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Lai FY, Jordan E. Acanthosis Nigricans in a Patient with Urothelial Carcinoma Treated with PD-L1 Inhibitor Avelumab, and Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency. Case Rep Oncol 2023; 16:1107-1112. [PMID: 37900822 PMCID: PMC10601793 DOI: 10.1159/000533758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Acanthosis nigricans (AN) describes hyperkeratotic and hyperpigmented skin changes and its pathophysiology is linked to the activation of epidermal growth factor receptors. Current literature shows that AN is most commonly diagnosed at the time of the underlying pathology, which may occur under benign or malignant conditions. This case presentation demonstrates the occurrence of AN in a patient following the diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma and ongoing treatment with PD-L1 inhibitor immunotherapy. Subsequent investigations ruled out a secondary malignancy or disease progression; however, metabolic screening identified secondary glucocorticoid induced adrenal insufficiency. AN was persistent in this patient despite adequate treatment, which highlights its co-occurrence in both benign and paraneoplastic conditions.
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- Fei Ya Lai
- Oncology Department, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Republic of Ireland
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- Oncology Department, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Republic of Ireland
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Alkeswani A, Pierce E, Elmets CA. Idiopathic extensive acanthosis nigricans with a variant of the epidermal growth factor receptor. JAAD Case Rep 2020; 6:79-82. [PMID: 31970282 PMCID: PMC6965189 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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- Amena Alkeswani
- School of Medicine, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Smid CJ, Modaff P, Alade A, Legare JM, Pauli RM. Acanthosis nigricans in achondroplasia. Am J Med Genet A 2018; 176:2630-2636. [PMID: 30380187 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.40506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Acanthosis nigricans (AN) in those with achondroplasia has been reported occasionally in the literature previously. Other disorders arising from constitutive activation of FGFR3 also manifest AN at various frequencies. We assessed the prevalence of AN in a sequential series of 477 individuals with achondroplasia. Using a REDCap database, we collected and analyzed what other features or medical issues may co-occur with AN in those with achondroplasia. AN arises in approximately 10% of individuals with achondroplasia. It usually first appears in preadolescence or adolescence, is more likely in the non-White population and in those who are obese. It is not severe and generally will need no treatment. It is not associated with any evident risk for neither hyperinsulinemic states nor malignancy, and therefore, no special investigations are warranted when it is recognized. Thus, clinicians should not be surprised or concerned upon discovering this finding in those with achondroplasia. In addition, the mechanisms and genetic causes of AN are detailed.
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- Cory J Smid
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.,Midwest Regional Bone Dysplasia Clinic, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias, McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.,Midwest Regional Bone Dysplasia Clinic, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.,Midwest Regional Bone Dysplasia Clinic, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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Yu Q, Li XL, Ji G, Wang Y, Gong Y, Xu H, Shi YL. Malignant acanthosis nigricans: an early diagnostic clue for gastric adenocarcinoma. World J Surg Oncol 2017; 15:208. [PMID: 29178944 PMCID: PMC5702104 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-017-1274-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Malignant acanthosis nigricans (MAN), characterized by the presence of a hyperpigmented, velvety cutaneous thickening, is recognized as a cutaneous sign of internal malignancy. Few MAN has been reported in the Asian race ever before. Case presentation Here, we report a rare case of MAN with severe mucosa and soles and extraordinary facial involvement in the Asian race. A 74-year-old man presented with hyperkeratotic eruption for 7 months. Physical examination revealed hyperkeratotic plaques on the face, dorsal skin of fingers and heels, and papillomatosis of buccal mucosa. Biopsy findings from skin lesion revealed hyperkeratosis, papillomatosis, and hyperpigmentation of the basal layer. The endoscopic ultrasound with biopsy of the gastric tissue revealed gastric cardia tubular adenocarcinoma. The patient was diagnosed with MAN associated with gastric adenocarcinoma, immediately following tumor resection and lymphadenectomy. A slight improvement was seen in the skin condition but died of cancer cachexia 3 months later. Conclusions We report our typical patient to highlight the importance of MAN, which was an early clue to the discovery of gastric adenocarcinoma.
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- Qian Yu
- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital9, Tongji University School of Medicine, No.301, Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital9, Tongji University School of Medicine, No.301, Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital9, Tongji University School of Medicine, No.301, Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital9, Tongji University School of Medicine, No.301, Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital9, Tongji University School of Medicine, No.301, Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital9, Tongji University School of Medicine, No.301, Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China.
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Zhang N, Qian Y, Feng AP. Acanthosis nigricans, tripe palms, and sign of Leser-Trélat in a patient with gastric adenocarcinoma: case report and literature review in China. Int J Dermatol 2013; 54:338-42. [PMID: 23675743 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Na Zhang
- Department of Dermatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, 430022
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Jakubovic BD, Sawires HF, Adam DN. Occult cause of paraneoplastic acanthosis nigricans in a patient with known breast dcis: case and review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 19:e299-302. [PMID: 22876161 DOI: 10.3747/co.19.997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Paraneoplastic acanthosis nigricans (pan) is an infrequently encountered cutaneous manifestation of internal malignancy. Here, we describe a case of pan in the setting of a known breast ductal carcinoma in situ, which, to our knowledge, had not been described in association with pan. As a result, thorough investigation was undertaken to search for another concurrent neoplasm that would better explain the development of pan. In so doing, we identified a coexisting metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. We thus conclude that when pan is observed in an uncommon association with a known malignancy, further investigation should be undertaken to explore whether a more likely occult culprit exists.
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- B D Jakubovic
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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Wang Y, Zhou X, Oberoi K, Phelps R, Couwenhoven R, Sun M, Rezza A, Holmes G, Percival CJ, Friedenthal J, Krejci P, Richtsmeier JT, Huso DL, Rendl M, Jabs EW. p38 Inhibition ameliorates skin and skull abnormalities in Fgfr2 Beare-Stevenson mice. J Clin Invest 2012; 122:2153-64. [PMID: 22585574 DOI: 10.1172/jci62644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome (BSS) is a human genetic disorder characterized by skin and skull abnormalities. BSS is caused by mutations in the FGF receptor 2 (FGFR2), but the molecular mechanisms that induce skin and skull abnormalities are unclear. We developed a mouse model of BSS harboring a FGFR2 Y394C mutation and identified p38 MAPK as an important signaling pathway mediating these abnormalities. Fgfr2+/Y394C mice exhibited epidermal hyperplasia and premature closure of cranial sutures (craniosynostosis) due to abnormal cell proliferation and differentiation. We found ligand-independent phosphorylation of FGFR2 and activation of p38 signaling in mutant skin and calvarial tissues. Treating Fgfr2+/Y394C mice with a p38 kinase inhibitor attenuated skin abnormalities by reversing cell proliferation and differentiation to near normal levels. This study reveals the pleiotropic effects of the FGFR2 Y394C mutation evidenced by cutis gyrata, acanthosis nigricans, and craniosynostosis and provides a useful model for investigating the molecular mechanisms of skin and skull development. The demonstration of a pathogenic role for p38 activation may lead to the development of therapeutic strategies for BSS and related conditions, such as acanthosis nigricans or craniosynostosis.
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- Yingli Wang
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
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He LL, Zhang PT, Sun GZ. Gastric carcinoma with acanthosis nigricans: a report of one case. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2010; 18:1284-1286. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v18.i12.1284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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We report a case of acanthosis nigricans associated with gastric adenocarcinoma with liver metastasis in the present study. Furthermore, we analyzed 71 cases of acanthosis nigricans reported in China and explored the relationship between acanthosis nigricans and internal organ diseases. We found that skin symptoms might be signs of the presence of malignant tumors. Malignant acanthosis nigricans is a rare paraneoplastic dermatosis. The neoplasms associated with malignant acanthosis nigricans are typically aggressive in nature, mandating an extensive search for the underlying malignancy once the diagnosis of malignant acanthosis nigricans is suspected.
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Mignogna MD, Fortuna G, Falleti J, Leuci S. Gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) exhibiting oral acanthosis nigricans and tripe palms. Dig Liver Dis 2009; 41:766-8. [PMID: 19349220 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2009.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2008] [Revised: 02/17/2009] [Accepted: 02/25/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Agarwal S, Achari C, Praveen D, Roy KR, Reddy GV, Reddanna P. Inhibition of 12-LOX and COX-2 reduces the proliferation of human epidermoid carcinoma cells (A431) by modulating the ERK and PI3K-Akt signalling pathways. Exp Dermatol 2009; 18:939-46. [PMID: 19558494 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2009.00874.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Eicosanoids, the oxygenated metabolites of arachidonic acid (AA), mediate a variety of human diseases, such as cancer, inflammation and arthritis. To evaluate the role of eicosanoids in epidermoid carcinoma, the expression of AA metabolizing enzymes, such as lipoxygenases (LOXs) and cyclooxygenases (COXs), was analysed in a human epidermoid carcinoma cell line (A431). These studies revealed overexpression of 12-R-LOX and COX-2 in A431 cells. Baicalein (a 12-LOX inhibitor) and celecoxib (a COX-2 inhibitor) significantly reduced thymidine incorporation, whereas 12-(R)-HETE and 12-(S)-HETE (12-LOX metabolites) and PGE(2) (COX-2 metabolite) significantly enhanced thymidine incorporation, suggesting a role for these enzymes in the regulation of A431 cell proliferation. Further studies on the mechanism of cell death by baicalein and celecoxib revealed that the induction of apoptosis in A431 cells was associated with reduction in the Bcl-2/Bax ratio, release of cytochrome c, activation of caspase-3 and PARP cleavage. The apoptosis induced by baicalein and celecoxib was mediated by down regulation of ERK and PI3K-Akt pathways. Further, 12-(R)-HETE, 12-(S)-HETE and PGE(2) upregulated the p-ERK and p-Akt levels, suggesting the involvement of ERK and Akt pathways in the 12-LOX- and COX-2-mediated regulation of growth in A431 cells. Our findings suggest that 12-R-LOX and COX-2 play a critical role in the regulation of growth in epidermoid carcinoma and that their inhibitors may be of potential therapeutic importance.
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- Smita Agarwal
- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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Stratis A, Pasparakis M, Markur D, Knaup R, Pofahl R, Metzger D, Chambon P, Krieg T, Haase I. Localized inflammatory skin disease following inducible ablation of I kappa B kinase 2 in murine epidermis. J Invest Dermatol 2006; 126:614-20. [PMID: 16397523 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Skin inflammation is a complex process that involves interactions between various cell types residing in different skin compartments. Using mice with conditionally targeted I kappa B kinase 2 (IKK2) alleles, we have previously shown that epidermal keratinocytes can play a dominant role in the initiation of an inflammatory reaction. In order to investigate long-term consequences of IKK2 deletion in adult skin, we have generated mice with floxed IKK2 alleles in which expression of a Tamoxifen-inducible Cre recombinase construct is targeted to epidermal keratinocytes (K14-Cre-ER(T2)IKK2(fl/fl) mice). K14-Cre-ER(T2)IKK2(fl/fl) mice are born normally and do not show signs of a skin disease until the age of 6 months. Deletion of IKK2 can be observed after Tamoxifen application to the back skin or spontaneously, without Tamoxifen application, in mice older than 6 months. This deletion is accompanied by dramatic, localized skin changes that are characterized by invasion of inflammatory cells, hair follicle disruption, and pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia of the epidermis, but not by tumor formation. The hyperplastic epithelium shows increased phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2, typical features of psoriatic epidermis. Our results identify a primary role for IKK2 in the development of skin inflammation and confirm its requirement for the maintenance of skin homeostasis.
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- Athanasios Stratis
- Department of Dermatology, University of Cologne and Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne (CMMC), Cologne, Germany
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Pardo J, Iglesias R, Mercader P, Rodríguez-Serna M. [Diffuse darkening of the skin]. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2006; 96:59-61. [PMID: 16476338 DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(05)73038-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- José Pardo
- Servicio de Dermatología, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario, Avda. Tres Cruces s/n, 46014 Valencia, Spain.
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Tscharntke M, Pofahl R, Krieg T, Haase I. Ras-induced spreading and wound closure in human epidermal keratinocytes. FASEB J 2005; 19:1836-8. [PMID: 16170018 DOI: 10.1096/fj.04-3327fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Although it is known that growth factor signaling cascades are active during epithelial wound healing, signals that regulate reepithelialization after wounding are not very well characterized. The small GTP binding protein Ras is a molecular switch involved in the regulation of signals originating from different growth factor receptors. We have investigated consequences of its activation in primary human keratinocytes. We provide evidence that activation of Ras can lead to shape changes of keratinocytes caused by rearrangements of the actin cytoskeleton that result in membrane protrusion and ruffling. Similar shape changes were found in the migrating tip of newly formed epithelium in mouse wounds. These cytoskeletal changes occur independently of keratinocyte terminal differentiation, and they can determine the speed of wound epithelialization in vitro. Using various mutant constructs and specific pharmacological inhibitors, we found that the effects of activated Ras on the cytoskeleton of keratinocytes are mediated by a phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase-independent activation of Rac. Our results suggest that growth factor-induced, Ras-mediated changes of keratinocyte shape may be an important mechanism that determines the speed of wound epithelialization.
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- Michael Tscharntke
- Department Dermatology, University of Cologne and Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne (CMMC), Cologne, Germany
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Badawi RA, Birns J, Watson T, Kalra L. Growth factors and their relationship to neoplastic and paraneoplastic disease. Eur J Intern Med 2005; 16:83-94. [PMID: 15833673 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2004] [Revised: 09/30/2004] [Accepted: 10/05/2004] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Growth factors are extracellular signaling molecules that act in an autocrine and paracrine fashion to regulate growth, proliferation, differentiation, and survival of cells. Dysregulation of the growth factor networks is intimately related to the molecular pathogenesis of neoplastic and paraneoplastic disease. Increasing knowledge of the molecular mechanisms underlying growth factors and their actions on cell cycling, cell division, and cell death is shedding light on new therapeutic avenues for molecular targeting of tumors. Epidermal growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor both offer examples of how growth factor biology and its relationship to cancer can be harnessed to create effective clinical therapeutic tools such as monoclonal antibodies. This approach heralds a future in which rational molecular oncological therapy may increasingly become the norm.
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- R A Badawi
- Department of Medicine, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Mimeault M, Bonenfant D, Batra SK. New advances on the functions of epidermal growth factor receptor and ceramides in skin cell differentiation, disorders and cancers. Skin Pharmacol Physiol 2004; 17:153-66. [PMID: 15258446 DOI: 10.1159/000078818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2003] [Accepted: 04/22/2004] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Recent advances in understanding of the biological functions of the epidermal growth factor and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-EGFR) system and ceramide production for the maintenance of skin integrity and barrier function are reported. In particular, the opposite roles of EGFR and ceramide cascades in epithelial keratinocyte proliferation, migration and terminal differentiation are described. Moreover, the functions of ceramides in the epidermal permeability barrier are reviewed. The alterations in EGFR signaling and ceramide metabolism, which might be involved in the etiopathogenesis of diverse skin disorders and cancers, are described. New progress in understanding of skin organization, which might provide the basis for the design of new transcutaneous drug delivery techniques as well as for the development of new therapies of skin disorders and cancers, are reported.
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- M Mimeault
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UNMC/Eppley Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4525, USA.
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Hobbs RM, Silva-Vargas V, Groves R, Watt FM. Expression of activated MEK1 in differentiating epidermal cells is sufficient to generate hyperproliferative and inflammatory skin lesions. J Invest Dermatol 2004; 123:503-15. [PMID: 15304090 DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202x.2004.23225.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Epidermal activation of Erk MAPK is observed in human psoriatic lesions and in a mouse model of psoriasis in which beta1 integrins are expressed in the suprabasal epidermal layers. Constitutive activation of the upstream kinase MEK1 causes hyperproliferation and perturbed differentiation of human keratinocytes in culture. It is not known, however, whether Erk activation in differentiating keratinocytes is sufficient to trigger hyperproliferation of basal keratinocytes and a skin inflammatory infiltrate. To investigate this, we expressed constitutively active MEK1 in the suprabasal epidermal layers of transgenic mice. Proliferation in the epidermal basal layer was stimulated and epidermal terminal differentiation was perturbed. Some older mice also developed papillomas. There was a large increase in T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and neutrophils in the skin. The effects of suprabasal MEK1 on basal keratinocytes and leukocytes, cells that were transgene negative, suggested that MEK1 activity might stimulate cytokine release. Transgenic keratinocytes expressed elevated IL-1alpha and crossing the mice with mice overexpressing the IL-1 receptor in the epidermal basal layer led to exacerbated hyperproliferation and inflammation. These data suggest that activation of MEK1 downstream of beta1 integrins plays an important role in epidermal hyperproliferation and skin inflammation.
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- Robin M Hobbs
- Keratinocyte Laboratory, Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PX, UK
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Autonomic balance, a function generally under host control, is subject to modulation by other signalers. In some cases, modulation of host autonomic function through behavioral and physical stressors exerted by another individual may have negative consequences for the stress recipient by inducing sympathetic bias. Modulation of autonomic function may sometimes benefit one party at the expense of another. Tumors and HIV are examples of illegitimate signalers who may induce host sympathetic bias to promote their own growth and evade host immune surveillance. Paraneoplastic and paraviral syndromes such as hypertrophic osteoarthopathy, QTc prolongation, insomnia, and cachexia could be viewed as epiphenomena related to the tumoral and viral manipulation of host autonomic balance. In a more general framework, other paraneoplastic and paraviral syndromes may represent epiphenomena related to modulation of endocrine, cytokine, and autonomic functions by tumors and viruses to promote their own survival. Spatial distribution of cancers and viruses within the host may reflect affinity for strategic locations that facilitate manipulation of a variety of host functions including autonomic, endocrine, and cytokine regulation. A more general for understanding spatial distribution of diseases based on gradients of autonomic balance in the body are explored. Darwinian perspectives are discussed.
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- A Joon Yun
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, 470 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA.
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Hobbs RM, Watt FM. Regulation of interleukin-1alpha expression by integrins and epidermal growth factor receptor in keratinocytes from a mouse model of inflammatory skin disease. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:19798-807. [PMID: 12654926 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m300513200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Transgenic mice expressing beta1 integrins in the suprabasal epidermal layers have sporadic skin hyperproliferation and inflammation correlated with activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk) mitogen-activated protein kinase and increased interleukin (IL)-1alpha production. We investigated the link between aberrant integrin expression, Erk activation, and expression of IL-1alpha. Transgenic keratinocytes had higher basal Erk activity and IL-1alpha levels than nontransgenic controls and were more sensitive to stimulation of Erk activity and IL-1alpha production by IL-1alpha, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and serum. Inhibition of Erk in transgenic keratinocytes reduced basal IL-1alpha levels and the stimulation of IL-1alpha production by serum or phorbol ester, demonstrating that Erk could regulate IL-1alpha expression. TPA or IL-1alpha treatment resulted in rapid down-regulation of the EGF receptor in transgenic cells, indicative of transactivation. Inhibition of transactivation blocked basal and TPA or IL-1alpha induced Erk activation, but not IkappaBalpha degradation, and abolished increased IL-1alpha production in transgenic cells. In transgene-negative cells, constitutive activation of IL-1-dependent signaling by wild type or kinase-dead IRAK1 stimulated IL-1alpha production independent of Erk. We conclude that suprabasal integrin expression leads to Erk activation and increased IL-1alpha expression by potentiating activation of the EGF receptor. These results provide a mechanism by which aberrant integrin expression triggers epidermal hyperproliferation and inflammation.
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- Robin M Hobbs
- Keratinocyte Laboratory, Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, United Kingdom
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Acanthosis nigricans (AN) occurs most commonly in association with hyperinsulinaemia and more rarely as a paraneoplastic syndrome. It is also a feature of several genetic disorders. Indirect evidence suggests a role for tyrosine kinase growth factor receptor signalling in the pathogenesis of AN. Defects in the insulin receptor gene causing insulin resistance and AN are well recognized, but recent data in several other syndromes of this association, including lipodystrophic disorders, have identified causative defects in other pathways. The mechanism of AN due to insulin resistance is most probably direct or indirect activation of the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor by high levels of circulating insulin. However, more direct evidence for abnormal tyrosine kinase receptor signalling in AN has been provided by studies of craniosynostosis and skeletal dysplasia syndromes with AN, which have identified activating mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptors.
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- D Torley
- Department of Dermatology, South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust, Glasgow G51 4TF, Scotland, U.K
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