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Huang C, Tan H, Wang J, Huang L, Liu H, Shi Y, Zhong C, Weng S, Chen C, Zhao W, Lin Z, Li J, Zhi F, Zhang B. β-hydroxybutyrate restrains colitis-associated tumorigenesis by inhibiting HIF-1α-mediated angiogenesis. Cancer Lett 2024; 593:216940. [PMID: 38729554 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2024.216940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Decreased levels of β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), a lipid metabolic intermediate known to slow the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC), have been observed in the colon mucosa of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In particular, patients with recurrent IBD present an increased risk of developing colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC). The role and molecular mechanism of BHB in the inflammatory and carcinogenic process of CAC remains unclear. Here, the anti-tumor effect of BHB was investigated in the Azoxymethane (AOM)/Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS)-induced CAC model and tumor organoids derivatives. The underlying mechanisms were studied using transcriptome and non-target metabolomic assay and further validated in colon tumor cell lineage CT26 in vitro. The tumor tissues and the nearby non-malignant tissues from colon cancer patients were collected to measure the expression levels of ketogenic enzymes. The exogenous BHB supplement lightened tumor burden and angiogenesis in the CAC model. Notably, transcriptome analysis revealed that BHB effectively decreased the expression of VEGFA in the CAC tumor mucosa. In vitro, BHB directly reduced VEGFA expression in hypoxic-treated CT26 cells by targeting transcriptional factor HIF-1α. Conversely, the deletion of HIF-1α largely reversed the inhibitory effect of BHB on CAC tumorigenesis. Additionally, decreased expression of ketogenesis-related enzymes in tumor tissues were associated with poor survival outcomes in patients with colon cancer. In summary, BHB carries out anti-angiogenic activity in CAC by regulating HIF-1α/VEGFA signaling. These findings emphasize the role of BHB in CAC and may provide novel perspectives for the prevention and treatment of colonic tumors.
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- Chongyang Huang
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Institute of Gastroenterology of Guangdong Province, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Dermatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Institute of Gastroenterology of Guangdong Province, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
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Kato Y, Matsumoto M, Takano N, Hirao M, Matsuda K, Tozuka T, Onda N, Nakamichi S, Takeuchi S, Miyanaga A, Noro R, Gemma A, Seike M. Induction of resistance to neurotrophic tropomyosin-receptor kinase inhibitors by HMGCS2 via a mevalonate pathway. Cancer Med 2024; 13:e7393. [PMID: 38923428 PMCID: PMC11194613 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION A neurotrophic tropomyosin receptor kinase (NTRK)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) has shown dramatic efficacy against malignant tumors harboring an NTRK fusion gene. However, almost all tumors eventually acquire resistance to NTRK-TKIs. METHOD To investigate the mechanism of resistance to NTRK-TKIs, we established cells resistant to three types of NTRK-TKIs (larotrectinib, entrectinib, and selitrectinib) using KM12 colon cancer cells with a TPM3-NTRK1 rearrangement. RESULT Overexpression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2 (HMGCS2) was observed in three resistant cells (KM12-LR, KM12-ER, and KM12-SR) by microarray analysis. Lower expression of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (SREBP2) and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor α (PPARα) was found in two cells (KM12-ER and KM12-SR) in which HMGCS2 was overexpressed compared to the parental KM12 and KM12-LR cells. In resistant cells, knockdown of HMGCS2 using small interfering RNA improved the sensitivity to NTRK-TKI. Further treatment with mevalonolactone after HMGCS2 knockdown reintroduced the NTRK-TKI resistance. In addition, simvastatin and silibinin had a synergistic effect with NTRK-TKIs in resistant cells, and delayed tolerance was observed after sustained exposure to clinical concentrations of NTRK-TKI and simvastatin in KM12 cells. In xenograft mouse models, combination treatment with entrectinib and simvastatin reduced resistant tumor growth compared with entrectinib alone. CONCLUSION These results suggest that HMGCS2 overexpression induces resistance to NTRK-TKIs via the mevalonate pathway in colon cancer cells. Statin inhibition of the mevalonate pathway may be useful for overcoming this mechanistic resistance.
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- Yasuhiro Kato
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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Mohammadipoor N, Naiebi R, Mazhari SA, Amooei F, Owrang M, Dastghaib S, Shams M, Maleki MH, Dastghaib S. Improved therapy for clear cell renal cell carcinoma: beta-hydroxybutyrate and quercetin target hypoxia-induced angiogenesis and multidrug resistance. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:379. [PMID: 38429605 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-024-09355-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a form of kidney cancer characterized by dysregulated angiogenesis and multidrug resistance. Hypoxia-induced tumor progression plays a crucial role in ccRCC pathogenesis. Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) and quercetin (QCT) have shown potential in targeting angiogenesis and drug resistance in various cancer types. This study investigates the combined effects of BHB and QCT in hypoxia-induced Caki-1 cells. METHODS Caki-1 cells were subjected to normoxic and hypoxic conditions and treated with BHB, QCT, or a combination of both. Cell-viability was assessed using the MTT assay, and mRNA expression levels of key angiogenesis-related genes (HIF-1α/2α, VEGF, Ang-1, Ang-2, and MDR4) were quantified through real-time PCR during 24 and 48 h. RESULTS BHB and QCT treatments, either alone or in combination, significantly reduced cell-viability in Caki-1 cells (p < 0.05). Moreover, the combined therapy demonstrated a potential effect in downregulating the expression of angiogenesis-related genes and MDR4 in hypoxia-induced cells, with a marked reduction in HIF-1α/2α, VEGF, Ang-1, and MDR4 expression (p < 0.05). The expression of Ang-2 increases significantly in presence of BHB combined QCT treatment. CONCLUSION This study highlights the promising potential of a combination therapy involving BHB and QCT in mitigating angiogenesis and MDR4 expression in hypoxia-induced ccRCC cells. These findings support further investigation into the underlying mechanisms and warrant clinical studies to evaluate the therapeutic value of this combined treatment for ccRCC patients. This research provides new insights into addressing the challenges posed by angiogenesis and drug resistance in ccRCC.
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- Nima Mohammadipoor
- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Reproductive Biology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Histomorphometry and Stereology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- School of Neurobiology Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, P.O. Box: 71345-1744, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 71348-45794, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, P.O. Box: 71345-1744, Shiraz, Iran.
- Autophagy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Ouyang J, Qin G, Liu Z, Jian X, Shi T, Xie L. ToPP: Tumor online prognostic analysis platform for prognostic feature selection and clinical patient subgroup selection. iScience 2022; 25:104190. [PMID: 35479398 PMCID: PMC9035726 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Patients with cancer with different molecular characterization and subtypes result in different response to anticancer therapeutics and survival. To identify features that are associated with prognosis is essential to precision medicine by providing clues for target identification, drug discovery. Here, we developed a tumor online prognostic analysis platform (ToPP) which integrated eight multi-omics features and clinical data from 68 cancer projects. It provides multiple approaches for customized prognostic studies, including 1) Prognostic analysis based on multi-omics features and clinical characteristics; 2) Automatic construction of prognostic model; 3) Pancancer prognostic analysis in multi-omics data; 4) Explore the impact of different levels of feature combinations on patient prognosis; 5) More sophisticated prognostic analysis according to regulatory network. ToPP provides a comprehensive source and easy-to-use interface for tumor prognosis research, with one-stop service of multi-omics, subtyping, and online prognostic modeling. The web server is freely available at http://www.biostatistics.online/topp/index.php. ToPP platform integrated eight multi-omics and clinical data from 68 cancer projects ToPP provides multi-omics combination and subgroup selection for prognostic analysis ToPP provides automatic construction of prognostic model for public and custom data Users can perform prognostic analysis based on regulatory network or pathways in ToPP
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- Jian Ouyang
- The Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, the Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
- Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory of Health and Disease Genomics, Institute for Genome and Bioinformatics, Shanghai Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory of Health and Disease Genomics, Institute for Genome and Bioinformatics, Shanghai Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory of Health and Disease Genomics, Institute for Genome and Bioinformatics, Shanghai Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Shanghai 200237, China
- Bioinformatics Center, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Disorders, Department of Geriatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- The Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, the Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
- Big Data and Engineering Research Center, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing 100045, China
- Corresponding author
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- Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory of Health and Disease Genomics, Institute for Genome and Bioinformatics, Shanghai Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Shanghai 200237, China
- Bioinformatics Center, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Disorders, Department of Geriatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- Corresponding author
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Constructing a thyroid cancer prognostic risk model based on CD8 + T cell associated genes. Cent Eur J Immunol 2022; 47:234-245. [PMID: 36817266 PMCID: PMC9896991 DOI: 10.5114/ceji.2022.119171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Thyroid cancer (TC) is a common and curable endocrine tumor occurring in the head and neck characterized by a low mortality rate compared to other malignancies. In this study, the immune microenvironment of TC was investigated to identify biomarkers. The mRNA and clinical data available in this study were accessed from The Cancer Genome Atlas-Thyroid Cancer (TCGA-THCA) dataset. Differences in immune infiltration levels of TC and normal samples were assessed by CIBERSORT. Thyroid cancer samples were classified into high- and low-abundance groups according to the median abundance of immune cell infiltration, and CD8+ T cells were notably correlated with the survival status. Differential expression analysis was conducted on CD8+ T cells to obtain immune-related differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Subsequently, a prognostic risk model was established through Cox regression analysis. According to the median risk score, samples in the training set and validation set were assigned to high- and low-risk groups. The survival and ROC curves demonstrated that the model possesses favorable prognostic prediction ability. Furthermore, the results of gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) indicated differences between the high- and low-risk groups in terms of ECM receptor interaction and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signaling pathways. The tumor microenvironment of TC samples was evaluated by ESTIMATE, which showed that stromal scores were higher in the high-risk group. Finally, simple-sample GSEA (ssGSEA) was performed on TC samples. The results indicated a higher infiltration level of NK cells in the low-risk group, as well as a lower level in the high-risk group. In terms of immune function-related gene sets, genes related to APC co-inhibition, cytolytic activity, HLA and T cell co-inhibition were observed to present higher expression levels in the low-risk group. In general, this study built a 6-gene prognostic risk assessment model based on CD8+ T cells through bioinformatics analysis, which is expected to be a reference for clinicians to judge the prognosis of TC patients.
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Han P, Wang Y, Luo W, Lu Y, Zhou X, Yang Y, Zheng Q, Li D, Wu S, Li L, Zhang H, Zhao J, Zhang Z, Matskova L, Li P, Zhou X. Epigenetic inactivation of hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA synthase reduces ketogenesis and facilitates tumor cell motility in clear cell renal carcinoma. Pathol Res Pract 2021; 227:153622. [PMID: 34624592 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2021.153622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Previously, we have reported that the dysregulation of ketogenesis plays an important role in the carcinogenesis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Here, we demonstrate decreased expression of the HMGCS2 gene in ccRCC, a critical enzyme for the synthesis of the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate (β-OHB). We found that the reduced transcription of the HMGCS2 gene in ccRCC cells was significantly correlated to a higher relative methylation rate in its promotor region. The higher methylation rate in the region of the transcription start site and 1st exon of the HMGCS2 gene was, in turn, correlated with a worse clinical outcome for patients. The transcription of HMGCS2 was possible to restore by treatment with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine and with the histone deacetylase inhibitor β-OHB. Therefore, the low levels of the HMGCS2 enzyme in ccRCC may be the consequence of hypermethylation of the HMGCS2 promotor. The ensuing reduction in the ketone body levels further suppresses the transcription of HMGCS2 via a feedback loop. Ectopic expression of HMGCS2 attenuates the migration and invasion of ccRCC but does not affect the proliferative capacity of ccRCC cells in vitro. In addition, we showed that ectopic expression of HMGCS2 boosts the intracellular levels of β-OHB and that exogenously applied β-OHB suppresses the motility and invasion of ccRCC. Our study reveals crosstalk between genes that regulate metabolism and their metabolites, thus providing a better understanding of the epigenetic mechanism involved in ccRCC carcinogenesis and suggesting opportunities for metabolic therapy of tumors. Initially, we suggest that the mRNA level of HMGCS2 could serve as a potentially valuable diagnostic (AUC = 0.918, p < 0.001) and prognostic biomarker.
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- Peipei Han
- Key Laboratory of High-Incidence-Tumor Prevention & Treatment (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning, China; Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Life Science Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of High-Incidence-Tumor Prevention & Treatment (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning, China
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- Life Science Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of High-Incidence-Tumor Prevention & Treatment (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning, China
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- Life Science Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of High-Incidence-Tumor Prevention & Treatment (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of High-Incidence-Tumor Prevention & Treatment (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of High-Incidence-Tumor Prevention & Treatment (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of High-Incidence-Tumor Prevention & Treatment (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of High-Incidence-Tumor Prevention & Treatment (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of High-Incidence-Tumor Prevention & Treatment (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning, China
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- Institute of Living Systems, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China; Department of Pathology, College & Hospital of Stomatology Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High-Incidence-Tumor Prevention & Treatment (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning, China; Life Science Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
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Sun Y, Chen W, Torphy RJ, Yao S, Zhu G, Lin R, Lugano R, Miller EN, Fujiwara Y, Bian L, Zheng L, Anand S, Gao F, Zhang W, Ferrara SE, Goodspeed AE, Dimberg A, Wang XJ, Edil BH, Barnett CC, Schulick RD, Chen L, Zhu Y. Blockade of the CD93 pathway normalizes tumor vasculature to facilitate drug delivery and immunotherapy. Sci Transl Med 2021; 13:eabc8922. [PMID: 34321321 PMCID: PMC8749958 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc8922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The immature and dysfunctional vascular network within solid tumors poses a substantial obstacle to immunotherapy because it creates a hypoxic tumor microenvironment that actively limits immune cell infiltration. The molecular basis underpinning this vascular dysfunction is not fully understood. Using genome-scale receptor array technology, we showed here that insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7 (IGFBP7) interacts with its receptor CD93, and we subsequently demonstrated that this interaction contributes to abnormal tumor vasculature. Both CD93 and IGFBP7 were up-regulated in tumor-associated endothelial cells. IGFBP7 interacted with CD93 via a domain different from multimerin-2, the known ligand for CD93. In two mouse tumor models, blockade of the CD93/IGFBP7 interaction by monoclonal antibodies promoted vascular maturation to reduce leakage, leading to reduced tumor hypoxia and increased tumor perfusion. CD93 blockade in mice increased drug delivery, resulting in an improved antitumor response to gemcitabine or fluorouracil. Blockade of the CD93 pathway triggered a substantial increase in intratumoral effector T cells, thereby sensitizing mouse tumors to immune checkpoint therapy. Last, analysis of samples from patients with cancer under anti-programmed death 1/programmed death-ligand 1 treatment revealed that overexpression of the IGFBP7/CD93 pathway was associated with poor response to therapy. Thus, our study identified a molecular interaction involved in tumor vascular dysfunction and revealed an approach to promote a favorable tumor microenvironment for therapeutic intervention.
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- Yi Sun
- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Cancer Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012, P. R. China
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75185 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Cell, Development and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Caltech Bioinformatics Resource Center at Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75185 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Ding R, Chen T, Zhang Y, Chen X, Zhuang L, Yang Z. HMGCS2 in metabolic pathways was associated with overall survival in hepatocellular carcinoma: A LASSO-derived study. Sci Prog 2021; 104:368504211031749. [PMID: 34260294 PMCID: PMC10358623 DOI: 10.1177/00368504211031749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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This integrated bioinformatic study aimed to investigate potential prognostic candidates in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In the GSE14520, GSE101685, and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) datasets, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified and functional pathways of common DEGs were enriched. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) model was used to screen the potential parameters associated with overall survival (OS) in HCC patients. Metabolic pathways were the most significantly enriched functional pathways of common DEGs in these three datasets. After LASSO model analysis, HMGCS2, UGP2, BCLC staging and TNM staging were screened as potential prognostic candidates for OS in HCC patients in GSE14520. HMGCS2 in the metabolic pathway was significantly downregulated in tumor tissues and peripheral blood mononuclear cells in HCC patients (all p < 0.05). Cox regression model indicated that HMGCS2 might be associate with OS in HCC patients in GSE14520 and in the TCGA (p = 0.029 and p = 0.05, respectively). Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated that HMGCS2 downregulation in tumors contributed to an unfavorable OS in HCC patients, both in GSE14520 and in the TCGA (p = 0.0001 and p = 0.0002, respectively). Additionally, HMGCS2 was significantly downregulated in HCC patients with high alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), main tumor size >5 cm, multinodular, advanced tumor staging including BCLC, TNM and CLIP (all p < 0.05). HMGCS2 was involved in metabolic pathways, and downregulated HMGCS2 in tumors was associated with unfavorable OS in HCC patients.
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- Rongrong Ding
- Department of Hepatobiliary Medicine, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Proteomic comparison between different tissue preservation methods for identification of promising biomarkers of urothelial bladder cancer. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7595. [PMID: 33828141 PMCID: PMC8027873 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87003-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Samples in biobanks are generally preserved by formalin-fixation and paraffin-embedding (FFPE) and/or optimal cutting temperature compound (OCT)-embedding and subsequently frozen. Mass spectrometry (MS)-based analysis of these samples is now available via developed protocols, however, the differences in results with respect to preservation methods needs further investigation. Here we use bladder urothelial carcinoma tissue of two different tumor stages (Ta/T1-non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), and T2/T3-muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC)) which, upon sampling, were divided and preserved by FFPE and OCT. Samples were parallel processed from the two methods and proteins were analyzed with label-free quantitative MS. Over 700 and 1200 proteins were quantified in FFPE and OCT samples, respectively. Multivariate analysis indicates that the preservation method is the main source of variation, but also tumors of different stages could be differentiated. Proteins involved in mitochondrial function were overrepresented in OCT data but missing in the FFPE data, indicating that these proteins are not well preserved by FFPE. Concordant results for proteins such as HMGCS2 (uniquely quantified in Ta/T1 tumors), and LGALS1, ANXA5 and plastin (upregulated in T2/T3 tumors) were observed in both FFPE and OCT data, which supports the use of MS technology for biobank samples and encourages the further evaluation of these proteins as biomarkers.
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Zhai W, Lu H, Dong S, Fang J, Yu Z. Identification of potential key genes and key pathways related to clear cell renal cell carcinoma through bioinformatics analysis. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2020; 52:853-863. [PMID: 32556097 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmaa068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a common malignancy of the genitourinary system and is associated with high mortality rates. However, the molecular mechanism of ccRCC pathogenesis is still unclear, which translates to few effective diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. In this study, we conducted a bioinformatics analysis on three Gene Expression Omnibus datasets and identified 437 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to ccRCC development and prognosis, of which 311 and 126 genes are respectively down-regulated and up-regulated. The protein-protein interaction network of these DEGs consists of 395 nodes and 1872 interactions and 2 prominent modules. The Staphylococcus aureus infection and complement and coagulation cascades are significantly enriched in module 1 and are likely involved in ccRCC progression. Forty-two hub genes were screened, of which von Willebrand factor, TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 1, plasminogen, formimidoyltransferase cyclodeaminase, solute carrier family 34 member 1, hydroxyacid oxidase 2, alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase 2, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1, and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2 are possibly related to the prognosis of ccRCC. The differential expression of all nine genes was confirmed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis of the ccRCC and normal renal tissues. These key genes are potential biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of ccRCC and warrant further investigation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wenxin Zhai
- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200000, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Cancer Institute, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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