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Fu Q, Yang X, Wang M, Zhu K, Wang Y, Song J. Activatable Probes for Ratiometric Imaging of Endogenous Biomarkers In Vivo. ACS NANO 2024; 18:3916-3968. [PMID: 38258800 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Dynamic variations in the concentration and abnormal distribution of endogenous biomarkers are strongly associated with multiple physiological and pathological states. Therefore, it is crucial to design imaging systems capable of real-time detection of dynamic changes in biomarkers for the accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of diseases. Recently, ratiometric imaging has emerged as a widely used technique for sensing and imaging of biomarkers due to its advantage of circumventing the limitations inherent to conventional intensity-dependent signal readout methods while also providing built-in self-calibration for signal correction. Here, the recent progress of ratiometric probes and their applications in sensing and imaging of biomarkers are outlined. Ratiometric probes are classified according to their imaging mechanisms, and ratiometric photoacoustic imaging, ratiometric optical imaging including photoluminescence imaging and self-luminescence imaging, ratiometric magnetic resonance imaging, and dual-modal ratiometric imaging are discussed. The applications of ratiometric probes in the sensing and imaging of biomarkers such as pH, reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS), glutathione (GSH), gas molecules, enzymes, metal ions, and hypoxia are discussed in detail. Additionally, this Review presents an overview of challenges faced in this field along with future research directions.
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- Qinrui Fu
- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266021, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266021, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Chen YH, Yang SH, Liu LX, Hu S, Wang XJ, Liao ZJ, Huan YF, He K, Zhang XW. Knockdown of FGFR3 inhibits the proliferation, migration and invasion of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Dig Liver Dis 2023; 55:400-406. [PMID: 35999136 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2022.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The FGF/FGFR signaling axis deregulation of the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) family is closely related to tumorigenesis, tumor progression and drug resistance to anticancer therapy. And fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) is one member of this family. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of siRNA-induced knockdown of FGFR3 on the biological behaviors of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). The expression levels of FGFR3 were determined in three intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma cell lines RBE, HUCCT1 and HCCC9810 cell lines by Western blot. FGFR3 expression in RBE cell line was knocked down by siRNA. Our study found that knockdown of FGFR3 inhibited the migration, invasion and proliferation of ICC cells using Wound healing assay, Transwell migration and invasion assays and Cell proliferation assay. And significantly down-regulated the protein expression levels of MMP2, cyclinD1, and NCadherin, but had no significant effect on MMP9, cyclinD3, vimentin, E-cadherin protein. In addition, we found that ERK/c-Myc presumably is its signaling pathway by bioinformatics analysis and Western blot verification. To sum up, knockdown of FGFR3 inhibited the migration, invasion and proliferation of ICC cells. It demonstrated that FGFR3 probably becomes a therapeutic target for ICC and increases the proportion of potentially curable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients treated with FGFR inhibitors.
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3/genetics
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3/metabolism
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3/pharmacology
- Cell Proliferation/genetics
- Cell Movement/genetics
- Cholangiocarcinoma/pathology
- RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
- Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic/pathology
- Bile Duct Neoplasms/pathology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
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- Yi-Hui Chen
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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Yuan C, Yuan J, Xiao H, Li H, Jiang Y, Zhai R, Zhai J, Xing H, Huang J. Genomic analysis of matrix metalloproteinases affecting the prognosis and immunogenic profile of gastric cancer. Front Genet 2023; 14:1128088. [PMID: 37144126 PMCID: PMC10151559 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1128088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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This study systematically and comprehensively analyzed the characteristics of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in gastric cancer (GC) and revealed the relationship between MMPs and prognoses, clinicopathological features, tumor microenvironment, gene mutations, and drug therapy response in patients with GC. Based on the mRNA expression profiles of 45 MMP-related genes in GC, we established a model that classified GC patients into three groups based on cluster analysis of the mRNA expression profiles. The 3 groups of GC patients showed significantly different prognoses as well as tumor microenvironmental characteristics. Next, we used Boruta's algorithm and PCA method to establish an MMP scoring system and found that lower MMP scores were associated with better prognoses, lower clinical stages, better immune cell infiltration, lower degrees of immune dysfunction and rejection, and more genetic mutations. Whereas a high MMP score was the opposite. These observations were further validated with data from other datasets, showing the robustness of our MMP scoring system. Overall, MMP could be involved in the tumor microenvironment (TME), clinical features, and prognosis of GC. An in-depth study of MMP patterns can better understand the indispensable role of MMP in the development of GC and reasonably assess the survival prognosis, clinicopathological features, and drug efficacy of different patients, thus providing clinicians with a broader vision of GC progression and treatment.
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- Chaofeng Yuan
- Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Hua Xing, ; Jiannan Huang,
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Hua Xing, ; Jiannan Huang,
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Curtis A, Yu Y, Carey M, Parfrey P, Yilmaz YE, Savas S. Examining SNP-SNP interactions and risk of clinical outcomes in colorectal cancer using multifactor dimensionality reduction based methods. Front Genet 2022; 13:902217. [PMID: 35991579 PMCID: PMC9385108 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.902217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background: SNP interactions may explain the variable outcome risk among colorectal cancer patients. Examining SNP interactions is challenging, especially with large datasets. Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction (MDR)-based programs may address this problem.Objectives: 1) To compare two MDR-based programs for their utility; and 2) to apply these programs to sets of MMP and VEGF-family gene SNPs in order to examine their interactions in relation to colorectal cancer survival outcomes.Methods: This study applied two data reduction methods, Cox-MDR and GMDR 0.9, to study one to three way SNP interactions. Both programs were run using a 5-fold cross validation step and the top models were verified by permutation testing. Prognostic associations of the SNP interactions were verified using multivariable regression methods. Eight datasets, including SNPs from MMP family genes (n = 201) and seven sets of VEGF-family interaction networks (n = 1,517 SNPs) were examined.Results: ∼90 million potential interactions were examined. Analyses in the MMP and VEGF gene family datasets found several novel 1- to 3-way SNP interactions. These interactions were able to distinguish between the patients with different outcome risks (regression p-values 0.03–2.2E-09). The strongest association was detected for a 3-way interaction including CHRM3.rs665159_EPN1.rs6509955_PTGER3.rs1327460 variants.Conclusion: Our work demonstrates the utility of data reduction methods while identifying potential prognostic markers in colorectal cancer.
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- Aaron Curtis
- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Discipline of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
- Discipline of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
- Discipline of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
- *Correspondence: Sevtap Savas,
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Wang G, Li Q, Li C, Duan G, Sang H, Dong H, Yang Y, Ma C, Tao T. Knockdown of PNO1 inhibits esophageal cancer progression. Oncol Rep 2021; 45:85. [PMID: 33864661 PMCID: PMC8025143 DOI: 10.3892/or.2021.8036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate the role of partner of NOB1 homolog (PNO1) in esophageal cancer (EC). The expression levels of PNO1 in EC were primarily analyzed using data obtained from databases. PNO1 expression was also knocked down in EC cells (Eca-109 and TE1) to determine the biological effects of PNO1 on tumorigenesis in vitro and in vivo. In addition, possible downstream targets of PNO1 in EC were identified. The expression levels of PNO1 were upregulated in the tumor tissues compared with that noted in normal tissues. Moreover, the knockdown (KD) of PNO1 suppressed cell proliferation, migration and invasion, and promoted cell apoptosis (P<0.05). Furthermore, the protein expression levels of AKT1, Twist, Myc, mTOR, matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2), nuclear factor (NF)-κB p65 and β-catenin 1 (CTNNB1) were downregulated following the KD of PNO1 in Eca-109 cells (P<0.05). In addition, the overexpression of CTNNB1 reversed the effects of PNO1 KD in Eca-109 cells (P<0.05). In conclusion, the findings of the present study suggest that PNO1 promotes EC progression by regulating AKT1, Twist, Myc, mTOR, MMP2, NF-κB p65 and CTNNB1 expression.
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- Guowen Wang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui 233030, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui 233030, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui 233030, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui 233030, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui 233030, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang 310000, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui 233030, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui 233030, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui 233030, P.R. China
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Ran T, Chen Z, Zhao L, Ran W, Fan J, Hong S, Yang Z. LAMB1 Is Related to the T Stage and Indicates Poor Prognosis in Gastric Cancer. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2021; 20:15330338211004944. [PMID: 33784890 PMCID: PMC8020091 DOI: 10.1177/15330338211004944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Gastric cancer (GC) is a common tumor malignancy with high incidence and poor prognosis. Laminin is an indispensable component of basement membrane and extracellular matrix, which is responsible for bridging the internal and external environment of cells and transmitting signals. This study mainly explored the association of the LAMB1 expression with clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis in gastric cancer. METHODS The expression data and clinical information of gastric cancer patients were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Asian Cancer Research Group (ACRG). And we analyzed the relationship between LAMB1 expression and clinical characteristics through R. CIBERSORTx was used to calculate the absolute score of immune cells in gastric tumor tissues. Then COX proportional hazard models and Kaplan-Meier curves were performed to evaluate the role of LAMB1 and its influence on prognosis in gastric cancer patients. Finally, GO and KEGG analysis were applied for LAMB1-related genes in gastric cancer, and PPI network was constructed in Cytoscape software. RESULTS In the TCGA cohort, patients with gastric cancer frequently generated LAMB1 gene copy number variation, but had little effect on mRNA expression. Both in the TCGA and ACRG cohorts, the mRNA expression of LAMB1 in gastric cancer tissues was higher than it in normal tissues. All patients were divided into high expression group and low expression group according to the median expression level of LAMB1. The elevated expression group obviously had more advanced cases and higher infiltration levels of M2 macrophages. COX proportional hazard models and Kaplan-Meier curves revealed that patients with enhanced expression of LAMB1 have a worse prognosis. GO/KEGG analysis showed that LAMB1-related genes were enriched in PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, focal adhesion, ECM-receptor interaction, etc. CONCLUSIONS The high expression of LAMB1 in gastric cancer is related to the poor prognosis of patients, and it may be related to microenvironmental changes in tumors.
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- Tao Ran
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- The Fourth Department of Infectious Disease, Chongqing Public Health Center, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Shan ZG, Sun ZW, Zhao LQ, Gou Q, Chen ZF, Zhang JY, Chen W, Su CY, You N, Zhuang Y, Zhao YL. Upregulation of Tubulointerstitial nephritis antigen like 1 promotes gastric cancer growth and metastasis by regulating multiple matrix metallopeptidase expression. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 36:196-203. [PMID: 32537806 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.15150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Tubulointerstitial nephritis antigen-like 1 (TINAGL1), as a novel matricellular protein, has been demonstrated to participate in cancer progression, whereas the potential function of TINAGL1 in gastric cancer (GC) remains unknown. METHODS The expression pattern of TINAGL1 in GC was examined by immunohistochemistry, ELISA, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and Western blot. Correlation between TINAGL1 and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) was analyzed by the GEPIA website and Kaplan-Meier plots database. The lentivirus-based TINAGL1 knockdown, CCK-8, and transwell assays were used to test the function of TINAGL1 in vitro. The role of TINAGL1 was confirmed by subcutaneous xenograft, abdominal dissemination, and lung metastasis model. Microarray experiments, ELISA, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and Western blot were used to identify molecular mechanism. RESULTS TINAGL1 was increased in GC tumor tissues and associated with poor patient survival. Moreover, TINAGL1 significantly promoted GC cell proliferation and migration in vitro as well as facilitated GC tumor growth and metastasis in vivo. TINAGL1 expression in GC cells was accompanied with increasing MMPs including MMP2, MMP9, MMP11, MMP14, and MMP16. GEPIA database revealed that these MMPs were correlated with TINAGL1 in GC tumors and that the most highly expressed MMP was MMP2. Mechanically, TINAGL1 regulated MMP2 through the JNK signaling pathway activation. CONCLUSIONS Our data highlight that TINAGL1 promotes GC growth and metastasis and regulates MMP2 expression, indicating that TINAGL1 may serve as a therapeutic target for GC.
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- Zhi-Guo Shan
- Department of General Surgery and Centre of Minimal Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- The 988 Hospital of PLA, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- National Engineering Research Centre of Immunological Products, Department of Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Laboratory Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- National Engineering Research Centre of Immunological Products, Department of Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Laboratory Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- National Engineering Research Centre of Immunological Products, Department of Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Laboratory Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- National Engineering Research Centre of Immunological Products, Department of Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Laboratory Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- La Trobe Institute of Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of General Surgery and Centre of Minimal Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- National Engineering Research Centre of Immunological Products, Department of Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Laboratory Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of General Surgery and Centre of Minimal Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Ozkan E, Bakar-Ates F. Potentiation of the Effect of Lonidamine by Quercetin in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells through downregulation of MMP-2/9 mRNA Expression. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2020; 92:e20200548. [PMID: 33237147 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202020200548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Combination therapies are becoming increasingly important to develop an effective treatment in cancer. Lonidamine is frequently used in cancer treatment, but it's often preferred to be used in combination with other drugs because of its side effects. In the present study, the efficacy of the combination of lonidamine with quercetin, a flavonoid of natural origin, on human MCF-7 breast cancer cells was evaluated. The results showed that the combined use of the compounds significantly increased cytotoxicity compared to administration alone (p<0.0001). In addition, while lonidamine induced a cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase, administration of quercetin and its combination with lonidamine arrested the cell division at S point, indicating the synergistic strength of quercetin on cytotoxicity. The combination of quercetin and lonidamine significantly induced apoptosis of MCF-7 cells (p<0.0001) and increased caspase levels (p<0.0001). In this study, the combination of quercetin and lonidamine has been evaluated for the first time and the combination treatment decreased MMP-2/-9 mRNA expression more potently than the effects of the compounds alone. The results showed that lonidamine was more effective when combined with quercetin, and their combination may be a candidate for a novel strategy of treatment for breast cancer.
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- Erva Ozkan
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, Dogol Street, 06560, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, Dogol Street, 06560, Ankara, Turkey
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Han L, Sheng B, Zeng Q, Yao W, Jiang Q. Correlation between MMP2 expression in lung cancer tissues and clinical parameters: a retrospective clinical analysis. BMC Pulm Med 2020; 20:283. [PMID: 33115469 PMCID: PMC7594265 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-020-01317-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background Matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) has been found to be related to malignant tumors; the aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between MMP2 expression in lung cancer tissues and clinical parameters of lung cancer. Methods The expression of MMP2 in lung cancer tissues and in adjacent non-malignant tissues was tested by immunohistochemistry. The correlation between the expression of MMP2 and clinical parameters of lung cancer was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier curve and multiple regression analysis. Results The expression of MMP2 was higher in lung cancer tissues than that in adjacent non-malignant tissues (p = 0.002). Increased MMP2 was associated with low differentiation (p = 0.022), tumor size (p = 0.032), lymph node metastasis (p < 0.001), advanced stage (p = 0.002). The post-surgical survival time in patients with high MMP2 expression was shorter than that in patients with low MMP2 expression (p = 0.001). High expression of MMP2 (p = 0.006) and advanced stage (p = 0.003) were independent prognostic indicators for survival of lung cancer patients. Conclusions Increased MMP2 correlates with malignant biological behavior of lung cancer and it could be a potential biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis of the disease.
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- Liping Han
- Department of Respiration, Jining NO.1 People's Hospital, Jining, China.,Affiliated Jining NO.1 People's Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Respiration, Jining NO.1 People's Hospital, Jining, China.,Affiliated Jining NO.1 People's Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Affiliated Jining NO.1 People's Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jining NO.1 People's Hospital, Jining, China
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- General Surgery, Zoucheng Kanzhuang Township Health Center, Zoucheng, China
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- Department of Respiration, Jining NO.1 People's Hospital, Jining, China. .,Affiliated Jining NO.1 People's Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, China.
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Gao N, Yang F, Chen S, Wan H, Zhao X, Dong H. The role of TRPV1 ion channels in the suppression of gastric cancer development. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2020; 39:206. [PMID: 33008449 PMCID: PMC7531167 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-020-01707-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background Although the aberrant expression and function of most Ca2+-permeable channels are known to promote gastrointestinal tumors, the association between transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) channels and gastric cancer (GC) has not yet been explored. Herein, we sought to determine the role of TRPV1 channels in the development of GC and to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms involved therein. Methods Immunohistochemistry, qPCR, Western blot, immunofluorescence assays were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression of TRPV1 in GC cells and tissues, and the clinical significance of TRPV1 in GC was also studied by clinicopathologic analysis. CCK8, colony formation, flow cytometry assays were used to detect the proliferation and survival of GC cells, while transwell assay was used to detect migration and invasion of GC cells in vitro. Tumor xenograft and peritoneal dissemination assays in nude mice were used to examine the role of TRPV1 in GC development in vivo. Results TRPV1 expression was significantly downregulated in human primary GC tissues compared to their adjacent tissues. The decreased expression of TRPV1 proteins in GC tissues was positively correlated with tumor size, histological grade, lymphatic metastasis, clinical stage, and was strongly correlated with poor prognosis of GC patients. Moreover, the expression of TRPV1 was closely correlated with Ki67, VEGFR, and E-cadherin, all of which are the well-known cancer markers for proliferation and metastasis. TRPV1 proteins were predominately expressed on the plasma membrane in several GC cell lines. TRPV1 overexpression blocked cell cycle at G1 phase to inhibit GC cell proliferation and attenuated migration and invasion of GC cells in vitro, but TRPV1 knockdown increased these parameters. TRPV1 significantly reduced gastric tumor size, number and peritoneal dissemination in vivo. Mechanistically, TRPV1 overexpression in GC cells increased [Ca2+]i, activated CaMKKβ and AMPK phosphorylation, and decreased expression of cyclin D1 and MMP2, while TRPV1 knockdown induced the opposite effects. Conclusions TRPV1 uniquely suppresses GC development through a novel Ca2+/CaMKKβ/AMPK pathway and its downregulation is correlated with poor survival of human GC patients. Thus, TRPV1 upregulation and its downstream signaling may represent a promising target for GC prevention and therapy.
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- Nannan Gao
- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, China. .,Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093, USA.
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Azevedo Martins JM, Rabelo-Santos SH, do Amaral Westin MC, Zeferino LC. Tumoral and stromal expression of MMP-2, MMP-9, MMP-14, TIMP-1, TIMP-2, and VEGF-A in cervical cancer patient survival: a competing risk analysis. BMC Cancer 2020; 20:660. [PMID: 32669083 PMCID: PMC7364527 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07150-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Expression of matrix metalloproteases 2, 9 and 14 (MMP-2, MMP-9, MMP-14), tissue inhibitors of metalloprotease 1 and 2 (TIMP-1, TIMP-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) is involved in tumor invasion and metastasis via extracellular matrix degradation and angiogenesis. This study aimed to assess whether the expression of MMP-2, MMP-9, MMP-14, TIMP-1, and TIMP-2 in tumors and in the adjacent stroma is associated with cervical cancer prognosis. METHODS This study analyzed a retrospective cohort of 64 patients. Protein expression was previously obtained by immunohistochemistry from biopsies containing both tumor and stroma. The expression and percentage of stained cells were categorized as high or low according to the cutoff points by using ROC curves. The follow-up data was collected from diagnosis to the last clinical visit. Clinical status categorized as alive without disease, alive with disease, death due to other causes, and death from the disease. The relative risk of death from the disease was evaluated according to the proteins expression using a cause-specific Cox regression model with a 95% confidence interval (95%CI). For the significant associations (p < 0.05), survival curves of patients with low and high expression were plotted for the competing risk survival curve analyses. RESULTS High expression levels of stromal MMP-2 (RR; 95%CI: 3.91; 1.17-13.02) and stromal TIMP-2 (RR, 95%CI: 8.67; 1.15-65.27) were associated with a greater relative risk of death from the disease and with lower survival (p = 0.03; p = 0.04) than lower expression levels. Low expression levels of stromal MMP-9 (RR, 95%CI: 0.19; 0.05-0.65) and tumoral MMP-9 (HR, 95%CI: 0.19; 0.04-0.90) were protective factors against death from the disease and were associated with poorer survival. CONCLUSIONS High expression levels of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 in the stroma were significantly associated with poor survival in cervical cancer patients. High expression of MMP-9 was associated with a favorable cervical cancer prognosis.
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- Jordana Maria Azevedo Martins
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Tessalia Vieira de Camargo Street, 126, Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-887 Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goias, 240 Street, Leste Universitario, Goiania, Goias 74605-170 Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cytopathology, Women’s Health Hospital Professor Jose Aristodemo Pinotti – (CAISM), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-881 Brazil
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Tessalia Vieira de Camargo Street, 126, Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-887 Brazil
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Huang CW, Chang YH, Lee HH, Wu JY, Huang JX, Chung YH, Hsu ST, Chow LP, Wei KC, Huang FT. Irisin, an exercise myokine, potently suppresses tumor proliferation, invasion, and growth in glioma. FASEB J 2020; 34:9678-9693. [PMID: 32469121 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000573rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and aggressive glial tumor with poor prognosis. Importantly, effective treatment options for glioblastoma are unmet needs. Obesity and low physical activity have been linked with a high risk of cancer, and exercise is related to delayed cancer development and progression. Epidemiological studies have revealed a correlation between exercise and the survival rate of patients with glioblastoma. Nevertheless, the mechanisms by which exercise exerts its anticancer effects in glioblastoma remain unclear. Here, we found that irisin, an exercise-induced myokine, induced G2 /M cell cycle arrest and increased p21 levels in glioblastoma cells, leading to the inhibition of cell proliferation. In addition, irisin inhibited glioblastoma cell invasion by upregulating TFPI-2 and even reversed the aggressive tumor phenotype promoted by co-cultivation with cancer-associated adipocytes. Furthermore, irisin retarded xenograft glioblastoma tumor growth, and radiolabeled irisin demonstrated specific tumor-targeting capability in vivo. Therefore, this study identified one potential molecular mechanism by which exercise prevents cancer progression via irisin. Intriguingly, irisin has the potential to be developed as a molecular imaging and therapeutic anticancer agent.
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- Chiun-Wei Huang
- Center for Advanced Molecular Imaging and Translation (CAMIT), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Center for Advanced Molecular Imaging and Translation (CAMIT), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Center for Advanced Molecular Imaging and Translation (CAMIT), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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The Extracellular Matrix: An Accomplice in Gastric Cancer Development and Progression. Cells 2020; 9:cells9020394. [PMID: 32046329 PMCID: PMC7072625 DOI: 10.3390/cells9020394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic and highly organized tissue structure, providing support and maintaining normal epithelial architecture. In the last decade, increasing evidence has emerged demonstrating that alterations in ECM composition and assembly strongly affect cellular function and behavior. Even though the detailed mechanisms underlying cell-ECM crosstalk are yet to unravel, it is well established that ECM deregulation accompanies the development of many pathological conditions, such as gastric cancer. Notably, gastric cancer remains a worldwide concern, representing the third most frequent cause of cancer-associated deaths. Despite increased surveillance protocols, patients are usually diagnosed at advanced disease stages, urging the identification of novel diagnostic biomarkers and efficient therapeutic strategies. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview regarding expression patterns of ECM components and cognate receptors described in normal gastric epithelium, pre-malignant lesions, and gastric carcinomas. Important insights are also discussed for the use of ECM-associated molecules as predictive biomarkers of the disease or as potential targets in gastric cancer.
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Zhu CL, Huang Q. Overexpression of the SMYD3 Promotes Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Pancreatic Cancer. Dig Dis Sci 2020; 65:489-499. [PMID: 31441002 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-019-05797-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Suvar, Enhancer of zeste, and Trithorax (SET), myeloid-Nervy-DEAF-1 (MYND) domain-containing protein 3 (SMYD3), was reported to be upregulated in various tumors. However, its role in pancreatic cancer progression remains unclear. AIMS To explore the role of SMYD3 in the pancreatic cancer. METHODS The expressions of SMYD3, caspase-3, and matrix metallopeptidase-2 (MMP-2) were detected in pancreatic cancer and non-tumor tissues by immunohistochemistry. The CCK-8 and transwell assays were performed to test proliferation, migration, and invasion ability in short hairpin RNA (shRNA-SMYD3) pancreatic cancer cell line SW1190. RT-PCR and Western blot were used to detect the expressions of SMYD3, caspase-3, and MMP-2 in SW1990 cell line and shRNA-SMYD3 SW1990 cell line. RESULTS The expressions of SMYD3, caspase-3, and MMP-2 were upregulated in pancreatic cancer. The SMYD3 was positively associated with caspase-3 and MMP-2 expressions in pancreatic cancer tissues. SMYD3, TNM stages, histological differentiation, and lymph node metastasis were identified as an independent prognostic factor. Moreover, interfered SMYD3 expression in SW1990 cell line significantly reduced the cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. RT-PCR and Western blot showed the expression of MMP-2 decreased in shRNA-SMYD3 SW1990 cell line, but no significant change was observed in the caspase-3 expression. CONCLUSIONS The overexpression of SMYD3 promoted proliferation, migration, and invasion of pancreatic cancer, and SMYD3 may affect the pancreatic cancer progression by regulating MMP-2 rather than caspase-3.
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- Department of General Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital, No. 17 Lujiang Road, Hefei, 230001, China.
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The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Expression in Gastric Cancer Susceptibility: A Systematic Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER MANAGEMENT 2019. [DOI: 10.5812/ijcm.94185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Henriet P, Emonard H. Matrix metalloproteinase-2: Not (just) a "hero" of the past. Biochimie 2019; 166:223-232. [PMID: 31362036 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2019.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The 72-kDa type IV collagenase or gelatinase A is the second member of the matrix metalloproteinase family, MMP-2. Since the discovery of its first two substrates within components of the extracellular matrix, denatured interstitial type I collagen and native type IV collagen, the roles and various levels of regulation of MMP-2 have been intensively studied, mainly in vitro. Its (over)expression in most if not all tumors was considered a hallmark of cancer aggressiveness and boosted investigations aiming at its inhibition. Unfortunately, the enthusiasm subsided like a soufflé after clinical trial failures, mostly because of insufficient knowledge of in vivo MMP-2 activities and detrimental side effects of broad-spectrum MMP inhibition. Nowadays, MMP-2 remains a major topic of interest in research, the second in the MMP family after MMP-9. This review presents a broad overview of the major features of this protease. This knowledge is crucial to identify diagnostic or therapeutic strategies focusing on MMP-2. In this sense, recent publications and clinical trials underline the potential value of measuring circulating or tissular MMP-2 levels as diagnostic or prognostic tools, or as a useful secondary outcome for therapies against other primary targets. Direct MMP-2 inhibition has benefited from substantial progress in the design of more specific inhibitors but their in vivo application remains challenging but certainly worth the efforts it receives.
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- Patrick Henriet
- de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200, Brussels, Belgium
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- CNRS and Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UMR 7369, 51100, Reims, France.
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MiR-708-5p is inversely associated with EWS/FLI1 Ewing sarcoma but does not represent a prognostic predictor. Cancer Genet 2019; 230:21-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2018.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Yurong L, Biaoxue R, Wei L, Zongjuan M, Hongyang S, Ping F, Wenlong G, Shuanying Y, Zongfang L. Stathmin overexpression is associated with growth, invasion and metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma. Oncotarget 2018; 8:26000-26012. [PMID: 27494889 PMCID: PMC5432233 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Stathmin has been investigated as a tumor biomarker because it appear to be associated with tumorigenesis; however, the effect of stathmin in lung adenocarcinoma (LAC) remains poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to examine the expression of stathmin in lung adenocarcinoma, and to disclose the relationship between them. The expression of stathmin was examined by RT-PCR, IHC and Western blot. Furthermore, small interfering RNA (shRNA)-mediated silencing of stathmin was employed in LAC cells to investigate cell proliferation, invasion and apoptosis. In this study, we showed that overexpression of stathmin was significantly associated with poorly differentiated, lymph node metastasis and advance TNM stages of lung adenocarcinoma. And silencing of stathmin expression inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of lung adenocarcinoma PC-9 cells, and retarded the growth of PC-9 cells xenografts in nude mice. Additionally, the anticarcinogenic efficacy of stathmin silencing might be involved in P38 and MMP2 signaling pathways. In conclusion, these results showed that stathmin expression was significantly up-regulated in LAC, which may act as a biomarker for LAC. Furthermore, silence of stathmin inhibiting LAC cell growth indicated that stathmin may be a promising molecular target for LAC therapy.
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- Lin Yurong
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Elderly Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Yang Y, Zhang J, Yan Y, Cai H, Li M, Sun K, Wang J, Liu X, Wang J, Duan X. Low expression of Rap1GAP is associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and poor prognosis in gastric cancer. Oncotarget 2018; 8:8057-8068. [PMID: 28009991 PMCID: PMC5352382 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Rap1GAP is a crucial tumor suppressor, but its role in gastric cancer (GC) is little investigated. In this study, we found that the expression of Rap1GAP was decreased in GC. Low expression of Rap1GAP was positively correlated with advanced pTNM stage, Borrmann types, tumor diameter and poor prognosis in patients with GC. Low expression of Rap1GAP correlated with loss of E-cadherin expression, and anomalous positivity of MMP2 expression. Multivariate analysis showed that low expression of Rap1GAP was an independent prognostic factor. Ectopic expression of Rap1GAP impaired cell migration and invasion, promoted the expression of E-cadherin and decreased the expression of MMP2. These results suggest that Rap1GAP functions as a novel suppressor of EMT and tumor metastasis in GC, and loss of Rap1GAP predicts poor prognosis in GC.
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- Ya Yang
- The Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China.,Department III of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan, China
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- The Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- The Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- The Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- The Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- The Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- The Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- The Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China
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Ding Q, Xia Y, Ding S, Lu P, Sun L, Liu M. An alternatively spliced variant of CXCR3 mediates the metastasis of CD133+ liver cancer cells induced by CXCL9. Oncotarget 2018; 7:14405-14. [PMID: 26883105 PMCID: PMC4924724 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Metastasis of liver cancer is closely linked to tumor microenvironment, in which chemokines and their receptors act in an important role. The CXCR3, the receptor of chemokine CXCL9, belongs to a superfamily of rhodopsin-like seven transmembrane GPCRs and CXCR subfamily. In HCC tissues, CXCR3 was frequently upregulated and correlated with tumor size, tumor differentiation, portal invasion and metastasis. In the study, CXCR3-A isoform that was bound by CXCL9 was found to cause significant change of ERK1/2 phosphorylation level in the MAPK signaling pathway, consequently upregulating the MMP2 and MMP9 expression and promoting invasion and metastasis of CD133+ liver cancer cells. Also, CXCR3-A suppressed the adhesion ability of CD133+ liver cancer cells that stimulated by CXCL9 for 24h. These findings suggest that CXCR3 and its ligand CXCL9 could promote the metastasis of liver cancer cells and might be a potential target for the intervention of liver cancer metastasis.
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- Qiang Ding
- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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Tan W, Zhu S, Cao J, Zhang L, Li W, Liu K, Zhong J, Shang C, Chen Y. Inhibition of MMP-2 Expression Enhances the Antitumor Effect of Sorafenib in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Suppressing the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway. Oncol Res 2017; 25:1543-1553. [PMID: 28276313 PMCID: PMC7841021 DOI: 10.3727/096504017x14886444100783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Sorafenib has been globally approved as the standard treatment for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the response rate of HCC patients to sorafenib is limited because of tumor recurrence and metastasis. Therefore, seeking combined therapeutic strategies with sorafenib is necessary to improve the antitumor efficiency. Here we demonstrated that expression of MMP-2 is positively correlated with the migration ability of HCC cells. Cells with a higher MMP-2 expression (SK-HEP-1 cells) were less sensitive to sorafenib than those with lower MMP-2 expression (HepG2 cells). Cotreatment of cells with SB-3CT and sorafenib more strongly inhibited migration ability than with sorafenib treatment alone in both HCC cells with high and low expression of MMP-2. In vivo cell metastasis experiments confirmed the synergistic effects of sorafenib and SB-3CT in reducing lung metastasis of SK-HEP-1 cells. Mechanistically, we showed that the synergistic antitumor effect may be attributed to inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, but not the RAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway. With these results taken together, the current study demonstrates that inhibiting MMP-2 expression can enhance the antitumor effect of sorafenib in HCC cells with a high MMP-2 expression, which may provide a novel strategy to improve therapeutic efficiency in HCC.
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Glebauskiene B, Liutkeviciene R, Vilkeviciute A, Kriauciuniene L, Bernotas G, Tamasauskas A, Zaliuniene D. Role of MMP-2 (-1306 C/T) Polymorphism in Pituitary Adenoma. SCIENTIFICA 2016; 2016:2839697. [PMID: 27051552 PMCID: PMC4804086 DOI: 10.1155/2016/2839697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Purpose. To determine if the frequency of the genotype of MMP-2 (-1306 C/T) Rs243865 has an influence on the development of pituitary adenoma (PA). Methods. The study enrolled n = 84 patients with PA and a random sample of the population n = 318 (reference group). The genotyping test of MMP-2 (-1306 C/T) was carried out using the real-time polymerase chain reaction method. Results. Analysis of MMP-2 (-1306 C/T) gene polymorphism has not revealed any differences in the genotype (C/C, C/T, and T/T) distribution between the PA patients and the reference group (as follows: 50%, 44%, and 6% versus 59.75%, 33.96%, and 6.29%). MMP-2 (-1306) C/C genotype was rarely observed in noninvasive PA compared to healthy controls: 35.1% versus 59.75%; p = 0.0049, as well C/C genotype being more frequently detected in nonrecurrence PA compared to healthy controls: 46.5% versus 59.75%; p = 0.0468. MMP-2 (-1306) C/T genotype was more frequently present in PA females compared to healthy controls females: 49.1% versus 33.66%; p = 0.041. Conclusion. Patients with noninvasive and nonrecurrence pituitary adenoma were the carriers of the C/C genotype significantly more frequently than their control counterparts and the C/T genotype in females was more frequent.
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- Brigita Glebauskiene
- Medical Academy, Department of Ophthalmology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Medical Academy, Department of Ophthalmology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania
- Neuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Neuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Medical Academy, Department of Ophthalmology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania
- Neuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Neuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania
- Medical Academy, Department of Neurosurgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Neuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania
- Medical Academy, Department of Neurosurgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Medical Academy, Department of Ophthalmology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania
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Su CC. Tanshinone IIA decreases the migratory ability of AGS cells by decreasing the protein expression of matrix metalloproteinases, nuclear factor κB-p65 and cyclooxygenase-2. Mol Med Rep 2015; 13:1263-8. [PMID: 26648518 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.4658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
During progression of gastric cancer, degradation of the extracellular matrix by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) has been associated with poor prognosis. Tanshinone IIA (Tan-IIA) exerts antitumor activity in a variety of human cancer cells. It is extracted from Danshen (Salviae miltiorrhizae radix), and induces apoptosis and inhibits the proliferation of gastric cancer cells. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the inhibition of migration in gastric cancer by Tan-IIA have not been fully elucidated. In the present study, AGS cell migration ability was evaluated using a wound-healing assay. The protein expression levels of nuclear factor (NF)-κB-p65, cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, MMP-2, -7, and -9 and β-actin in AGS cells were measured by western blotting. The results demonstrated that AGS cells treated with Tan-IIA exhibit decreased protein expression levels of NF-κB-p65, COX-2, and MMP-2, -7 and -9. The results also indicate that Tan-IIA inhibits migration ability in a dose- and time-dependent manner. These findings demonstrate that Tan-IIA inhibits the migration ability of AGS human gastric cancer cells and that decreasing the protein expression of NF-κB-p65, COX-2, and MMP-2, -7 and -9 may be an underlying molecular mechanism.
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- Chin-Cheng Su
- Tumor Research Center of Integrative Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Changhua 50006, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Yu S, Li G, Wang Z, Wang Z, Chen C, Cai S, He Y. The prognostic value of pSTAT3 in gastric cancer: a meta-analysis. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2015; 142:649-57. [PMID: 26233579 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-015-2023-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 07/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The prognostic value of pSTAT3 in gastric cancer has been assessed for years while the results remain controversial and heterogeneous. Therefore, we conducted this meta-analysis to determine the prognostic effect of pSTAT3 in gastric cancer patients. METHODS We searched PubMed, Embase and Web of Science and eight studies comprising 1314 gastric cancer patients were included in our meta-analysis. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI) were extracted to perform meta-analysis on the overall survival. Subgroup analysis according to study location, publication year, number of patients and quality score of studies were also investigated. RESULTS Our results revealed that pSTAT3-positive patients had a significant increase in mortality risk as compared to pSTAT3-negative patients in the random-effects model (combined HR 1.87, 95 % CI 1.28-2.74). However, our result showed no statistically significant association between pSTAT3 and clinicopathological characteristics (TMN stage, lymph node metastasis, grade of differentiation, Lauren classification and distant metastasis) of gastric cancer. CONCLUSION In conclusion, our meta-analysis suggests that positive expression of pSTAT3 is associated with poor prognosis in gastric cancer patients.
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- S Yu
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhongshan 2nd Street, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhongshan 2nd Street, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhongshan 2nd Street, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhongshan 2nd Street, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhongshan 2nd Street, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhongshan 2nd Street, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhongshan 2nd Street, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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