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Pal P, Starkweather KN, Hales KH, Hales DB. A Review of Principal Studies on the Development and Treatment of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer in the Laying Hen Gallus gallus. Comp Med 2021; 71:271-284. [PMID: 34325771 DOI: 10.30802/aalas-cm-20-000116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Often referred to as the silent killer, ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. This disease rarely shows any physical symptoms until late stages and no known biomarkers are available for early detection. Because ovarian cancer is rarely detected early, the physiology behind the initiation, progression, treatment, and prevention of this disease remains largely unclear. Over the past 2 decades, the laying hen has emerged as a model that naturally develops epithelial ovarian cancer that is both pathologically and histologically similar to that of the human form of the disease. Different molecular signatures found in human ovarian cancer have also been identified in chicken ovarian cancer including increased CA125 and elevated E-cadherin expression, among others. Chemoprevention studies conducted in this model have shown that decreased ovulation and inflammation are associated with decreased incidence of ovarian cancer development. The purpose of this article is to review the major studies performed in laying hen model of ovarian cancer and discuss how these studies shape our current understanding of the pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer.
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- Purab Pal
- Department of Physiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois
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- Department of Physiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois;,
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Hufnagel DH, Cozzi GD, Crispens MA, Beeghly-Fadiel A. Platelets, Thrombocytosis, and Ovarian Cancer Prognosis: Surveying the Landscape of the Literature. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21218169. [PMID: 33142915 PMCID: PMC7663176 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Platelets are critical components of a number of physiologic processes, including tissue remodeling after injury, wound healing, and maintenance of vascular integrity. Increasing evidence suggests that platelets may also play important roles in cancer. In ovarian cancer, thrombocytosis, both at the time of initial diagnosis and at recurrence, has been associated with poorer prognosis. This review describes current evidence for associations between thrombocytosis and ovarian cancer prognosis and discusses the clinical relevance of platelet count thresholds and timing of assessment. In addition, we discuss several mechanisms from in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies that may underlie these associations and recommend potential approaches for novel therapeutic targets for this lethal disease.
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- Demetra H. Hufnagel
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2209 Garland Avenue, Nashville, TN 37240, USA; (D.H.H.); (G.D.C.)
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2209 Garland Avenue, Nashville, TN 37240, USA; (D.H.H.); (G.D.C.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA;
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, 1301 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, 1301 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2525 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
- Correspondence:
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Smith PG, Roque D, Ching MM, Fulton A, Rao G, Reader JC. The Role of Eicosanoids in Gynecological Malignancies. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:1233. [PMID: 32982722 PMCID: PMC7479818 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.01233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Eicosanoids, bio-active lipid molecules, evoke a multitude of biological effects that directly affect cancer cells and indirectly affect tumor microenvironment. An emerging role has been shown for eicosanoids in the pathogenesis of gynecological malignancies which include cancers of the vulva, vagina, cervix, uterine, and ovary. Eicosanoid biosynthesis pathways start at the metabolism of phospholipids by phospholipase A2 then proceeding to one of three pathways: the cyclooxygenase (COX), lipoxygenase (LOX), or P450 epoxygenase pathways. The most studied eicosanoid pathways include COX and LOX; however, more evidence is appearing to support further study of the P450 epoxygenase pathway in gynecologic cancers. In this review, we present the current knowledge of the role of COX, LOX and P450 pathways in the pathogenesis of gynecologic malignancies. Vulvar and vaginal cancer, the rarest subtypes, there is association of COX-2 expression with poor disease specific survival in vulvar cancer and, in vaginal cancer, COX-2 expression has been found to play a role in mucosal inflammation leading to disease susceptibility and transmission. Cervical cancer is associated with COX-2 levels 7.4 times higher than in healthy tissues. Additionally, HPV elevates COX-2 levels through the EGFR pathway and HIV promotes elevated COX-2 levels in cervical tissue as well as increases PGE2 levels eliciting inflammation and progression of cancer. Evidence supports significant roles for both the LOX and COX pathways in uterine cancer. In endometrial cancer, there is increased expression of 5-LOX which is associated with adverse outcomes. Prostanoids in the COX pathway PGE2 and PGF2α have been shown to play a significant role in uterine cancer including alteration of proliferation, adhesion, migration, invasion, angiogenesis, and the inflammatory microenvironment. The most studied gynecological malignancy in regard to the potential role of eicosanoids in tumorigenesis is ovarian cancer in which all three pathways have shown to be associated or play a role in ovarian tumorigenesis directly on the tumor cell or through modulation of the tumor microenvironment. By identifying the gaps in knowledge, additional pathways and targets could be identified in order to obtain a better understanding of eicosanoid signaling in gynecological malignancies and identify potential new therapeutic approaches.
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- Paige G. Smith
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Yokoyama Y, Xin B, Shigeto T, Mizunuma H. Combination of ciglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ligand, and cisplatin enhances the inhibition of growth of human ovarian cancers. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2011; 137:1219-28. [DOI: 10.1007/s00432-011-0993-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2011] [Accepted: 06/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rask K, Zhu Y, Wang W, Hedin L, Sundfeldt K. Ovarian epithelial cancer: a role for PGE2-synthesis and signalling in malignant transformation and progression. Mol Cancer 2006; 5:62. [PMID: 17107625 PMCID: PMC1657027 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-5-62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2006] [Accepted: 11/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background The involvement of the cyclooxygenases (COX), in particular COX-2, is well documented for many tumours, e.g. colon, breast and prostate cancer, by both experimental and clinical studies. There are epidemiological data from subjects using NSAIDs, and experimental evidence supporting the hypothesis of prostaglandins (PGs) as regulators of tumourigenesis in the ovary. One of the end products of PG-synthesis, PGE2, regulates several key-processes, which are characteristic for tumour growth, e.g. angiogenesis, proliferation and apoptosisis. The present study investigated the pathway for PGE2 – synthesis and signalling in ovarian tumourigenesis by analysing specimen from normal ovaries (n = 18), benign (B) (n = 8), borderline type (BL) (n = 6) and malignant tumours (AC) (n = 22). The expression and cell-specific localization of COX-1, COX-2, microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1) and two of the receptors for PGE2, EP1 and EP2, were examined by immunoblotting (IB) and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Results The results are in line with earlier studies demonstrating an increase of COX-2 in AC compared to the normal ovary, B and BL tumours. Increased expressions were also observed for COX-1, mPGES-1 and EP-1 which all were significantly (p < 0.05) augmented in less differentiated AC (grades: moderately-, poorly- and undifferentiated). The increase of COX-2 was also correlated to stage (FIGO classification) with significant elevations in stages II and III. EP1 was increased in stage III while no significant alterations were demonstrated for COX-1, mPGES-1 or EP2 for stage. IHC revealed staining of the tumour cells, but also increase of COX-1, COX-2, mPGES-1 and EP1–2 in the stromal compartment of AC (grades: moderately-, poorly- and undifferentiated). This observation suggests interactions between tumour cells and stromal cells (fibroblasts, immune cells), e.g. paracrine signalling mediated by growth factors, cytokines and possibly PGs. Conclusion The increases of COX-1, COX-2, mPGES-1 and EP1–2 in epithelial ovarian cancer, supports the hypothesis that PGE2-synthesis and signalling are of importance for malignant transformation and progression. The observed augmentations of COX-1, COX-2 and mPGES-1 have implications for future therapeutic strategies.
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- Katarina Rask
- Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section for Urology, Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Education, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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Landen CN, Mathur SP, Richardson MS, Creasman WT. Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in cervical, endometrial, and ovarian malignancies. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003; 188:1174-6. [PMID: 12748469 DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to compare the presence of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) levels between normal and malignant cervix, endometrium, and ovary. STUDY DESIGN Semiquantitative immunofluorescent assays for COX-2 were performed on sections of cervical squamous cell carcinoma (n = 12), endometrial adenocarcinoma (n = 13), and ovarian serous adenocarcinoma (n = 9). Levels of immunofluorescence for each sample were objectively measured, categorized as high, moderate, or negative expression and compared with normal cervical (n = 14), endometrial (n = 15), and ovarian (n = 13) tissue with the Fisher exact test. RESULTS Normal cervical tissue expressed COX-2 more frequently than cervical cancer (50% vs 23%), but the difference was not significant (P =.247). COX-2 was rarely present in normal endometrium (7%) and normal ovarian epithelium (0%) and was usually present in endometrial adenocarcinoma (69%, P <.001) and ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma (89%, P <.001). CONCLUSION In this cohort, COX-2 expression is significantly more common in endometrial adenocarcinoma and ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma, but not in cervical squamous carcinoma, compared with normal tissue.
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- Charles N Landen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Boulevard, 634 CSB, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Costantini V, Bocchini V, Bisacci R, Binazzi M, Nenci GG. Modulation of vein wall prostacyclin synthesis by cultured human malignant melanoma cells. Thromb Res 1990; 58:81-7. [PMID: 2111590 DOI: 10.1016/0049-3848(90)90245-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- V Costantini
- Istituto di Semeiotica Medica, Università di Perugia, Italy
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Slotman GJ. Plasma thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin concentrations in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. J Surg Oncol 1988; 38:33-7. [PMID: 3287005 DOI: 10.1002/jso.2930380110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Circulating prostaglandins, including thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin, have been implicated as possible facilitative agents in the growth and dissemination of squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of plasma concentrations of these compounds to tumor stage and the effect of surgical resection on plasma prostaglandin levels. Blood samples were obtained from 40 patients with head and neck cancer. Ten treated patients were clinically disease-free (NED), and 30 patients with active disease were previously untreated at the time of this study. Plasma concentrations of thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin were measured by radioimmunoassay of their stable metabolites thromboxane B2 (TxB) and prostaglandin 6-keto-F1 (PGI). Platelet aggregation was performed with normal donor platelets (PRP) and normal control or patient plasma (PPP). TxB and TxB/PGI ratios were increased in T1N0M0 patients, compared with NED and with T4N0M0 primary lesions versus all other groups. With lymphatic and hematogenous metastases, TxB and TxB/PGI ratios fell to NED levels. ADP-induced platelet aggregation was significantly increased in head and neck cancer patients, compared with normal controls, and with T4N0M0 lesions, compared with NED. There were no significant differences in PGI levels. TxB, PGI, TxB/PGI, and platelet aggregometry did not change significantly with curative surgery. TxB and TxB/PGI interactions are involved in head and neck cancer. Changes in TxB and TxB/PGI may be related to increased platelet aggregation.
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- G J Slotman
- Department of Surgery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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The gynecologic and obstetric implications of the smooth muscle-relaxing, antiaggregatory prostacyclin and its endogenous antagonist, thromboxane A2, are reviewed. In addition to the vascular wall and circulating platelets, which are primary sources for prostacyclin and thromboxane A2, respectively, reproductive tissues produce great amounts of these prostanoids, evidently for the regulation of the vascular tone and/or vascular platelet interaction. Several gynecologic and obstetric disorders are characterized by abnormalities in prostacyclin and/or thromboxane A2. In primary menorrhagia the uterine release of prostacyclin is increased, and consequently menstrual blood loss can be reduced with various prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors. Prostacyclin relaxes the nonpregnant myometrium in vitro and may also do so in vivo, although intravenous infusion of prostacyclin has no effect upon the uterine contractility in nonpregnant or pregnant subjects. Patients with pelvic endometriosis may have increased levels of prostacyclin and thromboxane A2 metabolites in the peritoneal fluid. The prostacyclin/thromboxane A2 balance shifts to thromboxane A2 dominance in patients with gynecologic cancer. During pregnancy the production of prostacyclin and thromboxane A2 increases in the mother and fetoplacental tissue. Preeclampsia and other chronic placental insufficiency syndromes are accompanied by prostacyclin deficiency in the mother and in fetomaternal tissues and by an overproduction of thromboxane A2, at least in the placenta. These changes may account for the vasoconstriction and platelet hyperactivity, which are pathognomonic for hypertensive pregnancies. By directing the prostacyclin/thromboxane A2 balance to prostacyclin dominance (by dietary manipulation, administration of prostacyclin and/or its analogues, drugs with prostacyclin-stimulating and/or thromboxane A2-inhibiting action), it may be possible to prevent and/or treat hypertensive pregnancy complications in the future.
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