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Mousavikia SN, Darvish L, Bahreyni Toossi MT, Azimian H. Exosomes: Their role in the diagnosis, progression, metastasis, and treatment of glioblastoma. Life Sci 2024; 350:122743. [PMID: 38806071 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122743] [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: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Exosomes are crucial for the growth and spread of glioblastomas, an aggressive form of brain cancer. These tiny vesicles play a crucial role in the activation of signaling pathways and intercellular communication. They can also transfer a variety of biomolecules such as proteins, lipids and nucleic acids from donor to recipient cells. Exosomes can influence the immune response by regulating the activity of immune cells, and they are crucial for the growth and metastasis of glioblastoma cells. In addition, exosomes contribute to drug resistance during treatment, which is a major obstacle in the treatment of glioblastoma. By studying them, the diagnosis and prognosis of glioblastoma can be improved. Due to their high biocompatibility and lack of toxicity, they have become an attractive option for drug delivery. The development of exosomes as carriers of specific therapeutic agents could overcome some of the obstacles to effective treatment of glioblastoma. In this review, we address the potential of exosomes for the treatment of glioblastoma and show how they can be modified for this purpose.
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- S N Mousavikia
- Medical Physics Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran; Mother and Child Welfare Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Medical Physics Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Medical Physics Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Abuelrub A, Paker B, Kilic T, Avsar T. Claudin and transmembrane receptor protein gene expressions are reversely correlated in peritumoral brain edema. Cancer Med 2024; 13:e70111. [PMID: 39189437 PMCID: PMC11347986 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Peritumoral brain edema (PTBE) has been widely reported with many brain tumors, especially with glioma. Since the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is essential for maintaining minimal permeability, any alteration in the interaction of BBB components, specifically in astrocytes and tight junctions (TJ), can result in disrupting the homeostasis of the BBB and making it severely leaky, which subsequently generates edema. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the functional gliovascular unit of the BBB by examining changes in the expression of claudin (CLDN) genes and the expression of transient receptor potential (TRP) membrane channels, additionally to define the correlation between their expressions. The evaluation was conducted using in vitro spheroid swelling models and tumor samples from glioma patients with PTBE. RESULTS The results of the spheroid model showed that the genes TRPC3, TRPC4, TRPC5, and TRPV1 were upregulated in glioma cells either wild-type isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) or the IDH1 R132H mutant, with or without NaCl treatment. Furthermore, TRP genes appeared to adversely correlate with the up regulation of CLDN1, CLDN3, and CLDN5 genes. Besides, the upregulation of TRPC1 and TRPC4 in IDH1mt-R132H glioma cells. On the other hand, the correlation analysis revealed different correlations between different proteins in PTBE. CLDN1 exhibits a slight positive correlation with CLDN3. Similarly, TRPV1 displays a slight positive correlation with TRPC1. In contrast, TRPC4 shows a slight negative correlation with TRPC5. On the other hand, TRPC3 demonstrates a slight positive correlation with TRPC5, while the non-PTBE analysis highlights a moderate positive correlation between CLDN1 and TRPM4 while CLDN3 exhibits a moderate negative correlation with TRPC4. Additionally, CLDN5 demonstrates a slight negative correlation with TRPC4 but a moderate positive correlation with TRPC3. Furthermore, TRPC1 have a slight negative correlation with TRPV1, TRPC3 exhibiting a slight positive correlation with TRPC4, and TRPV1 showing a slight negative correlation with TRPC5. CONCLUSION As a conclusion, the current study provided evidence of a slight negative correlation between TRPs and CLDN gene expression in PTBE patients and confirmatory results with some of the genes in cell model of edema.
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- Anwar Abuelrub
- Neuroscience Laboratory, Health Sciences InstituteBahcesehir UniversityIstanbulTurkey
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, Health Sciences InstituteBahcesehir UniversityIstanbulTurkey
- Department of NeurosurgeryBahcesehir University School of MedicineIstanbulTurkey
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, Health Sciences InstituteBahcesehir UniversityIstanbulTurkey
- Department of NeurosurgeryBahcesehir University School of MedicineIstanbulTurkey
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, Health Sciences InstituteBahcesehir UniversityIstanbulTurkey
- Department of Medical BiologyBahcesehir University School of MedicineIstanbulTurkey
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Hovis G, Chandra N, Kejriwal N, Hsieh KJY, Chu A, Yang I, Wadehra M. Understanding the Role of Endothelial Cells in Glioblastoma: Mechanisms and Novel Treatments. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6118. [PMID: 38892305 PMCID: PMC11173095 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25116118] [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: 05/09/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive neoplasm and the most common primary malignant brain tumor. Endothelial tissue plays a critical role in glioblastoma growth and progression, facilitating angiogenesis, cellular communication, and tumorigenesis. In this review, we present an up-to-date and comprehensive summary of the role of endothelial cells in glioblastomas, along with an overview of recent developments in glioblastoma therapies and tumor endothelial marker identification.
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- Gabrielle Hovis
- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA (K.J.-Y.H.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA (K.J.-Y.H.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA (K.J.-Y.H.)
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- Division of Neonatology and Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Lundquist Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA (K.J.-Y.H.)
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Slika H, Karimov Z, Alimonti P, Abou-Mrad T, De Fazio E, Alomari S, Tyler B. Preclinical Models and Technologies in Glioblastoma Research: Evolution, Current State, and Future Avenues. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16316. [PMID: 38003507 PMCID: PMC10671665 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216316] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Glioblastoma is the most common malignant primary central nervous system tumor and one of the most debilitating cancers. The prognosis of patients with glioblastoma remains poor, and the management of this tumor, both in its primary and recurrent forms, remains suboptimal. Despite the tremendous efforts that are being put forward by the research community to discover novel efficacious therapeutic agents and modalities, no major paradigm shifts have been established in the field in the last decade. However, this does not mirror the abundance of relevant findings and discoveries made in preclinical glioblastoma research. Hence, developing and utilizing appropriate preclinical models that faithfully recapitulate the characteristics and behavior of human glioblastoma is of utmost importance. Herein, we offer a holistic picture of the evolution of preclinical models of glioblastoma. We further elaborate on the commonly used in vitro and vivo models, delving into their development, favorable characteristics, shortcomings, and areas of potential improvement, which aids researchers in designing future experiments and utilizing the most suitable models. Additionally, this review explores progress in the fields of humanized and immunotolerant mouse models, genetically engineered animal models, 3D in vitro models, and microfluidics and highlights promising avenues for the future of preclinical glioblastoma research.
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- Hasan Slika
- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; (H.S.); (Z.K.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; (H.S.); (Z.K.); (S.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Turkey
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy; (P.A.); (E.D.F.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut P.O. Box 11-0236, Lebanon;
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy; (P.A.); (E.D.F.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; (H.S.); (Z.K.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; (H.S.); (Z.K.); (S.A.)
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Cannell IG, Sawicka K, Pearsall I, Wild SA, Deighton L, Pearsall SM, Lerda G, Joud F, Khan S, Bruna A, Simpson KL, Mulvey CM, Nugent F, Qosaj F, Bressan D, Dive C, Caldas C, Hannon GJ. FOXC2 promotes vasculogenic mimicry and resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112791. [PMID: 37499655 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) describes the formation of pseudo blood vessels constructed of tumor cells that have acquired endothelial-like properties. VM channels endow the tumor with a tumor-derived vascular system that directly connects to host blood vessels, and their presence is generally associated with poor patient prognosis. Here we show that the transcription factor, Foxc2, promotes VM in diverse solid tumor types by driving ectopic expression of endothelial genes in tumor cells, a process that is stimulated by hypoxia. VM-proficient tumors are resistant to anti-angiogenic therapy, and suppression of Foxc2 augments response. This work establishes co-option of an embryonic endothelial transcription factor by tumor cells as a key mechanism driving VM proclivity and motivates the search for VM-inhibitory agents that could form the basis of combination therapies with anti-angiogenics.
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- Ian G Cannell
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK; New York Genome Center, 101 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013, USA.
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK; New York Genome Center, 101 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013, USA
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK; New York Genome Center, 101 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013, USA
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK; Cancer Research UK Cancer Biomarker Centre, Manchester M20 4BX, UK; CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- New York Genome Center, 101 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013, USA
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK; Preclinical Modelling of Paediatric Cancer Evolution Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5N, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Biomarker Centre, Manchester M20 4BX, UK; CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Biomarker Centre, Manchester M20 4BX, UK; CRUK Manchester Institute, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK; Department of Oncology and Breast Cancer Programme, CRUK Cambridge Centre, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS and University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK; New York Genome Center, 101 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013, USA.
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Yu R, Zhao R, Sun X, Zhang Z, Wang S, Gao X, Sun Z, Xue H, Li G. MicroRNA-588 regulates the invasive, migratory and vasculogenic mimicry-forming abilities of hypoxic glioma cells by targeting ROBO1. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:1333-1347. [PMID: 36459288 PMCID: PMC9889532 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-08063-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND The microenvironment of hypoxia is an important factor contributing to the development of glioblastoma (GBM). MicroRNA-588 and its potential target Roundabout-directed receptor 1 (ROBO1) have been reported to promote tumor invasion and proliferation in diseases such as gastric, pancreatic and hepatocellular carcinoma, while their function in GBM and response to hypoxic states remain elusive. METHODS A microarray was leveraged to identify differentially expressed microRNAs in U251 glioma cells cultured under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. The expression of miR-588 was assessed using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT‒PCR). Gain- and loss-of-function studies were used to evaluate the role of miR-588 under hypoxic and normoxic conditions. Cell invasion, migration, proliferation, and vasculogenic mimicry (VM) formation experiments were performed. The relationship between miR-588 and ROBO1 was confirmed using western blot and luciferase reporter assays. Intracranial xenograft tumor mouse models were used to study the function of miR-588 in vivo. RESULTS The expression of miR-588 was significantly upregulated in hypoxic glioma cells relative to normoxic glioma cells. miR-588 inhibited the invasive, migratory and VM-forming abilities of glioma cells in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, roundabout guidance receptor 1 (ROBO1) is a direct, functionally relevant target of miR-588 in glioma. ROBO1 knockdown suppressed the expression of matrix metallopeptidase 2 (MMP2) and matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9), thereby inhibiting the invasive, migratory and VM-forming abilities of glioma. CONCLUSIONS MiR-588 regulated the behaviors of hypoxic glioma cells by targeting ROBO1. miR-588 can be used as a prognostic marker for glioma and has potential implications in glioma gene therapy.
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- Rui Yu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
- The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250033, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, 253000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 324 Jingwu and Weiqi Street, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
- The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250033, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
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Annese T, Errede M, De Giorgis M, Lorusso L, Tamma R, Ribatti D. Double Immunohistochemical Staining on Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue Samples to Study Vascular Co-option. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2572:101-116. [PMID: 36161411 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2703-7_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Vascular co-option is a non-angiogenic mechanism whereby tumor growth and progression move on by hijacking the pre-existing and nonmalignant blood vessels and is employed by various tumors to grow and metastasize.The histopathological identification of co-opted blood vessels is complex, and no specific markers were defined, but it is critical to develop new and possibly more effective therapeutic strategies. Here, in glioblastoma, we show that the co-opted blood vessels can be identified, by double immunohistochemical staining, as weak CD31+ vessels with reduced P-gp expression and proliferation and surrounded by highly proliferating and P-gp- or S100A10-expressing tumor cells. Results can be quantified by the Aperio Colocalization algorithm, which is a valid and robust method to handle and investigate large data sets.
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- Tiziana Annese
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, LUM University, Casamassima, Bari, Italy.
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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Annese T, Errede M, d’Amati A, De Giorgis M, Lorusso L, Tamma R, Ribatti D. Differential P-Glycoprotein/CD31 Expression as Markers of Vascular Co-Option in Primary Central Nervous System Tumors. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12123120. [PMID: 36553127 PMCID: PMC9777393 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12123120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vascular co-option is one of the main features of brain tumor progression. It is identified using histopathological analysis, but no antibody-specific markers were found, and no universally accepted histological features were defined. METHODS We employed double immunohistochemical stainings for CD31, P-gp, S100A10, and mitochondria on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human samples of IDH-WT glioblastoma, IDH-mutant astrocytoma, and meningioma to study vascular co-option across different brain tumors and across normal, peritumoral, and intratumoral areas using the Aperio colocalization algorithm, which is a valid and robust method to handle and investigate large data sets. RESULTS The results have shown that (i) co-opted vessels could be recognized by the presence of metabolically overactive (evaluated as mitochondria expression) and P-gp+ or S100A10+ tumor cells surrounding CD31+ endothelial cells; (ii) vascular co-option occurs in the intratumoral area of meningioma and astrocytoma; and (iii) vascular co-option is prevalent in peritumoral glioblastoma area. CONCLUSIONS The described approach identifies new markers for cellular components of the vessel wall and techniques that uncover the order and localization of vascularization mechanisms, which may contribute to developing new and possibly more effective therapeutic strategies.
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- Tiziana Annese
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, LUM University, Casamassima, 70100 Bari, Italy
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy
- Section of Pathology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy
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Buccarelli M, Castellani G, Ricci-Vitiani L. Glioblastoma-Specific Strategies of Vascularization: Implications in Anti-Angiogenic Therapy Resistance. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12101625. [PMID: 36294763 PMCID: PMC9604754 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12101625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Angiogenesis has long been implicated as a crucial process in GBM growth and progression. GBM can adopt several strategies to build up its abundant and aberrant vasculature. Targeting GBM angiogenesis has gained more and more attention in anti-cancer therapy, and many strategies have been developed to interfere with this hallmark. However, recent findings reveal that the effects of anti-angiogenic treatments are temporally limited and that tumors become refractory to therapy and more aggressive. In this review, we summarize the GBM-associated neovascularization processes and their implication in drug resistance mechanisms underlying the transient efficacy of current anti-angiogenic therapies. Moreover, we describe potential strategies and perspectives to overcome the mechanisms adopted by GBM to develop resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy as new potential therapeutic approaches.
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- Mariachiara Buccarelli
- Department of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
- Correspondence:
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Parsaei H, Moosavifar MJ, Eftekharzadeh M, Ramezani R, Barati M, Mirzaei S, Nobakht M. Exosomes to control glioblastoma multiforme: Investigating the effects of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes on C6 cells in vitro. Cell Biol Int 2022; 46:2028-2040. [PMID: 36098338 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11884] [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: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a common, aggressive, fast-growing tumor of the central nervous system that currently has no effective treatment. Although stem cell therapy has shown promising in vitro achievements, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) has always been a major hurdle to clinical success. To overcome this challenge, exosomes have been targeted as attractive drug delivery agents in numerous studies since they are small enough to enter the BBB. Furthermore, exosomes' characteristics and compositions are directly determined by the parent cell and these heritable traits affect their cell interactions. This article focuses on exosomes as an alternative to stem cell therapy to regulate glioma cell activity. Exosomes were isolated from rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (rBMMSCs) by ultracentrifugation method and then characterized via western blot, dynamic light scattering, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy. Next, various concentrations of the exosomes were incubated with C6 cells and their effects at different time points were evaluated in vitro. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide and Annexin/Pi assay results confirmed that the isolated exosomes cause cell death mostly through apoptosis, and a linear correlation was observed between exosomes' concentration and their cytotoxicity. Following that, the scratch test, colony formation test, and Transwell assay confirmed exosomes' significant impact on the migration and invasion behavior of C6 cells. For the first time, rBMMSC-derived exosomes have been used as a single treatment for GBM rather than in combination with other treatments or as a pharmaceutical carrier.
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- Houman Parsaei
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Family Therapy, Women Research Center, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Solernó LM, Sobol NT, Gottardo MF, Capobianco CS, Ferrero MR, Vásquez L, Alonso DF, Garona J. Propranolol blocks osteosarcoma cell cycle progression, inhibits angiogenesis and slows xenograft growth in combination with cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Sci Rep 2022; 12:15058. [PMID: 36075937 PMCID: PMC9458647 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18324-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Osteosarcoma is still associated with limited response to standard-of-care therapy and alarmingly elevated mortality rates, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Despite multiple efforts to repurpose β-blocker propranolol in oncology, its potential application in osteosarcoma management remains largely unexplored. Considering the unsatisfied clinical needs of this aggressive disease, we evaluated the antitumoral activity of propranolol using different in vitro and in vivo osteosarcoma preclinical models, alone or in addition to chemotherapy. Propranolol significantly impaired cellular growth in β2-adrenergic receptor-expressing MG-63 and U-2OS cells, and was capable of blocking growth-stimulating effects triggered by catecholamines. siRNA-mediated ADRB2 knockdown in MG-63 cells was associated with decreased cell survival and a significant attenuation of PPN anti-osteosarcoma activity. Direct cytostatic effects of propranolol were independent of apoptosis induction and were associated with reduced mitosis, G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and a significant down-regulation of cell cycle regulator Cyclin D1. Moreover, colony formation, 3D spheroid growth, cell chemotaxis and capillary-like tube formation were drastically impaired after propranolol treatment. Interestingly, anti-migratory activity of β-blocker was associated with altered actin cytoskeleton dynamics. In vivo, propranolol treatment (10 mg/kg/day i.p.) reduced the early angiogenic response triggered by MG-63 cells in nude mice. Synergistic effects were observed in vitro after combining propranolol with chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin. Sustained administration of propranolol (10 mg/kg/day i.p., five days a week), alone and especially in addition to low-dose metronomic cisplatin (2 mg/kg/day i.p., three times a week), markedly reduced xenograft progression. After histological analysis, propranolol and cisplatin combination resulted in low tumor mitotic index and increased tumor necrosis. β-blockade using propranolol seems to be an achievable and cost-effective therapeutic approach to modulate osteosarcoma aggressiveness. Further translational studies of propranolol repurposing in osteosarcoma are warranted.
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- Luisina M Solernó
- Center for Molecular and Translational Oncology (COMTra), Science and Technology Department, National University of Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Center for Translational Medicine, El Cruce "Néstor Kirchner" Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Oncology (COMTra), Science and Technology Department, National University of Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Center for Translational Medicine, El Cruce "Néstor Kirchner" Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Oncology (COMTra), Science and Technology Department, National University of Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Center for Translational Medicine, El Cruce "Néstor Kirchner" Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Oncology (COMTra), Science and Technology Department, National University of Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany.,Biomedicine Research Institute of Buenos Aires (IBioBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Precision Medicine Research Center, School of Medicine, University of San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Oncology (COMTra), Science and Technology Department, National University of Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Center for Translational Medicine, El Cruce "Néstor Kirchner" Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Oncology (COMTra), Science and Technology Department, National University of Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. .,Center for Translational Medicine, El Cruce "Néstor Kirchner" Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. .,National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Sanati M, Afshari AR, Amini J, Mollazadeh H, Jamialahmadi T, Sahebkar A. Targeting angiogenesis in gliomas: Potential role of phytochemicals. J Funct Foods 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2022.105192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Pandey N, Anastasiadis P, Carney CP, Kanvinde PP, Woodworth GF, Winkles JA, Kim AJ. Nanotherapeutic treatment of the invasive glioblastoma tumor microenvironment. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 188:114415. [PMID: 35787387 PMCID: PMC10947564 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant adult brain cancer with no curative treatment strategy. A significant hurdle in GBM treatment is effective therapeutic delivery to the brain-invading tumor cells that remain following surgery within functioning brain regions. Developing therapies that can either directly target these brain-invading tumor cells or act on other cell types and molecular processes supporting tumor cell invasion and recurrence are essential steps in advancing new treatments in the clinic. This review highlights some of the drug delivery strategies and nanotherapeutic technologies that are designed to target brain-invading GBM cells or non-neoplastic, invasion-supporting cells residing within the GBM tumor microenvironment.
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- Nikhil Pandey
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Fischell Department of Bioengineering, A. James Clarke School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Department of Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Fischell Department of Bioengineering, A. James Clarke School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, United States.
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Senhaji N, Squalli Houssaini A, Lamrabet S, Louati S, Bennis S. Molecular and Circulating Biomarkers in Patients with Glioblastoma. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:7474. [PMID: 35806478 PMCID: PMC9267689 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive malignant tumor of the central nervous system with a low survival rate. The difficulty of obtaining this tumor material represents a major limitation, making the real-time monitoring of tumor progression difficult, especially in the events of recurrence or resistance to treatment. The identification of characteristic biomarkers is indispensable for an accurate diagnosis, the rigorous follow-up of patients, and the development of new personalized treatments. Liquid biopsy, as a minimally invasive procedure, holds promise in this regard. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the current literature regarding the identification of molecular and circulating glioblastoma biomarkers and the importance of their integration as a valuable tool to improve patient care.
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- Nadia Senhaji
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes 50000, Morocco
- Laboratory of Biomedical and Translational Research, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30070, Morocco; (A.S.H.); (S.L.); (S.B.)
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- Laboratory of Biomedical and Translational Research, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30070, Morocco; (A.S.H.); (S.L.); (S.B.)
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- Laboratory of Biomedical and Translational Research, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30070, Morocco; (A.S.H.); (S.L.); (S.B.)
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- Medical Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed Vth University, Rabat 10000, Morocco;
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- Laboratory of Biomedical and Translational Research, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30070, Morocco; (A.S.H.); (S.L.); (S.B.)
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Liu Y, Xu X, Zhang Y, Mo Y, Sun X, Shu L, Ke Y. Paradoxical role of β8 integrin on angiogenesis and vasculogenic mimicry in glioblastoma. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:536. [PMID: 35676251 PMCID: PMC9177864 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-04959-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive and highly vascularized brain tumor with poor prognosis. Endothelial cell-dependent angiogenesis and tumor cell-dependent Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) synergistically contribute to glioma vascularization and progression. However, the mechanism underlying GBM vascularization remains unclear. In this study, GBM stem cells (GSCs) were divided into high and low β8 integrin (ITGB8) subpopulations. Co-culture assays followed by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8), migration, Matrigel tube formation, and sprouting assays were conducted to assess the proliferative, migratory and angiogenic capacity of GBM cells and human brain microvascular endothelial cells (hBMECs). An intracranial glioma model was constructed to assess the effect of ITGB8 on tumor vascularization in vivo. Our results indicated that ITGB8 expression was elevated in GSCs and positively associated with stem cell markers in glioma tissues, and could be induced by hypoxia and p38 activation. ITGB8 in GSCs inhibited the angiogenesis of hBMECs in vitro, while it promoted the ability of network formation and expression of VM-related proteins. The orthotopic GBM model showed that ITGB8 contributed to decreased angiogenesis, meanwhile enhanced invasiveness and VM formation. Mechanistic studies indicated that ITGB8-TGFβ1 axis modulates VM and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process via Smad2/3-RhoA signaling. Together, our findings demonstrated a differential role for ITGB8 in the regulation of angiogenesis and VM formation in GBM, and suggest that pharmacological inhibition of ITGB8 may represent a promising therapeutic strategy for treatment of GBM.
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- Yang Liu
- grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471Department of Neuro-oncological Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282 P. R. China ,grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471The Neurosurgery Institute of Guangdong Province, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282 P. R. China
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- grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471Department of Neuro-oncological Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282 P. R. China ,grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471The Neurosurgery Institute of Guangdong Province, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282 P. R. China
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- grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471Department of Neuro-oncological Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282 P. R. China ,grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471The Neurosurgery Institute of Guangdong Province, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282 P. R. China
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- grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471Department of Neuro-oncological Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282 P. R. China ,grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471The Neurosurgery Institute of Guangdong Province, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282 P. R. China
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- grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471Department of Neuro-oncological Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282 P. R. China ,grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471The Neurosurgery Institute of Guangdong Province, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282 P. R. China
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- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060 P. R. China ,grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Hematological Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060 P. R. China ,grid.194645.b0000000121742757State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471Department of Neuro-oncological Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282 P. R. China ,grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471The Neurosurgery Institute of Guangdong Province, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282 P. R. China
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Deshors P, Arnauduc F, Boëlle B, Cohen-Jonathan Moyal E, Courtade-Saïdi M, Evrard SM. Impact of Regorafenib on Endothelial Transdifferentiation of Glioblastoma Stem-like Cells. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:1551. [PMID: 35326702 PMCID: PMC8946617 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14061551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Glioblastomas (GBM) are aggressive brain tumours with a poor prognosis despite heavy therapy that combines surgical resection and radio-chemotherapy. The presence of a subpopulation of GBM stem cells (GSC) contributes to tumour aggressiveness, resistance and recurrence. Moreover, GBM are characterised by abnormal, abundant vascularisation. Previous studies have shown that GSC are directly involved in new vessel formation via their transdifferentiation into tumour-derived endothelial cells (TDEC) and that irradiation (IR) potentiates the pro-angiogenic capacity of TDEC via the Tie2 signalling pathway. We therefore investigated the impact of regorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor with anti-angiogenic and anti-tumourigenic activity, on GSC and TDEC obtained from irradiated GSC (TDEC IR+) or non-irradiated GSC (TDEC). Regorafenib significantly decreases GSC neurosphere formation in vitro and inhibits tumour formation in the orthotopic xenograft model. Regorafenib also inhibits transdifferentiation by decreasing CD31 expression, CD31+ cell count, pseudotube formation in vitro and the formation of functional blood vessels in vivo of TDEC and TDEC IR+. All of these results confirm that regorafenib clearly impacts GSC tumour formation and transdifferentiation and may therefore be a promising therapeutic option in combination with chemo/radiotherapy for the treatment of highly aggressive brain tumours.
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- Pauline Deshors
- Institut Claudius Regaud, IUCT Oncopole, 31059 Toulouse, France; (P.D.); (B.B.); (E.C.-J.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse-3, 31062 Toulouse, France; (F.A.); (M.C.-S.)
- INSERM UMR 1037, Centre for Cancer Research of Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Institut Claudius Regaud, IUCT Oncopole, 31059 Toulouse, France; (P.D.); (B.B.); (E.C.-J.M.)
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- Institut Claudius Regaud, IUCT Oncopole, 31059 Toulouse, France; (P.D.); (B.B.); (E.C.-J.M.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse-3, 31062 Toulouse, France; (F.A.); (M.C.-S.)
- INSERM UMR 1037, Centre for Cancer Research of Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Faculty of Medicine, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse-3, 31062 Toulouse, France; (F.A.); (M.C.-S.)
- INSERM UMR 1037, Centre for Cancer Research of Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
- Pathology and Cytology Department, CHU Toulouse, IUCT Oncopole, 31059 Toulouse, France
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- Faculty of Medicine, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse-3, 31062 Toulouse, France; (F.A.); (M.C.-S.)
- INSERM UMR 1037, Centre for Cancer Research of Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
- Pathology and Cytology Department, CHU Toulouse, IUCT Oncopole, 31059 Toulouse, France
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Tan LY, Cockshell MP, Moore E, Myo Min KK, Ortiz M, Johan MZ, Ebert B, Ruszkiewicz A, Brown MP, Ebert LM, Bonder CS. Vasculogenic mimicry structures in melanoma support the recruitment of monocytes. Oncoimmunology 2022; 11:2043673. [PMID: 35295096 PMCID: PMC8920250 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2022.2043673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The progression of cancer is facilitated by infiltrating leukocytes which can either actively kill cancer cells or promote their survival. Our current understanding of leukocyte recruitment into tumors is largely limited to the adhesion molecules and chemokines expressed by conventional blood vessels that are lined by endothelial cells (ECs). However, cancer cells themselves can form their own vascular structures (a process known as vasculogenic mimicry (VM)); but whether they actively participate in the recruitment of leukocytes remains to be elucidated. Herein, we demonstrate that VM-competent human melanoma cell lines express multiple adhesion molecules (e.g. CD44, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 and junction adhesion molecules (JAMs)) and chemokines (e.g. CXCL8 and CXCL12) relevant for leukocyte recruitment. Microfluidic-based adhesion assays revealed that similar to ECs, VM-competent melanoma cells facilitate the rolling and adhesion of leukocytes, particularly monocytes, under conditions of shear flow. Moreover, we identified ICAM-1 to be a key participant in this process. Transwell assays showed that, similar to ECs, VM-competent melanoma cells facilitate monocyte transmigration toward a chemotactic gradient. Gene expression profiling of human melanoma patient samples confirmed the expression of numerous leukocyte capture adhesion molecules and chemokines. Finally, immunostaining of patient tissue microarrays revealed that tumors with high VM content also contained higher numbers of leukocytes (including macrophages). Taken together, this study suggests an underappreciated role of VM vessels in solid tumors via their active participation in leukocyte recruitment and begins to identify key adhesion molecules and chemokines that underpin this process.
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- Lih Y. Tan
- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Cancer Clinical Trials Unit, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Cancer Clinical Trials Unit, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Marques Dos Reis E, Vieira Berti F. Vasculogenic Mimicry-An Overview. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2514:3-13. [PMID: 35771413 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2403-6_1] [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] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Vasculogenic mimicry (VM), a tumor microcirculation model found in melanoma in the last 20 years, is a vascular channel-like structure composed of tumor cells, but without endothelial cells, that stains positive for periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) and negative staining for CD31. VM provides, to the highly aggressive malignant tumor cells, adequate oxygen and nutrient supply for tumor growth and subsequent metastasis process and its presence are related to poor prognosis in patients. VM is independent of endothelial cells, which may partly explain why angiogenesis drug inhibitors have not achieved the expected success for cancer treatment.
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- Emily Marques Dos Reis
- Chemical and Food Engineering Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
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- Chemical and Food Engineering Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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Gurunathan S, Kang MH, Kim JH. Diverse Effects of Exosomes on COVID-19: A Perspective of Progress From Transmission to Therapeutic Developments. Front Immunol 2021; 12:716407. [PMID: 34394121 PMCID: PMC8355618 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.716407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new strain of coronavirus and the causative agent of the current global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). There are currently no FDA-approved antiviral drugs for COVID-19 and there is an urgent need to develop treatment strategies that can effectively suppress SARS-CoV-2 infection. Numerous approaches have been researched so far, with one of them being the emerging exosome-based therapies. Exosomes are nano-sized, lipid bilayer-enclosed structures, share structural similarities with viruses secreted from all types of cells, including those lining the respiratory tract. Importantly, the interplay between exosomes and viruses could be potentially exploited for antiviral drug and vaccine development. Exosomes are produced by virus-infected cells and play crucial roles in mediating communication between infected and uninfected cells. SARS-CoV-2 modulates the production and composition of exosomes, and can exploit exosome formation, secretion, and release pathways to promote infection, transmission, and intercellular spread. Exosomes have been exploited for therapeutic benefits in patients afflicted with various diseases including COVID-19. Furthermore, the administration of exosomes loaded with immunomodulatory cargo in combination with antiviral drugs represents a novel intervention for the treatment of diseases such as COVID-19. In particular, exosomes derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are used as cell-free therapeutic agents. Mesenchymal stem cell derived exosomes reduces the cytokine storm and reverse the inhibition of host anti-viral defenses associated with COVID-19 and also enhances mitochondrial function repair lung injuries. We discuss the role of exosomes in relation to transmission, infection, diagnosis, treatment, therapeutics, drug delivery, and vaccines, and present some future perspectives regarding their use for combating COVID-19.
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- Sangiliyandi Gurunathan
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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Treps L, Faure S, Clere N. Vasculogenic mimicry, a complex and devious process favoring tumorigenesis – Interest in making it a therapeutic target. Pharmacol Ther 2021; 223:107805. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2021.107805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rosińska S, Gavard J. Tumor Vessels Fuel the Fire in Glioblastoma. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:6514. [PMID: 34204510 PMCID: PMC8235363 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Glioblastoma, a subset of aggressive brain tumors, deploy several means to increase blood vessel supply dedicated to the tumor mass. This includes typical program borrowed from embryonic development, such as vasculogenesis and sprouting angiogenesis, as well as unconventional processes, including co-option, vascular mimicry, and transdifferentiation, in which tumor cells are pro-actively engaged. However, these neo-generated vascular networks are morphologically and functionally abnormal, suggesting that the vascularization processes are rather inefficient in the tumor ecosystem. In this review, we reiterate the specificities of each neovascularization modality in glioblastoma, and, how they can be hampered mechanistically in the perspective of anti-cancer therapies.
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- Sara Rosińska
- CRCINA, Inserm, CNRS, Université de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France;
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- CRCINA, Inserm, CNRS, Université de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France;
- Integrated Center for Oncology, ICO, 44800 St. Herblain, France
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Liang Z, Liu H, Zhang Y, Xiong L, Zeng Z, He X, Wang F, Wu X, Lan P. Cyr61 from adipose-derived stem cells promotes colorectal cancer metastasis and vasculogenic mimicry formation via integrin α V β 5. Mol Oncol 2021; 15:3447-3467. [PMID: 33999512 PMCID: PMC8637569 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Adipose‐derived stem cells (ADSCs) play a vital role in colorectal cancer (CRC) progression, but the mechanism remains largely unknown. Herein, we found that ADSCs isolated from CRC patients produced more cysteine‐rich 61 (Cyr61) than those from healthy donors, and the elevated serum Cyr61 levels were associated with advanced TNM stages. Moreover, serum Cyr61 displayed a better diagnostic value for CRC compared to carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen (CA19‐9). Mechanistically, integrin αVβ5 was identified as the functional receptor by which Cyr61 promotes CRC cell metastasis in vitro and in vivo by activating the αVβ5/FAK/NF‐κB signaling pathway. In addition, Cyr61 promotes vasculogenic mimicry (VM) formation, thereby promoting tumor growth and metastasis through a αVβ5/FAK/HIF‐1α/STAT3/MMP2 signaling cascade. Histologically, xenografts and clinical samples of CRC both exhibited VM, which was correlated with HIF‐1α and MMP2 activation. Notably, we demonstrated the synergistic effect of combined anti‐VM therapy (integrin αVβ5 inhibitor) and anti‐VEGF therapy (bevacizumab) in patient‐derived xenograft models. Further investigation showed that CRC cell‐derived exosomal STAT3 promoted Cyr61 transcription in ADSCs. These findings indicate that Cyr61 derived from ADSCs plays a critical role in promoting CRC progression via integrin αVβ5 and provides a novel antitumor strategy by targeting Cyr61/αVβ5.
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- Zhenxing Liang
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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Pasman T, Baptista D, van Riet S, Truckenmüller RK, Hiemstra PS, Rottier RJ, Hamelmann NM, Paulusse JMJ, Stamatialis D, Poot AA. Development of an In Vitro Airway Epithelial-Endothelial Cell Culture Model on a Flexible Porous Poly(Trimethylene Carbonate) Membrane Based on Calu-3 Airway Epithelial Cells and Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11030197. [PMID: 33799867 PMCID: PMC8001677 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11030197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Due to the continuing high impact of lung diseases on society and the emergence of new respiratory viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2, there is a great need for in vitro lung models that more accurately recapitulate the in vivo situation than current models based on lung epithelial cell cultures on stiff membranes. Therefore, we developed an in vitro airway epithelial–endothelial cell culture model based on Calu-3 human lung epithelial cells and human lung microvascular endothelial cells (LMVECs), cultured on opposite sides of flexible porous poly(trimethylene carbonate) (PTMC) membranes. Calu-3 cells, cultured for two weeks at an air–liquid interface (ALI), showed good expression of the tight junction (TJ) protein Zonula Occludens 1 (ZO-1). LMVECs cultured submerged for three weeks were CD31-positive, but the expression was diffuse and not localized at the cell membrane. Barrier functions of the Calu-3 cell cultures and the co-cultures with LMVECs were good, as determined by electrical resistance measurements and fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran (FITC-dextran) permeability assays. Importantly, the Calu-3/LMVEC co-cultures showed better cell viability and barrier function than mono-cultures. Moreover, there was no evidence for epithelial- and endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT and EndoMT, respectively) based on staining for the mesenchymal markers vimentin and α-SMA, respectively. These results indicate the potential of this new airway epithelial–endothelial model for lung research. In addition, since the PTMC membrane is flexible, the model can be expanded by introducing cyclic stretch for enabling mechanical stimulation of the cells. Furthermore, the model can form the basis for biomimetic airway epithelial–endothelial and alveolar–endothelial models with primary lung epithelial cells.
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- Thijs Pasman
- Technical Medical (TechMed) Centre, Department of Biomaterials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands; (T.P.); (D.S.)
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- Department of Instructive Biomaterials Engineering, MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; (D.B.); (R.K.T.)
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- Leiden University Medical Centre, Department of Pulmonology, Leiden University, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; (S.v.R.); (P.S.H.)
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- Department of Instructive Biomaterials Engineering, MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; (D.B.); (R.K.T.)
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- Leiden University Medical Centre, Department of Pulmonology, Leiden University, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; (S.v.R.); (P.S.H.)
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- Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Departments of Pediatric Surgery and Cell Biology, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Biomolecular NanoTechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands; (N.M.H.); (J.M.J.P.)
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- Department of Biomolecular NanoTechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands; (N.M.H.); (J.M.J.P.)
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- Technical Medical (TechMed) Centre, Department of Biomaterials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands; (T.P.); (D.S.)
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- Technical Medical (TechMed) Centre, Department of Biomaterials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands; (T.P.); (D.S.)
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Kuang XY, Ren Y, Chen C, Su J, Li HM, Liu SJ, Sun TJ, Mu DY, Lu J, Chen L, Qu HD, Cui YH, Yu AY, Yao XH. Quantitative analysis for the differences in vasculogenic activity and sensitivity to angiogenic stimulants between human glioma cells and normal endothelial cells. Brain Res 2020; 1748:147082. [PMID: 32866544 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Neovascularization is a histological feature of glioma, especially of glioblastoma (GBM), being associated with tumor invasiveness and poor prognosis. However, current anti-angiogenic therapies targeting vascular endothelial cells (ECs), has exhibited poor efficacy in some GBM cases. This may be at least partially attributed to the potential of glioblastoma cells to construct blood supply chain via vasculogenic mimicry or endothelial differentiation. This study aims to explore differences in vasculogenic activity and sensitivity to angiogenic stimulants between normal human ECs and glioma cells of different grades. We found that grade IV U87 GBM cells showed highly inducible vasculogenic activity either in the orthotopic xenograft model or under in vitro angiogenic stimulants as compared with grade II CHG5 glioma cells. The hypoxia mimetic more strongly induced in vitro vasculogenic capacity and endothelial marker expression of U87 GBM cells than the stimulation with multiple proangiogenic growth factors (vascular endothelial growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor and epidermal growth factor). In contrast, proangiogenic effect of hypoxia on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) was weaker than on U87 GBM cells. In addition, it was also observed that the in vitro vasculogenic process of U87 cells started later but lasted longer than that of HUVECs. These results demonstrate that when compared with normal ECs, high-grade glioma cells basically possess weaker vasculogenic activity, but exhibit higher sensitivity and longer-lasting response to angiogenic stimulants, especially to hypoxia. This may be helpful to develop novel anti-angiogenic strategies targeting both vascular ECs and vasculogenic glioma cells.
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- Xiao-Yan Kuang
- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China; Experiment Center for Science and Technology, Zunyi Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Department of Pathology, Central Theater Command General Hospital, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563099, China
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- Experiment Center for Science and Technology, Zunyi Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Emergency Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563099, China
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- Emergency Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563099, China
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- Experiment Center for Science and Technology, Zunyi Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Experiment Center for Science and Technology, Zunyi Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Experiment Center for Science and Technology, Zunyi Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Experiment Center for Science and Technology, Zunyi Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
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- Emergency Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563099, China.
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China.
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Ahmadi M, Rezaie J. Tumor cells derived-exosomes as angiogenenic agents: possible therapeutic implications. J Transl Med 2020; 18:249. [PMID: 32571337 PMCID: PMC7310379 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-020-02426-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Angiogenesis is a multistep process and various molecules are involved in regulating it. Extracellular vesicles are cell-derived particles, secreted from several types of cells and are known to mediate cell-to-cell communication. These vesicles contain different bio-molecules including nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids, which are transported between cells and regulate physiological and pathological conditions in the recipient cell. Exosomes, 30–150 nm extracellular vesicles, and their key roles in tumorigenesis via promoting angiogenesis are of great recent interest. In solid tumors, the suitable blood supply is the hallmark of their progression, growth, and metastasis, so it can be supported by angiogenesis. Tumor cells abundantly release exosomes containing different kinds of biomolecules such as angiogenic molecules that contribute to inducing angiogenesis. These exosomes can be trafficked between tumor cells or between tumor cells and endothelial cells. The protein and nucleic acid cargo of tumor derived-exosomes can deliver to endothelial cells mostly by endocytosis, and then induce angiogenesis. Tumor derived-exosomes can be used as biomarker for cancer diagnosis. Targeting exosome-induced angiogenesis may serve as a promising tool for cancer therapy. Taken together, tumor derived-exosomes are the major contributors in tumor angiogenesis and a supposed target for antiangiogenic therapies. However, further scrutiny is essential to investigate the function of exosomes in tumor angiogenesis and clinical relevance of targeting exosomes for suppressing angiogenesis.
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- Mahdi Ahmadi
- Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Solid Tumor Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Research Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Shafa St, Ershad Blvd, 1138, Urmia, 57147, Iran.
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Das SS, Alkahtani S, Bharadwaj P, Ansari MT, ALKahtani MDF, Pang Z, Hasnain MS, Nayak AK, Aminabhavi TM. Molecular insights and novel approaches for targeting tumor metastasis. Int J Pharm 2020; 585:119556. [PMID: 32574684 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In recent years, due to the effective drug delivery and preciseness of tumor sites or microenvironment, the targeted drug delivery approaches have gained ample attention for tumor metastasis therapy. The conventional treatment approaches for metastasis therapy have reported with immense adverse effects because they exhibited maximum probability of killing the carcinogenic cells along with healthy cells. The tumor vasculature, comprising of vasculogenic impressions and angiogenesis, greatly depends upon the growth and metastasis in the tumors. Therefore, various nanocarriers-based delivery approaches for targeting to tumor vasculature have been attempted as efficient and potential approaches for the treatment of tumor metastasis and the associated lesions. Furthermore, the targeted drug delivery approaches have found to be most apt way to overcome from all the limitations and adverse effects associated with the conventional therapies. In this review, various approaches for efficient targeting of pharmacologically active chemotherapeutics against tumor metastasis with the cohesive objectives of prognosis, tracking and therapy are summarized.
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- Sabya Sachi Das
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi 835 215, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- UFR des Sciences de Santé, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon 21000, France
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, Kajang, Selangor 43500, Malaysia
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- Biology Department, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 102275, Riyadh 11675, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shri Venkateshwara University, NH-24, Rajabpur, Gajraula, Amroha 244236, U.P., India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Seemanta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mayurbhanj 757086, Odisha, India.
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Ahir BK, Engelhard HH, Lakka SS. Tumor Development and Angiogenesis in Adult Brain Tumor: Glioblastoma. Mol Neurobiol 2020; 57:2461-2478. [PMID: 32152825 PMCID: PMC7170819 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-01892-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Angiogenesis is the growth of new capillaries from the preexisting blood vessels. Glioblastoma (GBM) tumors are highly vascularized tumors, and glioma growth depends on the formation of new blood vessels. Angiogenesis is a complex process involving proliferation, migration, and differentiation of vascular endothelial cells (ECs) under the stimulation of specific signals. It is controlled by the balance between its promoting and inhibiting factors. Various angiogenic factors and genes have been identified that stimulate glioma angiogenesis. Therefore, attention has been directed to anti-angiogenesis therapy in which glioma proliferation is inhibited by inhibiting the formation of new tumor vessels using angiogenesis inhibitory factors and drugs. Here, in this review, we highlight and summarize the various molecular mediators that regulate GBM angiogenesis with focus on recent clinical research on the potential of exploiting angiogenic pathways as a strategy in the treatment of GBM patients.
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- Bhavesh K Ahir
- Section of Hematology and Oncology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Section of Hematology and Oncology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
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Liu H, Gao M, Gu J, Wan X, Wang H, Gu Q, Zhou Y, Sun X. VEGFR1-Targeted Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging Quantification of Vasculogenic Mimicry Microcirculation in a Mouse Model of Choroidal Melanoma. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2020; 9:4. [PMID: 32704424 PMCID: PMC7347284 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.9.3.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Purpose Investigate the involvement of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (VEGFR1) in vasculogenic mimicry (VM) formation in ocular melanoma, as well as whether or not VEGFR1-targeted contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can evaluate and quantify VM perfusion and function in the ocular melanoma model. Methods The expression of VEGFR1 was examined using immunofluorescence, western blot, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. VM networks were analyzed with tube formation and periodic acid Schiff staining. Targeted microbubbles (MBs) were constructed and used for targeted CEUS imaging in vivo. Comparisons were made in perfusion parameters of tumors between targeted and non-targeted CEUS imaging. Results VEGFR1 was highly expressed, and knockdown of VEGFR1 significantly decreased VM protein expression and disrupted VM formation in MUM-2B melanoma. VEGFR1-targeted MBs specifically bind to MUM-2B cell surfaces. CEUS with VEGFR1-targeted MBs showed significant imaging enhancement throughout the entire perfusion phase compared with CEUS with IgG MBs. VEGFR1-targeted imaging was able to detect a decrease in maximum intensity and mean transit time in VEGFR1 knockdown melanoma compared with control melanoma. The pathological VM patterns were consistent with VEGFR1-targeted CEUS findings. Conclusions VEGFR1 was responsible for VM network formation and was required for efficient choroidal melanoma tumor growth. This study shows that VEGFR1-targeted CEUS can track VM levels in animal models of ocular melanoma at morphological levels in vivo. This experiment is noninvasive and reproducible and indicates the possibility of real-time in vivo imaging technology for VM evaluation. Translational Relevance Based on our study results, VEGFR1 could prove to be a promising treatment that targets VM formation in choroidal melanoma. Our findings also suggest the potential use of VEGFR1-targeted CEUS for quantitative monitoring of VM processes at the molecular level in the future.
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- Haiyun Liu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Diseases, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai, China
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Hernández de la Cruz ON, López-González JS, García-Vázquez R, Salinas-Vera YM, Muñiz-Lino MA, Aguilar-Cazares D, López-Camarillo C, Carlos-Reyes Á. Regulation Networks Driving Vasculogenic Mimicry in Solid Tumors. Front Oncol 2020; 9:1419. [PMID: 31993365 PMCID: PMC6970938 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.01419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a mechanism whereby cancer cells form microvascular structures similar to three-dimensional channels to provide nutrients and oxygen to tumors. Unlike angiogenesis, VM is characterized by the development of new patterned three-dimensional vascular-like structures independent of endothelial cells. This phenomenon has been observed in many types of highly aggressive solid tumors. The presence of VM has also been associated with increased resistance to chemotherapy, low survival, and poor prognosis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level through different pathways. In recent years, these tiny RNAs have been shown to be expressed aberrantly in different human malignancies, thus contributing to the hallmarks of cancer. In this context, miRNAs and lncRNAs can be excellent biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis, and the prediction of response to therapy. In this review, we discuss the role that the tumor microenvironment and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition have in VM. We include an overview of the mechanisms of VM with examples of diverse types of tumors. Finally, we describe the regulation networks of lncRNAs-miRNAs and their clinical impact with the VM. Knowing the key genes that regulate and promote the development of VM in tumors with invasive, aggressive, and therapy-resistant phenotypes will facilitate the discovery of novel biomarker therapeutics against cancer as well as tools in the diagnosis and prognosis of patients.
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- Laboratorio de Cáncer de Pulmón, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas", Mexico, Mexico
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- Posgrado en Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, Mexico, Mexico
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- Posgrado en Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Patología y Medicina Bucal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Cáncer de Pulmón, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas", Mexico, Mexico
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- Posgrado en Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Cáncer de Pulmón, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas", Mexico, Mexico
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Michaelsen SR, Staberg M, Pedersen H, Jensen KE, Majewski W, Broholm H, Nedergaard MK, Meulengracht C, Urup T, Villingshøj M, Lukacova S, Skjøth-Rasmussen J, Brennum J, Kjær A, Lassen U, Stockhausen MT, Poulsen HS, Hamerlik P. VEGF-C sustains VEGFR2 activation under bevacizumab therapy and promotes glioblastoma maintenance. Neuro Oncol 2019; 20:1462-1474. [PMID: 29939339 PMCID: PMC6176801 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Glioblastoma ranks among the most lethal cancers, with current therapies offering only palliation. Paracrine vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling has been targeted using anti-angiogenic agents, whereas autocrine VEGF/VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) signaling is poorly understood. Bevacizumab resistance of VEGFR2-expressing glioblastoma cells prompted interrogation of autocrine VEGF-C/VEGFR2 signaling in glioblastoma. Methods Autocrine VEGF-C/VEGFR2 signaling was functionally investigated using RNA interference and exogenous ligands in patient-derived xenograft lines and primary glioblastoma cell cultures in vitro and in vivo. VEGF-C expression and interaction with VEGFR2 in a matched pre- and post-bevacizumab treatment cohort were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and proximity ligation assay. Results VEGF-C was expressed by patient-derived xenograft glioblastoma lines, primary cells, and matched surgical specimens before and after bevacizumab treatment. VEGF-C activated autocrine VEGFR2 signaling to promote cell survival, whereas targeting VEGF-C expression reprogrammed cellular transcription to attenuate survival and cell cycle progression. Supporting potential translational significance, targeting VEGF-C impaired tumor growth in vivo, with superiority to bevacizumab treatment. Conclusions Our results demonstrate VEGF-C serves as both a paracrine and an autocrine pro-survival cytokine in glioblastoma, promoting tumor cell survival and tumorigenesis. VEGF-C permits sustained VEGFR2 activation and tumor growth, where its inhibition appears superior to bevacizumab therapy in improving tumor control.
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- Signe R Michaelsen
- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuropathology, Center of Diagnostic Investigation, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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L19-IL2 Immunocytokine in Combination with the Anti-Syndecan-1 46F2SIP Antibody Format: A New Targeted Treatment Approach in an Ovarian Carcinoma Model. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11091232. [PMID: 31443604 PMCID: PMC6769537 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11091232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the fifth most common cancer affecting the female population. At present, different targeted treatment approaches may improve currently employed therapies leading either to the delay of tumor recurrence or to disease stabilization. In this study we show that syndecan-1 (SDC1) and tumor angiogenic-associated B-fibronectin isoform (B-FN) are involved in EOC progression and we describe the prominent role of SDC1 in the vasculogenic mimicry (VM) process. We also investigate a possible employment of L19-IL2, an immunocytokine specific for B-FN, and anti-SDC1 46F2SIP (small immuno protein) antibody in combination therapy in a human ovarian carcinoma model. A tumor growth reduction of 78% was obtained in the 46F2SIP/L19-IL2-treated group compared to the control group. We observed that combined treatment was effective in modulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers, loss of stemness properties of tumor cells, and in alleviating hypoxia. These effects correlated with reduction of VM structures in tumors from treated mice. Interestingly, the improved pericyte coverage in vascular structures suggested that combined therapy could be efficacious in induction of vessel normalization. These data could pave the way for a possible use of L19-IL2 combined with 46F2SIP antibody as a novel therapeutic strategy in EOC.
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Chemotherapeutic Stress Induces Transdifferentiation of Glioblastoma Cells to Endothelial Cells and Promotes Vascular Mimicry. Stem Cells Int 2019; 2019:6107456. [PMID: 31316566 PMCID: PMC6604352 DOI: 10.1155/2019/6107456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive primary malignant brain tumor affecting adults, with a median survival of approximately 21 months. One key factor underlying the limited efficacy of current treatment modalities is the remarkable plasticity exhibited by GBM cells, which allows them to effectively adapt to changes induced by anticancer therapeutics. Moreover, GBM tumors are highly vascularized with aberrant vessels that complicate the delivery of antitumor agents. Recent research has demonstrated that GBM cells have the ability to transdifferentiate into endothelial cells (ECs), illustrating that GBM cells may use plasticity in concert with vascularization leading to the creation of tumor-derived blood vessels. The mechanism behind this transdifferentiation, however, remains unclear. Here, we show that treatment with temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy induces time-dependent expression of markers for glioma stem cells (GSCs) and immature and mature ECs. In addition, GBM tumors growing as orthotopic xenografts in nude mice showed increased expression of GSC and EC markers after TMZ treatment. Ex vivo FACS analysis showed the presence of immature and mature EC populations. Furthermore, immunofluorescence analysis revealed increased tumor-derived vessels in TMZ-recurrent tumors. Overall, this study identifies chemotherapeutic stress as a new driver of transdifferentiation of tumor cells to endothelial cells and highlights cellular plasticity as a key player in therapeutic resistance and tumor recurrence.
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CXCR2-Expressing Tumor Cells Drive Vascular Mimicry in Antiangiogenic Therapy-Resistant Glioblastoma. Neoplasia 2019; 20:1070-1082. [PMID: 30236892 PMCID: PMC6151844 DOI: 10.1016/j.neo.2018.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma (GBM) was shown to relapse faster and displayed therapeutic resistance to antiangiogenic therapies (AATs) through an alternative tumor cell-driven mechanism of neovascularization called vascular mimicry (VM). We identified highly upregulated interleukin 8 (IL-8)-CXCR2 axis in tumor cells in high-grade human glioma and AAT-treated orthotopic GBM tumors. METHODS: Human GBM tissue sections and tissue array were used to ascertain the clinical relevance of CXCR2-positive tumor cells in the formation of VM. We utilized U251 and U87 human tumor cells to understand VM in an orthotopic GBM model and AAT-mediated enhancement in VM was modeled using vatalanib (anti-VEGFR2) and avastin (anti-VEGF). Later, VM was inhibited by SB225002 (CXCR2 inhibitor) in a preclinical study. RESULTS: Overexpression of IL8 and CXCR2 in human datasets and histological analysis was identified as a bonafide candidate to validate VM through in vitro and animal model studies. AAT-treated tumors displayed a higher number of CXCR2-positive GBM-stem cells with endothelial-like phenotypes. Stable knockdown of CXCR2 expression in tumor cells led to decreased tumor growth as well as incomplete VM structures in the animal models. Similar data were obtained following SB225002 treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggests that tumor cell autonomous IL-8-CXCR2 pathway is instrumental in AAT-mediated resistance and VM formation in GBM. Therefore, CXCR2 can be targeted through SB225002 and can be combined with standard therapies to improve the therapeutic outcomes in clinical trials.
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Hulin JA, Tommasi S, Elliot D, Mangoni AA. Small molecule inhibition of DDAH1 significantly attenuates triple negative breast cancer cell vasculogenic mimicry in vitro. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 111:602-612. [PMID: 30611984 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.12.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 (DDAH1) is a key enzyme involved in the metabolism of the endogenous nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and monomethyl arginine (L-NMMA). Increased DDAH1 expression and subsequent increased NO production have been recently linked to cancer. Specifically, DDAH1 is implicated in establishment of a vascular network by tumour cells, vasculogenic mimicry (VM), which is strongly associated with tumour progression and poor patient prognosis. The use of DDAH1 inhibitors as potential therapeutic agents thus represents a growing field of interest. Here we describe a UPLC-MS assay to quantify stability and intracellular concentration of two small molecule DDAH1 inhibitors synthesised by our group, ZST316 and ZST152, following incubation with MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. In an in vitro assay of VM, both DDAH1 inhibitors significantly attenuated formation of capillary-like tube structures in a dose-dependent fashion. This was not due to cell toxicity or altered cell proliferation, but may be due in part to inhibition of cell migration. Mechanistically, we demonstrate significant modulation of the endogenous DDAH/ADMA/NO pathway following exposure of 100 μM ZST316 or ZST152: a 40% increase in the DDAH1 substrate ADMA, and a 38% decrease in the DDAH1 product l-citrulline. This study represents the first evidence for therapeutic inhibition of DDAH1 by small molecules in breast cancer.
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- Julie-Ann Hulin
- Clinical Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
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- Clinical Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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- Clinical Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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- Clinical Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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Yamaguchi K, Sudo H, Imai K. Vascular endothelial growth factor signaling in VE-cadherin expression and tube-like formation by rheumatoid arthritic synovial fibroblast-like cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 508:405-409. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.11.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sun H, Yao N, Cheng S, Li L, Liu S, Yang Z, Shang G, Zhang D, Yao Z. Cancer stem-like cells directly participate in vasculogenic mimicry channels in triple-negative breast cancer. Cancer Biol Med 2019; 16:299-311. [PMID: 31516750 PMCID: PMC6713644 DOI: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2018.0209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Objective Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) channels that are lined by tumor cells are a functional blood supply in malignant tumors. However, the role of VM-initiating cells remains poorly understood. Cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) are positively correlated with VM. In this study, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) enriched with CSCs was used to investigate the relationship between VM and CSCs. Methods The expression of several CSC markers was detected by immunohistochemistry in 100 human breast cancer samples. The clinical significance of CSC markers and the relationship between VM, CSCs, breast cancer subtypes, and VM-associated proteins were analyzed. CD133+ and ALDH+ human and mouse TNBC cells were isolated by FACS to examine the ability of VM formation and the spatial relationship between VM and CSCs. Results CSCs were associated with TNBC subtype and VM in human invasive breast cancer. CSCs in TNBC MDA-MB-231 cells formed more VM channels and expressed more molecules promoting VM than the non-TNBC MCF-7 cells in vitro. MDA-MB-231 cells that encircled VM channels on Matrigel expressed CD133. Moreover, CSCs were located near VM channels in the 3D reconstructed blood supply system in human TNBC grafts. The CD133+ and ALDH+ cells isolated from TA2 mouse breast cancer formed more VM channels in vivo.
Conclusions CSCs line VM channels directly. Additionally, CSCs provide more VM-related molecules to synergize VM formation. The signaling pathways that control CSC differentiation may also be potential treatment targets for TNBC.
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- Huizhi Sun
- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.,Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.,Department of Immunology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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Vallée A, Guillevin R, Vallée JN. Vasculogenesis and angiogenesis initiation under normoxic conditions through Wnt/β-catenin pathway in gliomas. Rev Neurosci 2018; 29:71-91. [PMID: 28822229 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2017-0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway is up-regulated in gliomas and involved in proliferation, invasion, apoptosis, vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. Nuclear β-catenin accumulation correlates with malignancy. Hypoxia activates hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α by inhibiting HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylation, which promotes glycolytic energy metabolism, vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, whereas HIF-1α is degraded by the HIF prolyl hydroxylase under normoxic conditions. We focus this review on the links between the activated Wnt/β-catenin pathway and the mechanisms underlying vasculogenesis and angiogenesis through HIF-1α under normoxic conditions in gliomas. Wnt-induced epidermal growth factor receptor/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling, Wnt-induced signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling, and Wnt/β-catenin target gene transduction (c-Myc) can activate HIF-1α in a hypoxia-independent manner. The PI3K/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin pathway activates HIF-1α through eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 and STAT3. The β-catenin/T-cell factor 4 complex directly binds to STAT3 and activates HIF-1α, which up-regulates the Wnt/β-catenin target genes cyclin D1 and c-Myc in a positive feedback loop. Phosphorylated STAT3 by interleukin-6 or leukemia inhibitory factor activates HIF-1α even under normoxic conditions. The activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway induces, via the Wnt target genes c-Myc and cyclin D1 or via HIF-1α, gene transactivation encoding aerobic glycolysis enzymes, such as glucose transporter, hexokinase 2, pyruvate kinase M2, pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 and lactate dehydrogenase-A, leading to lactate production, as the primary alternative of ATP, at all oxygen levels, even in normoxic conditions. Lactate released by glioma cells via the monocarboxylate lactate transporter-1 up-regulated by HIF-1α and lactate anion activates HIF-1α in normoxic endothelial cells by inhibiting HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylation and preventing HIF labeling by the von Hippel-Lindau protein. Increased lactate with acid environment and HIF-1α overexpression induce the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis under normoxic conditions. Hypoxia and acidic pH have no synergistic effect on VEGF transcription.
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- Alexandre Vallée
- Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences Laboratory, INSERM U1084, University of Poitiers, 11 Boulevard Marie et Pierre Curie, F-86000 Poitiers, France
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- DACTIM, UMR CNRS 7348, Université de Poitiers et CHU de Poitiers, F-86000 Poitiers, France
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- Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Applications (LMA), UMR CNRS 7348, University of Poitiers, F-86000 Poitiers, France
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Liu Y, Li F, Yang YT, Xu XD, Chen JS, Chen TL, Chen HJ, Zhu YB, Lin JY, Li Y, Xie XM, Sun XL, Ke YQ. IGFBP2 promotes vasculogenic mimicry formation via regulating CD144 and MMP2 expression in glioma. Oncogene 2018; 38:1815-1831. [PMID: 30368528 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-018-0525-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 07/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) refers to the fluid-conducting channels formed by aggressive tumor cells rather than endothelial cells (EC) with elevated expression of genes associated with vascularization. VM has been considered as one of the reasons that glioblastoma becomes resistant to anti-VEGF therapy. However, the molecular basis underlying VM formation remains unclear. Here we report that the insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 2 (IGFBP2) acts as a potent factor to enhance VM formation in glioma. Evidence showed that elevated IGFBP2 expression was positively related with VM formation in patients with glioma. Enforced expression of IGFBP2 increased network formation of glioma cells in vitro by activating CD144 and MMP2 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 2). U251 cells with stable knockdown of IGFBP2 led to decreased VM formation and tumor progression in orthotopic mouse model. Mechanistically, IGFBP2 interacts with integrin α5 and β1 subunits and augments CD144 expression in a FAK/ERK pathway-dependent manner. Luciferase reporter and ChIP assay suggested that IGFBP2 activated the transcription factor SP1, which could bind to CD144 promoter. Thus, IGFBP2 acts as a stimulator of VM formation in glioma cells via enhancing CD144 and MMP2 expression.
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- Y Liu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. .,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. .,The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangzhou, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Guangzhou, China.
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Bhattacharyya S, Mitra D, Ray S, Biswas N, Banerjee S, Majumder B, Mustafi SM, Murmu N. Reversing effect of Lupeol on vasculogenic mimicry in murine melanoma progression. Microvasc Res 2018; 121:52-62. [PMID: 30381268 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2018.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Vasculogenic mimicry, an endothelia-independent tumor microcirculation has been found in various cancers and is thought to be achieved by cancer stem like cells. Dacarbazine resistance is one of the most common features of melanoma and recent studies suggest that the mode of resistance is closely related to the formation of vasculogenic mimicry. In our work, we examined the anticancer effect of Lupeol, a novel phytochemical with Dacarbazine in vivo and in vitro. Results demonstrated adequate cytotoxicity followed by down regulation of CD 133 expression in Lupeol treated B16-F10 cell line. In solid tumor model the drug also inhibited vasculogenic mimicry along with angiogenesis by altering both the cancer stem cell as well as the endothelial progenitor cell population. Lupeol hindered the maturation of bone marrow derived endothelial progenitors and thus, retarded the formation of rudimentary tumor microvessels. Notably, Dacarbazine treatment demonstrated unresponsiveness to B16-F10 cells in both in vivo and in vitro model via upregulation of CD 133 expression and increased formation of vasculogenic mimicry tubes. Together, these data indicate that Lupeol alone can become a proficient agent in treating melanoma, inhibiting vasculogenic mimicry and might play a significant role in subduing Dacarbazine induced drug resistance.
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- Sayantan Bhattacharyya
- Department of Signal Transduction and Biogenic Amines, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India
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- Department of Signal Transduction and Biogenic Amines, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India
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- Department of Signal Transduction and Biogenic Amines, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India
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- Department of Signal Transduction and Biogenic Amines, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India
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- Department of Signal Transduction and Biogenic Amines, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India
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- Department of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Biology, Mitra Biotech, 202, Narayana Nethralaya, Hosur Main Road, Bangalore 560099, India
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- Department of Pathology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India
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- Department of Signal Transduction and Biogenic Amines, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India.
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Xiao T, Zhong W, Zhao J, Qian B, Liu H, Chen S, Qiao K, Lei Y, Zong S, Wang H, Liang Y, Zhang H, Meng J, Zhou H, Sun T, Liu Y, Yang C. Polyphyllin I suppresses the formation of vasculogenic mimicry via Twist1/VE-cadherin pathway. Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:906. [PMID: 30185783 PMCID: PMC6125388 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-018-0902-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a functional microcirculation pattern formed by aggressive tumor cells and is related to the metastasis and poor prognosis of many cancer types, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Thus far, no effective drugs have been developed to target VM. In this study, patients with liver cancer exhibited reduced VM in tumor tissues after treatment with Rhizoma Paridis. Polyphyllin I (PPI), which is the main component of Rhizoma Paridis, inhibited VM formation in HCC lines and transplanted hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Molecular mechanism analysis showed that PPI impaired VM formation by blocking the PI3k-Akt-Twist1-VE-cadherin pathway. PPI also displayed dual effects on Twist1 by inhibiting the transcriptional activation of the Twist1 promoter and interfering with the ability of Twist1 to bind to the promoter of VE-cadherin, resulting in VM blocking. This study is the first to report on the clinical application of the VM inhibitor. Results may contribute to the development of novel anti-VM drugs in clinical therapeutics.
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- Ting Xiao
- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China
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- Pathology Department, Shun Yi District Hospital, 101300, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Artificial Cells, Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, 300170, Tianjin, China
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China.,School of Life Sciences, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China.
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China. .,Drug Safety Evaluation Center, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China.
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- High-throughput Molecular Drug Screening Centre, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, 300070, Tianjin, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, 300000, Tianjin, China.
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Festuccia C, Gravina GL, Giorgio C, Mancini A, Pellegrini C, Colapietro A, Delle Monache S, Maturo MG, Sferra R, Chiodelli P, Rusnati M, Cantoni A, Castelli R, Vacondio F, Lodola A, Tognolini M. UniPR1331, a small molecule targeting Eph/ephrin interaction, prolongs survival in glioblastoma and potentiates the effect of antiangiogenic therapy in mice. Oncotarget 2018; 9:24347-24363. [PMID: 29849945 PMCID: PMC5966254 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most malignant brain tumor, showing high resistance to standard therapeutic approaches that combine surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. As opposed to healthy tissues, EphA2 has been found highly expressed in specimens of glioblastoma, and increased expression of EphA2 has been shown to correlate with poor survival rates. Accordingly, agents blocking Eph receptor activity could represent a new therapeutic approach. Herein, we demonstrate that UniPR1331, a pan Eph receptor antagonist, possesses significant in vivo anti-angiogenic and anti-vasculogenic properties which lead to a significant anti-tumor activity in xenograft and orthotopic models of GBM. UniPR1331 halved the final volume of tumors when tested in xenografts (p<0.01) and enhanced the disease-free survival of treated animals in the orthotopic models of GBM both by using U87MG cells (40 vs 24 days of control, p<0.05) or TPC8 cells (52 vs 16 days, p<0.01). Further, the association of UniPR1331 with the anti-VEGF antibody Bevacizumab significantly increased the efficacy of both monotherapies in all tested models. Overall, our data promote UniPR1331 as a novel tool for tackling GBM.
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- Claudio Festuccia
- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Parma, 43100, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124, Parma, Italy
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INTRODUCTION Tumor-derived exosomes (TEX) and their role in tumor progression by accelerating angiogenesis are of great current interest. A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying TEX-blood vessels cross-talk may lead to improvements in current diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of cancer. Areas covered: For solid tumors, an adequate blood supply is of critical importance for their development, growth and metastasis. TEX, virus-size vesicles which circulate freely throughout body fluids and accumulate in the tumor microenvironment (TME), have been recognized as a new contributor to angiogenesis. TEX serve as a communication system between the tumor and various normal cells and are responsible for functional reprogramming of these cells. The molecular and genetic cargos that TEX deliver to the recipient cells involved in angiogenesis promote its induction and progression. The targeted inhibition of TEX pro-angiogenic functions might be a novel therapeutic approach for control of tumor progression. Expert opinion: TEX circulating in body fluids of cancer patients carry a complex molecular and genetic cargo and are responsible for phenotypic and functional reprogramming of endothelial cells and other normal cells residing in the TME.
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- Nils Ludwig
- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
- Departments of Immunology and Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Ozdemir-Kaynak E, Qutub AA, Yesil-Celiktas O. Advances in Glioblastoma Multiforme Treatment: New Models for Nanoparticle Therapy. Front Physiol 2018; 9:170. [PMID: 29615917 PMCID: PMC5868458 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The most lethal form of brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme, is characterized by rapid growth and invasion facilitated by cell migration and degradation of the extracellular matrix. Despite technological advances in surgery and radio-chemotherapy, glioblastoma remains largely resistant to treatment. New approaches to study glioblastoma and to design optimized therapies are greatly needed. One such approach harnesses computational modeling to support the design and delivery of glioblastoma treatment. In this paper, we critically summarize current glioblastoma therapy, with a focus on emerging nanomedicine and therapies that capitalize on cell-specific signaling in glioblastoma. We follow this summary by discussing computational modeling approaches focused on optimizing these emerging nanotherapeutics for brain cancer. We conclude by illustrating how mathematical analysis can be used to compare the delivery of a high potential anticancer molecule, delphinidin, in both free and nanoparticle loaded forms across the blood-brain barrier for glioblastoma.
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- Elif Ozdemir-Kaynak
- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey.,Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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Sun B, Zhang D, Zhao N, Zhao X. Epithelial-to-endothelial transition and cancer stem cells: two cornerstones of vasculogenic mimicry in malignant tumors. Oncotarget 2018; 8:30502-30510. [PMID: 27034014 PMCID: PMC5444760 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a functional microcirculation pattern in malignant tumors accompanied by endothelium-dependent vessels and mosaic vessels. VM has been identified in more than 15 solid tumor types and is associated with poor differentiation, late clinical stage and poor prognosis. Classic anti-angiogenic agents do not target endothelium-dependent vessels and are not efficacious against tumors exhibiting VM. Further insight into the molecular signaling that triggers and promotes VM formation could improve anti-angiogenic therapeutics. Recent studies have shown that cancer stem cells (CSCs) and epithelium-to-endothelium transition (EET), a subtype of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), accelerate VM formation by stimulating tumor cell plasticity, remodeling the extracellular matrix (ECM) and connecting VM channels with host blood vessels. VM channel-lining cells originate from CSCs due to expression of EMT inducers such as Twist1, which promote EET and ECM remodeling. Hypoxia and high interstitial fluid pressure in the tumor microenvironment induce a specific type of cell death, linearly patterned programmed cell necrosis (LPPCN), which spatially guides VM and endothelium-dependent vessel networks. This review focuses on the roles of CSCs and EET in VM, and on possible novel anti-angiogenic strategies against alternative tumor vascularization.
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- Baocun Sun
- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.,Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.,Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.,Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.,Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.,Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Liang W, Song S, Xu Y, Li H, Liu H. Knockdown of ZEB1 suppressed the formation of vasculogenic mimicry and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in the human breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:6711-6716. [PMID: 29512767 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.8677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is a common malignant tumor in women. It has been suggested that a type of microcirculation pattern that does not rely on host microvascular endothelial cells known as vasculogenic mimicry (VM) may contribute to the poor effect of anti‑angiogenesis treatment on some patients with breast cancer. However, the formation and regulatory mechanism of VM in breast cancer are unclear and still require further investigation. The present study examined whether decreasing the expression of zinc finger E‑box binding homeobox (ZEB1) using siRNA can inhibit the formation of VM in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), and its specific function and molecular mechanism. mRNA and protein expression were detected by RT‑qPCR and western blotting. Invasion assay and tube formation assay were also performed. The results demonstrated that ZEB1 small hairpin (sh)RNA inhibited the formation of VM. Knockdown of ZEB1 markedly inhibited the expression of vimentin in MDA‑MB‑231 cells and markedly increased the expression of E‑cadherin. It was suggested that ZEB1 shRNA may have inhibited the epithelial‑mesenchymal transition (EMT). In addition, ZEB1 shRNA inhibited the invasion of MDA‑MB‑231 cells and suppressed the expression of fetal liver kinase 1 (flk‑1). The flk‑1 inhibitor Semaxanib inhibited the formation of VM; thus, ZEB1 shRNA inhibited EMT and cell invasion, and may have inhibited the formation of VM through flk‑1. The present study contributed further understanding on the theory of tumor angiogenesis and provided theoretical basis for novel targeted therapy of TNBC.
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- Weili Liang
- Department of Breast Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinan Central Hospital, Jinan, Shandong 250013, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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Rong X, Huang B, Qiu S, Li X, He L, Peng Y. Tumor-associated macrophages induce vasculogenic mimicry of glioblastoma multiforme through cyclooxygenase-2 activation. Oncotarget 2018; 7:83976-83986. [PMID: 27824617 PMCID: PMC5356639 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.6930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a malignant brain tumor with characteristics of strong aggressiveness which depend on vigorous microvascular supply. Vasculogenic mimicry (VM), a new microvascular circulation not involving endothelial cells, is reported as one part of the vascularization of GBM. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), mostly present as immunosuppressive M2 phenotype in GBM, are well known as a promoter for tumor angiogenesis. However, whether TAMs can induce VM in GBM remains uncertain. In the present study, immunohistochemistry showed that higher numbers of macrophages infiltrating in the VM-positive area where tumor cells also highly express COX-2. By using the coculture model of U87 cell line and Interleukin-4-activated M2 macrophages, we found that the capability of VM formation was increased and COX-2 expression was up-regulated in U87 cells. Moreover, knockdown of COX-2 by siRNA Oligonucleotides or abrogating activity of COX-2 by specific inhibitors resulted in impairment of VM formation. Besides, in the process of VM formation, PGE2/EP1/PKC pathway was activated in U87 cells and inhibition of COX-2 led to down-regulation of PGE2 and PKC. In in vivo experiment, we found that COX-2 loss of function in the U87 xenograft model lead to less vascular mimicry. Collectively, our study demonstrates that M2 macrophages are capable of promoting generation of VM in GBM with COX-2 dependent, providing potential mechanisms of the interaction between inflammatory microenvironment and perivascular microenvironment.
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- Xiaoming Rong
- Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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Ngernyuang N, Shao R, Suwannarurk K, Limpaiboon T. Chitinase 3 like 1 (CHI3L1) promotes vasculogenic mimicry formation in cervical cancer. Pathology 2018; 50:293-297. [PMID: 29452694 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2017.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 08/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is an alternative microvascular system which tumour cells orchestrate, independent of endothelial cell-mediated angiogenesis. VM develops tumour vascular networks that correlate with tumour growth, metastasis, and short survival time of patients with a number of cancers. However, little is known regarding VM in the vascularisation of cervical cancer. Chitinase 3 like 1 (CHI3L1) has been previously reported to display the ability to induce angiogenesis in cervical cancer. Here, we explored a pathological role of CHI3L1 in tumour cell-mediated vascularisation. Sixty-six samples of cervical cancer were collected to examine CHI3L1 expression and VM formation using immunohistochemistry and CD34-periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) dual staining. CHI3L1 expression was significantly correlated with formation of tumour cell-associated vascular channels in the absence of endothelial cells (p=0.031). Interestingly, tumour samples lacking VM were positively correlated with non-metastasis (p=0.035). Patients with VM positive tumours tended to have decreased overall survival (OS) compared to those with VM negative samples (43.9 versus 64.6 months, p=0.079). In addition, recombinant CHI3L1 enhanced cervical cancer cell lines to form tube-like structures, supporting the notion that CHI3L1 mediates VM in cervical cancer. Our present data reveal the crucial role of CHI3L1 in the formation of VM, which may contribute to tumour aggressiveness. Therefore, targeting CHI3L1 may be a valuable strategy for the reduction of cervical cancer vascularisation and metastasis.
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- Nipaporn Ngernyuang
- Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Centre for Research and Development of Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
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Desmoglein 2 promotes vasculogenic mimicry in melanoma and is associated with poor clinical outcome. Oncotarget 2018; 7:46492-46508. [PMID: 27340778 PMCID: PMC5216812 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.10216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Tumors can develop a blood supply not only by promoting angiogenesis but also by forming vessel-like structures directly from tumor cells, known as vasculogenic mimicry (VM). Understanding mechanisms that regulate VM is important, as these might be exploitable to inhibit tumor progression. Here, we reveal the adhesion molecule desmoglein 2 (DSG2) as a novel mediator of VM in melanoma. Analysis of patient-derived melanoma cell lines and tumor tissues, and interrogation of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data, revealed that DSG2 is frequently overexpressed in primary and metastatic melanomas compared to normal melanocytes. Notably, this overexpression was associated with poor clinical outcome. DSG2+ melanoma cells self-organized into tube-like structures on Matrigel, indicative of VM activity, which was inhibited by DSG2 knockdown or treatment with a DSG2-blocking peptide. Mechanistic studies revealed that DSG2 regulates adhesion and cell-cell interactions during tube formation, but does not control melanoma cell viability, proliferation or motility. Finally, analysis of patient tumors revealed a correlation between DSG2 expression, VM network density and expression of VM-associated genes. These studies identify DSG2 as a key regulator of VM activity in human melanoma and suggest this molecule might be therapeutically targeted to reduce tumor blood supply and metastatic spread.
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Redundant angiogenic signaling and tumor drug resistance. Drug Resist Updat 2018; 36:47-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2018.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Guo J, Cai H, Liu X, Zheng J, Liu Y, Gong W, Chen J, Xi Z, Xue Y. Long Non-coding RNA LINC00339 Stimulates Glioma Vasculogenic Mimicry Formation by Regulating the miR-539-5p/TWIST1/MMPs Axis. MOLECULAR THERAPY-NUCLEIC ACIDS 2017; 10:170-186. [PMID: 29499931 PMCID: PMC5751969 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2017.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2017] [Revised: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Glioma is recognized as a highly angiogenic malignant brain tumor. Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) greatly restricts the therapeutic effect of anti-angiogenic tumor therapy for glioma patients. However, the molecular mechanisms of VM formation in glioma remain unclear. Here, we demonstrated that LINC00339 was upregulated in glioma tissue as well as in glioma cell lines. The expression of LINC00339 in glioma tissues was positively correlated with glioma VM formation. Knockdown of LINC00339 inhibited glioma cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and tube formation, meanwhile downregulating the expression of VM-related molecular MMP-2 and MMP-14. Furthermore, knockdown of LINC00339 significantly increased the expression of miR-539-5p. Both bioinformatics and luciferase reporter assay revealed that LINC00339 regulated the above effects via binding to miR-539-5p. Besides, overexpression of miR-539-5p resulted in decreased expression of TWIST1, a transcription factor known to play an oncogenic role in glioma and identified as a direct target of miR-539-5p. TWIST1 upregulated the promoter activities of MMP-2 and MMP-14. The in vivo study showed that nude mice carrying tumors with knockdown of LINC00339 and overexpression of miR-539-5p exhibited the smallest tumor volume through inhibiting VM formation. In conclusion, LINC00339 may be used as a novel therapeutic target for VM formation in glioma.
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- Junqing Guo
- Department of Neurobiology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, and Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education of China, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China; Liaoning Research Center for Translational Medicine in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China; Liaoning Research Center for Translational Medicine in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China; Liaoning Research Center for Translational Medicine in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China; Liaoning Research Center for Translational Medicine in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurobiology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, and Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education of China, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurobiology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, and Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education of China, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China; Liaoning Research Center for Translational Medicine in Nervous System Disease, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurobiology, College of Basic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, and Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education of China, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, People's Republic of China.
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