human GC tissues and adjacent normal tissues. The protein-encoding ability of circ0003692 was investigated through dual-luciferase reporter assay and LC/MS. The biological behavior of circ0003692 in GC was confirmed via in vivo and in vitro experiments. Additionally, Co-IP and rescue experiments were performed to elucidate the interaction between the encoded protein and c-Myc. RESULTS We found that circ0003692 was significantly downregulated in GC tissues. Circ0003692 had the potential to encode a novel protein FNDC3B-267aa, which was downregulated in GC cells. We verified that FNDC3B-267aa, rather than circ0003692, inhibited GC migration in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, FNDC3B-267aa directly interacted with c-Myc and promoted proteasomal degradation of c-Myc, resulting in the downregulation of c-Myc-Snail/Slug axis. CONCLUSIONS Our study revealed that the novel protein FNDC3B-267aa encoded by circ0003692 suppressed GC metastasis through binding to c-Myc and enhancing proteasome-mediated degradation of c-Myc. The study offers the potential applications of circ0003692 or FNDC3B-267aa as therapeutic targets for GC.
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- Yu-Ying Liu
- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- Department of Kidney, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, P.R. China.
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Wang K, Duan H, Wei M, Cao L, Zhang J, Zhang C, Liang P. Clinical study of the posterior gastric artery and the lymph nodes around it in patients with gastric cancer. World J Surg Oncol 2024; 22:90. [PMID: 38600491 PMCID: PMC11005264 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-024-03373-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to gather and analyze the anatomical characteristics of the posterior gastric artery (PGA), investigate the presence and metastasis of lymph nodes around the PGA in patients with gastric cancer. Additionally, the study aims to analyze the relationship between the PGA and its surrounding lymph nodes and the clinicopathological features of patients with gastric cancer. METHODS This study consisted of a cross-sectional analysis of data from 52 patients with gastric cancer who underwent total or proximal gastrectomy at the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, between January 2020 and November 2022. Intraoperative exploration was performed to determine the presence of the PGA, and patients with the PGA were assessed for relevant anatomical characteristics, including the length of the PGA and the distance from the root of the PGA to the celiac trunk. Dissection of lymph nodes around the PGA was also performed. Statistical methods were employed to describe and analyze the data regarding the presence of the PGA, as well as the presence and metastasis of the lymph nodes around the PGA. Additionally, the study identified clinicopathological factors associated with these conditions. RESULTS The PGA was identified in 39 (75.0%) out of 52 patients with gastric cancer, exhibiting a mean PGA length of 3.5 ± 0.8 cm and a mean distance from the root of the PGA to the celiac trunk of 6.7 ± 1.7 cm. Among the 39 patients who underwent dissection of lymph nodes around the PGA, 36 lymph nodes around the PGA were detected in 20 patients. Analysis of factors associated with the presence of lymph nodes around the PGA revealed a significant correlation with the macroscopic type of the tumor and the total number of dissected lymph nodes (P = 0.007 and P = 0.022, respectively), with a larger number of total dissected lymph nodes being an independent factor (OR = 1.105, 95%CI: 1.019-1.199, P = 0.016). Furthermore, analysis of risk factors for metastasis of the lymph nodes around the PGA demonstrated that the total number of metastatic lymph nodes, No.3 lymph node metastasis, and No.11 lymph node metastasis were associated with metastasis of the lymph nodes around the PGA (P = 0.043, P = 0.028, and P = 0.020, respectively). CONCLUSION The PGA exhibits a high incidence. It is essential to carefully identify the PGA during procedures involving the PGA and consider appropriate preservation or disconnection of this vessel. The presence of lymph nodes around the PGA is not an isolated occurrence. Gastric cancer can result in metastasis of the lymph nodes around the PGA. Although the overall risk of metastasis of the lymph nodes around the PGA is low in patients with gastric cancer, it increases in the presence of conditions such as No.3 lymph node metastasis, No.11 lymph node metastasis, advanced tumor stage, and extensive metastases in other regional lymph nodes.
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- Kexin Wang
- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R. China
- Chengda Hospital, Dalian, 116007, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R. China.
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Kamali MJ, Salehi M, Mostafavi M, Morovatshoar R, Akbari M, Latifi N, Barzegari O, Ghadimi F, Daraei A. Hijacking and rewiring of host CircRNA/miRNA/mRNA competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) regulatory networks by oncoviruses during development of viral cancers. Rev Med Virol 2024; 34:e2530. [PMID: 38517354 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.2530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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A significant portion of human cancers are caused by oncoviruses (12%-25%). Oncoviruses employ various strategies to promote their replication and induce tumourigenesis in host cells, one of which involves modifying the gene expression patterns of the host cells, leading to the rewiring of genes and resulting in significant changes in cellular processes and signalling pathways. In recent studies, a specific mode of gene regulation known as circular RNA (circRNA)-mediated competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) networks has emerged as a key player in this context. CircRNAs, a class of non-coding RNA molecules, can interact with other RNA molecules, such as mRNAs and microRNAs (miRNAs), through a process known as ceRNA crosstalk. This interaction occurs when circRNAs, acting as sponges, sequester miRNAs, thereby preventing them from binding to their target mRNAs and modulating their expression. By rewiring the host cell genome, oncoviruses have the ability to manipulate the expression and activity of circRNAs, thereby influencing the ceRNA networks that can profoundly impact cellular processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and immune responses. This review focuses on a comprehensive evaluation of the latest findings on the involvement of virus-induced reprogramming of host circRNA-mediated ceRNA networks in the development and pathophysiology of human viral cancers, including cervical cancer, gastric cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Understanding these mechanisms can improve our knowledge of how oncoviruses contribute to human tumourigenesis and identify potential targets for developing optimised therapies and diagnostic tools for viral cancers.
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- Mohammad Javad Kamali
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Eye Department, Eye Research Center, Amiralmomenin Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology & Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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Xue W, Yang L, Chen C, Ashrafizadeh M, Tian Y, Sun R. Wnt/β-catenin-driven EMT regulation in human cancers. Cell Mol Life Sci 2024; 81:79. [PMID: 38334836 PMCID: PMC10857981 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-023-05099-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Metastasis accounts for 90% of cancer-related deaths among the patients. The transformation of epithelial cells into mesenchymal cells with molecular alterations can occur during epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The EMT mechanism accelerates the cancer metastasis and drug resistance ability in human cancers. Among the different regulators of EMT, Wnt/β-catenin axis has been emerged as a versatile modulator. Wnt is in active form in physiological condition due to the function of GSK-3β that destructs β-catenin, while ligand-receptor interaction impairs GSK-3β function to increase β-catenin stability and promote its nuclear transfer. Regarding the oncogenic function of Wnt/β-catenin, its upregulation occurs in human cancers and it can accelerate EMT-mediated metastasis and drug resistance. The stimulation of Wnt by binding Wnt ligands into Frizzled receptors can enhance β-catenin accumulation in cytoplasm that stimulates EMT and related genes upon nuclear translocation. Wnt/β-catenin/EMT axis has been implicated in augmenting metastasis of both solid and hematological tumors. The Wnt/EMT-mediated cancer metastasis promotes the malignant behavior of tumor cells, causing therapy resistance. The Wnt/β-catenin/EMT axis can be modulated by upstream mediators in which non-coding RNAs are main regulators. Moreover, pharmacological intervention, mainly using phytochemicals, suppresses Wnt/EMT axis in metastasis suppression.
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- Wenhua Xue
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xianyang Central Hospital, Xianyang, 712000, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- School of Public Health, Benedictine University, Lisle, USA.
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- Precision Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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Meng X, Ma G, Zhang X, Yin H, Miao Y, He F. Extracellular vesicles from Fusobacterium nucleatum: roles in the malignant phenotypes of gastric cancer. Cell Cycle 2024; 23:294-307. [PMID: 38446489 PMCID: PMC11057558 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2024.2324587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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The increase of the Fusobacterium nucleatum level has been previously identified in various cancers including gastric cancer (GC), but how the F. nucleatum exerts its carcinogenic role in GC remains unclear. Several studies revealed that F. nucleatum contributes to cancer progression via its secretion of extracellular vehicles (EVs). Hence, it's designed to reveal the influence of F. nucleatum-derived EVs (Fn-EVs) in GC progression. The tumor and adjacent tissues were collected from 30 GC patients, and the abundance of F. nucleatum was found to be highly expressed in tumor samples. The ultracentrifugation was employed to isolate EVs from F. nucleatum and Escherischia coli (E. coli), which were labeled Fn-EVs and E. coli-EVs, respectively. After treating GC cells with Fn-EVs and E. coli-EVs, cell counting kit 8, colony formation, wound healing as well as transwell assay were performed, which revealed that Fn-EVs effectively enhanced oxaliplatin resistance, and facilitated cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and stemness in GC cells while E. coli-EVs exert no significant effect on GC cells. Besides, the stemness and DNA repair of GC cells were also enhanced by Fn-EVs, as revealed by the sphere-forming assay and the detection of stemness- and DNA repair-associated proteins by western blotting. In vivo analyses demonstrated that Fn-EVs administration not only promoted GC tumor growth and liver metastasis but also conferred GC tumor resistance to oxaliplatin resistance. This study first revealed the contributive role of F. nucleatum in GC development via Fn-EVs, which provided a better perspective for manipulating F. nucleatum in treating GC patients with malignant phenotypes.
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- Xiangkun Meng
- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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Shen J, Huang C, Cui L, Zhao Y, Zhu M, Chen Z, Wang M, Zhu W, Shen B. Chemotherapeutic Drugs Endow Gastric Cancer Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Stronger Tumor-Promoting Ability. J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol 2024; 43:1-13. [PMID: 37824366 DOI: 10.1615/jenvironpatholtoxicoloncol.2023041847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most aggressive tumors and has a poor prognosis. It has been demonstrated that gastric cancer mesenchymal stem cells (GC-MSCs) can promote the progression, metastasis, and chemoresistance of GC through various mechanisms, but the effect of GC-MSCs on GC during chemotherapy is still unknown. In this study, flow cytometry, CCK8 assay, migration assay, colony formation assay, and western blot were conducted. We also analyzed GC patients from the cancer genome atlas (TCGA). Our results showed that GC-MSCs were resistant to 5-FU and Taxol at the IC50 concentration for GC cells, and 5-FU could promote the migration of GC-MSCs at low doses. Furthermore, the conditioned medium of GC-MSCs pretreated with chemotherapeutic drugs was more effective in promoting the proliferation, migration, and stemness of GC cell lines than the conditioned medium of GC-MSCs without chemotherapeutic drugs treatment. These effects were dependent on the activation of phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT) in GC cell lines. Correspondingly, the inhibition of p-AKT reversed the tumor-promoting effect of the conditioned medium of GC-MSCs pretreated with chemotherapeutic drugs. Additionally, the expression of AKT1 was higher in GC tissues than in both paracancerous tissues and normal tissues, and patients resistant to chemotherapy expressed more AKT1 compared to those who were sensitive. Taken together, our data demonstrated that GC-MSCs gained more tumor-promoting abilities during chemotherapy.
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- Jiaqi Shen
- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430030, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Wuhan 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430030, China; School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical, Jiangsu University, Nanjing 21000, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu, Zhenjiang 212002, China
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- Department of Oncology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, 200433; School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical, Jiangsu University, Nanjing 21000, China
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Xu PP, Wu J, Zhang J, Yu TY, Wang YB. Paclitaxel may inhibit migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells via nod-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3/caspase-1/Gasdermin E mediated pyroptosis pathway. Chem Biol Drug Des 2024; 103:e14325. [PMID: 37907334 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Gastric cancer (GC) is a gastric epithelium-derived malignancy insensitive to post-surgical radiotherapy. Paclitaxel, an anti-microtubule drug, has been proven to induce apoptosis of GC cells; however, its exact mechanism of action is unclear. Therefore, the molecular mechanism by which paclitaxel inhibits the proliferation, migration and invasion of GC cells was investigated in this study. First off, SNU-719 cells were co-cultured with paclitaxel and/or Caspase1 inhibitor VX765. Then the proliferation ability of the cells was detected by MTT after paclitaxel treatment (0, 10, 20, 40, and 80 nM), the migration ability by scratch assay, and the invasion ability by Transwell assay. Next, the levels of interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18 in cell culture supernatant were detected by the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). And the level of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the supernatant was measured by a corresponding kit. Finally, western blot was performed to detect the concentrations of Gasdermin E (GSDME), GSDME-N, nod-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3), caspase-1, cleaved caspase-1 protein in GC cells. As a result, paclitaxel inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of SNU-719 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, it induced the pyroptosis of SNU-719 cells. After cell co-culture with VX765 paclitaxel showed decreased inhibitory effect on the migration and invasion of SNU-719 cells. VX765, additionally, suppressed the NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDME mediated pyroptosis pathway activated by paclitaxel. In a nutshell, paclitaxel may inhibit the migration and invasion of GC cells SNU-719 through the NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDME mediated pyroptosis pathway.
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- Peng-Peng Xu
- Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University. Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jin Zhou Medical University. Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jin Zhou Medical University. Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jin Zhou Medical University. Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jin Zhou Medical University. Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jin Zhou Medical University. Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
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Helal DS, Sabry N, Ali DA, AboElnasr SM, Abdel Ghafar MT, Sarhan ME, Sabry M, El-Guindy DM. MicroRNA Let-7a association with glycolysis-induced autophagy in locally advanced gastric cancer: Their role in prognosis and FLOT chemotherapy resistance. Pathol Res Pract 2024; 253:154968. [PMID: 38008003 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.154968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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Locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC) still poses a clinical challenge despite multimodality treatment due to multidrug resistance (MDR). Recently, research suggested that autophagy and metabolic regulation may be potential anticancer targets due to their crucial roles in MDR. Let-7a participates in glycolytic and autophagic regulations which are both essential for tumor progression and resistance to therapy. This study used IHC stains; GLUT4 and LC3B to evaluate glycolysis and autophagy respectively. Moreover, mRNA Let-7a was detected by quantitative reverse transcription PCR (q-PCR) in 53 cases of LAGC. Elevated glycolysis and autophagy in LAGC tissue specimens as indicated by high GLUT4 and LC3B expression were significantly associated with adverse prognostic factors such as high pathological grade, positive nodal metastasis, and advanced T stage. Lower Let-7a levels were significantly associated with high tumor grade and advanced T stage. A significant positive correlation between GLUT4 and LC3B expression was detected. Significant inverse correlations between let7a level and IHC expression of both GLUT4 and LC3B were found. Elevated glycolysis and autophagy were significantly associated with poor overall survival (OS). Furthermore, low levels of let-7a were significantly associated with poor OS compared to high levels. Glycolysis and autophagy in LAGC were significantly associated with poor FLOT chemotherapy response. Let7a mRNA relative expression was significantly decreased in cases showing post therapy partial response and sustained disease. Multivariate analysis showed that histologic tumor type, high GLUT4 and high LC3B expression were independent factors associated with poor OS. Poor survival and post FLOT chemotherapy resistance in LAGC cases were significantly related to elevated glycolysis, elevated autophagy, and reduced Let-7a expression. Accordingly, combined therapeutic targeting of these pathways could enhance chemosensitivity in LAGC.
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- Duaa S Helal
- Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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- Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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- Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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- Cardiothoracic surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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- Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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Qiu L, Liu Y, Yang Z, Zhao X, Gong Y, Jiao S. Clinical Significance and Immune Infiltration Analyses of a Novel Nerve-Related lncRNA Signature in Gastric Cancer. Mol Biotechnol 2023:10.1007/s12033-023-00997-4. [PMID: 38145446 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-023-00997-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Gastric cancer (GC) is a progressive disease with high morbidity and mortality. Accumulating evidence indicated that nervous system-cancer crosstalk can affect the occurrence and progression of GC. However, the role of nerve-related lncRNAs (NRLs) in GC remains largely unexplored. In this study, a total of 441 nerve-related genes were collected from the KEGG database, and two approaches, unsupervised clustering and WGCNA, were employed to identify NRLs. Lasso regression analysis was then used to construct the nerve-related lncRNA signature (NRLS). Based on the expression profiles of 5 lncRNAs, we developed a stable NRLS to predict survival in GC patients, and survival analyses showed significantly shorter overall survival (OS) in patients with high NRLS. In addition, the NRLS was found to be positively correlated with immune characteristics, including tumor-infiltrating immune cells, immune modulators, cytokines and chemokines. We then analyzed the role of NRLS in predicting chemotherapy and immunotherapy responses, and constructed the OS nomogram combining NRLS and other clinical features. In conclusion, we constructed a robust NRLS model to stratify GC patients and predict the outcomes of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. This study can provide a new perspective for future individualized treatment of GC.
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- Lupeng Qiu
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
- Research and Development Department, Beijing DCTY Biotech Co., Ltd., No.86 Shuangying West Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102299, China
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- Research and Development Department, Beijing DCTY Biotech Co., Ltd., No.86 Shuangying West Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102299, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Research and Development Department, Beijing DCTY Biotech Co., Ltd., No.86 Shuangying West Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102299, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Ma S, Wang Y, Li W, Qiu S, Zhang X, Niu R, Zhao F, Zheng Y. Integrated analysis identities Rho GTPases related molecular map in patients with gastric carcinoma. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21443. [PMID: 38052924 PMCID: PMC10698149 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48294-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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The intricate involvement of Rho GTPases in a multitude of human malignancies and their diverse array of biological functions has garnered substantial attention within the scientific community. However, their expression pattern and potential role in gastric cancer (GC) remain unclear. In this study, we successfully identified two distinct subtypes associated with Rho GTPase-related gene (RGG) through consensus clustering analysis, which exhibited significant disparities in overall survival and the tumor microenvironment. Subsequently, an extensively validated risk model termed RGGscore was meticulously constructed to prognosticate the outcomes of GC patients. This model was further assessed and validated using an external cohort. Notably, the high RGGscore group was indicative of a poorer prognosis. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses unveiled the RGGscore as an autonomous prognostic indicator for GC patients. Subsequent external validation, utilizing two cohorts of patients who underwent immunotherapy, demonstrated a significant correlation between a low RGGscore and improved response to immunotherapy. Additionally, the expression levels of three genes associated with RGGscore were examined using qRT-PCR. Taken together, a pioneering RGGscore model has been successfully established, showcasing its potential efficacy in offering valuable therapeutic guidance for GC.
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- Shaowei Ma
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xingtai Third Hospital, Xingtai, 054000, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
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Masoumi J, Ghorbaninezhad F, Saeedi H, Safaei S, Khaze Shahgoli V, Ghaffari Jolfayi A, Naseri B, Baghbanzadeh A, Baghbani E, Mokhtarzadeh A, Bakhshivand M, Javan MR, Silvestris N, Baradaran B. siRNA-Mediated B7H7 Knockdown in Gastric Cancer Lysate-Loaded Dendritic Cells Amplifies Expansion and Cytokine Secretion of Autologous T Cells. Biomedicines 2023; 11:3212. [PMID: 38137433 PMCID: PMC10740599 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11123212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer, ranked as the fifth most common cancer worldwide, presents multiple treatment challenges. These obstacles often arise due to cancer stem cells, which are associated with recurrence, metastasis, and drug resistance. While dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapy has shown promise as a therapeutic strategy, its efficacy can be limited by the tumor microenvironment and certain inhibitory immune checkpoint molecules, such as B7H7. SiRNA-medicated knockdown of B7H7 in tumor cell lysate-pulsed DCs can increase cytokine secretion and autologous T lymphocyte expansion. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of B7H7 suppression in gastric cancer cell lysate-pulsed DCs on the stimulatory potential of autologous CD3+ T lymphocytes. METHODS Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated and monocytes were obtained; then, they were differentiated to immature DCs (iDCs) by GM-CSF and IL-4. Tumor cell lysates from human gastric cancer cell lines were harvested, and iDCs were transformed into mature DCs (mDCs) by stimulating iDCs with tumor cell lysate and lipopolysaccharide. B7H7-siRNA was delivered into mDCs using electroporation, and gene silencing efficiency was assessed. The phenotypic characteristics of iDCs, mDCs, and B7H7-silenced mDCs were evaluated using specific surface markers, an inverted light microscope, and flow cytometry. CD3+ T cells were isolated via magnetically activated cell sorting. They were labeled with CFSE dye and co-cultured with mDCs and B7H7-silenced mDCs to evaluate their ability to induce T-cell proliferation. T-cell proliferation was assessed using flow cytometry. The concentration of TGF-β, IL-4, and IFN-γ secreted from CD3+ T cells in the co-cultured supernatant was evaluated to investigate the cytokine secretory activity of the cells. RESULTS Transfection of B7H7 siRNA into mDCs was performed in optimal conditions, and the siRNA transfection effectively reduced B7H7 mRNA expression in a dose-dependent manner. SiRNA-mediated B7H7 knockdown in mDCs enhanced maturation and activation of the DCs, as demonstrated by an increased surface expression of CD11c, CD86, and CD40. Co-culture experiments revealed that B7H7-silenced mDCs had more capacity to induce T cell proliferation compared to non-transfected mDCs. The cytokine production patterns of T cells were also altered. Upon examining the levels of TGF-β, IL-4, and IFN-γ released by CD3+ T cells in the co-culture supernatant, we found that silencing B7H7 in mDCs resulted in a rise in IL-4 secretion and a reduction in TGF-β levels compared to mDCs that were not transfected. CONCLUSIONS The study found that suppressing B7H7 expression in DCs significantly enhances their maturation and stimulatory activity when exposed to gastric cancer cell lysate. These B7H7-silenced DCs can substantially increase cytokine production and promote co-cultured T-cell expansion. Consequently, inhibiting B7H7 in DCs may offer a practical strategy to enhance the ability of DCs to initiate T lymphocyte responses and improve the effectiveness of DC-based cell therapy for cancer patients.
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- Javad Masoumi
- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran; (J.M.); (F.G.); (V.K.S.); (A.G.J.); (B.N.); (A.B.); (A.M.)
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran; (J.M.); (F.G.); (V.K.S.); (A.G.J.); (B.N.); (A.B.); (A.M.)
- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran; (J.M.); (F.G.); (V.K.S.); (A.G.J.); (B.N.); (A.B.); (A.M.)
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran; (J.M.); (F.G.); (V.K.S.); (A.G.J.); (B.N.); (A.B.); (A.M.)
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran; (J.M.); (F.G.); (V.K.S.); (A.G.J.); (B.N.); (A.B.); (A.M.)
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran; (J.M.); (F.G.); (V.K.S.); (A.G.J.); (B.N.); (A.B.); (A.M.)
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran; (J.M.); (F.G.); (V.K.S.); (A.G.J.); (B.N.); (A.B.); (A.M.)
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran; (J.M.); (F.G.); (V.K.S.); (A.G.J.); (B.N.); (A.B.); (A.M.)
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran; (J.M.); (F.G.); (V.K.S.); (A.G.J.); (B.N.); (A.B.); (A.M.)
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran; (J.M.); (F.G.); (V.K.S.); (A.G.J.); (B.N.); (A.B.); (A.M.)
- Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran; (J.M.); (F.G.); (V.K.S.); (A.G.J.); (B.N.); (A.B.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol 98616-15881, Iran;
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Human Pathology “G. Barresi”, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran; (J.M.); (F.G.); (V.K.S.); (A.G.J.); (B.N.); (A.B.); (A.M.)
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51548-53431, Iran
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Fujino H, Sonoda-Fukuda E, Isoda L, Kawabe A, Takarada T, Kasahara N, Kubo S. Retroviral Replicating Vectors Mediated Prodrug Activator Gene Therapy in a Gastric Cancer Model. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14823. [PMID: 37834271 PMCID: PMC10573151 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Retroviral replicating vectors (RRVs) selectively replicate and can specifically introduce prodrug-activating genes into tumor cells, whereby subsequent prodrug administration induces the death of the infected tumor cells. We assessed the ability of two distinct RRVs generated from amphotropic murine leukemia virus (AMLV) and gibbon ape leukemia virus (GALV), which infect cells via type-III sodium-dependent phosphate transporters, PiT-2 and PiT-1, respectively, to infect human gastric cancer (GC) cells. A quantitative RT-PCR showed that all tested GC cell lines had higher expression levels of PiT-2 than PiT-1. Accordingly, AMLV, encoding a green fluorescent protein gene, infected and replicated more efficiently than GALV in most GC cell lines, whereas both RRVs had a low infection rate in human fibroblasts. RRV encoding a cytosine deaminase prodrug activator gene, which converts the prodrug 5-flucytosine (5-FC) to the active drug 5-fluorouracil, showed that AMLV promoted superior 5-FC-induced cytotoxicity compared with GALV, which correlated with the viral receptor expression level and viral spread. In MKN-74 subcutaneous xenograft models, AMLV had significant antitumor effects compared with GALV. Furthermore, in the MKN-74 recurrent tumor model in which 5-FC was discontinued, the resumption of 5-FC administration reduced the tumor volume. Thus, RRV-mediated prodrug activator gene therapy might be beneficial for treating human GC.
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- Hiroaki Fujino
- Laboratory of Molecular and Genetic Therapeutics, Institute of Advanced Medical Science, Hyogo Medical University, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan (L.I.); (T.T.)
- Departments of Biomedical Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyogo 669-1330, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Genetic Therapeutics, Institute of Advanced Medical Science, Hyogo Medical University, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan (L.I.); (T.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Genetic Therapeutics, Institute of Advanced Medical Science, Hyogo Medical University, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan (L.I.); (T.T.)
- Departments of Biomedical Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyogo 669-1330, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Genetic Therapeutics, Institute of Advanced Medical Science, Hyogo Medical University, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan (L.I.); (T.T.)
- Departments of Biomedical Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyogo 669-1330, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Genetic Therapeutics, Institute of Advanced Medical Science, Hyogo Medical University, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan (L.I.); (T.T.)
- Laboratory of Functional Molecular Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Hyogo 658-8558, Japan
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- Departments of Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA;
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Genetic Therapeutics, Institute of Advanced Medical Science, Hyogo Medical University, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan (L.I.); (T.T.)
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Zhu M, Zhang N, Ma J. Hierarchical clustering identifies oxidative stress-related subgroups for the prediction of prognosis and immune microenvironment in gastric cancer. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20804. [PMID: 37928388 PMCID: PMC10622623 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Gastric cancer (GC) is a prevalent malignancy of the digestive tract globally, demonstrating a substantial occurrence of relapse and metastasis, alongside the absence of efficacious treatment. Tumor progression and the development of cancer are linked to oxidative stress. Our objective was twofold: first, to determine distinct subcategories based on oxidative stress in GC patients, and second, to establish oxidative stress-related genes that would aid in stratifying the risk for GC patients. Methods TCGA-STAD and GSE84437 datasets were utilized to obtain the mRNA expression profiles and corresponding clinical information of GC patients. Through consensus clustering analysis, distinct subgroups related to oxidative stress were identified. To uncover the underlying mechanisms, GSEA and GSVA were performed. xCell, CIBERSORT, MCPCounter, and TIMER algorithms were employed to evaluate the immune microenvironment and immune status of the different GC subtypes. A prognostic risk model was developed using the TCGA-STAD dataset and substantiated using the GSE84437 dataset. Furthermore, qRT-PCR was employed to validate the expression of genes associated with prognosis. Results Two distinct subtypes of oxidative stress were discovered, with markedly different survival rates. The C1 subtype demonstrated an activated immune signal pathway, a significant presence of immune cell infiltration, high immune score, and a high microenvironment score, indicating a poor prognosis. Moreover, a prognostic signature related to oxidative stress (IMPACT and PXDN) was able to accurately estimate the likelihood of survival for patients with gastric cancer. A nomogram incorporating the patients' gender, age, and risk score was able to predict survival in gastric cancer patients. Additionally, the expression of IMPACT and PXDN showed a strong correlation with overall survival and the infiltration of immune cells. Conclusion Based on signatures related to oxidative stress, we developed an innovative system for categorizing patients with GC. This stratification enables accurate prognostication of individuals with GC.
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- Meng Zhu
- College of Basic Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, Yinchuan, 750004, China
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- Department of pathology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, Yinchuan, 750004, China
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- The second department of tumor surgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, Yinchuan, 750004, China
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Gupta J, Ahmed AT, Tayyib NA, Zabibah RS, Shomurodov Q, Kadheim MN, Alsaikhan F, Ramaiah P, Chinnasamy L, Samarghandian S. A state-of-art of underlying molecular mechanisms and pharmacological interventions/nanotherapeutics for cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 166:115337. [PMID: 37659203 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023] Open
Abstract
The fourth common reason of death among patients is gastric cancer (GC) and it is a dominant tumor type in Ease Asia. One of the problems in GC therapy is chemoresistance. Cisplatin (CP) is a platinum compound that causes DNA damage in reducing tumor progression and viability of cancer cells. However, due to hyperactivation of drug efflux pumps, dysregulation of genes and interactions in tumor microenvironment, tumor cells can develop resistance to CP chemotherapy. The current review focuses on the CP resistance emergence in GC cells with emphasizing on molecular pathways, pharmacological compounds for reversing chemoresistance and the role of nanostructures. Changes in cell death mechanisms such as upregulation of pro-survival autophagy can prevent CP-mediated apoptosis that results in drug resistance. Moreover, increase in metastasis via EMT induction induces CP resistance. Dysregulation of molecular pathways such as PTEN, PI3K/Akt, Nrf2 and others result in changes in CP response of GC cells. Non-coding RNAs determine CP response of GC cells and application of pharmacological compounds with activity distinct of CP can result in sensitivity in tumor cells. Due to efficacy of exosomes in transferring bioactive molecules such as RNA and DNA molecules among GC cells, exosomes can also result in CP resistance. One of the newest progresses in overcoming CP resistance in GC is application of nanoplatforms for delivery of CP in GC therapy that they can increase accumulation of CP at tumor site and by suppressing carcinogenic factors and overcoming biological barriers, they increase CP toxicity on cancer cells.
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- Jitendra Gupta
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura 281406, U.P., India
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- Faculty of Nursing, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Laboratory Technology Department, College of Medical Technology, The Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Tashkent State Dental Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Department of Scientific Affairs, Samarkand State Medical University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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- Department of Dentistry, Kut University College, Kut, Wasit 52001, Iraq; Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad 10022 Iraq
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- College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
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- Healthy Ageing Research Centre, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Su H, Yuan Y, Tang J, Zhang Y, Wu H, Zhang Y, Liang J, Wang L, Zou X, Huang S, Zhang S, Lv Y. The ATR inhibitor VE-821 increases the sensitivity of gastric cancer cells to cisplatin. Transl Oncol 2023; 36:101743. [PMID: 37517142 PMCID: PMC10400920 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2023.101743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chemoresistance is a common event after cancer chemotherapy, including gastric cancer (GC). Cisplatin has been reported to induce the DNA damage response (DDR), thus leading to chemoresistance. VE-821, a specific inhibitor of ATR, has been proven to suppress a variety of solid malignancies effectively. Our study aimed to explore the effect of VE-821 on enhancing the chemical sensitivity to cisplatin and clarify the potential molecular mechanisms. METHODS Cell viability and apoptosis of MKN-45 and AGS were measured by CCK8 and flow cytometry assay respectively. Western blotting was used to detect the expression of target proteins. TCGA database was used to analyze the correlation between the ATR expression with the prognosis of GC patients. The viability of GC organoids was detected by Cell Titer Glo (CTG) through luminescence. RESULTS Cisplatin inhibited the proliferation and induced apoptosis of GC cells with a relatively high IC50 value, and increased the phosphorylation levels of ATR-CHK1 and H2AX. VE-821 achieved the same effects but by downregulating the phosphorylation levels of the ATR-CHK1 pathway. Besides, higher ATR expression in GC tissues was positively correlated with higher pathological stage in GC patients. Interestingly, ATR inhibition reversed cisplatin-induced STAT3 activation and enhanced H2AX levels. Moreover, VE-821 significantly sensitized GC cells to cisplatin, and these two drugs had synergistic effects in GC cell lines, organoids, and in vivo. CONCLUSION Our results suggested VE-821 sensitized GC cells to cisplatin via reversing DDR activation. And VE-821 treatment may be a promising therapeutic strategy for GC patients with cisplatin resistance.
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- Haochen Su
- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Institute of Pancreatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Department of Gastroenterology, The Third People's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224000, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- Institute of Pancreatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- Institute of Pancreatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- Institute of Pancreatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- Institute of Pancreatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- Institute of Pancreatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- Institute of Pancreatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- Institute of Pancreatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Institute of Pancreatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Institute of Pancreatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China; Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China.
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Wang Z, Chen C, Ai J, Shu J, Ding Y, Wang W, Gao Y, Jia Y, Qin Y. Identifying mitophagy-related genes as prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets of gastric carcinoma by integrated analysis of single-cell and bulk-RNA sequencing data. Comput Biol Med 2023; 163:107227. [PMID: 37413850 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.107227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Gastric carcinoma (GC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Patients with advanced GC tend to have poor prognoses and shortened survival. Finding novel predictive biomarkers for GC prognosis is an urgent need. Mitophagy is the selection degradation of damaged mitochondria to maintain cellular homeostasis, which has been shown to play both pro- and anti-tumor effects. This study combined single-cell sequencing data and transcriptomics to screen mitophagy-related genes (MRGs) associated with GC progression and analyze their clinical values. Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and immunochemistry (IHC) further verified gene expression profiles. A total of 18 DE-MRGs were identified after taking an intersection of single-cell sequencing data and MRGs. Cells with a higher MRG score were mainly distributed in the epithelial cell cluster. Cell-to-cell communications among epithelial cells with other cell types were significantly upregulated. We established and validated a reliable nomogram model based on DE-MRGs (GABARAPL2 and CDC37) and traditional clinicopathological parameters. GABARAPL2 and CDC37 displayed different immune infiltration states. Given the significant correlation between hub genes and immune checkpoints, targeting MRGs in GC may supplement more benefits to patients who received immunotherapy. In conclusion, GABARAPL2 and CDC37 may be prognostic biomarkers and candidate therapeutic targets of GC.
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- Zehua Wang
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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Jiang S, Wang T, Zhang KH. Data-driven decision-making for precision diagnosis of digestive diseases. Biomed Eng Online 2023; 22:87. [PMID: 37658345 PMCID: PMC10472739 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-023-01148-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023] Open
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Modern omics technologies can generate massive amounts of biomedical data, providing unprecedented opportunities for individualized precision medicine. However, traditional statistical methods cannot effectively process and utilize such big data. To meet this new challenge, machine learning algorithms have been developed and applied rapidly in recent years, which are capable of reducing dimensionality, extracting features, organizing data and forming automatable data-driven clinical decision systems. Data-driven clinical decision-making have promising applications in precision medicine and has been studied in digestive diseases, including early diagnosis and screening, molecular typing, staging and stratification of digestive malignancies, as well as precise diagnosis of Crohn's disease, auxiliary diagnosis of imaging and endoscopy, differential diagnosis of cystic lesions, etiology discrimination of acute abdominal pain, stratification of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), and real-time diagnosis of esophageal motility function, showing good application prospects. Herein, we reviewed the recent progress of data-driven clinical decision making in precision diagnosis of digestive diseases and discussed the limitations of data-driven decision making after a brief introduction of methods for data-driven decision making.
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- Song Jiang
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17, Yongwai Zheng Street, Nanchang, 330006 China
- Jiangxi Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nanchang, 330006 China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17, Yongwai Zheng Street, Nanchang, 330006 China
- Jiangxi Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nanchang, 330006 China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17, Yongwai Zheng Street, Nanchang, 330006 China
- Jiangxi Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nanchang, 330006 China
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Andreucci E, Biagioni A, Peri S, Versienti G, Cianchi F, Staderini F, Antonuzzo L, Supuran CT, Olivo E, Pasqualini E, Messerini L, Massi D, Lulli M, Ruzzolini J, Peppicelli S, Bianchini F, Schiavone N, Calorini L, Magnelli L, Papucci L. The CAIX inhibitor SLC-0111 exerts anti-cancer activity on gastric cancer cell lines and resensitizes resistant cells to 5-Fluorouracil, taxane-derived, and platinum-based drugs. Cancer Lett 2023; 571:216338. [PMID: 37549770 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2023.216338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most frequent malignancy and the fourth leading cause of worldwide cancer-related death. Despite the usage of multimodal perioperative chemotherapy (pCT), GC progressively gains chemoresistance, thereby, the identification of suitable targets to overcome drug resistance is fundamental. Amongst the potential biomarkers, carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) - associated with a poor prognosis of several solid cancers - has gained the most attention. In a cohort of GC patients who received perioperative FLOT (i.e., Leucovorin, 5-Fluouracil, Docetaxel, and Oxaliplatin) or FOLFOX (i.e., Leucovorin, 5-Fluouracil, and Oxaliplatin), non-responder patients showed an increased expression of tumor CAIX compared to responder group. Moreover, GC cell lines induced to be resistant to 5-Fluouracil, Paclitaxel, Cisplatin, or the combination of 5-Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin, and Docetaxel, overexpressed CAIX compared to the control. Accordingly, CAIX-high-expressing GC cells showed increased therapy resistance compared to low-expressing cells. Notably, SLC0111 significantly improved the therapy response of both wild-type and resistant GC cells. Overall, these data suggest a correlation between CAIX and GC drug resistance highlighting the potential of SLC-0111 in re-sensitizing GC cells to pCT.
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- Elena Andreucci
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale GC Morgagni 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale GC Morgagni 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale GC Morgagni 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Firenze, Italy; Unit of Digestive Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Firenze, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Firenze, Italy; Unit of Digestive Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Firenze, Italy; Clinical Oncology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale GC Morgagni 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale GC Morgagni 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale GC Morgagni 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale GC Morgagni 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale GC Morgagni 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale GC Morgagni 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale GC Morgagni 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Viale GC Morgagni 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
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Wang C, Shen Y, Ma Y. Bifidobacterium infantis-Mediated Herpes Simplex Virus-TK/Ganciclovir Treatment Inhibits Cancer Metastasis in Mouse Model. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11721. [PMID: 37511481 PMCID: PMC10380465 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Previous studies have found that Bifidobacterium infantis-mediated herpes simplex virus-TK/ganciclovir (BF-TK/GCV) reduces the expression of VEGF and CD146, implying tumor metastasis inhibition. However, the mechanism by which BF-TK/GCV inhibits tumor metastasis is not fully studied. Here, we comprehensively identified and quantified protein expression profiling for the first time in gastric cancer (GC) cells MKN-45 upon BF-TK/GCV treatment using quantitative proteomics. A total of 159 and 72 differential expression proteins (DEPs) were significantly changed in the BF-TK/GCV/BF-TK and BF-TK/GCV/BF/GCV comparative analysis. Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis enriched some metastasis-related pathways such as gap junction and cell adhesion molecules pathways. Moreover, the transwell assay proved that BF-TK/GCV inhibited the invasion and migration of tumor cells. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry (IHC) demonstrated that BF-TK/GCV reduced the expression of HIF-1α, mTOR, NF-κB1-p105, VCAM1, MMP13, CXCL12, ATG16, and CEBPB, which were associated with tumor metastasis. In summary, BF-TK/GCV inhibited tumor metastasis, which deepened and expanded the understanding of the antitumor mechanism of BF-TK/GCV.
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- Changdong Wang
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine & Cancer Research Center, College of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine & Cancer Research Center, College of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine & Cancer Research Center, College of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Biagioni A, Peri S, Versienti G, Fiorillo C, Becatti M, Magnelli L, Papucci L. Gastric Cancer Vascularization and the Contribution of Reactive Oxygen Species. Biomolecules 2023; 13:886. [PMID: 37371466 DOI: 10.3390/biom13060886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Blood vessels are the most important way for cancer cells to survive and diffuse in the body, metastasizing distant organs. During the process of tumor expansion, the neoplastic mass progressively induces modifications in the microenvironment due to its uncontrolled growth, generating a hypoxic and low pH milieu with high fluid pressure and low nutrients concentration. In such a particular condition, reactive oxygen species play a fundamental role, enhancing tumor proliferation and migration, inducing a glycolytic phenotype and promoting angiogenesis. Indeed, to reach new sources of oxygen and metabolites, highly aggressive cancer cells might produce a new abnormal network of vessels independently from endothelial cells, a process called vasculogenic mimicry. Even though many molecular markers and mechanisms, especially in gastric cancer, are still unclear, the formation of such intricate, leaky and abnormal vessel networks is closely associated with patients' poor prognosis, and therefore finding new pharmaceutical solutions to be applied along with canonical chemotherapies in order to control and normalize the formation of such networks is urgent.
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- Alessio Biagioni
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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Li R, Tian X, Jiang J, Qian H, Shen H, Xu W. CircRNA CDR1as:a novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for gastric cancer. Biomarkers 2023:1-10. [PMID: 37128800 DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2023.2206984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Circular RNA (circRNA) CDR1as is emerging as a vital tumor regulator. This study aimed to investigate its diagnostic and prognostic value and molecular mechanisms for gastric cancer (GC). METHODS CDR1as expression in GC and adjacent normal tissues (n = 82), paired plasma (n = 65) and plasma exosome samples (n = 68) from GC patients and healthy controls were determined by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Correlations between CDR1as level and clinicopathological factors of GC patients were analyzed. Its diagnostic and prognostic value was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and Cox regression analysis combined with Kaplan-Meier plots. CDR1as-regulated proteins and signaling pathways were identified by quantitative proteomics and bioinformatic analysis. RESULTS CDR1as was downregulated in GC tissues and associated with tumor size and neural invasion. Plasma- and exosome-derived CDR1as was upregulated in GC patients while plasma-derived CDR1as level was related to lymphatic metastasis. Area under ROC curve (AUC) of tissue-, plasma- and exosome-derived CDR1as was 0.782, 0.641, 0.536 while combination of plasma CDR1as, serum CEA and CA19-9 increased AUC to 0.786. Distal metastasis, TNM stage and tissue-derived CDR1as level were independent predictors for overall survival (OS) of patients. MiRNA signaling networks and glycine, serine and threonine metabolism were regulated by CDR1as and HSPE1 might be a key protein. CONCLUSIONS CDR1as is a crucial regulator and promising biomarker for GC diagnosis and prognosis.Clinical significanceCDR1as level in tumor tissues and plasma of GC patients was associated with tumor progression. The findings indicate that CDR1as is involved in GC progression and is a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker.
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- Rong Li
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing Jiangsu 210008, China
- Zhenjiang Key Laboratory of High Technology Research on Exosomes Foundation and Transformation Application, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Aoyang Institute of Cancer, Affiliated Aoyang Hospital of Jiangsu University, 279 Jingang Road, Suzhou Jiangsu 215600, China
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- Zhenjiang Key Laboratory of High Technology Research on Exosomes Foundation and Transformation Application, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing Jiangsu 210008, China
- Zhenjiang Key Laboratory of High Technology Research on Exosomes Foundation and Transformation Application, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Zhenjiang Key Laboratory of High Technology Research on Exosomes Foundation and Transformation Application, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212013, China
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Chen J, Xu Z, Hu C, Zhang S, Zi M, Yuan L, Cheng X. Targeting CLDN18.2 in cancers of the gastrointestinal tract: New drugs and new indications. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1132319. [PMID: 36969060 PMCID: PMC10036590 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1132319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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Cancers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract greatly contribute to the global cancer burden and cancer-related death. Claudin-18.2(CLDN18.2), a transmembrane protein, is a major component of tight junctions and plays an important role in the maintenance of barrier function. Its characteristic widespread expression in tumour tissues and its exposed extracellular loops make it an ideal target for researchers to develop targeted strategies and immunotherapies for cancers of the GI tract. In the present review, we focus on the expression pattern of CLDN18.2 and its clinical significance in GI cancer. We also discuss the tumour-promoting and/or tumour-inhibiting functions of CLDN18.2, the mechanisms regulating its expression, and the current progress regarding the development of drugs targeting CLDN18.2 in clinical research.
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- Jinxia Chen
- Department of Gastric Surgery, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institutes of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institutes of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Key Lab of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institutes of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Key Lab of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institutes of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Key Lab of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institutes of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institutes of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Key Lab of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Li Yuan, ; Xiangdong Cheng,
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institutes of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Key Lab of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Li Yuan, ; Xiangdong Cheng,
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Luo M, Deng X, Chen Z, Hu Y. Circular RNA circPOFUT1 enhances malignant phenotypes and autophagy-associated chemoresistance via sequestrating miR-488-3p to activate the PLAG1-ATG12 axis in gastric cancer. Cell Death Dis 2023; 14:10. [PMID: 36624091 PMCID: PMC9829716 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-05506-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Circular RNAs are key regulators in regulating the progression and chemoresistance of gastric cancer (GC), suggesting circular RNAs as potential therapeutic targets for GC. The roles of a novel circular RNA circPOFUT1 in GC are unknown. Here, we found that circPOFUT1 was upregulated in GC tissues and cells, and increased circPOFUT1 expression indicated poor prognosis. Overexpression of circPOFUT1 enhanced cell proliferation, migration, invasion and autophagy-associated chemoresistance in GC, which were suppressed by miR-488-3p overexpression. CircPOFUT1 reduced miR-488-3p expression via sponging miR-488-3p in GC cells. PLAG1 interacted with ATG12 and promoted its expression. MiR-488-3p bound to PLAG1 and suppressed the expression of PLAG1 and ATG12 in GC cells. Overexpression of circPOFUT1 enhanced autophagy-associated chemoresistance of GC cells in vivo, but it was inhibited by overexpression of miR-488-3p. Collectively, circPOFUT1 directly sponged miR-488-3p to activate the expression of PLAG1 and ATG12, thus enhancing malignant phenotypes and autophagy-associated chemoresistance in GC. Our findings show the potential of circPOFUT1 as biomarkers and targeting circPOFUT1 as a therapeutic strategy for GC.
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- Ming Luo
- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan Province, China.
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Zhu SY, Li JJ, Lu Q, Yang C, Ma L, Jin C, Cui SZ, Fu JD, Zeng LS, Yang XZ. Increased expression of LINC00323 correlates with tumor progression and poor prognosis of gastric cancer. Cancer Biomark 2023; 38:311-319. [PMID: 37545221 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-230031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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BACKGROUD/AIMS LINC00323 is a novel lncRNA which has reported to play an important role in the development and recurrence in several cancers. However, the expression and predictive value of LINC00323 in gastric cancer (GC) remain mysterious. METHODS LINC00323 expression in GC tissues and adjacent normal tissues was evaluated by quantitative reverse-transcription PCR (qRT-PCR). The relationship between LINC00323 expression and clinicopathological features and patients' survival were analyzed. Univariate and multivariate survival analyses were performed. RESULTS LINC00323 expression were found to be significantly increased in GC tissues. High expression of LINC00323 exerted a pro-tumor effect in the late stage of GC development. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that patients with high LINC00323 were associated with poor overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Moreover, the combination of TNM stage and drinking status better identified GC patient outcome than those of TNM stage alone. CONCLUSIONS Our data showed that LINC00323 overexpression might serve as a novel independent prognostic factor for survival of GC patients, suggesting LINC00323 was a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for GC.
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- Si-Yu Zhu
- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of General Surgery, Baiyun Lake Community Health Service Center of Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery II, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of ICU, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Zhao ZX, Zhang YQ, Sun H, Chen ZQ, Chang JJ, Wang X, Wang X, Tan C, Ni SJ, Weng WW, Zhang M, Wang L, Huang D, Feng Y, Sheng WQ, Xu MD. Calcipotriol abrogates cancer-associated fibroblast-derived IL-8-mediated oxaliplatin resistance in gastric cancer cells via blocking PI3K/Akt signaling. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2023; 44:178-188. [PMID: 35676532 PMCID: PMC9813133 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-022-00927-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Activation of vitamin D receptor (VDR) in cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) has been implicated in hesitating tumor progression and chemoresistance of several human malignancies. Yet, the role of VDR in CAF-induced chemotherapy resistance of gastric cancer (GC) cells remains elusive. In this study we first conducted immunohistochemistry analysis on tissue microarrays including 88 pairs of GC and normal mucosa samples, and provided clinical evidence that VDR was mainly expressed in gastric mucous cells but almost invisible in CAFs, and VDR expression was negatively correlated with malignant clinical phenotype and advanced stages, low VDR expression confers to poor overall survival rate of patients with GC. In a co-culture system of primary CAFs and cancer cells, we showed that treatment of HGC-27 and AGS GC cells with VDR ligand calcipotriol (Cal, 500 nM) significantly inhibited CAF-induced oxaliplatin resistance. By using RNA-sequencing and Human Cytokine Antibody Array, we demonstrated that IL-8 secretion from CAFs induced oxaliplatin resistance via activating the PI3K/AKT pathway in GC, whereas Cal treatment greatly attenuated the tumor-supportive effect of CAF-derived IL-8 on GC cells. Taken together, this study verifies the specific localization of VDR in GC tissues and demonstrates that activation of VDR abrogates CAF-derived IL-8-mediated oxaliplatin resistance in GC via blocking PI3K/Akt signaling, suggesting vitamin D supplementation as a potential strategy of enhancing the anti-tumor effect of chemotherapy in GC.
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- Zhen-Xiong Zhao
- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200080, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200080, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Luo J, Yuan J, Yang Y, Jiang Y, Yan J, Tong Q. Special AT-rich sequence binding protein 1 promotes multidrug resistance in gastric cancer by regulation of Ezrin to alter subcellular localization of ATP-binding cassette transporters. Cancer Sci 2022; 114:1353-1364. [PMID: 36522839 PMCID: PMC10067392 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Multidrug resistance is a primary factor in the poor response to chemotherapy and subsequent death in gastric cancer patients. However, the molecular mechanisms involved remain unclear. In this study, the high expression of special AT-rich sequence binding protein 1 (SATB1) in gastric cancer was found to be associated with reduced sensitivity to various chemotherapy drugs. Our results demonstrate that SATB1 can promote chemotherapy resistance in gastric cancer in vitro and in vivo. SATB1 exerts its effect by enhancing the activity of multiple ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters (P-glycoprotein, multidrug resistance-associated protein, and breast cancer resistance protein) in gastric cancer cell lines. We also found that SATB1 affects ABC transporters by altering the subcellular localization of the ABC transporter rather than its expression. Subsequently, we confirmed that Ezrin binds to various ABC transporters and affects their subcellular localization. In addition, we found that SATB1 can also bind to the Ezrin promoter and regulate its expression. In the present study, we elucidate the mechanism of SATB1-mediated multidrug resistance in gastric cancer, providing a basis for SATB1 as a potential target for reversal of resistance.
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- Jiajun Luo
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery I Section, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery I Section, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery I Section, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery I Section, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery I Section, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery I Section, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Wang X, Zhang J, Cao G, Hua J, Shan G, Lin W. Emerging roles of circular RNAs in gastric cancer metastasis and drug resistance. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2022; 41:218. [PMID: 35821160 PMCID: PMC9277821 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-022-02432-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is an aggressive malignancy with a high mortality rate and poor prognosis, primarily caused by metastatic lesions. Improved understanding of GC metastasis at the molecular level yields meaningful insights into potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Covalently closed circular RNAs (circRNAs) have emerged as crucial regulators in diverse human cancers including GC. Furthermore, accumulating evidence has demonstrated that circRNAs exhibit the dysregulated patterns in GC and have emerged as crucial regulators in GC invasion and metastasis. However, systematic knowledge regarding the involvement of circRNAs in metastatic GC remains obscure. In this review, we outline the functional circRNAs related to GC metastasis and drug resistance and discuss their underlying mechanisms, providing a comprehensive delineation of circRNA functions on metastatic GC and shedding new light on future therapeutic interventions for GC metastases.
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Huang G, Cai G, Hu D, Li J, Xu Q, Chen Z, Xu B. Low SP1 SUMOylation-dependent SNHG17 upregulation promotes drug resistance of gastric cancer through impairing hsa-miR-23b-3p-induced Notch2 inhibition. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2022; 45:1329-1346. [PMID: 36214997 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-022-00722-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Specificity protein 1 (SP1), a transcription factor mediated by SUMOylation modifiers, is upregulated in gastric cancer (GC) and shares negative correlation with patient prognosis. Here, we paid main attention to the role of SP1 SUMOylation in the drug resistance of GC cells and the possible long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) SNHG17/microRNA-23b-3p (miR-23b-3p)/Notch2 network engaged in this process. METHODS Tumor tissues and non-tumor tissues were isolated from GC patients who received treatment with capecitabine and cisplatin (DDP). Co-immunoprecipitation was utilized to detect the SUMOylation level of SP1. Using gain- and loss-of-function approaches, we assessed the impacts of SNHG17/miR-23b-3p/Notch2 on sensitivity of DDP-resistant GC cells in vitro and in vivo. A series of assays such as luciferase activity detection and RNA pull-down were conducted for mechanistic exploration. RESULTS SP1 expression was increased due to low SP1 SUMOylation level in the recurrent GC tissues. This increase led to upregulated SNHG17 expression and SP1 binding sites existed in the SNHG17 promoter. In addition, SNHG17 could bind to miR-23b-3p while miR-23b-3p targeted Notch2. Loss of SNHG17 reduced the resistance of DDP-resistant GC cells to DDP, which was achieved through miR-23b-3p-dependent Notch2 inhibition. Finally, SP1 silencing attenuated the resistance of GC to DDP in mice. CONCLUSION Low SP1 SUMOylation induces SNHG17 upregulation and blocks miR-23b-3p-induced Notch2 inhibition, contributing to the resistance of GC to DDP. This study may aid in the development of therapeutic targets overcoming the chemoresistance of GC.
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- Guoyu Huang
- Department of AnoRectal Surgery, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan, 570105, Haikou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of AnoRectal Surgery, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan, 570105, Haikou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, 325000, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Shangcai Village, South Baixiang Street, Ouhai District, Zhejiang, 325000, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Shangcai Village, South Baixiang Street, Ouhai District, Zhejiang, 325000, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Shangcai Village, South Baixiang Street, Ouhai District, Zhejiang, 325000, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Shangcai Village, South Baixiang Street, Ouhai District, Zhejiang, 325000, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Ding Y, Gao S, Zheng J, Chen X. Blocking lncRNA-SNHG16 sensitizes gastric cancer cells to 5-Fu through targeting the miR-506-3p-PTBP1-mediated glucose metabolism. Cancer Metab 2022; 10:20. [PMID: 36447254 PMCID: PMC9707261 DOI: 10.1186/s40170-022-00293-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is a commonly occurring human malignancy. The 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) is a first-line anti-gastric cancer agent. However, a large number of GC patients developed 5-Fu resistance. Currently, the roles and molecular mechanisms of the lncRNA-SNHG16-modulated 5-Fu resistance in gastric cancer remain elusive. METHODS Expressions of lncRNA, miRNA, and mRNA were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot. RNA-RNA interaction was examined by RNA pull-down and luciferase assay. Cell viability and apoptosis rate under 5-Fu treatments were determined by MTT assay and Annexin V assay. The glycolysis rate of GC cells was evaluated by glucose uptake and ECAR. RESULTS Here, we report that SNHG16 as well as PTBP1, which is an RNA-binding protein, are positively associated with 5-Fu resistance to gastric cancer. SNHG16 and PTBP1 were significantly upregulated in gastric tumors and cell lines. Silencing SNHG16 or PTBP1 effectively sensitized GC cells to 5-Fu. Furthermore, glucose metabolism was remarkedly elevated in 5-Fu-resistant GC cells. Under low glucose supply, 5-Fu-resistant cells displayed higher vulnerability than parental GC cells. Bioinformatic analysis and luciferase assay demonstrated that SNHG16 downregulated miR-506-3p by sponging it to form a ceRNA network. We identified PTBP1 as a direct target of miR-506-3p in GC cells. RNA-seq results unveiled that PTBP1 positively regulated expressions of multiple glycolysis enzymes, including GLUT1, HK2, and LDHA. Bioinformatic analysis illustrated the 3'UTRs of glycolysis enzymes contained multiple PTBP1 binding sites, which were further verified by RNA pull-down and RNA immunoprecipitation assays. Consequently, we demonstrated that PTBP1 upregulated the mRNAs of glycolysis enzymes via promoting their mRNA stabilities. Finally, in vivo xenograft experiments validated that blocking the SNHG16-mediated miR-506-3p-PTBP1 axis effectively limited 5-Fu-resistant GC cell originated-xenograft tumor growth under 5-Fu treatments. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates molecular mechanisms of the SNHG16-mediated 5-Fu resistance of GC cells through modulating the miR-506-3p-PTBP1-glucose metabolism axis, presenting a promising approach for anti-chemoresistance therapy.
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- Yan Ding
- grid.265219.b0000 0001 2217 8588Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, School of Science and Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA
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- grid.415954.80000 0004 1771 3349Department of Anesthesia, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130033 P.R. China
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- grid.415954.80000 0004 1771 3349Department of General Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130033 P.R. China
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- grid.415954.80000 0004 1771 3349Department of General Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130033 P.R. China
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Bioinformatics Prediction and Machine Learning on Gene Expression Data Identifies Novel Gene Candidates in Gastric Cancer. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13122233. [PMID: 36553500 PMCID: PMC9778573 DOI: 10.3390/genes13122233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the five most common cancers in the world and unfortunately has a high mortality rate. To date, the pathogenesis and disease genes of GC are unclear, so the need for new diagnostic and prognostic strategies for GC is undeniable. Despite particular findings in this regard, a holistic approach encompassing molecular data from different biological levels for GC has been lacking. To translate Big Data into system-level biomarkers, in this study, we integrated three different GC gene expression data with three different biological networks for the first time and captured biologically significant (i.e., reporter) transcripts, hub proteins, transcription factors, and receptor molecules of GC. We analyzed the revealed biomolecules with independent RNA-seq data for their diagnostic and prognostic capabilities. While this holistic approach uncovered biomolecules already associated with GC, it also revealed novel system biomarker candidates for GC. Classification performances of novel candidate biomarkers with machine learning approaches were investigated. With this study, AES, CEBPZ, GRK6, HPGDS, SKIL, and SP3 were identified for the first time as diagnostic and/or prognostic biomarker candidates for GC. Consequently, we have provided valuable data for further experimental and clinical efforts that may be useful for the diagnosis and/or prognosis of GC.
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Liu SX, Zhou Y, Zhao L, Zhou LS, Sun J, Liu GJ, Du YS, Zhou YN. Thiostrepton confers protection against reactive oxygen species-related apoptosis by restraining FOXM1-triggerred development of gastric cancer. Free Radic Biol Med 2022; 193:385-404. [PMID: 36152915 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Gastric cancer is a leading cause of tumor-associated death worldwide. Metastasis and chemoresistance are crucial barriers for gastric cancer treatment. The Forkhead Box M1 (FOXM1) transcription factor has been reported as a promising treatment target for various types of tumors, but its effects on gastric cancer progression are not fully understood. In the present study, we found that FOXM1 expression levels were significantly up-regulated in human gastric cancer cell lines and tissues, and its expression was much higher in patients with metastasis. We then found that suppressing FOXM1 with its inhibitor thiostrepton (THIO) significantly reduced the proliferation of gastric cancer cells, while induced G0/G1 and apoptosis. Moreover, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, mitochondrial impair and autophagy were remarkably provoked in gastric cancer cells treated with THIO, which were required for the regulation of apoptotic cell death. Furthermore, THIO exposure considerably suppressed the migration, invasion and angiogenesis in gastric cancer cells. The inhibitory effects of THIO on tumor growth and metastasis were confirmed in an established gastric cancer xenograft mouse model without detectable toxicity. Intriguingly, our in vitro studies showed that the anti-cancer effects of THIO on gastric cancer were almost abolished upon FOXM1 over-expression, indicating the necessity of FOXM1 suppression in THIO-inhibited tumor growth. In addition, higher FOXM1 expression was detected in gastric cancer cells with chemoresistance. Both in vitro and in vivo studies illustrated that THIO strongly promoted the drug-resistant gastric cancer cells to chemotherapies, proved by the considerably decreased cell proliferation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process. Together, these findings revealed that FOXM1 was a promising therapeutic target for gastric cancer treatment, and THIO exerted potential as an therapeutic agent for the disease.
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- Shi-Xiong Liu
- Department of Geriatrics (II), The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Geriatrics (II), The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, The Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730020, China
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- Department of Geriatrics (II), The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Geriatrics (I), The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzho, 730000, China
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- Department of Geriatrics (I), The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzho, 730000, China
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- Department of Geriatrics (I), The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzho, 730000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Wei Y, Li Y, Chen Y, Liu P, Huang S, Zhang Y, Sun Y, Wu Z, Hu M, Wu Q, Wu H, Liu F, She T, Ning Z. ALDH1: A potential therapeutic target for cancer stem cells in solid tumors. Front Oncol 2022; 12:1026278. [PMID: 36387165 PMCID: PMC9650078 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1026278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Solid tumors can be divided into benign solid tumors and solid malignant tumors in the academic community, among which malignant solid tumors are called cancers. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world, and the global incidence of cancer is increasing yearly New cancer patients in China are always the first. After the concept of stem cells was introduced in the tumor community, the CSC markers represented by ALDH1 have been widely studied due to their strong CSC cell characteristics and potential to be the driving force of tumor metastasis. In the research results in the past five years, it has been found that ALDH1 is highly expressed in various solid cancers such as breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, ovarian cancer, head,and neck cancer. ALDH1 can activate and transform various pathways (such as the USP28/MYC signaling pathway, ALDH1A1/HIF-1α/VEGF axis, wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway), as well as change the intracellular pH value to promote formation and maintenance, resulting in drug resistance in tumors. By targeting and inhibiting ALDH1 in tumor stem cells, it can enhance the sensitivity of drugs and inhibit the proliferation, differentiation, and metastasis of solid tumor stem cells to some extent. This review discusses the relationship and pathway of ALDH1 with various solid tumors. It proposes that ALDH1 may serve as a diagnosis and therapeutic target for CSC, providing new insights and new strategies for reliable tumor treatment.
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- Yaolu Wei
- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
- *Correspondence: Fuxing Liu, ; Tonghui She, ; Zhifeng Ning,
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
- *Correspondence: Fuxing Liu, ; Tonghui She, ; Zhifeng Ning,
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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Xu H, Xu B, Hu J, Xia J, Tong L, Zhang P, Yang L, Tang L, Chen S, Du J, Wang Y, Li Y. Development of a novel autophagy-related gene model for gastric cancer prognostic prediction. Front Oncol 2022; 12:1006278. [PMID: 36276067 PMCID: PMC9585256 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1006278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is a major global health issue and one of the leading causes of tumor-associated mortality worldwide. Autophagy is thought to play a critical role in the development and progression of GC, and this process is controlled by a set of conserved regulators termed autophagy-related genes (ATGs). However, the complex contribution of autophagy to cancers is not completely understood. Accordingly, we aimed to develop a prognostic model based on the specific role of ATGs in GC to improve the prediction of GC outcomes. First, we screened 148 differentially expressed ATGs between GC and normal tissues in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) cohort. Consensus clustering in these ATGs was performed, and based on that, 343 patients were grouped into two clusters. According to Kaplan–Meier survival analysis, cluster C2 had a worse prognosis than cluster C1. Then, a disease risk model incorporating nine differentially expressed ATGs was constructed based on the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analysis, and the ability of this model to stratify patients into high- and low-risk groups was verified. The predictive value of the model was confirmed using both training and validation cohorts. In addition, the results of functional enrichment analysis suggested that GC risk is correlated with immune status. Moreover, autophagy inhibition increased sensitivity to cisplatin and exacerbated reactive oxygen species accumulation in GC cell lines. Collectively, the results indicated that this novel constructed risk model is an effective and reliable tool for predicting GC outcomes and could help with individual treatment through ATG targeting.
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- Haifeng Xu
- Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hangzhou Women’s Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
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- College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Jing Du, ; Ying Wang, ; Yanchun Li,
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hangzhou first people’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Jing Du, ; Ying Wang, ; Yanchun Li,
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hangzhou first people’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Jing Du, ; Ying Wang, ; Yanchun Li,
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Zeng X, Xiao J, Bai X, Liu Y, Zhang M, Liu J, Lin Z, Zhang Z. Research progress on the circRNA/lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA axis in gastric cancer. Pathol Res Pract 2022; 238:154030. [PMID: 36116329 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2022.154030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignant tumours worldwide. Genetic and epigenetic alterations are key factors in gastric carcinogenesis and drug resistance to chemotherapy. Competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) regulation models have defined circRNA/lncRNA as miRNA sponges that indirectly regulate miRNA downstream target genes. The ceRNA regulatory network is related to the malignant biological behaviour of gastric cancer. The circRNA/lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA axis may be a marker for the early diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer and a potential therapeutic target for gastric cancer. Exosomal ncRNAs play an important role in gastric cancer and are expected to be ideal biomarkers for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of gastric cancer. This review summarizes the specific ceRNA regulatory network (circRNA/lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA) discovered in gastric cancer in recent years, which may provide new ideas or strategies for early clinical diagnosis, further development, and application.
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- Xuemei Zeng
- Cancer Research Institute of Hengyang Medical School, University of South China; Key Laboratory of Cancer Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Hunan Province, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School,University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Cancer Research Institute of Hengyang Medical School, University of South China; Key Laboratory of Cancer Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Hunan Province, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Cancer Research Institute of Hengyang Medical School, University of South China; Key Laboratory of Cancer Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Hunan Province, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Cancer Research Institute of Hengyang Medical School, University of South China; Key Laboratory of Cancer Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Hunan Province, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Cancer Research Institute of Hengyang Medical School, University of South China; Key Laboratory of Cancer Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Hunan Province, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Cancer Research Institute of Hengyang Medical School, University of South China; Key Laboratory of Cancer Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Hunan Province, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China.
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Su P, Jiang L, Zhang Y, Yu T, Kang W, Liu Y, Yu J. Crosstalk between tumor-associated macrophages and tumor cells promotes chemoresistance via CXCL5/PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in gastric cancer. Cancer Cell Int 2022; 22:290. [PMID: 36151545 PMCID: PMC9508748 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-022-02717-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy regimen has been widely used for the treatment of gastric cancer, but meanwhile the development of chemotherapeutic resistance remains a major clinical challenge. Tumor microenvironment (TME) frequently correlates with the development of chemoresistance in human cancer. As a major component of TME, the role of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in the chemoresistance of gastric cancer has not been fully elucidated. METHODS Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was applied to detect the density of TAMs in clinical samples of 103 patients with gastric cancer who had undergone 5-FU-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy. 5-FU-resistant gastric cell lines MKN45-R and HGC27-R were established, macrophages were then separately co-cultured with MKN45-R, HGC27-R cells and their parental cells. The effect of gastric cancer cells on the polarization of macrophages, the biological function of M2-polaried macrophages and the mechanism for promoting 5-FU-resistance were investigated. Then the correlation between the expression of CXC motif chemokine ligand 5 (CXCL5) and the infiltration of hemoglobin scavenger receptor (CD163) positive and mannose receptor (CD206) positive macrophages was analyzed, the prognostic value of CXCL5 expression in clinical samples was further explored. RESULTS The high infiltration of macrophages marked by CD68 in gastric cancer samples was significantly associated with the resistance of gastric cancer to chemotherapy. Gastric cancer cells could modulate macrophages to M2-like polarization through indirect co-culture, and chemoresistant cells were more efficient in inducing macrophages polarization to M2 phenotype. Co-culturing M2-polarized macrophages in turn enhanced 5-FU-resistance of gastric cancer cells, and it was further verified that CXCL5 derived from M2-polarized macrophages promoted chemoresistance through activing the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. Besides, high level of CXCL5 could recruit monocytes to form more M2-polarized macrophages. Clinically, high expression of CXCL5 in gastric cancer samples was associated with the high infiltration of CD163 positive macrophages and CD206 positive macrophages, and patients with high expression of CXCL5 presented lower overall survival (OS) rates than those with low expression of CXCL5. CONCLUSION Interaction between TAMs and gastric cancer cells promoted chemoresistance in gastric cancer via CXCL5/PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. Thus, targeting TAMs and blocking the cell-cell crosstalk between TAMs and gastric cancer cells may represent prospective therapeutic strategies for patients with gastric cancer.
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- Pengfei Su
- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China.,Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China.,Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China.,Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China.,Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Pathology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China.
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Zhang F, Chen Q, Chen P, Liu C, Wang H, Zhao L. The lncRNA CRNDE is regulated by E2F6 and sensitizes gastric cancer cells to chemotherapy by inhibiting autophagy. J Cancer 2022; 13:3061-3072. [PMID: 36046639 PMCID: PMC9414014 DOI: 10.7150/jca.65871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chemotherapy is an important treatment for gastric cancer (GC), but the primary and secondary drug resistance of tumours to chemotherapy seriously affects its curative effect. In recent years, the relationship between long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and malignant tumours has received increasing attention. Based on accumulating evidence, lncRNAs are involved in the chemoresistance of GC, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we identified the lncRNA colorectal neoplasia differentially expressed (CRNDE) as an important regulator of autophagy-associated chemoresistance in GC. Mechanistically, overexpression of CRNDE inhibits autophagy and induces apoptosis, thereby sensitizing GC cells to chemotherapy drugs. Moreover, E2F6, a classical transcriptional inhibitor, is confirmed to be upregulated in GC and represses the expression of CRNDE. The E2F6-CRNDE axis is clinically related to chemoresistant GC and poor outcomes in patients with advanced GC. Our findings suggest that the E2F6-CRNDE axis is a viable therapeutic target to protect against chemoresistance in GC.
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- Feifei Zhang
- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde), Foshan, China.,Department of Pathology & Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Tumor Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Pathology & Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Tumor Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Tumour Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde), Foshan, China.,Department of Pathology & Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Tumor Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Zhang X, Soutto M, Chen Z, Bhat N, Zhu S, Eissmann MF, Ernst M, Lu H, Peng D, Xu Z, El-Rifai W. Induction of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 4 by Helicobacter pylori via Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 With a Feedforward Activation Loop Involving SRC Signaling in Gastric Cancer. Gastroenterology 2022; 163:620-636.e9. [PMID: 35588797 PMCID: PMC9629135 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection is the main risk factor for gastric cancer. The role of fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGRFs) in H pylori-mediated gastric tumorigenesis remains largely unknown. This study investigated the molecular and mechanistic links between H pylori, inflammation, and FGFR4 in gastric cancer. METHODS Cell lines, human and mouse gastric tissue samples, and gastric organoids models were implemented. Infection with H pylori was performed using in vitro and in vivo models. Western blot, real-time quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, flow cytometry, immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and luciferase reporter assays were used for molecular, mechanistic, and functional studies. RESULTS Analysis of FGFR family members using The Cancer Genome Atlas data, followed by validation, indicated that FGFR4 messenger (m)RNA was the most significantly overexpressed member in human gastric cancer tissue samples (P < .001). We also detected high levels of Fgfr4 mRNA and protein in gastric dysplasia and adenocarcinoma lesions in mouse models. Infection with J166, 7.13, and PMSS1 cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA)+ H pylori strains induced FGFR4 mRNA and protein expression in in vitro and in vivo models. This was associated with a concordant activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Analysis of the FGFR4 promoter suggested several putative binding sites for STAT3. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation assay and an FGFR-promoter luciferase reporter containing putative STAT3 binding sites and their mutants, we confirmed a direct functional binding of STAT3 on the FGFR4 promoter. Mechanistically, we also discovered a feedforward activation loop between FGFR4 and STAT3 where the fibroblast growth factor 19–FGFR4 axis played an essential role in activating STAT3 in a SRC proto-oncogene non-receptor tyrosine kinase dependent manner. Functionally, we found that FGFR4 protected against H pylori-induced DNA damage and cell death. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrated a link between infection, inflammation, and FGFR4 activation, where a feedforward activation loop between FGFR4 and STAT3 is established via SRC proto-oncogene non-receptor tyrosine kinase in response to H pylori infection. Given the relevance of FGFR4 to the etiology and biology of gastric cancer, we propose FGFR4 as a druggable molecular vulnerability that can be tested in patients with gastric cancer.
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- Xing Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Cancer and Inflammation Laboratory, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute and School of Cancer Medicine, La Trobe University, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Cancer and Inflammation Laboratory, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute and School of Cancer Medicine, La Trobe University, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida; Department of Veterans Affairs, Miami Healthcare System, Miami, Florida; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
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A DCS-related lncRNA signature predicts the prognosis and chemotherapeutic response of patients with gastric cancer. Biosci Rep 2022; 42:231674. [PMID: 35993308 PMCID: PMC9446389 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20220989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The combination of docetaxel, cisplatin, and S-1 (DCS) is a common chemotherapy regimen for patients with gastric cancer (GC). However, studies on long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) associated with the chemotherapeutic response to and prognosis after DCS remain lacking. The aim of the present study was to identify DCS mRNAs-lncRNAs associated with chemotherapy response and prognosis in GC patients. In the present study, we identified 548 lncRNAs associated with these 16 mRNAs in the TCGA and GSE31811 datasets. Eleven lncRNAs were used to construct a prognostic signature by least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression. A model including the 11 lncRNAs (LINC02532, AC007277.1, AC005324.4, AL512506.1, AC068790.7, AC022509.2, AC113139.1, LINC00106, AC005165.1, MIR100HG, and UBE2R2-AS1) associated with the prognosis of GC was constructed. The signature was validated in the TCGA database, model comparison, and qRT-PCR experiments. The results showed that the risk signature was a more effective prognostic factor for GC patients. Furthermore, the results showed that this model can well predicting chemotherapy drug response and immune infiltration of GC patients. In addition, our experimental results indicated that lower expression levels of LINC00106 and UBE2R2-AS1 predicted worse drug resistance in AGS/DDP cells. The experimental results agreed with the predictions. Furthermore, knockdown of LINC00106 or UBE2R2-AS1 can significantly enhanced the proliferation and migration of GC AGS cells in vitro. In conclusion, a novel DCS therapy-related lncRNA signature may become a new strategy to predict chemotherapy response and prognosis in GC patients. LINC00106 and UBE2R2-AS1 may exhibit a tumor suppressive function in GC.
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Yu X, He S, Shen J, Huang Q, Yang P, Huang L, Pu D, Wang L, Li L, Liu J, Liu Z, Zhu L. Tumor vessel normalization and immunotherapy in gastric cancer. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2022; 14:17588359221110176. [PMID: 35872968 PMCID: PMC9297465 DOI: 10.1177/17588359221110176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is a common malignant tumor, and patients with GC have a low survival rate due to limited effective treatment methods. Angiogenesis and immune evasion are two key processes in GC progression, and they act synergistically to promote tumor progression. Tumor vascular normalization has been shown to improve the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy, which in turn may be improved through enhanced immune stimulation. Therefore, it may be interesting to identify synergies between immunomodulatory agents and anti-angiogenic therapies in GC. This strategy aims to normalize the tumor microenvironment through the action of the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor while stimulating the immune response through immunotherapy and prolonging the survival of GC patients.
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- Xianzhe Yu
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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Wang G, Yang L, Wang Y, Hu R, Zhang K, Guo T, Chen B, Jiang X, Cui R. Characterization of Immune-Related Molecular Subtypes and a Prognostic Signature Correlating With the Response to Immunotherapy in Patients With Gastric Cancer. Front Immunol 2022; 13:939836. [PMID: 35898512 PMCID: PMC9309259 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.939836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is a disease characterized by high molecular and phenotypic heterogeneity and represents a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) affects the response to immunotherapy and the prognosis of patients with GC. Explorations of the TIME in GC and characterization of molecular subtypes might enhance personalized treatment and facilitate clinical decision-making. In this study, two molecular subtypes were defined through unsupervised consensus clustering based on immune-related dysregulated genes. Then, patients with different molecular subtypes of GC were shown to have distinct differences in sensitivity to immune checkpoint blockers (ICBs). The immune-related prognostic signature was established utilizing least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO)-Cox regression analysis. Three independent external cohorts and the IMvigor210 cohort were introduced to validate the robustness of IPRS. scRNA-seq data of GC samples were used to decipher the underlying mechanisms of how IPRS contributes to the TIME. GC biospecimens were collected for RT-qPCR to further validate our findings. In summary, we characterized the abnormal TIME of GC and constructed a reliable immune-related prognostic signature correlating with the response to immunotherapy. This study may provide new strategies for developing individualized treatments for patients with GC.
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- Gaoming Wang
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaohua Jiang, ; Ran Cui,
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaohua Jiang, ; Ran Cui,
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Chen Y, Sun X, Yang J. Prediction of Gastric Cancer-Related Genes Based on the Graph Transformer Network. Front Oncol 2022; 12:902616. [PMID: 35847949 PMCID: PMC9281472 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.902616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer is a complex multifactorial and multistage process that involves a large number of tumor-related gene structural changes and abnormal expression. Therefore, knowing the related genes of gastric cancer can further understand the pathogenesis of gastric cancer and provide guidance for the development of targeted drugs. Traditional methods to discover gastric cancer-related genes based on biological experiments are time-consuming and expensive. In recent years, a large number of computational methods have been developed to identify gastric cancer-related genes. In addition, a large number of experiments show that establishing a biological network to identify disease-related genes has higher accuracy than ordinary methods. However, most of the current computing methods focus on the processing of homogeneous networks, and do not have the ability to encode heterogeneous networks. In this paper, we built a heterogeneous network using a disease similarity network and a gene interaction network. We implemented the graph transformer network (GTN) to encode this heterogeneous network. Meanwhile, the deep belief network (DBN) was applied to reduce the dimension of features. We call this method “DBN-GTN”, and it performed best among four traditional methods and five similar methods.
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Zhang Y, Gao LX, Wang W, Zhang T, Dong FY, Ding WP. M 6 A Demethylase FTO Regulates Cisplatin Resistance of Gastric Cancer by Modulating Autophagy Activation via ULK1. Cancer Sci 2022; 113:3085-3096. [PMID: 35730319 PMCID: PMC9459343 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Drug resistance is an important factor for treatment failure of gastric cancer. N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) is the predominant mRNA internal modification in eukaryotes. The roles of m6A modification in drug resistance of gastric cancer remains unclear. In the present study, the m6A methylated RNA level was significantly decreased while the expression of m6A demethylase fat mass and obesity‐associated protein (FTO) was obviously elevated in cisplatin‐resistant (SGC‐7901/DDP) gastric cancer cells. Knockdown of FTO reversed cisplatin resistance of SGC‐7901/DDP cells both in vitro and in vivo, which was attributed to the inhibition of Unc‐51‐like kinase 1 (ULK1)‐mediated autophagy. Mechanistically, ULK1 expression was regulated in an FTO‐m6A‐dependent and YTHDF2‐mediated manner. Collectively, our findings indicate that the FTO/ULK1 axis exerts crucial roles in cisplatin resistance of gastric cancer.
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- Yan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, The First Aflliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Aflliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Aflliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Aflliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China.,Department of Radiotherapy, The First Aflliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, China
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Zhang X, Wang X, Li W, Sun T, Diao D, Dang C. Predictive value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for distant metastasis in gastric cancer patients. Sci Rep 2022; 12:10269. [PMID: 35715490 PMCID: PMC9205918 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14379-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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As a systemic inflammatory marker, the significance of NLR in predicting tumor prognosis and early lymph node metastasis is well known, including gastric cancer (GC). However, whether NLR can reflect GC metastasis status remains to be explored. We retrospectively enrolled 1667 GC patients treated in our hospital from December 2010 to December 2018. Patients were grouped according to the presence or absence of metastases. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of markers in assessing GC metastasis. Then we conducted a joint ROC curve analysis. The effects of clinicopathological parameters on GC metastasis were assessed using multiple logistic regression analysis. 743 (44.6%) patients were diagnosed with metastatic GC. Patients with GC metastases have younger age, higher CEA, CA19-9, CA72-4 and NLR. Based on the comparison of AUC, NLR has diagnostic efficacy comparable to that of GC markers. The AUC of NLR combined with GC markers had significantly higher predicting efficacy than that without combination for assessing peritoneal metastasis (P = 0.013), osseous metastasis (P = 0.017) and hepatic metastasis (P < 0.001). In multiple logistic regression analysis, age, NLR, CEA, CA19-9 and CA72-4 were found to be independently associated with GC metastasis (all P < 0.05). NLR was a risk factor of GC metastasis. Combining CEA, CA19-9, CA72-4 and NLR could better predict metastases in GC.
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- Xin Zhang
- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
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Song J, Wei R, Huo S, Gao J, Liu X. Metastasis Related Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Signature Predicts Prognosis and Response to Immunotherapy in Gastric Cancer. Front Immunol 2022; 13:920512. [PMID: 35769483 PMCID: PMC9234207 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.920512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Increasing evidence has revealed the effect of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) on tumor microenvironment and cancer treatment. However, an EMT-based signature to predict the prognosis and therapeutic effect in gastric cancer (GC) has rarely been established. Methods Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between paired primary gastric and ovarian metastatic tumors were identified through comparative RNA-seq analysis, followed by the construction of metastasis-related EMT signature (MEMTS) based on DEGs and EMT gene set. Then, both The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) cohort and the Asian Cancer Research Group (ACRG) cohort were analyzed to explore the potential association between MEMTS and prognosis in GC. Samsung Medical Center (SMC) cohort and two individual immunotherapy treatment cohorts, including Kim cohort and Hugo cohort, were utilized to evaluate the predictive value of MEMTS on the response to adjuvant therapy and immunotherapy, respectively. Finally, the potential association of MEMTS with tumor environment and immune escape mechanisms was investigated. Results High MEMTS predicted a poor prognosis in patients with GC. Patients with low MEMTS potentially gained more benefits from adjuvant chemoradiotherapy than those with high MEMTS. MEMTS reliably predicted the response to immunotherapy in GC (area under the curve = 0.896). MEMTS was significantly associated with cancer-associated fibroblasts and stromal score in the aspect of the tumor microenvironment. Conclusion MEMTS serves as a potential biomarker to predict the prognosis and response to adjuvant therapy and immunotherapy in GC. MEMTS-based evaluation of individual tumors enables personalized treatment for GC patients in the future.
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- Junquan Song
- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Jianpeng Gao, ; Xiaowen Liu,
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Jianpeng Gao, ; Xiaowen Liu,
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Tan J, Zhou S, Zhang W, Yang B, Zhong G, Huang J, Hu H, Han F, Luo M. LncRNA OVAAL
enhances nucleotide synthesis via pyruvate carboxylase to promote
5‐FU
resistance in gastric cancer. Cancer Sci 2022; 113:3055-3070. [PMID: 35657686 PMCID: PMC9459305 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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- Jia‐nan Tan
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sun Yat‐Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou China 510120
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sun Yat‐Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou China 510120
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- Department of Oncology, Sun Yat‐Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou China 510120
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sun Yat‐Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou China 510120
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sun Yat‐Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou China 510120
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sun Yat‐Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou China 510120
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- Department of Oncology, Sun Yat‐Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou China 510120
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sun Yat‐Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou China 510120
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- Medical Research Center, Sun Yat‐Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou China 510120
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat‐Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou China 510120
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Biagioni A, Peri S, Schiavone N, Giommoni E, Papucci L. Editorial: Redox Potential and Metabolic Behavior in Gastrointestinal Cancers. Front Oncol 2022; 12:882237. [PMID: 35574349 PMCID: PMC9092526 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.882237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Alessio Biagioni
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Robotic Surgery, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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Bioactive cytomembrane@poly(citrate-peptide)-miRNA365 nanoplatform with immune escape and homologous targeting for colon cancer therapy. Mater Today Bio 2022; 15:100294. [PMID: 35620794 PMCID: PMC9127421 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Colon cancer is one of the most common gastrointestinal tumors in the world. Currently, the commonly used methods such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy and drug treatments are often ineffective and have significant side effects. Here we developed a safe and efficient biomaterials based anti-tumor nanoplatform (M@NPs/miR365), which was formed with poly (citrate-peptide) (PCP), miRNA365 mimic and MC38 cancer cell membrane (M). PCP could efficiently deliver miR365 mimic into MC38 cancer cells, promote the apoptosis of MC38 tumor cells and regulate the expression of Bcl2 and Ki67 in vitro. Tumor cell membranes were prepared by a fast and convenient sonication method. This tumor cell membrane-coated drug delivery system M@NPs can effectively reduce macrophage uptake and increase the stability of NPs. And the MC38 tumor model mice experiment showed that M@NPs/miR365 via caudal vein injection effectively inhibit tumor development. Based on the immune escape and homologous targeting of cancer cells and efficient gene transfection ability of NPs, this “Trojan horse” like “Pseudotumor cell” carries the target gene miR365 mimic to the tumor site and realizes cancer therapy. Noteworthy, the drug delivery system has good biocompatibility. Thus, this safe drug delivery strategy mediated by cancer cell membrane and gene therapy may have a certain significance for reducing the gap between nanoplatform and tumor clinical treatment.
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Ju Y. The Mechanism of Osthole in the Treatment of Gastric Cancer Based on Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking Technology. Appl Bionics Biomech 2022; 2022:5997895. [PMID: 35498147 PMCID: PMC9050318 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5997895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Objective To study the mechanism of osthole in GC based on network pharmacology and molecular docking. Methods The potential targets of osthole were predicted through the TCM System Pharmacology Analysis Platform, SwissTargetPrediction, and PharmMapper database. Targets related to gastric cancer were obtained through OMIM and GeneCard database. The online tool Venny 2.1.0 was used to screen GC and common target of osthole. The targets after the intersection of drugs and diseases were entered into the STRING database, and the protein interaction network was constructed, and the core targets with high correlation were screened out. The WebGestalt website was used to GO functional enrichment and KEGG pathway analysis and visualization with KOBAS website. The Cytoscape 3.8.2 was employed to draw the C-T-P-D (compound-target-pathway-disease) network visualization diagram. Finally, molecular docking validation was performed using PyMOL 2.5 and Discovery Studio Standalone. Results Through prediction and screening, 108 corresponding targets were screened from osthole, and 173 targets were obtained after intersecting with gastric cancer targets. Among them, the top ten targets were the core targets of this study, including MAPK3, MAPK1, SRC, AKT1, HSP90AA1, RXRA, ESR1, RELA, MAPK14, and EGFR. The analysis of GO, KEGG, and PPI showed that the mechanism of action of osthole against GC may be closely related to the regulation of the PI3K signaling pathway. The results of molecular docking showed that osthole had a good affinity with MAPK3, which is a crucial part of the PI3K signaling pathway. Conclusion This study preliminarily revealed the targets and related pathways of osthole in the treatment of gastric cancer and provided a new idea for further exploration of osthole targeted prevention and treatment of gastric cancer.
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- Yunjie Ju
- Medical College of China Three Gorges University, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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Jiang L, Zhang Y, Su P, Ma Z, Ye X, Kang W, Liu Y, Yu J. Long non-coding RNA HNF1A-AS1 induces 5-FU resistance of gastric cancer through miR-30b-5p/EIF5A2 pathway. Transl Oncol 2022; 18:101351. [PMID: 35092904 PMCID: PMC8802127 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2022.101351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide and chemoresistance is a major cause for its poor prognosis. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are associated with cancer chemoresistance. The current study sought to explore the mechanism of lncRNA HNF1A antisense RNA 1 (HNF1A-AS1) in mediating 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) resistance of GC. METHODS qRT-PCR was performed to detect the expression level of HNF1A-AS1 in GC tissues and cells. Abnormal expression of HNF1A-AS1 in GC cells was induced by lentivirus infection. Protein levels of EIF5A2, E-Cadherin, Vimentin and N-Cadherin were detected using western blot. Competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) mechanisms were explored through luciferase assays and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assays. Functional experiments of chemoresistance were performed by CCK-8 assays, colony formation assays and flow cytometry with the treatment of 5-FU. Mouse tumor xenograft assays were performed to verify the findings in vivo. RESULTS The findings showed HNF1A-AS1 was significantly upregulated in GC tissues especially in chemoresistance group. Findings from in vitro and in vivo experiments showed HNF1A-AS1 increased cell viability and proliferation, repressed apoptosis and promoted xenograft tumors growth in the presence of 5-FU. Mechanistic studies revealed HNF1A-AS1 promoted chemoresistance by facilitating epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) process through upregulating EIF5A2 expression and HNF1A-AS1 acted as a sponge of miR-30b-5p. CONCLUSIONS The findings from the current study showed HNF1A-AS1 promoted 5-FU resistance by acting as a ceRNA of miR-30b-5p and promoting EIF5A2-induced EMT process in GC. This indicates that HNF1A-AS1 is a potential therapeutic target for alleviating GC chemoresistance.
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- Lin Jiang
- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujin, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China; Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujin, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China; Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujin, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China; Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujin, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujin, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujin, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Pathology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujin, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China.
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