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Carvalho TMA, Di Molfetta D, Greco MR, Koltai T, Alfarouk KO, Reshkin SJ, Cardone RA. Tumor Microenvironment Features and Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Insights into Targeting Physicochemical Barriers and Metabolism as Therapeutic Approaches. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:6135. [PMID: 34885243 PMCID: PMC8657427 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13236135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Currently, the median overall survival of PDAC patients rarely exceeds 1 year and has an overall 5-year survival rate of about 9%. These numbers are anticipated to worsen in the future due to the lack of understanding of the factors involved in its strong chemoresistance. Chemotherapy remains the only treatment option for most PDAC patients; however, the available therapeutic strategies are insufficient. The factors involved in chemoresistance include the development of a desmoplastic stroma which reprograms cellular metabolism, and both contribute to an impaired response to therapy. PDAC stroma is composed of immune cells, endothelial cells, and cancer-associated fibroblasts embedded in a prominent, dense extracellular matrix associated with areas of hypoxia and acidic extracellular pH. While multiple gene mutations are involved in PDAC initiation, this desmoplastic stroma plays an important role in driving progression, metastasis, and chemoresistance. Elucidating the mechanisms underlying PDAC resistance are a prerequisite for designing novel approaches to increase patient survival. In this review, we provide an overview of the stromal features and how they contribute to the chemoresistance in PDAC treatment. By highlighting new paradigms in the role of the stromal compartment in PDAC therapy, we hope to stimulate new concepts aimed at improving patient outcomes.
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- Tiago M. A. Carvalho
- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy; (D.D.M.); (M.R.G.); (S.J.R.); (R.A.C.)
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy; (D.D.M.); (M.R.G.); (S.J.R.); (R.A.C.)
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy; (D.D.M.); (M.R.G.); (S.J.R.); (R.A.C.)
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- Al-Ghad International College for Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Madinah Al-Munwarah 42316, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy; (D.D.M.); (M.R.G.); (S.J.R.); (R.A.C.)
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy; (D.D.M.); (M.R.G.); (S.J.R.); (R.A.C.)
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Khalaf K, Hana D, Chou JTT, Singh C, Mackiewicz A, Kaczmarek M. Aspects of the Tumor Microenvironment Involved in Immune Resistance and Drug Resistance. Front Immunol 2021; 12:656364. [PMID: 34122412 PMCID: PMC8190405 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.656364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex and ever-changing "rogue organ" composed of its own blood supply, lymphatic and nervous systems, stroma, immune cells and extracellular matrix (ECM). These complex components, utilizing both benign and malignant cells, nurture the harsh, immunosuppressive and nutrient-deficient environment necessary for tumor cell growth, proliferation and phenotypic flexibility and variation. An important aspect of the TME is cellular crosstalk and cell-to-ECM communication. This interaction induces the release of soluble factors responsible for immune evasion and ECM remodeling, which further contribute to therapy resistance. Other aspects are the presence of exosomes contributed by both malignant and benign cells, circulating deregulated microRNAs and TME-specific metabolic patterns which further potentiate the progression and/or resistance to therapy. In addition to biochemical signaling, specific TME characteristics such as the hypoxic environment, metabolic derangements, and abnormal mechanical forces have been implicated in the development of treatment resistance. In this review, we will provide an overview of tumor microenvironmental composition, structure, and features that influence immune suppression and contribute to treatment resistance.
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- Khalil Khalaf
- Department of Cancer Diagnostics and Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Center, Poznań, Poland
- Department of Cancer Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cancer Diagnostics and Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Center, Poznań, Poland
- Department of Cancer Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cancer Diagnostics and Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Center, Poznań, Poland
- Department of Cancer Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cancer Diagnostics and Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Center, Poznań, Poland
- Department of Cancer Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cancer Diagnostics and Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Center, Poznań, Poland
- Department of Cancer Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cancer Diagnostics and Immunology, Greater Poland Cancer Center, Poznań, Poland
- Department of Cancer Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Langella E, Buonanno M, De Simone G, Monti SM. Intrinsically disordered features of carbonic anhydrase IX proteoglycan-like domain. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:2059-2067. [PMID: 33201250 PMCID: PMC11072538 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03697-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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hCA IX is a multi-domain protein belonging to the family of hCAs which are ubiquitous zinc enzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of CO2 to HCO3- and H+. hCA IX is a tumor-associated enzyme with a limited distribution in normal tissues, but over-expressed in many tumors, and is a promising drug target. Although many studies concerning the CA IX catalytic domain were performed, little is known about the proteoglycan-like (PG-like) domain of hCA IX which has been poorly investigated so far. Here we attempt to fill this gap by providing an overview on the functional, structural and therapeutic studies of the PG-like domain of hCA IX which represents a unique feature within the CA family. The main studies and recent advances concerning PG role in modulating hCA IX catalytic activity as well as in tumor spreading and migration are here reported. Special attention has been paid to the newly discovered disordered features of the PG domain which open new perspectives about its molecular mechanisms of action under physiological and pathological conditions, since disorder is likely involved in mediating interactions with partner proteins. The emerged disordered features of PG domain will be explored for putative diagnostic and therapeutic applications involving CA IX targeting in tumors.
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- Emma Langella
- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134, Naples, Italy.
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134, Naples, Italy.
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Trebinska-Stryjewska A, Swiech O, Opuchlik LJ, Grzybowska EA, Bilewicz R. Impact of Medium pH on DOX Toxicity toward HeLa and A498 Cell Lines. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:7979-7986. [PMID: 32309708 PMCID: PMC7161040 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b04479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
The influence of the pH of the multicomponent cell medium on the performance of doxorubicin (DOX), an anticancer drug, was studied on the examples of cervical (HeLa) and kidney (A498) cancer cell lines. The change of pH of the cell medium to more acidic led to a decrease of DOX toxicity on both cell lines due to the change of drug permeability across the cell membrane as a result of drug protonation. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) studies and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release tests have shown low toxicity of the drug, especially in the case of A498 cells, which are characterized by an extremely high glycolytic metabolism. The behavior was ascribed primarily to the increased proton concentration in the peripheral blood follicle in the presence of products of the acidic glycolytic metabolism. It is not observed in the measurements performed in commercially available media since they usually have a neutral pH. In earlier reports on kidney cancer, several mechanisms were discussed, including the metabolism of DOX to its less toxic derivative, doxorubicinol, overexpression of ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 1 (ABCB1) transporters, that remove DOX from the inside of cells; however, there was no focus on the simple but very important contribution of drug protonation described in the present study. Drug pH-dependent equilibria in the cell medium should be considered since changes in the drug form may be an additional reason for multidrug resistance.
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- Alicja Trebinska-Stryjewska
- Institute
of Optoelectronics, Biomedical Engineering Centre, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
- Department
of Molecular and Translational Oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Molecular and Translational Oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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Zhang Y, Xu L, Wang P, Jian H, Shi X, Jia M, Mo L, Hu Z, Li H, Li J. Phenotypic transition of tumor cells between epithelial- and mesenchymal-like state during adaptation to acidosis. Cell Cycle 2019; 18:1938-1947. [PMID: 31234753 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2019.1635868] [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] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Acidic microenvironment is an important feature of solid tumors that contributes to malignant transformation. Low extracellular pH could promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) thereby endowing tumor cells with higher invasive capability. However, the relation between EMT and tumor cell proliferation under long-term acidic condition is still not fully understood. Here, we show that tumor cells have undergone a phenotypic transition from EMT to mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) during adaptation to acidosis, and is closely related with cell proliferative state. Under early stage of acidic stress, tumor cells entered a non-cycling quiescent state with mesenchymal phenotype and expressed high level of stemness genes. Whereas, after long-term acid culture (2 months), acid-adapted cells resumed proliferating but lost mesenchymal phenotype. Further, our results show that the acid-adapted cells have distinct proliferative mechanism from non-acid cells, as the G1-S transcriptional factor E2F1 protein was not recovered in the adapted cells. Meanwhile, mini-chromosome maintenance 7 (MCM7) is shown to regulate the EMT to MET phenotypic transition, and is required for proliferation of the adapted cells under acidic condition. MCM7 Knockdown promoted mesenchymal phenotype and inhibited proliferation of the acid-adapted cells. While, MCM7 overexpression inhibited acid-induced EMT and supported tumor cell proliferation under acidic condition. Thus, our study provides evidence that tumor cells display phenotypic plasticity that allows them to survive acid stress.
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- Yongjun Zhang
- a Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
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- a Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
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- a Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
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- a Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
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- b Department of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
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- a Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
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- a Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
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- a Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
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- a Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
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- a Institute of Biotherapy, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
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Hooper HB, Dos Santos Silva P, de Oliveira SA, Merighe GKF, Negrão JA. Acute heat stress induces changes in physiological and cellular responses in Saanen goats. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2018; 62:2257-2265. [PMID: 30368674 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-018-1630-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
The relationships between rectal temperatures and physiological and cellular responses to heat stress can improve the productivity of Saanen goats in tropical environments. In this context, this study evaluated the physiological responses and gene expression of heat shock proteins (HSP60, 70, and 90) and genes related to apoptosis (Bax, Bcl-2, and p53) of Saanen goats subjected to acute heat stress. Ten health Saanen goats were exposed to solar radiation during 3 consecutive days. The expression of HSP60, HSP70, HSP90, Bax, Bcl-2, and p53 genes in blood leukocytes, rectal and superficial temperatures, respiratory frequency, cortisol, triiodothyronine, and thyroxine was measured at 06:00, 13:00, and 18:00 h. In vitro, blood leukocytes were subjected to 38 °C and 40 °C for 3 h to measure the expression of the same target genes. The temperature humidity index, measured from 12:00 to 15:00, was greater than 80 and black globe temperatures were greater at 40 °C, indicating the intensity of the solar radiation. Although the solar radiation caused acute heat stress, increased cortisol release, and the expression of HSP60 and 70 in dry Saanen goats, the increased respiratory frequency and decreased T4 and T3 restored the homeothermy of the experimental goats. In vitro, the 40 °C increased the expression of p53 (pro-apoptotic protein), Bcl-2 (anti-apoptotic protein), HSP60, HSP70, and HSP90, suggesting that these genes have protective functions. However, further studies are necessary to understand the physiological and cellular responses to heat stress.
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- Henrique Barbosa Hooper
- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Duque de Caxias Norte 225, Pirassununga, São Paulo, 13635-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Duque de Caxias Norte 225, Pirassununga, São Paulo, 13635-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Duque de Caxias Norte 225, Pirassununga, São Paulo, 13635-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Duque de Caxias Norte 225, Pirassununga, São Paulo, 13635-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Duque de Caxias Norte 225, Pirassununga, São Paulo, 13635-900, Brazil.
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Peppicelli S, Andreucci E, Ruzzolini J, Laurenzana A, Margheri F, Fibbi G, Del Rosso M, Bianchini F, Calorini L. The acidic microenvironment as a possible niche of dormant tumor cells. Cell Mol Life Sci 2017; 74:2761-2771. [PMID: 28331999 PMCID: PMC11107711 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-017-2496-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Although surgical excision, chemo-, and radio-therapy are clearly advanced, tumors may relapse due to cells of the so-called "minimal residual disease". Indeed, small clusters of tumor cells persist in host tissues after treatment of the primary tumor elaborating strategies to survive and escape from immunological attacks before their relapse: this variable period of remission is known as "cancer dormancy". Therefore, it is crucial to understand and consider the major concepts addressing dormancy, to identify new targets and disclose potential clinical strategies. Here, we have particularly focused the relationships between tumor microenvironment and cancer dormancy, looking at a re-appreciated aspect of this compartment that is the low extracellular pH. Accumulating evidences indicate that acidity of tumor microenvironment is associated with a poor prognosis of tumor-bearing patients, stimulates a chemo- and radio-therapy resistant phenotype, and suppresses the tumoricidal activity of cytotoxic lymphocytes and natural killer cells, and all these aspects are useful for dormancy. Therefore, this review discusses the possibility that acidity of tumor microenvironment may provide a new, not previously suggested, adequate milieu for "dormancy" of tumor cells.
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MESH Headings
- Acidosis/complications
- Acidosis/immunology
- Acidosis/pathology
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Cell Proliferation
- Humans
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Immunologic Surveillance
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Killer Cells, Natural/pathology
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/etiology
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/immunology
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology
- Neoplasm, Residual/complications
- Neoplasm, Residual/immunology
- Neoplasm, Residual/pathology
- Neoplasms/immunology
- Neoplasms/pathology
- Neoplasms/therapy
- Neoplastic Stem Cells/immunology
- Neoplastic Stem Cells/pathology
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/etiology
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/immunology
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/pathology
- Prognosis
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/pathology
- Tumor Microenvironment
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- Silvia Peppicelli
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", Università di Firenze, Viale G.B. Morgagni, 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
- Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", Università di Firenze, Viale G.B. Morgagni, 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
- Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", Università di Firenze, Viale G.B. Morgagni, 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
- Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", Università di Firenze, Viale G.B. Morgagni, 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
- Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", Università di Firenze, Viale G.B. Morgagni, 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
- Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", Università di Firenze, Viale G.B. Morgagni, 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
- Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", Università di Firenze, Viale G.B. Morgagni, 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy
- Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", Università di Firenze, Viale G.B. Morgagni, 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy.
- Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario Serio", Università di Firenze, Viale G.B. Morgagni, 50, 50134, Firenze, Italy.
- Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy.
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Dumas JF, Brisson L, Chevalier S, Mahéo K, Fromont G, Moussata D, Besson P, Roger S. Metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells, consequences on pH and tumour progression: Integrated therapeutic perspectives with dietary lipids as adjuvant to anticancer treatment. Semin Cancer Biol 2017; 43:90-110. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Böhme I, Bosserhoff AK. Acidic tumor microenvironment in human melanoma. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2016; 29:508-23. [PMID: 27233233 DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
One characteristic of solid tumors such as malignant melanoma is the acidification of the tumor microenvironment. The deregulation of cancer cell metabolism is considered a main cause of extracellular acidosis. Here, cancer cells utilize aerobic glycolysis instead of oxidative phosphorylation even under normoxic conditions, as originally described by Otto Warburg. These metabolic alterations cause enhanced acid production, especially of lactate and carbon dioxide (CO2 ). The extensive production of acidic metabolites and the enhanced acid export to the extracellular space cause a consistent acidification of the tumor microenvironment, thus promoting the formation of an acid-resistant tumor cell population with increased invasive and metastatic potential. As melanoma is one of the deadliest and most metastatic forms of cancer, understanding the effects of this extracellular acidosis on human melanoma cells with distinct metastatic properties is important. The aim of this review was to summarize recent studies of the acidification of the tumor microenvironment, focusing on the specific effects of the acidic milieu on melanoma cells and to give a short overview of therapeutic approaches.
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- Ines Böhme
- Institute of Biochemistry, Emil-Fischer-Centrum, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Emil-Fischer-Centrum, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. .,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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Extracellular acidity, a "reappreciated" trait of tumor environment driving malignancy: perspectives in diagnosis and therapy. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2015; 33:823-32. [PMID: 24984804 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-014-9506-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Tumors are ecosystems which develop from stem cells endowed with unlimited self-renewal capability and genetic instability, under the effects of mutagenesis and natural selection imposed by environmental changes. Abnormal vascularization, reduced lymphatic network, uncontrolled cell growth frequently associated with hypoxia, and extracellular accumulation of glucose metabolites even in the presence of an adequate oxygen level are all factors contributing to reduce pH in the extracellular space of tumors. Evidence is accumulating that acidity is associated with a poor prognosis and participates actively to tumor progression. This review addresses some of the most experimental evidences providing that acidity of tumor environment facilitates local invasiveness and metastatic dissemination, independently from hypoxia, with which acidity is often but not always associated. Clinical investigations have also shown that tumors with acidic environment are associated with resistance to chemotherapy and radiation-induced apoptosis, suppression of cytotoxic lymphocytes, and natural killer cells tumoricidal activity. Therefore, new technologies for functional and molecular imaging as well as strategies directed to target low extracellular pH and low pH-adapted tumor cells might represent important issues in oncology.
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Choi SYC, Lin D, Gout PW, Collins CC, Xu Y, Wang Y. Lessons from patient-derived xenografts for better in vitro modeling of human cancer. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2014; 79-80:222-37. [PMID: 25305336 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Revised: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
The development of novel cancer therapeutics is often plagued by discrepancies between drug efficacies obtained in preclinical studies and outcomes of clinical trials. The inconsistencies can be attributed to a lack of clinical relevance of the cancer models used for drug testing. While commonly used in vitro culture systems are advantageous for addressing specific experimental questions, they are often gross, fidelity-lacking simplifications that largely ignore the heterogeneity of cancers as well as the complexity of the tumor microenvironment. Factors such as tumor architecture, interactions among cancer cells and between cancer and stromal cells, and an acidic tumor microenvironment are critical characteristics observed in patient-derived cancer xenograft models and in the clinic. By mimicking these crucial in vivo characteristics through use of 3D cultures, co-culture systems and acidic culture conditions, an in vitro cancer model/microenvironment that is more physiologically relevant may be engineered to produce results more readily applicable to the clinic.
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- Stephen Yiu Chuen Choi
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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- Department of Urology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, P.R. China.
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Gu ZT, Wang H, Li L, Liu YS, Deng XB, Huo SF, Yuan FF, Liu ZF, Tong HS, Su L. Heat stress induces apoptosis through transcription-independent p53-mediated mitochondrial pathways in human umbilical vein endothelial cell. Sci Rep 2014; 4:4469. [PMID: 24667845 PMCID: PMC3966036 DOI: 10.1038/srep04469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cells apoptosis induced by intense heat stress is the prominent feature of heat-related illness. However, little is known about the biological effects of heat stress on cells apoptosis. Herein, we presented evidence that intense heat stress could induce early apoptosis of HUVEC cells through activating mitochondrial pathway with changes in mitochondrial membrane potential(ΔΨm), release of cytochrome c, and activation of caspase-9 and -3. We further revealed that p53 played a crucial role in heat stress-induced early apoptosis, with p53 protein rapidly translocated into mitochondria. Using pifithrin-α(PFT), a p53's mitochondrial translocation inhibitor, we found that pretreated with PFT, heat stress induced mitochondrial p53 translocation was significantly suppressed, accompanied by a significant alleviation in the loss of ΔΨm, cytochrome c release and caspase-9 activation. Furthermore, we also found that generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was a critical mediator in heat stress-induced apoptosis. In addition, the antioxidant MnTMPyP significantly decreased the heat stress-induced p53's mitochondrial translocation, followed by the loss of ΔΨm, cytochrome c release, caspase-9 activation and heat stress-mediated apoptosis. Conclusively, these findings indicate the contribution of the transcription-independent mitochondrial p53 pathway to early apoptosis in HUVEC cells induced by oxidative stress in response to intense heat stress.
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- Z T Gu
- 1] The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P R China [2] Department of intensive care unit, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Key Laboratory of Tropical Zone Trauma Care and Tissue Repair of PLA, Guangzhou, PR China [3]
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- 1] Department of Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China [2]
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- 1] The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P R China [2] Department of intensive care unit, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Key Laboratory of Tropical Zone Trauma Care and Tissue Repair of PLA, Guangzhou, PR China [3]
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- Department of intensive care unit, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Key Laboratory of Tropical Zone Trauma Care and Tissue Repair of PLA, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- 1] The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P R China [2] Department of intensive care unit, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Key Laboratory of Tropical Zone Trauma Care and Tissue Repair of PLA, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of intensive care unit, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Key Laboratory of Tropical Zone Trauma Care and Tissue Repair of PLA, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of intensive care unit, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Key Laboratory of Tropical Zone Trauma Care and Tissue Repair of PLA, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of intensive care unit, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Key Laboratory of Tropical Zone Trauma Care and Tissue Repair of PLA, Guangzhou, PR China
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Wojtkowiak JW, Verduzco D, Schramm KJ, Gillies RJ. Drug resistance and cellular adaptation to tumor acidic pH microenvironment. Mol Pharm 2011; 8:2032-8. [PMID: 21981633 DOI: 10.1021/mp200292c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 376] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Despite advances in developing novel therapeutic strategies, a major factor underlying cancer related death remains resistance to therapy. In addition to biochemical resistance, mediated by xenobiotic transporters or binding site mutations, resistance can be physiological, emerging as a consequence of the tumor's physical microenvironment. This review focuses on extracellular acidosis, an end result of high glycolytic flux and poor vascular perfusion. Low extracellular pH, pHe, forms a physiological drug barrier described by an "ion trapping" phenomenon. We describe how the acid-outside plasmalemmal pH gradient negatively impacts drug efficacy of weak base chemotherapies but is better suited for weakly acidic therapeutics. We will also explore the physiologic changes tumor cells undergo in response to extracellular acidosis which contribute to drug resistance including reduced apoptotic potential, genetic alterations, and elevated activity of a multidrug transporter, p-glycoprotein, pGP. Since low pHe is a hallmark of solid tumors, therapeutic strategies designed to overcome or exploit this condition can be developed.
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- Jonathan W Wojtkowiak
- Department of Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
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Park H, Cho JA, Kim SK, Kim JH, Lee SH. Hyperthermia on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can sensitize tumor cells to undergo cell death†. Int J Hyperthermia 2009; 24:638-48. [DOI: 10.1080/02656730802253117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Tumor microenvironment may play a key role in tumor malignancy. It is hypothesized that hypoxia and acidity may contribute to the progression from benign to malignant growth. In particular, the unfavorable environment may induce the selection of tumor cells able to survive in acidic and hypoxic conditions. In fact, the common components of the cancer phenotype result from active selection, and characteristics of tumor microenvironment may create the best condition for this selection. Acidity, in particular, has been shown to have a role in resistance to chemotherapy, proliferation and metastatic behavior. In fact, a mechanism of resistance to cytotoxic drugs may be the alteration of the tumor microenvironment through changes of the pH gradient between the extracellular environment and cell cytoplasm. The extracellular pH of solid tumors is significantly more acidic than that of normal tissues, thus impairing the uptake of weakly basic chemotherapeutic drugs and reducing their effect on tumors. An important determinant of tumor acidity is the anaerobic metabolism that allows selection of cells able to survive in an hypoxic-anoxic environment with the generation of lactate. However, this is not the major mechanism responsible for the development of an acidic environment within solid tumors. It appears clear that a complex framework of protein-protein, protein-lipid and lipid-lipid interactions underlay the pH homeostasis in mammalian cells. Malignant tumor cells seem to hijack some of these mechanism to protect themselves from the acidic environment and to maintain acidity in an environment unsuitable for normal or more differentiated cells. Recent data suggest that vacuolar-type (V-type) H(+)-ATPases, that pump protons across the plasma membrane, may have a key role in the acidification of the tumor microenvironment. Some human tumor cells are characterized by an increased V-type H(+)-ATPase expression and activity, and pretreatment with proton pump inhibitors -- a class of H(+)-ATPase inhibitors -- sensitized tumor cell lines to the effect of a variety of anticancer drugs. Proton pump inhibitor pretreatment has been associated with inhibition of V-type H(+)-ATPase activity and increase in both extracellular pH and pH of lysosomal organelles. In vivo experiments in human/mouse xenografts have shown that oral pretreatment with proton pump inhibitors is able to sensitize human solid tumors to anticancer drugs. These data suggest that tumor alkalinization may represent a key target of future antitumor strategies.
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- Angelo De Milito
- Department of Drug Research and Evaluation, Pharmacogenetic, Drug Resistance and Experimental Therapeutic Section, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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Hunter A, Hendrikse A, Renan M, Abratt R. Does the tumor microenvironment influence radiation-induced apoptosis? Apoptosis 2006; 11:1727-35. [PMID: 16927015 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-006-9789-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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UNLABELLED Cytotoxic anti-cancer agents induce apoptosis in tumor and normal tissues. Therefore, it is important to investigate which factors determine these apoptotic processes and hence their likely impact on therapeutic gain. Radiation-induced apoptosis in tumors may be inhibited due to mutations of apoptotic elements or to tumor microenvironmental conditions arising from vascular insufficiency. Tumors typically contain regions of hypoxia, low glucose and acidosis. Hypoxic cells compromise treatment partly because of reduced fixation of damage during radiotherapy and partly because they promote a more malignant phenotype. There is also evidence that hypoxia may inhibit apoptosis. For some cell types, concurrent hypoxia may modulate radiation-induced apoptosis while, for others, post-irradiation hypoxia may be required. This may reflect the activity of different apoptotic pathways. Pathways involving mitochondrial components as well as regulation of SAPK and Fas have been implicated. In addition, several key stages in apoptosis are sensitive to depletion of cellular energy reserves, which results from hypoxia and low glucose conditions. There is also evidence that low pH in tumors can interfere with radiation-induced apoptosis, partly through cell cycle arrest and other undefined mechanisms. CONCLUSIONS Hypoxia, low glucose and acidosis influence radiation-induced apoptosis and thus may be detrimental to radiotherapy.
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- Alistair Hunter
- Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Narita N, Fujieda S, Tokuriki M, Takahashi N, Tsuzuki H, Ohtsubo T, Matsumoto H. Inhibition of histone deacetylase 3 stimulates apoptosis induced by heat shock under acidic conditions in human maxillary cancer. Oncogene 2005; 24:7346-54. [PMID: 16044157 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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To elucidate the molecular mechanisms for the enhancement of heat-induced apoptosis on exposure to acidic conditions, human maxillary carcinoma IMC-3 cells were heat-shocked at 44 degrees C for 30 min at either pH 7.4 or 6.7. Analyses with cDNA arrays, the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and Western blotting were performed. We found that histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) was specifically induced after hyperthermia at 44 degrees C for 30 min at pH 6.7. Although the cytotoxicity of heating at 44 degrees C for 30 min was enhanced by decreasing the pH from 7.4 to 6.7, it was enhanced even more by antisense RNA oligonucleotides for HDAC3. The induction of G2/M arrest after heating occurred earlier at pH 6.7 than at pH 7.4. The inhibition of HDAC3 by the antisense RNA oligonucleotides suppressed partially the induction of G2/M arrest, resulting in an enhancement of the apoptosis caused by the heating under acidic conditions. Antisense RNA oligonucleotides for HDAC3 enhanced apoptosis 48 h after hyperthermia at 43 degrees C for 30 min in vivo. Analyses of p65 activity suggested that NF-kappaB is involved in this enhancement of hyperthermia. HDAC3 may be a novel target enhancing hyperthermia and combined treatment with hyperthermia and HDAC inhibitors is a possible modality for cancer therapy.
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- Norihiko Narita
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Fukui, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
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Spees WM, Evelhoch JL, Thompson PA, Sloop DJ, Ackerman JJH. Defining the pHi-hyperthermia sensitivity relationship for the RIF-1 tumor in vivo: a 31P MR spectroscopy study. Radiat Res 2005; 164:86-99. [PMID: 15966768 DOI: 10.1667/rr3390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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This study quantifies the enhancement of the therapeutic efficacy of hyperthermia resulting from an acutely acidified and accurately monitored intracellular pH (pHi) in a mouse tumor model in vivo. Metabolic manipulation of the physiology of RIF-1 tumor (subcutaneous, on the hind flanks of female C3H/HeJ mice) achieved by i.p. bolus injection of glucose (glycolytic tumor acidification) or 3-O-methylglucose (non-glycolytic tumor acidification) was monitored by 31P magnetic resonance (31P MR) prior to, during and up to 1 h after localized hyperthermia. The pre-hyperthermia 31P MR-observable metabolic parameter that correlates most strongly with thermal sensitivity is pHi. Thermal sensitivity increases linearly with decreasing pHi regardless of the mechanism (glycolytic or non-glycolytic) of metabolic manipulation. The quantitative relationship is described by log10(SF)/EQ43=0.0079 pHi,preHT -0.0606 (R=0.63, P<0.0001), where EQ43 is the thermal heat dose delivered to the tumor (in units of equivalent minutes at 42.5 degrees C), pHi,preHT is the intracellular pH immediately prior to hyperthermia, and SF is the surviving fraction. The therapeutic enhancement is not as dramatic as expected based upon previously reported in vitro studies but is generally consistent with other in vivo studies. The method still represents a viable strategy for enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of hyperthermia, especially when used in combination with other therapeutic modalities.
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- William M Spees
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Biostatistics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, USA
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Kalliomäki T, Hill RP. Effects of tumour acidification with glucose+MIBG on the spontaneous metastatic potential of two murine cell lines. Br J Cancer 2004; 90:1842-9. [PMID: 15150590 PMCID: PMC2409743 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In addition to hypoxia, acidic extracellular pH (pHe) is recognised as one of the microenvironmental characteristics of solid tumours. A number of studies have examined ways to increase tumour acidity in order to improve tumour-specific targeting of certain drugs and the effectiveness of hyperthermia. However, previous data have shown that exposure of murine tumour cells to acid conditions in culture can enhance their metastatic potential when injected subsequently into mice, raising the concern that deliberate tumour acidification might increase the probability of metastasis. In this study, we examined the effects of in vivo tumour acidification and hypoxia on the spontaneous metastatic potential of the murine KHT-C fibrosarcoma and B16F1 melanoma cell lines. A tumour-specific increase in extracellular acidity, demonstrated by measurements with pH electrodes, was achieved by daily intraperitoneal injections of meta-iodo-benzylguanidine (MIBG) and/or glucose. This method of tumour acidification during tumour growth did not significantly enhance the spontaneous metastatic potential of the two murine cell lines.
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- T Kalliomäki
- Experimental Therapeutics Division, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2M9
- Department of Medical Biophysics
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- Experimental Therapeutics Division, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2M9
- Department of Medical Biophysics
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2M9
- Experimental Therapeutics Division, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9. E-mail:
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Mahoney BP, Raghunand N, Baggett B, Gillies RJ. Tumor acidity, ion trapping and chemotherapeutics. I. Acid pH affects the distribution of chemotherapeutic agents in vitro. Biochem Pharmacol 2003; 66:1207-18. [PMID: 14505800 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(03)00467-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Resistance to anti-cancer chemotherapies often leads to regional failure, and can be caused by biochemical and/or physiological mechanisms. Biochemical mechanisms include the overexpression of resistance-conferring proteins. In contrast, physiological resistance involves the tumor microenvironment, and can be caused by poor perfusion, hypoxia and/or acidity. This communication investigates the role of tumor acidity in resistance to a panel of chemotherapeutic agents commonly used against breast cancer, such as anthracyclines, taxanes, anti-metabolites and alkylating agents. The effects of pH on the cytotoxicity of these agents were determined, and ion trapping was confirmed by monitoring the effect of pH on the cellular uptake of radiolabeled anthracyclines. Furthermore, pH-dependent cytotoxicity and uptake were compared between parental drug sensitive MCF-7 cells and variants overexpressing p-glycoprotein (MDR-1) and Breast Cancer Resistance Protein. These data indicate that the magnitude of physiological resistance from pH-dependent ion trapping is comparable to biochemical resistance caused by overexpression of drug efflux pumps. Hence, microenvironment-based ion trapping is a significant barrier to anthracycline-based chemotherapy and can itself be a therapeutic target to enhance the efficacy of existing chemotherapies.
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- Brent P Mahoney
- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology Program, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ 85724-5024, USA
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Narita N, Noda I, Ohtsubo T, Fujieda S, Tokuriki M, Saito T, Saito H. Analysis of heat-shock related gene expression in head-and-neck cancer using cDNA arrays. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002; 53:190-6. [PMID: 12007959 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(02)02727-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to identify genes regulated in the early response to heat-shock in human head-and-neck cancer cells using a cDNA array. METHODS AND MATERIALS IMC-3 cells were heat-shocked at 44 degrees C for 30 min, then incubated for 6 h. After 6 h incubation, mRNAs were extracted. Early gene expressions in IMC-3 cells were analyzed using a cDNA array after heat-shock. In addition, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed to identify the expressions of mRNA for confirming features by cDNA array analysis in several other cell lines (KB, T3M-1, SCC-TF) as well as in IMC-3 cells. RESULTS Twenty-eight genes were found to be induced or upregulated by heat-shock in IMC-3 cells. These included genes involved in the apoptosis (e.g., CC3, caspase10), tumor invasion (e.g., CC3, TIMP-3), cell cycle checkpoint control (e.g., DP-1, CDC25A), signal transduction (e.g., MEK1) as well as genes associated with heat stress (e.g., Hsp70B', Hsp40). Gene expressions of CC3 and MEK1 were recognized to be induced by heat-shock in pharyngeal cancer cells (KB, T3M-1) and lingual cancer cells (SCC-TF). CONCLUSION The observed alteration in gene expression may play a role in various biochemical pathways of cancer cells exposed to heat-shock.
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- Norihiko Narita
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Fukui Medical University, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
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