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Teo GY, Rasedee A, Al-Haj NA, Beh CY, How CW, Rahman HS, Alitheen NB, Rosli R, Abdullah ASH, Ali AS. Effect of fetal bovine serum on erythropoietin receptor expression and viability of breast cancer cells. Saudi J Biol Sci 2019; 27:653-658. [PMID: 32210684 PMCID: PMC6997850 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Erythropoietin receptors (EPORs) are present not only in erythrocyte precursors but also in non-hematopoietic cells including cancer cells. In this study, we determined the effect of fetal bovine serum (FBS) in culture medium on the EPOR expression and viability of the estrogen receptor (ER)-positive MCF-7 and ER-negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Using flow cytometry, we showed that the inclusion of 10% FBS in the medium increased the EPOR expressions and viabilities of MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. The MDA-MB-231 showed greater EPOR expression than MCF-7 cells, suggesting that the presence of ERs on cells is associated with poor expression of EPOR. Culture medium containing 10% FBS also caused increased number of breast cancer cells entering the synthesis phase of the cell cycle. The study also showed that rHuEPO treatment did not affect viability of breast cancer cells. In conclusion, it was shown that the inclusion of FBS in culture medium increased expression of EPOR in breast cancer cells and rHuEPO treatment had no effect on the proliferation of these cancer cells.
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- Guan-Young Teo
- Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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- Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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- Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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- Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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- Monash University, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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Annese T, Tamma R, Ruggieri S, Ribatti D. Erythropoietin in tumor angiogenesis. Exp Cell Res 2019; 374:266-273. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2018.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Erythropoietin promoted the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma through hypoxia induced translocation of its specific receptor. Cancer Cell Int 2017; 17:119. [PMID: 29238266 PMCID: PMC5725980 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-017-0494-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hypoxia-inducible stimulator of erythropoiesis. Besides its traditional application in anemia therapy, it offers an effective treatment in the cancer patients, especially those who receive chemotherapy. Several reports indicated that it could promote the tumor cell proliferation through its specific receptor (EPOR). Unfortunately, the role of EPO/EPOR in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progressing is still uncertain. Methods Protein in tumor tissue from HCC patients or H22 tumor-bearing mice was detected with immunohistochemistry. Cells were cultured under 1% oxygen to establish hypoxia. RT-PCR and western blotting were used to measure mRNA and protein of EPO/EPOR, respectively. MTT, flow cytometry and PCNA staining were used to detect cell proliferation. Immunofluorescence staining was applied to study the expression and location of cellular EPOR. The EPOR binding studies were performed with 125I-EPO radiolabeling assay. Results EPO and EPOR protein were up-regulated in HCC tissue of patients and H22-bearing mice. These were positively correlated with hypoxia-inducible factor -1 α and ki-67. Hypoxia up-regulated the expression of EPO and EPOR in HepG2 cells. It also induced the proliferation and increased the percentage of divided cells after 24, 48 and 72 h treatment. These were inhibited in cells pre-treated with 0.5 μg/mL soluble-EPOR. Immunofluorescence staining presented that EPOR was obviously translocated from nucleus to cytoplasm and membrane under hypoxia. EPOR binding activity was also increased after exposure to hypoxia. Recombinant human erythropoietin obviously elevated cell proliferation rate and the percentage of divided under hypoxia but not normoxia, which were also inhibited by soluble-EPOR. Conclusions Our result indicated for the first time that EPO promoted the proliferation of HCC cells through hypoxia induced translocation of it specific receptor. Trial registration TJC20141113, retrospectively registered
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Miao S, Wang SM, Cheng X, Li YF, Zhang QS, Li G, He SQ, Chen XP, Wu P. Erythropoietin promoted the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma through hypoxia induced translocation of its specific receptor. Cancer Cell Int 2017. [PMID: 29238266 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-017-04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hypoxia-inducible stimulator of erythropoiesis. Besides its traditional application in anemia therapy, it offers an effective treatment in the cancer patients, especially those who receive chemotherapy. Several reports indicated that it could promote the tumor cell proliferation through its specific receptor (EPOR). Unfortunately, the role of EPO/EPOR in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progressing is still uncertain. METHODS Protein in tumor tissue from HCC patients or H22 tumor-bearing mice was detected with immunohistochemistry. Cells were cultured under 1% oxygen to establish hypoxia. RT-PCR and western blotting were used to measure mRNA and protein of EPO/EPOR, respectively. MTT, flow cytometry and PCNA staining were used to detect cell proliferation. Immunofluorescence staining was applied to study the expression and location of cellular EPOR. The EPOR binding studies were performed with 125I-EPO radiolabeling assay. RESULTS EPO and EPOR protein were up-regulated in HCC tissue of patients and H22-bearing mice. These were positively correlated with hypoxia-inducible factor -1 α and ki-67. Hypoxia up-regulated the expression of EPO and EPOR in HepG2 cells. It also induced the proliferation and increased the percentage of divided cells after 24, 48 and 72 h treatment. These were inhibited in cells pre-treated with 0.5 μg/mL soluble-EPOR. Immunofluorescence staining presented that EPOR was obviously translocated from nucleus to cytoplasm and membrane under hypoxia. EPOR binding activity was also increased after exposure to hypoxia. Recombinant human erythropoietin obviously elevated cell proliferation rate and the percentage of divided under hypoxia but not normoxia, which were also inhibited by soluble-EPOR. CONCLUSIONS Our result indicated for the first time that EPO promoted the proliferation of HCC cells through hypoxia induced translocation of it specific receptor. Trial registration TJC20141113, retrospectively registered.
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- Shuo Miao
- Department of Pathophysiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030 China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030 China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030 China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030 China
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- Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technolgy, Wuhan, 430030 China
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- Department of Surgery, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021 China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technolgy, Wuhan, 430030 China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030 China
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Erythropoietin accelerates tumor growth through increase of erythropoietin receptor (EpoR) as well as by the stimulation of angiogenesis in DLD-1 and Ht-29 xenografts. Mol Cell Biochem 2016; 421:1-18. [PMID: 27543111 PMCID: PMC5021757 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-016-2779-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Anemia is a relatively common symptom coexisting with colorectal carcinoma. Besides having a positive impact on hematological parameters, erythropoietin (Epo) has the serious adverse effect of promoting the neoplastic process. The role of Epo in colon cancer has not been clearly shown. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of Epo therapy on colorectal carcinoma cells both in in vitro and in animal models. Human colon adenocarcinoma cells DLD-1 and Ht-29 were cultured in medium with Epo beta in normoxia. Cell proliferation was measured with an automated cell counter. Expression of erythropoietin receptor (EpoR) mRNA, Akt mRNA, and their proteins were assessed by RT-PCR and confocal microscopy, respectively. Nude mice were inoculated with adenocarcinoma cells and treated with a therapeutic dose of Epo. Expression of EpoR, VEGF, Flt-1 and CD31 was evaluated in xenograft tumors. We identified that Epo through EpoR activates Akt, which promotes colon cancer cell growth and proliferation. Epo, and high levels of phosphorylated EpoR, directly accelerates tumor growth through its proliferative and proangiogenic effects. This study demonstrated that Epo had enhanced carcinogenesis through increase of EpoR and Flt-1 expression, and thereby contributed to tumor development. These results suggest that both EpoR-positive and EpoR-negative cancer cells could be regulated by exogenous Epo. However, an increased response to erythropoietin was observed in the EpoR-positive cells. Thus, erythropoietin increases the risk of tumor progression in colon cancer and should not be used to treat anemia in this type of cancer.
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Meyer FRL, Steinborn R, Grausgruber H, Wolfesberger B, Walter I. Expression of platelet-derived growth factor BB, erythropoietin and erythropoietin receptor in canine and feline osteosarcoma. Vet J 2015; 206:67-74. [PMID: 26189892 PMCID: PMC4582422 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The discovery of expression of the erythropoietin receptor (EPO-R) on neoplastic cells has led to concerns about the safety of treating anaemic cancer patients with EPO. In addition to its endocrine function, the receptor may play a role in tumour progression through an autocrine mechanism. In this study, the expression of EPO, EPO-R and platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB) was analysed in five feline and 13 canine osteosarcomas using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). EPO expression was positive in all tumours by IHC, but EPO mRNA was only detected in 38% of the canine and 40% of the feline samples. EPO-R was expressed in all samples by quantitative RT-PCR (RT-qPCR) and IHC. EPO-R mRNA was expressed at higher levels in all feline tumours, tumour cell lines, and kidney when compared to canine tissues. PDGF-BB expression was variable by IHC, but mRNA was detected in all samples. To assess the functionality of the EPO-R on tumour cells, the proliferation of canine and feline osteosarcoma cell lines was evaluated after EPO administration using an alamarBlue assay and Ki67 immunostaining. All primary cell lines responded to EPO treatment in at least one of the performed assays, but the effect on proliferation was very low indicating only a weak responsiveness of EPO-R. In conclusion, since EPO and its receptor are expressed by canine and feline osteosarcomas, an autocrine or paracrine tumour progression mechanism cannot be excluded, although in vitro data suggest a minimal role of EPO-R in osteosarcoma cell proliferation.
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- F R L Meyer
- Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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- Genomics Core Facility, VetCore, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Plant Breeding, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Konrad Lorenz-Strasse 24, 3430 Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
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Glass OK, Inman BA, Broadwater G, Courneya KS, Mackey JR, Goruk S, Nelson ER, Jasper J, Field CJ, Bain JR, Muehlbauer M, Stevens RD, Hirschey MD, Jones LW. Effect of aerobic training on the host systemic milieu in patients with solid tumours: an exploratory correlative study. Br J Cancer 2015; 112:825-31. [PMID: 25584487 PMCID: PMC4453949 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background: Few studies have investigated the effects of exercise on modulation of host factors in cancer patients. We investigated the efficacy of chronic aerobic training on multiple host-related effector pathways in patients with solid tumours. Patients and Methods: Paired peripheral blood samples were obtained from 44 patients with solid tumours receiving cytotoxic therapy and synthetic erythropoietin (usual care; n=21) or usual care plus supervised aerobic training (n=23) for 12 weeks. Samples were characterised for changes in immune, cytokine and angiogenic factors, and metabolic intermediates. Aerobic training consisted of three supervised cycle ergometry sessions per week at 60% to 100% of peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak), 30–45 min per session, for 12 weeks following a nonlinear prescription. Results: The between-group delta change in cardiopulmonary function was +4.1 ml kg −1 min−1, favouring aerobic training (P<0.05). Significant pre–post between-group differences for five cytokine and angiogenic factors (HGF, IL-4, macrophage inflammatory protein-1β (MIP-1β), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and TNF-α) also favour the aerobic training group (P's<0.05). These reductions occurred in conjunction with nonsignificant group differences for T lymphocytes CD4+, CD8+, and CD8+/CD45RA (P<0.10). For these factors, circulating concentrations generally increased from baseline to week 12 in the aerobic training group compared with decreases or no change in the usual care group. No significant changes in any metabolic intermediates were observed. Conclusions: Aerobic training alters host availability of select immune–inflammatory effectors in patients with solid tumours; larger confirmatory studies in more homogenous samples are warranted.
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- O K Glass
- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 300 East 66th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Current standard treatments of cancer can prolong survival of many cancer patients but usually do not effectively cure the disease. Oncolytic virotherapy is an emerging therapeutic for the treatment of cancer that exploits replication-competent viruses to selectively infect and destroy cancerous cells while sparing normal cells and tissues. Clinical and/or preclinical studies on oncolytic viruses have revealed that the candidate viruses being tested in trials are remarkably safe and offer potential for treating many classes of currently incurable cancers. Among these candidates are vaccinia and myxoma viruses, which belong to the family Poxviridae and possess promising oncolytic features. This article describes poxviruses that are being developed for oncolytic virotherapy and summarizes the outcomes of both clinical and preclinical studies. Additionally, studies demonstrating superior efficacy when poxvirus oncolytic virotherapy is combined with conventional therapies are described.
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- Winnie M. Chan
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610
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PARK SUNGLYEA, WON SEYEON, SONG JUNHUI, KIM WUNJAE, MOON SUNGKWON. EPO gene expression induces the proliferation, migration and invasion of bladder cancer cells through the p21WAF1-mediated ERK1/2/NF-κB/MMP-9 pathway. Oncol Rep 2014; 32:2207-14. [DOI: 10.3892/or.2014.3428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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EPO-independent functional EPO receptor in breast cancer enhances estrogen receptor activity and promotes cell proliferation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 445:163-9. [PMID: 24502950 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.01.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The main function of Erythropoietin (EPO) and its receptor (EPOR) is the stimulation of erythropoiesis. Recombinant human EPO (rhEPO) is therefore used to treat anemia in cancer patients. However, clinical trials have indicated that rhEPO treatment might promote tumor progression and has a negative effect on patient survival. In addition, EPOR expression has been detected in several cancer forms. Using a newly produced anti-EPOR antibody that reliably detects the full-length isoform of the EPOR we show that breast cancer tissue and cells express the EPOR protein. rhEPO stimulation of cultured EPOR expressing breast cancer cells did not result in increased proliferation, overt activation of EPOR (receptor phosphorylation) or a consistent activation of canonical EPOR signaling pathway mediators such as JAK2, STAT3, STAT5, or AKT. However, EPOR knockdown experiments suggested functional EPO receptors in estrogen receptor positive (ERα(+)) breast cancer cells, as reduced EPOR expression resulted in decreased proliferation. This effect on proliferation was not seen in ERα negative cells. EPOR knockdown decreased ERα activity further supports a mechanism by which EPOR affects proliferation via ERα-mediated mechanisms. We show that EPOR protein is expressed in breast cancer cells, where it appears to promote proliferation by an EPO-independent mechanism in ERα expressing breast cancer cells.
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Zhou B, Damrauer JS, Bailey ST, Hadzic T, Jeong Y, Clark K, Fan C, Murphy L, Lee CY, Troester MA, Miller CR, Jin J, Darr D, Perou CM, Levine RL, Diehn M, Kim WY. Erythropoietin promotes breast tumorigenesis through tumor-initiating cell self-renewal. J Clin Invest 2014; 124:553-63. [PMID: 24435044 DOI: 10.1172/jci69804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone that induces red blood cell production. In its recombinant form, EPO is the one of most prescribed drugs to treat anemia, including that arising in cancer patients. In randomized trials, EPO administration to cancer patients has been associated with decreased survival. Here, we investigated the impact of EPO modulation on tumorigenesis. Using genetically engineered mouse models of breast cancer, we found that EPO promoted tumorigenesis by activating JAK/STAT signaling in breast tumor-initiating cells (TICs) and promoted TIC self renewal. We determined that EPO was induced by hypoxia in breast cancer cell lines, but not in human mammary epithelial cells. Additionally, we demonstrated that high levels of endogenous EPO gene expression correlated with shortened relapse-free survival and that pharmacologic JAK2 inhibition was synergistic with chemotherapy for tumor growth inhibition in vivo. These data define an active role for endogenous EPO in breast cancer progression and breast TIC self-renewal and reveal a potential application of EPO pathway inhibition in breast cancer therapy.
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Progress in detecting cell-surface protein receptors: the erythropoietin receptor example. Ann Hematol 2013; 93:181-92. [PMID: 24337485 PMCID: PMC3890056 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-013-1947-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Testing for the presence of specific cell-surface receptors (such as EGFR or HER2) on tumor cells is an integral part of cancer care in terms of treatment decisions and prognosis. Understanding the strengths and limitations of these tests is important because inaccurate results may occur if procedures designed to prevent false-negative or false-positive outcomes are not employed. This review discusses tests commonly used to identify and characterize cell-surface receptors, such as the erythropoietin receptor (EpoR). First, a summary is provided on the biology of the Epo/EpoR system, describing how EpoR is expressed on erythrocytic progenitors and precursors in the bone marrow where it mediates red blood cell production in response to Epo. Second, studies are described that investigated whether erythropoiesis-stimulating agents could stimulate tumor progression in cancer patients and whether EpoR is expressed and functional on tumor cells or on endothelial cells. The methods used in these studies included immunohistochemistry, Northern blotting, Western blotting, and binding assays. This review summarizes the strengths and limitations of these methods. Critically analyzing data from tests for cell-surface receptors such as EpoR requires understanding the techniques utilized and demonstrating that results are consistent with current knowledge about receptor biology.
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Liang K, Qiu S, Lu Y, Fan Z. Autocrine/paracrine erythropoietin regulates migration and invasion potential and the stemness of human breast cancer cells. Cancer Biol Ther 2013; 15:89-98. [PMID: 24100272 DOI: 10.4161/cbt.26717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Recent studies suggest that erythropoietin (EPO) has pleiotropic effects in several cell types in addition to hematopoietic cells; however, the role of EPO-mediated cell signaling in nonhematopoietic cells, including in cancer cells, remains controversial. Here, we report our findings of autocrine/paracrine production of EPO by breast cancer cells and its functional significance. We detected a significant level of autocrine/paracrine EPO in the conditioned medium from the culture of SKBR3 breast cancer cells, particularly when the cells were cultured in hypoxia. Through knockdown of EPO and EPO receptor expression and experimental elevation of EPO receptor expression in SKBR3 breast cancer cells, we demonstrated novel roles of autocrine/paracrine EPO-mediated cell signaling in regulating migration and invasion potential and stemness-like properties of breast cancer cells.
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- Ke Liang
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX USA
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Elliott S, Swift S, Busse L, Scully S, Van G, Rossi J, Johnson C. Epo receptors are not detectable in primary human tumor tissue samples. PLoS One 2013; 8:e68083. [PMID: 23861852 PMCID: PMC3701640 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Erythropoietin (Epo) is a cytokine that binds and activates an Epo receptor (EpoR) expressed on the surface of erythroid progenitor cells to promote erythropoiesis. While early studies suggested EpoR transcripts were expressed exclusively in the erythroid compartment, low-level EpoR transcripts were detected in nonhematopoietic tissues and tumor cell lines using sensitive RT-PCR methods. However due to the widespread use of nonspecific anti-EpoR antibodies there are conflicting data on EpoR protein expression. In tumor cell lines and normal human tissues examined with a specific and sensitive monoclonal antibody to human EpoR (A82), little/no EpoR protein was detected and it was not functional. In contrast, EpoR protein was reportedly detectable in a breast tumor cell line (MCF-7) and breast cancer tissues with an anti-EpoR polyclonal antibody (M-20), and functional responses to rHuEpo were reported with MCF-7 cells. In another study, a functional response was reported with the lung tumor cell line (NCI-H838) at physiological levels of rHuEpo. However, the specificity of M-20 is in question and the absence of appropriate negative controls raise questions about possible false-positive effects. Here we show that with A82, no EpoR protein was detectable in normal human and matching cancer tissues from breast, lung, colon, ovary and skin with little/no EpoR in MCF-7 and most other breast and lung tumor cell lines. We show further that M-20 provides false positive staining with tissues and it binds to a non-EpoR protein that migrates at the same size as EpoR with MCF-7 lysates. EpoR protein was detectable with NCI-H838 cells, but no rHuEpo-induced phosphorylation of AKT, STAT3, pS6RP or STAT5 was observed suggesting the EpoR was not functional. Taken together these results raise questions about the hypothesis that most tumors express high levels of functional EpoR protein.
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- Steve Elliott
- Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America.
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Pascual M, Bohle B, Alonso S, Mayol X, Salvans S, Grande L, Pera M. Preoperative administration of erythropoietin stimulates tumor recurrence after surgical excision of colon cancer in mice by a vascular endothelial growth factor–independent mechanism. J Surg Res 2013; 183:270-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2012] [Revised: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 12/20/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Nguyen DH, Chen NG, Zhang Q, Le HT, Aguilar RJ, Yu YA, Cappello J, Szalay AA. Vaccinia virus-mediated expression of human erythropoietin in tumors enhances virotherapy and alleviates cancer-related anemia in mice. Mol Ther 2013; 21:2054-62. [PMID: 23765443 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2013.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO), a glycoprotein hormone regulating red blood cell (RBC) formation, is used for the treatment of cancer-related anemia. The effect of rhEPO on tumor growth, however, remains controversial. Here, we report the construction and characterization of the recombinant vaccinia virus (VACV) GLV-1h210, expressing hEPO. GLV-1h210 was shown to replicate in and kill A549 lung cancer cells in culture efficiently. In mice bearing A549 lung cancer xenografts, treatment with a single intravenous dose of GLV-1h210 resulted in tumor-specific production and secretion of functional hEPO, which exerted an effect on RBC progenitors and precursors in the mouse bone marrow, leading to a significant increase in the number of RBCs and in the level of hemoglobin. Furthermore, virally expressed hEPO, but not exogenously added rhEPO, enhanced virus-mediated green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression in tumors and subsequently accelerated tumor regression when compared with the treatment with the parental virus GLV-1h68 or GLV-1h209 that expressed a nonfunctional hEPO protein. Moreover, intratumorally expressed hEPO caused enlarged tumoral microvessels, likely facilitating virus spreading. Taken together, VACV-mediated intratumorally expressed hEPO not only enhanced oncolytic virotherapy but also simultaneously alleviated cancer-related anemia.
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- Duong H Nguyen
- Department of Biochemistry, Rudolph Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, and Institute for Molecular Infection Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Erythropoietin (Epo) is an essential hormone that binds and activates the Epo receptor (EpoR) resident on the surface of erythroid progenitor cells, thereby promoting erythropoiesis. Recombinant human erythropoietin has been used successfully for over 20 years to treat anemia in millions of patients. In addition to erythropoiesis, Epo has also been reported to have other effects, such as tissue protection and promotion of tumor cell growth or survival. This became of significant concern in 2003, when some clinical trials in cancer patients reported increased tumor progression and worse survival outcomes in patients treated with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs). One of the potential mechanisms proffered to explain the observed safety issues was that functional EpoR was expressed in tumors and/or endothelial cells, and that ESAs directly stimulated tumor growth and/or antagonized tumor ablative therapies. Since then, numerous groups have performed further research evaluating this potential mechanism with conflicting data and conclusions. Here, we review the biology of endogenous Epo and EpoR expression and function in erythropoiesis, and evaluate the evidence pertaining to the expression of EpoR on normal nonhematopoietic and tumor cells.
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Oster HS, Neumann D, Hoffman M, Mittelman M. Erythropoietin: the swinging pendulum. Leuk Res 2012; 36:939-44. [PMID: 22579365 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2012.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2011] [Revised: 04/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs) have been used widely for anemic patients, especially those on dialysis and with cancer. However, reports have suggested shorter survival in erythropoietin (EPO)-treated cancer patients. The purpose of this review is to summarize and evaluate critically the current information about ESA treatment and its possible association with mortality in cancer patients. The pendulum that initially swung in the direction of widespread ESA treatment, and then in the direction of no treatment, is swinging back toward a stable position. This review also provides tools to decide how and when to use ESAs safely, according to accepted guidelines.
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- Howard S Oster
- The Department of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Kumar SM, Zhang G, Bastian BC, Arcasoy MO, Karande P, Pushparajan A, Acs G, Xu X. Erythropoietin receptor contributes to melanoma cell survival in vivo. Oncogene 2012; 31:1649-60. [PMID: 21860424 PMCID: PMC3441831 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2011.366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Accepted: 07/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Erythropoietin (Epo) is widely used clinically to treat anemia associated with various clinical conditions including cancer. Data from several clinical trials suggest significant adverse effect of Epo treatment on cancer patient survival. However, controversy exists whether Epo receptor (EpoR) is functional in cancer cells. In this study, we demonstrated that EpoR mRNA expression was detectable in 90.1% of 65 melanoma cell lines, and increased copy number of the Epo and EpoR loci occurred in 30 and 24.6% of 130 primary melanomas, respectively. EpoR knockdown in melanoma cells resulted in diminished ERK phosphorylation in response to Epo stimulation, decreased cell proliferation and increased response to the inhibitory effect of hypoxia and cisplatin in vitro. EpoR knockdown significantly decreased melanoma xenograft size and tumor invasion in vivo. On the contrary, constitutive activation of EpoR activated cell proliferation pathways in melanoma cells and resulted in increased cell proliferation and resistance to hypoxia and cisplatin treatment in vitro. EpoR activation resulted in significantly larger xenografts with increased tumor invasion of surrounding tissue in vivo. Daily administration of recombinant Epo fails to stimulate melanoma growth in vivo, but the treatment increased vascular size in the xenografts. Increased local recurrence after excision of the primary tumors was observed after Epo treatment. Epo induced angiogenesis in Matrigel plug assays, and neutralization of Epo secreted by melanoma cells results in decreased angiogenesis. These data support that EpoR is functional in melanoma and EpoR activation may promote melanoma progression, and suggest that Epo may stimulate angiogenesis and increase survival of melanoma cells under hypoxic condition in vivo.
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- Suresh M. Kumar
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnology Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departments of Anatomic Pathology and Women's Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Aapro M, Jelkmann W, Constantinescu SN, Leyland-Jones B. Effects of erythropoietin receptors and erythropoiesis-stimulating agents on disease progression in cancer. Br J Cancer 2012; 106:1249-58. [PMID: 22395661 PMCID: PMC3314780 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) increase red blood cell (RBC) production in bone marrow by activating the erythropoietin receptor (EpoR) on erythrocytic-progenitor cells. Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents are approved in the United States and Europe for treating anaemia in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy based on randomised, placebo-controlled trials showing that ESAs reduce RBC transfusions. Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent-safety issues include thromboembolic events and concerns regarding whether ESAs increase disease progression and/or mortality in cancer patients. Several trials have reported an association between ESA use and increased disease progression and/or mortality, whereas other trials in the same tumour types have not provided similar findings. This review thoroughly examines available evidence regarding whether ESAs affect disease progression. Both clinical-trial data on ESAs and disease progression, and preclinical data on how ESAs could affect tumour growth are summarised. Preclinical topics include (i) whether tumour cells express EpoR and could be directly stimulated to grow by ESA exposure and (ii) whether endothelial cells express EpoR and could be stimulated by ESA exposure to undergo angiogenesis and indirectly promote tumour growth. Although assessment and definition of disease progression vary across studies, the current clinical data suggest that ESAs may have little effect on disease progression in chemotherapy patients, and preclinical data indicate a direct or indirect effect of ESAs on tumour growth is not strongly supported.
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- M Aapro
- Institut Multidisciplinaire d' Oncologie, Clinique de Genolier, Route du Muids 3, PO Box 100, Genolier CH-1272, Switzerland.
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Ribatti D. Angiogenic Effects of Erythropoietin. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 299:199-234. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394310-1.00005-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hedley BD, Chu JE, Ormond DG, Beausoleil MS, Boasie A, Allan AL, Xenocostas A. Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in Combination with Chemotherapy Increases Breast Cancer Metastasis in Preclinical Mouse Models. Clin Cancer Res 2011; 17:6151-62. [DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-3298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This is a Minireview covering landmarks or milestones in the development of erythropoietin (EPO). Thirty-nine landmark advances have been identified, which cover the period 1863-2003. Several reports are included that directly support these original landmark advances. This Minireview also updates some of the advances in EPO research since my last Minireview update on EPO published in this journal in 2003. The areas of EPO research updated are: sites of production; purification, assay and standardization; regulation; action; use in anemias; extraerythropoietic actions; adverse effects; and blood doping. The new reports on the use of EPO in the therapy of myocardial infarction; stroke and other neurological diseases; diabetic retinopathy and other retinal diseases are also covered.
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- James W Fisher
- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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Glaspy JA. Randomized controlled trials of the erythroid-stimulating agents in cancer patients. Cancer Treat Res 2011; 157:195-215. [PMID: 21052958 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7073-2_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- John A Glaspy
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA, University of California-Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Bennett CL, Lai SY, Henke M, Barnato SE, Armitage JO, Sartor O. Association between pharmaceutical support and basic science research on erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 170:1490-8. [PMID: 20837837 DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND To our knowledge, no prior research has evaluated the association between pharmaceutical industry funding and basic science research results. When erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) were licensed to treat chemotherapy-associated anemia, basic science concerns related to potential cancer stimulation were raised. We evaluated associations between pharmaceutical industry support and reported findings evaluating ESA effects on cancer cells. METHODS Articles identified in MEDLINE and EMBASE databases (1988-2008) investigating basic science findings related to ESA administration in the solid tumor setting were reviewed. Outcomes included information on erythropoietin receptors (EpoRs), Epo-induced signaling events, cellular function, and qualitative conclusions. Information on study funding (academic investigators with no reported funding from ESA manufacturers [64 studies], academic investigators with grant funding from ESA manufacturers [7 studies], and investigators employed by the ESA manufacturers [3 studies]) was evaluated. Some studies did not include information on each outcome. RESULTS Investigators without funding from ESA manufacturers were more likely than academic investigators with such funding or investigators employed by ESA manufacturers to identify EpoRs on solid tumor cells (100%, 60%, and 67%, respectively; P = .009), Epo-induced signaling events (94%, 0%, and 0%, respectively; P = .001), or changes in cellular function (57%, 0%, and 0%, respectively; P = .007) and to conclude that ESAs had potentially harmful effects on cancer cells (57%, 0%, and 0%, respectively; P = .008). CONCLUSIONS Researchers who do not have pharmaceutical industry support are more likely than those with pharmaceutical support to identify detrimental in vitro effects of ESAs. The potential for conflicts of interest to affect basic science research should be considered.
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- Charles L Bennett
- The South Carolina College of Pharmacy, South Carolina Center of Economic Excellence for Medication Safety and Efficacy, and Southern Network on Adverse Reactions, Columbia, USA
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Ichinose Y, Seto T, Nishiwaki Y, Ohe Y, Yamada Y, Takeda K, Saijo N, Hotta T. Randomized phase 2 dose-finding study of weekly administration of darbepoetin alpha in anemic patients with lung or ovarian cancer receiving multicycle platinum-containing chemotherapy. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2010; 40:521-9. [PMID: 20508073 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyq017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This is the first clinical trial for Japanese to evaluate the dose-response and determine the clinically effective dose of darbepoetin alpha by weekly subcutaneously administration in anemic patients with lung cancer or ovarian cancer receiving chemotherapy. METHODS Eligible patients were required to have anemia (hemoglobin level of <or=11.0 g/dl). Patients were randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive darbepoetin alpha (1.0, 2.25 or 4.5 microg/kg) subcutaneously once a week for up to 12 weeks. The study drug was withheld from patients who had a hemoglobin level >15.0 g/dl (for men) or 14.0 g/dl (for women), and reinstated at 50% of the previous weekly dose when the hemoglobin level decreased to <or=13.0 g/dl. Quality-of-life assessments were conducted using the Japanese version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-anemia (FACT-an) questionnaire. RESULTS Hemoglobin response rate was 31.6%, 55.6% and 70.3% in 1.0, 2.25 and 4.5 microg/kg groups, respectively. The dosages of 2.25 and 4.5 microg/kg thus met the clinically effective dose criterion of at least 50% of patients achieving a hemoglobin response. The FACT-fatigue subscale had a high internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha score. Although no improvement in FACT-fatigue subscale score from baseline to the end of the treatment phase was confirmed for any dose group, there was a correlation between FACT-fatigue subscale score and hemoglobin concentration. Darbepoetin alpha appears to be well tolerated in this setting and no dose-dependent adverse events were observed. CONCLUSIONS Darbepoetin alpha alleviated anemia caused by platinum-based chemotherapy, and the dosage of 2.25 microg/kg was the lowest dose that met the clinically effective dose criteria when administered once weekly.
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- Yukito Ichinose
- National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1, Notame, Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan.
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Vahle JL, Finch GL, Heidel SM, Hovland DN, Ivens I, Parker S, Ponce RA, Sachs C, Steigerwalt R, Short B, Todd MD. Carcinogenicity assessments of biotechnology-derived pharmaceuticals: a review of approved molecules and best practice recommendations. Toxicol Pathol 2010; 38:522-53. [PMID: 20472697 DOI: 10.1177/0192623310368984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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An important safety consideration for developing new therapeutics is assessing the potential that the therapy will increase the risk of cancer. For biotherapeutics, traditional two-year rodent bioassays are often not scientifically applicable or feasible. This paper is a collaborative effort of industry toxicologists to review past and current practice regarding carcinogenicity assessments of biotherapeutics and to provide recommendations. Publicly available information on eighty marketed protein biotherapeutics was reviewed. In this review, no assessments related to carcinogenicity or tumor growth promotion were identified for fifty-one of the eighty molecules. For the twenty-nine biotherapeutics in which assessments related to carcinogenicity were identified, various experimental approaches were employed. This review also discusses several key principles to aid in the assessment of carcinogenic potential, including (1) careful consideration of mechanism of action to identify theoretical risks, (2) careful investigation of existing data for indications of proliferative or immunosuppressive potential, and (3) characterization of any proliferative or immunosuppressive signals detected. Traditional two-year carcinogenicity assays should not be considered as the default method for assessing the carcinogenicity potential of biotherapeutics. If experimentation is considered warranted, it should be hypothesis driven and may include a variety of experimental models. Ultimately, it is important that preclinical data provide useful guidance in product labeling.
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- John L Vahle
- Lilly Research Laboratories, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, USA.
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Szenajch J, Wcislo G, Jeong JY, Szczylik C, Feldman L. The role of erythropoietin and its receptor in growth, survival and therapeutic response of human tumor cells From clinic to bench - a critical review. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2010; 1806:82-95. [PMID: 20406667 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2010.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2010] [Revised: 04/05/2010] [Accepted: 04/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) has been used clinically to alleviate cancer- and chemotherapy-related anemia. However, recent clinical trials have reported that rhEPO also may adversely impact disease progression and survival. The expression of functional EPO receptors (EPOR) has been demonstrated in many human cancer cells where, at least in vitro, rhEPO can stimulate cell growth and survival and may induce resistance to selected therapies. Responses to rhEPO measured by alterations in tumor cell growth or survival, activation of signaling pathways or modulation of sensitivity to anticancer agents are variable. Both methodological and inherent biological issues underlie the differential cell responses, including reported difficulties in EPOR protein detection, potential involvement of EPOR isoforms or of cytoplasmic EPOR, possible differential structure and/or binding affinities of hematopoietic versus non-hematopoietic cell EPOR, possible aberrant regulation of EPOR activity, and a functional EPO/EPOR autocrine/paracrine loop. The modulation by rhEPO of tumor cell response to anticancer agents is coincident with modulation of multiple signaling pathways, BCL-2 family proteins, caspases and NFkB. The molecular interplay of pro-survival and pro-death signals, triggered by EPO and/or by anticancer agents, is multifactorial and tightly coordinated. Expression microarray analysis may prove critical for deciphering this potentially novel network and its broad spectrum of genes and proteins.
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- Jolanta Szenajch
- Laboratory for Molecular Oncology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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Shi Z, Hodges VM, Dunlop EA, Percy MJ, Maxwell AP, El-Tanani M, Lappin TR. Erythropoietin-Induced Activation of the JAK2/STAT5, PI3K/Akt, and Ras/ERK Pathways Promotes Malignant Cell Behavior in a Modified Breast Cancer Cell Line. Mol Cancer Res 2010; 8:615-26. [PMID: 20353997 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-09-0264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Certain oncology trials showed worse clinical outcomes in the erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) arm. A potential explanation was that ESA-activated erythropoietin (Epo) receptors (EpoRs) promoted tumor cell growth. Although there were supportive data from preclinical studies, those findings often used invalidated reagents and methodologies and were in conflict with other studies. Here, we further investigate the expression and function of EpoR in tumor cell lines. EpoR mRNA levels in 209 human cell lines representing 16 tumor types were low compared with ESA-responsive positive controls. EpoR protein production was evaluated in a subset of 66 cell lines using a novel anti-EpoR antibody. EpoR(+) control cells had an estimated 10 000 to 100 000 EpoR dimers/cell. In contrast, 54 of 61 lines had EpoR protein levels lower than 100 dimers/cell. Cell lines with the highest EpoR protein levels (400-3200 dimers/cell) were studied further, and, although one line, NCI-H661, bound detectable levels of [(125)I]-recombinant human Epo (rHuEpo), none showed evidence of ESA-induced EpoR activation. There was no increased phosphorylation of STAT5, AKT, ERK, or S6RP with rHuEpo. In addition, EpoR knockdown with siRNAs did not affect viability in 2 cell lines previously reported to express functional EpoR (A2780 and SK-OV-3). These results conflict with the hypothesis that EpoR is functionally expressed in tumors.
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Anemia is frequent in cancer patients and its incidence increases with chemotherapy. The probability of requiring transfusions also increases with chemotherapy. Anemia negatively impacts survival and accentuates fatigue in cancer patients. Cancer promotes inflammatory cytokine production, which suppresses erythropoiesis and erythropoietin (EPO) production. Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) improve erythropoiesis and reduce transfusion needs in anemic cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. However, meta-analyses have shown an increased risk of thromboembolic (TE) events with ESA use during chemotherapy, but not increased on-study mortality or reduced overall survival. Three reasons have been proposed to explain why ESAs might have adverse effects in anemic cancer patients: tumor progression due to stimulation of tumor cell EPO receptors; increased risk of TE; and reduced survival. However, erythropoietin is not an oncogene, nor is the EPO receptor. It has also been demonstrated that erythropoietin does not stimulate tumor proliferation. Increased TE risk associated with ESAs is probably a consequence of increased blood viscosity due to excessive RBC mass elevation with concomitant plasma volume contraction, nitric oxide scavenging, and endothelial cell activation. Increased ESA dosing may also impact survival negatively because EPO contracts the plasma volume and stimulates inflammatory cytokine production independently of increasing erythropoiesis. Furthermore, transfusions themselves are associated with an increase in TE and plasma volume contraction, and these events are potentiated when ESAs are given with transfusions. An update on the management of anemia in oncology, the potential adverse events of ESAs, the benefits and risks of transfusions, and QoL are discussed in this paper.
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- Jerry L Spivak
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21210, USA.
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Aapro M, Spivak JL. Update on erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and clinical trials in oncology. Oncologist 2009; 14 Suppl 1:6-15. [PMID: 19762512 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2009-s1-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Anemia commonly occurs among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. In these patients, erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) are effective in managing anemia but there is an increased risk for thrombovascular events. In more recent randomized clinical trials, there have been differing results regarding the impact of ESAs on overall survival and mortality. The balance between studies that show higher ESA-associated mortality and those that don't show ESA-associated mortality is examined in this review. This review discusses where we stand today on anemia management in cancer patients. Preliminary results from a recent independent patient data meta-analysis for on-study deaths and overall survival in patients receiving chemotherapy (the only oncology population for which ESA treatment is currently indicated) showed no statistically significant difference between the ESA and control groups (on-study deaths hazard ratio [HR], 1.10; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.98-1.24; overall survival HR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.97-1.11, compared with controls). Possible factors that could influence study results are discussed in this review. There are no convincing data to support ESA-induced tumor stimulation in patients. ESAs decrease RBC transfusion needs and sustain targeted hemoglobin levels, and this ESA response does not significantly impact overall survival or mortality when ESAs are used within guidelines and labeling. However, based on the currently available data and meta-analysis, the use of ESAs has to be carefully balanced against any possible risk for higher mortality.
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- Matti Aapro
- Multidisciplinary Oncology Institute, Genolier, Switzerland.
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[Erythropoietin and radiotherapy]. Cancer Radiother 2009; 14:81-6. [PMID: 20018547 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2009.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2009] [Revised: 07/02/2009] [Accepted: 08/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Erythropoietin (EPO) is a glycoprotein hormone. This hormone is a growth factor for red blood cells precursors in the bone marrow. The decrease of oxygen partial pressure, a reduced number of erythrocytes caused by bleeding or excessive destruction, or increased tissues oxygen requirements lead to increased secretion of EPO. Its action takes place on bone marrow erythroblastic cells through specific receptors. EPO stimulates the proliferation of red cell precursors stem cells in the bone marrow, thus increasing their production in one to two weeks. The effectiveness of EPO at increasing haemoglobin and improving patients' quality of life has been demonstrated by several studies. However, its use in radiotherapy remains controversial. While tumour hypoxia caused by anaemia is a factor of radio resistance and thus a source of local failure, tumour expression of EPO receptors presents a significant risk for tumour progression and neo-angiogenesis, which would be increased during the administration of EPO. The purpose of this article is to answer the question: is there a place for EPO in combination with radiotherapy in the management of cancer?
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Sasaki Y, Kjellén E, Mineta H, Wennerberg J, Ekblad L. No direct effects of erythropoietin beta on a head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell line which is growth stimulated in vivo. Acta Oncol 2009; 48:1062-9. [PMID: 19412811 DOI: 10.1080/02841860902913553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) are used in cancer therapy to reverse anaemia. It has been suggested that ESAs might improve treatment outcome by reducing tumour hypoxia, but ESAs might also increase tumour growth. In this work, the effect of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo) beta was investigated on a human head and neck squamous carcinoma cell (HNSCC) line in vitro. The cell line was previously growth stimulated in combination with surgery in a xenograft model and the investigation was initiated to see if rHuEpo directly affects the tumour cell line, alone or in combination with cell stress, or if the in vivo effect should be attributed to secondary effects. MATERIAL AND METHODS The cell line LU-HNSCC-7 was grown in vitro and treated with rHuEpo alone or in combination with radiation, cisplatin, hypoxia or tumour extracts. The expression of the Epo receptor (EpoR) was investigated by western blotting after one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis, RT-PCR and through analysis of the effect on EpoR signalling. RESULTS The cell line was shown not to express EpoR. Furthermore, it was only possible to detect a minor effect on cell growth (1.4 times over control, p < 0.001) under specific conditions and at supra-pharmacological concentrations of rHuEpo beta. No effect was detected on cell migration. None of the cell stressing treatments could enhance the minor growth stimulatory effect of rHuEpo beta. DISCUSSION The conclusion is that rHuEpo beta does not stimulate tumour growth of the investigated cell line through a direct interaction with tumour cells. We hypothesise that interactions with stromal cells and the stimulation of wound healing responses might, at least partly, explain the negative effects of ESA administration during cancer treatment. We propose that EpoR expression in HNSCC tumour cells might not be a good marker for prediction of ESA induced worsening of outcomes after cancer treatment.
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Hadland BK, Longmore GD. Erythroid-Stimulating Agents in Cancer Therapy: Potential Dangers and Biologic Mechanisms. J Clin Oncol 2009; 27:4217-26. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.21.6945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESAs) were originally designed to replace endogenous erythropoietin in patients with anemia secondary to renal failure. Their use has subsequently been expanded to include patients with anemia of other causes, including cancer patients, in whom deficiency of erythropoietin, per se, is not the primary cause of anemia. Although early studies showed promise of ESA administration in reducing the need for transfusions and improving the quality of life in cancer patients, several large randomized clinical trials have recently shown a potential detrimental effect of ESA administration on tumor progression and survival in these patients. These studies have called into question the safety of ESAs as supportive therapy in patients being treated for oncologic conditions. However, numerous questions remain to be addressed regarding the design of these studies, the effect of various targeted hemoglobin levels, and the potential biologic mechanisms proposed to explain promotion of tumor progression and reduced survival.
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA; and Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA; and Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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Examining the Involvement of Erythropoiesis‐Stimulating Agents in Tumor Proliferation (Erythropoietin Receptors, Receptor Binding, Signal Transduction), Angiogenesis, and Venous Thromboembolic Events. Oncologist 2009; 14 Suppl 1:34-42. [DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2009-s1-34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Jeong JY, Hoxhaj G, Socha AL, Sytkowski AJ, Feldman L. An erythropoietin autocrine/paracrine axis modulates the growth and survival of human prostate cancer cells. Mol Cancer Res 2009; 7:1150-7. [PMID: 19567780 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-08-0243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Erythropoietin receptors have been identified on a variety of cancer-derived cell lines and primary cancer cells, including those of prostate cancer. The functional status of these extrahematopoietic erythropoietin receptors remains a matter of some dispute. The publication of several important clinical trials suggesting a direct effect of erythropoietin on the growth and survival of primary tumors adds further importance to the question of whether erythropoietin receptors on cancer cells are functional. We have reported previously that human prostate cancer cell lines and primary prostate cancer cells express functional erythropoietin receptors that respond to exogenous erythropoietin by increased cell proliferation and STAT5 phosphorylation. We now show that prostate cancer cell lines express both the EPO gene and the biologically active erythropoietin. The coexpression of functional receptor and biologically active ligand in the cells has led us to hypothesize an autocrine/paracrine mechanism, driven by endogenous erythropoietin, which may modulate the growth and progression of prostate cancer. To test our hypothesis, we have knocked down, independently, erythropoietin receptor and erythropoietin on prostate cancer cells by transfection with short hairpin RNAs. Erythropoietin receptor knockdown cells grow significantly more slowly than their erythropoietin receptor-bearing counterparts in monolayer culture, produce fewer, smaller colonies in soft agar, and do not exhibit erythropoietin-induced signaling. Erythropoietin knockdown cells exhibit dramatically slower rates of growth, which could be restored by transfecting the cells with a murine erythropoietin gene. Taken together, our data suggest that the coordinated regulation of a functional erythropoietin/erythropoietin receptor axis in prostate cancer cells may be integral to the growth and progression of prostate cancer.
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- Jee-Yeong Jeong
- Laboratory for Cell and Molecular Biology, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Lo Nigro C, Maffi M, Fischel JL, Monteverde M, Catarsi P, Tonissi F, Lattanzio L, Riba M, Etienne-Grimaldi MC, Formento P, Milano G, Merlano M. Impact of erythropoietin on the effects of irradiation under hypoxia. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2009; 135:1615-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s00432-009-0609-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2009] [Accepted: 05/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Merchionne F, Dammacco F. Biological functions and therapeutic use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents: perplexities and perspectives. Br J Haematol 2009; 146:127-41. [PMID: 19388936 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07702.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Randomized clinical studies, carried out in patients with haematological malignancies and with solid tumours, have consistently demonstrated that treatment with recombinant human erythropoietin (Epo) increases haemoglobin levels, reduces blood transfusion requirements, and improves the quality of life. In addition, identification of erythropoietin receptor (EpoR) expression on many types of non-erythroid and cancer cells has spurred an interest in the extra-haematological activities of Epo itself and other erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs). Epo and its derivatives have emerged as major tissue-protective cytokines in ischaemic and degenerative damage of cardiovascular, neurological and renal diseases, while their angiogenetic and immunomodulatory properties indicate that their therapeutic potential may extend well beyond erythropoiesis alone. Both preclinical and clinical data, however, have suggested that they may contribute to tumour progression and prejudice survival when administered to anaemic cancer patients, though the results are equivocal and the assumed mechanisms by which tumour growth could be promoted are not fully understood. While these findings offer new perspectives, they nonetheless demand caution in the employment of ESAs. Further, well-designed experimental and clinical studies are warranted.
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- Francesca Merchionne
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari 70124, Italy
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Paragh G, Kumar SM, Rakosy Z, Choi SC, Xu X, Acs G. RNA interference-mediated inhibition of erythropoietin receptor expression suppresses tumor growth and invasiveness in A2780 human ovarian carcinoma cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2009; 174:1504-14. [PMID: 19264915 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.080592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Although recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo) has revolutionized the treatment of anemia, recent clinical trials suggested that rHuEpo use may be associated with decreased survival in cancer patients. Although the expression of erythropoietin (Epo) receptor (EpoR) has been demonstrated in various human cancers, the effect of exogenous Epo on the growth and therapy resistance of EpoR-bearing tumor cells is unclear at present. In the current study, we examined the hypothesis that EpoR may contribute to tumor growth independent of Epo in A2780 human ovarian carcinoma cells. A2780 human ovarian carcinoma cells showed high levels of EpoR expression, but lacked expression of Epo mRNA and biologically active Epo protein under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Exogenous Epo did not stimulate EpoR-mediated signaling, proliferation, invasiveness, or resistance to cytotoxic drugs in A2780 cells. In contrast, specific inhibition of EpoR expression using a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) expression plasmid resulted in markedly reduced proliferation and invasiveness in vitro. In addition, inhibition of EpoR expression led to abrogated in vivo ovarian cancer cell growth in a tumor xenograft system and resulted in decreased EpoR signaling. Our findings suggest that EpoR may be constitutively active in some cancer cells in the absence of Epo and provide the first evidence for a potential role of an Epo-independent, EpoR-mediated pathway in the growth of some human cancers.
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- Gyorgy Paragh
- Experimental Therapeutics Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sanz Ortiz J. Predictors of response to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) in cancer patients: the role of baseline serum epoetin level. Clin Transl Oncol 2008; 10:486-92. [PMID: 18667379 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-008-0237-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Anemia is the most frequent hematologic abnormality among cancer patients. Its pathophysiology comprises reduction in erythrocyte half-life, poor iron reutilization by the bone marrow, and inadequate response to erythropoietin (EPO), with reduced endogenous EPO (eEPO) levels. Current treatment implies the use of erythropoiesis- stimulating agents (ESA), to which 35-48% of patients show primary resistance. The search for predictors of response to ESA treatment has been inconclusive. Iron or vitamin deficiency, the recent need for transfusion, or a lack of hemoglobin increase within the first 2-4 weeks usually predict resistance to ESA. High serum eEPO levels at treatment initiation (>100-150 mU/ml) may also predict resistance, especially in hematologic malignancies, but the results in solid tumors are not consistent. Although patients with cancer-related anemia show higher eEPO levels than patients without anemia, there is extreme variability among individuals. Future studies are needed to clarify eEPO usefulness in predicting response to ESA treatment.
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- Jaime Sanz Ortiz
- Medical Oncology Service, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.
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Arcasoy MO. Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent Use in Cancer: Preclinical and Clinical Perspectives. Clin Cancer Res 2008; 14:4685-90. [DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-0264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Copland IB, Jolicoeur EM, Gillis MA, Cuerquis J, Eliopoulos N, Annabi B, Calderone A, Tanguay JF, Ducharme A, Galipeau J. Coupling erythropoietin secretion to mesenchymal stromal cells enhances their regenerative properties. Cardiovasc Res 2008; 79:405-415. [PMID: 18397963 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvn090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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AIMS Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) possess intrinsic features that identify them as useful for treating ischaemic syndromes. Poor in vivo survival/engraftment of MSCs, however, limits their overall effectiveness. In this work, we tested whether genetically engineering MSCs to secrete erythropoietin (Epo) could represent a better therapeutic platform than MSCs in their native form. METHODS AND RESULTS MSCs from C57Bl/6 mice were retrovirally transduced with either an empty vector or one that causes the production of Epo and were then analysed for the alterations in angiogenic and survival potential. Using a mouse model of myocardial infarction (MI), the regenerative potential of null MSCs and Epo-overexpressing MSCs (Epo+MSCs) was assessed using serial echocardiogram and invasive haemodynamic measurements. Infarct size, capillary density and neutrophil influx were assessed using histologic techniques. Using in vitro assays coupled with an in vivo Matrigel plug assay, we demonstrate that engineering MSCs to express Epo does not alter their immunophenotype or plasticity. However, relative to mock-modified MSCs [wild-type (WT)-MSCs], Epo+MSCs are more resilient to apoptotic stimuli and initiate a more robust host-derived angiogenic response. We also identify and characterize the autocrine loop established on MSCs by having them secrete Epo. Furthermore, in a murine model of MI, animals receiving intracardiac injections of Epo+MSCs exhibited significantly enhanced cardiac function compared with WT-MSCs and saline-injected control animals post-MI, owing to the increased myocardial capillary density and the reduced neutrophilia. CONCLUSION Epo overexpression enhances the cellular regenerative properties of MSCs by both autocrine and paracrine pathways.
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- Ian B Copland
- Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, 3755 Cote Ste-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1E2
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Ribatti D. Erythropoietin and cancer, a double-edged sword. Leuk Res 2008; 33:1-4. [PMID: 18620752 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2008.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2008] [Revised: 06/02/2008] [Accepted: 06/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This editorial is focused on the double controversial action of erythropoietin, acting as anticancer agent and as a promoting cancer agent.
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Erythropoietin and Its Receptor in Breast Cancer: Putting Together the Pieces of the Puzzle. Oncologist 2008; 13:761-8. [DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Jelkmann W, Bohlius J, Hallek M, Sytkowski AJ. The erythropoietin receptor in normal and cancer tissues. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2008; 67:39-61. [PMID: 18434185 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2008.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2007] [Revised: 02/25/2008] [Accepted: 03/19/2008] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The hormone erythropoietin (EPO) is essential for the survival, proliferation and differentiation of the erythrocytic progenitors. The EPO receptor (EPO-R) of erythrocytic cells belongs to the cytokine class I receptor family and signals through various protein kinases and STAT transcription factors. The EPO-R is also expressed in many organs outside the bone marrow, suggesting that EPO is a pleiotropic anti-apoptotic factor. The controversial issue as to whether the EPO-R is functional in tumor tissue is critically reviewed. Importantly, most studies of EPO-R detection in tumor tissue have provided falsely positive results because of the lack of EPO-R specific antibodies. However, endogenous EPO appears to be necessary to maintain the viability of endothelial cells and to promote tumor angiogenesis. Although there is no clinical proof that the administration of erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs) promotes tumor growth and mortality, present recommendations are that (i) ESAs should be administered at the lowest dose sufficient to avoid the need for red blood cell transfusions, (ii) ESAs should not be used in patients with active malignant disease not receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy, (iii) ESAs should be discontinued following the completion of a chemotherapy course, (iv) the target Hb should be 12 g/dL and not higher and (v) the risks of shortened survival and tumor progression have not been excluded when ESAs are dosed to target Hb <12 g/dL.
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- Wolfgang Jelkmann
- Institute of Physiology, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Luebeck, Germany.
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Broberg AM, Grinnemo KH, Genead R, Danielsson C, Andersson AB, Wärdell E, Sylvén C. Erythropoietin has an antiapoptotic effect after myocardial infarction and stimulates in vitro aortic ring sprouting. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 371:75-8. [PMID: 18417077 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2008] [Accepted: 04/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Aims were to explore if darbepoietin-alpha in mouse can induce angiogenesis and if moderate doses after myocardial infarction stimulates periinfarct capillary and arteriolar densities, cell proliferation, and apoptosis. Myocardial infarction was induced by ligation of LAD. Mouse aortic rings (0.8mm) were cultured in matrigel and the angiogenic sprouting was studied after addition of darbepoietin-alpha with and without VEGF-165. After 12 days the hemoglobin concentration was 25% higher in the darbepoietin-alpha treated mice than in the control group. No difference in capillary densities in the periinfarct or noninfarcted areas was seen with darbepoietin-alpha. Cell proliferation was about 10 times higher in the periinfarct area than in the noninfarcted wall. Darbepoietin-alpha treatment led to a decrease of cell proliferation (BrdU, (p<0.02)) and apoptosis (TUNEL, p<0.005) with about 30% in the periinfarct area. Darbepoietin-alpha and VEGF-165 both independently induced sprouting from aortic rings. The results suggest that darbepoietin-alpha can induce angiogenesis but that moderate doses after myocardial infarction are not angiogenic but antiapoptotic.
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Laugsch M, Metzen E, Svensson T, Depping R, Jelkmann W. Lack of functional erythropoietin receptors of cancer cell lines. Int J Cancer 2007; 122:1005-11. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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