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Ji X, Chen Z, Wang Y, Huo X, Liang X, Wang H, Xu M. ERP44 could serve as a bridge mediating prognosis and immunity for glioma via single-cell and bulk RNA-sequencing. Gene 2024; 933:148963. [PMID: 39341519 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 09/02/2024] [Accepted: 09/23/2024] [Indexed: 10/01/2024]
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BACKGROUND There was evidence that ERP44 played vital roles in a variety of cancers. However, currently, ERP44 was rarely mentioned in gliomas. Therefore, we firstly integrated proteomics, bulk, as well as single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) to study the possible functions of ERP44 in glioma patients. METHODS From online databases, we obtained bulk RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, and proteomic data of ERP44 in gliomas and verified the expression of ERP44 by qRT-PCR. Then, the Noman diagram, gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), and univariate/multivariate Cox regression analysis were all carried out in turn. Further discussions were also conducted regarding tumor immunity and ERP44 expression. RESULTS ERP44 in glioma tissues was found to be considerably higher than that in normal tissues (P<0.05) in the TCGA dataset, as well as the verification of GSE50161, GSE4290, and qRT-PCR results. High ERP44 expression indicated poorer overall survival (OS) for glioma (P<0.05), and it might also be used to predict gliomas' OS independently (P<0.05). In order to estimate these patients' survival prognosis, a Noman chart was created with effectiveness. According to GSEA analysis, ERP44 might be implicated in five significant pathways in gliomas. The levels of immune cell infiltration of LGG, the tumor immune microenvironments, the immunological checkpoints of LGG, and GBM were all strongly linked with ERP44 in terms of tumor immunity (P<0.05). Further scRNA-seq analysis revealed that ERP44 could be expressed in various cell types, including T cells, Mono/Macrophages, and malignant cells. CONCLUSIONS ERP44 was an oncogenic gene in gliomas, serving as a bridge mediating prognosis and immunity.
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- Xiang Ji
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Yancheng Hospital of Southeast University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Yancheng Hospital of Southeast University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Yancheng Hospital of Southeast University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Yancheng Hospital of Southeast University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Yancheng Hospital of Southeast University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Yancheng Hospital of Southeast University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Yancheng Hospital of Southeast University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
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Chelerythrine Inhibits Stemness of Cancer Stem-Like Cells of Osteosarcoma and PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signal. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2022; 2022:6435431. [PMID: 36131794 PMCID: PMC9484924 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6435431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chelerythrine (CHE) is widely found in many herbs and is the main alkaloid constituent of Toddalia asiatica (L.) LAM. It has been proved to exert remarkable antitumor, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antiparasitic effects. In osteosarcoma, CHE is reported to inhibit proliferation and promote apoptosis. However, the effect of CHE on cancer stem-like cells (CSCs), which contribute to metastasis and recurrence in osteosarcoma, is still largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of CHE on the stemness and malignant behaviors of CSCs derived from osteosarcoma cells. CSCs were enriched by culturing in serum-free medium. The effects of CHE on stemness were measured by detecting stemness factors and sphere formation ability. The effects of CHE on chemosensitivity to doxorubicin and MTX were measured by Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining. The effects of CHE on CSC malignancy were measured by performing CCK-8, colony formation, tumor formation in soft agar, migration, and invasion assays. We first enriched CSCs from osteosarcoma cells, which were characterized by upregulated stemness markers, including Oct4, Nanog, and Nestin. The addition of CHE clearly decreased malignant behaviors, including colony formation, tumor formation in soft agar, migration, and invasion. CHE also inhibited stemness and thus induced the failure of sphere formation. Moreover, CHE promoted apoptosis induced by chemo agents, including doxorubicin (DOX) and methotrexate (MTX). After CHE treatment, the protein expression of MMP-2/9 was significantly decreased, potentially inhibiting invasion. CHE also exhibited an inhibitory effect on the phosphorylation of PI3K, AKT, and mTOR, which is an upstream regulatory signaling pathway of MMP-2/9. In summary, CSCs derived from U2OS and MG-63 cells, CHE could inhibit the stemness and malignant behaviors of CSCs potentially by inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.
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Chen N, Qi Y, Ma X, Xiao X, Liu Q, Xia T, Xiang J, Zeng J, Tang J. Rediscovery of Traditional Plant Medicine: An Underestimated Anticancer Drug of Chelerythrine. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:906301. [PMID: 35721116 PMCID: PMC9198297 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.906301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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In many studies, the extensive and significant anticancer activity of chelerythrine (CHE) was identified, which is the primary natural active compound in four traditional botanical drugs and can be applied as a promising treatment in various solid tumors. So this review aimed to summarize the anticancer capacities and the antitumor mechanism of CHE. The literature searches revolving around CHE have been carried out on PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and MEDLINE databases. Increasing evidence indicates that CHE, as a benzophenanthridine alkaloid, exhibits its excellent anticancer activity as CHE can intervene in tumor progression and inhibit tumor growth in multiple ways, such as induction of cancer cell apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, prevention of tumor invasion and metastasis, autophagy-mediated cell death, bind selectively to telomeric G-quadruplex and strongly inhibit the telomerase activity through G-quadruplex stabilization, reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and PKC. The role of CHE against diverse types of cancers has been investigated in many studies and has been identified as the main antitumor drug candidate in drug discovery programs. The current complex data suggest the potential value in clinical application and the future direction of CHE as a therapeutic drug in cancer. Furthermore, the limitations and the present problems are also highlighted in this review. Despite the unclearly delineated molecular targets of CHE, extensive research in this area provided continuously fresh data exploitable in the clinic while addressing the present requirement for further studies such as toxicological studies, combination medication, and the development of novel chemical methods or biomaterials to extend the effects of CHE or the development of its derivatives and analogs, contributing to the effective transformation of this underestimated anticancer drug into clinical practice. We believe that this review can provide support for the clinical application of a new anticancer drug in the future.
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- Nianzhi Chen
- Department of Oncology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- TCM Regulating Metabolic Diseases Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Geriatric Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- TCM Regulating Metabolic Diseases Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Zhang ZF, Guo Y, Zhang JB, Wei XH. Induction of apoptosis by chelerythrine chloride through mitochondrial pathway and Bcl-2 family proteins in human hepatoma SMMC-7721 Cell. Arch Pharm Res 2011; 34:791-800. [DOI: 10.1007/s12272-011-0513-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2010] [Revised: 08/29/2010] [Accepted: 09/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Stroma-dependent apoptosis in clonal hematopoietic precursors correlates with expression of PYCARD. Blood 2008; 113:649-58. [PMID: 18945969 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-04-152686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The role of the marrow microenvironment in the pathophysiology of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) remains controversial. Using stromal/hematopoietic cell cocultures, we investigated the effects of stroma-derived signals on apoptosis sensitivity in hematopoietic precursors. The leukemia-derived cell line KG1a is resistant to proapoptotic ligands. However, when cocultured with the human stromal cell line HS5 (derived from normal marrow) and exposed to tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), KG1a cells showed caspase-3 activation and induction of apoptosis. Apoptosis was contact dependent. Identical results were obtained in coculture with primary stroma. Gene-expression profiling of KG1a cells identified coculture-induced up-regulation of various genes involved in apoptosis, including PYCARD. Suppression of PYCARD expression in KG1a by miRNA interfered with apoptosis. Knockdown of the TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1) or TNFR2 in HS5 cells had no effect. However, knockdown of R1 in KG1a cells prevented TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis, while apoptosis was still induced by TNF-alpha-related apoptosis-inducing ligand. Primary CD34(+) cells from MDS marrow, when cocultured with HS5 and TNF-alpha, also underwent apoptosis. In contrast, no apoptosis was observed in CD34(+) cells from the marrow of healthy donors. These data indicate that stroma may convey not only protective effects on hematopoietic cells, but, dependent upon the milieu, may also facilitate apoptosis.
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Vrba J, Doležel P, Vičar J, Modrianský M, Ulrichová J. Chelerythrine and dihydrochelerythrine induce G1 phase arrest and bimodal cell death in human leukemia HL-60 cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2008; 22:1008-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2008.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Revised: 02/07/2008] [Accepted: 02/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kaminskyy V, Kulachkovskyy O, Stoika R. A decisive role of mitochondria in defining rate and intensity of apoptosis induction by different alkaloids. Toxicol Lett 2008; 177:168-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2007] [Revised: 01/14/2008] [Accepted: 01/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Stirewalt DL, Mhyre AJ, Marcondes M, Pogosova-Agadjanyan E, Abbasi N, Radich JP, Deeg HJ. Tumour necrosis factor-induced gene expression in human marrow stroma: clues to the pathophysiology of MDS? Br J Haematol 2007; 140:444-53. [PMID: 18162123 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06923.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Aberrant regulation of the tumour necrosis factor alpha gene (TNF) and stroma-derived signals are involved in the pathophysiology of myelodysplasia. Therefore, KG1a, a myeloid leukaemia cell line, was exposed to Tnf in the absence or presence of either HS-5 or HS-27a cells, two human stroma cell lines. While KG1a cells were resistant to Tnf-induced apoptosis in the absence of stroma cells, Tnf-promoted apoptosis of KG1a cells in co-culture experiments with stroma cells. To investigate the Tnf-induced signals from the stroma cells, we examined expression changes in HS-5 and HS-27a cells after Tnf exposure. DNA microarray studies found both discordant and concordant Tnf-induced expression responses in the two stroma cell lines. Tnf promoted an increased mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines [e.g. interleukin (IL)6, IL8 and IL32]. At the same time, Tnf decreased the mRNA expression of anti-apoptotic genes (e.g. BCL2L1) and increased the mRNA expression of pro-apoptotic genes (e.g. BID). Overall, the results suggested that Tnf induced a complex set of pro-inflammatory and pro-apoptotic signals in stroma cells that promote apoptosis in malignant myeloid clones. Additional studies will be required to determine which of these signals are critical for the induction of apoptosis in the malignant clones. Those insights, in turn, may point the way to novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Derek L Stirewalt
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Felber M, Sonnemann J, Beck JF. Inhibition of novel protein kinase Cɛ augments TRAIL-induced cell death in A549 lung cancer cells. Pathol Oncol Res 2007; 13:295-301. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02940308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2007] [Accepted: 09/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ying SX, Seal S, Abbassi N, Hockenbery DM, Kiem HP, Li X, Pagel JM, Gopal AK, Deeg HJ. Differential effects of bexarotene on intrinsic and extrinsic pathways in TRAIL-induced apoptosis in two myeloid leukemia cell lines. Leuk Lymphoma 2007; 48:1003-14. [PMID: 17487744 DOI: 10.1080/10428190701242358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) induces programmed cell death (apoptosis) preferentially in tumor cells. However, not all cancer cells are sensitive to TRAIL. We determined whether ligation of the retinoid receptor, RXR, would sensitize cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis. The leukemic cell lines KG1a (apoptosis-resistant) and ML-1 (apoptosis-sensitive) were treated with the RXR-specific retinoid bexarotene, TRAIL, or both, and apoptosis was determined. In KG1a cells, bexarotene downregulated FLIP(Long) and activated caspase-8, thereby allowing for TRAIL-triggered apoptosis. Overexpression of FLIP(Long) in ML-1 cells abrogated apoptosis. In unmodified ML-1 cells bexarotene enhanced programmed cell death via truncation of Bid and release of cytochrome C. Blockade of caspase-8 prevented enhancement in both cell lines; blockade of caspase-9 had a significant effect only in ML-1 cells. Thus, the effect of bexarotene on TRAIL-mediated programmed cell death involved proximal events of the extrinsic pathway; however, downstream signals involved the intrinsic pathway in ML-1 but not in KG1a cells. These studies add further information to the regulation of programmed cell death in leukemic cells that have to be considered when designing therapeutic strategies.
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- Shao Xu Ying
- Shanghai Sixth Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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Wilson HMP, Lesnikov V, Plymate SR, Ward J, Deeg HJ. High IGFBP-3 levels in marrow plasma in early-stage MDS: effects on apoptosis and hemopoiesis. Leukemia 2005; 19:580-5. [PMID: 15703779 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The pathophysiology of the myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is incompletely understood. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha levels are elevated, particularly in early-stage MDS, and apoptosis in marrow cells is upregulated. Observations in other models have shown a role for insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) in TNFalpha-mediated apoptosis. We observed increased levels of IGFBP-3 in the marrow plasma of patients with MDS (P = 0.005) and hypothesized that altered IGFBP-3 levels contribute to the dysregulation of hemopoiesis in MDS by affecting proliferation and apoptosis. Western analysis of marrow plasma from MDS patients revealed an increase in the ratio of intact vs fragmented IGFBP-3 in early-stage MDS (relative to controls) that decreased with MDS disease progression, suggesting increased proteolysis with more advanced disease. Thus, these results provide evidence for dysregulation of IGFBP-3 in patients with MDS. While the data are complex, they are consistent with a modulatory effect of IGFBP-3 on hemopoiesis in MDS. Conceivably, understanding these mechanisms may allow for the development of novel therapeutic strategies.
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- H M P Wilson
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Tse W, Deeg HJ, Stirewalt D, Appelbaum FR, Radich J, Gooley T. Increased AF1q gene expression in high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome. Br J Haematol 2005; 128:218-20. [PMID: 15638856 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.05306.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The AF1q gene is expressed in normal haematopoietic progenitors, but less so in differentiated blood cells. In 47 patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), AF1q copy numbers were 0-6.8 x 10(6)/microg RNA compared with 1.5-2.4 x 10(5)/microg RNA in normal marrow. AF1q levels correlated with international prognostic scoring system (IPSS) scores (P = 0.004) and the risk of post-transplant relapse (P = 0.05). Among IPSS high-risk patients, survival correlated inversely with AF1q levels (P = 0.04). Thus, AF1q levels correlate with high-risk MDS and may provide a marker for risk stratification.
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- William Tse
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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Platzbecker U, Kurre P, Guardiola P, Ward JL, Radich JP, Kiem HP, Deeg HJ. Fanconi anemia type C-deficient hematopoietic cells are resistant to TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand)-induced cleavage of pro-caspase-8. Exp Hematol 2004; 32:815-21. [PMID: 15345282 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2004.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2004] [Revised: 06/07/2004] [Accepted: 06/10/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The pathophysiology of bone marrow failure in Fanconi anemia (FA) patients is thought to involve excessive apoptosis involving signaling triggered by fas ligation and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, or interferon (IFN)-gamma exposure. We investigated whether a new member of the TNF family, TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand), would similarly trigger preferential apoptotic cell death in FA phenotype cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS Hematopoietic cells from FANCC(-/-) transgenic mice and human FA-C lymphoblasts (HSC536N) as well as their phenotypically corrected counterparts (FANCC(+/+), HSC536/FA-Cneo) were compared for their response to apoptosis induction by TRAIL and fas ligation in the presence or absence of IFN-gamma. Cells were also studied for the protein and gene expression of TRAIL-receptors, caspase-8 and its inhibitory protein, FLIP. RESULTS TRAIL exposure by itself or in combination with IFN-gamma did not lead to preferential apoptosis induction in human and murine FA-C phenotype hematopoietic cells. This resistance was unrelated to the expression of TRAIL receptors or FLIP isoforms, but correlated with absent cleavage of pro-caspase-8. Results were validated by those from gene expression profiling of relevant genes in the two lymphoblast cell lines. CONCLUSION TRAIL, in contrast to fas ligation, does not induce preferential apoptosis in FA-C phenotype cells despite shared downstream signaling described in non-FA models. These data provide further insight into the complexity of FA-C-regulated apoptotic signaling.
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Rox JM, Bugert P, Müller J, Schorr A, Hanfland P, Madlener K, Klüter H, Pötzsch B. Gene expression analysis in platelets from a single donor: evaluation of a PCR-based amplification technique. Clin Chem 2004; 50:2271-8. [PMID: 15472037 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.035386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Genetic analysis of platelet mRNA may facilitate the diagnosis of disorders affecting the megakaryocytic-platelet lineage. Its use, however, is limited by the exceptionally small yield of platelet mRNA and the risk of leukocyte contamination during platelet preparation. METHODS We depleted platelet suspensions of leukocytes by filtration and used a PCR-based RNA amplification step [switching mechanism at the 5' end of RNA templates (SMART)]. We tested the reliability and precision of the RNA amplification procedure by use of real-time PCR to measure quantities of specific transcripts: von Willebrand factor (vWF), A-subunit of coagulation factor XIII (F13A), and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). Microarray analysis was performed on platelet RNA with and without amplification. RESULTS Microgram quantities of platelet-specific cDNAs were produced from as little as 50 ng of total platelet RNA or 40 mL of whole blood. At cycle numbers <16, amplification of all transcripts tested was exponential with slightly more efficient amplification of low-abundance transcripts. Expression profiling of 9850 genes gave identical results for 9815 genes (1576 positive/8239 negative). Eight transcripts failed to be amplified by the SMART procedure. Expression of vWF, F13A, and GAPDH transcripts showed only minor day-to-day variations in three healthy individuals. CONCLUSION The proposed protocol makes extremely small amounts of platelet RNA available for gene expression analysis in single patients.
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- Jutta Maria Rox
- Institute of Experimental Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Sonnemann J, Gekeler V, Sagrauske A, Müller C, Hofmann HP, Beck JF. Down-regulation of protein kinase Cη potentiates the cytotoxic effects of exogenous tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis-inducing ligand in PC-3 prostate cancer cells. Mol Cancer Ther 2004. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.773.3.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a highly promising candidate for the treatment of cancer because it elicits cell death in the majority of tumor cells while sparing most normal cells. Some cancers, however, display resistance to TRAIL, suggesting that treatment with TRAIL alone may be insufficient for cancer therapy. In the present study, we explored whether the apoptotic responsiveness of PC-3 prostate cancer cells to TRAIL could be enhanced by targeting the novel protein kinase C (PKC) isoform η. Transfection of PC-3 cells with second-generation chimeric antisense oligonucleotides against PKCη caused a time- and dose-dependent knockdown of PKCη, as revealed by real-time RT-PCR and Western blot analyses. Knockdown of PKCη resulted in a marked amplification of TRAIL's cytotoxic activity. Cell killing could be substantially prevented by the pan-caspase inhibitor z-VAD-fmk. In addition, PKCη knockdown and administration of TRAIL significantly synergized in activation of caspase-3 and internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. Knockdown of PKCη augmented TRAIL-induced dissipation of the mitochondrial transmembrane potential and release of cytochrome c from mitochondria into the cytosol, indicating that PKCη acts upstream of mitochondria. We conclude that PKCη represents a considerable resistance factor with respect to TRAIL and a promising target to exploit the therapeutic potential of TRAIL.
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- Jürgen Sonnemann
- 1Peter Holtz Research Center of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics,
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- 3Department of Pharmacology-Oncology, Altana Pharma AG, Konstanz, Germany
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- 1Peter Holtz Research Center of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics,
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- 2Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany; and
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- 3Department of Pharmacology-Oncology, Altana Pharma AG, Konstanz, Germany
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- 2Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany; and
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Benesch M, Platzbecker U, Ward J, Deeg HJ, Leisenring W. Expression of FLIP(Long) and FLIP(Short) in bone marrow mononuclear and CD34+ cells in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome: correlation with apoptosis. Leukemia 2004; 17:2460-6. [PMID: 14562111 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Several apoptosis-inducing systems, including Fas/Fas ligand and TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and its receptors, are upregulated in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). FLIP (FLICE (FAS-associated death-domain-like IL-1beta-converting enzyme)-inhibitory protein)) was identified as an inhibitor of FAS and TRAIL signals. Here, we characterized FLIP(Long) (FLIP(L)) and FLIP(Short) (FLIP(S)) expression in bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNCs) and in CD34+ cells of 29 MDS patients, and in 17 normal volunteers. The expression was correlated with apoptotic indices. In CD34+ cells, FLIP(L) levels were higher among normal individuals than in MDS patients (P=0.04). Among total BMMNC, FLIP(L) levels also tended to be higher in normal subjects than in MDS patients, although this difference was not significant (P=0.71). FLIP(L) levels in CD34+ cells were negatively correlated with apoptosis in both normal and MDS marrows (P=0.03). FLIP(Short) RNA expression was higher in MDS patients than in normal controls in both BMMNC (P=0.03) and CD34+ cells (P=0.08). In contrast to FLIP(L), FLIP(St) levels were positively correlated with apoptosis. At the protein level FLIP was most readily detectable in patients with high blast counts. The data suggest that FLIP(L) and FLIP(S) are differentially regulated, and that the relative levels of both isoforms play a role in the regulation of apoptosis in MDS.
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- M Benesch
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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Nam SY, Jung GA, Hur GC, Chung HY, Kim WH, Seol DW, Lee BL. Upregulation of FLIP(S) by Akt, a possible inhibition mechanism of TRAIL-induced apoptosis in human gastric cancers. Cancer Sci 2003; 94:1066-73. [PMID: 14662022 PMCID: PMC11160312 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2003.tb01402.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2003] [Revised: 10/10/2003] [Accepted: 10/11/2003] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a potent inducer of apoptosis in some, but not all cancer cells. To assess the regulation of TRAIL-resistance in the human gastric cancer cells, we examined TRAIL sensitivity, TRAIL receptor expression, and intracellular signaling events induced by TRAIL. All the gastric cancer cell lines tested were susceptible to TRAIL to some extent, except for SNU-216 cell line, which was completely resistant. TRAIL receptor expression was not related to the TRAIL-sensitivity. Of the cell lines tested, SNU-216 showed the highest level of constitutively active Akt and the short form of FLICE inhibitory protein (FLIP(S)). Treatment with the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 or with the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide induced a suppression of constitutive Akt activation in SNU-216 cells and a concomitant decrease in the expression of FLIP(S). The reduction of Akt activity by LY294002 affected the transcriptional level of FLIP(S), but not the mRNA stability. As a result, LY294002 or cycloheximide significantly enhanced TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Moreover, the overexpression of constitutively active Akt in the TRAIL-sensitive cell line, SNU-668, rendered the cell line resistant to TRAIL. In addition, infection of the same cell line with retrovirus expressing FLIP(S) completely inhibited TRAIL-induced apoptosis by blocking the activation of caspase-8. Therefore, our results suggest that Akt activity promotes human gastric cancer cell survival against TRAIL-induced apoptosis via upregulation of FLIP(S), and that the cytotoxic effect of TRAIL can be enhanced by modulating the Akt/FLIP(S) pathway in human gastric cancers.
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- Seon Young Nam
- Department of Anatomy, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea
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