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Kumar A, Asiedu E, Hefni E, Armstrong C, Menon D, Ma T, Sands L, Mbadugha E, Sodhi A, Schneider A, Montaner S. Angiopoietin-like 4 is upregulated by amphiregulin and activates cell proliferation and migration through p38 kinase in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. J Oral Pathol Med 2024; 53:366-375. [PMID: 38763759 DOI: 10.1111/jop.13545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Angiopoietin-like 4 is a molecular hallmark that correlates with the growth and metastasis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide. However, the molecular mechanisms by which angiopoietin-like 4 promotes head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tumorigenesis are unclear. METHODS Using well-characterized cell lines of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma development, including human normal oral keratinocytes, dysplastic oral keratinocytes, oral leukoplakia-derived oral keratinocytes, and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell lines, HN13, HN6, HN4, HN12, and CAL27, we investigated the signaling pathways upstream and downstream of angiopoietin-like 4-induced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tumorigenesis. RESULTS We found that both epidermal growth factor receptor ligands, epithelial growth factor, and amphiregulin led to angiopoietin-like 4 upregulation in normal oral keratinocytes and dysplastic oral keratinocytes and cooperated with the activation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in this effect. Interestingly, amphiregulin and angiopoietin-like 4 were increased in dysplastic oral keratinocytes and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell lines, and amphiregulin-induced activation of cell proliferation was dependent on angiopoietin-like 4. Although both p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (p38 MAPK) and protein kinase B (AKT) were activated by angiopoietin-like 4, only pharmacological inhibition of p38 MAPK was sufficient to prevent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell proliferation and migration. We further observed that angiopoietin-like 4 promoted the secretion of interleukin 11 (IL-11), interleukin 12 (IL-12), interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1α), vascular endothelial growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), cytokines and chemokines previously implicated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma pathogenesis. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate that angiopoietin-like 4 is a downstream effector of amphiregulin and promotes head and neck squamous cell carcinoma development both through direct activation of p38 kinase as well as paracrine mechanisms.
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- Ajay Kumar
- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Basic and Clinical Oral Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Perri G, Vilas Boas VG, Nogueira MRS, Mello Júnior EJF, Coelho AL, Posadas EM, Hogaboam C, Cavassani KA, Campanelli AP. Interleukin 33 supports squamous cell carcinoma growth via a dual effect on tumour proliferation, migration and invasion, and T cell activation. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2024; 73:110. [PMID: 38662248 PMCID: PMC11045681 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-024-03676-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Abstract
Interleukin (IL)-33 is an important cytokine in the tumour microenvironment; it is known to promote the growth and metastasis of solid cancers, such as gastric, colorectal, ovarian and breast cancer. Our group demonstrated that the IL-33/ST2 pathway enhances the development of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Conversely, other researchers have reported that IL-33 inhibits tumour progression. In addition, the crosstalk between IL-33, cancer cells and immune cells in SCC remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of IL-33 on the biology of head and neck SCC lines and to evaluate the impact of IL-33 neutralisation on the T cell response in a preclinical model of SCC. First, we identified epithelial and peritumoural cells as a major local source of IL-33 in human SCC samples. Next, in vitro experiments demonstrated that the addition of IL-33 significantly increased the proliferative index, motility and invasiveness of SCC-25 cells, and downregulated MYC gene expression in SCC cell lines. Finally, IL-33 blockade significantly delayed SCC growth and led to a marked decrease in the severity of skin lesions. Importantly, anti-IL-33 monoclonal antibody therapy increase the percentage of CD4+IFNγ+ T cells and decreased CD4+ and CD8+ T cells secreting IL-4 in tumour-draining lymph nodes. Together, these data suggest that the IL-33/ST2 pathway may be involved in the crosstalk between the tumour and immune cells by modulating the phenotype of head and neck SCC and T cell activity. IL-33 neutralisation may offer a novel therapeutic strategy for SCC.
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- Graziela Perri
- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Al. Dr. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, Bauru, SP, 17012-901, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Al. Dr. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, Bauru, SP, 17012-901, Brazil
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- Research and Teaching Division, State Department of Health, Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Bauru, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Al. Dr. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, Bauru, SP, 17012-901, Brazil.
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Chen B, Zhao L, Yang R, Xu T. The recent advancements of ferroptosis in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of ovarian cancer. Front Genet 2023; 14:1275154. [PMID: 38028615 PMCID: PMC10665572 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1275154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancer affects the female reproductive system and is the primary cause of cancer related mortality globally. The imprecise and non-specific nature of ovarian cancer symptoms often results in patients being diagnosed at an advanced stage, with metastatic lesions extending beyond the ovary. This presents a significant clinical challenge and imposes a substantial economic burden on both patients and society. Despite advancements in surgery, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, the prognosis for most patients with ovarian cancer remains unsatisfactory. Therefore, the development of novel treatment strategies is imperative. Ferroptosis, a distinct form of regulated cell death, characterized by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, differs from autophagy, apoptosis, and necrosis, and may hold promise as a novel cell death. Numerous studies have demonstrated the involvement of ferroptosis in various conventional signaling pathways and biological processes. Recent investigations have revealed the significant contribution of ferroptosis in the initiation, progression, and metastasis of diverse malignant tumors, including ovarian cancer. Moreover, ferroptosis exhibits a synergistic effect with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy in restraining the proliferation of ovarian cancer cells. The aforementioned implies that ferroptosis holds considerable importance in the management of ovarian cancer and has the potential to serve as a novel therapeutic target. The present review provides a comprehensive overview of the salient features of ferroptosis, encompassing its underlying mechanisms and functional role in ovarian cancer, along with the associated signaling pathways and genes. Furthermore, the review highlights the prospective utility of ferroptosis in the treatment of ovarian cancer.
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- The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Hefni E, Menon D, Ma T, Asiedu EB, Sultan A, Meiller T, Schneider A, Sodhi A, Montaner S. Angiopoietin-like 4 induces head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell migration through the NRP1/ABL1/PXN pathway. Cell Signal 2023; 108:110697. [PMID: 37169211 PMCID: PMC11129037 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The molecular mechanisms whereby angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4), a pluripotent protein implicated in cancer development, contributes to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) growth and dissemination are unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS We investigated ANGPTL4 expression in human normal oral keratinocytes (NOKs), dysplastic oral keratinocytes (DOKs), oral leukoplakia cells (LEUK1), and HNSCC cell lines, as well as in tissue biopsies from patients with oral dysplasia, and primary and metastatic HNSCC. We further examined the contribution of ANGPTL4 cancer progression in an HNSCC orthotopic floor-of mouth tumor model and the signaling pathways linking ANGPTL4 to cancer cell migration. RESULTS ANGPTL4 expression was upregulated in premalignant DOKs and HNSCC cell lines compared to NOKs and was increased in tissue biopsies from patients with oral dysplasia, as well as in primary and metastatic HNSCC. We also observed that downregulation of ANGPTL4 expression inhibited primary and metastatic cancer growth in an HNSCC orthotopic tumor model. Interestingly, ANGPTL4 binding to the neuropilin1 (NRP1) receptor led to phosphorylation of the focal adhesion protein, paxillin (PXN), and tumor cell migration; this was dependent on the tyrosine kinase ABL1. Treatment with the ABL1 inhibitor, dasatinib and small interfering RNA silencing of NRP1 or ABL1 expression blocked PXN phosphorylation and tumor cell migration. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest an early, sustained, and angiogenesis-independent autocrine role for ANGPTL4 in HNSCC progression and expose ANGPTL4/NRP1/ABL1/PXN as an early molecular marker and vulnerable target for the prevention of HNSCC growth and metastasis.
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- Eman Hefni
- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Department of Basic and Clinical Oral Sciences, College of Dentistry, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Xu J, Chen WJ, Wang Z, Xin MY, Gao SH, Liu WJ, Wang KK, Ma JW, Yan XZ, Ren YM. Profiles of transcriptome and metabolic pathways after hypobaric hypoxia exposure. Proteome Sci 2022; 20:16. [PMID: 36153524 PMCID: PMC9508752 DOI: 10.1186/s12953-022-00198-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Hypoxia is a risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases, leading to permanent imbalance of liver lipid homeostasis and steatohepatitis. However, a detailed understanding of the metabolic genes and pathways involved remains elusive.
Methods
In vivo experiments were designed to analyze body weight and lipid metabolism changes of rats under hypoxia. After this, we combined microarray analysis and gene overexpression experiments to validate the core mechanisms involved in the response to hypoxia.
Results
The hypobaric hypoxia treated rats exhibited significantly increased serum triglycerides (TG) (p < 0.05), despite no significant changes in serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and blood glucose (BG) were observed. In addition, serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) greatly increased after 3 days and then returned to normal level at 30 days. Interestingly, serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) showed an opposite pattern. Transcriptome analysis, qRT-PCR, ICC revealed that the genes PPARA, ANGPTL4, CPT-I, ACC and LPL play a crucial role in response to hypobaric hypoxia. IPA pathway analysis further confirmed that PPARA-mediated regulation of ANGPTL4 participated in TG clearance and lipoprotein metabolism. Finally, the PPARA-ANGPTL4 pathway was validated in rats and HL 7702 cells treated with Fenofibrate, a PPARA specific agonist.
Conclusions
Our study showed this pathway plays an important role on lipid metabolism caused by hypobaric hypoxia and the potential target genes associated with oxygen-dependent lipid homeostasis in the liver.
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Tanaka T, Imamura T, Irie A, Yoneda M, Imamura R, Kikuchi K, Kitagawa S, Kubo T, Ogi H, Nakayama H. Association of high cellular expression and plasma concentration of angiopoietin‑like 4 with tongue cancer lung metastasis and poor prognosis. Oncol Lett 2022; 24:299. [PMID: 35949602 PMCID: PMC9353233 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2022.13419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) promotes cancer cell migration through vessels and has been implicated in cancer metastasis. Our previous study identified a robust increase in ANGPTL4 mRNA expression in lung-metastasized tongue cancer (TC) cells. Therefore, the present study investigated the association of ANGPTL4 with lung metastasis and outcomes of patient with TC. ANGPTL4 expression in TC cells was investigated by immunohistochemical staining. Patients were classified into ‘low (0-30%)’ and ‘high (>30%)’ ANGPTL4-expression groups based on the proportion of ANGPTL4-positive TC cells. The high ANGPTL4-expression group included 15 of 48 patients with TC. Notably, a significantly greater proportion of patients with lung metastasis exhibited a high rate of ANGPTL4-expressing cancer cells compared with patients without lung metastasis (P=0.029). The overall 5-year survival rate was lower in the high (27%) ANGPTL4-expression group compared with the low (68%) ANGPTL4-expression group. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that patients with high ANGPTL4 expression in TC cells exhibited significantly lower overall survival (OS) rates [hazard ratio (HR), 2.99; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 1.34-6.69; P=0.008 and HR, 2.72; 95% CI, 1.14-6.51; P=0.024, respectively]. High plasma ANGPTL4 concentrations as measured by ELISA were associated with lung metastasis (P<0.001). The optimal cut-point for prediction of TC lung metastasis was 9.1 ng/ml (P<0.001; 95% CI, 7.2-10.9). The OS of patients with plasma ANPTL4 above the cut-point was significantly lower than that of patients with plasma ANGPTL4 ≤9.1 ng/ml (P<0.001). These results suggest that a high level of ANGPTL4 in cancer cells and plasma may predict lung metastasis and/or a poor prognosis of patients with TC.
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- Takuya Tanaka
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 860‑8556, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 860‑8556, Japan
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 860‑8556, Japan
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Center, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890‑8520, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 860‑8556, Japan
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- Sakurajyuji Hospital, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 861‑4173, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 860‑8556, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 860‑8556, Japan
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Minamata Medical Center, Minamata, Kumamoto 867‑0041, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 860‑8556, Japan
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Yang H, Han X, Hao Z. An Immune-Gene-Based Classifier Predicts Prognosis in Patients With Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:679474. [PMID: 34291084 PMCID: PMC8289438 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.679474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Objective: Immunity plays a vital role in the human papilloma virus (HPV) persistent infection, and closely associates with occurrence and development of cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC). Herein, we performed an integrated bioinformatics analysis to establish an immune-gene signature and immune-associated nomogram for predicting prognosis of CSCC patients. Methods: The list of immunity-associated genes was retrieved from ImmPort database. The gene and clinical information of CSCC patients were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) website. The immune gene signature for predicting overall survival (OS) of CSCC patients was constructed using the univariate Cox-regression analysis, random survival forests, and multivariate Cox-regression analysis. This signature was externally validated in GSE44001 cohort from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Then, based on the established signature and the TCGA cohort with the corresponding clinical information, a nomogram was constructed and evaluated via Cox regression analysis, concordance index (C-index), receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, calibration plots and decision curve analyses (DCAs). Results: A 5-immune-gene prognostic signature for CSCC was established. Low expression of ICOS, ISG20 and high expression of ANGPTL4, SBDS, LTBR were risk factors for CSCC prognosis indicating poor OS. Based on this signature, the OS was significantly worse in high-risk group than in low-risk group (p-value < 0.001), the area under curves (AUCs) for 1-, 3-, 5-years OS were, respectively, 0.784, 0.727, and 0.715. A nomogram incorporating the risk score of signature and the clinical stage was constructed. The C-index of this nomogram was 0.76. AUC values were 0.811, 0.717, and 0.712 for 1-, 3-, 5-years OS. The nomogram showed good calibration and gained more net benefits than the 5-immune-gene signature and the clinical stage. Conclusion: The 5-immune-gene signature may serve as a novel, independent predictor for prognosis in patients with CSCC. The nomogram incorporating the signature risk score and clinical stage improved the predictive performance than the signature and clinical stage alone for predicting 1-year OS.
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- Huixia Yang
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Zhao J, Liu J, Wu N, Zhang H, Zhang S, Li L, Wang M. ANGPTL4 overexpression is associated with progression and poor prognosis in breast cancer. Oncol Lett 2020; 20:2499-2505. [PMID: 32782569 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2020.11768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to analyze the expression levels of angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) in breast cancer to investigate the association between ANGPTL4 and breast cancer. Immunohistochemistry was performed on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues, including 205 invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) of no special type, 40 normal breast, 40 atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) and 40 ductal carcinomas in situ (DCIS) tissues. The non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test was used to evaluate the differential expression of ANGPTL4 and clinicopathological parameters in breast cancer. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression analysis were used to evaluate the association between the expression levels of ANGPTL4 and the prognosis of breast cancer. The results revealed that ANGPTL4 expression was higher in IDC (63.4%; 130/205) compared with in normal breast tissues (17.5%; 7/40), ADH (30%; 12/40) and DCIS (37.5%; 15/40). The clinical significance of ANGPTL4 expression was analyzed in a total of 205 IDC tissues, and high expression levels of ANGPTL4 were positively associated with pathological stage (P<0.001), tumor size (P<0.001), histological grade (P<0.001), lymph node metastasis (P<0.001), distant metastasis (P<0.001) and local recurrence (P<0.001). Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that patients with high ANGPTL4 expression had a shorter overall survival (OS; P<0.001) and disease-free survival (DFS; P<0.001) compared with patients with low ANGPTL4 expression. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that ANGPTL4 was an independent prognostic factor for breast cancer OS (P=0.034) and DFS (P=0.011). The results of the present study demonstrated that ANGPLT4 was associated with malignant progression and poor prognosis of breast cancer, suggesting that ANGPLT4 may be a novel therapeutic target for breast cancer.
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- Jing Zhao
- Department of Breast Cancer, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 360000, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Cancer, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 360000, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Cancer, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 360000, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Cancer, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 360000, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Cancer, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 360000, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Cancer, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 360000, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast Cancer, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 360000, P.R. China
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Guo K, Pan P, Wu M, Ma Y, Lu J, Chen H. Hyposialylated angiopoietin-like-4 induces apoptosis of podocytes via β1 Integrin/FAK signaling in diabetic nephropathy. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2020; 505:110730. [PMID: 31981598 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2020.110730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Revised: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Angiopoietin-like-4 (ANGPTL4) is reported to mediate proteinuria in some types of glomerulonephropathy. However, the mechanism underlying the effect on podocytes of ANGPTL4 under pathologic conditions in diabetic nephropathy (DN) is unclear. We investigated the role of ANGPTL4 in the pathogenesis of DN. In DN rats, elevated ANGPTL4 expression was associated with increased proteinuria, glomerular hypertrophy, and ultrastructural changes in podocytes. In vitro, hyperglycemia induced the upregulation of ANGPTL4, which led to activation of integrin-β1/FAK signaling with increased apoptosis of podocytes and actin cytoskeleton derangement. These pathological changes were reversed by transfection with a lentivirus expressing short hairpin RNA against integrin-β1 or an ANGPTL4-neutralizing antibody in vitro. Furthermore, supplementation with the sialic acid precursor ManNAc reversed these pathological changes and conferred renoprotection in a mouse model of DN. Our findings suggest that ANGPTL4 mediates high glucose-induced loss of podocytes by modulating their detachment and apoptosis in vivo and in vitro. This study deepens our understanding of the mechanisms of podocyte loss in DN and shows targeting ANGPTL4-related signaling has therapeutic potential for DN.
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- Kaifeng Guo
- Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China; Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University; Minhang Branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University; Central Hospital of Minhang District, Shanghai, 201199, China
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- Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China.
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Yang WH, Huang Z, Wu J, Ding CKC, Murphy SK, Chi JT. A TAZ-ANGPTL4-NOX2 Axis Regulates Ferroptotic Cell Death and Chemoresistance in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. Mol Cancer Res 2020; 18:79-90. [PMID: 31641008 PMCID: PMC6942206 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-19-0691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecologic cancer. Despite recent advances, clinical outcomes remain poor, necessitating novel therapeutic approaches. To investigate metabolic susceptibility, we performed nutrigenetic screens on a panel of clear cell and serous ovarian cancer cells and identified cystine addiction and vulnerability to ferroptosis, a novel form of regulated cell death. Our results may have therapeutic potential, but little is known about the determinants of ferroptosis susceptibility in ovarian cancer. We found that vulnerability to ferroptosis in ovarian cancer cells is enhanced by lower cell confluency. Because the Hippo pathway effectors Yes-associated protein (YAP)/transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ) are recognized as sensors of cell density, and TAZ is the predominant effector in the tested ovarian cancer cell lines, we investigated the role of TAZ in ferroptosis of ovarian cancer. TAZ removal confers ferroptosis resistance, while TAZS89A overexpression sensitizes cells to ferroptosis. In addition, we found that lower TAZ level in chemo-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer is responsible for reduced ferroptosis susceptibility. The integrative genomic analysis identified ANGPTL4 as a direct TAZ-regulated target gene that sensitizes ferroptosis by activating NOX2. Collectively, cell density-regulated ferroptosis in ovarian cancer is mediated by TAZ through the regulation of the ANGPTL4-NOX2 axis, suggesting therapeutic potentials for ovarian cancers and other TAZ-activated tumors. IMPLICATIONS: This study reveals that TAZ promotes ferroptosis in ovarian cancers by regulating ANGPTL4 and NOX, offering a novel therapeutic potential for ovarian tumors with TAZ activation.
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- Wen-Hsuan Yang
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
- Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
- Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
- Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
- Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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Sodhi A, Ma T, Menon D, Deshpande M, Jee K, Dinabandhu A, Vancel J, Lu D, Montaner S. Angiopoietin-like 4 binds neuropilins and cooperates with VEGF to induce diabetic macular edema. J Clin Invest 2019; 129:4593-4608. [PMID: 31545295 PMCID: PMC6819094 DOI: 10.1172/jci120879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The majority of patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), the most common cause of vision loss in working-age Americans, do not respond adequately to current therapies targeting VEGFA. Here, we show that expression of angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4), a HIF-1-regulated gene product, is increased in the eyes of diabetic mice and patients with DME. We observed that ANGPTL4 and VEGF act synergistically to destabilize the retinal vascular barrier. Interestingly, while ANGPTL4 modestly enhanced tyrosine phosphorylation of VEGF receptor 2, promotion of vascular permeability by ANGPTL4 was independent of this receptor. Instead, we found that ANGPTL4 binds directly to neuropilin 1 (NRP1) and NRP2 on endothelial cells (ECs), leading to rapid activation of the RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway and breakdown of EC-EC junctions. Treatment with a soluble fragment of NRP1 (sNRP1) prevented ANGPTL4 from binding to NRP1 and blocked ANGPTL4-induced activation of RhoA as well as EC permeability in vitro and retinal vascular leakage in diabetic animals in vivo. In addition, sNRP1 reduced the stimulation of EC permeability by aqueous fluid from patients with DME. Collectively, these data identify the ANGPTL4/NRP/RhoA pathway as a therapeutic target for the treatment of DME.
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- Akrit Sodhi
- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, and
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, and
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, and
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- Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, and,Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Maryland, USA
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Nie D, Zheng Q, Liu L, Mao X, Li Z. Up-regulated of Angiopoietin-Like Protein 4 Predicts Poor Prognosis in Cervical Cancer. J Cancer 2019; 10:1896-1901. [PMID: 31205547 PMCID: PMC6547978 DOI: 10.7150/jca.29916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background: Angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) has been demonstrated highly expressed in some cancers, but it also was downregulated in others through DNA methylation. However, the expression status of ANGPTL4 in cancer of cervix remains unclear. Thus, our present study attempts to investigate the role of ANGPTL4 in the prognosis of patients with cervical cancer. Methods: Immunohistochemistry, western blotting and qRT-PCR were performed to investigate the expressive level of ANPGTL4 in cervical cancer tissues and paired noncancer tissues. The relationship of ANGPTL4 expression and clinicopathological factors was measured by Chi-square test. Overall and disease-free survival (OS and DFS) rates were estimated and compared by using Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test, respectively. To assess the prognostic significance of ANGPTL4 in cervical cancer patients, the Cox regression model was utilized to process univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: ANGPTL4 was upregulated in cervical cancer samples and advanced tumor stage, deep stromal invasion, lymph node metastasis, lymphovascular space invasion, as well as poor OS and DFS were shown to be tightly correlated with it. Results of Cox multivariate analysis demonstrated that ANGPTL4 expression was an independent prognostic factor for OS and DFS in cervical cancer. Conclusion: Upregulated ANGPTL4 seems to be a useful marker for poor prognosis in cervical cancer.
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- Dan Nie
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu,610041, People's Republic of China.,Department of Gynecology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu,610041, People's Republic of China
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Zhang T, Kastrenopoulou A, Larrouture Q, Athanasou NA, Knowles HJ. Angiopoietin-like 4 promotes osteosarcoma cell proliferation and migration and stimulates osteoclastogenesis. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:536. [PMID: 29739381 PMCID: PMC5941625 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4468-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone cancer in children and young adults. It is highly aggressive and patients that present with metastasis have a poor prognosis. Angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) drives the progression and metastasis of many solid tumours, but has not been described in osteosarcoma tissue. ANGPTL4 also enhances osteoclast activity, which is required for osteosarcoma growth in bone. We therefore investigated the expression and function of ANGPTL4 in human osteosarcoma tissue and cell lines. METHODS Expression of ANGPTL4 in osteosarcoma tissue microarrays was determined by immunohistochemistry. Hypoxic secretion of ANGPTL4 was tested by ELISA and Western blot. Regulation of ANGPTL4 by hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) was investigated using isoform specific HIF siRNA (HIF-1α, HIF-2α). Effects of ANGPTL4 on cell proliferation, migration (scratch wound assay), colony formation and osteoblastogenesis were assessed using exogenous ANGPTL4 or cells stably transfected with ANGPTL4. Osteoclastogenic differentiation of CD14+ monocytes was assessed by staining for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), bone resorption was assessed by lacunar resorption of dentine. RESULTS ANGPTL4 was immunohistochemically detectable in 76/109 cases. ANGPTL4 was induced by hypoxia in 6 osteosarcoma cell lines, under the control of the HIF-1α transcription factor. MG-63 cells transfected with an ANGPTL4 over-expression plasmid exhibited increased proliferation and migration capacity and promoted osteoclastogenesis and osteoclast-mediated bone resorption. Individually the full-length form of ANGPTL4 could increase MG-63 cell proliferation, whereas N-terminal ANGPTL4 mediated the other pro-tumourigenic phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS This study describes a role(s) for ANGPTL4 in osteosarcoma and identifies ANGPTL4 as a treatment target that could potentially reduce tumour progression, inhibit angiogenesis, reduce bone destruction and prevent metastatic events.
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- T. Zhang
- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD UK
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 People’s Republic of China
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD UK
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Tarhoni I, Fhied CL, Pool M, Liptay MJ, Bonomi P, Seder CW, Borgia JA. Development of bead based multiplexed immunoassay for evaluation of midkine, syndecan-1, and ANGPTL4 in patient serum. J Immunoassay Immunochem 2018; 39:84-98. [PMID: 29309212 DOI: 10.1080/15321819.2017.1407338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Angiogenesis is associated with tumor progression in a range of malignancies. Herein, we develop custom immunobead assays for several mechanistically important targets and evaluated these against sera from cohorts of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. METHODS Antigen "capture" antibodies for midkine, syndecan-1, and ANGPTL4 were independently conjugated to MagPlex® Microspheres using standard carbodiimide/NHS-based chemistry. These reagents served as the basis for quantitative sandwich assay assembly using biotinylated detection antibodies and R-phycoerythrin-conjugated streptavidin reporter system. Standard curves were created using dilution series of recombinant target proteins with assay performance characteristics calculated, accordingly. Finally, we evaluated a range of serum samples from NSCLC patients (n = 32) to verify assay performance. RESULTS Multiplexed assays for midkine, syndecan-1, and ANGPTL4 were developed with three orders of magnitude in dynamic range, excellent intra- and inter-assay precision, and accuracy parameters (<10%, and <15% variability, respectively). Detection and quantifications limits were suitable for the three assays to efficiently evaluate sera across a range of disease stages with a four-fold dilution factor. CONCLUSION We successfully developed and analytically validated a 3-plex immunobead assay for quantifying midkine, syndecan-1, and ANGPTL4 in patient sera. This multiplexed assay will provide an important tool for future studies delineating the role of angiogenesis in lung cancer progression.
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- Imad Tarhoni
- a Departments of Biochemistry , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , IL, USA
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- b Departments of Pathology , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , IL, USA
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- b Departments of Pathology , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , IL, USA
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- c Departments of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , IL, USA
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- d Departments of Medical Oncology , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , IL, USA
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- c Departments of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , IL, USA
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- a Departments of Biochemistry , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , IL, USA.,b Departments of Pathology , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , IL, USA
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Angiopoietin-Like Proteins in Angiogenesis, Inflammation and Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19020431. [PMID: 29389861 PMCID: PMC5855653 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Altered expression of secreted factors by tumor cells or cells of the tumor microenvironment is a key event in cancer development and progression. In the last decade, emerging evidences supported the autocrine and paracrine activity of the members of the Angiopoietin-like (ANGPTL) protein family in angiogenesis, inflammation and in the regulation of different steps of carcinogenesis and metastasis development. Thus, ANGPTL proteins become attractive either as prognostic or predictive biomarkers, or as novel target for cancer treatment. Here, we outline the current knowledge about the functions of the ANGPTL proteins in angiogenesis, cancer progression and metastasis. Moreover, we discuss the most recent evidences sustaining their role as prognostic or predictive biomarkers for cancer therapy. Although the role of ANGPTL proteins in cancer has not been fully elucidated, increasing evidence suggest their key effects in the proliferative and invasive properties of cancer cells. Moreover, given the common overexpression of ANGPTL proteins in several aggressive solid tumors, and their role in tumor cells and cells of the tumor microenvironment, the field of research about ANGPTL proteins network may highlight new potential targets for the development of future therapeutic strategies.
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Li B, Qian M, Cao H, Jia Q, Wu Z, Yang X, Ma T, Wei H, Chen T, Xiao J. TGF-β2-induced ANGPTL4 expression promotes tumor progression and osteoclast differentiation in giant cell tumor of bone. Oncotarget 2017; 8:54966-54977. [PMID: 28903395 PMCID: PMC5589634 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Although emerging studies have implicated that Aiopoietin-like 4 Protein (ANGPTL4) is related to the aggressiveness and metastasis of many tumors, the role of ANGPLT4 in giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone was rarely investigated. The mechanism of ANGPLT4 in tumor-induced osteoclastogenesis still remains unclear. In this study, we first demonstrated that ANGPTL4 was highly expressed in GCT compared to normal tissues, while we showed that TGF-β2 released by osteoclasts induced bone resorption could increase the expression of ANGPTL4 in GCTSCs. By using the luciferase reporter assay, we found that two downstreams of TGF-β2, Smad3 and Smad4, could directly activate the promoter of ANGPTL4, which might explain the mechanism of TGF-β2-induced ANGPLT4 expression. Moreover, knockout of ANGPTL4 by TALENs in GCTSCs inhibited tumor growth, angiogenesis and osteoclastogenesis in GCT in vitro. By using the chick chorio-allantoic membrane (CAM) models, we further showed that inhibition of ANGPTL4 suppressed tumor growth and giant cell formation in vivo. In addition, some new pathways involved in ANGPTL4 application were identified through microarray assay, which may partly explain the mechanism of ANGPTL4 in GCT. Taken together, our study for the first time identified the role of ANGPLT4 in GCT of bone, which may provide a new target for the diagnosis and treatment of GCT.
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- Bo Li
- Department of Bone Tumor Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Bone Tumor Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Bone Tumor Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Bone Tumor Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Bone Tumor Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Bone Tumor Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Bone Tumor Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Bone Tumor Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Dotterweich J, Schlegelmilch K, Keller A, Geyer B, Schneider D, Zeck S, Tower RJJ, Ebert R, Jakob F, Schütze N. Contact of myeloma cells induces a characteristic transcriptome signature in skeletal precursor cells -Implications for myeloma bone disease. Bone 2016; 93:155-166. [PMID: 27519972 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Physical interaction of skeletal precursors with multiple myeloma cells has been shown to suppress their osteogenic potential while favoring their tumor-promoting features. Although several transcriptome analyses of myeloma patient-derived mesenchymal stem cells have displayed differences compared to their healthy counterparts, these analyses insufficiently reflect the signatures mediated by tumor cell contact, vary due to different methodologies, and lack results in lineage-committed precursors. To determine tumor cell contact-mediated changes on skeletal precursors, we performed transcriptome analyses of mesenchymal stem cells and osteogenic precursor cells cultured in contact with the myeloma cell line INA-6. Comparative analyses confirmed dysregulation of genes which code for known disease-relevant factors and additionally revealed upregulation of genes that are associated with plasma cell homing, adhesion, osteoclastogenesis, and angiogenesis. Osteoclast-derived coupling factors, a dysregulated adipogenic potential, and an imbalance in favor of anti-anabolic factors may play a role in the hampered osteoblast differentiation potential of mesenchymal stem cells. Angiopoietin-Like 4 (ANGPTL4) was selected from a list of differentially expressed genes as a myeloma cell contact-dependent target in skeletal precursor cells which warranted further functional analyses. Adhesion assays with full-length ANGPTL4-coated plates revealed a potential role of this protein in INA-6 cell attachment. This study expands knowledge of the myeloma cell contact-induced signature in the stromal compartment of myelomatous bones and thus offers potential targets that may allow detection and treatment of myeloma bone disease at an early stage.
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- Julia Dotterweich
- Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- DNA-Analytics Core Facility, Biocenter and Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Section Biomedical Imaging, MOIN CC, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
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- Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Liao YH, Chiang KH, Shieh JM, Huang CR, Shen CJ, Huang WC, Chen BK. Epidermal growth factor-induced ANGPTL4 enhances anoikis resistance and tumour metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene 2016; 36:2228-2242. [PMID: 27797381 PMCID: PMC5415642 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is important for cancer cell proliferation, angiogenesis and metastasis in many types of cancer. However, the mechanisms involved in EGF-induced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) metastasis remain largely unknown. In this study, we reveal that angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) plays an important role in the regulation of EGF-induced cancer metastasis. We showed that EGF-induced ANGPTL4 expression promoted anoikis resistance and cancer cell migration and invasion in HNSCC. In addition, depletion of ANGPTL4 inhibited EGF-induced cancer cell invasion. Autocrine production of EGF-induced ANGPTL4 regulated the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). The induction of MMP-1 gene expression by ANGPTL4-activated integrin β1 signalling occurred through the AP-1 binding site in the MMP-1 gene promoter. Furthermore, down-regulation of MMP-1 impeded EGF- and recombinant ANGPTL4-enhanced HNSCC cell migration and invasion. Depletion of ANGPTL4 significantly blocked EGF-primed extravasation and metastatic seeding of tumour cells and MMP-1 expression in lungs. However, no effect of ANGPTL4 on tumour growth was observed. These results suggest that EGF-induced expression and autocrine production of ANGPTL4 enhances HNSCC metastasis via the up-regulation of MMP-1 expression. Inhibition of ANGPTL4 expression may be a potential strategy for the treatment of EGFR-mediated HNSCC metastasis.
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- Y-H Liao
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.,Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.,Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.,Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.,Institute for Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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The downregulation of ANGPTL4 inhibits the migration and proliferation of tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Arch Oral Biol 2016; 71:144-149. [PMID: 27505034 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2016.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) is the most common malignant cancer in the oral cavity, with a high rate of metastasis to the neck lymphoid node. Angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) and microvessel density (MVD) may be novel indicators for tumor metastasis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression and function of ANGPTL4 in TSCC and the relationship between ANGPTL4 and MVD. METHODS The expression levels of ANGPTL4 and MVD (CD34) were analyzed in 65 TSCC specimens and the adjacent non-cancerous tissues using immunohistochemistry (IHC). siRNA was delivered into TSCCA cells to downregulate ANGPTL4 expression. Subsequently, validation with real-time RT-PCR and western blot analyses was performed to analyze ANGPTL4 expression levels. In addition, a proliferation assay, migration and invasion assays were carried out. RESULTS ANGPTL4 expression was associated with tumor stage, lymph node metastasis and MVD expression. Cox regression analysis showed that high levels of ANGPTL4 expression were closely associated with poor survival time. In vitro analyses using qRT-PCR and western blot confirmed that ANGPTL4 was successfully inhibited in TSCCA cells. Suppressing ANGPTL4 resulted in the inhibition of cell proliferation and migration, but neither invasion nor cisplatin resistance was significantly affected. CONCLUSION High expression levels of ANGPTL4 are associated with the T stage, lymphatic metastasis, angiogenesis and poor overall survival in TSCC patients. The downregulation of ANGPTL4 inhibits the migration and proliferation of cells in TSCC. Taken together, ANGPTL4 may serve as a novel biomarker and therapeutic target for TSCC.
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Zhu X, Guo X, Wu S, Wei L. ANGPTL4 Correlates with NSCLC Progression and Regulates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition via ERK Pathway. Lung 2016; 194:637-46. [PMID: 27166634 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-016-9895-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Purpose Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths with intricate mechanisms. In the present study, we evaluated the clinical significance and biological role of ANGPTL4 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common lung cancer subtype. Methods Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used for examining the mRNA level of ANGPTL4 in NSCLC tissues and adjacent non-tumor tissues, NSCLC cell lines, and the immortalized human bronchial epithelial cell line HBE, respectively. A tissue microarray was used for analyzing the relationship between ANGPTL4 expression and the clinicopathological parameters of NSCLC patients. Commercial lentivirus expressing shRNAs was used for silencing ANGPTL4. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) was employed for evaluating the cell proliferation ability and transwell with or without matrigel was used for cell migration and invasion assay. Results As the result, ANGPTL4 was over-expressed in NSCLC tissues compared with benign lung tissues. Silencing ANGPTL4 expression strongly inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of A549 and H520 cells, which was in accordance with the increase of epithelial marker E-cadherin and decrease of mesenchymal marker vimentin. By screening the ERK, AKT, EGFR, and STAT3 pathways, we found that cell growth, migration, and invasion arrest induced by loss of ANGPTL4 expression was partially attributable to down-regulation of ERK signaling. Conclusion These results suggested that ANGPTL4 was essential for proliferation and metastasis of lung cancer cells and might serve as a novel target for the treatment of lung cancer.
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- Xiaoming Zhu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China.,Zhengzhou University School of Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China.,Zhengzhou University School of Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China.,Zhengzhou University School of Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China. .,Zhengzhou University School of Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China.
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Suzuki T, Kasamatsu A, Miyamoto I, Saito T, Higo M, Endo-Sakamoto Y, Shiiba M, Tanzawa H, Uzawa K. Overexpression of TMOD1 is associated with enhanced regional lymph node metastasis in human oral cancer. Int J Oncol 2015; 48:607-12. [PMID: 26718916 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2015.3305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tropomodulin1 (TMOD1), which regulates the length and depolymerization of actin filaments by binding to the pointed end of the actin filament, has been reported to be a powerful diagnostic marker for ALK-negative anaplastic large-cell lymphoma; however, little is known about the relevance of TMOD1 in the behavior of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). We evaluated TMOD1 expression in OSCC-derived cell lines and primary OSCC samples (n=200) using quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, immunoblotting and semi-quantitative immunohistochemistry. We also analyzed the clinical correlation between TMOD1 expression status and clinical parameters in patients with OSCC and performed a prospective study using 40 primary OSCC samples. TMOD1 expression was upregulated significantly (p<0.05) in OSCC in vitro and in vivo compared with normal counterparts. TMOD1 expression also was correlated significantly (p=0.0199 and p=0.0064, respectively) with regional lymph node metastasis (RLNM) and 5-year survival rates. This prospective study also showed that high TMOD1 expression was seen in 12 (75%) of 16 cases in RLNM-positive patients and 9 (37.5%) of 24 cases in RLNM-negative patients. The current data provide the first evidence that TMOD1 expression is a critical biomarker for RLNM and prognosis of patients with OSCC.
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- Toshikazu Suzuki
- Department of Oral Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Oral Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Oral Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Oral Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Oral Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan
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McEvoy LM, O'Toole SA, Spillane CD, Martin CM, Gallagher MF, Stordal B, Blackshields G, Sheils O, O'Leary JJ. Identifying novel hypoxia-associated markers of chemoresistance in ovarian cancer. BMC Cancer 2015. [PMID: 26205780 PMCID: PMC4513971 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1539-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Ovarian cancer is associated with poor long-term survival due to late diagnosis and development of chemoresistance. Tumour hypoxia is associated with many features of tumour aggressiveness including increased cellular proliferation, inhibition of apoptosis, increased invasion and metastasis, and chemoresistance, mostly mediated through hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α. While HIF-1α has been associated with platinum resistance in a variety of cancers, including ovarian, relatively little is known about the importance of the duration of hypoxia. Similarly, the gene pathways activated in ovarian cancer which cause chemoresistance as a result of hypoxia are poorly understood. This study aimed to firstly investigate the effect of hypoxia duration on resistance to cisplatin in an ovarian cancer chemoresistance cell line model and to identify genes whose expression was associated with hypoxia-induced chemoresistance. Methods Cisplatin-sensitive (A2780) and cisplatin-resistant (A2780cis) ovarian cancer cell lines were exposed to various combinations of hypoxia and/or chemotherapeutic drugs as part of a ‘hypoxia matrix’ designed to cover clinically relevant scenarios in terms of tumour hypoxia. Response to cisplatin was measured by the MTT assay. RNA was extracted from cells treated as part of the hypoxia matrix and interrogated on Affymetrix Human Gene ST 1.0 arrays. Differential gene expression analysis was performed for cells exposed to hypoxia and/or cisplatin. From this, four potential markers of chemoresistance were selected for evaluation in a cohort of ovarian tumour samples by RT-PCR. Results Hypoxia increased resistance to cisplatin in A2780 and A2780cis cells. A plethora of genes were differentially expressed in cells exposed to hypoxia and cisplatin which could be associated with chemoresistance. In ovarian tumour samples, we found trends for upregulation of ANGPTL4 in partial responders and down-regulation in non-responders compared with responders to chemotherapy; down-regulation of HER3 in partial and non-responders compared to responders; and down-regulation of HIF-1α in non-responders compared with responders. Conclusion This study has further characterized the relationship between hypoxia and chemoresistance in an ovarian cancer model. We have also identified many potential biomarkers of hypoxia and platinum resistance and provided an initial validation of a subset of these markers in ovarian cancer tissues. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-015-1539-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Lynda M McEvoy
- Department of Histopathology TCD, Sir Patrick Dun's Laboratory, Central Pathology Laboratory, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland. .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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- Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Coombe Women and Infants' University Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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- Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Coombe Women and Infants' University Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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- Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Coombe Women and Infants' University Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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- Department of Histopathology TCD, Sir Patrick Dun's Laboratory, Central Pathology Laboratory, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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- Department of Histopathology TCD, Sir Patrick Dun's Laboratory, Central Pathology Laboratory, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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- Department of Histopathology TCD, Sir Patrick Dun's Laboratory, Central Pathology Laboratory, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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- Department of Histopathology TCD, Sir Patrick Dun's Laboratory, Central Pathology Laboratory, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland. .,Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Coombe Women and Infants' University Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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