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Lin Z, Wang Y, Deng Y, Li L, Cao Y, Wang S, Zhang X, Ding G, Cheng J, Tang S, Zhou J. Jun modulates endoplasmic reticulum stress-associated ferroptosis in dorsal root ganglia neurons during neuropathic pain by regulating Timp1. Neurochem Int 2024; 180:105877. [PMID: 39384071 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2024.105877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2024] [Revised: 09/21/2024] [Accepted: 10/06/2024] [Indexed: 10/11/2024]
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Neuropathic pain (NP) is a complex disorder caused by lesions or diseases affecting the somatosensory nervous system, severely impacting patients' quality of life. Recent studies suggest ferroptosis may be involved in NP induction, but its precise mechanisms remain unclear. We used GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses to functionally annotate ferroptosis-related differentially expressed genes (FRDs). Through STRING and the maximum cluster centrality (MCC) algorithm, we identified five hub FRDs (Jun, Timp1, Egfr, Cdkn1a, Cdkn2a). Single-cell analysis revealed significant expression of Jun and Timp1 in neurons. Our study confirmed the association between ferroptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) in NP and validated changes in hub FRD expression across various NP animal models. In vitro experiments demonstrated that Jun regulates neuronal ferroptosis and ERS, particularly by modulating Timp1 expression. Transcription factor prediction and JASPAR binding site analysis elucidated the regulatory network involving Jun. ROC curve analysis of external datasets highlighted the diagnostic potential of hub FRDs and ERS-related differentially expressed genes (ERSRDs) in NP. Using the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD), we identified estradiol (E2) as a potential therapeutic drug targeting hub FRDs and ERSRDs. Molecular docking predicted its binding sites with Jun and Timp1, and in vivo experiments confirmed that E2 alleviated NP and reversed the expression of Jun and Timp1. This study underscores the crucial role of Jun and Timp1 in the interplay between ferroptosis and ERS, offering new insights and promising avenues for NP treatment.
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- Ziqiang Lin
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China
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- Postgraduate Training Base of Hubei University of Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China.
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Nowak-Wąs M, Wąs P, Czuba Z, Wojnicz R, Wyględowska-Promieńska D. Expression of Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases (TIMP-1, TIMP-2, TIMP-3, TIMP-4) in Blood Serum of Patients with Keratoconus. J Clin Med 2024; 13:1168. [PMID: 38398480 PMCID: PMC10889408 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13041168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The etiology of keratoconus is unclear. Current evidence suggests that inflammatory and systemic mechanisms might play a role in its pathophysiology. The proper interaction of proteolytic enzymes-matrix metalloproteinases-and their specific tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) within the cornea is essential in maintaining its structure, transparency and healing processes. The aim of the study was to determine the concentration of the TIMPs TIMP-1, TIMP-2, TIMP-3, and TIMP-4 in the blood serum samples of patients with keratoconus compared to the control group. METHODS The study encompassed 132 patients, of which 83 people constituted the study group and 49 the control group. The concentration of selected TIMPs was determined using the Human Magnetic Luminex® Performance Assay method. RESULTS In the study group, the concentrations of TIMP-1 and TIMP-3 were statistically significantly reduced, and TIMP-2 and TIMP-4 increased compared to the control group. The analysis of individual TIMPs in terms of their usefulness as potential predictors of keratoconus showed high results of diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for all TIMPs, in particular for TIMP-1 and TIMP-2. CONCLUSION The above results may indicate systemic disturbances in the TIMPs regulation among keratoconus patients. High diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of all TIMPs, in particular TIMP-1 and TIMP-2, may confirm their participation in the etiopathogenesis of this disease.
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- Marta Nowak-Wąs
- Department of Histology and Cell Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kornel Gibinski University Clinical Center, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Megrez Provincial Specialist Hospital in Tychy, 43-100 Tychy, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Histology and Cell Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kornel Gibinski University Clinical Center, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
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Mubtasim N, Gollahon L. Characterizing 3T3-L1 MBX Adipocyte Cell Differentiation Maintained with Fatty Acids as an In Vitro Model to Study the Effects of Obesity. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1712. [PMID: 37629569 PMCID: PMC10455818 DOI: 10.3390/life13081712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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The increasing prevalence of obesity has prompted intensive research into understanding its role in pathogenesis and designing appropriate treatments. To determine the signals generated from the interaction of fat cells with a target organ, a reliable white adipocyte model in vitro is needed. Differentiated fibroblasts are the most extensively studied using in vitro cell models of white adipocytes. However, it can be argued that differentiated fibroblasts minimally recapitulate the consequences of obesity. Here, we describe 3T3-L1 MBX cells as a culture model for studying obese adipocytes and their effects. Differentiation of 3T3-L1 MBX cells was at first optimized and then maintained in the presence of fatty acids cocktail combination to induce the obese condition. Lipid accumulation and adipokine secretion profiles were analyzed. Results showed that fatty acid-maintained, differentiated 3T3-L1 MBX cells had significantly greater accumulation of lipids and significant changes in the adipokine secretions in comparison to differentiated 3T3-L1 MBX cells maintained in medium without fatty acids. To elucidate the molecular changes associated with adipogenesis and lipid accumulation profile of 3T3-L1 MBX cells, we have also explored the expression of some of the regulatory proteins related to the development and maintenance of adipocytes from the preadipocyte lineage.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA;
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Choi JK, Chung H, Oh SJ, Kim JW, Kim SH. Functionally enhanced cell spheroids for stem cell therapy: Role of TIMP1 in the survival and therapeutic effectiveness of stem cell spheroids. Acta Biomater 2023; 166:454-469. [PMID: 37230438 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Stem cell therapy has emerged as a promising regenerative medicine strategy but is limited by poor cell survival, leading to low therapeutic outcomes. We developed cell spheroid therapeutics to overcome this limitation. We utilized solid-phase FGF2 to form functionally enhanced cell spheroid-adipose derived (FECS-Ad), a type of cell spheroid that preconditions cells with intrinsic hypoxia to increase the survival of transplanted cells. We demonstrated an increase in hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) levels in FECS-Ad, which led to the upregulation of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP1). TIMP1 enhanced the survival of FECS-Ad, presumably through the CD63/FAK/Akt/Bcl2 anti-apoptotic signaling pathway. Cell viability of transplanted FECS-Ad was reduced by TIMP1 knockdown in an in vitro collagen gel block and a mouse model of critical limb ischemia (CLI). TIMP1 knockdown in FECS-Ad inhibited angiogenesis and muscle regeneration induced by FECS-Ad transplanted into ischemic mouse tissue. Genetic overexpression of TIMP1 in FECS-Ad further promoted the survival and therapeutic efficacy of transplanted FECS-Ad. Collectively, we suggest that TIMP1 acts as a key survival factor to improve the survival of transplanted stem cell spheroids, which provides scientific evidence for enhanced therapeutic efficacy of stem cell spheroids, and FECS-Ad as a potential therapeutic agent to treat CLI. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: We used FGF2-tethered substrate platform to form adipose-derived stem cell spheroids, as we named as functionally enhanced cell spheroid-adipose derived (FECS-Ad). In this paper, we showed that intrinsic hypoxia of spheroids upregulated expression of HIF-1α, which in turn upregulated expression of TIMP1. Our paper highlights TIMP1 as a key survival factor to improve survival of transplanted stem cell spheroids. We believe that our study has a very strong scientific impact as extending transplantation efficiency is essential for successful stem cell therapy.
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- Jung-Kyun Choi
- Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- S.Biomedics Co., Ltd., Seoul 04797, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.
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Agnello L, d’Argenio A, Caliendo A, Nilo R, Zannetti A, Fedele M, Camorani S, Cerchia L. Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-1 Overexpression Mediates Chemoresistance in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells. Cells 2023; 12:1809. [PMID: 37443843 PMCID: PMC10340747 DOI: 10.3390/cells12131809] [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: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is among the most aggressive breast cancer subtypes. Despite being initially responsive to chemotherapy, patients develop drug-resistant and metastatic tumors. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) is a secreted protein with a tumor suppressor function due to its anti-proteolytic activity. Nevertheless, evidence indicates that TIMP-1 binds to the CD63 receptor and activates noncanonical oncogenic signaling in several cancers, but its role in mediating TNBC chemoresistance is still largely unexplored. Here, we show that mesenchymal-like TNBC cells express TIMP-1, whose levels are further increased in cells generated to be resistant to cisplatin (Cis-Pt-R) and doxorubicin (Dox-R). Moreover, public dataset analyses indicate that high TIMP-1 levels are associated with a worse prognosis in TNBC subjected to chemotherapy. Knock-down of TIMP-1 in both Cis-Pt-R and Dox-R cells reverses their resistance by inhibiting AKT activation. Consistently, TNBC cells exposed to recombinant TIMP-1 or TIMP-1-enriched media from chemoresistant cells, acquire resistance to both cisplatin and doxorubicin. Importantly, released TIMP-1 reassociates with plasma membrane by binding to CD63 and, in the absence of CD63 expression, TIMP-1-mediated chemoresistance is blocked. Thus, our results identify TIMP-1 as a new biomarker of TNBC chemoresistance and lay the groundwork for evaluating whether blockade of TIMP-1 signal is a viable treatment strategy.
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- Lisa Agnello
- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology “G. Salvatore”, National Research Council (CNR), 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (A.d.); (A.C.); (R.N.); (M.F.); (S.C.)
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- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology “G. Salvatore”, National Research Council (CNR), 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (A.d.); (A.C.); (R.N.); (M.F.); (S.C.)
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- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology “G. Salvatore”, National Research Council (CNR), 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (A.d.); (A.C.); (R.N.); (M.F.); (S.C.)
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- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology “G. Salvatore”, National Research Council (CNR), 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (A.d.); (A.C.); (R.N.); (M.F.); (S.C.)
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, National Research Council (CNR), 80145 Naples, Italy;
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- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology “G. Salvatore”, National Research Council (CNR), 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (A.d.); (A.C.); (R.N.); (M.F.); (S.C.)
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- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology “G. Salvatore”, National Research Council (CNR), 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (A.d.); (A.C.); (R.N.); (M.F.); (S.C.)
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- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology “G. Salvatore”, National Research Council (CNR), 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.A.); (A.d.); (A.C.); (R.N.); (M.F.); (S.C.)
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Sen S, Udaya P, Maheshwari JJ, Ramasamy K, Kannan NB, Dharmalingam K. Profiling of idiopathic macular hole vitreous proteome identifies the role of extracellular matrix remodelling, epithelial-mesenchymal transformation and unfolded protein-response pathways. Indian J Ophthalmol 2023; 71:2027-2040. [PMID: 37203077 PMCID: PMC10391365 DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2068_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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Purpose To analyze and describe the proteome of the vitreous humour in eyes with idiopathic macular holes. Methods We performed mass spectrometry (MS)-based label-free quantitative analysis of the vitreous proteome of idiopathic macular hole (IMH) and control donor vitreous. Comparative quantification was performed using SCAFFOLD software which calculated fold changes of differential expression. Bioinformatics analysis was performed using DAVID and STRING software. Results A total of 448 proteins were identified by LC-MS/MS in IMH and cadaveric eye vitreous samples, of which 199 proteins were common. IMH samples had 189 proteins that were unique and 60 proteins were present only in the control cadaveric vitreous. We found upregulation of several extracellular matrix (ECM) and cytoskeletal proteins, namely collagen alpha-1 (XVIII) chain, N-cadherin, EFEMP1/fibulin-3, basement membrane-specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein, and target of Nesh-3. Several cytoskeleton proteins, namely tubulin, actin, and fibronectin levels, were significantly lower in IMH vitreous, probably reflecting increased ECM degradation. IMH vitreous also had a downregulation of unfolded protein response-mediated-mediated apoptosis proteins, possibly related to a state of increased cell survival and proliferation, along with a remodelling and aberrant production of ECM contents. Conclusion The pathogenesis of macular holes may involve ECM remodelling, epithelial-mesenchymal transformation, downregulation of apoptosis, protein folding defects, and complement pathway. The vitreo-retinal milieu in macular holes contain molecules related to both ECM degradation and inhibition of the same, thereby maintaining a homeostasis.
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- Sagnik Sen
- Department of Retina and Vitreous, Aravind Eye Hospital; Department of Proteomics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Retina and Vitreous, Aravind Eye Hospital; Department of Proteomics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Proteomics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Retina and Vitreous, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Retina and Vitreous, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Shi S, Zhong J, Peng W, Yin H, Zhong D, Cui H, Sun X. System analysis based on the migration- and invasion-related gene sets identifies the infiltration-related genes of glioma. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1075716. [PMID: 37091145 PMCID: PMC10117932 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1075716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023] Open
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The current database has no information on the infiltration of glioma samples. Here, we assessed the glioma samples' infiltration in The Cancer Gene Atlas (TCGA) through the single-sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (ssGSEA) with migration and invasion gene sets. The Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) and the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were used to identify the genes most associated with infiltration. Gene Ontology (GO) and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) were used to analyze the major biological processes and pathways. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) were used to screen the key genes. Furthermore, the nomograms and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were used to evaluate the prognostic and predictive accuracy of this clinical model in patients in TCGA and the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas (CGGA). The results showed that turquoise was selected as the hub module, and with the intersection of DEGs, we screened 104 common genes. Through LASSO regression, TIMP1, EMP3, IGFBP2, and the other nine genes were screened mostly in correlation with infiltration and prognosis. EMP3 was selected to be verified in vitro. These findings could help researchers better understand the infiltration of gliomas and provide novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of gliomas.
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- Shuang Shi
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Cancer Center, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Cancer Center, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Osteoblast Secretome Modulated by Abiraterone Treatment Affects Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10092154. [PMID: 36140255 PMCID: PMC9496251 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10092154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Abiraterone is a selective inhibitor of androgen biosynthesis approved for the treatment of metastatic patients affected by castration-resistant or castration-sensitive prostate cancer. Intriguingly, clinical data revealed that abiraterone also delayed disease progression in bone improving bone-related endpoints. Our group has previously demonstrated in vitro a direct effect of abiraterone on osteoclast and osteoblast function suggesting its ability to modulate bone microenvironment. Here, we performed an extensive proteomic analysis to investigate how abiraterone influences osteoblast cell secretome and, consequently, osteoblast/prostate cancer cells interaction. A panel of 507 soluble molecules were analyzed in osteoblast conditioned media (OCM) obtained from osteoblast treated or not with abiraterone. Subsequently, OCM was added to prostate cancer cells to investigate its potential effect on prostate cancer cell proliferation and androgen receptor (AR) activation status. Out of 507 screened molecules, 39 of them were differentially expressed in OCM from osteoblasts treated with abiraterone (OCM ABI) compared to OCM obtained from untreated OBs (OCM CTRL). Pathway enrichment analysis revealed that abiraterone down-modulated the release of specific osteoblast soluble factors, positively associated with cell proliferation pathways (false discovery rate adjusted p-value = 0.0019). In vitro validation data showed that OCM ABI treatment significantly reduced cancer proliferation in C4-2B cells (p = 0.022), but not in AR- negative PC-3 cells. Moreover, we also found a reduction in AR activation in C4-2B cells (p = 0.017) confirming the “indirect” anti-tumor AR-dependent effect of abiraterone mediated by osteoblasts. This study provides the first evidence of an additional antitumor effect of abiraterone through the modulation of multiple osteoblast proliferative signals.
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Shologu N, Gurdal M, Szegezdi E, FitzGerald U, Zeugolis DI. Macromolecular crowding in the development of a three-dimensional organotypic human breast cancer model. Biomaterials 2022; 287:121642. [PMID: 35724540 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Although cell-derived matrices are at the forefront of scientific research and technological innovation for the development of in vitro tumour models, their two-dimensional structure and low extracellular matrix composition restrict their capacity to accurately predict toxicity of candidate molecules. Herein, we assessed the potential of macromolecular crowding (a biophysical phenomenon that significantly enhances and accelerates extracellular matrix deposition, resulting in three-dimensional tissue surrogates) in improving cell-derived matrices in vitro tumour models. Among the various decellularisation protocols assessed (NH4OH, DOC, SDS/EDTA, NP40), the NP40 appeared to be the most effective in removing cellular matter and the least destructive to the deposited matrix. Among the various cell types (mammary, skin, lung fibroblasts) used to produce the cell-derived matrices, the mammary fibroblast derived matrices produced under macromolecular crowding conditions and decellularised with NP40 resulted in significant increase in focal adhesion molecules, matrix metalloproteinases and proinflammatory cytokines, when seeded with MDA-MB-231 cells. Further, macromolecular crowding derived matrices significantly increased doxorubicin resistance and reduced the impact of intracellular reactive oxygen species mediated cell death. Collectively our data clearly illustrate the potential of macromolecular crowding in the development of cell-derived matrices-based in vitro tumour models that more accurately resemble the tumour microenvironment.
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- Naledi Shologu
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Apoptosis Research Centre, Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Galway Neuroscience Centre, Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland.
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Costa S, Ragusa MA, Lo Buglio G, Scilabra SD, Nicosia A. The Repertoire of Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteases: Evolution, Regulation of Extracellular Matrix Proteolysis, Engineering and Therapeutic Challenges. LIFE (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:life12081145. [PMID: 36013323 PMCID: PMC9409782 DOI: 10.3390/life12081145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteases (TIMPs) belong to a fascinating protein family expressed in all Metazoa. They act as regulators of the turnover of the extracellular matrix, and they are consistently involved in essential processes. Herein, we recapitulate the main activities of mammalian TIMPs (TIMP1-4) in the control of extracellular-matrix degradation and pathologies associated with aberrant proteostasis. We delineate the activity of TIMPs in the control of extracellular matrix (ECM) homeostasis and discuss the diversity of TIMPs across metazoans taking into account the emergence of the components of the ECM during evolution. Thus, the TIMP repertoire herein analysed includes the homologues from cnidarians, which are coeval with the origins of ECM components; protostomes (molluscs, arthropods and nematodes); and deuterostomes (echinoderms and vertebrates). Several questions, including the maintenance of the structure despite low sequence similarity and the strategies for TIMP engineering, shed light on the possibility to use recombinant TIMPs integrating unique features and binding selectivity for therapeutic applications in the treatment of inflammatory pathologies.
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- Salvatore Costa
- Department of “Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche” (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (S.C.); (M.A.R.); (G.L.B.)
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- Department of “Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche” (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (S.C.); (M.A.R.); (G.L.B.)
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- Department of “Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche” (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (S.C.); (M.A.R.); (G.L.B.)
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- Proteomics Group of Fondazione Ri.MED, Research Department IRCCS ISMETT, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Via E. Tricomi 5, 90127 Palermo, Italy;
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation—National Research Council (IRIB-CNR), 90146 Palermo, Italy
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Regulation of Tumor Metabolism and Extracellular Acidosis by the TIMP-10-CD63 Axis in Breast Carcinoma. Cells 2021; 10:cells10102721. [PMID: 34685701 PMCID: PMC8535136 DOI: 10.3390/cells10102721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A hallmark of malignant solid tumor is extracellular acidification coupled with metabolic switch to aerobic glycolysis. Using the human MCF10A progression model of breast cancer, we show that glycolytic switch and extracellular acidosis in aggressive cancer cells correlate with increased expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), known to induce intracellular signal transduction through the interaction with its cell surface receptor CD63, independent of its metalloproteinase inhibitory function. We found that, in aggressive breast carcinoma, the TIMP-1–CD63 signaling axis induced a metabolic switch by upregulating the rate of aerobic glycolysis, lowering mitochondrial respiration, preventing intracellular acidification, and inducing extracellular acidosis. Carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX), a regulator of cellular pH through the hydration of metabolically released pericellular CO2, was identified as a downstream mediator of the TIMP-1–CD63 signaling axis responsible for extracellular acidosis. Consistently with our previous study, the TIMP-1–CD63 signaling promoted survival of breast cancer cells. Interestingly, breast carcinoma cell survival was drastically reduced upon shRNA-mediated knockdown of CAIX expression, demonstrating the significance of CAIX-regulated pH in the TIMP-1–CD63-mediated cancer cell survival. Taken together, the present study demonstrates the functional significance of TIMP-1–CD63–CAXI signaling axis in the regulation of tumor metabolism, extracellular acidosis, and survival of breast carcinoma. We propose that this axis may serve as a novel therapeutic target.
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Justo BL, Jasiulionis MG. Characteristics of TIMP1, CD63, and β1-Integrin and the Functional Impact of Their Interaction in Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:9319. [PMID: 34502227 PMCID: PMC8431149 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteases 1, also known as TIMP-1, is named for its well-established function of inhibiting the proteolytic activity of matrix metalloproteases. Given this function, many studies were carried out to verify if TIMP-1 was able to interrupt processes such as tumor cell invasion and metastasis. In contrast, many studies have shown that TIMP-1 expression is increased in several types of tumors, and this increase was correlated with a poor prognosis and lower survival in cancer patients. Later, it was shown that TIMP-1 is also able to modulate cell behavior through the induction of signaling pathways involved in cell growth, proliferation, and survival. The mechanisms involved in the regulation of the pleiotropic functions of TIMP-1 are still poorly understood. Thus, this review aimed to present literature data that show its ability to form a membrane complex with CD63 and β1-integrin, and point to N-glycosylation as a potential regulatory mechanism of the functions exerted by TIMP-1. This article reviewed the characteristics and functions performed individually by TIMP1, CD63, and β1-integrin, the roles of the TIMP-1/CD63/β1-integrin complex, both in a physiological context and in cancer, and the regulatory mechanisms involved in its assembly.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Pedro de Toledo 669, 5 Floor, São Paulo 04039-032, Brazil;
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Association of Exosomal miR-210 with Signaling Pathways Implicated in Lung Cancer. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12081248. [PMID: 34440422 PMCID: PMC8392066 DOI: 10.3390/genes12081248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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MicroRNA is a class of non-coding RNA involved in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Aberrant expression of miRNAs is well-documented in molecular cancer biology. Extensive research has shown that miR-210 is implicated in the progression of multiple cancers including that of the lung, bladder, colon, and renal cell carcinoma. In recent years, exosomes have been evidenced to facilitate cell–cell communication and signaling through packaging and transporting active biomolecules such as miRNAs and thereby modify the cellular microenvironment favorable for lung cancers. MiRNAs encapsulated inside the lipid bilayer of exosomes are stabilized and transmitted to target cells to exert alterations in the epigenetic landscape. The currently available literature indicates that exosomal miR-210 is involved in the regulation of various lung cancer-related signaling molecules and pathways, including STAT3, TIMP-1, KRAS/BACH2/GATA-3/RIP3, and PI3K/AKT. Here, we highlight major findings and progress on the roles of exosomal miR-210 in lung cancer.
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Wang X, Zhang D, Fucci QA, Dollery CM, Owen CA. Surface-bound matrix metalloproteinase-8 on macrophages: Contributions to macrophage pericellular proteolysis and migration through tissue barriers. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e14778. [PMID: 33656791 PMCID: PMC7927794 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Objective MMP‐8 binds to surface‐bound tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase‐1 (TIMP‐1) on PMNs to promote pericellular proteolysis during the development of inflammatory diseases associated with tissue destruction. Little is known about the biology of MMP‐8 in macrophages. We tested the hypotheses that: (1) MMP‐8 and TIMP‐1 are also expressed on the surface of activated macrophages, (2) surface‐bound MMP‐8 on macrophages promotes TIMP‐resistant pericellular proteolysis and macrophage migration through tissue barriers, and (3) MMP‐8 binds to surface‐bound TIMP‐1 on macrophages. Methods Surface MMP‐8 and TIMP‐1 levels were measured on human monocyte‐derived macrophages (MDM) and/or murine macrophages using immunostaining, biotin‐labeling, and substrate cleavage methods. The susceptibility of membrane‐bound Mmp‐8 on activated macrophages from wild‐type (WT) mice to TIMPs was measured. Migration of WT and Mmp‐8−/− macrophages through models of tissue barriers in vitro and the accumulation of peritoneal macrophages in WT versus Mmp‐8−/− mice with sterile peritonitis was compared. Surface levels of Mmp‐8 were compared on activated macrophages from WT and Timp‐1−/− mice. Results Lipopolysaccharides and a cluster of differentiation 40 ligand increased surface MMP‐8 and/or TIMP‐1 staining and surface type I collagenase activity on MDM and/or murine macrophages. Activated Mmp‐8−/− macrophages degraded less type I collagen than activated WT macrophages. The surface type‐I collagenase activity on WT macrophages was resistant to inhibition by Timp‐1. Peritoneal macrophage accumulation was similar in WT and Mmp‐8−/− mice with sterile acute peritonitis. However, Mmp‐8−/− macrophages migrated less efficiently through models of tissue barriers (especially those containing type I collagen) than WT cells. Activated WT and Timp‐1−/− macrophages had similar surface‐bound Mmp‐8 levels. Conclusions MMP‐8 and TIMP‐1 are expressed on the surface of activated human MDM and murine macrophages, but Mmp‐8 is unlikely to bind to surface‐bound Timp‐1 on these cells. Surface‐bound MMP‐8 contributes to TIMP‐resistant monocyte/macrophage pericellular proteolysis and macrophage migration through collagen‐containing tissue barriers.
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- Xiaoyun Wang
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Center for Vaccines and Immunology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.,Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Whittington Hospital, Wittington Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Qin L, Wang Y, Yang N, Zhang Y, Zhao T, Wu Y, Jiang J. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) as a prognostic biomarker in gastrointestinal cancer: a meta-analysis. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10859. [PMID: 33628641 PMCID: PMC7894117 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) has recently been shown to be dependent on or independent of Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in its roles in tumorigenesis and progression. This appreciation has prompted various studies assessing the prognostic value of TIMP-1 in patients with gastrointestinal cancer, however, the conclusions were still inconsistent. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of TIMP-1-immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining and pretreatment serum/plasma TIMP-1 level in gastrointestinal cancer survival as well as the association between TIMP-1 and clinicopathologic features. Methods The meta-analysis was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO; Registration NO. CRD42020185407) and followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement. A highly sensitive literature search was performed in electronic databases including PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library. Heterogeneity analysis was conducted using both chi-square-based Q statistics and the I2 test. The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to assess the prognostic value of TIMP-1 using the fixed-effects model. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% CIs were calculated to evaluate the associations between TIMP-1 and clinicopathological characteristics. The meta-analysis was conducted using STATA 12.0 software. Results A total of 3,958 patients from twenty-two studies were included in the meta-analysis. Elevated TIMP-1 levels were significantly associated with poor survival in gastrointestinal cancer (TIMP-1-IHC staining: HR = 2.04, 95% CI [1.59–2.61], I2 = 35.7%, PQ = 0.156; pretreatment serum/plasma TIMP-1 levels: HR = 2.02, 95% CI [1.80–2.28], I2 = 0%, PQ = 0.630). Moreover, clinicopathological parameter data analysis showed that elevated TIMP-1 levels were significantly associated with lymph node metastasis (N1/N2/N3 vs N0: OR = 2.92, 95% CI [1.95–4.38]) and higher TNM stages (III/IV vs I/II: OR = 2.73, 95% CI [1.23–6.04]). Conclusion Both TIMP-1-positive IHC staining and high serum/plasma TIMP-1 levels are poor prognostic factors for the survival of gastrointestinal cancer. In addition, TIMP-1 overexpression was correlated with more advanced clinicopathological features.
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- Lili Qin
- Division of Clinical Research, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Division of Clinical Research, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Division of Clinical Research, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Division of Clinical Research, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Division of Clinical Research, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Division of Clinical Research, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Division of Clinical Research, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Bhat AA, Yousuf P, Wani NA, Rizwan A, Chauhan SS, Siddiqi MA, Bedognetti D, El-Rifai W, Frenneaux MP, Batra SK, Haris M, Macha MA. Tumor microenvironment: an evil nexus promoting aggressive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and avenue for targeted therapy. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2021; 6:12. [PMID: 33436555 PMCID: PMC7804459 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-020-00419-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a very aggressive disease with a poor prognosis for advanced-stage tumors. Recent clinical, genomic, and cellular studies have revealed the highly heterogeneous and immunosuppressive nature of HNSCC. Despite significant advances in multimodal therapeutic interventions, failure to cure and recurrence are common and account for most deaths. It is becoming increasingly apparent that tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a critical role in HNSCC tumorigenesis, promotes the evolution of aggressive tumors and resistance to therapy, and thereby adversely affects the prognosis. A complete understanding of the TME factors, together with the highly complex tumor-stromal interactions, can lead to new therapeutic interventions in HNSCC. Interestingly, different molecular and immune landscapes between HPV+ve and HPV-ve (human papillomavirus) HNSCC tumors offer new opportunities for developing individualized, targeted chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) regimen. This review highlights the current understanding of the complexity between HPV+ve and HPV-ve HNSCC TME and various tumor-stromal cross-talk modulating processes, including epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), anoikis resistance, angiogenesis, immune surveillance, metastatic niche, therapeutic resistance, and development of an aggressive tumor phenotype. Furthermore, we summarize the recent developments and the rationale behind CIT strategies and their clinical applications in HPV+ve and HPV-ve HNSCC.
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- Ajaz A Bhat
- Functional and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Cancer Research Department, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Functional and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Cancer Research Department, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Watson-Crick Centre for Molecular Medicine, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Laboratory of Cancer Immunogenomics, Cancer Research Department, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.,Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.,Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Functional and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Cancer Research Department, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar. .,Laboratory Animal Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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- Watson-Crick Centre for Molecular Medicine, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
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Lobov AA, Yudintceva NM, Mittenberg AG, Shabelnikov SV, Mikhailova NA, Malashicheva AB, Khotin MG. Proteomic Profiling of the Human Fetal Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Secretome. Molecules 2020; 25:E5283. [PMID: 33198321 PMCID: PMC7716221 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Secretome of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) is actively used in biomedical applications such as alveolar bone regeneration, treatment of cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disorders. Nevertheless, hMSCs have low proliferative potential and production of the industrial quantity of their secretome might be challenging. Human fetal multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (FetMSCs) isolated from early human embryo bone marrow are easy to expand and might be a potential source for pharmaceutical substances production based on their secretome. However, the secretome of FetMSCs was not previously analyzed. Here, we describe the secretome of FetMSCs using LC-MALDI shotgun proteomics. We identified 236 proteins. Functional annotation of the identified proteins revealed their involvement in angiogenesis, ossification, regulation of apoptosis, and immune response processes, which made it promising for biomedical applications. The proteins identified in the FetMSCs secretome are involved in the same biological processes as proteins from previously described adult hMSCs secretomes. Nevertheless, many of the common hMSCs secretome components (such as VEGF, FGF, Wnt and TGF-β) have not been identified in the FetMSCs secretome.
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- Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Science, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia; (A.A.L.); (N.M.Y.); (A.G.M.); (S.V.S.); (N.A.M.); (M.G.K.)
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Coexpression of Matrix Metalloproteinase-7 and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 as a Prognostic Biomarker in Gastric Cancer. DISEASE MARKERS 2020; 2020:8831466. [PMID: 33005257 PMCID: PMC7509560 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8831466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Background Degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM), an essential step in tumour invasion and metastasis, is mainly dependent on the activities of both matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). This study aimed to explore whether expression of MMP-7 and TIMP-1 alone and in combination can be used as a prognostic marker for gastric cancer (GC). Method A total of 285 patients who had undergone tumourectomy for GC were included. Gastric tumour tissues were stained immunohistochemically to evaluate expression of MMP-7 and TIMP-1. Results Expression of MMP-7 was associated with tumour N stage and neural invasion. Multivariate Cox regression analysis suggested that expression of MMP-7 or TIMP-1 alone cannot serve as an indicator of patient prognosis; however, coexpression of MMP-7 and TIMP-1 was found to be an independent predictive factor of overall survival in patients with GC (HR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.08-2.80). The results of stratified analysis also showed that the predictive value of MMP-7 and TIMP-1 coexpression was stronger in patients with N3 stage disease and not receiving chemotherapy. Conclusions In conclusion, coexpression of MMP-7 and its inhibitor TIMP-1 in gastric tumour tissues is a potential prognostic marker for GC. Greater knowledge of protein expression will lead to new paradigms and possible improvements in therapeutics.
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Establishment of Structure-Function Relationship of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 for Its Interaction with CD63: Implication for Cancer Therapy. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2099. [PMID: 32034211 PMCID: PMC7005868 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58964-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) is a pleiotropic protein, promoting both tumor-suppressive and tumor-promoting activities. While TIMP-1 is primarily known as an endogenous inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and thus associated with tumor cell invasion, clinical studies demonstrated increased expression of TIMP-1 and its association with poor prognosis in cancer. Non-MMP-inhibitory and oncogenic functions of TIMP-1 are mediated by induction of intracellular signaling via its cell surface receptor CD63, a tetraspanin. The present study investigates the structure-function relationship of TIMP-1 for its interaction with CD63, which may eventually help design a novel approach for targeting TIMP-1's pro-oncogenic activity without interfering its tumor suppressive MMP-inhibitory function. Importantly, our analysis includes TIMP-1/CD63 interactions at the cell surface of live cells. Here, we demonstrate that the 9 C-terminal amino acid residues of TIMP-1 and the large extracellular loop of CD63 are required for their interaction. Considering that the N-terminal half of TIMP-1 is sufficient for TIMP-1's MMP-inhibitory activity, we propose that those C-terminal amino acid residues are a potentially targetable motif of TIMP-1 oncogenic activity. As a proof of concept, we present the potential for the development of neutralizing antibodies against the C-terminal motif of TIMP-1 for disruption of TIMP-1 interaction with CD63 and the subsequent signal transduction.
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Carpén T, Sorsa T, Jouhi L, Tervahartiala T, Haglund C, Syrjänen S, Tarkkanen J, Mohamed H, Mäkitie A, Hagström J, Mattila PS. High levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in the serum are associated with poor prognosis in HPV-negative squamous cell oropharyngeal cancer. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2019; 68:1263-1272. [PMID: 31240326 PMCID: PMC6682571 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-019-02362-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Background An emerging subset of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OPSCC) is caused by HPV. HPV-positive OPSCC has a better prognosis than HPV-negative OPSCC, but other prognostic markers for these two different diseases are scarce. Our aim was to evaluate serum levels and tumor expression of matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) and to assess their prognostic role in HPV-positive and HPV-negative OPSCC. Materials and methods A total of 90 consecutive OPSCC patients diagnosed and treated with curative intent at the Helsinki University Hospital between 2012 and 2016 were included. Serum samples were prospectively collected. An immunofluorometric assay and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to determine MMP-8 and TIMP-1 serum concentrations, respectively. HPV status of the tumors was determined using a combination of HPV-DNA genotyping and p16-INK4a immunohistochemistry. The endpoints were overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). Results High TIMP-1 serum levels were strongly and independently associated with poorer OS (adjusted HR 14.7, 95% CI 1.8–117.4, p = 0.011) and DFS (adjusted HR 8.7, 95% CI 1.3–57.1, p = 0.024) among HPV-negative patients; this association was not observed in HPV-positive OPSCC. Although TIMP-1 was immunoexpressed in the majority of the tumor tissue samples, the level of immunoexpression was not associated with prognosis, nor did MMP-8 serum levels. Conclusion Our results indicate that serum TIMP-1 levels may serve as an independent prognostic marker for HPV-negative OPSCC patients.
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- Timo Carpén
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, P.O.Box 263, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland. .,Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, P.O.Box 21, 00014 HUS, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, P.O.Box 41, 00014 HUS, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Oral Diseases, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, P.O.Box 263, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, P.O.Box 41, 00014 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, P.O.Box 440, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland.,Research Programs Unit, Translational Cancer Biology, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 63, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 2, 20520, Turku, Finland.,Department of Pathology, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, P.O.Box 21, 00014 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, P.O.Box 21, 00014 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, P.O.Box 263, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland.,Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska Hospital, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden.,Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, P.O.Box 21, 00014 HUS, Helsinki, Finland.,Research Programs Unit, Translational Cancer Biology, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 63, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, P.O.Box 263, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are responsible for the degradation of extracellular matrix components and hence play a crucial role in physiological and pathologic processes. The imbalance between the expression of MMPs and their inhibitors can be effective in leukemic cell processes such as migration, angiogenesis, survival, and apoptosis, playing a key role in the progression and prognosis of leukemia. In this review, we discuss the potential involvement of MMPs and their inhibitors in the pathogenesis and progression of leukemia by examining their role in the prognosis of leukemia. Inducing leukemic cell growth, migration, invasiveness, and angiogenesis are the main roles of MMPs in leukemia progression mediated by their degradative activity. Given the important role of MMPs in leukemia progression, further clinical trials are needed to confirm the link between MMPs' expressions and leukemia prognosis. It is hoped to use MMPs as therapeutic targets to improve patients' health by recognizing the prognostic value of MMPs in leukemia and their effect on the progression of these malignancies and their response to treatment.
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Jawed vertebrates (Gnathostomes) have 4 tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs), multifunctional proteins that all inhibit members of the large matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family but differ in their other roles, including the regulation of pro-MMP activation, cell growth, apoptosis and angiogenesis, and the structure of extracellular matrices (ECMs). Molecular phylogeny analyses indicate that vertebrate TIMP genes arose from an invertebrate ancestor through 3 successive duplications, possibly including 2 whole genome duplications, during early vertebrate phylogeny. TIMPs from invertebrates also inhibit metalloproteinases, bind to pro-MMPs, and contribute to ECM structures but are not orthologs of any particular vertebrate TIMP. The most ancient vertebrate superclass, the Agnatha (jawless fish), seems to provide a snapshot of a stage in TIMP evolution preceding the third gene duplication. This review examines the structures of TIMPs from different vertebrate orders using information relating to the structural basis of their various functions. Provisional conclusions are that during their evolutionary divergence, various TIMPs lost inhibitory activity toward some metalloproteinases, specialized in effects on different pro-MMPs, and developed new interactions with discrete targets (including integrins and receptors), while recapitulating a role in ECM structure. The analysis is limited by the sparse information available regarding the functional properties of nonmammalian TIMPs.-Brew, K. Reflections on the evolution of the vertebrate tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases.
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- Keith Brew
- Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
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Kim HS, Vargas A, Eom YS, Li J, Yamamoto KL, Craft CM, Lee EJ. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 enhances rod survival in the rd1 mouse retina. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0197322. [PMID: 29742163 PMCID: PMC5942829 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), an inherited retinal degenerative disease, is characterized by a progressive loss of rod photoreceptors followed by loss of cone photoreceptors. Previously, when tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP1), a key extracellular matrix (ECM) regulator that binds to and inhibits activation of Matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9) was intravitreal injected into eyes of a transgenic rhodopsin rat model of RP, S334ter-line3, we discovered cone outer segments are partially protected. In parallel, we reported that a specific MMP9 and MMP2 inhibitor, SB-3CT, interferes with mechanisms leading to rod photoreceptor cell death in an MMP9 dependent manner. Here, we extend our initial rat studies to examine the potential of TIMP1 as a treatment in retinal degeneration by investigating neuroprotective effects in a classic mouse retinal degeneration model, rdPde6b-/- (rd1). The results clearly demonstrate that intravitreal injections of TIMP1 produce extended protection to delay rod photoreceptor cell death. The mean total number of rods in whole-mount retinas was significantly greater in TIMP-treated rd1 retinas (postnatal (P) 30, P35 (P<0.0001) and P45 (P<0.05) than in saline-treated rd1 retinas. In contrast, SB-3CT did not delay rod cell death, leading us to further investigate alternative pathways that do not involve MMPs. In addition to inducing phosphorylated ERK1/2, TIMP1 significantly reduces BAX activity and delays attenuation of the outer nuclear layer (ONL). Physiological responses using scotopic electroretinograms (ERG) reveal b-wave amplitudes from TIMP1-treated retinas are significantly greater than from saline-treated rd1 retinas (P<0.05). In later degenerative stages of rd1 retinas, photopic b-wave amplitudes from TIMP1-treated rd1 retinas are significantly larger than from saline-treated rd1 retinas (P<0.05). Our findings demonstrate that TIMP1 delays photoreceptor cell death. Furthermore, this study provides new insights into how TIMP1 works in the mouse animal model of RP.
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- Hwa Sun Kim
- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Integrative Anatomical Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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El-Lakkany NM, El-Maadawy WH, Seif El-Din SH, Saleh S, Safar MM, Ezzat SM, Mohamed SH, Botros SS, Demerdash Z, Hammam OA. Antifibrotic effects of gallic acid on hepatic stellate cells: In vitro and in vivo mechanistic study. J Tradit Complement Med 2018; 9:45-53. [PMID: 30671365 PMCID: PMC6335492 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2018.01.010] [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: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Few studies reported the antifibrotic effects of gallic acid (GA) despite its known hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities. Accordingly, this study investigated the antifibrotic effects of GA through clarifying its mechanisms on hepatic stellate cells' (HSCs) activation, proliferation and/or apoptosis. In vitro effects of GA on HSC-T6 activation/proliferation, morphology and safety on hepatocytes were assessed. In vivo, hepatic fibrosis was induced via chronic thioacetamide (TAA)-intoxication. TAA-intoxicated rats were treated with silyamrin or GA. At end of experiment, liver functions, hepatic MDA, GSH, PDGF-BB, TGF-β1, TIMP-1 and hydroxyproline were determined. Histological analysis and Sirius red staining of hepatic sections, expressions of alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), proliferating cellular nuclear antigen (PCNA) and caspase-3 were examined. In vitro, GA resulted in a concentration and time-dependent inhibition in HSCs activation, proliferation (IC50= 45 and 19 μg/mL at 24 and 48 h respectively); restored the quiescent morphology of some activated HSCs plus its safety on hepatocytes. In vivo, GA reduced ALT, AST, MDA, PDGF-BB levels, collagen deposition and fibrosis score (S1 vs S4); increased caspase-3 expression and restored GSH stores, TGF-β1 level, α-SMA and PCNA expressions. In conclusion, GA counteracted the progression of hepatic fibrosis through reduction of HSCs proliferation/activation mutually with their apoptosis induction.
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- Naglaa M El-Lakkany
- Department of Pharmacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warak El-Hadar, Imbaba P.O. Box 30, Giza 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warak El-Hadar, Imbaba P.O. Box 30, Giza 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warak El-Hadar, Imbaba P.O. Box 30, Giza 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt.,Department of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt, Suez Desert Road, P.O. Box 43, ElSherouk City, Cairo 11837, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt.,Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), 6th of October, Giza 12566, Egypt
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- Department of Immunology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warak El-Hadar, Imbaba P.O. Box 30, Giza 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warak El-Hadar, Imbaba P.O. Box 30, Giza 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Immunology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warak El-Hadar, Imbaba P.O. Box 30, Giza 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warak El-Hadar, Imbaba P.O. Box 30, Giza 12411, Egypt
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Mohammad MA, Ismael NR, Shaarawy SM, El-Merzabani MM. Prognostic Value of Membrane Type 1 and 2 Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression and Gelatinase a Activity in Bladder Cancer. Int J Biol Markers 2018; 25:69-74. [DOI: 10.1177/172460081002500202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose To analyze the behavior of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in their active state in patients with bladder cancer. Method A retrospective study of 50 patients with localized bladder cancer who underwent tumor resection between June 2006 and June 2007 at the National Cancer Institute in Cairo, Egypt was carried out. Tissue samples were collected and the expression of membrane type 1 (MT1) and type 2 (MT2) MMPs was determined by Western blotting. Gelatinase A (MMP-2) activity was estimated by zymographic analysis in tissue samples of each patient and the values were correlated with clinical tumor stage and lymph node status. Result The behavior of MMP-2 showed statistical significance in 90% of tumor tissues compared with 22% of adjacent normal tissues (p<0.001). MT1-MMP was expressed in 88% of tumor tissues compared with 24% of normal tissues (p<0.001); MT2-MMP was expressed in 74% of tumor tissues compared with 12% of normal tissues (p<0.001). While there was a highly significant association between MMP-2 activity and MT1-MMP expression in tumor tissues (p<0.001), there was a moderately significant association between MMP-2 activity and MT2-MMP expression (p=0.018). The results also revealed an association between MT1-MMP and MT2-MMP expression in tumor tissues (p<0.001). MMP-2 activity and MT2-MMP expression in tumor tissues were statistically associated with high tumor stage (p=0.039 and p=0.014, respectively), while the expression of MT1-MMP showed no association with tumor stage (p=0.139). Conclusion MMP-2 activity is associated with an increase in MT2-MMP expression and with lymph node metastasis. No association was found between MT1-MMP expression and lymph node metastasis.
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- Mohammad A. Mohammad
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Cancer Biology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo - Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum - Egypt
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Cancer Biology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo - Egypt
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Cancer Biology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo - Egypt
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Frederiksen C, Lomholt A, Lottenburger T, Davis G, Dowell B, Blankenstein M, Christensen I, Brünner N, Nielsen H. Assessment of the Biological Variation of Plasma Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-1. Int J Biol Markers 2018; 23:42-7. [DOI: 10.1177/172460080802300107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) measurements in plasma may be useful for the early detection and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Data on analytical performance and normal intra- and interindividual biological variation are required in order to interpret the utility of TIMP-1 in CRC. The aim of this study was to establish the biological and analytical variation of plasma TIMP-1 in volunteers. Material and methods Three separate studies were undertaken. 1: Plasma was collected from 23 volunteers 6 times within a 3-week period, first in September 2004 (round [R] 1), then repeated in May 2005 (R2) and May 2006 (R3) in the same group of individuals. TIMP-1 levels were determined by the MAC15 ELISA assay and with the Abbott ARCHITECT i2000 Immunoanalyzer. 2: Circadian variation was evaluated in plasma collected 7 times within a 24-hour period (n=16). 3: Effects of physical exercise were evaluated in plasma collected before and after bicycling (n=14). In studies 2 and 3 TIMP-1 levels were determined with the MAC15 ELISA assay only. Results A significant correlation between TIMP-1 MAC15 and ARCHITECT i2000 was shown (rs=0.78, p<0.002), with consistently higher levels being detected by the ARCHITECT i2000. Median levels of TIMP-1 (ARCHITECT) at 8 a.m. in each round were 74.9 ng/mL (range 65.7–89.9) (R1), 87.3 ng/mL (range 72.7–127.9) (R2), and 81.9 ng/mL (range 66.8–113.6) (R3). The within-subject variation was 10.7%, the variation between rounds was 7.4%, and the intraclass correlation was 46.2%. Comparison between the 3 rounds and time of collection showed that TIMP-1 values decreased by 11% after storage for more than 16 months (p=0.0002). A systematic circadian variation in plasma TIMP-1 levels was not observed (p=0.17). No significant variation of plasma TIMP-1 was found in relation to physical exercise (p=0.92 [global test]). Conclusion Levels of plasma TIMP-1 in volunteers show limited circadian, day-to-day, week-to-week and season-to-season variation. In addition, physical exercise has no impact on plasma TIMP-1 levels. Possible storage-dependent decreases in plasma TIMP-1 levels warrant further investigation.
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- C.B. Frederiksen
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre University Hospital, Hvidovre - Denmark
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre University Hospital, Hvidovre - Denmark
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- Rheumatism Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Graasten - Denmark
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- Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois - USA
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- Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois - USA
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam - The Netherlands
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- The Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Biocenter, Copenhagen - Denmark
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre University Hospital, Hvidovre - Denmark
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Overexpression of TIMP-1 and Sensitivity to Topoisomerase Inhibitors in Glioblastoma Cell Lines. Pathol Oncol Res 2017; 25:59-69. [PMID: 28963609 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-017-0312-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The multifunctional protein - tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) - has been associated with a poor prognosis in several types of cancers including glioblastomas. In addition, TIMP-1 has been associated with decreased response to chemotherapy, and especially the efficacy of the family of topoisomerase (TOP) inhibitors has been related to TIMP-1. As a second line treatment of glioblastomas, the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibody bevacizumab is administered in combination with the TOP1 inhibitor irinotecan and glioblastoma cell levels of TIMP-1 could therefore potentially influence the efficacy of such treatment. In the present study, we aimed to investigate whether a high TIMP-1 expression in glioblastoma cell lines would affect the sensitivity to TOP inhibitors, and whether TIMP-1 overexpressing cells would have alterered growth and invasion. We established TIMP-1 overexpressing subclones from two human glioblastoma cell lines. TIMP-1 overexpressing U87MG cells were significantly more resistant than low TIMP-1 expressing clones and parental cells when exposed to SN-38 (TOP1 inhibitor) or epirubicin (TOP2 inhibitor). No significant differences were observed for the TIMP-1 transfected A172 cells. Implantation of both U87MG and A172 spheroids into organotypic brain slice cultures revealed a reduced growth of TIMP-1 overexpressing U87MG spheroids, however, no significant differences in invasion were observed. The present study suggests that TIMP-1 overexpression reduces the effect of TOP inhibitors in glioblastoma. TIMP-1 also appeared to reduce spheroid growth, but did not influence invasion. Whether TIMP-1 plays a role in irinotecan resistance and has a predictive potential in glioblastoma patients remains to be elucidated.
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El-Lakkany NM, El-Maadawy WH, Seif El-Din SH, Hammam OA, Mohamed SH, Ezzat SM, Safar MM, Saleh S. Rosmarinic acid attenuates hepatic fibrogenesis via suppression of hepatic stellate cell activation/proliferation and induction of apoptosis. ASIAN PAC J TROP MED 2017. [PMID: 28647181 DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2017.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the antifibrotic role of rosmarinic acid (RA), a natural polyphenolic compound, on HSCs activation/proliferation and apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. METHODS The impact of RA on stellate cell line (HSC-T6) proliferation, activation and apoptosis was assessed along with its safety on primary hepatocytes. In vivo, rats were divided into: (i) normal; (ii) thioacetamide (TAA)-intoxicated rats for 12 weeks; (iii) TAA + silymarin or (iv) TAA + RA. At the end of experiment, liver functions, oxidative stress, inflammatory and profibrogenic markers, tissue inhibitor metalloproteinases type-1 (TIMP-1) and hydroxyproline (HP) levels were evaluated. Additionally, liver histopathology and immunohistochemical examinations of alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), caspase-3 and proliferation cellular nuclear antigen (PCNA) were determined. RESULTS RA exhibited anti-proliferative effects on cultured HSCs in a time and concentration dependent manner showing an IC50 of 276 μg/mL and 171 μg/mL for 24 h and 48 h, respectively, with morphological reversion of activated stellate cell morphology to quiescent form. It significantly improved ALT, AST, oxidative stress markers and reduced TIMP-1, HP levels, inflammatory markers and fibrosis score (S1 vs S4). Furthermore, reduction in α-SMA plus elevation in caspase-3 expressions of HSCs in vitro and in vivo associated with an inhibition in proliferation of damaged hepatocytes were recorded. CONCLUSIONS RA impeded the progression of liver fibrosis through inhibition of HSCs activation/proliferation and induction of apoptosis with preservation of hepatic architecture.
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- Naglaa M El-Lakkany
- Department of Pharmacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warak El-Hadar, Imbaba P.O. Box 30, Giza 12411, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warak El-Hadar, Imbaba P.O. Box 30, Giza 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warak El-Hadar, Imbaba P.O. Box 30, Giza 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warak El-Hadar, Imbaba P.O. Box 30, Giza 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Immunology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warak El-Hadar, Imbaba P.O. Box 30, Giza 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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El Atat O, Antonios D, Hilal G, Hokayem N, Abou-Ghoch J, Hashim H, Serhal R, Hebbo C, Moussa M, Alaaeddine N. An Evaluation of the Stemness, Paracrine, and Tumorigenic Characteristics of Highly Expanded, Minimally Passaged Adipose-Derived Stem Cells. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0162332. [PMID: 27632538 PMCID: PMC5024991 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The use of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) in regenerative medicine is rising due to their plasticity, capacity of differentiation and paracrine and trophic effects. Despite the large number of cells obtained from adipose tissue, it is usually not enough for therapeutic purposes for many diseases or cosmetic procedures. Thus, there is the need for culturing and expanding cells in-vitro for several weeks remain. Our aim is to investigate if long- term proliferation with minimal passaging will affect the stemness, paracrine secretions and carcinogenesis markers of ADSC. The immunophenotypic properties and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activity of the initial stromal vascular fraction (SVF) and serially passaged ADSC were observed by flow cytometry. In parallel, the telomerase activity and the relative expression of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes were assessed by q-PCR. We also assessed the cytokine secretion profile of passaged ADSC by an ELISA. The expanded ADSC retain their morphological and phenotypical characteristics. These cells maintained in culture for up to 12 weeks until P4, possessed stable telomerase and ALDH activity, without having a TP53 mutation. Furthermore, the relative expression levels of TP53, RB, and MDM2 were not affected while the relative expression of c-Myc decreased significantly. Finally, the levels of the secretions of PGE2, STC1, and TIMP2 were not affected but the levels of IL-6, VEGF, and TIMP 1 significantly decreased at P2. Our results suggest that the expansion of passaged ADSC does not affect the differentiation capacity of stem cells and does not confer a cancerous state or capacity in vitro to the cells.
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- Oula El Atat
- Regenerative Medicine and Inflammation Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Toxicology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Cancer and Metabolism Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Plastic& Reconstructive Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France, and Faculty of Medicine St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Plastic& Reconstructive Surgery, Fuad Khoury Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Regenerative Medicine and Inflammation Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Regenerative Medicine and Inflammation Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Regenerative Medicine and Inflammation Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Regenerative Medicine and Inflammation Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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Li M, Du A, Xu J, Ma Y, Cao H, Yang C, Yang XD, Xing CG, Chen M, Zhu W, Zhang S, Cao J. Neurogenic differentiation factor NeuroD confers protection against radiation-induced intestinal injury in mice. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30180. [PMID: 27436572 PMCID: PMC4951798 DOI: 10.1038/srep30180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The gastrointestinal tract, especially the small intestine, is particularly sensitive to radiation, and is prone to radiation-induced injury as a result. Neurogenic differentiation factor (NeuroD) is an evolutionarily-conserved basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor. NeuroD contains a protein transduction domain (PTD), which allows it to be exogenously delivered across the membrane of mammalian cells, whereupon its transcription activity can be unleashed. Whether NeuroD has therapeutic effects for radiation-induced injury remains unclear. In the present study, we prepared a NeuroD-EGFP recombinant protein, and explored its protective effects on the survival and intestinal damage induced by ionizing radiation. Our results showed that NeuroD-EGFP could be transduced into small intestine epithelial cells and tissues. NeuroD-EGFP administration significantly increased overall survival of mice exposed to lethal total body irradiation (TBI). This recombinant NeuroD also reduced radiation-induced intestinal mucosal injury and apoptosis, and improved crypt survival. Expression profiling of NeuroD-EGFP-treated mice revealed upregulation of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1), a known inhibitor of apoptosis in mammalian cells. In conclusion, NeuroD confers protection against radiation-induced intestinal injury, and provides a novel therapeutic clinical option for the prevention of intestinal side effects of radiotherapy and the treatment of victims of incidental exposure.
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- Ming Li
- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, The General Hospital of the PLA Rocket Force, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Cheng G, Fan X, Hao M, Wang J, Zhou X, Sun X. Higher levels of TIMP-1 expression are associated with a poor prognosis in triple-negative breast cancer. Mol Cancer 2016; 15:30. [PMID: 27130446 PMCID: PMC4851824 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-016-0515-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) is a multifunctional protein that can directly regulate apoptosis and metastasis. In this study, we investigated the functional and molecular mechanisms by which TIMP-1 influences triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Methods The expression level of TIMP-1 in breast cancer tissues was analyzed using the ONCOMINE microarray database. The overall survival of patients with distinct molecular subtypes of breast cancer stratified by TIMP-1 expression levels was evaluated using Kaplan–Meier analysis. Bisulfate sequencing PCR (BSP) was used to analyze the methylation status of the TIMP-1 promoter. Real-time-PCR (RT-PCR), Western blot and ELISA assays were used to evaluate gene and protein expression in cell lines and human tissue specimens. In addition, TIMP-1 function was analyzed using a series of in vitro and in vivo assays with cells in which TIMP-1 was inhibited using RNAi or neutralizing antibodies. Results We found that serum TIMP-1 levels were strongly enhanced in patients with TNBC and that elevated TIMP-1 levels were associated with a poor prognosis in TNBC. However, TIMP-1 levels were not significantly associated with overall survival in other subtypes of breast cancer or in the overall population of breast cancer patients. We also report the first evidence that the TIMP-1 promoter is hypomethylated in TNBC cell lines compared with non-TNBC cell lines, suggesting that aberrant TIMP-1 expression in TNBC results from reduced DNA methylation. RNAi-mediated silencing of TIMP-1 in TNBC cells induced cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase and reduced cyclin D1 expression. In addition, mechanistic analyses revealed that the p-Akt and p-NF-κB signaling pathways, but not the GSK-3β and MAPK1/2 pathways, are associated with TIMP-1 overexpression in TNBC cells. Moreover, neutralizing antibodies against TIMP-1 significantly decreased the rate of tumor growth in vivo. Conclusions Our findings suggest that TIMP-1 is a biomarker indicative of a poor prognosis in TNBC patients and that targeting TIMP-1 may provide an attractive therapeutic intervention specifically for triple-negative breast cancer patients.
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- Guangcun Cheng
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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Van Gool B, Dedieu S, Emonard H, Roebroek AJM. The Matricellular Receptor LRP1 Forms an Interface for Signaling and Endocytosis in Modulation of the Extracellular Tumor Environment. Front Pharmacol 2015; 6:271. [PMID: 26617523 PMCID: PMC4639618 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2015.00271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The membrane protein low-density lipoprotein receptor related-protein 1 (LRP1) has been attributed a role in cancer. However, its presumably often indirect involvement is far from understood. LRP1 has both endocytic and signaling activities. As a matricellular receptor it is involved in regulation, mostly by clearing, of various extracellular matrix degrading enzymes including matrix metalloproteinases, serine proteases, protease inhibitor complexes, and the endoglycosidase heparanase. Furthermore, by binding extracellular ligands including growth factors and subsequent intracellular interaction with scaffolding and adaptor proteins it is involved in regulation of various signaling cascades. LRP1 expression levels are often downregulated in cancer and some studies consider low LRP1 levels a poor prognostic factor. On the contrary, upregulation in brain cancers has been noted and clinical trials explore the use of LRP1 as cargo receptor to deliver cytotoxic agents. This mini-review focuses on LRP1's role in tumor growth and metastasis especially by modulation of the extracellular tumor environment. In relation to this role its diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic potential will be discussed.
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- Bart Van Gool
- Laboratory for Experimental Mouse Genetics, Department of Human Genetics , KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7369 Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Sciences Exactes et Naturelles , Reims, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7369 Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Sciences Exactes et Naturelles , Reims, France
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- Laboratory for Experimental Mouse Genetics, Department of Human Genetics , KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Park SA, Kim MJ, Park SY, Kim JS, Lim W, Nam JS, Yhong Sheen Y. TIMP-1 mediates TGF-β-dependent crosstalk between hepatic stellate and cancer cells via FAK signaling. Sci Rep 2015; 5:16492. [PMID: 26549110 PMCID: PMC4637930 DOI: 10.1038/srep16492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling plays a key role in progression and metastasis of HCC. This study was undertaken to gain the proof of concept of a small-molecule inhibitor of TGF-β type I receptor kinase, EW-7197 as a potent anti-cancer therapy for HCC. We identified tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) as one of the secreted proteins of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and a key mediator of TGF-β-mediated crosstalk between HSCs and HCC cells. TGF-β signaling led to increased expression of TIMP-1, which activates focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling via its interaction with CD63. Inhibition of TGF-β signaling using EW-7197 significantly attenuated the progression and intrahepatic metastasis of HCC in an SK-HEP1-Luc orthotopic-xenograft mouse model. In addition, EW-7197 inhibited TGF-β-stimulated TIMP-1 secretion by HSCs as well as the TIMP-1-induced proliferation, motility, and survival of HCC cells. Further, EW-7197 interrupted TGF-β-mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and Akt signaling, leading to significant reductions in the motility and anchorage-independent growth of HCC cells. In conclusion, we found that TIMP-1 mediates TGF-β-regulated crosstalk between HSCs and HCC cells via FAK signaling. In addition, EW-7197 demonstrates potent in vivo anti-cancer therapeutic activity and may be a potential new anti-cancer drug of choice to treat patients with liver cancer.
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- College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Tumor Suppressor, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea.,Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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The tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 increases the clonogenic efficiency of human hematopoietic progenitor cells through CD63/PI3K/Akt signaling. Exp Hematol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2015.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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TIMP-1 Inhibits Apoptosis in Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells via Interaction with Bcl-2. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137673. [PMID: 26366732 PMCID: PMC4569297 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are multifaceted molecules that exhibit properties beyond their classical proteinase inhibitory function. Although TIMP-1 is a known inhibitor of apoptosis in mammalian cells, the mechanisms by which it exerts its effects are not well-established. Our earlier studies using H2009 lung adenocarcinoma cells, implanted in the CNS, showed that TIMP-1 overexpressing H2009 cells (HB-1), resulted in more aggressive tumor kinetics and increased vasculature. The present study was undertaken to elucidate the role of TIMP-1 in the context of apoptosis, using the same lung cancer cell lines. Overexpressing TIMP-1 in a lung adenocarcinoma cell line H2009 resulted in an approximately 3-fold increased expression of Bcl-2, with a marked reduction in apoptosis upon staurosporine treatment. This was an MMP-independent function as a clone expressing TIMP-1 mutant T2G, lacking MMP inhibition activity, inhibited apoptosis as strongly as TIMP1 overexpressing clones, as determined by inhibition of PARP cleavage. Immunoprecipitation of Bcl-2 from cell lysates also co-immunoprecipitated TIMP-1, indicative of an interaction between these two proteins. This interaction was specific for TIMP-1 as TIMP-2 was not present in the Bcl-2 pull-down. Additionally, we show a co-dependency of TIMP-1 and Bcl-2 RNA and protein levels, such that abrogating Bcl-2 causes a downregulation of TIMP-1 but not TIMP-2. Finally, we demonstrate that TIMP-1 dependent inhibition of apoptosis occurs through p90RSK, with phosphorylation of the pro-apoptotic protein BAD at serine 112, ultimately reducing Bax levels and increasing mitochondrial permeability. Together, these studies define TIMP-1 as an important cancer biomarker and demonstrate the potential TIMP-1 as a crucial therapeutic target.
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Birse CE, Lagier RJ, FitzHugh W, Pass HI, Rom WN, Edell ES, Bungum AO, Maldonado F, Jett JR, Mesri M, Sult E, Joseloff E, Li A, Heidbrink J, Dhariwal G, Danis C, Tomic JL, Bruce RJ, Moore PA, He T, Lewis ME, Ruben SM. Blood-based lung cancer biomarkers identified through proteomic discovery in cancer tissues, cell lines and conditioned medium. Clin Proteomics 2015; 12:18. [PMID: 26279647 PMCID: PMC4537594 DOI: 10.1186/s12014-015-9090-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Support for early detection of lung cancer has emerged from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), in which low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening reduced lung cancer mortality by 20 % relative to chest x-ray. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended annual screening for the high-risk population, concluding that the benefits (life years gained) outweighed harms (false positive findings, abortive biopsy/surgery, radiation exposure). In making their recommendation, the USPSTF noted that the moderate net benefit of screening was dependent on the resolution of most false-positive results without invasive procedures. Circulating biomarkers may serve as a valuable adjunctive tool to imaging. Results We developed a broad-based proteomics discovery program, integrating liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) analyses of freshly resected lung tumor specimens (n = 13), lung cancer cell lines (n = 17), and conditioned media collected from tumor cell lines (n = 7). To enrich for biomarkers likely to be found at elevated levels in the peripheral circulation of lung cancer patients, proteins were prioritized based on predicted subcellular localization (secreted, cell-membrane associated) and differential expression in disease samples. 179 candidate biomarkers were identified. Several markers selected for further validation showed elevated levels in serum collected from subjects with stage I NSCLC (n = 94), relative to healthy smoker controls (n = 189). An 8-marker model was developed (TFPI, MDK, OPN, MMP2, TIMP1, CEA, CYFRA 21–1, SCC) which accurately distinguished subjects with lung cancer (n = 50) from high risk smokers (n = 50) in an independent validation study (AUC = 0.775). Conclusions Integrating biomarker discovery from multiple sample types (fresh tissue, cell lines and conditioned medium) has resulted in a diverse repertoire of candidate biomarkers. This unique collection of biomarkers may have clinical utility in lung cancer detection and diagnoses. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12014-015-9090-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Charles E Birse
- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, 530 First Avenue, New York, NY USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA
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- Division of Oncology, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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- Celera employees during the course of these studies, Celera, 1311 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 USA
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Lin SJ, Wu SW, Chou YC, Lin JH, Huang YC, Chen MR, Ma N, Tsai CH. Novel expression and regulation of TIMP-1 in Epstein Barr virus-infected cells and its impact on cell survival. Virology 2015; 481:24-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2015.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 01/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Spindler KLG, Christensen IJ, Nielsen HJ, Jakobsen A, Brünner N. TIMP-1 and CEA as biomarkers in third-line treatment with irinotecan and cetuximab for metastatic colorectal cancer. Tumour Biol 2015; 36:4301-8. [PMID: 25608838 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3069-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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KRAS wild-type (wt) status determines indication for treatment with combination therapy, including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors, but still, the overall response rate in KRAS wt patients is less than 40 %. Consequently, the majority of patients will suffer from substantial side effects and no apparent benefit. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 is a glycoprotein, which regulates metalloproteinases and may consequently imply a central role in tumour progression. Furthermore, it is closely related to the EGFR regulation and has shown promising potential as a biomarker in colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical value of TIMP-1 in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) treated with cetuximab and irinotecan. Patients with chemotherapy-resistant mCRC referred to third-line treatment with cetuximab (initial 400 mg/m(2) followed by weekly 250 mg/m(2))/irinotecan (350 mg/m(2) q3w) were prospectively included in the biomarker study, as previously published. Pre-treatment blood samples were collected, and plasma TIMP-1 was measured by a validated in-house ELISA assay. In addition, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) measurement was performed with a standardised method. A total of 107 patients were included in the biomarker study. The median baseline plasma TIMP-1 level was 271.1 ng/ml (range 65.9-1432 ng/ml) with no significant associations with baseline clinical characteristics. Median baseline plasma TIMP-1 levels were significantly higher in patients with early progression compared to patients who achieved disease control, 349 ng/ml (233-398 95 % confidence interval (CI)) and 215 ng/ml (155-289 95 % CI), respectively, p = 0.03, suggesting some association with treatment efficacy. When dividing patients according to TIMP-1 tertiles, the median progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with a high level of TIMP-1 was 2.4 months (95 % CI 2.1-4.1) compared to 3.3 months (95 % CI 2.1-6.2) and 4.7 months (95 % 3.2-7.6) in patients with intermediate or low levels, respectively. Analysis of TIMP-1 as a continuous variable revealed a shorter PFS associated with increasing levels of TIMP-1 (hazard ratio (HR) 1.36). These results translated into a significantly lower overall survival (OS) in patients with a high baseline TIMP-1 level (4.5 months (95 % CI 3.4-5.4)), compared to those with intermediate or low TIMP-1 levels (7.8 months (95 % CI 4.4-13.7) and 12.0 months (95 % CI 10.1-14.3), respectively, p < 0.0001). An 83 % higher hazard for death was revealed (HR = 1.83) with each twofold increase in the TIMP-1 level. Pre-treatment levels of CEA were not associated with any of the baseline characteristics (except primary tumour localisation) or to differences in PFS or OS. The rank correlation between CEA and TIMP-1 was r = 0.50, and a test for interaction between TIMP-1 and CEA (dichotomised at 5 ng/ml) in survival analysis was not significant (p = 0.18). A multivariate analysis for PFS and OS resulted in a model with significant contributions from TIMP-1, KRAS, and the number of metastatic sites. We have confirmed the potential prognostic value of TIMP-1 measurement prior to palliative chemotherapy for mCRC. However, validation in randomised trials will be essential with the perspective of establishing a potential predictive role of plasma TIMP-1 in this setting.
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Down-regulation of TIMP-1 inhibits cell migration, invasion, and metastatic colonization in lung adenocarcinoma. Tumour Biol 2015; 36:3957-67. [PMID: 25578494 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3039-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) is clinically associated with a poor prognosis for various cancers, but the roles of TIMP-1 in lung cancer metastasis are controversial. Our previous secretomic study revealed that TIMP-1 is highly abundant in high invasiveness cells of lung adenocarcinoma. In the current study, TIMP-1 abundances in primary lung adenocarcinoma tissues, as revealed by immunohistochemistry, are significantly higher in patients with lymph invasion and distant metastasis than in those without. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses suggest 73.7 and 86.2 % accuracy to separate patients with lymph node and distant metastasis and those without, respectively. Moreover, we demonstrate that the expression level of TIMP-1 positively associates with cell mobility, invasiveness, and metastatic colonization. Most notably, the novel mechanism in which TIMP-1 facilitates metastatic colonization through the mediation of pericellular polyFN1 assembly was revealed. In summary, this study presents novel functions of TIMP-1 in promoting cancer metastasis and suggests TIMP-1 is a potential tissue biomarker for lymph invasion and distant metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma.
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Cui H, Seubert B, Stahl E, Dietz H, Reuning U, Moreno-Leon L, Ilie M, Hofman P, Nagase H, Mari B, Krüger A. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 induces a pro-tumourigenic increase of miR-210 in lung adenocarcinoma cells and their exosomes. Oncogene 2014; 34:3640-50. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2013] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wang K, Shrestha R, Wyatt AW, Reddy A, Lehár J, Wang Y, Lapuk A, Collins CC. A meta-analysis approach for characterizing pan-cancer mechanisms of drug sensitivity in cell lines. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103050. [PMID: 25036042 PMCID: PMC4103868 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Understanding the heterogeneous drug response of cancer patients is essential to precision oncology. Pioneering genomic analyses of individual cancer subtypes have begun to identify key determinants of resistance, including up-regulation of multi-drug resistance (MDR) genes and mutational alterations of drug targets. However, these alterations are sufficient to explain only a minority of the population, and additional mechanisms of drug resistance or sensitivity are required to explain the remaining spectrum of patient responses to ultimately achieve the goal of precision oncology. We hypothesized that a pan-cancer analysis of in vitro drug sensitivities across numerous cancer lineages will improve the detection of statistical associations and yield more robust and, importantly, recurrent determinants of response. In this study, we developed a statistical framework based on the meta-analysis of expression profiles to identify pan-cancer markers and mechanisms of drug response. Using the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopaedia (CCLE), a large panel of several hundred cancer cell lines from numerous distinct lineages, we characterized both known and novel mechanisms of response to cytotoxic drugs including inhibitors of Topoisomerase 1 (TOP1; Topotecan, Irinotecan) and targeted therapies including inhibitors of histone deacetylases (HDAC; Panobinostat) and MAP/ERK kinases (MEK; PD-0325901, AZD6244). Notably, our analysis implicated reduced replication and transcriptional rates, as well as deficiency in DNA damage repair genes in resistance to TOP1 inhibitors. The constitutive activation of several signaling pathways including the interferon/STAT-1 pathway was implicated in resistance to the pan-HDAC inhibitor. Finally, a number of dysregulations upstream of MEK were identified as compensatory mechanisms of resistance to the MEK inhibitors. In comparison to alternative pan-cancer analysis strategies, our approach can better elucidate relevant drug response mechanisms. Moreover, the compendium of putative markers and mechanisms identified through our analysis can serve as a foundation for future studies into these drugs.
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- Kendric Wang
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada; CIHR/MSHFR Bioinformatics Training Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Oncology Division, Basal, Switzerland
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Oncology Division, Basal, Switzerland
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- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Urologic Sciences, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Urologic Sciences, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Vinther L, Lademann U, Andersen EV, Højrup P, Thaysen-Andersen M, Krogh BO, Viuff B, Brünner N, Stenvang J, Moreira JMA. Purification and characterization of bioactive his6-tagged recombinant human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) protein expressed at high yields in mammalian cells. Protein Expr Purif 2014; 101:157-64. [PMID: 24998777 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2014.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Revised: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) is an endogenous inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) with reported tumor promoting, as well as inhibitory, effects. These paradoxical properties are presumably mediated by different biological functions, MMP-dependent as well as -independent, and probably related to TIMP-1 levels of protein expression, post-translational modifications, and cellular localization. TIMP-1 is an N-glycosylated protein that folds into two functional domains, a C- and an N-terminal domain, with six disulfide bonds. Furthermore, TIMP-1 is processed in the N-terminal sequence. These three biochemical properties make TIMP-1 difficult to produce in conventional bacterial, insect, or yeast expression systems. We describe here a HEK293 cell-based strategy for production and purification of secreted and N-glycosylated recombinant his6-tagged human TIMP-1 (his6-rTIMP-1), which resulted in large amounts of highly purified and bioactive protein. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry confirmed the N- and C-termini of his6-rTIMP-1, and N-glycosylation profiling showed a match to the N-glycosylation of human plasma TIMP-1. The his6-rTIMP-1 was bioactive as shown by its proper inhibitory effect on MMP-2 activity, and its stimulatory effect on cell growth when added to the growth medium of four different breast cancer cell lines. This study provides an easy set-up for large scale production and purification of bioactive, tagged recombinant human TIMP-1, which structurally and functionally is similar to endogenous human TIMP-1, while using an expression system that is adaptable to most biochemical and biomedical laboratories including those that do not perform protein purifications routinely.
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- Lena Vinther
- Section for Molecular Disease Biology and Sino-Danish Breast Cancer Research Centre, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Molecular Disease Biology and Sino-Danish Breast Cancer Research Centre, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Molecular Disease Biology and Sino-Danish Breast Cancer Research Centre, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Section for Molecular Disease Biology and Sino-Danish Breast Cancer Research Centre, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Molecular Disease Biology and Sino-Danish Breast Cancer Research Centre, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Molecular Disease Biology and Sino-Danish Breast Cancer Research Centre, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Molecular Disease Biology and Sino-Danish Breast Cancer Research Centre, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Serum tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) are associated with prognosis in esophageal cancer patients. Adv Med Sci 2014; 58:227-34. [PMID: 23773968 DOI: 10.2478/ams-2013-0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE The matrix metalloproteinases, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases and angiogenesis contribute to growth and spread of cancer. We investigated the correlation between pretreatment serum levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), and clinicopathologic features and survival in patients with esophageal cancer (EC). MATERIAL/METHODS Serum TIMP-1 and VEGF-A were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 89 patients with EC, and 30 healthy controls. RESULTS Serum TIMP-1 and VEGF-A levels were significantly higher in patients with esophageal carcinoma than in the control group (p=0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). High levels of TIMP-1 were associated with histological type (p<0.001), tumor depth (p<0.001), stage (p<0.001) and lymph node metastases (p=0.001). Subgroup analysis showed that tumor size (p<0.001), tumor depth (p<0.001), stage (p<0.001), lymph node metastases (p=0.002), distant metastases (p=0.009) and resectability (p=0.003), were correlated with an elevated level of VEGF-A. Patients with elevated levels of TIMP-1 and VEGF-A had a significantly lower overall survival (p=0.02 and p=0.048, respectively), and disease-free survival (TIMP-1, p<0.001). CONCLUSION High serum levels of TIMP-1 and VEGF-A were found to be associated with tumor progression and unfavorable prognosis in patients with EC.
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D'Angelo RC, Liu XW, Najy AJ, Jung YS, Won J, Chai KX, Fridman R, Kim HRC. TIMP-1 via TWIST1 induces EMT phenotypes in human breast epithelial cells. Mol Cancer Res 2014; 12:1324-33. [PMID: 24895412 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-14-0105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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UNLABELLED Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) regulates intracellular signaling networks for inhibition of apoptosis. Tetraspanin (CD63), a cell surface binding partner for TIMP-1, was previously shown to regulate integrin-mediated survival pathways in the human breast epithelial cell line MCF10A. In the current study, we show that TIMP-1 expression induces phenotypic changes in cell morphology, cell adhesion, cytoskeletal remodeling, and motility, indicative of an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). This is evidenced by loss of the epithelial cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin with an increase in the mesenchymal markers vimentin, N-cadherin, and fibronectin. Signaling through TIMP-1, but not TIMP-2, induces the expression of TWIST1, an important EMT transcription factor known to suppress E-cadherin transcription, in a CD63-dependent manner. RNAi-mediated knockdown of TWIST1 rescued E-cadherin expression in TIMP-1-overexpressing cells, demonstrating a functional significance of TWIST1 in TIMP-1-mediated EMT. Furthermore, analysis of TIMP-1 structural mutants reveals that TIMP-1 interactions with CD63 that activate cell survival signaling and EMT do not require the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-inhibitory domain of TIMP-1. Taken together, these data demonstrate that TIMP-1 binding to CD63 activates intracellular signal transduction pathways, resulting in EMT-like changes in breast epithelial cells, independent of its MMP-inhibitory function. IMPLICATIONS TIMP-1's function as an endogenous inhibitor of MMP or as a "cytokine-like" signaling molecule may be a critical determinant for tumor cell behavior.
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- Rosemarie Chirco D'Angelo
- Department of Pathology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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TIMP-1 modulates chemotaxis of human neural stem cells through CD63 and integrin signalling. Biochem J 2014; 459:565-76. [DOI: 10.1042/bj20131119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Human neural stem cells possess an inherent brain tumour tropism. We identified brain tumour-derived TIMP-1 as a novel chemoattractant for human neural stem cells. TIMP-1 binding to CD63 at the plasma membrane activated β1 integrin-mediated signalling, inducing cell adhesion and migration.
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Singla DK. Akt-mTOR Pathway Inhibits Apoptosis and Fibrosis in Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity Following Embryonic Stem Cell Transplantation. Cell Transplant 2014; 24:1031-42. [PMID: 24594448 DOI: 10.3727/096368914x679200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Doxorubicin (DOX) is an effective chemotherapeutic drug used for the treatment of a variety of malignancies. Unfortunately, time and dose-dependent DOX therapy induces cardiotoxicity and heart failure. We previously reported that transplanted embryonic stem (ES) cells and the conditioned medium (CM) can repair and regenerate injured myocardium in acute DOX-induced cardiomyopathy (DIC). However, the effectiveness of ES cell and CM therapeutics has not been challenged in the chronic DIC model. To this end, the long-term impact of ES cells and CM on apoptosis, fibrosis, cytoplasmic vacuolization, oxidative stress, and their associated mediators were examined. Four weeks post-DIC, ES cells and CM-transplanted hearts showed a significant decrease in cardiac apoptotic nuclei, which was consequent to modulation of signaling molecules in the Akt pathway including PTEN, Akt, and mTOR. Cytoplasmic vacuolization was reduced following treatment with ES cells and CM, as was cardiac fibrosis, which was attributable to downregulation of MMP-9 activity. Oxidative stress, as evidenced by DHE staining and lipid peroxide concentration, was significantly diminished, and preservation of the antioxidant defense system was observed following CM and ES cell transplantation. In conclusion, our data suggest that transplanted ES cells and CM have long-term potentiation to significantly mitigate various adverse pathological mechanisms present in the injured chronic DIC heart.
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- Dinender K Singla
- Biomolecular Science Center, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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Ries C. Cytokine functions of TIMP-1. Cell Mol Life Sci 2014; 71:659-72. [PMID: 23982756 PMCID: PMC11113289 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1457-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Revised: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are well recognized for their role in extracellular matrix remodeling by controlling the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Independent of MMP inhibition, TIMPs act as signaling molecules with cytokine-like activities thereby influencing various biological processes including cell growth, apoptosis, differentiation, angiogenesis, and oncogenesis. Recent studies on TIMP-1's cytokine functions have identified complex regulatory networks involving a specific surface receptor and subsequent signaling pathways including miRNA-mediated posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression that ultimately control the fate and behavior of the cells. The present review summarizes the current knowledge on TIMP-1 as a cytokine modulator of cell functions, outlines recent progress in defining molecular pathways that transmit TIMP-1 signals from the cell periphery into the nucleus, and discusses TIMP-1's role as a cytokine in the pathophysiology of cancer and other human diseases.
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- Christian Ries
- Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Pettenkoferstrasse 9b, 80336, Munich, Germany,
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Abrial M, Da Silva CC, Pillot B, Augeul L, Ivanes F, Teixeira G, Cartier R, Angoulvant D, Ovize M, Ferrera R. Cardiac fibroblasts protect cardiomyocytes against lethal ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2014; 68:56-65. [PMID: 24440456 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2014.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Roles of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) in the regulation of myocardial structure and function have been emphasized in the last decade. Their implications in pathophysiological aspects of chronic heart diseases such as myocardial remodeling and fibrosis are now well established; however their contribution to the acute phase of ischemia-reperfusion injury still remains elusive. We hypothesized that CF may contribute to cardiomyocyte (CM) protection against ischemia-reperfusion injuries. Experiments performed on isolated neonatal rat CF and CM demonstrated that the presence of CF in co-cultures increases CM viability (58 ± 2% versus 30 ± 2% in control) against hypoxia-reoxygenation injury, in a paracrine manner. It was confirmed by a similar effect of hypoxic CF secretome alone on CM viability (51 ± 9% versus 31 ± 4% in untreated cells). These findings were corroborated by in vivo experiments in a mice model of myocardial infarction in which a 25% infarct size reduction was observed in CF secretome treated mice compared to control. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMPs-1) alone, abundantly detected in CF secretome, was able to decrease CM cell death (35%) and experiments with pharmacological inhibitors of PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 pathways provided more evidence that this paracrine protection is partly mediated by these signaling pathways. In vivo experiments strengthened that TIMP-1 alone was able to decrease infarct size (37%) and were validated by depletion experiments demonstrating that CF secretome cardioprotection was abolished by TIMP-1 depletion. Our data demonstrated for the first time that CFs participate in cardioprotection during the acute phase of ischemia-reperfusion via a paracrine pathway involving TIMP-1.
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- Maryline Abrial
- INSERM U1060, CarMeN Laboratory, Université Lyon 1, F-69373 Lyon, France.
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- INSERM U1060, CarMeN Laboratory, Université Lyon 1, F-69373 Lyon, France
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- INSERM U1060, CarMeN Laboratory, Université Lyon 1, F-69373 Lyon, France
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- INSERM U1060, CarMeN Laboratory, Université Lyon 1, F-69373 Lyon, France; Université François Rabelais EA 4245, CHRU Tours, Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Cardiologie, F-37044 Tours, France
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- INSERM U1060, CarMeN Laboratory, Université Lyon 1, F-69373 Lyon, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles Cardiovasculaires & CIC de Lyon, F-69394 Lyon, France
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- Université François Rabelais EA 4245, CHRU Tours, Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Cardiologie, F-37044 Tours, France
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- INSERM U1060, CarMeN Laboratory, Université Lyon 1, F-69373 Lyon, France; Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles Cardiovasculaires & CIC de Lyon, F-69394 Lyon, France
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- INSERM U1060, CarMeN Laboratory, Université Lyon 1, F-69373 Lyon, France
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Thorsen SB, Christensen SL, Würtz SO, Lundberg M, Nielsen BS, Vinther L, Knowles M, Gee N, Fredriksson S, Møller S, Brünner N, Schrohl AS, Stenvang J. Plasma levels of the MMP-9:TIMP-1 complex as prognostic biomarker in breast cancer: a retrospective study. BMC Cancer 2013; 13:598. [PMID: 24330623 PMCID: PMC3878682 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Worldwide more than one million women are annually diagnosed with breast cancer. A considerable fraction of these women receive systemic adjuvant therapy; however, some are cured by primary surgery and radiotherapy alone. Prognostic biomarkers guide stratification of patients into different risk groups and hence improve management of breast cancer patients. Plasma levels of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and its natural inhibitor Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) have previously been associated with poor patient outcome and resistance to certain forms of chemotherapy. To pursue additional prognostic information from MMP-9 and TIMP-1, the level of the MMP-9 and TIMP-1 complex (MMP-9:TIMP-1) was investigated in plasma from breast cancer patients. Methods Detection of protein:protein complexes in plasma was performed using a commercially available ELISA kit and, for the first time, the highly sensitive in-solution proximity ligation assay (PLA). We screened plasma from 465 patients with primary breast cancer for prognostic value of the MMP-9:TIMP-1 complex. Both assays were validated and applied for quantification of MMP-9:TIMP-1 concentration. In this retrospective study, we analyzed the association between the concentration of the MMP-9:TIMP-1 complex and clinicopathological data and disease free survival (DFS) in univariate and multivariate survival analyses. Results Following successful validation both assays were applied for MMP-9:TIMP-1 measurements. Of the clinicopathological parameters, only menopausal status demonstrated significant association with the MMP-9:TIMP-1 complex; P = 0.03 and P = 0.028 for the ELISA and PLA measurements, respectively. We found no correlation between the MMP-9:TIMP-1 protein complex and DFS neither in univariate nor in multivariate survival analyses. Conclusions Despite earlier reports linking MMP-9 and TIMP-1 with prognosis in breast cancer patients, we here demonstrate that plasma levels of the MMP-9:TIMP-1 protein complex hold no prognostic information in primary breast cancer as a stand-alone marker. We demonstrate that the highly sensitive in-solution PLA can be employed for measurements of protein:protein complexes in plasma.
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- Institute of Veterinary Disease Biology and Sino-Danish Breast Cancer Research Centre, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Rosewell KL, Li F, Puttabyatappa M, Akin JW, Brännström M, Curry TE. Ovarian expression, localization, and function of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP3) during the periovulatory period of the human menstrual cycle. Biol Reprod 2013; 89:121. [PMID: 24048576 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.106989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Ovulation involves reorganization of the extracellular matrix of the follicle. This study examines the expression, localization, and potential function of the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP3) during ovulation in women. The dominant follicle of the menstrual cycle was collected at specified times throughout the ovulatory process: pre-, early, late, and postovulatory. For quantitative studies, the follicle was bisected; granulosa and theca cells were separated and collected. For immunohistochemistry (IHC), the intact follicle was embedded and TIMP3 was localized. Additionally, granulosa cells were collected from women undergoing in vitro fertilization and treated with increasing concentrations of recombinant TIMP3, and cell viability was assessed. Real-time PCR for TIMP3 mRNA revealed an increase in TIMP3 mRNA expression in granulosa cells from the early to the late ovulatory stage. Thecal TIMP3 mRNA expression was constitutive across the periovulatory period. TIMP3 protein was localized by IHC to the granulosa and theca cell layers in pre-, early, and late ovulatory follicles as well as to the vascular bed. The staining was most intense in the granulosa and theca cells in the late ovulatory group. Treatment of human granulosa-lutein cells with exogenous recombinant TIMP3 for 24 h decreased cell viability by 60%. Using human follicles collected throughout the periovulatory period of the menstrual cycle, we have demonstrated that TIMP3 mRNA expression increases and that TIMP3 protein is in the appropriate cellular layers to regulate proteolytic remodeling as the follicle progresses toward ovulation. In addition, we have shown that elevated levels of TIMP3 lead to decreased cell viability.
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- Katherine L Rosewell
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky
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