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Vanoni G, Ercolano G, Candiani S, Rutigliani M, Lanata M, Derré L, Marcenaro E, Schneider P, Romero P, Jandus C, Trabanelli S. Human primed ILCPs support endothelial activation through NF-κB signaling. eLife 2021; 10:e58838. [PMID: 33554861 PMCID: PMC7891932 DOI: 10.7554/elife.58838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) represent the most recently identified subset of effector lymphocytes, with key roles in the orchestration of early immune responses. Despite their established involvement in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory disorders, the role of ILCs in cancer remains poorly defined. Here we assessed whether human ILCs can actively interact with the endothelium to promote tumor growth control, favoring immune cell adhesion. We show that, among all ILC subsets, ILCPs elicited the strongest upregulation of adhesion molecules in endothelial cells (ECs) in vitro, mainly in a contact-dependent manner through the tumor necrosis factor receptor- and RANK-dependent engagement of the NF-κB pathway. Moreover, the ILCP-mediated activation of the ECs resulted to be functional by fostering the adhesion of other innate and adaptive immune cells. Interestingly, pre-exposure of ILCPs to human tumor cell lines strongly impaired this capacity. Hence, the ILCP-EC interaction might represent an attractive target to regulate the immune cell trafficking to tumor sites and, therefore, the establishment of an anti-tumor immune response.
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- Giulia Vanoni
- Department of Oncology, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research - University of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research - University of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- Department of Earth Science, Environment and Life, University of GenovaGenovaItaly
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- Department of Laboratory and Service, Histological and Anatomical Pathology, E.O. Galliera HospitalGenovaItaly
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- Department of Laboratory and Service, Histological and Anatomical Pathology, E.O. Galliera HospitalGenovaItaly
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of GenovaGenovaItaly
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- Department of Oncology, University of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research - University of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research - University of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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Dietinger V, García de Durango CR, Wiechmann S, Boos SL, Michl M, Neumann J, Hermeking H, Kuster B, Jung P. Wnt-driven LARGE2 mediates laminin-adhesive O-glycosylation in human colonic epithelial cells and colorectal cancer. Cell Commun Signal 2020; 18:102. [PMID: 32586342 PMCID: PMC7315491 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-020-00561-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Wnt signaling drives epithelial self-renewal and disease progression in human colonic epithelium and colorectal cancer (CRC). Characterization of Wnt effector pathways is key for our understanding of these processes and for developing therapeutic strategies that aim to preserve tissue homeostasis. O-glycosylated cell surface proteins, such as α-dystroglycan (α-DG), mediate cellular adhesion to extracellular matrix components. We revealed a Wnt/LARGE2/α-DG signaling pathway which triggers this mode of colonic epithelial cell-to-matrix interaction in health and disease. METHODS Next generation sequencing upon shRNA-mediated silencing of adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), and quantitative chromatin immunoprecipitation (qChIP) combined with CRISPR/Cas9-mediated transcription factor binding site targeting characterized LARGE2 as a Wnt target gene. Quantitative mass spectrometry analysis on size-fractionated, glycoprotein-enriched samples revealed functional O-glycosylation of α-DG by LARGE2 in CRC. The biology of Wnt/LARGE2/α-DG signaling was assessed by affinity-based glycoprotein enrichment, laminin overlay, CRC-to-endothelial cell adhesion, and transwell migration assays. Experiments on primary tissue, human colonic (tumor) organoids, and bioinformatic analysis of CRC cohort data confirmed the biological relevance of our findings. RESULTS Next generation sequencing identified the LARGE2 O-glycosyltransferase encoding gene as differentially expressed upon Wnt activation in CRC. Silencing of APC, conditional expression of oncogenic β-catenin and endogenous β-catenin-sequestration affected LARGE2 expression. The first intron of LARGE2 contained a CTTTGATC motif essential for Wnt-driven LARGE2 expression, showed occupation by the Wnt transcription factor TCF7L2, and Wnt activation triggered LARGE2-dependent α-DG O-glycosylation and laminin-adhesion in CRC cells. Colonic crypts and organoids expressed LARGE2 mainly in stem cell-enriched subpopulations. In human adenoma organoids, activity of the LARGE2/α-DG axis was Wnt-dose dependent. LARGE2 expression was elevated in CRC and correlated with the Wnt-driven molecular subtype and intestinal stem cell features. O-glycosylated α-DG represented a Wnt/LARGE2-dependent feature in CRC cell lines and patient-derived tumor organoids. Modulation of LARGE2/α-DG signaling affected CRC cell migration through laminin-coated membranes and adhesion to endothelial cells. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the LARGE2 O-glycosyltransferase-encoding gene represents a direct target of canonical Wnt signaling and mediates functional O-glycosylation of α-dystroglycan (α-DG) in human colonic stem/progenitor cells and Wnt-driven CRC. Our work implies that aberrant Wnt activation augments CRC cell-matrix adhesion by increasing LARGE/α-DG-mediated laminin-adhesiveness. Video abstract.
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- Vanessa Dietinger
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site Munich, Munich, Germany.,DKTK Research Group, Oncogenic Signaling Pathways of Colorectal Cancer, Institute of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site Munich, Munich, Germany.,DKTK Research Group, Oncogenic Signaling Pathways of Colorectal Cancer, Institute of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site Munich, Munich, Germany.,Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site Munich, Munich, Germany.,DKTK Research Group, Oncogenic Signaling Pathways of Colorectal Cancer, Institute of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site Munich, Munich, Germany.,Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.,Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, Freising, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. .,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site Munich, Munich, Germany. .,DKTK Research Group, Oncogenic Signaling Pathways of Colorectal Cancer, Institute of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany. .,DKTK AG Oncogenic Signal Transduction Pathways in Colorectal/Pancreatic Cancer, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) Heidelberg, DKTK Partnerstandort München, Institut für Pathologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München, Thalkirchner Straße 36, D-80337, Munich, Germany.
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Schilthuis M, Verkaik S, Walhof M, Philipose A, Harlow O, Kamp D, Kim BR, Shen A. Lymphatic endothelial cells promote productive and latent HIV infection in resting CD4+ T cells. Virol J 2018; 15:152. [PMID: 30285810 PMCID: PMC6169068 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-018-1068-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background An HIV cure has not yet been achieved because latent viral reservoirs persist, particularly in resting CD4+ T lymphocytes. In vitro, it is difficult to infect resting CD4+ T cells with HIV-1, but infections readily occur in vivo. Endothelial cells (EC) line the lymphatic vessels in the lymphoid tissues and regularly interact with resting CD4+ T cells in vivo. Others and we have shown that EC promoted productive and latent HIV infection of resting CD4+ T cells. However, the EC used in previous studies were from human umbilical cords (HUVEC), which are macrovascular; whereas EC residing in the lymphoid tissues are microvascular. Methods In this study, we investigated the effects of microvascular EC stimulation of resting CD4+ T cells in establishing viral infection and latency. Human resting and activated CD4+ T cells were cultured alone or with endothelial cells and infected with a pseudotyped virus. Infection levels, indicated by green fluorescent protein expression, were measured with flow cytometry and data was analyzed using Flowing Software and Excel. Results We confirmed that EC from lymphatic tissue (LEC) were able to promote HIV infection and latency formation in resting CD4+ T cells while keeping them in resting phenotype, and that IL-6 was involved in LEC stimulation of CD4+ T cells. However, there are some differences between stimulation by LEC and HUVEC. Unlike HUVEC stimulation, we demonstrated that LEC stimulation of resting memory T cells does not depend on major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC II) interactions with T cell receptors (TCR) and that CD2-CD58 interactions were not involved in LEC stimulation of resting T cells. LEC also secreted lower levels of IL-6 than HUVEC. We also found that LEC stimulation increases HIV infection rates in activated CD4+ T cells. Conclusions While differences in T cell stimulation between lymphatic EC and HUVEC were observed, we confirmed that similar to macrovascular EC stimulation, microvascular EC stimulation promotes direct HIV infection and latency formation in resting CD4+ T cells without T cell activation. LEC stimulation also increased infection rates in activated CD4+ T cells. Additionally, the present study established a physiologically more relevant model of EC interactions with resting CD4+ T cells and further highlighted the importance of investigating the roles of EC in HIV infection and latency in both resting and activated CD4+ T cells.
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- Meghan Schilthuis
- Department of Biology, Calvin College, 1726 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546, USA
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- Department of Biology, Calvin College, 1726 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546, USA
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- Department of Biology, Calvin College, 1726 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546, USA
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- Department of Biology, Calvin College, 1726 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546, USA
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- Department of Biology, Calvin College, 1726 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546, USA
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- Department of Biology, Calvin College, 1726 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546, USA
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- Department of Biology, Calvin College, 1726 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546, USA
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- Department of Biology, Calvin College, 1726 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546, USA.
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Escalona-Guzman AR, Hernández-Garcia R, Vadillo-Ortega F, Lopez-Marure R, Mejia-Rangel J, Mitre-Aguilar IB, Cabrera-Quintero AJ, Zentella-Dehesa A. Effect of soluble factors derived from ZR 75.30 breast cancer cells on endothelial activation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2018; 11:685-694. [PMID: 31938154 PMCID: PMC6957993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
In this study, we analyzed soluble factors secreted by two Estrogen Receptor Positive (ER-α) human breast cancer cell lines, ZR 75.30 (luminal B) and MCF7 (luminal A), and evaluated their effect on endothelial activation. The composition of tumoral soluble factors (TSFs) was analyzed by ELISA (Bio-Plex). TSFs from ZR 75.30 cells expressed higher levels of TNF, IFN-γ, IL-6, and IL-8 compared to TSFs from MCF-7 cells. TSFs from ZR 75.30 cells induced a pro-adhesive phenotype in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), as characterized by increased monocytic cell adhesion, adhesion molecule expression and NF-κB activation and decreased IκB-α expression. Conversely, TSFs from MCF-7 cells exerted none of these effects on HUVECs. We then added TNF, IFN-γ, IL-6 or IL-8 alone or in combination with TSFs from MCF-7 cells to HUVECs. Only the combinations that included TNF induced endothelial activation. A neutralizing antibody against IL-1β (this cytokine was not measured in the ELISA) had a modest blocking effect on cellular adhesion or the expression of adhesion molecules induced by TSFs from ZR 75.30 cells in HUVECs. However neutralizing antibodies against TNF, IFN-γ, IL-6 or IL-8 had no effect. Our results suggest that although TNF is an inducer of endothelial cell activation, it is not the only molecule that is responsible for this effect in TSFs from ZR 75.30 cells.
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- Alma R Escalona-Guzman
- Biochemistry Unit, Guillermo Soberon Acevedo, Department of Genomic Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, Biomedical Research Institute (IIBO), National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Institute of Medical Sciences, Nutrition Salvador Zubiran (INCMNSZ)Mexico City, Mexico
- Program of Breast Cancer, IIBO, UNAMMexico City, Mexico
- PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences, UNAMMexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Pharmacology, Centre of Research and Advanced Studies, National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV-IPN)Mexico City, Mexico
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- Liaison Unit of the Faculty of Medicine of UNAM in the National Institute of Genomic Medicine (INMEGEN)Mexico City, Mexico
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- Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez (INCICH)Mexico City, Mexico
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- Genetics and Molecular Biology, Centre of Research and Advanced Studies, National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV-IPN)Mexico City, Mexico
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- Biochemistry Unit, Guillermo Soberon Acevedo, Department of Genomic Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, Biomedical Research Institute (IIBO), National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Institute of Medical Sciences, Nutrition Salvador Zubiran (INCMNSZ)Mexico City, Mexico
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- Biochemistry Unit, Guillermo Soberon Acevedo, Department of Genomic Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, Biomedical Research Institute (IIBO), National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Institute of Medical Sciences, Nutrition Salvador Zubiran (INCMNSZ)Mexico City, Mexico
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- Biochemistry Unit, Guillermo Soberon Acevedo, Department of Genomic Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, Biomedical Research Institute (IIBO), National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Institute of Medical Sciences, Nutrition Salvador Zubiran (INCMNSZ)Mexico City, Mexico
- Program of Breast Cancer, IIBO, UNAMMexico City, Mexico
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Ahmad N, Ammar A, Storr SJ, Green AR, Rakha E, Ellis IO, Martin SG. IL-6 and IL-10 are associated with good prognosis in early stage invasive breast cancer patients. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2017; 67:537-549. [PMID: 29256156 PMCID: PMC5860102 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-017-2106-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Macrophage-associated cytokines play an important role in cancer metastasis; however, the functions of interleukins (IL) 6 and 10 in breast cancer (BC) progression and metastasis are not clear. In this study the roles of IL-6/IL-10 in regulating vascular invasion and their prognostic significance in BC are investigated. MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 migration (± IL-6 or IL-10) was assessed by scratch wound assay. Cancer cell adhesion to IL-6/IL-10 stimulated blood and lymphatic endothelial cells (EC) was investigated. Expression of IL-6 /IL-10 was assessed using immunohistochemistry in an annotated cohort of early stage BC (n = 1380) and associations with clinicopathological variables and clinical outcome evaluated. IL-6 did not alter BC cell migration however a dose-dependent inhibition in MDA-MB-231 migration with IL-10 treatment was observed (P = 0.03). BC cells were more adhesive to blood vs lymphatic EC, however, IL-6/IL-10 had no effect on adhesion patterns. High expression of IL-6/IL-10 was associated with clinicopathological criteria (e.g. hormone receptor status, all P < 0.05), improved disease-free survival (DFS; P < 0.05) and improved BC-specific survival (BCSS; only IL-6, P = 0.017). However, neither IL-6 nor IL-10 expression were independent prognostic factors from multivariate analysis. In BC subgroups, IL-6 and IL-10 were good prognosticators in terms of DFS in non-basal, non-triple-negative (non-TN), ER-positive, PgR-positive (only IL-10), and Her-2-negative (only IL-6) BC (all P < 0.05). IL-6 was associated with improved BCSS in non-basal, ER-positive and non-TN BC (all P < 0.05).
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- Narmeen Ahmad
- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Academic Clinical Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Academic Clinical Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Academic Clinical Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Histopathology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Histopathology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Histopathology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Academic Clinical Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK.
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Storr SJ, Safuan S, Ahmad N, El-Refaee M, Jackson AM, Martin SG. Macrophage-derived interleukin-1beta promotes human breast cancer cell migration and lymphatic adhesion in vitro. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2017; 66:1287-1294. [PMID: 28551814 PMCID: PMC5626796 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-017-2020-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Lymphovascular invasion (LVI), encompassing blood and lymphatic vessel invasion, is an important event in tumourigenesis. Macrophages within the tumour microenvironment are linked to the presence of LVI and angiogenesis. This study investigates the role of macrophage-derived, caspase-1-dependent interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) in an in vitro model of LVI. IL-1β significantly augmented the adhesion and transmigration of breast cancer cell lines MCF7 and MDA-MB-231 across endothelial cell barriers. MDA-MB-231 and MCF7 showed a higher percentage of adhesion to lymphatic endothelial cells than blood endothelial cells following endothelial cell IL-1β stimulation (P < 0.001 and P < 0.0001, respectively). Supernatants from activated macrophages increased the adhesion of tumour cells to lymphatic and blood endothelium. Secretion of IL-1β was caspase-1 dependent, and treatment with caspase-1 inhibitor reduced IL-1β production by 73% and concomitantly reduced tumour cell adhesion to levels obtained with resting macrophages. Transmigration of MDA-MB-231 cells across blood and lymphatic endothelial monolayers was significantly increased following IL-1β stimulation. Furthermore, supernatants from activated macrophages increased transmigration of MDA-MB-231 cells across endothelial monolayers, which was abolished by caspase-1 inhibition. IL-1β stimulation of tumour cells significantly increased their migratory ability and a significant increase in migration was observed when MDA-MB-231 cells were stimulated with macrophage conditioned media (two of three donors). Results demonstrate that macrophage production of IL-1β plays an important role in the migration of breast cancer cells and their adhesion to, and transmigration across, blood and lymphatic endothelial cells. Results suggest that IL-1β may play a role in the adhesion to lymphatic endothelial cells in particular.
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- Sarah J Storr
- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Translational and Radiation Biology Research Group, School of Medicine, Academic Clinical Oncology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Translational and Radiation Biology Research Group, School of Medicine, Academic Clinical Oncology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK.,Health Campus, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Translational and Radiation Biology Research Group, School of Medicine, Academic Clinical Oncology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Host-Tumour Interactions Group, School of Medicine, Academic Clinical Oncology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK.,Medical Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, the City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Host-Tumour Interactions Group, School of Medicine, Academic Clinical Oncology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, Translational and Radiation Biology Research Group, School of Medicine, Academic Clinical Oncology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK.
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Micocci KC, Moritz MNDO, Lino RLB, Fernandes LR, Lima AGF, Figueiredo CC, Morandi V, Selistre-de-Araujo HS. ADAM9 silencing inhibits breast tumor cells transmigration through blood and lymphatic endothelial cells. Biochimie 2016; 128-129:174-82. [PMID: 27554339 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
ADAMs are transmembrane multifunctional proteins that contain disintegrin and metalloprotease domains. ADAMs act in a diverse set of biological processes, including fertilization, inflammatory responses, myogenesis, cell migration, cell proliferation and ectodomain cleavage of membrane proteins. These proteins also have additional functions in pathological processes as cancer and metastasis development. ADAM9 is a member of ADAM protein family that is overexpressed in several types of human carcinomas. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of ADAM9 in hematogenous and lymphatic tumor cell dissemination assisting the development of new therapeutic tools. The role of ADAM9 in the interaction of breast tumor cells (MDA-MB-231) and endothelial cells was studied through RNA silencing. ADAM9 silencing in MDA-MB-231 cells had no influence in expression of several genes related to the metastatic process such as ADAM10, ADAM12, ADAM17, cMYC, MMP9, VEGF-A, VEGF-C, osteopontin and collagen XVII. However, there was a minor decrease in ADAM15 expression but an increase in that of MMP2. Moreover, ADAM9 silencing had no effect in the adhesion of MDA-MB-231 cells to vascular (HMEC-1 and HUVEC) and lymphatic cells (HMVEC-dLyNeo) under flow condition. Nevertheless, siADAM9 in MDA-MB-231 decreased transendothelial cell migration in vitro through HUVEC, HMEC-1 and HMVEC-dLyNeo (50%, 40% and 32% respectively). These results suggest a role for ADAM9 on the extravasation step of the metastatic cascade through both blood and lymph vessels.
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- Kelli Cristina Micocci
- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Rodovia Washington Luís, Km 235, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Rodovia Washington Luís, Km 235, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Pavilhão Haroldo Lisboa da Cunha - 2nd Floor, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Pavilhão Haroldo Lisboa da Cunha - 2nd Floor, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Pavilhão Haroldo Lisboa da Cunha - 2nd Floor, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Pavilhão Haroldo Lisboa da Cunha - 2nd Floor, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Fink DM, Steele MM, Hollingsworth MA. The lymphatic system and pancreatic cancer. Cancer Lett 2015; 381:217-36. [PMID: 26742462 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This review summarizes current knowledge of the biology, pathology and clinical understanding of lymphatic invasion and metastasis in pancreatic cancer. We discuss the clinical and biological consequences of lymphatic invasion and metastasis, including paraneoplastic effects on immune responses and consider the possible benefit of therapies to treat tumors that are localized to lymphatics. A review of current techniques and methods to study interactions between tumors and lymphatics is presented.
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- Darci M Fink
- Eppley Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5950, USA
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- Eppley Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5950, USA
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Molnár J, Fazakas C, Haskó J, Sipos O, Nagy K, Nyúl-Tóth Á, Farkas AE, Végh AG, Váró G, Galajda P, Krizbai IA, Wilhelm I. Transmigration characteristics of breast cancer and melanoma cells through the brain endothelium: Role of Rac and PI3K. Cell Adh Migr 2015; 10:269-81. [PMID: 26645485 DOI: 10.1080/19336918.2015.1122156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Brain metastases are common and devastating complications of both breast cancer and melanoma. Although mammary carcinoma brain metastases are more frequent than those originating from melanoma, this latter has the highest tropism to the brain. Using static and dynamic in vitro approaches, here we show that melanoma cells have increased adhesion to the brain endothelium in comparison to breast cancer cells. Moreover, melanoma cells can transmigrate more rapidly and in a higher number through brain endothelial monolayers than breast cancer cells. In addition, melanoma cells have increased ability to impair tight junctions of cerebral endothelial cells. We also show that inhibition of Rac or PI3K impedes adhesion of breast cancer cells and melanoma cells to the brain endothelium. In addition, inhibition of Rac or PI3K inhibits the late phase of transmigration of breast cancer cells and the early phase of transmigration of melanoma cells. On the other hand, the Rac inhibitor EHT1864 impairs the junctional integrity of the brain endothelium, while the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 has no damaging effect on interendothelial junctions. We suggest that targeting the PI3K/Akt pathway may represent a novel opportunity in preventing the formation of brain metastases of melanoma and breast cancer.
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- Judit Molnár
- a Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary
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- a Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary
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- a Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary
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- a Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary
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- a Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary
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- a Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary
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- a Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary
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- a Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary
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- a Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary
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- a Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary
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- a Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary.,b Institute of Life Sciences, Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad , Arad , Romania
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- a Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Szeged , Hungary
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Taubenberger AV. In vitro microenvironments to study breast cancer bone colonisation. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2014; 79-80:135-44. [PMID: 25453260 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Revised: 09/13/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Bone metastasis occurs frequently in patients with advanced breast cancer and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. In order to advance current therapies, the mechanisms leading to the formation of bone metastases and their pathophysiology have to be better understood. Several in vitro models have been developed for systematic studies of interactions between breast cancer cells and the bone microenvironment. Such models can provide insights into the molecular basis of bone metastatic colonisation and also may provide a useful platform to design more physiologically relevant drug testing assays. This review describes different in vitro approaches and discusses their advantages and disadvantages.
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- Anna V Taubenberger
- Group of Cellular Machines, Biotec TU Dresden, Tatzberg 47-51, 01307 Dresden, Germany; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Musk Avenue 60, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia.
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Yu M, He P, Liu Y, He Y, Du Y, Wu M, Zhang G, Yang C, Gao F. Hyaluroan-regulated lymphatic permeability through S1P receptors is crucial for cancer metastasis. Med Oncol 2014; 32:381. [PMID: 25428387 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-014-0381-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Disruption of cancer lymphatic vessel barrier function occurs has been reported to involve in cancer lymphatic metastasis. Hyaluronan (HA), a major glycosaminoglycan component of the extracellular matrix, is associated with cancer metastasis. We investigated the effect of high/low molecular weight hyaluronan (HMW-HA/LMW-HA) on regulation of barrier function and tight junctions in cancer lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC) monolayer. Results showed that LMW-HA increased the permeability of cancer LEC monolayers and induced disruption of Zonula Occludens-1 (ZO-1)-mediated intercellular tight junction and actin stress fiber formation. HMW-HA treatment decreased permeability in cancer LEC monolayers and cortical actin ring formation. As reported, sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptors are involved in vascular integrity. After silencing of lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor (LYVE-1), upregulation of S1P receptors (S1P1 and S1P3) induced by HMW-HA/LMW-HA were inhibited, respectively. With S1P3 silenced, the disruption of ZO-1 as well as stress fiber formation and the ROCK1/RhoA signaling pathway induced by LMW-HA was not observed in cancer LEC. These results suggested that S1P receptors may play an important role in HMW-HA-/LMW-HA-mediated regulation of cancer lymphatic vessel integrity, which might be the initial step of cancer lymphatic metastasis and a useful intervention of cancer progression.
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- Mengsi Yu
- Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China
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Kakei Y, Akashi M, Shigeta T, Hasegawa T, Komori T. Alteration of cell-cell junctions in cultured human lymphatic endothelial cells with inflammatory cytokine stimulation. Lymphat Res Biol 2014; 12:136-43. [PMID: 25166264 DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2013.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To maintain normal function, the lymphatic endothelium is regulated by cell-cell junctions. There have been few studies of lymphatic endothelial cell junctions using standard cell biological methods. This study had two purposes: to characterize cell junctions in cultured lymphatic endothelial cells and to investigate the effects of the inflammatory cytokine TNF-α on altered cell-cell junctions. METHODS AND RESULTS Cultured human dermal lymphatic endothelial cells (HDLEC) were immunostained with the tight junction marker, ZO-1, and adherens junction markers, VE-cadherin and PECAM-1. In TNF-α-treated HDLEC, we evaluated changes in endothelial cell junctions by immunostaining and through the use of transendothelial electrical resistance (TER). Immunofluorescence staining of HDLEC revealed heterogeneity among the endothelial cell junctions, which could be classified into continuous and discontinuous junctions. In these cell junctions, ZO-1 and VE-cadherin were co-localized. Double immunofluorescence staining revealed the broad distribution of VE-cadherin at the cell periphery, where VE-cadherin and PECAM-1 were co-localized. TNF-α treatment decreased TER, caused a predominance in the appearance of discontinuous junctions with a reduction in the broad distribution of VE-cadherin at the cell periphery in HDLEC. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate a heterogeneous distribution of cell junctions in HDLEC involving continuous and discontinuous junctions. Our data also suggest that TNF-α alters the normal distribution of cell junctions and affects the endothelial barrier of cultured lymphatic endothelial cells. The broad distribution of VE-cadherin at the cell periphery may reflect the lymphatic permeability.
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- Yasumasa Kakei
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine , Kobe, Japan
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