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Shuman L, Pham J, Wildermuth T, Wu XR, Walter V, Warrick JI, DeGraff DJ. Urothelium-Specific Expression of Mutationally Activated Pik3ca Initiates Early Lesions of Noninvasive Bladder Cancer. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2023; 193:2133-2143. [PMID: 37544503 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2023.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
Abstract
Although approximately 70% of bladder cancers are noninvasive and have high recurrence rates, early-stage disease is understudied. The lack of models to validate the contribution of molecular drivers of bladder tumorigenesis is a significant issue. Although mutations in PIK3CA are frequent in human bladder cancer, an in vivo model for understanding their contribution to bladder tumorigenesis is unavailable. Therefore, a Upk2-Cre/Pik3caH1047R mouse model expressing one or two R26-Pik3caH1047R alleles in a urothelium-specific manner was generated. Pik3caH1047R functionality was confirmed by quantifying Akt phosphorylation, and mice were characterized by assessing urothelial thickness, nuclear atypia, and expression of luminal and basal markers at 6 and 12 months of age. While at 6 months, Pik3caH1047R mice developed increased urothelial thickness and nuclear atypia, progressive disease was not observed at 12 months. Immunohistochemistry showed urothelium maintained luminal differentiation characterized by high forkhead box A1 (Foxa1) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ expression. Surprisingly, Pik3caH1047R mice subjected to low-dose carcinogen exposure [N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine] exhibited no significant differences after exposure relative to mice without exposure. Furthermore, single-sample gene set enrichment analysis of invasive human tumors showed those with mutant PIK3CA did not exhibit significantly increased phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT pathway activity compared with wild-type PIK3CA tumors. Overall, these data suggest that Pik3caH1047R can elicit early tumorigenic changes in the urothelium, but progression to invasion may require additional genetic alterations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lauren Shuman
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan Campus, New York, New York
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- Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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Jafari NV, Rohn JL. The urothelium: a multi-faceted barrier against a harsh environment. Mucosal Immunol 2022; 15:1127-1142. [PMID: 36180582 PMCID: PMC9705259 DOI: 10.1038/s41385-022-00565-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
All mucosal surfaces must deal with the challenge of exposure to the outside world. The urothelium is a highly specialized layer of stratified epithelial cells lining the inner surface of the urinary bladder, a gruelling environment involving significant stretch forces, osmotic and hydrostatic pressures, toxic substances, and microbial invasion. The urinary bladder plays an important barrier role and allows the accommodation and expulsion of large volumes of urine without permitting urine components to diffuse across. The urothelium is made up of three cell types, basal, intermediate, and umbrella cells, whose specialized functions aid in the bladder's mission. In this review, we summarize the recent insights into urothelial structure, function, development, regeneration, and in particular the role of umbrella cells in barrier formation and maintenance. We briefly review diseases which involve the bladder and discuss current human urothelial in vitro models as a complement to traditional animal studies.
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- Nazila V Jafari
- Department of Renal Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, Royal Free Hospital Campus, London, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, Royal Free Hospital Campus, London, UK.
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Xia Y, Wang X, Liu Y, Shapiro E, Lepor H, Tang MS, Sun TT, Wu XR. PKM2 Is Essential for Bladder Cancer Growth and Maintenance. Cancer Res 2022; 82:571-585. [PMID: 34903602 PMCID: PMC8857058 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-21-0403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) has been shown to promote tumorigenesis by facilitating the Warburg effect and enhancing the activities of oncoproteins. However, this paradigm has recently been challenged by studies in which the absence of PKM2 failed to inhibit and instead accelerated tumorigenesis in mouse models. These results seem inconsistent with the fact that most human tumors overexpress PKM2. To further elucidate the role of PKM2 in tumorigenesis, we investigated the effect of PKM2 knockout in oncogenic HRAS-driven urothelial carcinoma. While PKM2 ablation in mouse urothelial cells did not affect tumor initiation, it impaired the growth and maintenance of HRAS-driven tumors. Chemical inhibition of PKM2 recapitulated these effects. Both conditions substantially reduced complex formation of PKM2 with STAT3, their nuclear translocation, and HIF1α- and VEGF-related angiogenesis. The reduction in nuclear STAT3 in the absence of PKM2 also correlated with decreased autophagy and increased apoptosis. Time-controlled, inducible PKM2 overexpression in simple urothelial hyperplasia did not trigger tumorigenesis, while overexpression of PKM2, but not PKM1, in nodular urothelial hyperplasia with angiogenesis strongly accelerated tumorigenesis. Finally, in human patients, PKM2 was overexpressed in low-grade nonmuscle-invasive and high-grade muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Based on these data, PKM2 is not required for tumor initiation but is essential for tumor growth and maintenance by enhancing angiogenesis and metabolic addiction. The PKM2-STAT3-HIF1α/VEGF signaling axis may play a critical role in bladder cancer and may serve as an actionable therapeutic target. SIGNIFICANCE Genetic manipulation and pharmacologic inhibition of PKM2 in mouse urothelial lesions highlight its essential role in promoting angiogenesis and metabolic addiction, events indispensable for tumor growth and maintenance.
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MESH Headings
- Active Transport, Cell Nucleus/genetics
- Animals
- Apoptosis/genetics
- Autophagy/genetics
- Carcinogenesis/genetics
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/blood supply
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/metabolism
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics
- Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism
- Male
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/genetics
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)/metabolism
- Pyruvate Kinase/genetics
- Pyruvate Kinase/metabolism
- STAT3 Transcription Factor/genetics
- STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/genetics
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/metabolism
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/genetics
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism
- Mice
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- Yong Xia
- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
- Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan Campus, New York, NY 10010
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- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
- Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan Campus, New York, NY 10010
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- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
- Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan Campus, New York, NY 10010
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Nunez-Badinez P, De Leo B, Laux-Biehlmann A, Hoffmann A, Zollner TM, Saunders PT, Simitsidellis I, Charrua A, Cruz F, Gomez R, Tejada MA, McMahon SB, Lo Re L, Barthas F, Vincent K, Birch J, Meijlink J, Hummelshoj L, Sweeney PJ, Armstrong JD, Treede RD, Nagel J. Preclinical models of endometriosis and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: an Innovative Medicines Initiative-PainCare initiative to improve their value for translational research in pelvic pain. Pain 2021; 162:2349-2365. [PMID: 34448751 PMCID: PMC8374713 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002248] [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: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
ABSTRACT Endometriosis (ENDO) and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) are chronic pain conditions for which better treatments are urgently needed. Development of new therapies with proven clinical benefit has been slow. We have conducted a review of existing preclinical in vivo models for ENDO and IC/BPS in rodents, discussed to what extent they replicate the phenotype and pain experience of patients, as well as their relevance for translational research. In 1009 publications detailing ENDO models, 41% used autologous, 26% syngeneic, 18% xenograft, and 11% allogeneic tissue in transplantation models. Intraperitoneal injection of endometrial tissue was the subcategory with the highest construct validity score for translational research. From 1055 IC/BPS publications, most interventions were bladder centric (85%), followed by complex mechanisms (8%) and stress-induced models (7%). Within these categories, the most frequently used models were instillation of irritants (92%), autoimmune (43%), and water avoidance stress (39%), respectively. Notably, although pelvic pain is a hallmark of both conditions and a key endpoint for development of novel therapies, only a small proportion of the studies (models of ENDO: 0.5%-12% and models of IC/BPS: 20%-44%) examined endpoints associated with pain. Moreover, only 2% and 3% of publications using models of ENDO and IC/BPS investigated nonevoked pain endpoints. This analysis highlights the wide variety of models used, limiting reproducibility and translation of results. We recommend refining models so that they better reflect clinical reality, sharing protocols, and using standardized endpoints to improve reproducibility. We are addressing this in our project Innovative Medicines Initiative-PainCare/Translational Research in Pelvic Pain.
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- Bayer AG, Research & Development, Pharmaceuticals, Berlin, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Research & Development, Pharmaceuticals, Berlin, Germany
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- I3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, and Faculty of Medicine of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- I3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, and Faculty of Medicine of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Neurorestoration Group, Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Neurorestoration Group, Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Pelvic Pain Support Network, Poole, United Kingdom
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- International Painful Bladder Foundation, Naarden, the Netherlands
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- Actual Analytics, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Research & Development, Pharmaceuticals, Berlin, Germany
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Dalghi MG, Montalbetti N, Carattino MD, Apodaca G. The Urothelium: Life in a Liquid Environment. Physiol Rev 2020; 100:1621-1705. [PMID: 32191559 PMCID: PMC7717127 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00041.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The urothelium, which lines the renal pelvis, ureters, urinary bladder, and proximal urethra, forms a high-resistance but adaptable barrier that surveils its mechanochemical environment and communicates changes to underlying tissues including afferent nerve fibers and the smooth muscle. The goal of this review is to summarize new insights into urothelial biology and function that have occurred in the past decade. After familiarizing the reader with key aspects of urothelial histology, we describe new insights into urothelial development and regeneration. This is followed by an extended discussion of urothelial barrier function, including information about the roles of the glycocalyx, ion and water transport, tight junctions, and the cellular and tissue shape changes and other adaptations that accompany expansion and contraction of the lower urinary tract. We also explore evidence that the urothelium can alter the water and solute composition of urine during normal physiology and in response to overdistension. We complete the review by providing an overview of our current knowledge about the urothelial environment, discussing the sensor and transducer functions of the urothelium, exploring the role of circadian rhythms in urothelial gene expression, and describing novel research tools that are likely to further advance our understanding of urothelial biology.
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- Marianela G Dalghi
- Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Kobatake K, Ikeda KI, Nakata Y, Yamasaki N, Ueda T, Kanai A, Sentani K, Sera Y, Hayashi T, Koizumi M, Miyakawa Y, Inaba T, Sotomaru Y, Kaminuma O, Ichinohe T, Honda ZI, Yasui W, Horie S, Black PC, Matsubara A, Honda H. Kdm6a Deficiency Activates Inflammatory Pathways, Promotes M2 Macrophage Polarization, and Causes Bladder Cancer in Cooperation with p53 Dysfunction. Clin Cancer Res 2020; 26:2065-2079. [PMID: 32047002 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-2230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE Epigenetic deregulation is deeply implicated in the pathogenesis of bladder cancer. KDM6A (Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 6A) is a histone modifier frequently mutated in bladder cancer. However, the molecular mechanisms of how KDM6A deficiency contributes to bladder cancer development remains largely unknown. We hypothesized that clarification of the pathogenic mechanisms underlying KDM6A-mutated bladder cancer can help in designing new anticancer therapies. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We generated mice lacking Kdm6a in the urothelium and crossed them with mice heterozygous for p53, whose mutation/deletion significantly overlaps with the KDM6A mutation in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). In addition, BBN (N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine), a cigarette smoke-like mutagen, was used as a tumor-promoting agent. Isolated urothelia were subjected to phenotypic, pathologic, molecular, and cellular analyses. The clinical relevance of our findings was further analyzed using genomic and clinical data of patients with MIBC. RESULTS We found that Kdm6a deficiency activated cytokine and chemokine pathways, promoted M2 macrophage polarization, increased cancer stem cells and caused bladder cancer in cooperation with p53 haploinsufficiency. We also found that BBN treatment significantly enhanced the expression of proinflammatory molecules and accelerated disease development. Human bladder cancer samples with decreased KDM6A expression also showed activated proinflammatory pathways. Notably, dual inhibition of IL6 and chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2, upregulated in response to Kdm6a deficiency, efficiently suppressed Kdm6a-deficient bladder cancer cell growth. CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide insights into multistep carcinogenic processes of bladder cancer and suggest molecular targeted therapeutic approaches for patients with bladder cancer with KDM6A dysfunction.
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- Kohei Kobatake
- Department of Disease Models, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.,Department of Urology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.,Department of Urologic Sciences, The Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Disease Models, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Disease Models, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Field of Human Disease Models, Major in Advanced Life Sciences and Medicine, Institute of Laboratory Animals, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Field of Human Disease Models, Major in Advanced Life Sciences and Medicine, Institute of Laboratory Animals, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Field of Human Disease Models, Major in Advanced Life Sciences and Medicine, Institute of Laboratory Animals, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Disease Models, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Health Care Center and Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Institute of Environmental Science for Human Life, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, The Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Field of Human Disease Models, Major in Advanced Life Sciences and Medicine, Institute of Laboratory Animals, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Sottnik JL, Mallaredy V, Chauca-Diaz A, Ritterson Lew C, Owens C, Dancik GM, Pagliarani S, Lucchiari S, Moggio M, Ripolone M, Comi GP, Frierson HF, Clouthier D, Theodorescu D. Elucidating the role of Agl in bladder carcinogenesis by generation and characterization of genetically engineered mice. Carcinogenesis 2019; 40:194-201. [PMID: 30403777 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgy139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Amylo-α-1,6-glucosidase,4-α-glucanotransferase (AGL) is an enzyme primarily responsible for glycogen debranching. Germline mutations lead to glycogen storage disease type III (GSDIII). We recently found AGL to be a tumor suppressor in xenograft models of human bladder cancer (BC) and low levels of AGL expression in BC are associated with poor patient prognosis. However, the impact of low AGL expression on the susceptibility of normal bladder to carcinogenesis is unknown. We address this gap by developing a germline Agl knockout (Agl-/-) mouse that recapitulates biochemical and histological features of GSDIII. Agl-/- mice exposed to N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine (BBN) had a higher BC incidence compared with wild-type mice (Agl+/+). To determine if the increased BC incidence observed was due to decreased Agl expression in the urothelium specifically, we developed a urothelium-specific conditional Agl knockout (Aglcko) mouse using a Uroplakin II-Cre allele. BBN-induced carcinogenesis experiments repeated in Aglcko mice revealed that Aglcko mice had a higher BC incidence than control (Aglfl/fl) mice. RNA sequencing revealed that tumors from Agl-/- mice had 19 differentially expressed genes compared with control mice. An 'Agl Loss' gene signature was developed and found to successfully stratify normal and tumor samples in two BC patient datasets. These results support the role of AGL loss in promoting carcinogenesis and provide a rationale for evaluating Agl expression levels, or Agl Loss gene signature scores, in normal urothelium of populations at risk of BC development such as older male smokers.
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- Joseph L Sottnik
- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT, USA
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- Neuromuscular and Rare Diseases Unit, Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Neuromuscular and Rare Diseases Unit, Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Neuromuscular and Rare Diseases Unit, Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Neuromuscular and Rare Diseases Unit, Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, and Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.,Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Urothelial bladder cancer is the most common malignancy of the urinary tract resulting in over 165,000 deaths worldwide. Immunotherapies targeting the programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) checkpoint pathway were recently approved for the treatment of bladder cancer, but favorable responses to this treatment are still limited to a minority of patients. This resistance to therapy has driven a need to optimize syngeneic models of bladder cancer that enable evaluation of the tumor immune microenvironment under varying conditions. Several models have been in place for many years, and we discuss in this chapter the optimization of an orthotopic model of bladder cancer that can be employed to study the anti-tumor immune response.
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- Randy F Sweis
- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Committee on Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Committee on Immunology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
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Osei-Amponsa V, Buckwalter JM, Shuman L, Zheng Z, Yamashita H, Walter V, Wildermuth T, Ellis-Mohl J, Liu C, Warrick JI, Shantz LM, Feehan RP, Al-Ahmadie H, Mendelsohn C, Raman JD, Kaestner KH, Wu XR, DeGraff DJ. Hypermethylation of FOXA1 and allelic loss of PTEN drive squamous differentiation and promote heterogeneity in bladder cancer. Oncogene 2019; 39:1302-1317. [PMID: 31636388 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-019-1063-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Intratumoral heterogeneity in bladder cancer is a barrier to accurate molecular sub-classification and treatment efficacy. However, individual cellular and mechanistic contributions to tumor heterogeneity are controversial. We examined potential mechanisms of FOXA1 and PTEN inactivation in bladder cancer and their contribution to tumor heterogeneity. These analyses were complemented with inactivation of FOXA1 and PTEN in intermediate and luminal mouse urothelium. We show inactivation and reduced expression of FOXA1 and PTEN is prevalent in human disease, where PTEN and FOXA1 are downregulated by allelic loss and site-specific DNA hypermethylation, respectively. Conditional inactivation of both Foxa1 and Pten in intermediate/luminal cells in mice results in development of bladder cancer exhibiting squamous features as well as enhanced sensitivity to a bladder-specific carcinogen. In addition, FOXA1 is hypermethylated in basal bladder cancer cell lines, and this is reversed by treatment with DNA methyltransferase inhibitors. By integrating human correlative and in vivo studies, we define a critical role for PTEN loss and epigenetic silencing of FOXA1 in heterogeneous human disease and show genetic targeting of luminal/intermediate cells in mice drives squamous differentiation.
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- Vasty Osei-Amponsa
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.,Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.,Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.,Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.,Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.,Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Urology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.,Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.,Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departments of Urology and Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.,Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan Campus, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA. .,Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
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Yee CH, Zheng Z, Shuman L, Yamashita H, Warrick JI, Wu XR, Raman JD, DeGraff DJ. Maintenance of the bladder cancer precursor urothelial hyperplasia requires FOXA1 and persistent expression of oncogenic HRAS. Sci Rep 2019; 9:270. [PMID: 30670749 PMCID: PMC6342925 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36720-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Tumorigenesis requires accumulation of genetic and epigenetic alterations, some of which drive tumor initiation. "Oncogene addiction" describes the phenomenon that (1) well-established cancers are dependent on one mutated oncogene or pathway for the maintenance of a malignant phenotype and that (2) withdrawal of the single oncogenic event leads to growth arrest and/or cancer regression. While oncogene addiction has been experimentally validated in advanced tumor models, its role in tumor precursors has not been investigated. We utilized the requirement of Forkhead box A1 (Foxa1) for transcriptional activation of the Upk2-promoter to temporally control the expression of Upk2-HRAS* oncogene, an inducer of urothelial hyperplasia in transgenic mice. Inducible homozygous knockout of Foxa1 in Upk2-HRAS*/UBC-CreERT2/Foxa1loxp/loxp mice results in reduced HRAS* levels. This led to a marked reduction of urothelial proliferation as evidenced by urothelial thinning, degenerative changes such as intracellular vacuole formation, and reduced Ki67 expression. Reduced proliferation did not affect basal, Krt14-positive cells, supporting the fact that Foxa1-regulated Upk2-HRAS* expression occurs primarily in supra-basal cells. Our results indicate that maintenance of urothelial hyperplasia in Upk2-HRAS* mice depends on continuous expression of Foxa1 and activated HRAS, and that mutated receptor tyrosine kinases, FOXA1 and/or other downstream effectors may mediate oncogene addiction in urothelial hyperplasia.
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- Christopher H Yee
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Departments of Urology and Pathology, New York University School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan Campus, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
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Foth M, Ismail NFB, Kung JSC, Tomlinson D, Knowles MA, Eriksson P, Sjödahl G, Salmond JM, Sansom OJ, Iwata T. FGFR3 mutation increases bladder tumourigenesis by suppressing acute inflammation. J Pathol 2018; 246:331-343. [PMID: 30043421 PMCID: PMC6334176 DOI: 10.1002/path.5143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Recent studies of muscle-invasive bladder cancer show that FGFR3 mutations are generally found in a luminal papillary tumour subtype that is characterised by better survival than other molecular subtypes. To better understand the role of FGFR3 in invasive bladder cancer, we examined the process of tumour development induced by the tobacco carcinogen OH-BBN in genetically engineered models that express mutationally activated FGFR3 S249C or FGFR3 K644E in the urothelium. Both occurrence and progression of OH-BBN-driven tumours were increased in the presence of an S249C mutation compared to wild-type control mice. Interestingly, at an early tumour initiation stage, the acute inflammatory response in OH-BBN-treated bladders was suppressed in the presence of an S249C mutation. However, at later stages of tumour progression, increased inflammation was observed in S249C tumours, long after the carcinogen administration had ceased. Early-phase neutrophil depletion using an anti-Ly6G monoclonal antibody resulted in an increased neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio at later stages of pathogenesis, indicative of enhanced tumour pathogenesis, which supports the hypothesis that suppression of acute inflammation could play a causative role. Statistical analyses of correlation showed that while initial bladder phenotypes in morphology and inflammation were FGFR3-dependent, increased levels of inflammation were associated with tumour progression at the later stage. This study provides a novel insight into the tumour-promoting effect of FGFR3 mutations via regulation of inflammation at the pre-tumour stage in the bladder. Copyright © 2018 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Butylhydroxybutylnitrosamine
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/immunology
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/metabolism
- Cholecystitis, Acute/chemically induced
- Cholecystitis, Acute/genetics
- Cholecystitis, Acute/immunology
- Cholecystitis, Acute/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Lymphocytes/immunology
- Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Lymphocytes/pathology
- Male
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Mutation
- Neutrophil Infiltration
- Neutrophils/immunology
- Neutrophils/metabolism
- Neutrophils/pathology
- Phenotype
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3/genetics
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3/metabolism
- Time Factors
- Tumor Microenvironment
- Urinary Bladder/immunology
- Urinary Bladder/metabolism
- Urinary Bladder/pathology
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/chemically induced
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/genetics
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/immunology
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/metabolism
- Urothelium/immunology
- Urothelium/metabolism
- Urothelium/pathology
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- Mona Foth
- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life SciencesUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
- Cancer Research UK Beatson InstituteGlasgowUK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life SciencesUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life SciencesUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cancer and PathologySt James's University HospitalLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cancer and PathologySt James's University HospitalLeedsUK
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- Division of Oncology and Pathology, Department of Clinical SciencesLund UniversityLundSweden
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- Division of Urological Research, Department of Translational MedicineLund University, Skåne University HospitalMalmöSweden
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson InstituteGlasgowUK
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life SciencesUniversity of GlasgowUK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life SciencesUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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Hsu I, Yeh CR, Slavin S, Miyamoto H, Netto GJ, Tsai YC, Muyan M, Wu XR, Messing EM, Guancial EA, Yeh S. Estrogen receptor alpha prevents bladder cancer via INPP4B inhibited akt pathway in vitro and in vivo. Oncotarget 2015; 5:7917-35. [PMID: 25277204 PMCID: PMC4202170 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.1421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Clinical reports show males have a higher bladder cancer (BCa) incidence than females. The sexual difference of BCa occurrence suggests that estrogen and its receptors may affect BCa development. Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) is the classic receptor to convey estrogen signaling, however, the function of ERα in BCa development remains largely unknown. To understand the in vivo role of ERα in BCa development, we generated total and urothelial specific ERα knockout mice (ERαKO) and used the pre- carcinogen BBN to induce BCa. Earlier reports showed that ERα promotes breast and ovarian cancers in females. Surprisingly and of clinical importance, our results showed that ERα inhibits BCa development and loss of the ERα gene results in an earlier onset and higher incidence of BBN-induced in vivo mouse BCa. Supportively, carcinogen induced malignant transformation ability was reduced in ERα expressing urothelial cells as compared to ERα negative cells. Mechanism studies suggest that ERα could control the expression of INPP4B to reduce AKT activity and consequently reduce BCa cell growth. In addition, IHC staining of clinical sample analyses show that INPP4B expression, in correlation with reduced ERα, is significantly reduced in human BCa specimens. Together, this is the first report using the in vivo cre-loxP gene knockout mouse model to characterize ERα roles in BCa development. Our studies provide multiple in vitro cell studies and in vivo animal model data as well as human BCa tissue analyses to prove ERα plays a protective role in BCa initiation and growth at least partly via modulating the INPP4B/Akt pathway.
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- Iawen Hsu
- Departments of Urology and Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642. Contributed equally
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- Departments of Urology and Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642. Contributed equally
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- Departments of Urology and Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642
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- Departments of Pathology, Urology, and Oncology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21231
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- Departments of Pathology, Urology, and Oncology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21231
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- Departments of Urology and Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642
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- Department of Urology, New York University, School of Medicine, NY 10016
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- Departments of Urology and Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642
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- Departments of Hematology and Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642
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- Departments of Urology and Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642
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He F, Melamed J, Tang MS, Huang C, Wu XR. Oncogenic HRAS Activates Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Confers Stemness to p53-Deficient Urothelial Cells to Drive Muscle Invasion of Basal Subtype Carcinomas. Cancer Res 2015; 75:2017-28. [PMID: 25795707 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-14-3067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Muscle-invasive urothelial carcinomas of the bladder (MIUCB) exhibit frequent receptor tyrosine kinase alterations, but the precise nature of their contributions to tumor pathophysiology is unclear. Using mutant HRAS (HRAS*) as an oncogenic prototype, we obtained evidence in transgenic mice that RTK/RAS pathway activation in urothelial cells causes hyperplasia that neither progresses to frank carcinoma nor regresses to normal urothelium through a period of one year. This persistent hyperplastic state appeared to result from an equilibrium between promitogenic factors and compensatory tumor barriers in the p19-MDM2-p53-p21 axis and a prolonged G2 arrest. Conditional inactivation of p53 in urothelial cells of transgenic mice expressing HRAS* resulted in carcinoma in situ and basal-subtype MIUCB with focal squamous differentiation resembling the human counterpart. The transcriptome of microdissected MIUCB was enriched in genes that drive epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, the upregulation of which is associated with urothelial cells expressing multiple progenitor/stem cell markers. Taken together, our results provide evidence for RTK/RAS pathway activation and p53 deficiency as a combinatorial theranostic biomarker that may inform the progression and treatment of urothelial carcinoma.
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- Feng He
- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York. Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan Campus, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York. Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan Campus, New York, New York. Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
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Kobayashi T, Owczarek TB, McKiernan JM, Abate-Shen C. Modelling bladder cancer in mice: opportunities and challenges. Nat Rev Cancer 2015; 15:42-54. [PMID: 25533675 PMCID: PMC4386904 DOI: 10.1038/nrc3858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
The prognosis and treatment of bladder cancer have improved little in the past 20 years. Bladder cancer remains a debilitating and often fatal disease, and is among the most costly cancers to treat. The generation of informative mouse models has the potential to improve our understanding of bladder cancer progression, as well as to affect its diagnosis and treatment. However, relatively few mouse models of bladder cancer have been described, and in particular, few that develop invasive cancer phenotypes. This Review focuses on opportunities for improving the landscape of mouse models of bladder cancer.
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- Takashi Kobayashi
- Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- 1] Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center. [2] Institute of Cancer Genetics, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
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- 1] Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center. [2] Institute of Cancer Genetics, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA. [3] Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA. [4] Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Foth M, Ahmad I, van Rhijn BWG, van der Kwast T, Bergman AM, King L, Ridgway R, Leung HY, Fraser S, Sansom OJ, Iwata T. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 activation plays a causative role in urothelial cancer pathogenesis in cooperation with Pten loss in mice. J Pathol 2014; 233:148-58. [PMID: 24519156 PMCID: PMC4612374 DOI: 10.1002/path.4334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Revised: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Although somatic mutations and overexpression of the tyrosine kinase fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) are strongly associated with bladder cancer, evidence for their functional involvement in the pathogenesis remains elusive. Previously we showed that activation of Fgfr3 alone is not sufficient to initiate urothelial tumourigenesis in mice. Here we hypothesize that cooperating mutations are required for Fgfr3-dependent tumourigenesis in the urothelium and analyse a mouse model in which an inhibitor of Pi3k-Akt signalling, Pten, is deleted in concert with Fgfr3 activation (UroIICreFgfr3(+/) (K644E) Pten(flox) (/flox)). Two main phenotypical characteristics were observed in the urothelium: increased urothelial thickness and abnormal cellular histopathology, including vacuolization, condensed cellular appearance, enlargement of cells and nuclei, and loss of polarity. These changes were not observed when either mutation was present individually. Expression patterns of known urothelial proteins indicated the abnormal cellular differentiation. Furthermore, quantitative analysis showed that Fgfr3 and Pten mutations cooperatively caused cellular enlargement, while Pten contributed to increased cell proliferation. Finally, FGFR3 overexpression was analysed along the level of phosphorylated mTOR in 66 T1 urothelial tumours in tissue microarray, which supported the occurrence of functional association of these two signalling pathways in urothelial pathogenesis. Taken together, this study provides evidence supporting a functional role of FGFR3 in the process of pathogenesis in urothelial neoplasms. Given the wide availability of inhibitors specific to FGF signalling pathways, our model may open the avenue for FGFR3-targeted translation in urothelial disease.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Proliferation
- Cell Size
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/metabolism
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/pathology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mutation
- PTEN Phosphohydrolase/deficiency
- PTEN Phosphohydrolase/genetics
- Phenotype
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/metabolism
- Phosphorylation
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3/deficiency
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3/genetics
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
- Urinary Bladder/enzymology
- Urinary Bladder/pathology
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/enzymology
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/genetics
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology
- Urothelium/enzymology
- Urothelium/pathology
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- Mona Foth
- School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Division of Surgical Oncology (Urology), Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Specific activation of K-RasG12D allele in the bladder urothelium results in lung alveolar and vascular defects. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95888. [PMID: 24760005 PMCID: PMC3997426 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
K-ras is essential for embryogenesis and its mutations are involved in human developmental syndromes and cancer. To determine the consequences of K-ras activation in urothelium, we used uroplakin-II (UPK II) promoter driven Cre recombinase mice and generated mice with mutated KrasG12D allele in the urothelium (UPK II-Cre;LSL-K-rasG12D). The UPK II-Cre;LSL-K-rasG12D mice died neonatally due to lung morphogenesis defects consisting of simplification with enlargement of terminal air spaces and dysmorphic pulmonary vasculature. A significant alteration in epithelial and vascular basement membranes, together with fragmentation of laminin, points to extracellular matrix degradation as the causative mechanism of alveolar and vascular defects. Our data also suggest that altered protease activity in amniotic fluid might be associated with matrix defects in lung of UPK II-Cre;LSL-K-rasG12. These defects resemble those observed in early stage human neonatal bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), although the relevance of this new mouse model for BPD study needs further investigation.
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Yang X, La Rosa FG, Genova EE, Huber K, Schaack J, DeGregori J, Serkova NJ, Li Y, Su LJ, Kessler E, Flaig TW. Simultaneous activation of Kras and inactivation of p53 induces soft tissue sarcoma and bladder urothelial hyperplasia. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74809. [PMID: 24058630 PMCID: PMC3776760 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The development of the Cre recombinase-controlled (Cre/LoxP) technique allows the manipulation of specific tumorigenic genes, temporarily and spatially. Our original intention of this study was to investigate the role of Kras and p53 in the development of urinary bladder cancer. First, to validate the effect of intravesical delivery on Cre recombination (Adeno-Cre), we examined activity and expression of β-galactosidase in the bladder of control ROSA transgenic mice. The results confirmed specific recombination as evidenced by β-galactosidase activity in the bladder urothelium of these mice. Then, we administered the same adenovirus into the bladder of double transgenic KrasLSLG12D/+. p53fl/fl mice. The virus solution was held in place by a distal urethral retention suture for 2 hours. To our surprise, there was a rapid development of a spindle-cell tumor with sarcoma characteristics near the suture site, within the pelvic area but outside the urinary track. Since we did not see any detectable β-galactosidase in the area outside of the bladder in the validating (control) experiment, we interpreted that this sarcoma formation was likely due to transduction by Adeno-Cre in the soft tissue of the suture site. To avoid the loss of skin integrity associated with the retention suture, we transitioned to an alternative technique without suture to retain the Adeno-Cre into the bladder cavity. Interestingly, although multiple Adeno-Cre treatments were applied, only urothelial hyperplasia but not carcinogenesis was observed in the subsequent experiments of up to 6 months. In conclusion, we observed that the simultaneous inactivation of p53 and activation of Kras induces quick formation of spindle-cell sarcoma in the soft tissues adjacent to the bladder but slow formation of urothelial hyperplasia inside the bladder. These results strongly suggest that the effect of oncogene regulation to produce either hyperplasia or carcinogenesis greatly depends on the tissue type.
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- Xiaoping Yang
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- * E-mail: (XY); (TWF)
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- * E-mail: (XY); (TWF)
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Lin C, Yin Y, Stemler K, Humphrey P, Kibel AS, Mysorekar IU, Ma L. Constitutive β-catenin activation induces male-specific tumorigenesis in the bladder urothelium. Cancer Res 2013; 73:5914-25. [PMID: 23928991 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-4198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The incidence for bladder urothelial carcinoma, a common malignancy of the urinary tract, is about three times higher in men than in women. Although this gender difference has been primarily attributed to differential exposures, it is likely that underlying biologic causes contribute to the gender inequality. In this study, we report a transgenic mouse bladder tumor model upon induction of constitutively activated β-catenin signaling in the adult urothelium. We showed that the histopathology of the tumors observed in our model closely resembled that of the human low-grade urothelial carcinoma. In addition, we provided evidence supporting the KRT5-positive;KRT7-negative (KRT5(+); KRT7(-)) basal cells as the putative cells-of-origin for β-catenin-induced luminal tumor. Intriguingly, the tumorigenesis in this model showed a marked difference between opposite sexes; 40% of males developed macroscopically detectable luminal tumors in 12 weeks, whereas only 3% of females developed tumors. We investigated the mechanisms underlying this sexual dimorphism in pathogenesis and showed that nuclear translocation of the androgen receptor (AR) in the urothelial cells is a critical mechanism contributing to tumor development in male mice. Finally, we carried out global gene profiling experiments and defined the molecular signature for the β-catenin-induced tumorigenesis in males. Altogether, we have established a model for investigating sexual dimorphism in urothelial carcinoma development, and implicated synergy between β-catenin signaling and androgen/AR signaling in carcinogenesis of the basal urothelial cells.
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- Congxing Lin
- Authors' Affiliations: Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri; and Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Chang C, Lee SO, Yeh S, Chang TM. Androgen receptor (AR) differential roles in hormone-related tumors including prostate, bladder, kidney, lung, breast and liver. Oncogene 2013; 33:3225-34. [PMID: 23873027 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Revised: 05/09/2013] [Accepted: 05/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The androgen receptor (AR) is expressed in many cell types and the androgen/AR signaling has been found to have important roles in modulating tumorigenesis and metastasis in several cancers including prostate, bladder, kidney, lung, breast and liver. However, whether AR has differential roles in the individual cells within these tumors that contain a variety of cell types remains unclear. Generation of AR knockout (ARKO) mouse models with deletion of AR in selective cells within tumors indeed have uncovered many unique AR roles in the individual cell types during cancer development and progression. This review will discuss the results obtained from various ARKO mice and different human cell lines with special attention to the cell type- and tissue-specific ARKO models. The understanding of various results showing the AR indeed has distinct and contrasting roles in each cell type within many hormone-related tumors (as stimulator in bladder, kidney and lung metastases vs as suppressor in prostate and liver metastases) may eventually help us to develop better therapeutic approaches by targeting the AR or its downstream signaling in individual cell types to better battle these hormone-related tumors in different stages.
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- C Chang
- 1] George Whipple Lab for Cancer Research, Departments of Pathology, Urology, Radiation Oncology, and the Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA [2] Sex Hormone Research Center, China Medical University/Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- George Whipple Lab for Cancer Research, Departments of Pathology, Urology, Radiation Oncology, and the Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- George Whipple Lab for Cancer Research, Departments of Pathology, Urology, Radiation Oncology, and the Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- George Whipple Lab for Cancer Research, Departments of Pathology, Urology, Radiation Oncology, and the Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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Hsu JW, Hsu I, Xu D, Miyamoto H, Liang L, Wu XR, Shyr CR, Chang C. Decreased tumorigenesis and mortality from bladder cancer in mice lacking urothelial androgen receptor. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2013; 182:1811-20. [PMID: 23499463 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2013.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 12/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Much fewer mice lacking androgen receptor (AR) in the entire body develop bladder cancer (BCa). However, the role of urothelial AR (Uro-AR) in BCa development remains unclear. In the present study, we generated mice that lacked only Uro-AR (Uro-AR(-/y)) to develop BCa by using the carcinogen BBN [N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)-nitrosamine] and found that Uro-AR(-/y) mice had a lower incidence of BCa and a higher survival rate than did their wild-type (WT; Uro-AR(+/y)) littermates. In vitro assay also demonstrated that Uro-AR facilitates the neoplastic transformation of normal urothelial cells to carcinoma. IHC staining exhibited less DNA damage, with much higher expression of p53 and its downstream target protein PNCA in Uro-AR(-/y) than that found in WT urothelium, which suggests that Uro-AR may modulate bladder tumorigenesis through p53-PCNA DNA repair signaling. Indeed, Uro-AR(-/y) mice with the transgene, simian vacuolating virus 40 T (SV40T), in the urothelium (Uro-SV40T-AR(-/y)) had a similar incidence of BCa as did their WT littermates (Uro-SV40T-AR(+/y)), and p53 was inactivated by SV40T in both genotypes. Use of the AR degradation enhancer ASC-J9 led to suppression of bladder tumorigenesis, with few adverse effects in the BBN-induced BCa mouse model. Together, these results provide the first direct in vivo evidence that Uro-AR has an important role in promoting bladder tumorigenesis and BCa progression. Targeting AR with ASC-J9 may provide a novel approach to suppress BCa initiation.
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- Jong-Wei Hsu
- George H. Whipple Lab for Cancer Research, the Departments of Pathology, Urology, and Radiation Oncology, and the Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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DeGraff DJ, Robinson VL, Shah JB, Brandt WD, Sonpavde G, Kang Y, Liebert M, Wu XR, Taylor JA. Current preclinical models for the advancement of translational bladder cancer research. Mol Cancer Ther 2012; 12:121-30. [PMID: 23269072 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-12-0508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bladder cancer is a common disease representing the fifth most diagnosed solid tumor in the United States. Despite this, advances in our understanding of the molecular etiology and treatment of bladder cancer have been relatively lacking. This is especially apparent when recent advances in other cancers, such as breast and prostate, are taken into consideration. The field of bladder cancer research is ready and poised for a series of paradigm-shifting discoveries that will greatly impact the way this disease is clinically managed. Future preclinical discoveries with translational potential will require investigators to take full advantage of recent advances in molecular and animal modeling methodologies. We present an overview of current preclinical models and their potential roles in advancing our understanding of this deadly disease and for advancing care.
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- David J DeGraff
- 1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville,Tennessee, USA
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Shen TH, Gladoun N, Castillo-Martin M, Bonal D, Domingo-Domenech J, Charytonowicz D, Cordon-Cardo C. A BAC-based transgenic mouse specifically expresses an inducible Cre in the urothelium. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35243. [PMID: 22496911 PMCID: PMC3322165 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Cre-loxp mediated conditional knockout strategy has played critical roles for revealing functions of many genes essential for development, as well as the causal relationships between gene mutations and diseases in the postnatal adult mice. One key factor of this strategy is the availability of mice with tissue- or cell type-specific Cre expression. However, the success of the traditional molecular cloning approach to generate mice with tissue specific Cre expression often depends on luck. Here we provide a better alternative by using bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC)-based recombineering to insert iCreERT2 cDNA at the ATG start of the Upk2 gene. The BAC-based transgenic mice express the inducible Cre specifically in the urothelium as demonstrated by mRNA expression and staining for LacZ expression after crossing with a Rosa26 reporter mouse. Taking into consideration the size of the gene of interest and neighboring genes included in a BAC, this method should be widely applicable for generation of mice with tissue specific gene expression or deletions in a more specific manner than previously reported.
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- Tian Huai Shen
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Yu W, Hill WG. Defining protein expression in the urothelium: a problem of more than transitional interest. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2011; 301:F932-42. [PMID: 21880838 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00334.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The transitional epithelium of the bladder, the urothelium, is a challenging tissue to study due to its fragility, complex cellular makeup, stratified composition, and intimate connections to both neural and connective tissue elements. With the increasing focus on the urothelium as a mechanosensory tissue with complex autocrine and paracrine signaling activities, there have arisen a number of unresolved controversies in the urothelial literature regarding whether certain important sensory and signaling proteins are expressed by the urothelium. Prominent examples of this include the transient receptor potential (TRP) family member TRPV1 and the purinergic receptor P2X(3). The problem is more than one of scientific bookkeeping since studies utilizing genetic models (primarily knockout mice) claim additional credibility for urothelial functions when phenotypes are discovered. Furthermore, both of the above-mentioned receptors are important therapeutic targets for various bladder disorders including inflammatory and neuropathic pain. The reasons for the confusion about urothelial expression are manifold, but they likely include low expression levels in some cases, poor specificity of antibodies (sometimes lacking adequate controls), the presence of nonurothelial cells resident within the urothelium, and the fact that the urothelium is particularly prone to aspecific adsorption of antibodies. In this review, we attempt to summarize some of the pitfalls with currently accepted practices in this regard, as well as to describe a set of guidelines which will improve the reliability of conclusions related to urothelial expression. It is hoped that this will be of value to investigators studying the urothelium, to those attempting to interpret conflicts in the literature, and hopefully also those charged with reviewing unpublished work. These recommendations will outline a set of "baseline" and "best practice" guidelines by which both researchers and reviewers will be able to evaluate the evidence presented.
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- Weiqun Yu
- Laboratory of Voiding Dysfunction, Division of Renal Research, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Ahmad I, Singh LB, Foth M, Morris CA, Taketo MM, Wu XR, Leung HY, Sansom OJ, Iwata T. K-Ras and β-catenin mutations cooperate with Fgfr3 mutations in mice to promote tumorigenesis in the skin and lung, but not in the bladder. Dis Model Mech 2011; 4:548-55. [PMID: 21504907 PMCID: PMC3124065 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.006874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2010] [Accepted: 03/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The human fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene is frequently mutated in superficial urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC). To test the functional significance of FGFR3 activating mutations as a 'driver' of UCC, we targeted the expression of mutated Fgfr3 to the murine urothelium using Cre-loxP recombination driven by the uroplakin II promoter. The introduction of the Fgfr3 mutations resulted in no obvious effect on tumorigenesis up to 18 months of age. Furthermore, even when the Fgfr3 mutations were introduced together with K-Ras or β-catenin (Ctnnb1) activating mutations, no urothelial dysplasia or UCC was observed. Interestingly, however, owing to a sporadic ectopic Cre recombinase expression in the skin and lung of these mice, Fgfr3 mutation caused papilloma and promoted lung tumorigenesis in cooperation with K-Ras and β-catenin activation, respectively. These results indicate that activation of FGFR3 can cooperate with other mutations to drive tumorigenesis in a context-dependent manner, and support the hypothesis that activation of FGFR3 signaling contributes to human cancer.
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- Imran Ahmad
- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, G61 1BD, UK
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- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, G61 1BD, UK
- School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Urology and Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, G61 1BD, UK
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- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, G61 1BD, UK
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- School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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Ayala de la Peña F, Kanasaki K, Kanasaki M, Tangirala N, Maeda G, Kalluri R. Loss of p53 and acquisition of angiogenic microRNA profile are insufficient to facilitate progression of bladder urothelial carcinoma in situ to invasive carcinoma. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:20778-87. [PMID: 21388952 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.198069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Activation of oncogenes or inactivation of tumor suppressors in urothelium is considered critical for development of urothelial cancer. Here we report cloning of the urothelium-specific promoter uroplakin-II (UPK II) and generation of transgenic mice in which expression of SV40 large T antigen is driven by UPK II promoter. Inactivation of tumor suppressor p53 and pRb in urothelium by SV40 T antigen resulted in urothelial carcinoma, resembling human high-grade carcinoma in situ. Specific deletion of p53 in urothelial cells using the newly generated UPK II-Cre mice results in normal bladders without any evidence of cancer. The high-grade carcinoma in situ in the UPK II-SV40 mice is associated with significant activation of angiogenic signals consisting of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and VEGF and a down-regulation of thrombospondin-1. Interestingly, such pro-angiogenic activity was not associated with progression to invasive cancer. Analysis of bladder-associated microRNAs in carcinoma in situ lesions reveals a pro-angiogenic profile, with specific overexpression of miR-18a and miR-19a and down-regulation of miR-107. A group of microRNAs (miRs) identified as associated with invasive human urothelial cancer remained unchanged in this mouse model. Collectively, our results support the notion that activation of angiogenesis and loss of p53 are not sufficient for progression to invasive cancer. Our studies identify a new mouse model for bladder cancer that can be used to study factors that determine progression to an invasive phenotype of bladder cancer.
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- Francisco Ayala de la Peña
- 0Division of Matrix Biology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Ahmad I, Morton JP, Singh LB, Radulescu SM, Ridgway RA, Patel S, Woodgett J, Winton DJ, Taketo MM, Wu XR, Leung HY, Sansom OJ. β-Catenin activation synergizes with PTEN loss to cause bladder cancer formation. Oncogene 2011; 30:178-89. [PMID: 20818428 PMCID: PMC3044461 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2010] [Revised: 06/29/2010] [Accepted: 07/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Although deregulation of the Wnt signalling pathway has been implicated in urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC), the functional significance is unknown. To test its importance, we have targeted expression of an activated form of β-catenin to the urothelium of transgenic mice using Cre-Lox technology (UroIICRE(+) β-catenin(exon3/+)). Expression of this activated form of β-catenin led to the formation of localized hyperproliferative lesions by 3 months, which did not progress to malignancy. These lesions were characterized by a marked increase of the phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) tumour suppressor protein. This appears to be a direct consequence of activating Wnt signalling in the bladder as conditional deletion of the adenomatous polyposis coli (Apc) gene within the adult bladder led rapidly to coincident β-catenin and PTEN expression. This PTEN expression blocked proliferation. Next, we combined PTEN deficiency with β-catenin activation and found that this caused papillary UCC. These tumours had increased pAKT signalling and were dependent on mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Importantly, in human UCC, there was a significant correlation between high levels of β-catenin and pAKT (and low levels of PTEN). Taken together these data show that deregulated Wnt signalling has a critical role in promoting UCC, and suggests that human UCC that have high levels of Wnt and PI3 kinase signalling may be responsive to mTOR inhibition.
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- Imran Ahmad
- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, Scotland. G611BD
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- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, Scotland. G611BD
- Centre for Oncology and Applied Pharmacology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, Scotland. G611BD
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- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Departments of Urology and Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, U.S.A
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- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, Scotland. G611BD
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- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, Scotland. G611BD
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Zhou H, Liu Y, He F, Mo L, Sun TT, Wu XR. Temporally and spatially controllable gene expression and knockout in mouse urothelium. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2010; 299:F387-95. [PMID: 20427471 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00185.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Urothelium that lines almost the entire urinary tract performs important functions and is prone to assaults by urinary microbials, metabolites, and carcinogens. To improve our understanding of urothelial physiology and disease pathogenesis, we sought to develop two novel transgenic systems, one that would allow inducible and urothelium-specific gene expression, and another that would allow inducible and urothelium-specific knockout. Toward this end, we combined the ability of the mouse uroplakin II promoter (mUPII) to drive urothelium-specific gene expression with a versatile tetracycline-mediated inducible system. We found that, when constructed under the control of mUPII, only a modified, reverse tetracycline trans-activator (rtTA-M2), but not its original version (rtTA), could efficiently trans-activate reporter gene expression in mouse urothelium on doxycycline (Dox) induction. The mUPII/rtTA-M2-inducible system retained its strict urothelial specificity, had no background activity in the absence of Dox, and responded rapidly to Dox administration. Using a reporter gene whose expression was secondarily controlled by histone remodeling, we were able to identify, colocalize with 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine incorporation, and semiquantify newly divided urothelial cells. Finally, we established that, when combined with a Cre recombinase under the control of the tetracycline operon, the mUPII-driven rtTA-M2 could inducibly inactivate any gene of interest in mouse urothelium. The establishment of these two new transgenic mouse systems enables the manipulation of gene expression and/or inactivation in adult mouse urothelium at any given time, thus minimizing potential compensatory effects due to gene overexpression or loss and allowing more accurate modeling of urothelial diseases than previously reported constitutive systems.
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- Haiping Zhou
- Departments of Urology, New York Univ. School of Medicine, New York, 10010, USA
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Schnegelsberg B, Sun TT, Cain G, Bhattacharya A, Nunn PA, Ford APDW, Vizzard MA, Cockayne DA. Overexpression of NGF in mouse urothelium leads to neuronal hyperinnervation, pelvic sensitivity, and changes in urinary bladder function. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2010; 298:R534-47. [PMID: 20032263 PMCID: PMC2838659 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00367.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2009] [Accepted: 12/18/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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NGF has been suggested to play a role in urinary bladder dysfunction by mediating inflammation, as well as morphological and functional changes, in sensory and sympathetic neurons innervating the urinary bladder. To further explore the role of NGF in bladder sensory function, we generated a transgenic mouse model of chronic NGF overexpression in the bladder using the urothelium-specific uroplakin II (UPII) promoter. NGF mRNA and protein were expressed at higher levels in the bladders of NGF-overexpressing (NGF-OE) transgenic mice compared with wild-type littermate controls from postnatal day 7 through 12-16 wk of age. Overexpression of NGF led to urinary bladder enlargement characterized by marked nerve fiber hyperplasia in the submucosa and detrusor smooth muscle and elevated numbers of tissue mast cells. There was a marked increase in the density of CGRP- and substance P-positive C-fiber sensory afferents, neurofilament 200-positive myelinated sensory afferents, and tyrosine hydroxylase-positive sympathetic nerve fibers in the suburothelial nerve plexus. CGRP-positive ganglia were also present in the urinary bladders of transgenic mice. Transgenic mice had reduced urinary bladder capacity and an increase in the number and amplitude of nonvoiding bladder contractions under baseline conditions in conscious open-voiding cystometry. These changes in urinary bladder function were further associated with an increased referred somatic pelvic hypersensitivity. Thus, chronic urothelial NGF overexpression in transgenic mice leads to neuronal proliferation, focal increases in urinary bladder mast cells, increased urinary bladder reflex activity, and pelvic hypersensitivity. NGF-overexpressing mice may, therefore, provide a useful transgenic model for exploring the role of NGF in urinary bladder dysfunction.
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He F, Mo L, Zheng XY, Hu C, Lepor H, Lee EYHP, Sun TT, Wu XR. Deficiency of pRb family proteins and p53 in invasive urothelial tumorigenesis. Cancer Res 2010; 69:9413-21. [PMID: 19951992 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-2158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Defects in pRb tumor suppressor pathway occur in approximately 50% of the deadly muscle-invasive urothelial carcinomas in humans and urothelial carcinoma is the most prevalent epithelial cancer in long-term survivors of hereditary retinoblastomas caused by loss-of-function RB1 mutations. Here, we show that conditional inactivation of both RB1 alleles in mouse urothelium failed to accelerate urothelial proliferation. Instead, it profoundly activated the p53 pathway, leading to extensive apoptosis, and selectively induced pRb family member p107. Thus, pRb loss triggered multiple fail-safe mechanisms whereby urothelial cells evade tumorigenesis. Additional loss of p53 in pRb-deficient urothelial cells removed these p53-dependent tumor barriers, resulting in late-onset hyperplasia, umbrella cell nuclear atypia, and rare-occurring low-grade, superficial papillary bladder tumors, without eliciting invasive carcinomas. Importantly, mice deficient in both pRb and p53, but not those deficient in either protein alone, were highly susceptible to subthreshold carcinogen exposure and developed invasive urothelial carcinomas that strongly resembled the human counterparts. The invasive lesions had a marked reduction of p107 but not p130 of the pRb family. Our data provide compelling evidence, indicating that urothelium, one of the slowest cycling epithelia, is remarkably resistant to transformation by pRb or p53 deficiency; that concurrent loss of these two tumor suppressors is necessary but insufficient to initiate urothelial tumorigenesis along the invasive pathway; that p107 may play a critical role in suppressing invasive urothelial tumor formation; and that replacing/restoring the function of pRb, p107, or p53 could be explored as a potential therapeutic strategy to block urothelial tumor progression.
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- Feng He
- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Manhattan, New York, NY 10010, USA
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Urothelium, one of the slowest cycling epithelia in the body, embodies a unique biological context for cellular transformation. Introduction of oncogenes into or removing tumor suppressor genes from the urothelial cells or a combination of both using the transgenic and/or knockout mouse approaches has provided useful insights into the molecular mechanisms of urothelial transformation and tumorigenesis. It is becoming increasingly clear that over-activation of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) pathway, as exemplified by the constitutively activated Ha-ras oncogene, is both necessary and sufficient to initiate the low-grade, non-invasive urothelial carcinomas. Dosage of the mutated Ha-ras, but not concurrent inactivation of pro-senescence molecules p16Ink4a and p19Arf, dictates whether and when the low-grade urothelial carcinomas arise. Inactivation of both p53 and pRb, a prevailing paradigm previously proposed for muscle-invasive urothelial tumorigenesis, is found to be necessary but insufficient to initiate this urothelial carcinoma variant. Instead, downregulation in p53/pRb co-deficient urothelial cells of p107, a pRb family member, is associated with the genesis of the muscle-invasive bladder cancers. p53 deficiency also seems to be capable of cooperating with that of PTEN in eliciting invasive urothelial carcinomas. The genetically engineered mice have improved the molecular definition of the divergent pathways of urothelial tumorigenesis and progression, helped delineate the intricate crosstalk among different genetic alterations within a urothelium-specific context, identified new prognostic markers and novel therapeutic targets potentially applicable for clinical intervention, and provided in vivo platforms for testing preventive strategies of bladder cancer.
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- Xue-Ru Wu
- Department of Urology and Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Urothelium covers the inner surfaces of the renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, and prostatic urethra. Although morphologically similar, the urothelia in these anatomic locations differ in their embryonic origin and lineages of cellular differentiation, as reflected in their different uroplakin content, expandability during micturition, and susceptibility to chemical carcinogens. Previously thought to be an inert tissue forming a passive barrier between the urine and blood, urothelia have recently been shown to have a secretory activity that actively modifies urine composition. Urothelial cells express a number of ion channels, receptors, and ligands, enabling them to receive and send signals and communicate with adjoining cells and their broader environment. The urothelial surface bears specific receptors that not only allow uropathogenic E. coli to attach to and invade the bladder mucosa, but also provide a route by which the bacteria ascend through the ureters to the kidney to cause pyelonephritis. Genetic ablation of one or more uroplakin genes in mice causes severe retrograde vesicoureteral reflux, hydronephrosis, and renal failure, conditions that mirror certain human congenital diseases. Clearly, abnormalities of the lower urinary tract can impact the upper tract, and vice versa, through the urothelial connection. In this review, we highlight recent advances in the field of urothelial biology by focusing on the uroplakins, a group of urothelium-specific and differentiation-dependent integral membrane proteins. We discuss these proteins' biochemistry, structure, assembly, intracellular trafficking, and their emerging roles in urothelial biology, function, and pathological processes. We also call attention to important areas where greater investigative efforts are warranted.
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Chopra B, Hinley J, Oleksiewicz MB, Southgate J. Trans-Species Comparison of PPAR and RXR Expression by Rat and Human Urothelial Tissues. Toxicol Pathol 2008; 36:485-95. [DOI: 10.1177/0192623308315672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Because some investigational peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) agonists cause tumors in the lower urinary tract of rats, we compared normal human and rat urothelium in terms of PPAR and retinoid X receptor (RXR) expression and proliferation-associated phenotypes. In situ, few human but most rat urothelial cells were Ki67 positive, indicating fundamental differences in cell cycle control. Rat and human urothelia expressed all 3 PPAR and the RXRα and RXRβ isoforms in a predominantly nuclear localization, indicating that they may be biologically active. However, immunolocalization differences were observed between species. First, whereas PPARα and PPARβ/δ were expressed throughout the human bladder or ureteric urothelium, in the rat urothelium PPARα was primarily, and PPARβ/δ exclusively, restricted to superficial cells. Second, RXRβ was restricted to intermediate and superficial layers of the human urothelium but tended to be absent from the rat superficial cells. Third, PPARγ expression was present throughout the urothelia of both species but was most intense in the superficial human urothelium. Species differences were also observed in the expression of PPAR and RXR isoforms between cultured rat and human urothelial cells and in the smooth muscle. Our findings highlight the unique coexpression of multiple PPAR and RXR isoforms by urothelium and suggest that species differences in PPAR function between rat and human urothelia may be explored in an in vitro setting.
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- Bikramjit Chopra
- Jack Birch Unit of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Department of Biology, University of York, York, Y010 5YW, UK
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- Jack Birch Unit of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Department of Biology, University of York, York, Y010 5YW, UK
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- Jack Birch Unit of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Department of Biology, University of York, York, Y010 5YW, UK
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El-Dahr SS, Aboudehen K, Saifudeen Z. Transcriptional control of terminal nephron differentiation. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2008; 294:F1273-8. [PMID: 18287399 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00562.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Terminal differentiation of epithelial cells into more specialized cell types is a critical step in organogenesis. Throughout the process of terminal differentiation, epithelial progenitors acquire or upregulate expression of renal function genes and cease to proliferate, while expression of embryonic genes is repressed. This exquisite coordination of gene expression is accomplished by signaling networks and transcription factors which couple the external environment with the new functional demands of the cell. While there has been much progress in understanding the early steps involved in renal epithelial cell differentiation, a major gap remains in our knowledge of the factors that control the steps of terminal differentiation. A number of signaling molecules and transcription factors have been recently implicated in determining segmental nephron identity and functional differentiation. While some of these factors (the p53 gene family, hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta) promote the terminal epithelial differentiation fate, others (Notch, Brn-1, IRX, KLF4, and Foxi1) tend to regulate differentiation of specific nephron segments and individual cell types. This review summarizes current knowledge related to these transcription factors and discusses how diverse cellular signals are integrated to generate a transcriptional output during the process of terminal differentiation. Since these transcriptional processes are accompanied by profound changes in nuclear chromatin structure involving the genes responsible for creating and maintaining the differentiated cell phenotype, future studies should focus on identifying the nature of these epigenetic events and factors, how they are regulated temporally and spatially, and the chromatin environment they eventually reside in.
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- Samir S El-Dahr
- Section of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, SL-37, Tulane Univ. Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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Liu W, Evanoff DP, Chen X, Luo Y. Urinary bladder epithelium antigen induces CD8+ T cell tolerance, activation, and autoimmune response. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:539-46. [PMID: 17182594 PMCID: PMC4596412 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.1.539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The effort to explore the specific autoimmune mechanisms of urinary bladder has long been hindered due to a lack of proper animal models. To better elucidate this issue, we developed a novel line of transgenic (Tg) mice, designated as URO-OVA mice, that express the model Ag OVA as a "self"-Ag on the bladder epithelium. URO-OVA mice are naturally tolerant to OVA and show no response to OVA stimulation. Adoptive transfer of naive OVA-specific T cells showed cell proliferation, activation, and infiltration but no bladder histopathology. In contrast, adoptive transfer of activated OVA-specific T cells induced OVA-mediated histological bladder inflammation. Increased mast cells and up-regulated mRNA expressions of TNF-alpha, nerve growth factor, and substance P precursor were also observed in the inflamed bladder. To further facilitate bladder autoimmunity study, we crossbred URO-OVA mice with OVA-specific CD8(+) TCR Tg mice (OT-I mice) to generate a dual Tg line URO-OVA/OT-I mice. The latter mice naturally acquire clonal deletion for autoreactive OT-I CD8(+) T cells (partial deletion in the thymus and severe deletion in the periphery). Despite this clonal deletion, URO-OVA/OT-I mice spontaneously develop autoimmune cystitis at 10 wk of age. Further studies demonstrated that the inflamed bladder contained infiltrating OT-I CD8(+) T cells that had escaped clonal deletion and gained effector functions before developing histological bladder inflammation. Taken together, we demonstrate for the first time that the bladder epithelium actively presents self-Ag to the immune system and induces CD8(+) T cell tolerance, activation, and autoimmune response.
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- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Yi Luo, Department of Urology, University of Iowa, 3202 Medical Education and Research Facility, 375 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA 52242-1087.
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Sun TT. Altered phenotype of cultured urothelial and other stratified epithelial cells: implications for wound healing. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2006; 291:F9-21. [PMID: 16609152 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00035.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The differentiation of cultured stratified epithelial cells can deviate significantly from that of normal epithelium, leading to suggestions that cultured cells undergo abnormal differentiation, or a truncated differentiation. Thus cultured epidermal and corneal epithelial cells stop synthesizing their tissue-specific keratin pair K1/K10 and K3/K12, respectively. The replacement of these keratins in the suprabasal compartment by K6/K16 keratins that are made by all stratified squamous epithelia during hyperplasia rules out a truncated differentiation. Importantly, the keratin pattern of in vivo corneal epithelium undergoing wound repair mimics that of cultured rabbit corneal epithelial cells. Although cultured urothelial cells continue to synthesize uroplakins, which normally form two-dimensional crystalline urothelial plaques covering almost the entire apical urothelial surface, these proteins do not assemble into crystals in cultured cells. Cultured epithelial cells can, however, rapidly regain normal differentiation on the removal of mitogenic stimuli, the use of a suitable extracellular matrix, or the transplantation of the cells to an in vivo, nonmitogenic environment. These data suggest that cultured epithelial cells adopt altered differentiation patterns mimicking in vivo regenerating or hyperplastic epithelia. Blocking the synthesis of tissue-specific differentiation products, such as the K1 and K10 keratins designed to form extensive disulfide cross-links in cornified cells, or the assembly of uroplakin plaques allows epithelial cells to better migrate and proliferate, activities that are of overriding importance during wound repair. Cultured urothelial and other stratified epithelial cells provide excellent models for studying the regulation of the synthesis and assembly of differentiation products, a key cellular process during epithelial wound repair.
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- Tung-Tien Sun
- Epithelial Biology Unit, Department of Dermatology, New York University Cancer Institute, Medical School, 550 First Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA.
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