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Yang L, Han M, Zhao X, Zheng L, Kong F, Zhang S, Jia L, Li X, Wang M. Comprehensive pan‑cancer analysis of MTDH for human tumor prognosis and as an immunological biomarker including breast and kidney cancer. Oncol Lett 2024; 28:349. [PMID: 38872862 PMCID: PMC11170258 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2024.14482] [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: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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Metadherin (MTDH), initially discovered in primary astrocytes of the human fetus through rapid subtraction hybridization and labeled as astrocyte elevated gene-1, represents a widely recognized oncogene present in multiple types of cancers. However, the role of MTDH in different types of cancer remains unclear. To address this, a comprehensive analysis of MTDH across various types of cancers was conducted by utilizing multiple databases such as The Cancer Genome Atlas. The present analysis discovered that MTDH exhibits differential expression in different types of cancer and is associated with important factors including tumor mutational burden and microsatellite instability. These findings highlighted the significance of MTDH in the tumor microenvironment and its involvement in the development of immune cells in specific cancers. Furthermore, the results of the present study indicated that the expression of MTDH is strongly correlated with clinical prognosis, mutations and immune cell infiltration. MTDH could serve as a potential indicator of patient prognosis and potentially play a role in modulating the immune system. Given its potential as a novel immunological checkpoint, MTDH may be a viable target for tumor immunotherapy.
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- Lixian Yang
- Department of Breast Surgery, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei 054001, P.R. China
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei 054001, P.R. China
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- Oncology Laboratory, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei 054001, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei 054001, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei 054001, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei 054001, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei 054001, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei 054001, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei 054001, P.R. China
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Ahmed N, Preisinger C, Wilhelm T, Huber M. TurboID-Based IRE1 Interactome Reveals Participants of the Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Protein Degradation Machinery in the Human Mast Cell Leukemia Cell Line HMC-1.2. Cells 2024; 13:747. [PMID: 38727283 PMCID: PMC11082977 DOI: 10.3390/cells13090747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
The unfolded protein response is an intricate system of sensor proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that recognizes misfolded proteins and transmits information via transcription factors to either regain proteostasis or, depending on the severity, to induce apoptosis. The main transmembrane sensor is IRE1α, which contains cytoplasmic kinase and RNase domains relevant for its activation and the mRNA splicing of the transcription factor XBP1. Mast cell leukemia (MCL) is a severe form of systemic mastocytosis. The inhibition of IRE1α in the MCL cell line HMC-1.2 has anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects, motivating us to elucidate the IRE1α interactors/regulators in HMC-1.2 cells. Therefore, the TurboID proximity labeling technique combined with MS analysis was applied. Gene Ontology and pathway enrichment analyses revealed that the majority of the enriched proteins are involved in vesicle-mediated transport, protein stabilization, and ubiquitin-dependent ER-associated protein degradation pathways. In particular, the AAA ATPase VCP and the oncoprotein MTDH as IRE1α-interacting proteins caught our interest for further analyses. The pharmacological inhibition of VCP activity resulted in the increased stability of IRE1α and MTDH as well as the activation of IRE1α. The interaction of VCP with both IRE1α and MTDH was dependent on ubiquitination. Moreover, MTDH stability was reduced in IRE1α-knockout cells. Hence, pharmacological manipulation of IRE1α-MTDH-VCP complex(es) might enable the treatment of MCL.
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- Nabil Ahmed
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Immunology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany (T.W.)
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- Proteomics Facility, Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany;
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Immunology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany (T.W.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Immunology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany (T.W.)
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Pan D, Yang L, Yang X, Xu D, Wang S, Gao H, Liu H, Xia H, Yang C, Lu Y, Sun J, Wang Y, Sun G. Potential nutritional strategies to prevent and reverse sarcopenia in aging process: Role of fish oil-derived ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, wheat oligopeptide and their combined intervention. J Adv Res 2024; 57:77-91. [PMID: 37061218 PMCID: PMC10918331 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2023.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Nutritional support is potentially considered an essential step to prevent muscle loss and enhance physical function in older adults. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess the role of potential nutritional strategies, i.e., fish oil-derived ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), wheat oligopeptide and their combined intervention, in preventing and reversing sarcopenia in aging process. METHODS One hundred 25-month-old Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 10 groups, and 10 newly purchased 6-month-old rats were included in young control group (n = 10). Fish oil (200, 400 or 800 mg/kg body weight), wheat oligopeptide (100, 200 or 400 mg/kg body weight), fish oil + wheat oligopeptide (800 + 100, 400 + 200 or 200 + 400 mg/kg body weight) or the equal volume of solvent were administered daily by gavage for 10 weeks. The effects of these interventions on natural aging rats were evaluated. RESULTS All intervention groups had a significant increase in muscle mass and grip strength and reduction in perirenal fat weight when compared to the aged control group (P < 0.05). The results of biochemical parameters, magnetic resonance imaging, proteomics and western blot suggested that the combination of wheat oligopeptide and fish oil-derived ω-3 PUFA, especially group WFM 2 (400 + 200 mg/kg body weight fish oil + wheat oligopeptide), was found to be more effective against aging-associated muscle loss than single intervention. Additionally, the interventions ameliorated fatty infiltration, muscle atrophy, and congestion in the intercellular matrix, and inflammatory cell infiltration in muscle tissue. The interventions also improved oxidative stress, anabolism, hormone levels, and inflammatory levels of skeletal muscle. CONCLUSIONS The combination of fish oil-derived ω-3 PUFA and wheat oligopeptide was found to be a promising nutritional support to prevent and reverse sarcopenia. The potential mechanism involved the promotion of protein synthesis and muscle regeneration, as well as the enhancement of muscle strength.
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- Da Pan
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China; School of Medicine, Xizang Minzu University, 712082 Xianyang, PR China
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China; Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China; Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, 214122 Wuxi, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 210009 Nanjing, PR China.
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Chen H, Zhan M, Zhang Y, Liu J, Wang R, An Y, Gao Z, Jiang L, Xing Y, Kang Y, Li Z, Yin F. Intracellular Delivery of Stabilized Peptide Blocking MTDH-SND1 Interaction for Breast Cancer Suppression. JACS AU 2024; 4:139-149. [PMID: 38274259 PMCID: PMC10806767 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Triple-negative breast cancer is one of the most prevalent malignant cancers worldwide. Disrupting the MTDH-SND1 protein-protein interaction has recently been shown to be a promising strategy for breast cancer therapy. In this work, a novel potent stabilized peptide with a stronger binding affinity was obtained through rational structure-based optimization. Furthermore, a sulfonium-based peptide delivery system was established to improve the cell penetration and antitumor effects of stabilized peptides in metastatic breast cancer. Our study further broadens the in vivo applications of the stabilized peptides for blocking MTDH-SND1 interaction and provides promising opportunities for breast cancer therapy.
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- Hailing Chen
- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology
and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen
Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology
and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen
Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Pingshan
Translational Medicine Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518118, China
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- Pingshan
Translational Medicine Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518118, China
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- Pingshan
Translational Medicine Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518118, China
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- Pingshan
Translational Medicine Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518118, China
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- Pingshan
Translational Medicine Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518118, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology
and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen
Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology
and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen
Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department
of Molecular Biology and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Princeton
Branch, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology
and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen
Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Pingshan
Translational Medicine Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518118, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology
and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen
Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Pingshan
Translational Medicine Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518118, China
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Hung SW, Gaetani M, Li Y, Tan Z, Zheng X, Zhang R, Ding Y, Man GCW, Zhang T, Song Y, Wang Y, Chung JPW, Chan TH, Zubarev RA, Wang CC. Distinct molecular targets of ProEGCG from EGCG and superior inhibition of angiogenesis signaling pathways for treatment of endometriosis. J Pharm Anal 2024; 14:100-114. [PMID: 38352946 PMCID: PMC10859541 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2023.09.005] [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: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Endometriosis is a common chronic gynecological disease with endometrial cell implantation outside the uterus. Angiogenesis is a major pathophysiology in endometriosis. Our previous studies have demonstrated that the prodrug of epigallocatechin gallate (ProEGCG) exhibits superior anti-endometriotic and anti-angiogenic effects compared to epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). However, their direct binding targets and underlying mechanisms for the differential effects remain unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that oral ProEGCG can be effective in preventing and treating endometriosis. Additionally, 1D and 2D Proteome Integral Solubility Alteration assay-based chemical proteomics identified metadherin (MTDH) and PX domain containing serine/threonine kinase-like (PXK) as novel binding targets of EGCG and ProEGCG, respectively. Computational simulation and BioLayer interferometry were used to confirm their binding affinity. Our results showed that MTDH-EGCG inhibited protein kinase B (Akt)-mediated angiogenesis, while PXK-ProEGCG inhibited epidermal growth factor (EGF)-mediated angiogenesis via the EGF/hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1a)/vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway. In vitro and in vivo knockdown assays and microvascular network imaging further confirmed the involvement of these signaling pathways. Moreover, our study demonstrated that ProEGCG has superior therapeutic effects than EGCG by targeting distinct signal transduction pathways and may act as a novel antiangiogenic therapy for endometriosis.
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- Sze Wan Hung
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE 17177, Sweden
- Chemical Proteomics Core Facility, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE 17177, Sweden
- Unit of Chemical Proteomics, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Stockholm, SE 17177, Sweden
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Henan Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450003, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, H3A2K6, Canada
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- Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE 17177, Sweden
- Unit of Chemical Proteomics, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Stockholm, SE 17177, Sweden
- Department of Pharmacological & Technological Chemistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, 119146, Russia
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Reproduction and Development, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Chinese University of Hong Kong-Sichuan University Joint Laboratory in Reproductive Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Sriramulu S, Malayaperumal S, Banerjee A, Anbalagan M, Kumar MM, Radha RKN, Liu X, Zhang H, Hu G, Sun XF, Pathak S. AEG-1 as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Colon Cancer: A Study from Silencing AEG-1 in BALB/c Mice to Large Data Analysis. Curr Gene Ther 2024; 24:307-320. [PMID: 38783530 DOI: 10.2174/0115665232273077240104045022] [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: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) is overexpressed in various malignancies. Exostosin-1 (EXT-1), a tumor suppressor, is an intermediate for malignant tumors. Understanding the mechanism behind the interaction between AEG-1 and EXT-1 may provide insights into colon cancer metastasis. METHODS AOM/DSS was used to induce tumor in BALB/c mice. Using an in vivo-jetPEI transfection reagent, transient transfection of AEG-1 and EXT-1 siRNAs were achieved. Histological scoring, immunohistochemical staining, and gene expression studies were performed from excised tissues. Data from the Cancer Genomic Atlas and GEO databases were obtained to identify the expression status of AEG-1 and itsassociation with the survival. RESULTS In BALB/c mice, the AOM+DSS treated mice developed necrotic, inflammatory and dysplastic changes in the colon with definite clinical symptoms such as loss of goblet cells, colon shortening, and collagen deposition. Administration of AEG-1 siRNA resulted in a substantial decrease in the disease activity index. Mice treated with EXT-1 siRNA showed diffusely reduced goblet cells. In vivo investigations revealed that PTCH-1 activity was influenced by upstream gene AEG-1, which in turn may affect EXT-1 activity. Data from The Cancer Genomic Atlas and GEO databases confirmed the upregulation of AEG-1 and downregulation of EXT-1 in cancer patients. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed that AEG-1 silencing might alter EXT-1 expression indirectly through PTCH-1, influencing cell-ECM interactions, and decreasing dysplastic changes, proliferation and invasion.
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- Sushmitha Sriramulu
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India
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- Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India
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- Department of Pathology, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India
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- Center for Systems Biology, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medicine and Biological Sciences, Suzhou, China
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- School of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Orebro University, SE-701 82 Orebro, Sweden
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- School of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Orebro University, SE-701 82 Orebro, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India
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Fanoodi A, Maharati A, Akhlaghipour I, Rahimi HR, Moghbeli M. MicroRNAs as the critical regulators of tumor angiogenesis in liver cancer. Pathol Res Pract 2023; 251:154913. [PMID: 37931431 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.154913] [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: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
Abstract
Liver cancer is one of the most common malignancies in human digestive system. Despite the recent therapeutic methods, there is a high rate of mortality among liver cancer patients. Late diagnosis in the advanced tumor stages can be one of the main reasons for the poor prognosis in these patients. Therefore, investigating the molecular mechanisms of liver cancer can be helpful for the early stage tumor detection and treatment. Vascular expansion in liver tumors can be one of the important reasons for poor prognosis and aggressiveness. Therefore, anti-angiogenic drugs are widely used in liver cancer patients. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have key roles in the regulation of angiogenesis in liver tumors. Due to the high stability of miRNAs in body fluids, these factors are widely used as the non-invasive diagnostic and prognostic markers in cancer patients. Regarding, the importance of angiogenesis during liver tumor growth and invasion, in the present review, we discussed the role of miRNAs in regulation of angiogenesis in these tumors. It has been reported that miRNAs mainly exert an anti-angiogenic function by regulation of tumor microenvironment, transcription factors, and signaling pathways in liver tumors. This review can be an effective step to suggest the miRNAs for the non-invasive early detection of malignant and invasive liver tumors.
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- Ali Fanoodi
- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Kim H, Choi M, Han S, Park SY, Jeong M, Kim SR, Hwang EM, Lee SG. Expression patterns of AEG-1 in the normal brain. Brain Struct Funct 2023; 228:1629-1641. [PMID: 37421418 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-023-02676-1] [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: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) is a well-known oncogene implicated in various types of human cancers, including brain tumors. Recently, AEG-1 has also been reported to play pivotal roles in glioma-associated neurodegeneration and neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. However, the normal physiological functions and expression patterns of AEG-1 in the brain are not well understood. In this study, we investigated the expression patterns of AEG-1 in the normal mouse brain and found that AEG-1 is widely expressed in neurons and neuronal precursor cells, but little in glial cells. We observed differential expression levels of AEG-1 in various brain regions, and its expression was mainly localized in the cell body of neurons rather than the nucleus. Additionally, AEG-1 was expressed in the cytoplasm of Purkinje cells in both the mouse and human cerebellum, suggesting its potential role in this brain region. These findings suggest that AEG-1 may have important functions in normal brain physiology and warrant further investigation. Our results may also shed light on the differential expression patterns of AEG-1 in normal and pathological brains, providing insights into its roles in various neurological disorders.
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- Hail Kim
- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
- Clinical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Brain Science and Engineering Institute, School of Life Sciences, BK21 Four KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
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- Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.
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Aldabbas R, Shaker OG, Ismail MF, Fathy N. miRNA-559 and MTDH as possible diagnostic markers of psoriasis: Role of PTEN/AKT/FOXO pathway in disease pathogenesis. Mol Cell Biochem 2023; 478:1427-1438. [PMID: 36348199 PMCID: PMC10209283 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-022-04599-7] [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: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Psoriasis is a persistent, inflammatory, autoimmune skin disorder which can be elicited by genetic and environmental factors. Several microRNAs (miRNAs) that are abnormally expressed in psoriasis have emerged as an interesting candidate in psoriasis pathogenesis. However, the expression profile and function of miRNA-559, and its direct target metadherin (MTDH), in psoriasis need to be further illuminated. This study intended to assess miRNA-559 and MTDH levels in skin and sera of psoriatic patients and to investigate their clinical significance in an attempt for developing novel distinct tools for early diagnosis of psoriasis. Moreover, this study aimed at exploring participation of miRNA-559 in regulating MTDH/PTEN/AKT pathway in psoriasis. Expression levels of miRNA-559, AKT, FOXO1 and PTEN were measured by real-time qRT-PCR, whereas MTDH and p27 levels were assessed by ELISA in lesional, non-lesional tissues and serum of 20 psoriatic patients and 20 matching controls. Correlation study was conducted between different parameters. The diagnostic performance of miRNA-559 and MTDH in psoriasis was estimated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Expression of miRNA-559 in psoriatic patients was significantly downregulated in both lesional tissues and serum as compared to controls. Conversely, MTDH protein level showed significant increase in both tissues and serum of psoriatic patients and was inversely correlated with miRNA-559 level. Meanwhile, levels of PTEN, AKT and FOXO1 were dramatically changed in psoriatic patients compared to controls. Furthermore, serum miRNA-559 and MTDH displayed comparable diagnostic accuracy in discriminating psoriatic patients from controls. Yet, miRNA-559 demonstrated superior diagnostic performance than MTDH in psoriasis diagnosis. Together, the current findings provide the first suggestion of a new mechanism by which downregulation of miRNA-559 might induce proliferation in psoriasis through modulating PTEN/AKT/FOXO1 pathway by positive regulation of MTDH. Thus, miRNA-559 and MTDH might be proposed as promising diagnostic biomarkers of psoriasis.
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- Rana Aldabbas
- PHD Student at Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562 Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo, 11562 Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo, 11562 Egypt
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Song J, Peng C, Wang R, Hua Y, Wu Q, Deng L, Cao Y, Zhang L, Hou L. Ribosome Biogenesis Regulator 1 Homolog (RRS1) Promotes Cisplatin Resistance by Regulating AEG-1 Abundance in Breast Cancer Cells. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28072939. [PMID: 37049702 PMCID: PMC10095748 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28072939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Many ribosomal proteins are highly expressed in tumors and are closely related to their diagnosis, prognosis and pathological characteristics. However, few studies are available on the correlation between ribosomal proteins and chemoresistance. RRS1 (human regulator of ribosome synthesis 1), a critical nuclear protein involved in ribosome biogenesis, also plays a key role in the genesis and development of breast cancer by protecting cancer cells from apoptosis. Given that apoptosis resistance is one of the causes of the cisplatin resistance of tumor cells, our aim was to determine the relationship between RRS1 and cisplatin resistance in breast cancer cells. Here, we report that RRS1 is associated with cisplatin resistance in breast cancer cells. RRS1 silencing increased the sensitivity of MCF-7/DDP cells to cisplatin and inhibited cancer cell proliferation by blocking cell cycle distribution and enhancing apoptosis. AEG-1 (astrocyte elevated gene-1) promotes drug resistance by interfering with the ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of MDR1 (multidrug resistance gene 1), thereby enhancing drug efflux. We found that RRS1 binds to and stabilizes AEG-1 by inhibiting ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation, which then promotes drug efflux by upregulating MDR1. Furthermore, RRS1 also induces apoptosis resistance in breast cancer cells through the ERK/Bcl-2/BAX signaling pathway. Our study is the first to show that RRS1 sensitizes breast cancer cells to cisplatin by binding to AEG-1, and it provides a theoretical basis to improve the efficacy of cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
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Ortiz-Soto G, Babilonia-Díaz NS, Lacourt-Ventura MY, Rivera-Rodríguez DM, Quiñones-Rodríguez JI, Colón-Vargas M, Almodóvar-Rivera I, Ferrer-Torres LE, Suárez-Arroyo IJ, Martínez-Montemayor MM. Metadherin Regulates Inflammatory Breast Cancer Invasion and Metastasis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:4694. [PMID: 36902125 PMCID: PMC10002532 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054694] [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: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is one of the most lethal subtypes of breast cancer (BC), accounting for approximately 1-5% of all cases of BC. Challenges in IBC include accurate and early diagnosis and the development of effective targeted therapies. Our previous studies identified the overexpression of metadherin (MTDH) in the plasma membrane of IBC cells, further confirmed in patient tissues. MTDH has been found to play a role in signaling pathways related to cancer. However, its mechanism of action in the progression of IBC remains unknown. To evaluate the function of MTDH, SUM-149 and SUM-190 IBC cells were edited with CRISPR/Cas9 vectors for in vitro characterization studies and used in mouse IBC xenografts. Our results demonstrate that the absence of MTDH significantly reduces IBC cell migration, proliferation, tumor spheroid formation, and the expression of NF-κB and STAT3 signaling molecules, which are crucial oncogenic pathways in IBC. Furthermore, IBC xenografts showed significant differences in tumor growth patterns, and lung tissue revealed epithelial-like cells in 43% of wild-type (WT) compared to 29% of CRISPR xenografts. Our study emphasizes the role of MTDH as a potential therapeutic target for the progression of IBC.
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- Gabriela Ortiz-Soto
- Department of Biochemistry, Universidad Central del Caribe-School of Medicine, Bayamón, PR 00960, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Universidad Central del Caribe-School of Medicine, Bayamón, PR 00960, USA
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- Department of Clinical Anatomy, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Sam Houston State University, Conroe, TX 77304, USA
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamón, PR 00960, USA
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR 00681, USA
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR 00681, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital Interamericano de Medicina Avanzada (H.I.M.A.)—San Pablo Caguas, Caguas, PR 00725, USA
- Department of Immunopathology, Hato Rey Pathology Associates Inc. (HRPLABS), San Juan, PR 00936, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Universidad Central del Caribe-School of Medicine, Bayamón, PR 00960, USA
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Xiang Y, Duan Y, Peng Z, Huang H, Ding W, Chen E, Liu Z, Dou C, Li J, Ou J, Wan Q, Yang B, He Z. Microparticles from Hyperphosphatemia-Stimulated Endothelial Cells Promote Vascular Calcification Through Astrocyte-Elevated Gene-1. Calcif Tissue Int 2022; 111:73-86. [PMID: 35195734 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-022-00960-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Endothelial microparticles (EMPs) can be released in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Plasma concentration of high inorganic phosphate (HP) is considered as a decisive determinant of vascular calcification in CKD. We therefore explored the role of HP-induced EMPs (HP-EMPs) in the vascular calcification and its potential mechanism. We observed the shape of HP-EMPs captured by vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) dynamically changed from rare dots, rosettes, to semicircle or circle. Our results demonstrated that HP-EMPs could directly promote VSMC calcification, or accelerate HP-induced calcification through signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3)/bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP2) signaling pathway. AEG-1 activity was increased through HP-EMPs-induced VSMC calcification, in arteries from uremic rats, or from uremic rats treated with HP-EMPs. AEG-1 deficiency blocked, whereas AEG-1 overexpression exacerbated, the calcium deposition of VSMCs. AEG-1, a target of miR-153-3p, could be suppressed by agomiR-153-3p. Notably, VSMC-specific enhance of miR-153-3p by tail vein injection of aptamer-agomiR-153-3p decreased calcium deposition in both uremia rats treated with HP-EMPs or not. HP-EMPs could directly induce VSMCs calcification and accelerate Pi-induced calcification, and AEG-1 may act as crucial regulator of HP-EMPs-induced vascular calcification. This study sheds light on the therapeutic agents that influence HP-EMPs production or AEG-1 activity, which may be of benefit to treat vascular calcification.
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- Yazhou Xiang
- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 69 Chuanshan Road, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 69 Chuanshan Road, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 69 Chuanshan Road, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 69 Chuanshan Road, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 69 Chuanshan Road, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 69 Chuanshan Road, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, People's Republic of China.
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Umapathy D, Karthikeyan MC, Ponnuchamy K, Kannan MK, Ganeshan M, Arockiam AJV. The absence of cellular glucose triggers oncogene AEG-1 that instigates VEGFC in HCC: A possible genetic root cause of angiogenesis. Gene X 2022; 826:146446. [PMID: 35337853 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146446] [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: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Astrocyte Elevated Gene-1 (AEG-1) is the master and multi-regulator of the various transcriptional factor primarily regulating chemoresistance, angiogenesis, metastasis, and invasion under the pathological condition, including liver cancer. This study was focused on investigating the process of tumor angiogenesis in liver carcinoma by studying the role of AEG-1 under GD/2DG conditions. METHOD AND RESULTS The PCR and western blot analysis revealed that glucose depletion (GD) induces the overexpression of AEG-1. Further, it leads to the constant expression of VEGFC through the activation of HIF-1α/CCR7 via the stimulations of PI3K/Akt signaling pathways. GLUT2 is the major transporter of a glucose molecule that is highly participating under GD through the expression of AEG-1 and constantly expresses glucokinase (GCK). The obtained data suggest that AEG-1 act as an angiogenesis and glycolysis regulator by modulating the expression of GCK through HIF-1α and GLUT2. 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG) is a glycolysis inhibitor that induces impaired glycolysis and cellular apoptosis by cellular oxidative stress. The administration of 2DG has led to the chemoresistance of AEG-1. CONCLUSION The total findings of the study judged that disruption of cellular energy metabolism induced by the absence of glucose or the presence of mutant glucose moiety (2DG) promotes the overexpression of AEG-1. The GD/2DG activates the VEGFC by inducing the HIF-1α and CCR7. Moreover, AEG-1 induces the expression of OPN, which regulates metastasis, angiogenesis, and actively participates in protective autophagy by promoting LC3 a/b.
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- Devan Umapathy
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Oncology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Oncology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Animal Health and Management, Food Chemistry and Molecular Cancer Biology Laboratory, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Oncology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Oncology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India.
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MTDH antisense oligonucleotides reshape the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment to sensitize Hepatocellular Carcinoma to immune checkpoint blockade therapy. Cancer Lett 2022; 541:215750. [DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2022.215750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chen Y, Huang S, Guo R, Chen D. Metadherin-mediated mechanisms in human malignancies. Biomark Med 2021; 15:1769-1783. [PMID: 34783585 DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2021-0298] [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: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Metadherin (MTDH) has been recognized as a novel protein that is critical for the progression of multiple types of human malignancies. Studies have reported that MTDH enhances the metastatic potential of cancer cells by regulating multiple signaling pathways. miRNAs and various tumor-related proteins have been shown to interact with MTDH, making it a potential therapeutic target as well as a biomarker in human malignancies. MTDH plays a critical role in inflammation, angiogenesis, hypoxia, epithelial-mesenchymal transition and autophagy. In this review, we present the function and mechanisms of MTDH for cancer initiation and progression.
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- Yuyuan Chen
- The Second Department of Breast Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, 650000, PR China
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- The Second Department of Breast Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, 650000, PR China
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- The Second Department of Breast Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, 650000, PR China
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- The Second Department of Breast Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming, 650000, PR China
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Fang J, Zhu H, Xu P, Jiang R. Zingerone suppresses proliferation, invasion, and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by the inhibition of MTDH-mediated PI3K/Akt pathway. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2021; 42:409-417. [PMID: 34645355 DOI: 10.1080/10799893.2021.1988970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Previous studies have proved that zingerone was a therapeutic agent for many tumors. Metadherin (MTDH) acts as an oncogene and is involved in tumorigenesis. The purpose of this study was to explore the underlying mechanism of zingerone that regulates MTDH to affect hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression. METHODS CCK-8 assay was performed to detect HCC cell proliferation. The invasion and migration abilities of HCC cells were evaluated using Transwell assay. The mRNA and protein levels in cells and tissues were measured using qRT-PCR and Western blot assays. Moreover, we established the HCC xenografts nude mice to evaluate the effect of zingerone on tumor growth. RESULTS We found that zingerone treatment significantly inhibited HCC cell malignant phenotype and tumor growth. Moreover, MTDH was highly expressed in HCC tissues and cell lines and was positively associated with poor overall survival of patients with HCC. Knockdown of MTDH notably suppressed the proliferation, invasion, and migration capacities of HCC cells. Mechanistically, inhibition of MTDH by zingerone impeded the malignant biological behavior of HCC cells by inactivating the PI3K/Akt pathway. CONCLUSION These results suggested that zingerone served as an effective therapeutic agent in HCC via blocking the MTDH-mediated PI3K/Akt pathway.
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- Jian Fang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, China
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Lin LW, Lai PS, Chen YY, Chen CY. Expression of astrocyte-elevated gene-1 indicates prognostic value of fluoropyrimidine-based adjuvant chemotherapy in resectable stage III colorectal cancer. Pathol Int 2021; 71:752-764. [PMID: 34528330 DOI: 10.1111/pin.13160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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It is unclear which prognostic factor such as pathological features and gene mutation are majorly relevant for stage III disease and whether they aid in determining patients who will be benefit from postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. The expression of astrocyte-elevated gene-1 (AEG-1), thymidylate synthase (TS), excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was examined to investigate their role in adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with resectable stage III colorectal cancer (CRC). A significant positive correlation was observed between AEG-1, TS, ERCC1, EGFR, and VEGF gene expression levels in CRC cell lines, and low AEG-1 and TS expression were highly sensitive to 5-fluorouracil treatment. Our results showed that AEG-1 expression was high in T4 and caused CRC recurrence or metastasis. Patients with T4, high AEG-1, TS and VEGF expression had a significantly short disease-free survival and overall survival. In multivariate Cox regression analysis, high AEG-1 expression could be an independent prognostic factor indicating poor survival in patients with resectable stage III CRC treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. In conclusion, AEG-1 expression and tumor grade are potential prognostic factors for recurrence and survival in patients with stage III CRC receiving adjuvant fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy.
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- Long-Wei Lin
- Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Sriramulu S, Sun XF, Malayaperumal S, Ganesan H, Zhang H, Ramachandran M, Banerjee A, Pathak S. Emerging Role and Clinicopathological Significance of AEG-1 in Different Cancer Types: A Concise Review. Cells 2021; 10:1497. [PMID: 34203598 PMCID: PMC8232086 DOI: 10.3390/cells10061497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Tumor breakthrough is driven by genetic or epigenetic variations which assist in initiation, migration, invasion and metastasis of tumors. Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) protein has risen recently as the crucial factor in malignancies and plays a potential role in diverse complex oncogenic signaling cascades. AEG-1 has multiple roles in tumor growth and development and is found to be involved in various signaling pathways of: (i) Ha-ras and PI3K/AKT; (ii) the NF-κB; (iii) the ERK or mitogen-activated protein kinase and Wnt or β-catenin and (iv) the Aurora-A kinase. Recent studies have confirmed that in all the hallmarks of cancers, AEG-1 plays a key functionality including progression, transformation, sustained angiogenesis, evading apoptosis, and invasion and metastasis. Clinical studies have supported that AEG-1 is actively intricated in tumor growth and progression which includes esophageal squamous cell, gastric, colorectal, hepatocellular, gallbladder, breast, prostate and non-small cell lung cancers, as well as renal cell carcinomas, melanoma, glioma, neuroblastoma and osteosarcoma. Existing studies have reported that AEG-1 expression has been induced by Ha-ras through intrication of PI3K/AKT signaling. Conversely, AEG-1 also activates PI3K/AKT pathway and modulates the defined subset of downstream target proteins via crosstalk between the PI3K/AKT/mTOR and Hedgehog signaling cascade which further plays a crucial role in metastasis. Thus, AEG-1 may be employed as a biomarker to discern the patients of those who are likely to get aid from AEG-1-targeted medication. AEG-1 may play as an effective target to repress tumor development, occlude metastasis, and magnify the effectiveness of treatments. In this review, we focus on the molecular mechanism of AEG-1 in the process of carcinogenesis and its involvement in regulation of crosstalk between the PI3K/AKT/mTOR and Hedgehog signaling. We also highlight the multifaceted functions, expression, clinicopathological significance and molecular inhibitors of AEG-1 in various cancer types.
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- Sushmitha Sriramulu
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India; (S.S.); (S.M.); (H.G.); (M.R.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Oncology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India; (S.S.); (S.M.); (H.G.); (M.R.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India; (S.S.); (S.M.); (H.G.); (M.R.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Orebro University, SE-701 82 Orebro, Sweden;
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India; (S.S.); (S.M.); (H.G.); (M.R.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India; (S.S.); (S.M.); (H.G.); (M.R.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India; (S.S.); (S.M.); (H.G.); (M.R.); (A.B.)
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Memon D, Gill MB, Papachristou EK, Ochoa D, D'Santos CS, Miller ML, Beltrao P. Copy number aberrations drive kinase rewiring, leading to genetic vulnerabilities in cancer. Cell Rep 2021; 35:109155. [PMID: 34010657 PMCID: PMC8149807 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Somatic DNA copy number variations (CNVs) are prevalent in cancer and can drive cancer progression, albeit with often uncharacterized roles in altering cell signaling states. Here, we integrate genomic and proteomic data for 5,598 tumor samples to identify CNVs leading to aberrant signal transduction. The resulting associations recapitulate known kinase-substrate relationships, and further network analysis prioritizes likely causal genes. Of the 303 significant associations we identify from the pan-tumor analysis, 43% are replicated in cancer cell lines, including 44 robust gene-phosphosite associations identified across multiple tumor types. Several predicted regulators of hippo signaling are experimentally validated. Using RNAi, CRISPR, and drug screening data, we find evidence of kinase addiction in cancer cell lines, identifying inhibitors for targeting of kinase-dependent cell lines. We propose copy number status of genes as a useful predictor of differential impact of kinase inhibition, a strategy that may be of use in the future for anticancer therapies.
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- Danish Memon
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK; Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK.
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK.
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Sriramulu S, Nandy SK, Ganesan H, Banerjee A, Pathak S. In silico analysis and prediction of transcription factors of the proteins interacting with astrocyte elevated gene-1. Comput Biol Chem 2021; 92:107478. [PMID: 33866140 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2021.107478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Multifunctional in nature, the protein Astrocyte Elevated Gene-1 (AEG-1) controls several cancers through protein-protein interactions. Although, specific physiological processes and molecular functions linked with AEG-1 interactors remain unclear. In our present study, we procured the data of AEG-1 interacting proteins and evaluated their biological functions, associated pathways, and interaction networks using bioinformatic tools. A total of 112 proteins experimentally detected to interact with AEG-1 were collected from various public databases. DAVID 6.8 Online tool was utilized to identify the molecular functions, biological processes, cellular components that aid in understanding the physiological function of AEG-1 and its interactors in several cell types. With the help of integrated network analysis of AEG-1 interactors using Cytoscape 3.8.0 software, cross-talk between various proteins, and associated pathways were revealed. Additionally, the Enrichr online tool was used for performing enrichment of transcription factors of AEG-1 interactors' which further revealed a closely associated self-regulated interaction network of a variety of transcription factors that shape the expression of AEG-1 interacting proteins. As a whole, the study calls for better understanding and elucidation of the pathways and biological roles of both AEG-1 and its interactor proteins that might enable their application as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in various diseases in the very near future.
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- Sushmitha Sriramulu
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai, 603 103, India
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- Department of Histopathology, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, 700160, India.
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai, 603 103, India
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai, 603 103, India
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kelambakkam, Chennai, 603 103, India.
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Li D, Wang T, Sun FF, Feng JQ, Peng JJ, Li H, Wang C, Wang D, Liu Y, Bai YD, Shi ML, Zhang T. MicroRNA-375 represses tumor angiogenesis and reverses resistance to sorafenib in hepatocarcinoma. Cancer Gene Ther 2021; 28:126-140. [PMID: 32616906 PMCID: PMC7886652 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-020-0191-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Sorafenib was originally identified as an inhibitor of multiple oncogenic kinases and remains the first-line systemic therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to play critical roles in the initiation, progression, and drug resistance of HCC. In this study, we aimed to identify sorafenib-induced miRNAs and demonstrate their regulatory roles. First, we identified that the expression of the tumor-suppressive miRNA miR-375 was significantly induced in hepatoma cells treated with sorafenib, and miR-375 could exert its antiangiogenic effect partially via platelet-derived growth factor C (PDGFC) inhibition. Then, we demonstrated that sorafenib inhibited PDGFC expression by inducing the expression of miR-375 and a transcription factor, achaete-scute homolog-1 (ASH1), mediated the induction of miR-375 by sorafeinb administration in hepatoma cells. Finally, we verified that the expression of miR-375 was reduced in sorafenib-resistant cells and that the restoration of miR-375 could resensitize sorafenib-resistant cells to sorafenib partially by the degradation of astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1). In conclusion, our data demonstrate that miR-375 is a critical determinant of HCC angiogenesis and sorafenib tolerance, revealing a novel miRNA-mediated mechanism underlying sorafenib treatment.
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- Dong Li
- Department of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command PLA, Chengdu, 610083, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command PLA, Chengdu, 610083, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command PLA, Chengdu, 610083, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command PLA, Chengdu, 610083, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command PLA, Chengdu, 610083, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command PLA, Chengdu, 610083, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command PLA, Chengdu, 610083, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command PLA, Chengdu, 610083, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command PLA, Chengdu, 610083, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command PLA, Chengdu, 610083, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command PLA, Chengdu, 610083, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command PLA, Chengdu, 610083, Sichuan Province, China.
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Zare F, Sharifzadeh S, Behzad-Behbahani A, Rafiei Dehbidi G, Yousefi Z, Ranjbaran R, Seyyedi N. Construction and Evaluation of Short Hairpin RNAs for Knockdown of Metadherin mRNA. Avicenna J Med Biotechnol 2021; 13:217-222. [PMID: 34900148 PMCID: PMC8606111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Short hairpin RNA (shRNA) has proven to be a powerful tool to study genes' function through RNA interference mechanism. Three different methods have been used in previous studies to produce shRNA expression vectors including oligonucleotide-based cloning, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based cloning, and primer extension PCR approaches. The aim of this study was designing a reliable and simple method according to the primer extension strategy for constructing four shRNA vectors in order to target different regions of Metadherin (MTDH) mRNA in human leukemic cell line Jurkat. METHODS Oligonucleotides for construction of four shRNA vectors were designed, synthesized and fused to U6 promoter. Each U6-shRNA cassette was cloned into a pGFP-V-RS vector. MTDH shRNAs were transfected into the Jurkat cell line by using the electroporation method. The ability of shRNAs to knock down MTDH mRNA was analyzed through qRT-PCR. Apoptosis assay was used to evaluate the effect of down regulation of MTDH expression on cell integrity. RESULTS A significant reduction (about 80%) in the expression levels of MTDH mRNA and an increase in the percentages of apoptotic cells (about 20%) were observed in the test group in comparison with control. CONCLUSION MTDH shRNA constructs effectively inhibited gene expression. However, simplicity and inexpensiveness of the method were additional advantages for its application.
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- Farahnaz Zare
- Division of Medical Biotechnology, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran,Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Division of Medical Biotechnology, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran,Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran,Corresponding author: Sedigheh Sharifzadeh, Ph.D., Division of Medical Biotechnology, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, and Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, Tel: +98 71 32270301, Fax: +98 71 32270301, E-mail:
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- Division of Medical Biotechnology, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran,Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Division of Medical Biotechnology, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran,Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Zhao J, Zhou K, Ma L, Zhang H. MicroRNA-145 overexpression inhibits neuroblastoma tumorigenesis in vitro and in vivo. Bioengineered 2020; 11:219-228. [PMID: 32083506 PMCID: PMC7039631 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2020.1729928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Neuroblastoma (NB) is responsible for 15% of all childhood cancer deaths. Despite advances in treatment and disease management, the overall 5-year survival rates remain poor in high-risk disease (25-40%). It is well known that miR-145 functions as a tumor suppressor in several types of cancer. However, the impact of miR-145 on NB is still ambiguous. Our aim was to investigate the potential tumor suppressive role and mechanisms of miR-145 in high-risk neuroblastoma. Expression levels of miR-145 in tissues and cells were determined using RT-qPCR. The effect of miR-145 on cell viability was evaluated using MTT assays, apoptosis levels were determined using TUNEL staining, and the MTDH protein expression was determined using western blot and RT-PCR. Luciferase reporter plasmids were constructed to confirm direct targeting for MTDH. The results showed that miR-145 expression was significantly lower in high-risk MYCN amplified (MNA) tumors and low miR-145 expression was associated with worse EFS and OS in our cohort. Over-expression of miR-145 reduced cell viability and increased apoptosis in SH-SY-5Y cells. We identified MTDH as a direct target for miR-145 in SH-SY-5Y cells. Targeting MTDH has the similar results as miR-145 overexpression. Our findings suggest that low miR-145 expression was associated with poor prognosis in patients with NB, and the overexpression of miR-145 inhibited NB cells growth by down-regulating MTDH, thus providing a potential target for the development of microRNA-based approach for NB therapy.
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- Jing Zhao
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Urology, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Child Health Division, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Astrocyte elevated gene-1 as a novel therapeutic target in malignant gliomas and its interactions with oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Brain Res 2020; 1747:147034. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Trametes robiniophila Murr in the treatment of breast cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 128:110254. [PMID: 32480220 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women across the world. Trametes robiniophila Murr (Huaier), a traditional herbal medicine, has been used in China to protect human health for about 1600 years. Recent years, Huaier had been proven to be effective for multiple types of malignancies. This systematic review focused on breast cancer treatment, summarizing the curative function of Huaier aqueous extract and polysaccharides in preclinical researches. Huaier could markedly inhibit breast cancer progression with low toxicity, enhance immune response and increase the sensitivity to radiation and chemotherapy. The therapeutic effect of Huaier granule in clinical studies was also included. This review amalgamated the current studies and highlighted the promising role of Huaier and its polysaccharides as complementary alternative medicine in breast cancer treatment.
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Li Y, Chen J, Yang W, Liu H, Wang J, Xiao J, Xie S, Ma L, Nie D. mPGES-1/PGE2 promotes the growth of T-ALL cells in vitro and in vivo by regulating the expression of MTDH via the EP3/cAMP/PKA/CREB pathway. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:221. [PMID: 32251289 PMCID: PMC7136213 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-2380-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive haematological malignancy that is characterized by a high frequency of induction failure and by early relapse. Many studies have revealed that metadherin (MTDH) is highly expressed in a variety of malignant solid tumours and plays an important role in the occurrence and development of tumours. However, the relationship between the expression of MTDH and T-ALL has not yet been reported, and the regulatory factors of MTDH are still unknown. Our previous studies found that mPGES-1/PGE2 was important for promoting the growth of leukaemia cells. In the present study, we found that MTDH was highly expressed in primary T-ALL cells and in the Jurkat cell line. Our results showed that mPGES-1/PGE2 regulates the expression of MTDH through the EP3/cAMP/PKA-CREB pathway in T-ALL cells. Downregulation of MTDH inhibits the growth of Jurkat cells in vitro and in vivo. Our results suggest that MTDH could be a potential target for the treatment of T-ALL.
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- Yiqing Li
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetic and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Hematology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetic and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Hematology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetic and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Hematology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetic and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Hematology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetic and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Hematology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetic and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Hematology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetic and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. .,Department of Hematology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetic and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. .,Department of Hematology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Abdel Ghafar MT, Gharib F, Abdel-Salam S, Elkhouly RA, Elshora A, Shalaby KH, El-Guindy D, El-Rashidy MA, Soliman NA, Abu-Elenin MM, Allam AA. Role of serum Metadherin mRNA expression in the diagnosis and prediction of survival in patients with colorectal cancer. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 47:2509-2519. [PMID: 32088817 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05334-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Early diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) are important for improving patients' survival. Metadherin is an oncogene that plays a pivotal role in carcinogenesis and can be suggested as a cancer biomarker. This study aimed to elucidate the efficacy of serum Metadherin mRNA expression as a potential non-invasive biomarker for early diagnosis of CRC in relation to other screening markers as carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen 19.9 (CA19.9) and Fecal occult blood (FOB) and also to assess its relationship with the tumor stage and survival rate. A convenience series of 86 CRC cases (group I) were recruited with 78 subjects as controls (group II). Serum Metadherin mRNA expression level was determined using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Serum Metadherin mRNA expression level was significantly elevated in CRC cases when compared with controls (P < 0.001). For CRC diagnosis; Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analyses revealed that the diagnostic accuracy of serum Metadherin mRNA (AUC = 0.976) was significantly higher than other routine CRC screening markers as CEA, CA19.9 and FOB. The combined accuracy of these markers (AUC = 0.741) was increased when used with serum Metadherin mRNA (AUC = 0.820). High serum Metadherin mRNA expression was associated with poorly differentiated histological grade, advanced tumor stage and lower survival rate. AUC of Metadherin was 0.820 for differentiating advanced versus early tumor stages. Serum Metadherin mRNA expression is a useful non-invasive biomarker for CRC. It can be used for screening and early diagnosis of CRC and can increase the efficacy of other routine CRC screening markers when it is estimated in CRC patients with them. It is also associated with advanced tumor stage and a lower survival rate.
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- Muhammad Tarek Abdel Ghafar
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Aljaysh st, Medical Campus, Tanta, 31511, Egypt.
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- Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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Rong C, Shi Y, Huang J, Wang X, Shimizu R, Mori Y, Murai A, Liang J. The Effect of Metadherin on NF-κB Activation and Downstream Genes in Ovarian Cancer. Cell Transplant 2020; 29:963689720905506. [PMID: 32207338 PMCID: PMC7444209 DOI: 10.1177/0963689720905506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most aggressive gynecological cancer. Even with the advances in detection and therapeutics, it still remains clinically challenging and there is a pressing need to identify novel therapeutic strategies. In searching for rational molecular targets, we identified metadherin (MTDH), a multifunctional gene associated with several tumor types but previously unrecognized in OC. In this study, we found the MTDH is overexpressed in OC tissues. Through in vitro assays with overexpression cells, we characterized the role of MTDH. We confirmed MTDH stable overexpression significantly increased the expression of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and IL-1β. Interestingly, NF-kappa-B (NF-κB) and MTDH were found in a feed-forward loop motif. Thus, our findings support the notion that the MTDH and NF-κB signaling network contributes to OC traits. MTDH represents a new OC-associated gene that can contribute to insights of OC biology and suggests other treatment strategies.
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- Chunhong Rong
- Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics ,China–Japan
Friendship Hospital
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- Department of Pathology, China–Japan Friendship Hospital,
Beijing, China
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- Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics ,China–Japan
Friendship Hospital
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Changping Hospital
of Chinese and Western Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma
University, Maebeshi, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma
University, Maebeshi, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology Oncology, University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, China–Japan
Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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Agulló-Ortuño MT, García-Ruiz I, Díaz-García CV, Enguita AB, Pardo-Marqués V, Prieto-García E, Ponce S, Iglesias L, Zugazagoitia J, López-Martín JA, Paz-Ares L, Nuñez JA. Blood mRNA expression of REV3L and TYMS as potential predictive biomarkers from platinum-based chemotherapy plus pemetrexed in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2019; 85:525-535. [PMID: 31832811 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-019-04008-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE Therapeutic options for cancer patients have increased in the last years, although drugs resistance problem remains unresolved. Genetic background in individual susceptibility to cancer treatment could influence the therapy responses. The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of using blood 4 genes (AEG-1, BRCA-1, REV3L and TYMS) expression levels as a predictor of the efficacy of pemetrexed therapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. METHODS Sixteen patients from the Medical Oncology Department at "12 de Octubre" Hospital, were included in the study. Total mRNA was isolated from blood samples, and gene expression was analyzed by RT-qPCR. A panel of lung tumor cell lines were used in cell proliferation tests and siRNA-mediated silencing assays. RESULTS Similarity between blood gene expression levels and protein expression in matched tumor tissue was observed in 54.54% (REV3L) and 81.81% (TYMS) of cases. Gene expression of REV3L and TYMS in blood correlated directly and inversely, respectively, with progression-free survival and overall survival in the patients from our cohort. In tumor cell lines, the knockdown of REV3L conferred resistance to pemetrexed treatment, and the TYMS silencing increased the pemetrexed sensitivity of tumor cells. CONCLUSIONS The use of peripheral blood samples for expression quantification of interest genes is an affordable method with promising results in the evaluation of response to pemetrexed treatment. Therefore, expression levels of REV3L and TYMS genes might be used as predictive biomarkers in advanced NSCLC patients.
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- M Teresa Agulló-Ortuño
- Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain. .,Lung Cancer Group, Clinical Research Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), C/ Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain. .,Biomedical Research Networking Centre: Oncology (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C. Monforte de Lemos, 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Lung Cancer Group, Clinical Research Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), C/ Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain.,Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Lung Cancer Group, Clinical Research Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), C/ Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain.,Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Lung Cancer Group, Clinical Research Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), C/ Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain.,Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain.,Lung Cancer Group, Clinical Research Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), C/ Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain.,Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain.,Lung Cancer Group, Clinical Research Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), C/ Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain.,Biomedical Research Networking Centre: Oncology (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C. Monforte de Lemos, 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain.,Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain.,Medicine Department, Facultad de Medicina y Cirugía, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Avda de Séneca, 2, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avda de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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Han SH, Mo JS, Park WC, Chae SC. Reduced microRNA 375 in colorectal cancer upregulates metadherin-mediated signaling. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25:6495-6507. [PMID: 31802830 PMCID: PMC6886017 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i44.6495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The human microRNA 375 (MIR375) is significantly downregulated in human colorectal cancer (CRC) and we have previously shown that MIR375 is a CRC-associated miRNA. The metadherin (MTDH) is a candidate target gene of MIR375.
AIM To investigate the interaction and function between MIR375 and MTDH in human CRC.
METHODS A luciferase reporter system was used to confirm the effect of MIR375 on MTDH expression. The expression levels of MIR375 and the target genes were evaluated by quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR), western blotting, or immunohistochemistry.
RESULTS MTDH expression was found to be upregulated in human CRC tissues compared to that in healthy controls. We show that MIR375 regulates the expression of many genes involved in the MTDH-mediated signal transduction pathways [BRAF-MAPK and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-biphosphate-3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA)-AKT] in CRC cells. Upregulated MTDH expression levels were found to inhibit NF-κB inhibitor alpha, which further upregulated NFKB1 and RELA expression in CRC cells.
CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that suppressing MIR375 expression in CRC regulates cell proliferation and angiogenesis by increasing MTDH expression. Thus, MIR375 may be of therapeutic value in treating human CRC.
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- Seol-Hee Han
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk 54538, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk 54538, South Korea
- Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk 54538, South Korea
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- Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk 54538, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk 54538, South Korea
- Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk 54538, South Korea
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Kim A, Jung HG, Kim SC, Choi M, Park JY, Lee SG, Hwang EM. Astrocytic AEG-1 regulates expression of TREK-1 under acute hypoxia. Cell Biochem Funct 2019; 38:167-175. [PMID: 31782179 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.3469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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TREK-1 (TWIK-related K+ channel), a member of the two-pore domain K+ (K2P) channel family, is highly expressed in astrocytes, where it plays a key role in glutamate release and passive conductance. In addition, TREK-1 is induced to protect neurons under pathological conditions such as hypoxia. However, the upstream regulation of TREK-1 remains poorly understood. In this study, we found that AEG-1 (astrocyte elevated gene-1) regulates the expression of astrocytic TREK-1 under hypoxic conditions. Upregulation of AEG-1 increased expression of TREK-1 in astrocytes, and knockdown of AEG-1 dramatically decreased the mRNA and protein levels of TREK-1, which were restored by expression of shRNA-insensitive AEG-1. In addition, expression of TREK-1 was not regulated in the absence of AEG-1, even when HIF1α was present. Together, these results suggest that AEG-1 acts as a major upstream regulator of TREK-1 channels in astrocytes under hypoxia. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY: Previous studies have reported that hypoxia increases the expression of astrocytic TREK-1 and that increased TREK-1 expression protects neuronal cells from apoptosis. However, its cellular mechanism is not clear. In this study we first showed that AEG-1 is a major mediator of hypoxic-regulated TREK-1 expression in normal astrocytes independently of HIF-1α.
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- Ajung Kim
- Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea.,KHU-KIST Department of Converging Science and Technology, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea.,School of Biosystem and Biomedical Science, College of Health Science, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea.,School of Biosystem and Biomedical Science, College of Health Science, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- School of Biosystem and Biomedical Science, College of Health Science, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- KHU-KIST Department of Converging Science and Technology, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea.,KHU-KIST Department of Converging Science and Technology, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Zhang L, Singh A, Plaisier C, Pruett N, Ripley RT, Schrump DS, Hoang CD. Metadherin Is a Prognostic Apoptosis Modulator in Mesothelioma Induced via NF-κB-Mediated Signaling. Transl Oncol 2019; 12:859-870. [PMID: 31054476 PMCID: PMC6500914 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2019.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Therapies against malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) have yielded disappointing results, in part, because pathologic mechanisms remain obscure. In searching for rational molecular targets, we identified metadherin (MTDH), a multifunctional gene associated with several tumor types but previously unrecognized in MPM. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis delineated associations between higher MTDH expression and lower patient survival from three independent MPM cohorts (n = 349 patients). Through in vitro assays with overexpression and downregulation constructs in MPM cells, we characterized the role of MTDH. We confirmed in vivo the phenotype of altered MTDH expression in a murine xenograft model. Transcriptional regulators of MTDH were identified by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Overexpression of both MTDH mRNA (12-fold increased) and protein levels was observed in tumor tissues. MTDH stable overexpression significantly augmented proliferation, invasiveness, colony formation, chemoresistance, and an antiapoptosis phenotype, while its suppression showed opposite effects in MPM cells. Interestingly, NF-κB and c-Myc (in a feed-forward loop motif) contributed to modulating MTDH expression. Knockdown of MTDH expression profoundly retarded xenograft tumor growth. Thus, our findings support the notion that MTDH integrates upstream signals from certain transcription factors and mediates pathogenic interactions contributing to MPM traits. MTDH represents a new MPM-associated gene that can contribute to insights of MPM biology and, as such, suggest other treatment strategies.
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- Li Zhang
- Thoracic Surgery Branch, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Thoracic Surgery Branch, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Thoracic Surgery Branch, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Dept. of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Thoracic Surgery Branch, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Thoracic Surgery Branch, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Malhone C, Longatto-Filho A. Cervical, Ovarian and Endometrial Tumor Markers: Potential Clinical Value. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2019; 40:350-357. [PMID: 31375174 DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Tumors markers can be described as molecular products expressed by neoplasia tissues (immunohistochemistry), or metabolized and secreted by tumor and characterized biochemically in body fluids such as blood and urine. They may have utility as indicators of tumor stage and grade as well useful for monitoring responses to treatment and predicting recurrence, progression, development of metastases, or even patient survival. Unfortunately, in some cases they may have no identified clinical potential. Several investigations have been carried out, especially in the last decade, using biotechnological methods, in order to identify new potential tumor markers. By translating these findings into clinical use one may facilitate accurate diagnosis and prognostic prediction, and contribute to individualized treatment. The objective of this review is to describe some biomarkers with potential use in clinical settings of uterine cervix, ovary, and endometrium carcinomas.
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- Carolina Malhone
- Sociedade Brasileira de Mastologia (Brazilian Society of Mastology), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Laboratory of Medical Investigation (LIM), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine Nces, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal; Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Pio XII Foundation, Barretos, Brazil.
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Ding Z, Zhang Z, Jin X, Chen P, Lv F, Liu D, Shen Y, Li Y, Gu X. Interaction with AEG-1 and MDM2 is associated with glioma development and progression and correlates with poor prognosis. Cell Cycle 2019; 18:143-155. [PMID: 30560724 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2018.1557489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Glioma is the most common central nervous system tumor with poor prognosis. The AEG-1 (Astrocyte Elevated Gene 1) gene displays oncogenic characteristics, including proliferation, metastasis, chemoresistance, invasion, and evasion of apoptosis, and is strongly linked to the occurrence of glioma. Here, we elucidated the potential contribution of AEG-1 in human glioma pathogenesis. In glioma cells, AEG-1 could directly interact with Murine Double Minute-2 (MDM2) protein resulting in MDM2-p53-mediated cell proliferation and apoptosis. MDM2 is being revealed as an oncoprotein, which is involved in many human cancers progression. By immunohistochemical and a multivariate analysis, expressions of AEG-1 and MDM2 were elevated in glioma and high AEG-1 and MDM2 expressions were showed to be correlated with poor prognosis. AEG-1-MDM2 interaction prolonged stabilization of MDM2 where AEG-1 inhibited ubiquitination and subsequent proteasome-mediated degradation of MDM2 protein. Moreover, slicing AEG-1 blocked MDM2 expression and then impacted MDM2-p53 pathway that influenced cell proliferation and apoptosis. These findings uncover a novel AEG-1-MDM2 interplay by which AEG-1 augments glioma progression and reveal a viable potential therapy for the treatment of glioma patients.
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- Zongmei Ding
- a Department of Pathology , Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University , Yangzhou , Jiangsu , PR China
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- a Department of Pathology , Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University , Yangzhou , Jiangsu , PR China
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- a Department of Pathology , Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University , Yangzhou , Jiangsu , PR China
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- a Department of Pathology , Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University , Yangzhou , Jiangsu , PR China
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- a Department of Pathology , Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University , Yangzhou , Jiangsu , PR China
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- a Department of Pathology , Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University , Yangzhou , Jiangsu , PR China
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- a Department of Pathology , Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University , Yangzhou , Jiangsu , PR China
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- a Department of Pathology , Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University , Yangzhou , Jiangsu , PR China
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- a Department of Pathology , Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University , Yangzhou , Jiangsu , PR China
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Ge X, Sui X, Fang X, Jiang Y, Ding M, Liu X, Wang X. A Preliminary Study on Metadherin as a Potential Marker for Progression of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2018; 22:481-486. [PMID: 30117777 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2018.0071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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AIMS To determine if Metadherin (MTDH) expression levels are positively correlated with the clinical stage of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) based on MTDH being highly expressed in other type of tumors including melanoma, malignant glioma, breast cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma. In this study, we investigated the pathologic significance of MTDH and its potential in predicting DLBCL outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Tissue samples from 50 patients with DLBCL and 22 patients with lymph node reactive hyperplasia were collected and evaluated using immunohistochemical staining, microscopy, and western blotting. The Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression model were used for survival analysis of patients. RESULTS Our results show that the overexpression of the MTDH protein in tissues was observed in 66% of patients with DLBCL, whereas it was not overexpressed in the patients with reactive hyperplastic lymph nodes. While there was no correlation between MTDH overexpression with age, sex, presence of B symptoms, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels in patients with DLBCL, this parameter was positively correlated with clinical stages. Moreover, MTDH-negative patients had significantly better prognoses compared with the MTDH-positive patients. CONCLUSION Our preliminary study indicates that MTDH may play an important role in the development of DLBCL, and that MTDH overexpression is potentially associated with the clinical progression of DLBCL. In addition, high expression levels of MTDH in tissues was correlated with a poorer prognosis for patients with DLBCL. As such, MTDH may be a potential therapeutic target for specific therapy. However, research on a larger group of patients is needed to verify these preliminary results.
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- Xueling Ge
- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University , Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University , Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University , Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University , Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University , Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University , Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University , Jinan, Shandong, China
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Meng L, Chen Q, Chen Z, Wang Y, Ji B, Yu X, Ge J. microRNA-1471 suppresses glioma cell growth and invasion by repressing metadherin expression. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2018; 11:5909-5915. [PMID: 31949678 PMCID: PMC6963103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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microRNA-1471 (miR-1471) is a newly identified miRNA that is downregulated in breast cancer. However, its biological roles in human tumors are largely unknown. This study aimed to investigate the clinical significance and functions of miR-1471 in glioma. We found miR-1471 expression was significantly reduced in glioma tissues and cell lines. Forced expression of miR-1471 remarkedly suppressed glioma cell proliferation and invasion. Notably, metadherin (MTDH) was validated as a direct target of miR-1471 and the restoration of MTDH expression reversed the inhibitory effects of miR-1471 on glioma cell proliferation and invasion. Also, low miR-1471 expression was a predictor for worse 5-year overall survival of glioma patients. Overall, these results reveal the tumor suppressive role of miR-1471 in glioma, highlighting the potential to consider miR-1471/MTDH axis as a therapeutic target for the treatment of glioma in the near future.
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- Liang Meng
- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University (Wuhan Third Hospital)Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University (Wuhan Third Hospital)Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University (Wuhan Third Hospital)Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of Armed Police Corps in Hubei ProvinceWuhan 430060, Hubei, P. R. China
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Salem SM, Hamed AR, Fayez AG, Nour Eldeen G. Non-target Genes Regulate miRNAs-Mediated Migration Steering of Colorectal Carcinoma. Pathol Oncol Res 2018; 25:559-566. [PMID: 30361904 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-018-0502-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) trigger a two-layer regulatory network directly or through transcription factors and their co-regulators. Unlike miR-375, the role of miR-145 and miR-224 in inhibiting or driving cancer cell migration is controversial. This study is a step towards addressing the potential of miR-375, miR-145 and miR-224 expression modulation to inhibit colorectal carcinoma (CRC) cells migration in vitro through regulation of non-target genes VEGFA, TGFβ1, IGF1, CD105 and CD44. Transwell migration assay results revealed a significant subdue of migration ability of cells transfected with miR-375 and miR-145 mimics and miR-224 inhibitor. Real time PCR data showed that expression of VEGFA, TGFβ1, IGF1, CD105 and CD44 was downregulated as a consequence of exogenous re-expression of miR-375 and inhibition of miR-224. On the other hand, ectopic expression of miR-145 did not affect VEGFA, TGFβ1 and CD44 expression, while it elevated CD105 and suppressed IGF1 expression. MAP4K4, a predicted target of miR-145, was validated as a target that could play a role in miR-145-mediated regulation of migration. At mRNA level, no change was observed in expression of MAP4K4 in cells with restored expression of miR-145, while western blotting analysis revealed a 25% reduction of protein level. By applying luciferase reporter assay, a significant decrease in luciferase activity was observed, supporting that miR-145 directly target 3' UTR of MAP4K4. The study highlighted the involvement of non-target genes VEGFA, TGFβ1, IGF1, CD105 and CD44 in mediating anti- and pro-migratory effect of miR-375 and miR-224, respectively, and validated MAP4K4 as a direct target of anti-migratory miR-145.
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- Sohair M Salem
- Molecular Genetics and Enzymology Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
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- Phytochemistry Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.,Biology Unit - Central Laboratory of Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 El-Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Molecular Genetics and Enzymology Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Molecular Genetics and Enzymology Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.,Stem Cell Research Unit, National Research Centre, 33 El-Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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Yang L, Tian Y, Leong WS, Song H, Yang W, Wang M, Wang X, Kong J, Shan B, Song Z. Efficient and tumor-specific knockdown of MTDH gene attenuates paclitaxel resistance of breast cancer cells both in vivo and in vitro. Breast Cancer Res 2018; 20:113. [PMID: 30227879 PMCID: PMC6145322 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-018-1042-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background Drug resistance of paclitaxel (TAX), the first-line chemotherapy drug for breast cancer, was reported to develop in 90% of patients with breast cancer, especially metastatic breast cancer. Investigating the mechanism of TAX resistance of breast cancer cells and developing the strategy improving its therapeutic efficiency are crucial to breast cancer cure. Methods and Results We here report an elegant nanoparticle (NP)-based technique that realizes efficient breast cancer treatment of TAX. Using lentiviral vector-mediated gene knockdown, we first demonstrated that TAX therapeutic efficiency was closely correlated with metadherin (MTDH) gene expression in breast cancer cell lines. This finding was also supported by efficacy of TAX treatment in breast cancer patients from our clinical studies. Specifically, TAX treatment became more effective when MTDH expression was decreased in MCF-7 cancer cells by the blocking nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) pathway. Based on these findings, we subsequently synthesized a polymeric NP that could co-deliver MTDH-small interfering RNA (MTDH–siRNA) and TAX into the breast cancer tumors in tumor-bearing mice. The NPs were composed of a cationic copolymer, which wrapped TAX in the inside and adsorbed the negatively charged siRNA on their surface with high drug-loading efficiency and good stability. Conclusions NP-based co-delivery approach can effectively knock down the MTDH gene both in vitro and in vivo, which dramatically inhibits breast tumor growth, achieving effective TAX chemotherapy treatment without overt side effects. This study provides a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of a wide range of solid tumors highly expressing MTDH. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13058-018-1042-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Liu Yang
- Breast Center, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050035, China
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- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Breast Center, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050035, China
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- Breast Center, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050035, China
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- Breast Center, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050035, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Breast Center, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050035, China
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- Breast Center, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050035, China.
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LINC01638 lncRNA activates MTDH-Twist1 signaling by preventing SPOP-mediated c-Myc degradation in triple-negative breast cancer. Oncogene 2018; 37:6166-6179. [PMID: 30002443 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-018-0396-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease, and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) continues to be a serious health problem. The potential involvement of lncRNAs in TNBC progression remains unexplored. Here, we demonstrated that LINC01638 is highly expressed in TNBC tissues and cells. LINC01638 maintains the mesenchymal traits of TNBC cells, including an enriched epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) signature and cancer stem cell-like state. LINC01638 knockdown suppresses tumor proliferation and metastasis both in vitro and in vivo. LINC01638 overexpression predicts a poor outcome of breast cancer patients. Mechanistically, LINC01638 interacts with c-Myc to prevent SPOP-mediated c-Myc ubiquitination and degradation. C-Myc transcriptionally enhances MTDH (metadherin) expression and subsequently activates Twist1 expression to induce EMT. Our findings describe LINC01638-mediated signal transduction and highlight the crucial role of LINC01638 in TNBC progression.
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Wu H, He M, Yang R, Zuo Y, Bian Z. Astrocyte elevated gene-1 participates in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in dental pulp cells via NF-κB signalling pathway. Int Endod J 2018; 51:1130-1138. [DOI: 10.1111/iej.12921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- H. Wu
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education; School & Hospital of Stomatology; Wuhan University; Wuhan China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education; School & Hospital of Stomatology; Wuhan University; Wuhan China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education; School & Hospital of Stomatology; Wuhan University; Wuhan China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education; School & Hospital of Stomatology; Wuhan University; Wuhan China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education; School & Hospital of Stomatology; Wuhan University; Wuhan China
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Emdad L, Das SK, Wang XY, Sarkar D, Fisher PB. Cancer terminator viruses (CTV): A better solution for viral-based therapy of cancer. J Cell Physiol 2018; 233:5684-5695. [PMID: 29278667 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In principle, viral gene therapy holds significant potential for the therapy of solid cancers. However, this promise has not been fully realized and systemic administration of viruses has not proven as successful as envisioned in the clinical arena. Our research is focused on developing the next generation of efficacious viruses to specifically treat both primary cancers and a major cause of cancer lethality, metastatic tumors (that have spread from a primary site of origin to other areas in the body and are responsible for an estimated 90% of cancer deaths). We have generated a chimeric tropism-modified type 5 and 3 adenovirus that selectively replicates in cancer cells and simultaneously produces a secreted anti-cancer toxic cytokine, melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/Interleukin-24 (mda-7/IL-24), referred to as a Cancer Terminator Virus (CTV) (Ad.5/3-CTV). In preclinical animal models, injection into a primary tumor causes selective cell death and therapeutic activity is also observed in non-injected distant tumors, that is, "bystander anti-tumor activity." To enhance the impact and therapeutic utility of the CTV, we have pioneered an elegant approach in which viruses are encapsulated in microbubbles allowing "stealth delivery" to tumor cells that when treated with focused ultrasound causes viral release killing tumor cells through viral replication, and producing and secreting MDA-7/IL-24, which stimulates the immune system to attack distant cancers, inhibits tumor angiogenesis and directly promotes apoptosis in distant cancer cells. This strategy is called UTMD (ultrasound-targeted microbubble-destruction). This novel CTV and UTMD approach hold significant promise for the effective therapy of primary and disseminated tumors.
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- Luni Emdad
- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Yu C, Liu Y, Qin Z. Metadherin contributes to epithelial-mesenchymal transition and paclitaxel resistance induced by acidic extracellular pH in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Oncol Lett 2018; 15:3858-3863. [PMID: 29456735 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.7760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Paclitaxel resistance is a challenge to the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). An acidic extracellular pH (pHe), a hallmark of solid tumors, is demonstrated to decrease the efficacy of chemotherapy. However, the precise function of acidic pHe in mediating chemotherapy in NPC remains unknown. In the present study, acidic pHe significantly decreased the cytotoxicity of paclitaxel in NPC cells. In addition, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-like changes were observed in NPC cells cultured at acidic pHe. Metadherin (MTDH), a novel oncogene, is expressed in multiple types of solid tumor, and is associated with several malignant cell characteristics, including malignant cell transformation, proliferation, angiogenesis, chemoresistance, invasion and metastasis. In the present study, MTDH expression was increased in NPC cells that had been cultured at an acidic pHe. Furthermore, the silencing of MTDH expression reversed EMT molecular marker expression and sensitized NPC cells to paclitaxel. Taken together, the results of the present study provide evidence to support an association between acidic pHe-induced paclitaxel resistance and MTDH-mediated EMT in NPC cells. Thus, targeting MTDH may provide a novel strategy for overcoming chemoresistance in NPC therapy.
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- Changyun Yu
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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Zhu G, Peng F, Gong W, She L, Wei M, Tan H, Chen C, Zhang D, Li G, Huang D, Zhang X, Liu Y. Hypoxia promotes migration/invasion and glycolysis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma via an HIF-1α-MTDH loop. Oncol Rep 2017; 38:2893-2900. [DOI: 10.3892/or.2017.5949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Tong L, Chu M, Yan B, Zhao W, Liu S, Wei W, Lou H, Zhang S, Ma S, Xu J, Wei L. MTDH promotes glioma invasion through regulating miR-130b-ceRNAs. Oncotarget 2017; 8:17738-17749. [PMID: 28107197 PMCID: PMC5392282 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cell invasion is crucial for high mortality and recurrence rate in glioma. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an important step in cancer invasion. Metadherin (MTDH) contributes to EMT in several cancers, but the role and mechanism of MTDH in EMT-like process of glioma remain unknown. Here we demonstrate that MTDH was overexpressed in glioma tissues and cells and induced EMT-like change and invasion of glioma cells. Interestingly, MTDH could modulate the expression of a group of glioma-related miRNAs. In particular, MTDH upregulated miR-130b transcription via acting as a coactivator of NF-kB. MiR-130b promoted EMT-like change and invasion of glioma cells through targeting multiple EMT-related genes, including PTEN, PPP2CA and SMAD7. In addition, PTEN acted as the competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) to affect PPP2CA and SMAD7 expression, and inhibited EMT-like change in glioma cells. Furthermore, miR-130b mediated EMT-like change induced by MTDH, and MTDH inhibited the expression levels of PTEN, PPP2CA and SMAD7. Taken together, we reveal a novel mechanism that MTDH induces EMT-like change and invasion of glioma via the regulation of miR-130b-ceRNAs, providing the first direct link between MTDH and miRNAs in cancer cells.
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- Liping Tong
- Wu Lien-Teh institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogen Biology, Harbin 150081, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Wu Lien-Teh institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogen Biology, Harbin 150081, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154002, China
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- Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154002, China
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- Wu Lien-Teh institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogen Biology, Harbin 150081, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology and Bio-Pharmaceutical Key Laboratory of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- Wu Lien-Teh institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogen Biology, Harbin 150081, China
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Jiang W, Wang S, Sun Y, Jiang Y, Yu T, Wang J. Overexpression of microRNA-448 inhibits osteosarcoma cell proliferation and invasion through targeting of astrocyte elevated gene-1. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:5713-5721. [DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Salem SM, Hamed AR, Mosaad RM. MTDH and MAP3K1 are direct targets of apoptosis-regulating miRNAs in colorectal carcinoma. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 94:767-773. [PMID: 28802228 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.07.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/30/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Artificially designed miRNAs mimics and inhibitors that specifically target known oncogenes have attracted significant research attention. Herein, we aimed to explore whether MIR-375, MIR-145, and MIR-224 are involved in induction of apoptosis of CRC cells by regulating apoptosis-mediating genes MTDH, MAP3K1, PDK1, BAX, and BCL-XL. MTT assay was used to assess cell growth. Apoptosis was determined in terms of caspase activity measurement and phosphatidylserine detection using annexin V staining by flow cytometry. Quantitative real time PCR, Western blotting, and luciferase reporter assay were carried out to validate genes regulation and targeting by miRNAs. We found that ectopic expression of MIR-375 and MIR-145, and inhibition of MIR-224 can decrease cell growth and induce cell ability to undergo early apoptosis. At mRNA level, transfected cells displayed down-regulation of MTDH, PDK1 and BCL-XL, while BAX and MAP3K1 were up-regulated. Protein expression of MTDH was decreased in cells transfected with MIR-145 mimic and MIR-224 inhibitor but remained unchanged in MIR-375 mimic-transfected cells. Furthermore, MAP3K1 protein expression exibited a decreased level after MIR-375 transient expression with no significant change after MIR-145 mimic or MIR-224 inhibitor transfection. Luciferase reporter assay revealed that MIR-375 and MIR-145 can bind to 3'UTR of MTDH, supporting that MTDH is directly targeted by both miRNAs. Similarly, MAP3K1 was found to be directly regulated by MIR-375. The study concluded that the expression modulation of tumor suppressors MIR-375 and MIR-145, and oncomiR MIR-224 have the ability to induce apoptosis of CRC cells through regulation of apoptosis mediating genes MTDH, MAP3K1, PDK1, BCL-XL and BAX.
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- Sohair M Salem
- Molecular Genetics and Enzymology Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
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- Biology Unit, Central Laboratory of Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 El-Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt; Phytochemistry Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Molecular Genetics and Enzymology Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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Xue H, Yu Z, Liu Y, Yuan W, Yang T, You J, He X, Lee RJ, Li L, Xu C. Delivery of miR-375 and doxorubicin hydrochloride by lipid-coated hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles to overcome multiple drug resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:5271-5287. [PMID: 28769563 PMCID: PMC5533569 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s135306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Multidrug resistance (MDR) due to overexpression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is a major obstacle that hinders the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It has been shown that miR-375 inhibits P-gp expression via inhibition of astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) expression in HCC, and induces apoptosis in HCC cells by targeting AEG-1 and YAP1. In this study, we prepared lipid-coated hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles (LH) containing doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) and miR-375 (LHD/miR-375) to deliver the two agents into MDR HCC cells in vitro and in vivo. We found that LHD/miR-375 overcame drug efflux and delivered miR-375 and DOX into MDR HepG2/ADR cells or HCC tissues. MiR-375 delivered by LHD/miR-375 was taken up through phagocytosis and clathrin- and caveolae-mediated endocytosis. Following release from late endosomes, it repressed the expression of P-gp in HepG2/ADR cells. The synergistic effects of miR-375 and hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles (HMSN) resulted in a profound increase in the uptake of DOX by the HCC cells and prevented HCC cell growth. Enhanced antitumor effects of LHD/miR-375 were also validated in HCC xenografts and primary tumors; however, no significant toxicity was observed. Mechanistic studies also revealed that miR-375 and DOX exerted a synergistic antitumor effect by promoting apoptosis. Our study illustrates that delivery of miR-375 using HMSN is a feasible approach to circumvent MDR in the management of HCC. It, therefore, merits further development for potential clinical application.
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- Huiying Xue
- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- Institute of Liver Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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Huang LL, Wang Z, Cao CJ, Ke ZF, Wang F, Wang R, Luo CQ, Lu X, Wang LT. AEG-1 associates with metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer through upregulation of MMP2/9. Int J Oncol 2017; 51:812-822. [PMID: 28731152 PMCID: PMC5564412 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2017.4074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1), known as an oncogene, is overexpressed in various cancers and implicated in tumor progression and metastasis. However, its functional significance and underlying molecular mechanisms in thyroid cancer remain to be elucidated. In the present study, we detected the potential function of AEG-1 in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). We also investigated the relation between AEG-1 and matrix metalloproteases (MMP)2 and 9 through immunohistochemistry, western blotting, real-time PCR, immunofluorescence staining, zymography and co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP). We found that overexpression of AEG-1 in PTC was positively correlated with lymph node metastasis and MMP2/9 expression. Knockdown of AEG-1 reduced the capacity of migration and invasion through downregulation of MMP2/9 in thyroid cancer cells. Furthermore, we firstly found that AEG-1 interacted with MMP9 in thyroid cancer cells. AEG-1 was associated with the activation of the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathways in thyroid cancer cells. Overall, our results for the first time showed that AEG-1 interacted with MMP9 in thyroid cancer cells and AEG-1 expression was closely associated with progression and metastasis of papillary thyroid cancer. AEG-1 might be a potential therapeutic target in papillary thyroid cancer.
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- Lei-Lei Huang
- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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Post-trimodality expression levels of metadherin (MTDH) as a prognostic biomarker for esophageal adenocarcinoma patients. Med Oncol 2017; 34:135. [PMID: 28685276 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-017-0994-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) patients often receive chemoradiation followed by surgery. However, most patients experience recurrences. Overexpression of MTDH, an oncoprotein with multiple functions, has been found to be associated with poor prognosis in breast cancer, glioblastoma, melanoma and various gastrointestinal malignancies, but not in EAC. We sought to establish its role in resistant EAC (post-treatment residual EAC). MTDH was assessed by immunohistochemistry in resected EAC, and results were correlated with clinical outcomes. MTDH expression was detectable in 72.5% (50/69) of patients, while expression levels were high (positive) in 50.7% (35/69). Of 69 patients analyzed, 25 had no relapse and 44 patients had a relapse (8 with local-regional and 36 with distant). The median follow-up duration was 3 years (0.4-11.6). The median overall survival was not associated with MTDH status (2.79 years for MTDH-negative and 3.60 years for MTDH-positive patients, p = 0.121). In addition, MTDH was not associated with either the type of relapse (local or distant), baseline clinical stage, tumor grade, presence of signet ring cells, surgical (yp) stage, percentage of residual EAC or presence of lymphovascular invasion. Our data reveal that MTDH is not a prognostic biomarker in resistant EAC after trimodality therapy.
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Wu S, Yang L, Wu D, Gao Z, Li P, Huang W, Wang X. AEG-1 induces gastric cancer metastasis by upregulation of eIF4E expression. J Cell Mol Med 2017; 21:3481-3493. [PMID: 28661037 PMCID: PMC5706588 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and patients with lymph node, peritoneal and distant metastasis have a poor prognosis. Overexpression of Astrocyte-elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) has been reported to be correlated with the progression and metastasis of gastric cancer. However, its mechanisms are quite unclear. In this study, we found that elevated expression of AEG-1 was correlated with metastasis in human gastric cancer tissues. Moreover, gain- or loss-of-function of AEG-1, respectively, promoted or suppressed epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells. AEG-1 positively regulated eIF4E, MMP-9 and Twist expression. Manipulating eIF4E expression by transfection of overexpression constructs or siRNAs partially eliminated AEG-1-regulated EMT, cell migration and invasion. In addition, overexpression or knockdown of eIF4E promoted or suppressed EMT, cell migration and invasion in parallel with upregulation of MMP-9 and Twist expression, while manipulating eIF4E expression partially abrogated AEG-1-induced MMP-9 and Twist. Finally, silencing of AEG-1 expression not only inhibited tumour growth in parallel with downregulation of eIF4E, MMP-9 and Twist expression in a xenograft nude mouse model, but also suppressed lymph node and peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer in an orthotopic nude mouse model. These findings suggest that AEG-1 promotes gastric cancer metastasis through upregulation of eIF4E-mediated MMP-9 and Twist, which provides new diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for cancer metastasis.
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- Shengjie Wu
- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Medical Oncology and Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Department of Basic Medicine, Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nanjing Hospital (Nanjing First Hospital), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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