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Stoks M, Vieco-Martí I, Noguera I, Sánchez-Sánchez M, Burgos-Panadero R, Navarro S, Noguera R. Digital image analysis workflows for evaluation of cell behavior and tumor microenvironment to aid therapeutic assessment in high-risk neuroblastoma. Comput Biol Med 2023; 164:107364. [PMID: 37598482 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.107364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
Abstract
Digital pathology and artificial intelligence are promising emerging tools in precision oncology as they provide more robust and reproducible analysis of histologic, morphologic and topologic characteristics of tumor cells and the surrounding microenvironment. This study aims to develop digital image analysis workflows for therapeutic assessment in preclinical in vivo models. For this purpose, we generated pipelines that enable automatic detection and quantification of vitronectin and αvβ3 in heterotopic high-risk neuroblastoma xenografts, demonstrating that digital analysis workflows can be used to provide robust detection of vitronectin secretion and αvβ3 expression by malignant neuroblasts and to evaluate the possibility of combining traditional chemotherapy (etoposide) with extracellular matrix-targeted therapies (cilengitide). Digital image analysis added evidence for the relevance of territorial vitronectin as a therapeutic target in neuroblastoma, since its expression is modified after treatment, with a mean percentage of 60.44% in combined therapy tumors vs 45.08% in control ones. In addition, the present study revealed the efficacy of cilengitide for reducing αvβ3 expression, with a mean αvβ3 positivity of 34.17% in cilengitide treated material vs 66.14% in control and with less tumor growth when combined with etoposide, with a final mean volume of 0.04 cm3 in combined therapy vs 1.45 cm3 in control. The results of this work highlight the importance of extracellular matrix-focused therapies in preclinical studies to improve therapeutic assessment for high-risk neuroblastoma patients.
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- M Stoks
- CIBERONC, Carlos III Health Institute (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness), 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBERONC, Carlos III Health Institute (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness), 28029, Madrid, Spain; Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia - INCLIVA Biomedical Health Research Institute, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBERONC, Carlos III Health Institute (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness), 28029, Madrid, Spain; Central Support Service for Experimental Research (SCSIE), University of Valencia, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia - INCLIVA Biomedical Health Research Institute, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBERONC, Carlos III Health Institute (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness), 28029, Madrid, Spain; Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia - INCLIVA Biomedical Health Research Institute, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBERONC, Carlos III Health Institute (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness), 28029, Madrid, Spain; Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia - INCLIVA Biomedical Health Research Institute, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBERONC, Carlos III Health Institute (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness), 28029, Madrid, Spain; Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia - INCLIVA Biomedical Health Research Institute, 46010, Valencia, Spain.
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Lopez E, Kamboj S, Chen C, Wang Z, Kellouche S, Leroy-Dudal J, Carreiras F, Lambert A, Aimé C. In Vitro Models of Ovarian Cancer: Bridging the Gap between Pathophysiology and Mechanistic Models. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13010103. [PMID: 36671488 PMCID: PMC9855568 DOI: 10.3390/biom13010103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Ovarian cancer (OC) is a disease of major concern with a survival rate of about 40% at five years. This is attributed to the lack of visible and reliable symptoms during the onset of the disease, which leads over 80% of patients to be diagnosed at advanced stages. This implies that metastatic activity has advanced to the peritoneal cavity. It is associated with both genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity, which considerably increase the risks of relapse and reduce the survival rate. To understand ovarian cancer pathophysiology and strengthen the ability for drug screening, further development of relevant in vitro models that recapitulate the complexity of OC microenvironment and dynamics of OC cell population is required. In this line, the recent advances of tridimensional (3D) cell culture and microfluidics have allowed the development of highly innovative models that could bridge the gap between pathophysiology and mechanistic models for clinical research. This review first describes the pathophysiology of OC before detailing the engineering strategies developed to recapitulate those main biological features.
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- Elliot Lopez
- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe, EA1391, Groupe Matrice Extracellulaire et Physiopathologie (MECuP), Institut des Matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), CY Cergy Paris Université, CEDEX, 95031 Neuville sur Oise, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe, EA1391, Groupe Matrice Extracellulaire et Physiopathologie (MECuP), Institut des Matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), CY Cergy Paris Université, CEDEX, 95031 Neuville sur Oise, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe, EA1391, Groupe Matrice Extracellulaire et Physiopathologie (MECuP), Institut des Matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), CY Cergy Paris Université, CEDEX, 95031 Neuville sur Oise, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe, EA1391, Groupe Matrice Extracellulaire et Physiopathologie (MECuP), Institut des Matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), CY Cergy Paris Université, CEDEX, 95031 Neuville sur Oise, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe, EA1391, Groupe Matrice Extracellulaire et Physiopathologie (MECuP), Institut des Matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), CY Cergy Paris Université, CEDEX, 95031 Neuville sur Oise, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
- Correspondence:
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Jones JK, Zhang H, Lyne AM, Cavalli FMG, Hassen WE, Stevenson K, Kornahrens R, Yang Y, Li S, Dell S, Reitman ZJ, Herndon JE, Hoj J, Pendergast AM, Thompson EM. ABL1 and ABL2 promote medulloblastoma leptomeningeal dissemination. Neurooncol Adv 2023; 5:vdad095. [PMID: 37781087 PMCID: PMC10540884 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor, and leptomeningeal dissemination (LMD) of medulloblastoma both portends a poorer prognosis at diagnosis and is incurable at recurrence. The biological mechanisms underlying LMD are unclear. The Abelson (ABL) tyrosine kinase family members, ABL1 and ABL2, have been implicated in cancer cell migration, invasion, adhesion, metastasis, and chemotherapy resistance, and are upstream mediators of the oncogene c-MYC in fibroblasts and lung cancer cells. However, their role in medulloblastoma has not yet been explored. The purpose of this work was to elucidate the role of ABL1/2 in medulloblastoma LMD. Methods ABL1 and ABL2 mRNA expression of patient specimens was analyzed. shRNA knockdowns of ABL1/2 and pharmacologic inhibition of ABL1/2 were used for in vitro and in vivo analyses of medulloblastoma LMD. RNA sequencing of ABL1/2 genetic knockdown versus scrambled control medulloblastoma was completed. Results ABL1/2 mRNA is highly expressed in human medulloblastoma and pharmacologic inhibition of ABL kinases resulted in cytotoxicity. Knockdown of ABL1/2 resulted in decreased adhesion of medulloblastoma cells to the extracellular matrix protein, vitronectin (P = .0013), and significantly decreased tumor burden in a mouse model of medulloblastoma LMD with improved overall survival (P = .0044). Furthermore, both pharmacologic inhibition of ABL1/2 and ABL1/2 knockdown resulted in decreased expression of c-MYC, identifying a putative signaling pathway, and genes/pathways related to oncogenesis and neurodevelopment were differentially expressed between ABL1/2 knockdown and control medulloblastoma cells. Conclusions ABL1 and ABL2 have potential roles in medulloblastoma LMD upstream of c-MYC expression.
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- Jill K Jones
- Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
- Inserm, U900, Paris, France
- MINES ParisTech, CBI – Centre for Computational Biology, PL Research University, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
- Inserm, U900, Paris, France
- MINES ParisTech, CBI – Centre for Computational Biology, PL Research University, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke University Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Duke Cancer Institute
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Dehghani-Ghobadi Z, Sheikh Hasani S, Arefian E, Hossein G. Wnt5A and TGFβ1 Converges through YAP1 Activity and Integrin Alpha v Up-Regulation Promoting Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Ovarian Cancer Cells and Mesothelial Cell Activation. Cells 2022; 11:cells11020237. [PMID: 35053353 PMCID: PMC8773996 DOI: 10.3390/cells11020237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
In this paper, we investigate whether Wnt5A is associated with the TGF-β1/Smad2/3 and Hippo-YAP1/TAZ-TEAD pathways, implicated in epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in epithelial ovarian cancer. We used 3D and 2D cultures of human epithelial ovarian cancer cell lines SKOV-3, OVCAR-3, CAOV-4, and different subtypes of human serous ovarian cancer compared to normal ovary specimens. Wnt5A showed a positive correlation with TAZ and TGFβ1 in high- and low-grade serous ovarian cancer specimens compared to borderline serous and normal ovaries. Silencing Wnt5A by siRNAs significantly decreased Smad2/3 activation and YAP1 expression and nuclear shuttling in ovarian cancer (OvCa) cells. Furthermore, Wnt5A was required for TGFβ1-induced cell migration and invasion. In addition, inhibition of YAP1 transcriptional activity by Verteporfin (VP) altered OvCa cell migration and invasion through decreased Wnt5A expression and inhibition of Smad2/3 activation, which was reverted in the presence of exogenous Wnt5A. We found that the activation of TGFβ1 and YAP1 nuclear shuttling was promoted by Wnt5A-induced integrin alpha v. Lastly, Wnt5A was implicated in activating human primary omental mesothelial cells and subsequent invasion of ovarian cancer cells. Together, we propose that Wnt5A could be a critical mediator of EMT-associated pathways.
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- Zeinab Dehghani-Ghobadi
- Developmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 1417614411, Iran;
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- Department of Gynecology Oncology Valiasr, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran 1419733141, Iran;
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 1417614411, Iran;
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- Developmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 1417614411, Iran;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +98-21-6111-2622; Fax: +98-21-6649-2992
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Azimian-Zavareh V, Dehghani-Ghobadi Z, Ebrahimi M, Mirzazadeh K, Nazarenko I, Hossein G. Wnt5A modulates integrin expression in a receptor-dependent manner in ovarian cancer cells. Sci Rep 2021; 11:5885. [PMID: 33723319 PMCID: PMC7970989 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85356-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Wnt5A signals through various receptors that confer versatile biological functions. Here, we used Wnt5A overexpressing human ovarian SKOV-3 and OVCAR-3 stable clones for assessing integrin expression, cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and the ability of multicellular aggregates (MCAs) formation. We found here, that Wnt5A regulates differently the expression of its receptors in the stable Wnt5A overexpressing clones. The expression levels of Frizzled (FZD)-2 and -5, were increased in different clones. However ROR-1, -2 expression levels were differently regulated in clones. Wnt5A overexpressing clones showed increased cell proliferation, migration, and clonogenicity. Moreover, Wnt5A overexpressing SKOV-3 clone showed increased MCAs formation ability. Cell invasion had been increased in OVCAR-3-derived clones, while this was decreased in SKOV-3-derived clone. Importantly, αv integrin expression levels were increased in all assessed clones, accompanied by increased cell attachment to fibronectin and focal adhesion kinase activity. Moreover, the treatment of clones with Box5 as a Wnt5A/FZD5 antagonist abrogates ITGAV increase, cell proliferation, migration, and their attachment to fibronectin. Accordingly, we observed significantly higher expression levels of ITGAV and ITGB3 in human high-grade serous ovarian cancer specimens and ITGAV correlated positively with Wnt5A in metastatic serous type ovarian cancer. In summary, we hypothesize here, that Wnt5A/FZD-5 signaling modulate αv integrin expression levels that could be associated with ovarian cancer cell proliferation, migration, and fibronectin attachment.
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- Vajihe Azimian-Zavareh
- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.,Applied Physiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute for Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. .,Institute for Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
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López-Carrasco A, Martín-Vañó S, Burgos-Panadero R, Monferrer E, Berbegall AP, Fernández-Blanco B, Navarro S, Noguera R. Impact of extracellular matrix stiffness on genomic heterogeneity in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma cell line. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2020; 39:226. [PMID: 33109237 PMCID: PMC7592549 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-020-01729-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Increased tissue stiffness is a common feature of malignant solid tumors, often associated with metastasis and poor patient outcomes. Vitronectin, as an extracellular matrix anchorage glycoprotein related to a stiff matrix, is present in a particularly increased quantity and specific distribution in high-risk neuroblastoma. Furthermore, as cells can sense and transform the proprieties of the extracellular matrix into chemical signals through mechanotransduction, genotypic changes related to stiffness are possible. METHODS We applied high density SNPa and NGS techniques to in vivo and in vitro models (orthotropic xenograft vitronectin knock-out mice and 3D bioprinted hydrogels with different stiffness) using two representative neuroblastoma cell lines (the MYCN-amplified SK-N-BE(2) and the ALK-mutated SH-SY5Y), to discern how tumor genomics patterns and clonal heterogeneity of the two cell lines are affected. RESULTS We describe a remarkable subclonal selection of genomic aberrations in SK-N-BE(2) cells grown in knock-out vitronectin xenograft mice that also emerged when cultured for long times in stiff hydrogels. In particular, we detected an enlarged subclonal cell population with chromosome 9 aberrations in both models. Similar abnormalities were found in human high-risk neuroblastoma with MYCN amplification. The genomics of the SH-SY5Y cell line remained stable when cultured in both models. CONCLUSIONS Focus on heterogeneous intratumor segmental chromosome aberrations and mutations, as a mirror image of tumor microenvironment, is a vital area of future research.
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- Amparo López-Carrasco
- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia/INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
- CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia/INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
- CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia/INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
- CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia/INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
- CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia/INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
- CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia/INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
- CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia/INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain.
- CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain.
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Hart PC, Kenny HA, Grassl N, Watters KM, Litchfield LM, Coscia F, Blaženović I, Ploetzky L, Fiehn O, Mann M, Lengyel E, Romero IL. Mesothelial Cell HIF1α Expression Is Metabolically Downregulated by Metformin to Prevent Oncogenic Tumor-Stromal Crosstalk. Cell Rep 2020; 29:4086-4098.e6. [PMID: 31851935 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a pivotal role in cancer progression, and, in ovarian cancer (OvCa), the primary TME is the omentum. Here, we show that the diabetes drug metformin alters mesothelial cells in the omental microenvironment. Metformin interrupts bidirectional signaling between tumor and mesothelial cells by blocking OvCa cell TGF-β signaling and mesothelial cell production of CCL2 and IL-8. Inhibition of tumor-stromal crosstalk by metformin is caused by the reduced expression of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) enzyme succinyl CoA ligase (SUCLG2). Through repressing this TCA enzyme and its metabolite, succinate, metformin activated prolyl hydroxylases (PHDs), resulting in the degradation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF1α) in mesothelial cells. Disruption of HIF1α-driven IL-8 signaling in mesothelial cells by metformin results in reduced OvCa invasion in an organotypic 3D model. These findings indicate that tumor-promoting signaling between mesothelial and OvCa cells in the TME can be targeted using metformin.
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- Peter C Hart
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried 82152, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried 82152, Germany
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- West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California, Davis Genome Center, Davis, CA, USA
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- West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California, Davis Genome Center, Davis, CA, USA
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- West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California, Davis Genome Center, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried 82152, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Wambecke A, Laurent-Issartel C, Leroy-Dudal J, Giffard F, Cosson F, Lubin-Germain N, Uziel J, Kellouche S, Carreiras F. Evaluation of the potential of a new ribavirin analog impairing the dissemination of ovarian cancer cells. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0225860. [PMID: 31825993 PMCID: PMC6905583 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Epithelial ovarian cancers are insidious pathologies that give a poor prognosis due to their late discovery and the increasing emergence of chemoresistance. Development of small pharmacological anticancer molecules remains a major challenge. Ribavirin, usually used in the treatment of hepatitis C virus infections and more recently few cancers, has been a suggestion. However, Ribavirin has many side-effects, suggesting that the synthesis of analogs might be more appropriate. We have investigated the effect of a Ribavirin analog, SRO-91, on cancer cell behavioral characteristics considered as some of the hallmarks of cancer. Two human ovarian adenocarcinoma cell lines (SKOV3 and IGROV1) and normal cells (mesothelial and fibroblasts) have been used to compare the effects of SRO-91 with those of Ribavirin on cell behavior underlying tumor cell dissemination. SRO-91, like Ribavirin, inhibits proliferation, migration, clonogenicity and spheroids formation of cancer cells. Unlike Ribavirin, SRO-91 is preferentially toxic to cancer compared with normal cells. An in vitro physiologically relevant model showed that SRO-91, like Ribavirin or cisplatin, inhibits cancer cell implantation onto peritoneal mesothelium. In conclusion, SRO-91 analog effects on tumor dissemination and its safety regarding non-cancerous (normal) cells are encouraging findings a promising drug for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
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- Anaïs Wambecke
- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe (EA1391), Institut des Matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), University of Cergy-Pontoise, MIR, rue Descartes, France
- Normandie University, UNICAEN, INSERM U1086 ANTICIPE (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment, BioTICLA Axis (Biology and Innovative Therapeutics for Ovarian Cancers), Esplanade de la Paix, Caen, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe (EA1391), Institut des Matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), University of Cergy-Pontoise, MIR, rue Descartes, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe (EA1391), Institut des Matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), University of Cergy-Pontoise, MIR, rue Descartes, France
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- Normandie University, UNICAEN, INSERM U1086 ANTICIPE (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment, BioTICLA Axis (Biology and Innovative Therapeutics for Ovarian Cancers), Esplanade de la Paix, Caen, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique, University of Cergy-Pontoise, mail Gay-Lussac, Cergy-pontoise, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique, University of Cergy-Pontoise, mail Gay-Lussac, Cergy-pontoise, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique, University of Cergy-Pontoise, mail Gay-Lussac, Cergy-pontoise, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe (EA1391), Institut des Matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), University of Cergy-Pontoise, MIR, rue Descartes, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe (EA1391), Institut des Matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), University of Cergy-Pontoise, MIR, rue Descartes, France
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Minopoli M, Botti G, Gigantino V, Ragone C, Sarno S, Motti ML, Scognamiglio G, Greggi S, Scaffa C, Roca MS, Stoppelli MP, Ciliberto G, Losito NS, Carriero MV. Targeting the Formyl Peptide Receptor type 1 to prevent the adhesion of ovarian cancer cells onto mesothelium and subsequent invasion. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2019; 38:459. [PMID: 31703596 PMCID: PMC6839174 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-019-1465-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Background The biological behavior of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is unique since EOC cells metastasize early to the peritoneum. Thereby, new anti-target agents designed to block trans-coelomic dissemination of EOC cells may be useful as anti-metastatic drugs. The Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (uPAR) is overexpressed in EOC tissues, and its truncated forms released in sera and/or ascitic fluid are associated with poor prognosis and unfavorable clinical outcome. We documented that uPAR triggers intra-abdominal dissemination of EOC cells through the interaction of its 84–95 sequence with the Formyl Peptide Receptor type 1 (FPR1), even as short linear peptide Ser-Arg-Ser-Arg-Tyr (SRSRY). While the pro-metastatic role of uPAR is well documented, little information regarding the expression and role of FPR1 in EOC is currently available. Methods Expression levels of uPAR and FPR1 in EOC cells and tissues were assessed by immunofluorescence, Western blot, or immunohystochemistry. Cell adhesion to extra-cellular matrix proteins and mesothelium as well as mesothelium invasion kinetics by EOC cells were monitored using the xCELLigence technology or assessed by measuring cell-associated fluorescence. Cell internalization of FPR1 was identified on multiple z-series by confocal microscopy. Data from in vitro assays were analysed by one-way ANOVA and post-hoc Dunnett t-test for multiple comparisons. Tissue microarray data were analyzed with the Pearson’s Chi-square (χ2) test. Results Co-expression of uPAR and FPR1 by SKOV-3 and primary EOC cells confers a marked adhesion to vitronectin. The extent of cell adhesion decreases to basal level by pre-exposure to anti-uPAR84–95 Abs, or to the RI-3 peptide, blocking the uPAR84–95/FPR1 interaction. Furthermore, EOC cells exposed to RI-3 or desensitized with an excess of SRSRY, fail to adhere also to mesothelial cell monolayers, losing the ability to cross them. Finally, primary and metastatic EOC tissues express a high level of FPR1. Conclusions Our findings identify for the first time FPR1 as a potential biomarker of aggressive EOC and suggests that inhibitors of the uPAR84–95/FPR1 crosstalk may be useful for the treatment of metastatic EOC.
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- Michele Minopoli
- Neoplastic Progression Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Via M.Semmola, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Naples, Italy
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- Neoplastic Progression Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Via M.Semmola, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Neoplastic Progression Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Via M.Semmola, 80131, Naples, Italy.,Pathology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Naples, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Naples, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Naples, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Naples, Italy
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- Experimental Pharmacology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Naples, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Naples, Italy
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- Neoplastic Progression Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Via M.Semmola, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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Schneider G, Bryndza E, Poniewierska-Baran A, Serwin K, Suszynska M, Sellers ZP, Merchant ML, Kaliappan A, Ratajczak J, Kucia M, Garbett NC, Ratajczak MZ. Evidence that vitronectin is a potent migration-enhancing factor for cancer cells chaperoned by fibrinogen: a novel view of the metastasis of cancer cells to low-fibrinogen lymphatics and body cavities. Oncotarget 2018; 7:69829-69843. [PMID: 27634880 PMCID: PMC5342518 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Diluted (1%) plasma induces migration of malignant cell lines much more strongly than potent pro-metastatic factors. To characterize the factor(s) present in diluted plasma responsible for this phenomenon we performed i) heat inactivation, ii) dialysis, iii) proteinase K treatment, and iv) molecular size filtration studies. We found that this remarkable pro-migratory activity of diluted normal plasma is associated with a ~50–100-kD protein that interacts with GαI protein-coupled receptors and activates p42/44 MAPK and AKT signaling in target cells. Since this pro-migratory activity of 1% plasma decreases at higher plasma concentrations (> 20%), but is retained in serum, we hypothesized that fibrinogen may be involved as a chaperone of the protein(s). To identify the pro-migratory protein(s) present in diluted plasma and fibrinogen-depleted serum, we performed gel filtration and hydrophobic interaction chromatography followed by mass spectrometry analysis. We identified several putative protein candidates that were further tested in in vitro experiments. We found that this pro-migratory factor chaperoned by fibrinogen is vitronectin, which activates uPAR, and that this effect can be inhibited by fibrinogen. These results provide a novel mechanism for the metastasis of cancer cells to lymphatics and body cavities, in which the concentration of fibrinogen is low, and thus suggests that free vitronectin stimulates migration of tumor cells.
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- Gabriela Schneider
- Stem Cell Institute at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Physiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Physiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Stem Cell Institute at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Kidney Disease Program, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Regenerative Medicine Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Regenerative Medicine Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Physiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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Benachour H, Leroy-Dudal J, Agniel R, Wilson J, Briand M, Carreiras F, Gallet O. Vitronectin (Vn) glycosylation patterned by lectin affinity assays-A potent glycoproteomic tool to discriminate plasma Vn from cancer ascites Vn. J Mol Recognit 2017; 31:e2690. [PMID: 29205553 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Changes in glycosylation have been associated with human cancer, but their complexity poses an analytical challenge. Ovarian cancer is a major cause of death in women because of an often late diagnosis. At least one-third of patients presents ascites fluid at diagnosis, and almost all have ascites at recurrence. Vitronectin (Vn) is a multifunctional glycoprotein that is suggested to be implicated in ovarian cancer metastasis and is found within ascites. The present study evaluated the potential of using lectin affinity for characterizing the glycosylation pattern of Vn. Human Vn was purified from 1 sample of ovarian cancer ascites or a pool of plasma samples. Consistent findings were observed with both dot blot and lectin array assays. Based on a panel of 40 lectins, the lectin array revealed discriminant patterns of lectin binding to Vn glycans. Interestingly, almost all the highlighted interactions were found to be higher with Vn from ascites relative to the plasma counterpart. Also, the lectin array was able to discriminate profiles of lectin interactions (ConA, SNA-I, PHA-E, PHA-L) between Vn samples that were not evident using dot blot, indicating its high sensitivity. The model of ConA binding during thermal unfolding of Vn confirmed the higher accessibility of mannosylated glycans in Vn from ascites as monitored by turbidimetry. Thus, this study demonstrated the usefulness of lectins and the lectin array as a glycoproteomic tool for high throughput and sensitive analysis of glycosylation patterns. Our data provide novel insights concerning Vn glycosylation patterns in clinical specimens, paving the way for further investigations regarding their functional impact and clinical interest.
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- H Benachour
- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe (EA1391), Institut des matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Neuville Sur Oise Cedex, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe (EA1391), Institut des matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Neuville Sur Oise Cedex, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe (EA1391), Institut des matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Neuville Sur Oise Cedex, France
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- RayBiotech, Inc., Norcross, GA, USA
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, INSERM U1086 ANTICIPE (Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Cancers Prevention and Treatment, BioTICLA axis "Biology and Innovative Therapeutics for Ovarian Cancers"), Caen, France.,UNICANCER, Comprehensive Cancer Center François Baclesse, CRB Biological Resources Centre « OvaRessources », Caen, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe (EA1391), Institut des matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Neuville Sur Oise Cedex, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire-Cellules, ERRMECe (EA1391), Institut des matériaux, I-MAT (FD4122), Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Neuville Sur Oise Cedex, France
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Yang XP, Zhou LX, Yang QJ, Liu L, Cai Y, Ma SL. Diagnostic and prognostic roles of serum vitronectin in hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Biomark 2017; 17:271-279. [PMID: 27802203 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-160639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vitronectin (VN) might be involved in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). OBJECTIVE This study was designed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of serum vitronectin among HCC patients. METHODS A total of 105 patients with HCC, 91 with liver cirrhosis, 102 with chronic hepatitis, and 100 healthy subjects were recruited. Serum VN and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels were measured. RESULTS Serum VN levels were significantly higher in HCC patients than in the other groups. Based on area under receiver operating characteristic curve, serum VN had similar diagnostic value, compared with serum AFP, in distinguishing HCC from the groups, and also improved the diagnostic value of AFP alone. Serum VN levels were associated with the degree of histological differentiation, multiple foci, vascular tumor thrombosis and tumor node metastasis stage. Serum VN was an independent predictor for early recurrence and disease-free survival. Moreover, serum VN possessed similar prognostic predictive performance as compared to serum AFP and also significantly enhanced the prognostic value of AFP alone. CONCLUSIONS Elevated serum VN levels represented high diagnostic value and had close relation to clinicopathological factors and early recurrence, suggesting that serum VN might be a useful diagnostic and prognostic marker for HCC.
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- Xiao-Ping Yang
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Oncology, Cancer Institute, Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Vitronectin in the ascites of human ovarian carcinoma acts as a potent chemoattractant for ovarian carcinoma: Implication for metastasis by cancer stem cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 4. [PMID: 28603747 DOI: 10.14343/jcscr.2016.4e1005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Vitronectin has been identified mainly as an adhesion protein that signals through uPAR and selected integrin receptors. In addition to its pro-adhesive properties, we identified recently vitronectin as a main chemoattractant present in diluted plasma/serum that directly stimulates migration of cancer cells. We also found that this pro-migratory activity of vitronectin can be quenched by fibrinogen. Based on this we hypothesized that this may explain preference of cancer cell to metastasize to fibrinogen-low microenvironments such as lymphatics or peritoneal cavity. Based on this, we decided to investigate a role of vitronectin in metastasis of ovarian cancer cells to peritoneal cavity. We tested migratory responsiveness of three human ovarian cancer cell lines to ascites isolated from ovarian cancer patients and characterize possible molecules involved in migration of ovarian cancer cells. The ascites samples were exposed to heat inactivation, proteinase K digested, dialyzed and charcoal stripped. We also performed cut-off filtration analysis and by employing ELISA assays to measure concentration of vitronectin in ascites fluid samples. Finally, we employed shRNA against uPAR and small molecular inhibitors of integrin receptors to assess their involvement in biological effects of vitronectin. From our studies, we found that the similarly to diluted plasma, vitronectin in absence of fibrinogen is a main chemotactic/chemokinetic protein present in ascites fluid. We also found that these pro-migratory properties of vitronectin can be quenched by addition of fibrinogen. Our studies also indicate that both uPAR and integrin receptors on ovarian cancer cells regulate migration of these cells to vitronectin gradient. In summary, we identified free soluble vitronectin as a potent direct chemoattractant for ovarian cancer cells and that its activity is suppressed after binding to fibrinogen. Since in ascites fluids vitronectin is present in free form because of a lack or low level of fibrinogen, this could explain preferences of ovarian cancer stem cells to metastasize within peritoneum. We propose that inhibitors which could sequester soluble vitronectin in similar fashion as fibrinogen, could be employed as a novel anti-metastatic drugs.
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Roggiani F, Mezzanzanica D, Rea K, Tomassetti A. Guidance of Signaling Activations by Cadherins and Integrins in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17091387. [PMID: 27563880 PMCID: PMC5037667 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17091387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the deadliest tumor among gynecological cancer in the industrialized countries. The EOC incidence and mortality have remained unchanged over the last 30 years, despite the progress in diagnosis and treatment. In order to develop novel and more effective therapeutic approaches, the molecular mechanisms involved in EOC progression have been thoroughly investigated in the last few decades. At the late stage, peritoneal metastases originate from the attachment of small clusters of cancer cells that shed from the primary site and carried by the ascites adhere to the abdominal peritoneum or omentum. This behavior suggests that cell–cell or cell–matrix adhesion mechanisms regulate EOC growth and dissemination. Complex downstream signalings, which might be influenced by functional cross-talk between adhesion molecules and co-expressed and activated signaling proteins, can affect the proliferation/survival and the migration/invasion of EOC cells. This review aimed to define the impact of the mechanisms of cell–cell, through cadherins, and cell–extracellular matrix adhesion, through integrins, on the signaling cascades induced by membrane receptors and cytoplasmic proteins known to have a role in the proliferation, migration and invasion of EOC cells. Finally, some novel approaches using peptidomimetic ligands to cadherin and integrins are summarized.
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- Francesca Roggiani
- Unit of Molecular Therapies, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Amadeo 42, Milan 20133, Italy.
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- Unit of Molecular Therapies, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Amadeo 42, Milan 20133, Italy.
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- Unit of Molecular Therapies, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Amadeo 42, Milan 20133, Italy.
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- Unit of Molecular Therapies, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Amadeo 42, Milan 20133, Italy.
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Shvedova AA, Yanamala N, Kisin ER, Khailullin TO, Birch ME, Fatkhutdinova LM. Integrated Analysis of Dysregulated ncRNA and mRNA Expression Profiles in Humans Exposed to Carbon Nanotubes. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150628. [PMID: 26930275 PMCID: PMC4773015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND As the application of carbon nanotubes (CNT) in consumer products continues to rise, studies have expanded to determine the associated risks of exposure on human and environmental health. In particular, several lines of evidence indicate that exposure to multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) could pose a carcinogenic risk similar to asbestos fibers. However, to date the potential markers of MWCNT exposure are not yet explored in humans. METHODS In the present study, global mRNA and ncRNA expression profiles in the blood of exposed workers, having direct contact with MWCNT aerosol for at least 6 months (n = 8), were compared with expression profiles of non-exposed (n = 7) workers (e.g., professional and/or technical staff) from the same manufacturing facility. RESULTS Significant changes in the ncRNA and mRNA expression profiles were observed between exposed and non-exposed worker groups. An integrative analysis of ncRNA-mRNA correlations was performed to identify target genes, functional relationships, and regulatory networks in MWCNT-exposed workers. The coordinated changes in ncRNA and mRNA expression profiles revealed a set of miRNAs and their target genes with roles in cell cycle regulation/progression/control, apoptosis and proliferation. Further, the identified pathways and signaling networks also revealed MWCNT potential to trigger pulmonary and cardiovascular effects as well as carcinogenic outcomes in humans, similar to those previously described in rodents exposed to MWCNTs. CONCLUSION This study is the first to investigate aberrant changes in mRNA and ncRNA expression profiles in the blood of humans exposed to MWCNT. The significant changes in several miRNAs and mRNAs expression as well as their regulatory networks are important for getting molecular insights into the MWCNT-induced toxicity and pathogenesis in humans. Further large-scale prospective studies are necessary to validate the potential applicability of such changes in mRNAs and miRNAs as prognostic markers of MWCNT exposures in humans.
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- Anna A. Shvedova
- Exposure Assessment Branch/HELD/NIOSH/CDC, Morgantown, WV - 26505, United States of America
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV -26505, United States of America
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- Exposure Assessment Branch/HELD/NIOSH/CDC, Morgantown, WV - 26505, United States of America
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- Exposure Assessment Branch/HELD/NIOSH/CDC, Morgantown, WV - 26505, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV -26505, United States of America
- Department of Hygiene and Occupational Health, Kazan State Medical University, ul. Butlerova 49, Kazan, 420012 Russia
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- NIOSH/CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH - 45226, United States of America
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- Department of Hygiene and Occupational Health, Kazan State Medical University, ul. Butlerova 49, Kazan, 420012 Russia
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Mikuła-Pietrasik J, Sosińska P, Kucińska M, Murias M, Maksin K, Malińska A, Ziółkowska A, Piotrowska H, Woźniak A, Książek K. Peritoneal mesothelium promotes the progression of ovarian cancer cells in vitro and in a mice xenograft model in vivo. Cancer Lett 2014; 355:310-5. [PMID: 25301450 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2014.09.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The role of mesothelial cells in the intraperitoneal spread of ovarian cancer is still elusive. In particular, it is unclear whether these cells constitute a passive barrier preventing cancer cell progression or perhaps act as an active promoter of this process. In this report we show that omental human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMCs) stimulate adhesion and proliferation of ovarian cancer cells (A2780, OVCAR-3, SKOV-3). The latter was associated with the paracrine activity of GRO-1, IL-6, and IL-8 released to the environment by HPMCs. Furthermore, the growth dynamics of ovarian cancer xenografts produced in response to i.p. injection of ovarian cancer cells together with HPMCs was remarkably greater than for implantation of cancer cells alone. A layer of peritoneal mesothelium was consistently present in close proximity to the tumor mass in every xenograft model. In conclusion, our results indicate that HPMCs play a supporting role in the intraperitoneal invasiveness of ovarian malignancy, whose effect may be attributed to their ability to stimulate adhesion and proliferation of cancer cells.
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- Justyna Mikuła-Pietrasik
- Laboratory of Gerontology, Department of Pathophysiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Str., 60-806 Poznań, Poland
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- Laboratory of Gerontology, Department of Pathophysiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Str., 60-806 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Toxicology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Dojazd 30 Str., 60-631 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Toxicology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Dojazd 30 Str., 60-631 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49 Str., 60-355 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Święcickiego 6 Str, 60-781 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Święcickiego 6 Str, 60-781 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Toxicology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Dojazd 30 Str., 60-631 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 49 Str., 60-355 Poznań, Poland
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- Laboratory of Gerontology, Department of Pathophysiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Str., 60-806 Poznań, Poland.
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Zhu W, Li W, Yang G, Fu C, Jiang G, Hu Q. Vitronectin silencing inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro and in vivo. Future Oncol 2014; 11:251-8. [PMID: 25179307 DOI: 10.2217/fon.14.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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AIM To explore if inhibition of vitronectin can be used for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. MATERIALS & METHODS RNAi technology was used to silence the expression of VTN in HepG2 and SMMC 7721 cells. Change of growth characteristics in these cells was evaluated. RESULTS VTN silencing does not affect growth characteristics of cancer cells in monolayer cell culture, but could suppress the colonized growth of cells in soft agar. VTN-siRNA suppresses colony formation more than 80% compared with that of control in SMMC7721cells and leads to the inhibition of colony formation of over 70% in HepG2 cells. In addition, VTN silencing decreases the size of tumor xenografts in nude mice, particularly in male mice, with an inhibition rate of 46.6%. CONCLUSION VTN plays a significant role in the malignant growth of tumor. Inhibition of VTN could potentially be applied for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Wei Zhu
- Department of Toxicology, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, PR China
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Microproteomics by liquid extraction surface analysis: Application to FFPE tissue to study the fimbria region of tubo-ovarian cancer. Proteomics Clin Appl 2013; 7:234-40. [DOI: 10.1002/prca.201200070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2012] [Revised: 10/26/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Wu S, Yu L, Cheng Z, Song W, Zhou L, Tao Y. Expression of maspin in non-small cell lung cancer and its relationship to vasculogenic mimicry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 32:346-352. [PMID: 22684556 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-012-0060-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Maspin belongs to the serine protease inhibitor (serpin) family and has been proven to be a suppressor of tumor growth and metastasis in many types of tumors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of maspin in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its relationship to vasculogenic mimicry (VM). A total of 160 specimens of NSCLC were involved in this study and 20 specimens of normal lung tissue served as controls. VM, microvessel density (MVD) and the expression of maspin were detected by using immunohistochemical staining. The results showed that the positive rates of maspin and VM in the NSCLC group were 48.1% (77/160) and 36.9% (59/160), respectively, which were significantly different from those in the control group with the positive rates of maspin and VM being 100% and 0% respectively (P<0.05). VM, MVD and the expression level of maspin were significantly related to tumor differentiation, lymph node metastasis, clinical stages and postoperative survival time (all P<0.05). The maspin expression in patients with squamous cell carcinoma was significantly higher than that in those with adenocarcinoma (P<0.05). The maspin expression was negatively correlated with VM and MVD, and there was a positive correlation between VM and MVD. Maspin-negative expression, VM and high MVD score were negatively related to the 5-year-survival rate. PTNM stages, VM, MVD and maspin expression were independent prognostic factors for NSCLC (P<0.05). It was suggested that the loss of expression of maspin may participate in the invasion and metastasis of NSCLC and it has a positive relationship to VM in NSCLC. Combined detection of maspin, VM and MVD may help predict the progression and prognosis of NSCLC.
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- Shiwu Wu
- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233000, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233000, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233000, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233000, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233000, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233000, China.
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Davidowitz RA, Iwanicki MP, Brugge JS. In vitro mesothelial clearance assay that models the early steps of ovarian cancer metastasis. J Vis Exp 2012:3888. [PMID: 22371143 DOI: 10.3791/3888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States(1). Despite a positive initial response to therapies, 70 to 90 percent of women with ovarian cancer develop new metastases, and the recurrence is often fatal(2). It is, therefore, necessary to understand how secondary metastases arise in order to develop better treatments for intermediate and late stage ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer metastasis occurs when malignant cells detach from the primary tumor site and disseminate throughout the peritoneal cavity. The disseminated cells can form multicellular clusters, or spheroids, that will either remain unattached, or implant onto organs within the peritoneal cavity(3) (Figure 1, Movie 1). All of the organs within the peritoneal cavity are lined with a single, continuous, layer of mesothelial cells(4-6) (Figure 2). However, mesothelial cells are absent from underneath peritoneal tumor masses, as revealed by electron micrograph studies of excised human tumor tissue sections(3,5-7) (Figure 2). This suggests that mesothelial cells are excluded from underneath the tumor mass by an unknown process. Previous in vitro experiments demonstrated that primary ovarian cancer cells attach more efficiently to extracellular matrix than to mesothelial cells(8), and more recent studies showed that primary peritoneal mesothelial cells actually provide a barrier to ovarian cancer cell adhesion and invasion (as compared to adhesion and invasion on substrates that were not covered with mesothelial cells)(9,10). This would suggest that mesothelial cells act as a barrier against ovarian cancer metastasis. The cellular and molecular mechanisms by which ovarian cancer cells breach this barrier, and exclude the mesothelium have, until recently, remained unknown. Here we describe the methodology for an in vitro assay that models the interaction between ovarian cancer cell spheroids and mesothelial cells in vivo (Figure 3, Movie 2). Our protocol was adapted from previously described methods for analyzing ovarian tumor cell interactions with mesothelial monolayers(8-16), and was first described in a report showing that ovarian tumor cells utilize an integrin -dependent activation of myosin and traction force to promote the exclusion of the mesothelial cells from under a tumor spheroid(17). This model takes advantage of time-lapse fluorescence microscopy to monitor the two cell populations in real time, providing spatial and temporal information on the interaction. The ovarian cancer cells express red fluorescent protein (RFP) while the mesothelial cells express green fluorescent protein (GFP). RFP-expressing ovarian cancer cell spheroids attach to the GFP-expressing mesothelial monolayer. The spheroids spread, invade, and force the mesothelial cells aside creating a hole in the monolayer. This hole is visualized as the negative space (black) in the GFP image. The area of the hole can then be measured to quantitatively analyze differences in clearance activity between control and experimental populations of ovarian cancer and/ or mesothelial cells. This assay requires only a small number of ovarian cancer cells (100 cells per spheroid X 20-30 spheroids per condition), so it is feasible to perform this assay using precious primary tumor cell samples. Furthermore, this assay can be easily adapted for high throughput screening.
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Liu W, Xu G, Ma J, Jia W, Li J, Chen K, Wang W, Hao C, Wang Y, Wang X. Osteopontin as a key mediator for vasculogenic mimicry in hepatocellular carcinoma. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2011; 224:29-39. [PMID: 21512310 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.224.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Osteopontin (OPN) is overexpressed in a variety of cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and is likely involved in the process of vasculogenic mimicry (VM) in some tumor cells. In this study, we explored whether OPN plays a role for VM in HCC. Metastatic MHCC97-H human HCC cells and non-metastatic Hep3B human HCC cells were compared for their abilities to establish VM. Three dimensional-culture assays showed that MHCC97-H cells but not Hep3B cells were able to form the chord-like structure that represents VM. Real-time RT-PCR arrays were used to detect gene expression profiles of the two HCC cell lines in three-dimensional culture. PCR array analyses revealed the increased expression of OPN in MHCC97-H cells forming VM compared with Hep3B cells. Small interfering RNA was employed to investigate whether OPN knockdown could influence VM, and the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9 and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) in MHCC97-H cells. OPN knockdown resulted in a significant decrease in the ability of MHCC97-H cells to form VM, which was accompanied by the down-regulation of MMP-2 and uPA expression. Furthermore, human HCC tissue samples were studied by immunohistochemistry to analyze the correlations between VM and the expression of OPN, MMP-2 and uPA. There existed significant positive correlations between VM and the expression of OPN, MMP-2 and uPA in HCC tissue samples. In conclusion, OPN is required for VM in HCC cells, and its action may be associated with activation of MMP-2 and uPA. OPN-targeted therapeutics may be useful for patients with advanced HCC.
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- Wenbin Liu
- Centre for the Study of Liver Cancer and Department of Hepatic Surgery, Affiliated Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, PR China
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PAI-1: An Integrator of Cell Signaling and Migration. Int J Cell Biol 2011; 2011:562481. [PMID: 21837240 PMCID: PMC3151495 DOI: 10.1155/2011/562481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Revised: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cellular migration, over simple surfaces or through complex stromal barriers, requires coordination between detachment/re-adhesion cycles, involving structural components of the extracellular matrix and their surface-binding elements (integrins), and the precise regulation of the pericellular proteolytic microenvironment. It is now apparent that several proteases and protease inhibitors, most notably urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1), also interact with several cell surface receptors transducing intracellular signals that significantly affect both motile and proliferative programs. These events appear distinct from the original function of uPA/PAI-1 as modulators of the plasmin-based proteolytic cascade. The multifaceted interactions of PAI-1 with specific matrix components (i.e., vitronectin), the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (LRP1), and the uPA/uPA receptor complex have dramatic consequences on the migratory phenotype and may underlie the pathophysiologic sequalae of PAI-1 deficiency and overexpression. This paper focuses on the increasingly intricate role of PAI-1 as a major mechanistic determinant of the cellular migratory phenotype.
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Chen D, Yang K, Mei J, Zhang G, Lv X, Xiang L. Screening the pathogenic genes and pathways related to DMBA (7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene)-induced transformation of hamster oral mucosa from precancerous lesions to squamous cell carcinoma. Oncol Lett 2011; 2:637-642. [PMID: 22848241 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2011.293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2010] [Accepted: 04/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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This study aimed to screen the pathogenic genes and pathways that relate to the transformation of hamster buccal mucosa from precancerous lesions to squamous cell carcinoma by whole genome microarray and bioinformatics analysis. A DMBA (7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene)-induced hamster model of a precancerous lesion and squamous cell carcinoma was established. The differentially expressed genes were detected using an Agilent whole rat genome microarray, which contains 41,000 genes/ESTs. Gene ontology (GO) functional classification and pathway analyses were performed, and a subset of differentially expressed genes were validated using RT-PCR. The results showed that during the transformation of hamster buccal mucosa from the precancerous lesion to squamous cell carcinoma, a total of 1,981 genes were differentially expressed, of which 1,037 were up-regulated and 944 were down-regulated. GO analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes are mainly involved in 14 functional groups including those of metabolism and cell structure. Additionally, 9 significantly altered pathways were identified. Among the 1,861 known differentially expressed genes, 14 genes including Casp3, CCL5 and CXCL12 were enriched in the 9 altered pathways. The up-regulation of SPARC and down-regulation of Casp3 were confirmed by RT-PCR. In conclusion, a total of 1,981 differentially expressed genes and 9 significantly altered pathways were identified in the transformation of hamster buccal mucosa from precancerous lesions to squamous cell carcinoma. A total of 14 pathway-enriched genes including Casp3, CCL5 and CXCL12 may play critical roles in the alteration of cellular pathways leading to the transformation of buccal mucosa from precancerous lesions to squamous cell carcinoma. Future studies focusing on these genes and pathways are required in order to gain a better understanding and provide effective prevention and treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
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- Dan Chen
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China
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Fredolini C, Meani F, Luchini A, Zhou W, Russo P, Ross M, Patanarut A, Tamburro D, Gambara G, Ornstein D, Odicino F, Ragnoli M, Ravaggi A, Novelli F, Collura D, D'Urso L, Muto G, Belluco C, Pecorelli S, Liotta L, Petricoin EF. Investigation of the ovarian and prostate cancer peptidome for candidate early detection markers using a novel nanoparticle biomarker capture technology. AAPS JOURNAL 2010; 12:504-18. [PMID: 20549403 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-010-9211-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Current efforts to identify protein biomarkers of disease use mainly mass spectrometry (MS) to analyze tissue and blood specimens. The low-molecular-weight "peptidome" is an attractive information archive because of the facile nature by which the low-molecular-weight information freely crosses the endothelial cell barrier of the vasculature, which provides opportunity to measure disease microenvironment-associated protein analytes secreted or shed into the extracellular interstitium and from there into the circulation. However, identifying useful protein biomarkers (peptidomic or not) which could be useful to detect early detection/monitoring of disease, toxicity, doping, or drug abuse has been severely hampered because even the most sophisticated, high-resolution MS technologies have lower sensitivities than those of the immunoassays technologies now routinely used in clinical practice. Identification of novel low abundance biomarkers that are indicative of early-stage events that likely exist in the sub-nanogram per milliliter concentration range of known markers, such as prostate-specific antigen, cannot be readily detected by current MS technologies. We have developed a new nanoparticle technology that can, in one step, capture, concentrate, and separate the peptidome from high-abundance blood proteins. Herein, we describe an initial pilot study whereby the peptidome content of ovarian and prostate cancer patients is investigated with this method. Differentially abundant candidate peptidome biomarkers that appear to be specific for early-stage ovarian and prostate cancer have been identified and reveal the potential utility for this new methodology.
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