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Xia L, Feng M, Ren Y, Hao X, Jiao Q, Xu Q, Wang Y, Wang Q, Gong N. DSE inhibits melanoma progression by regulating tumor immune cell infiltration and VCAN. Cell Death Discov 2023; 9:373. [PMID: 37833287 PMCID: PMC10576081 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-023-01676-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Dermatan sulfate epimerase (DSE) is a C5 epiminase that plays a key role in converting chondroitin sulfate into dermal sulfate. DSE is often upregulated during carcinogenesis of some types of cancer and can regulate growth factor signaling in cancer cells. However, the expression and function of DSE in human melanoma have not been reported. In this study, we investigated the influence of tumor-derived DSE in melanoma progression and the potential mechanism of their action. First, proteomic analysis of collected melanoma tissues revealed that DSE was significantly down-regulated in melanoma tissues. DSE silenced or overexpressed melanoma cells were constructed to detect the effect of DSE on melanoma cells, and it was found that the up-regulation of DSE significantly inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of melanoma cells. Data analysis and flow cytometry were used to evaluate the immune subpopulations in tumors, and it was found that the high expression of DSE was closely related to the invasion of killer immune cells. Mechanistically, DSE promoted the expression of VCAN, which inhibited the biological activity of melanoma cells. Together, these results suggest that DSE is downregulated in melanoma tissues, and that high expression of DSE can promote melanoma progression by inducing immune cell infiltration and VCAN expression.
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- Lin Xia
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, 247 Beiyuan Street, Jinan, 250033, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, 247 Beiyuan Street, Jinan, 250033, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Emergency, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
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Liu S, Shen YY, Yin LY, Liu J, Zu X. Lipid Metabolic Regulatory Crosstalk Between Cancer Cells and Tumor-Associated Macrophages. DNA Cell Biol 2023; 42:445-455. [PMID: 37535386 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2023.0071] [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] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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In the tumor microenvironment, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are one of the most abundant cell populations, playing key roles in tumorigenesis, chemoresistance, immune evasion, and metastasis. There is an important interaction between TAMs and cancer cells: on the one hand, tumors control the function of infiltrating macrophages, contributing to reprogramming of TAMs, and on the other hand, TAMs affect the growth of cancer cells. This review focuses on lipid metabolism changes in the complex relationship between cancer cells and TAMs. We discuss how lipid metabolism in cancer cells affects macrophage phenotypic and metabolic changes and, subsequently, how altered lipid metabolism of TAMs influences tumor progression. Identifying the metabolic changes that influence the complex interaction between tumor cells and TAMs is also an important step in exploring new therapeutic approaches that target metabolic reprogramming of immune cells to enhance their tumoricidal potential and bypass therapy resistance. Our work may provide new targets for antitumor therapies.
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- Shu Liu
- Cancer Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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- Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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Xu L, Hu W, Zhang J, Qu J. Knockdown of versican 1 in lung fibroblasts aggravates Lipopolysaccharide-induced acute inflammation through up-regulation of the SP1-Toll-like Receptor 2-NF-κB Axis: a potential barrier to promising Versican-targeted therapy. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 121:110406. [PMID: 37311354 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Versican participates in various pathological processes like inflammation and fibrosis and is a potential therapeutic target for inflammatory diseases. Versican 1 (V1) has increased expression in inflammatory diseases, but its role is unclear. We explored the effects of V1 on acute lung inflammation to determine whether targeting V1 had therapeutic potential. METHODS Human fetal lung fibroblast (HFL1) was transfected with or without V1-inhibiting lentivirus and treated with LPS. The expression levels of inflammatory cytokines, V1, cellular signaling pathway and Toll-like receptors (TLRs) were detected by qPCR, ELISA and western blot. The migration and adhesion of neutrophils and monocytes to HFL1s were performed. The activity of transcriptional factors was determined by dual-luciferase reporter assay. RESULTS Inflammatory factors increased dramatically and continuously with V1 knockdown and LPS stimulation (P < 0.01), orchestrating migration of inflammatory cells and an enhanced inflammatory reaction. V1-knockdown increased TLR2 (P < 0.01) and activated the NF-κB pathway, which was partially reversed with a TLR2 neutralizing antibody and an NF-κB inhibitor. Explosion of LPS-induced inflammation was induced by knockdown of V1 via the SP1-TLR2-NF-κB axis. CONCLUSION Increased expression of V1 might be protective in acute inflammation, and an infection-induced cytokine storm might be a severe complication of V1-targeted interventions.
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- Lulu Xu
- Department of Geriatrics, Chongqing General Hospital and Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chongqing, China; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huadong Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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Chang W, Zhu J, Yang D, Shang A, Sun Z, Quan W, Li D. Plasma versican and plasma exosomal versican as potential diagnostic markers for non-small cell lung cancer. Respir Res 2023; 24:140. [PMID: 37259101 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-023-02423-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS This study aimed to investigate the expression of plasma versican and plasma exosomal versican in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its correlation with clinicopathological features, and to evaluate its diagnostic performance in NSCLC and its predictive function for NSCLC incidence and metastasis risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS There were 110 instances of NSCLC, 42 cases of benign lung disease, and 55 healthy controls from September 2018 to October 2020 at Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University. Blood was collected and plasma was separated before surgery, and plasma exosomes were extracted by ExoQuick kit. Morphological and molecular phenotype identification of exosomes was performed by transmission electron microscopy, Nanosight particle tracking analysis, and western blotting. Plasma versican and plasma exosomal versican were detected in all subjects to assess their expression levels and diagnostic value in NSCLC. Clinicopathological data were collected to explore correlations between abnormal plasma versican and plasma exosomal versican expression and clinicopathological parameters. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to judge its diagnostic performance in NSCLC, and binary logistic regression analysis was used to predict the risk of NSCLC incidence and metastasis. RESULTS Plasma versican and plasma exosomal versican expression in NSCLC patients was significantly upregulated and was significantly higher in T3 + T4 patients compared with T1 + T2 patients (P < 0.05); the levels of plasma versican and plasma exosomal versican were positively correlated with lymph node metastasis, distant metastases (e.g., brain, bone), and mutation(e.g., EGFR,ALK)in NSCLC patients (all P < 0.05). Furthermore, ROC curve analysis showed that plasma versican and plasma exosomal versican had higher AUC values than NSE, CYFRA21-1, and SCC, and better diagnostic performance in NSCLC patients. However, the AUC and diagnostic performances of plasma versican and plasma exosomal versican in advanced-stage NSCLC patients were not shown to be significantly better than CEA. The results of binary logistic regression analysis showed that high levels of plasma exosomal versican had higher predictive value for lung cancer incidence, while high levels of plasma versican had higher predictive value for lung cancer metastasis. CONCLUSION Our findings showed that plasma versican and plasma exosomal versican might be potential diagnostic markers for NSCLC. High plasma exosomal versican expression can be used as a predictor of NSCLC risk and high plasma versican expression can be used as a predictor of NSCLC metastasis risk.
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Grants
- 81902984, 81974314, 82072362, 82002223 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 81902984, 81974314, 82072362, 82002223 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 81902984, 81974314, 82072362, 82002223 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 81902984, 81974314, 82072362, 82002223 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- GWV-10.1-XK04 Shanghai Public Health System Construction Three-Year Action Plan
- 20204Y0070 Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission
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- Wenjing Chang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou Normal University, Huzhou, 313003, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China.
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Luo HL, Chang YL, Liu HY, Wu YT, Sung MT, Su YL, Huang CC, Wang PC, Peng JM. VCAN Hypomethylation and Expression as Predictive Biomarkers of Drug Sensitivity in Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087486. [PMID: 37108649 PMCID: PMC10139123 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Versican (VCAN), also known as extracellular matrix proteoglycan 2, has been suggested as a potential biomarker in cancers. Previous research has found that VCAN is highly expressed in bladder cancer. However, its role in predicting outcomes for patients with upper urinary tract urothelial cancer (UTUC) is not well understood. In this study, we collected tissues from 10 patients with UTUC, including 6 with and 4 without lymphovascular invasion (LVI), a pathological feature that plays a significant role in determining metastasis. Results from RNA sequencing revealed that the most differentially expressed genes were involved in extracellular matrix organization. Using the TCGA database for clinical correlation, VCAN was identified as a target for study. A chromosome methylation assay showed that VCAN was hypomethylated in tumors with LVI. In our patient samples, VCAN expression was also found to be high in UTUC tumors with LVI. In vitro analysis showed that knocking down VCAN inhibited cell migration but not proliferation. A heatmap analysis also confirmed a significant correlation between VCAN and migration genes. Additionally, silencing VCAN increased the effectiveness of cisplatin, gemcitabine and epirubicin, thus providing potential opportunities for clinical application.
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- Hao-Lun Luo
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan
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- Institute for Translational Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan
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- Institute for Translational Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan
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Piatek K, Schepelmann M, Kallay E. The Effect of Vitamin D and Its Analogs in Ovarian Cancer. Nutrients 2022; 14:3867. [PMID: 36145244 PMCID: PMC9501475 DOI: 10.3390/nu14183867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in women, due to its heterogeneity and usually late diagnosis. The current first-line therapies of debulking surgery and intensive chemotherapy cause debilitating side effects. Therefore, there is an unmet medical need to find new and effective therapies with fewer side effects, or adjuvant therapies, which could reduce the necessary doses of chemotherapeutics. Vitamin D is one of the main regulators of serum calcium and phosphorus homeostasis, but it has also anticancer effects. It induces differentiation and apoptosis, reduces proliferation and metastatic potential of cancer cells. However, doses that would be effective against cancer cause hypercalcemia. For this reason, synthetic and less calcemic analogs have been developed and tested in terms of their anticancer effect. The anticancer role of vitamin D is best understood in colorectal, breast, and prostate cancer and much less research has been done in ovarian cancer. In this review, we thus summarize the studies on the role of vitamin D and its analogs in vitro and in vivo in ovarian cancer models.
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- Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Institute for Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Zhao C, Yan S, Song Y, Xia X. Roles of Antimicrobial Peptides in Gynecological Cancers. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231710104. [PMID: 36077500 PMCID: PMC9456504 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231710104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are essential components of the mucosal barrier of the female reproductive tract (FRT) and are involved in many important physiological processes, including shaping the microbiota and maintaining normal reproduction and pregnancy. Gynecological cancers seriously threaten women's health and bring a heavy burden to society so that new strategies are needed to deal with these diseases. Recent studies have suggested that AMPs also have a complex yet intriguing relationship with gynecological cancers. The expression level of AMPs changes during tumor progression and they may act as promising biomarkers in cancer detection and prognosis prediction. Although AMPs have long been considered as host protective, they actually play a "double-edged sword" role in gynecological cancers, either tumorigenic or antitumor, depending on factors such as AMP and cancer types, as well as AMP concentrations. Moreover, AMPs are associated with chemoresistance and regulation of AMPs' expression may alter sensitivity of cancer cells to chemotherapy. However, more work is needed, especially on the identification of molecular mechanisms of AMPs in the FRT, as well as the clinical application of these AMPs in detection, diagnosis and treatment of gynecological malignancies.
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Deb G, Cicala A, Papadas A, Asimakopoulos F. Matrix proteoglycans in tumor inflammation and immunity. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2022; 323:C678-C693. [PMID: 35876288 PMCID: PMC9448345 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00023.2022] [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: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cancer immunoediting progresses through elimination, equilibrium, and escape. Each of these phases is characterized by breaching, remodeling, and rebuilding tissue planes and structural barriers that engage extracellular matrix (ECM) components, in particular matrix proteoglycans. Some of the signals emanating from matrix proteoglycan remodeling are readily co-opted by the growing tumor to sustain an environment of tumor-promoting and immune-suppressive inflammation. Yet other matrix-derived cues can be viewed as part of a homeostatic response by the host, aiming to eliminate the tumor and restore tissue integrity. These latter signals may be harnessed for therapeutic purposes to tip the polarity of the tumor immune milieu toward anticancer immunity. In this review, we attempt to showcase the importance and complexity of matrix proteoglycan signaling in both cancer-restraining and cancer-promoting inflammation. We propose that the era of matrix diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer is fast approaching the clinic.
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- Gauri Deb
- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
- Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
- Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
- Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
- Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
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Tang F, Brune JE, Chang MY, Reeves SR, Altemeier WA, Frevert CW. Defining the versican interactome in lung health and disease. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2022; 323:C249-C276. [PMID: 35649251 PMCID: PMC9291419 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00162.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
The extracellular matrix (ECM) imparts critical mechanical and biochemical information to cells in the lungs. Proteoglycans are essential constituents of the ECM and play a crucial role in controlling numerous biological processes, including regulating cellular phenotype and function. Versican, a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan required for embryonic development, is almost absent from mature, healthy lungs and is reexpressed and accumulates in acute and chronic lung disease. Studies using genetically engineered mice show that the versican-enriched matrix can be pro- or anti-inflammatory depending on the cellular source or disease process studied. The mechanisms whereby versican develops a contextual ECM remain largely unknown. The primary goal of this review is to provide an overview of the interaction of versican with its many binding partners, the "versican interactome," and how through these interactions, versican is an integrator of complex extracellular information. Hopefully, the information provided in this review will be used to develop future studies to determine how versican and its binding partners can develop contextual ECMs that control select biological processes. Although this review focuses on versican and the lungs, what is described can be extended to other proteoglycans, tissues, and organs.
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- Fengying Tang
- Center for Lung Biology, The University of Washington at South Lake Union, Seattle, Washington
- Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Center for Lung Biology, The University of Washington at South Lake Union, Seattle, Washington
- Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Center for Lung Biology, The University of Washington at South Lake Union, Seattle, Washington
- Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
- Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Center for Lung Biology, The University of Washington at South Lake Union, Seattle, Washington
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Center for Lung Biology, The University of Washington at South Lake Union, Seattle, Washington
- Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Garantziotis S, Savani RC. Proteoglycans in Toll-like receptor responses and innate immunity. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2022; 323:C202-C214. [PMID: 35675639 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00088.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is an active and dynamic feature of tissues that not only provides gross structure but also plays key roles in cellular responses. The ever-changing microenvironment responds dynamically to cellular and external signals, and in turn influences cell fate, tissue development, and response to environmental injury or microbial invasion. It is therefore paramount to understand how the ECM components interact with each other, the environment and cells, and how they mediate their effects. Among the ECM components that have recently garnered increased attention, proteoglycans (PGs) deserve special note. Recent evidence strongly suggests that they play a crucial role both in health maintenance and disease development. In particular, proteoglycans dictate whether homeostasis or cell death will result from a given injury, by triggering and modulating activation of the innate immune system, via a conserved array of receptors that recognize exogenous (infectious) or endogenous (tissue damage) molecular patterns. Innate immune activation by proteoglycans has important implications for the understanding of cell-matrix interactions in health and disease. In this review, we will summarize the current state of knowledge of innate immune signaling by proteoglycans, discuss the implications, and explore future directions to define progress in this area of extracellular matrix biology.
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- Stavros Garantziotis
- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Center for Pulmonary & Vascular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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Kurago Z, Loveless J. Microbial Colonization and Inflammation as Potential Contributors to the Lack of Therapeutic Success in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. FRONTIERS IN ORAL HEALTH 2022; 2:739499. [PMID: 35048056 PMCID: PMC8757816 DOI: 10.3389/froh.2021.739499] [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: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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This review discusses the microenvironment of evolving and established conventional oral squamous cell carcinoma, by far the most common oral cancer. The focus of this paper is mainly on the more recent data that describe the role of microorganisms, host-microbial interactions, and in particular, the contributions of cell-surface toll-like receptors on immune system cells and on normal and malignant epithelial cells to their functions that support carcinogenesis. Because carcinomas arising at various host surfaces share much in common, additional information available from studies of other carcinomas is included in the discussion. Accumulating evidence reveals the complex toll-like receptor-mediated tumor-supporting input into many aspects of carcinogenesis via malignant cells, stromal immune cells and non-immune cells, complicating the search for effective treatments.
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- Zoya Kurago
- Augusta University Dental College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, United States.,Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, United States.,Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Augusta University Dental College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, United States
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Setiawati A, Candrasari D, Setyajati FDE, Prasetyo V, Setyaningsih D, Hartini Y. Anticancer drug screening of natural products: In vitro cytotoxicity assays, techniques, and challenges. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/2221-1691.350176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Burgoyne RA, Fisher AJ, Borthwick LA. The Role of Epithelial Damage in the Pulmonary Immune Response. Cells 2021; 10:cells10102763. [PMID: 34685744 PMCID: PMC8534416 DOI: 10.3390/cells10102763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pulmonary epithelial cells are widely considered to be the first line of defence in the lung and are responsible for coordinating the innate immune response to injury and subsequent repair. Consequently, epithelial cells communicate with multiple cell types including immune cells and fibroblasts to promote acute inflammation and normal wound healing in response to damage. However, aberrant epithelial cell death and damage are hallmarks of pulmonary disease, with necrotic cell death and cellular senescence contributing to disease pathogenesis in numerous respiratory diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coronavirus disease (COVID)-19. In this review, we summarise the literature that demonstrates that epithelial damage plays a pivotal role in the dysregulation of the immune response leading to tissue destruction and abnormal remodelling in several chronic diseases. Specifically, we highlight the role of epithelial-derived damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and senescence in shaping the immune response and assess their contribution to inflammatory and fibrotic signalling pathways in the lung.
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- Rachel Ann Burgoyne
- Fibrosis Research Group, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK;
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- Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells and Transplantation Theme, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK;
- Institute of Transplantation, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK
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- Fibrosis Research Group, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK;
- Fibrofind, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-191-208-3112
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Hirani P, Gauthier V, Allen CE, Wight TN, Pearce OMT. Targeting Versican as a Potential Immunotherapeutic Strategy in the Treatment of Cancer. Front Oncol 2021; 11:712807. [PMID: 34527586 PMCID: PMC8435723 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.712807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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A growing body of literature links events associated with the progression and severity of immunity and inflammatory disease with the composition of the tissue extracellular matrix as defined by the matrisome. One protein in the matrisome that is common to many inflammatory diseases is the large proteoglycan versican, whose varied function is achieved through multiple isoforms and post-translational modifications of glycosaminoglycan structures. In cancer, increased levels of versican are associated with immune cell phenotype, disease prognosis and failure to respond to treatment. Whether these associations between versican expression and tumour immunity are the result of a direct role in the pathogenesis of tumours is not clear. In this review, we have focused on the role of versican in the immune response as it relates to tumour progression, with the aim of determining whether our current understanding of the immunobiology of versican warrants further study as a cancer immunotherapy target.
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- Priyanka Hirani
- Centre for Tumour Microenvironment, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Tumour Microenvironment, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Tumour Microenvironment, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Matrix Biology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Centre for Tumour Microenvironment, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Alatan H, Chen Y, Zhou J, Wang L. Extracellular Matrix-Related Hubs Genes Have Adverse Effects on Gastric Adenocarcinoma Prognosis Based on Bioinformatics Analysis. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:1104. [PMID: 34356118 PMCID: PMC8303807 DOI: 10.3390/genes12071104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC) is the most frequent type of stomach cancer, characterized by high heterogeneity and phenotypic diversity. Although many novel strategies have been developed for treating GAC, recurrence and metastasis rates are still high. Therefore, it is necessary to screen new potential biomarkers correlated with prognosis and novel molecular targets. Gene expression profiles were obtained from the from NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. We conduct an integrated analysis using the online Venny website to explore candidate hub genes between differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of two datasets. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia 18 of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis found that extracellular matrix plays an important role in GAC. In addition, we applied protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis by using the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes (STRING) and visualized with Cytoscape software. Furthermore, we employed Cytoscape software to analyze the interactive relationship of candidate gene for further analysis. We found that ECM related proteins played an important role in GAC, and 15 hub genes were extracted from 123 DEGs genes. There were four hub genes (bgn, vcan, col1a1 and timp1) predicted to be associated with poor prognosis among the 15 hub genes.
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- Husile Alatan
- School of Basic Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (H.A.); (Y.C.)
- NS Bio Japan Co., Ltd., Akita 0130205, Japan
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- School of Basic Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (H.A.); (Y.C.)
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- School of Basic Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (H.A.); (Y.C.)
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- School of Basic Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (H.A.); (Y.C.)
- Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, School of Advanced Sciences, Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama 2400193, Kanagawa, Japan
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Xiang Y, Miao H. Lipid Metabolism in Tumor-Associated Macrophages. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1316:87-101. [PMID: 33740245 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6785-2_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Macrophages are essential components of the immune system in tumors. It can be recruited and educated to two mainly polarized subpopulations (M1-like and M2-like) of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) to display anti-tumor or protumor function during the tumor occurrence and progression. Reprogramming of metabolism, especially lipid metabolism, is a typical characteristic of TAMs polarization, which was confirmed recently as a vital target for tumor therapy. However, the relationship between TAMs and lipid metabolism is still obscure in the past decade. In this review, we will first introduce the historical aspects of TAMs, and then discuss the correlation of main lipids (triglycerides, cholesterol, and phospholipids) to TAMs activation and summarize the mechanisms by which lipid metabolism mediated tumor escape the immunological surveillance as well as currently available drugs targeting these mechanisms. We hope that this chapter will give a better understanding of lipid metabolism in TAMs for those who are interested in this field, and lay a foundation to develop novel strategies for tumor therapy by targeting lipid metabolism.
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- Yuancai Xiang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
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Papadas A, Arauz G, Cicala A, Wiesner J, Asimakopoulos F. Versican and Versican-matrikines in Cancer Progression, Inflammation, and Immunity. J Histochem Cytochem 2020; 68:871-885. [PMID: 32623942 PMCID: PMC7711242 DOI: 10.1369/0022155420937098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Versican is an extracellular matrix proteoglycan with key roles in multiple facets of cancer development, ranging from proliferative signaling, evasion of growth-suppressor pathways, regulation of cell death, promotion of neoangiogenesis, and tissue invasion and metastasis. Multiple lines of evidence implicate versican and its bioactive proteolytic fragments (matrikines) in the regulation of cancer inflammation and antitumor immune responses. The understanding of the dynamics of versican deposition/accumulation and its proteolytic turnover holds potential for the development of novel immune biomarkers as well as approaches to reset the immune thermostat of tumors, thus promoting efficacy of modern immunotherapies. This article summarizes work from several laboratories, including ours, on the role of this central matrix proteoglycan in tumor progression as well as tumor-immune cell cross-talk.
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- Athanasios Papadas
- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
- Cellular & Molecular Pathology Graduate Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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Chen X, Ji S, Si J, Zhang X, Wang X, Guo Y, Zou X. Human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide suppresses proliferation, migration and invasion of oral carcinoma HSC-3 cells via a novel mechanism involving caspase-3 mediated apoptosis. Mol Med Rep 2020; 22:5243-5250. [PMID: 33174023 PMCID: PMC7646992 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2020.11629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide and its active product, LL-37 (CAMP/LL-37), exhibit a broad spectrum of antimicrobial effects. An increasing number of studies have shown that human CAMP/LL-37 also serves significant roles in various types of cancer. The primary aims of the present study were to investigate the roles and mechanisms of human CAMP/LL-37 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cells. The results indicated that either LL-37 C-terminal deletion mutants (CDEL) or CAMP stable expression in HSC-3 cells reduced colony formation, proliferation, migration and invasion ability of the cells. Expression analysis demonstrated that either CDEL or CAMP stable expression in HSC-3 cells induced caspase-3 mediated apoptosis via the P53-Bcl-2/BAX signalling pathway, whereas the levels of cell cycle-related proteins, cyclin B1 and PKR-like ER kinase, were significantly upregulated in the CAMP, but not in the CDEL overexpressing cells. Transcriptional profile comparisons revealed that CDEL or CAMP stable expression in HSC-3 cells upregulated expression of genes involved in the IL-17-dependent pathway compared with the control. Taken together, these results suggest that CAMP may act as a tumour suppressor in OSCC cells, and the underlying mechanism involves the induction of caspase-3 mediated apoptosis via the P53-Bcl-2/BAX signalling pathway.
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- Xi Chen
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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Lebegge E, Arnouk SM, Bardet PMR, Kiss M, Raes G, Van Ginderachter JA. Innate Immune Defense Mechanisms by Myeloid Cells That Hamper Cancer Immunotherapy. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1395. [PMID: 32733461 PMCID: PMC7363805 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Over the past decade, cancer immunotherapy has been steering immune responses toward cancer cell eradication. However, these immunotherapeutic approaches are hampered by the tumor-promoting nature of myeloid cells, including monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils. Despite the arsenal of defense strategies against foreign invaders, myeloid cells succumb to the instructions of an established tumor. Interestingly, the most primordial defense responses employed by myeloid cells against pathogens, such as complement activation, antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity and phagocytosis, actually seem to favor cancer progression. In this review, we discuss how rudimentary defense mechanisms deployed by myeloid cells can promote tumor progression.
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- Els Lebegge
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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Vitamin D regulates cell viability, migration and proliferation by suppressing galectin-3 (Gal-3) gene in ovarian cancer cells. J Biosci 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12038-020-00038-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Chen J, Shin VY, Ho JCW, Siu MT, Cheuk IWY, Kwong A. Functional Implications of Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Protein in Breast Cancer and Tumor-Associated Macrophage Microenvironment. Biomolecules 2020; 10:E688. [PMID: 32365569 PMCID: PMC7277779 DOI: 10.3390/biom10050688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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It is well-established that tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play an important role in breast cancer development. Accumulating evidence suggested that human cathelicidin antimicrobial protein (CAMP), which is mainly expressed in host defense cells such as macrophages, is crucial not only in combating microorganisms but also promoting tumor growth. Here we report the interaction of CAMP with TAMs in breast cancer. CAMP expression was upregulated in cancer tissues and in the circulation of breast cancer patients. Surgical removal of tumor decreased CAMP peptide serum level. Knockdown of CAMP decreased cell proliferation and migration/invasion ability in breast cancer cells. CAMP expression was altered during macrophage M1/M2 polarization and was expressed predominantly in M2 phenotype. In addition, breast cancer cells co-cultured with macrophages upregulated CAMP expression and also increased cancer cell viability. Xenograft tumors reduced significantly upon CAMP receptor antagonist treatment. Our data implicated that CAMP confers an oncogenic role in breast cancer and plays an important role in the tumor microenvironment between TAMs and breast cancer cells, and blocking the interaction between them would provide a novel therapeutic option for this malignant disease.
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- Jiawei Chen
- Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam 999077, Hong Kong; (J.C.); (V.Y.S.); (J.C.-W.H.); (M.-T.S.); (I.W.-Y.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam 999077, Hong Kong; (J.C.); (V.Y.S.); (J.C.-W.H.); (M.-T.S.); (I.W.-Y.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam 999077, Hong Kong; (J.C.); (V.Y.S.); (J.C.-W.H.); (M.-T.S.); (I.W.-Y.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam 999077, Hong Kong; (J.C.); (V.Y.S.); (J.C.-W.H.); (M.-T.S.); (I.W.-Y.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam 999077, Hong Kong; (J.C.); (V.Y.S.); (J.C.-W.H.); (M.-T.S.); (I.W.-Y.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam 999077, Hong Kong; (J.C.); (V.Y.S.); (J.C.-W.H.); (M.-T.S.); (I.W.-Y.C.)
- Department of Surgery, The Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Wan Chai District 999077, Hong Kong
- The Hong Kong Hereditary Breast Cancer Family Registry, Shatin 999077, Hong Kong
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Vitamin D and Ovarian Cancer: Systematic Review of the Literature with a Focus on Molecular Mechanisms. Cells 2020; 9:cells9020335. [PMID: 32024052 PMCID: PMC7072673 DOI: 10.3390/cells9020335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Vitamin D is a lipid soluble vitamin involved primarily in calcium metabolism. Epidemiologic evidence indicates that lower circulating vitamin D levels are associated with a higher risk of ovarian cancer and that vitamin D supplementation is associated with decreased cancer mortality. A vast amount of research exists on the possible molecular mechanisms through which vitamin D affects cancer cell proliferation, cancer progression, angiogenesis, and inflammation. We conducted a systematic review of the literature on the effects of vitamin D on ovarian cancer cell.
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Javaid N, Choi S. Toll-like Receptors from the Perspective of Cancer Treatment. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E297. [PMID: 32012718 PMCID: PMC7072551 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12020297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) represent a family of pattern recognition receptors that recognize certain pathogen-associated molecular patterns and damage-associated molecular patterns. TLRs are highly interesting to researchers including immunologists because of the involvement in various diseases including cancers, allergies, autoimmunity, infections, and inflammation. After ligand engagement, TLRs trigger multiple signaling pathways involving nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), interferon-regulatory factors (IRFs), and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) for the production of various cytokines that play an important role in diseases like cancer. TLR activation in immune as well as cancer cells may prevent the formation and growth of a tumor. Nonetheless, under certain conditions, either hyperactivation or hypoactivation of TLRs supports the survival and metastasis of a tumor. Therefore, the design of TLR-targeting agonists as well as antagonists is a promising immunotherapeutic approach to cancer. In this review, we mainly describe TLRs, their involvement in cancer, and their promising properties for anticancer drug discovery.
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea;
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Papadas A, Asimakopoulos F. Versican in the Tumor Microenvironment. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1272:55-72. [PMID: 32845502 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48457-6_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Versican is an extracellular matrix proteoglycan with nonredundant roles in diverse biological and cellular processes, ranging from embryonic development to adult inflammation and cancer. Versican is essential for cardiovascular morphogenesis, neural crest migration, and skeletal development during embryogenesis. In the adult, versican acts as an inflammation "amplifier" and regulator of immune cell activation and cytokine production. Increased versican expression has been observed in a wide range of malignant tumors and has been associated with poor patient outcomes. The main sources of versican production in the tumor microenvironment include accessory cells (myeloid cells and stromal components) and, in some contexts, the tumor cells themselves. Versican has been implicated in several classical hallmarks of cancer such as proliferative signaling, evasion of growth suppressor signaling, resistance to cell death, angiogenesis, and tissue invasion and metastasis. More recently, versican has been implicated in escape from tumor immune surveillance, e.g., through dendritic cell dysfunction. Versican's multiple contributions to benign and malignant biological processes are further diversified through the generation of versican-derived bioactive proteolytic fragments (matrikines), with versikine being the most studied to date. Versican and versican-derived matrikines hold promise as targets in the management of inflammatory and malignant conditions as well as in the development of novel predictive and prognostic biomarkers.
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- Athanasios Papadas
- Department of Medicine, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of California San Diego (UCSD), Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA, USA. .,University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cellular and Molecular Pathology Program, Madison, WI, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of California San Diego (UCSD), Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Bruna FA, Romeo LR, Campo-Verde-Arbocco F, Contador D, Gómez S, Santiano F, Sasso CV, Zyla L, López-Fontana C, Calvo JC, Carón RW, Pistone-Creydt V. Human renal adipose tissue from normal and tumor kidney: its influence on renal cell carcinoma. Oncotarget 2019; 10:5454-5467. [PMID: 31534630 PMCID: PMC6739217 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Tumor cells can interact with neighboring adipose tissue. We evaluated components present in human adipose explants from normal (hRAN) and kidney cancer (hRAT) tissue, and we evaluated the effects of conditioned media (CMs) from hRAN and hRAT on proliferation, adhesion and migration of tumor and non-tumor human renal epithelial cell lines. In addition, we evaluated the expression of AdipoR1, ObR, CD44, vimentin, pERK and pPI3K on cell lines incubated with CMs. hRAN were obtained from healthy operated donors, and hRAT from patients who underwent a nephrectomy. hRAT showed increased levels of versican, leptin and ObR; and decreased levels of perilipin, adiponectin and AdipoR1, compared to hRAN. Cell lines showed a significant decrease in cell adhesion and increase in cell migration after incubation with hRAT-CMs vs. hRAN- or control-CMs. Surprisingly, HK-2, 786-O and ACHN cells showed a significant decrease in cell migration after incubation with hRAN-CMs vs. control-CMs. No difference in proliferation of cell lines was found after 24 or 48 h of treatment with CMs. AdipoR1 in ACHN and Caki-1 cells decreased significantly after incubation with hRAT-CMs vs. hRAN-CMs and control-CMs. ObR and CD44 increased in tumor line cells, and vimentin increased in non-tumor cells, after incubation with hRAT-CMs vs. hRAN-CMs and control-CMs. We observed an increase in the expression of pERK and pPI3K in HK-2, 786-O and ACHN, incubated with hRAT-CMs. In conclusion, results showed that adipose microenvironment can regulate the behavior of tumor and non tumor human renal epithelial cells.
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- Flavia Alejandra Bruna
- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU), Centro Científico y Tecnológico Mendoza, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina.,Centro de Medicina Regenerativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.,Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Odontología, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU), Centro Científico y Tecnológico Mendoza, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina.,Departamento de Urología y Transplante Renal, Hospital Español de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU), Centro Científico y Tecnológico Mendoza, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Centro de Medicina Regenerativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU), Centro Científico y Tecnológico Mendoza, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU), Centro Científico y Tecnológico Mendoza, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU), Centro Científico y Tecnológico Mendoza, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU), Centro Científico y Tecnológico Mendoza, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU), Centro Científico y Tecnológico Mendoza, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU), Centro Científico y Tecnológico Mendoza, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU), Centro Científico y Tecnológico Mendoza, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina.,Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Departamento de Fisiología, Mendoza, Argentina
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Aleynick M, Svensson-Arvelund J, Flowers CR, Marabelle A, Brody JD. Pathogen Molecular Pattern Receptor Agonists: Treating Cancer by Mimicking Infection. Clin Cancer Res 2019; 25:6283-6294. [DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-1800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ji P, Zhou Y, Yang Y, Wu J, Zhou H, Quan W, Sun J, Yao Y, Shang A, Gu C, Zeng B, Firrman J, Xiao W, Bals R, Sun Z, Li D. Myeloid cell-derived LL-37 promotes lung cancer growth by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Theranostics 2019; 9:2209-2223. [PMID: 31149039 PMCID: PMC6531301 DOI: 10.7150/thno.30726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Rationale: Antimicrobial peptides, such as cathelicidin LL-37/hCAP-18, are important effectors of the innate immune system with direct antibacterial activity. In addition, LL-37 is involved in the regulation of tumor cell growth. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the functions of LL-37 in promoting lung cancer are not fully understood. Methods: The expression of LL-37 in the tissues and sera of patients with non-small cell lung cancer was determined through immunohistological, immunofluorescence analysis, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The animal model of wild-type and Cramp knockout mice was employed to evaluate the tumorigenic effect of LL-37 in non-small cell lung cancer. The mechanism of LL-37 involving in the promotion of lung tumor growth was evaluated via microarray analyses, recombinant protein treatment approaches in vitro, tumor immunohistochemical assays, and intervention studies in vivo. Results: LL-37 produced by myeloid cells was frequently upregulated in primary human lung cancer tissues. Moreover, its expression level correlated with poor clinical outcome. LL-37 activated Wnt/β-catenin signaling by inducing the phosphorylation of protein kinase B and subsequent phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase 3β mediated by the toll-like receptor-4 expressed in lung tumor cells. LL-37 treatment of tumor cells also decreased the levels of Axin2. In contrast, it elevated those of an RNA-binding protein (tristetraprolin), which may be involved in the mechanism through which LL-37 induces activation of Wnt/β-catenin. Conclusion: LL-37 may be a critical molecular link between tumor-supportive immune cells and tumors, facilitating the progression of lung cancer.
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Theocharis AD, Manou D, Karamanos NK. The extracellular matrix as a multitasking player in disease. FEBS J 2019; 286:2830-2869. [PMID: 30908868 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 245] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Extracellular matrices (ECMs) are highly specialized and dynamic three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds into which cells reside in tissues. ECM is composed of a variety of fibrillar components, such as collagens, fibronectin, and elastin, and non-fibrillar molecules as proteoglycans, hyaluronan, and glycoproteins including matricellular proteins. These macromolecular components are interconnected forming complex networks that actively communicate with cells through binding to cell surface receptors and/or matrix effectors. ECMs exert diverse roles, either providing tissues with structural integrity and mechanical properties essential for tissue functions or regulating cell phenotype and functions to maintain tissue homeostasis. ECM molecular composition and structure vary among tissues, and is markedly modified during normal tissue repair as well as during the progression of various diseases. Actually, abnormal ECM remodeling occurring in pathologic circumstances drives disease progression by regulating cell-matrix interactions. The importance of matrix molecules to normal tissue functions is also highlighted by mutations in matrix genes that give rise to genetic disorders with diverse clinical phenotypes. In this review, we present critical and emerging issues related to matrix assembly in tissues and the multitasking roles for ECM in diseases such as osteoarthritis, fibrosis, cancer, and genetic diseases. The mechanisms underlying the various matrix-based diseases are also discussed. Research focused on the highly dynamic 3D ECM networks will help to discover matrix-related causative abnormalities of diseases as well as novel diagnostic tools and therapeutic targets.
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- Achilleas D Theocharis
- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiochemistry Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece
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- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiochemistry Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece
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- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiochemistry Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece
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Su Y, Wang H, Mishra B, Lakshmaiah Narayana J, Jiang J, Reilly DA, Hollins RR, Carlson MA, Wang G, Xie J. Nanofiber Dressings Topically Delivering Molecularly Engineered Human Cathelicidin Peptides for the Treatment of Biofilms in Chronic Wounds. Mol Pharm 2019; 16:2011-2020. [PMID: 30916573 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b01345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Biofilms of multidrug-resistant bacteria in chronic wounds pose a great challenge in wound care. Herein, we report the topical delivery of molecularly engineered antimicrobial peptides using electrospun nanofiber dressings as a carrier for the treatment of biofilms of multidrug-resistant bacteria in diabetic wounds. Molecularly engineered human cathelicidin peptide 17BIPHE2 was successfully encapsulated in the core of pluronic F127/17BIPHE2-PCL core-shell nanofibers. The in vitro release profiles of 17BIPHE2 showed an in initial burst followed by a sustained release over 4 weeks. The peptide nanofiber formulations effectively killed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) USA300. Similarly, the 17BIPHE2 peptide containing nanofibers could also effectively kill other bacteria including Klebsiella pneumoniae (104 to 106 CFU) and Acinetobacter baumannii (104 to 107 CFU) clinical strains in vitro without showing evident cytotoxicity to skin cells and monocytes. Importantly, 17BIPHE2-containing nanofiber dressings without debridement caused five-magnitude decreases of the MRSA USA300 CFU in a biofilm-containing chronic wound model based on type II diabetic mice. In combination with debridement, 17BIPHE2-containing nanofiber dressings could completely eliminate the biofilms, providing one possible solution to chronic wound treatment. Taken together, the biodegradable nanofiber-based wound dressings developed in this study can be utilized to effectively deliver molecularly engineered peptides to treat biofilm-containing chronic wounds.
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Liu Z, Kuang W, Zhou Q, Zhang Y. TGF-β1 secreted by M2 phenotype macrophages enhances the stemness and migration of glioma cells via the SMAD2/3 signalling pathway. Int J Mol Med 2018; 42:3395-3403. [PMID: 30320350 PMCID: PMC6202079 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2018.3923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The positive correlation between the number of M2 phenotype TAMs (M2-TAMs) and tumour development suggests a supportive role of M2-TAMs in glioma progression. In the present study, the molecular link between glioma cells and M2-TAMs was investigated and it was demonstrated that transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) secreted by M2-TAMs is key in facilitating the stemness and migration of glioma cells. Cluster of differentiation (CD)133 and CD44, markers for the M2 phenotype, were assessed by western blotting. A sphere formation assay and trans-well assay were applied to test the stemness and migration abilities of glioma cells following co-cultured with M2-TAMs. Stemness markers CD133 and CD44, epithelial-mesenchymal transition-associated markers and mothers against decapentaplegic homolog (SMAD)2/3 and sex determining region Y-box 4/2 (SOX4/2) levels were also evaluated by western blotting. A xenograft tumor mouse model was used to demonstrate the tumor forming ability of glioma cells. The results showed that the U251 glioma cells co-cultured with M2-TAMs exhibited high level of sphere formation, stemness and migration ability. Recombinant TGF-β1 protein treatment was able to achieve the same effects on U251 cells, whereas a TGF-β pathway inhibitor reversed the stemness and migration abilities of the glioma cells induced by M2-TAMs. It was also demonstrated that TGF-β1 secreted by M2-TAMs upregulated the phosphorylation of SMAD2/3 and the expression of SOX4/2 in glioma cells. In a mouse xenograft model, solid tumours formed by U251 cells co-cultured with M2-TAMs or pre-treated with TGF-β1 were larger in size and had a higher growth rate. Taken together, results of the present study demonstrated that M2-TAMs promoted the stemness and migration abilities of glioma cells by secreting TGF-β1, which activated the SMAD2/3 pathway and induced the expression of SOX4 and SOX2. These results highlight the mechanism by which M2-TAMs and glioma interact and demonstrate potential therapeutic strategies for glioma treatment.
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- Zhengzheng Liu
- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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Yao Y, Wu J, Zhou H, Firrman J, Xiao W, Sun Z, Li D. A deficiency in cathelicidin reduces lung tumor growth in NNK/NTHi-induced A/J mice. Am J Cancer Res 2018; 8:1190-1199. [PMID: 30094093 PMCID: PMC6079153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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Cathelicidin is an antimicrobial peptide that plays an essential role in cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and also has been indicated in tumor promotion. However, it is unclear how cathelicidin causes tumor growth, and the pathogenic mechanisms based on gain or loss of function have not been proposed. Here, a cathelicidin related antimicrobial peptide (CRAMP) knockout mouse was generated using an A/J background (A/J-CRAMP-/- mice), and lung carcinoma growth was induced using 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) and Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). Compared with A/J mice, A/J-CRAMP-/- mice were found to have a lower tumor burden and longer survival times, with a significant reduction in both PCNA and Ki-67 positive cells. However, there was no difference between the number of apoptotic lung-cancer cells between the A/J and A/J-CRAMP-/- mice. This indicated cathelicidin might be a tumor growth factor for lung cancer, which was associated for proliferation of tumor cells. In the future, this animal model will be useful to study the distinct role of cathelicidin in induced-lung cancer development.
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- Yiwen Yao
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Putuo People’s HospitalShanghai 200060, China
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- Dairy and Functional Foods Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of AgricultureWyndmoor, PA 19038, USA
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- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University19140 Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai 200065, China
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Rig-G is a growth inhibitory factor of lung cancer cells that suppresses STAT3 and NF-κB. Oncotarget 2018; 7:66032-66050. [PMID: 27602766 PMCID: PMC5323212 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The expression of the retinoic acid-induced G (Rig-G) gene, an all trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-inducible gene, was observed in multiple cancer cells, including lung cancer cells. However, whether Rig-G is a tumor suppressor in lung cancer is unknown. Here, we found that ectopic expression of Rig-G can lead to a significant decrease in proliferation of lung cancer cells, resulting in an inhibition of tumor growth. Rig-G knockdown results in a modest increase in cell proliferation, as well as confers an increase in colony formation. Furthermore, transcriptome and pathway analyses of cancer cells revealed a fundamental impact of Rig-G on various growth signaling pathways, including the NF-κB pathway. Rig-G inhibits NF-κB activity by suppressing STAT3 in lung cancer cells. The downregulation of miR21 and miR181b-1 and subsequent activation of PTEN/Akt and CYLD/IκB signaling axis leading to decreased NF-κB activity required to maintain the tumor-inhibiting effect of Rig-G.. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the antitumor effect mechanism of Rig-G, as well as offer a novel strategy for lung cancer therapy.
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Wang W, Zheng Y, Jia J, Li C, Duan Q, Li R, Wang X, Shao Y, Chen C, Yan H. Antimicrobial peptide LL-37 promotes the viability and invasion of skin squamous cell carcinoma by upregulating YB-1. Exp Ther Med 2017; 14:499-506. [PMID: 28672959 PMCID: PMC5488501 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4546] [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: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial peptide LL-37 serves a function in the host defense against microbial invasion, and also regulates cell proliferation, immune activity and angiogenesis. Previous studies have reported that LL-37 participates in the development of numerous tumour types, such as ovarian cancer, lung cancer, melanoma and breast cancer. However, the function of LL-37 in the development of skin squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) has not yet been fully elucidated. The aim of the current study was to investigate how LL-37 promotes the expression of Y-box binding protein 1 (YB-1) in SCC. Short interfering RNA (siRNA) was used to inhibit the expression of YB-1, and in vitro MTT and Transwell migration assays were used to evaluate the effect of reduced YB-1 on the viability and invasion of A431 cells. A431 cells were stimulated with LL-37, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction, immunofluorescence and western blot analyses were used to detect changes in YB-1 expression. Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase, mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor (NF)-κB signaling pathway inhibitors were also used to evaluate the mechanism of LL-37-induced YB-1 protein expression. It was found that YB-1 expression was increased in SCC tissue compared with normal tissue. Inhibiting YB-1 expression using siRNA significantly reduced the viability and suppressed the invasion of tumour cells (P<0.05 for both). LL-37 treatment at 0.05 µg/ml for 24 or 48 h significantly promoted YB-1 protein expression (P<0.05), and this was dependent on the NF-κB signaling pathway. In conclusion, the current study demonstrated that by upregulating the expression of YB-1, LL-37 can promote the occurrence and development of SCC, and this process involves the NF-κB signaling pathway.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China.,Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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Wight TN, Frevert CW, Debley JS, Reeves SR, Parks WC, Ziegler SF. Interplay of extracellular matrix and leukocytes in lung inflammation. Cell Immunol 2017; 312:1-14. [PMID: 28077237 PMCID: PMC5290208 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2016.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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During inflammation, leukocytes influx into lung compartments and interact with extracellular matrix (ECM). Two ECM components, versican and hyaluronan, increase in a range of lung diseases. The interaction of leukocytes with these ECM components controls leukocyte retention and accumulation, proliferation, migration, differentiation, and activation as part of the inflammatory phase of lung disease. In addition, bronchial epithelial cells from asthmatic children co-cultured with human lung fibroblasts generate an ECM that is adherent for monocytes/macrophages. Macrophages are present in both early and late lung inflammation. Matrix metalloproteinase 10 (MMP10) is induced in alveolar macrophages with injury and infection and modulates macrophage phenotype and their ability to degrade collagenous ECM components. Collectively, studies outlined in this review highlight the importance of specific ECM components in the regulation of inflammatory events in lung disease. The widespread involvement of these ECM components in the pathogenesis of lung inflammation make them attractive candidates for therapeutic intervention.
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- Thomas N Wight
- Matrix Biology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, USA
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Wight TN. Provisional matrix: A role for versican and hyaluronan. Matrix Biol 2016; 60-61:38-56. [PMID: 27932299 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hyaluronan and versican are extracellular matrix (ECM) components that are enriched in the provisional matrices that form during the early stages of development and disease. These two molecules interact to create pericellular "coats" and "open space" that facilitate cell sorting, proliferation, migration, and survival. Such complexes also impact the recruitment of leukocytes during development and in the early stages of disease. Once thought to be inert components of the ECM that help hold cells together, it is now quite clear that they play important roles in controlling cell phenotype, shaping tissue response to injury and maintaining tissue homeostasis. Conversion of hyaluronan-/versican-enriched provisional matrix to collagen-rich matrix is a "hallmark" of tissue fibrosis. Targeting the hyaluronan and versican content of provisional matrices in a variety of diseases including, cardiovascular disease and cancer, is becoming an attractive strategy for intervention.
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- Thomas N Wight
- Matrix Biology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, 1201 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, United States.
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Jia J, Zheng Y, Wang W, Shao Y, Li Z, Wang Q, Wang Y, Yan H. Antimicrobial peptide LL-37 promotes YB-1 expression, and the viability, migration and invasion of malignant melanoma cells. Mol Med Rep 2016; 15:240-248. [PMID: 27922666 PMCID: PMC5355658 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, LL-37, is a multifunctional peptide with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities, such as chemotaxis and neutralizing endotoxins. Previous studies have demonstrated that it LL-37 serves a functional role in the development of numerous types of cancer including ovarian, breast, prostate and lung cancer. However, its role in the development of malignant melanoma (MM) remains unclear. To determine the role of LL-37 and the potential interaction with Y-box binding protein 1 (YB-1) in MM, RNA interference, western blot, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, MTT and Transwell assays were performed. The current study demonstrated that LL-37 induced YB-1 expression, and increased tumor cell proliferation, migration and invasion of A375 and A875 MM cell lines. In addition, inhibition of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) attenuated LL-37-induced YB-1 expression. These results demonstrate that, through the upregulation of YB-1 expression and the activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway, LL-37 may promote the malignant progression of MM cells in vitro.
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- Jinjing Jia
- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China
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Kang I, Harten IA, Chang MY, Braun KR, Sheih A, Nivison MP, Johnson PY, Workman G, Kaber G, Evanko SP, Chan CK, Merrilees MJ, Ziegler SF, Kinsella MG, Frevert CW, Wight TN. Versican Deficiency Significantly Reduces Lung Inflammatory Response Induced by Polyinosine-Polycytidylic Acid Stimulation. J Biol Chem 2016; 292:51-63. [PMID: 27895126 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.753186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Viral infection is an exacerbating factor contributing to chronic airway diseases, such as asthma, via mechanisms that are still unclear. Polyinosine-polycytidylic acid (poly(I:C)), a Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) agonist used as a mimetic to study viral infection, has been shown to elicit inflammatory responses in lungs and to exacerbate pulmonary allergic reactions in animal models. Previously, we have shown that poly(I:C) stimulates lung fibroblasts to accumulate an extracellular matrix (ECM), enriched in hyaluronan (HA) and its binding partner versican, which promotes monocyte adhesion. In the current study, we aimed to determine the in vivo role of versican in mediating inflammatory responses in poly(I:C)-induced lung inflammation using a tamoxifen-inducible versican-deficient mouse model (Vcan-/- mice). In C57Bl/6 mice, poly(I:C) instillation significantly increased accumulation of versican and HA, especially in the perivascular and peribronchial regions, which were enriched in infiltrating leukocytes. In contrast, versican-deficient (Vcan-/-) lungs did not exhibit increases in versican or HA in these regions and had strikingly reduced numbers of leukocytes in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and lower expression of inflammatory chemokines and cytokines. Poly(I:C) stimulation of lung fibroblasts isolated from control mice generated HA-enriched cable structures in the ECM, providing a substrate for monocytic cells in vitro, whereas lung fibroblasts from Vcan-/- mice did not. Moreover, increases in proinflammatory cytokine expression were also greatly attenuated in the Vcan-/- lung fibroblasts. These findings provide strong evidence that versican is a critical inflammatory mediator during poly(I:C)-induced acute lung injury and, in association with HA, generates an ECM that promotes leukocyte infiltration and adhesion.
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- the Department of Comparative Medicine and Center for Lung Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98109, and
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- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, Washington 98101
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- the Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, Washington 98101
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- the Department of Comparative Medicine and Center for Lung Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98109, and
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Antimicrobial peptide LL-37 promotes the proliferation and invasion of skin squamous cell carcinoma by upregulating DNA-binding protein A. Oncol Lett 2016; 12:1745-1752. [PMID: 27588122 PMCID: PMC4998069 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The antimicrobial peptide LL-37 not only contributes to the host defence against microbial invasion but also regulates immune activity, angiogenesis and cell proliferation. Studies have shown that LL-37 participates in the development of a variety of tumours, such as lung cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer and melanoma. However, the role of LL-37 in the development of skin squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is not clear. The present study used immunohistochemistry to confirm that the expression of human DNA-binding protein A (dbpA) was increased in SCC tissues. After stimulating SCC A341 cells, LL-37 was shown promote the proliferation, migration and invasion of these malignant cells. LL-37 also promoted the upregulation of dbpA mRNA and protein expression. In addition, after using small interfering RNA to silence the normal dbpA expression in these malignant cells, the proliferation and invasion of the tumor cells were significantly reduced. When the NF-κB inhibitor PDTC was used to inhibit the process of LL-37-stimulated cells, it was found that the original upregulated expression of dbpA was downregulated. Overall, the present demonstrated that by upregulating the expression of dbpA, LL-37 can promote the proliferation and invasion of tumour cells, and that this process depends on the NF-κB signalling pathway.
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Xu L, Xue T, Zhang J, Qu J. Knockdown of versican V1 induces a severe inflammatory response in LPS-induced acute lung injury via the TLR2-NF-κB signaling pathway in C57BL/6J mice. Mol Med Rep 2016; 13:5005-12. [PMID: 27109786 PMCID: PMC4878555 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The versican family is important in the modulation of inflammation, however, the role of versican V1 (V1) in lipo-polysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI) and the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. To investigate this, the present study performed experiments in male C57BL/6J mice, which were randomly divided into a normal control group (control; n=6), an LPS-stimulated ALI group (LPS; n=6), a scramble small interfering (si)RNA group (scramble; n=6), a V1-siRNA group (V1-siRNA; n=6), a scramble siRNA and LPS-stimulated group (scramble+LPS; n=6) and a V1-siRNA and LPS-stimulated group (V1-siRNA+LPS; n=6). On day 1, the mice were anesthetized, and 5 nmol scramble siRNA or V1-siRNA were administered intratracheally. On day 3, LPS (1 mg/kg) or phosphate-buffered saline (50 µl per mouse) were injected intratracheally. All the mice were anesthetized and sacrificed on day 4, and samples were collected and analyzed. The mRNA and protein expression levels were examined using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis, immunohistochemical staining and western blot analysis. ALI was evaluated based on lung injury scores, cell counts and total protein concentrations in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Inflammatory mediators were detected using an enzyme-linked immunosorbend assay. V1 was increased by LPS in the mouse ALI model, whereas specific V1 knockdown induced higher lung injury scores, and higher total cell counts and protein concentrations in the BALF. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF)-α was upregulated, and interleukin-6 exhibited an increasing trend. The expression of toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), but not TLR4, increased, and the nuclear factor (NF)-κB pathway subunit, P65, was phosphorylated. Taken together, the expression of V1 was upregulated by LPS, and V1 inhibition resulted in the aggravation of LPS-induced ALI via the activation of TLR2-NF-κB and release of TNF-α.
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- Lulu Xu
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Yan'an University Affiliated Hospital, Yan'an, Shanxi 716000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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Cancer Stem Cells and Macrophages: Implications in Tumor Biology and Therapeutic Strategies. Mediators Inflamm 2016; 2016:9012369. [PMID: 26980947 PMCID: PMC4769767 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9012369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a unique subset of cells within tumors with stemlike properties that have been proposed to be key drivers of tumor initiation and progression. CSCs are functionally defined by their unlimited self-renewal capacity and their ability to initiate tumor formation in vivo. Like normal stem cells, CSCs exist in a cellular niche comprised of numerous cell types including tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) which provides a unique microenvironment to protect and promote CSC functions. TAMs provide pivotal signals to promote CSC survival, self-renewal, maintenance, and migratory ability, and in turn, CSCs deliver tumor-promoting cues to TAMs that further enhance tumorigenesis. Studies in the last decade have aimed to understand the molecular mediators of CSCs and TAMs, and recent advances have begun to elucidate the complex cross talk that occurs between these two cell types. In this review, we discuss the molecular interactions that define CSC-TAM cross talk at each stage of tumor progression and examine the clinical implications of targeting these interactions.
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Teske KA, Yu O, Arnold LA. Inhibitors for the Vitamin D Receptor-Coregulator Interaction. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2015; 100:45-82. [PMID: 26827948 DOI: 10.1016/bs.vh.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The vitamin D receptor (VDR) belongs to the superfamily of nuclear receptors and is activated by the endogenous ligand 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. The genomic effects mediated by VDR consist of the activation and repression of gene transcription, which includes the formation of multiprotein complexes with coregulator proteins. Coregulators bind many nuclear receptors and can be categorized according to their role as coactivators (gene activation) or corepressors (gene repression). Herein, different approaches to develop compounds that modulate the interaction between VDR and coregulators are summarized. This includes coregulator peptides that were identified by creating phage display libraries. Subsequent modification of these peptides including the introduction of a tether or nonhydrolyzable bonds resulted in the first direct VDR-coregulator inhibitors. Later, small molecules that inhibit VDR-coregulator inhibitors were identified using rational drug design and high-throughput screening. Early on, allosteric inhibition of VDR-coregulator interactions was achieved with VDR antagonists that change the conformation of VDR and modulate the interactions with coregulators. A detailed discussion of their dual agonist/antagonist effects is given as well as a summary of their biological effects in cell-based assays and in vivo studies.
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- Kelly A Teske
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery (MIDD), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery (MIDD), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery (MIDD), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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Li D, Liu W, Wang X, Wu J, Quan W, Yao Y, Bals R, Ji S, Wu K, Guo J, Wan H. Cathelicidin, an antimicrobial peptide produced by macrophages, promotes colon cancer by activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Oncotarget 2015; 6:2939-50. [PMID: 25596747 PMCID: PMC4413629 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Here we found that levels of cathelicidin, an antimicrobial peptide, were increased in colon cancer tissues compared to noncancerous tissues. Importantly, cathelicidin was mainly expressed in immune cells. Contact with tumor cells caused macrophages to secrete cathelicidin. Neutralization of cathelicidin, in vivo, significantly reduced the engraftment of macrophages into colon tumors, as well as proliferation of tumor cells, resulting in an inhibition of tumor growth. Furthermore, treatment with cathelicidin neutralizing antibody de-activated the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in tumor cells both in vivo and in vitro. Cathelicidin activated Wnt/β-catenin signaling by inducing phosphorylation of PTEN, leading to activation of PI3K/Akt signaling and subsequent phosphorylation of GSK3β, resulting in stabilization and nuclear translocation of β-catenin. These data indicate that cathelicidin, expressed by immune cells in the tumor microenvironment, promotes colon cancer growth through activation of the PTEN/PI3K/Akt and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways.
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- Dong Li
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, 200065 Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, 200065 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Putuo People's Hospital, 200060 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, 200065 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, 200065 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, 200065 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine V - Pulmonology, Allergology, Respiratory Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, 66424 Homburg, Germany
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- Department of General Surgery, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, 200065 Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Charité University Hospital, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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- Tongji University Suzhou Institute, 215000 Suzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, 200065 Shanghai, China
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Bonavita E, Galdiero MR, Jaillon S, Mantovani A. Phagocytes as Corrupted Policemen in Cancer-Related Inflammation. Adv Cancer Res 2015. [PMID: 26216632 DOI: 10.1016/bs.acr.2015.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Inflammation is a key component of the tumor microenvironment. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) are prototypic inflammatory cells in cancer-related inflammation. Macrophages provide a first line of resistance against infectious agents but in the ecological niche of cancer behave as corrupted policemen. TAMs promote tumor growth and metastasis by direct interactions with cancer cells, including cancer stem cells, as well as by promoting angiogenesis and tissue remodeling and suppressing effective adaptive immunity. In addition, the efficacy of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and checkpoint blockade inhibitors is profoundly affected by regulation of TAMs. In particular, TAMs can protect and rescue tumor cells from cytotoxic therapy by orchestrating a misguided tissue repair response. Following extensive preclinical studies, there is now proof of concept that targeting tumor-promoting macrophages by diverse strategies (e.g., Trabectedin, anti-colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor antibodies) can result in antitumor activity in human cancer and further studies are ongoing. Neutrophils have long been overlooked as a minor component of the tumor microenvironment, but there is evidence for an important role of TANs in tumor progression. Targeting phagocytes (TAMs and TANs) as corrupted policemen in cancer may pave the way to innovative therapeutic strategies complementing cytoreductive therapies and immunotherapy.
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- IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Italy; Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Italy; Humanits University, Rozzano, Italy.
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Dunning KR, Watson LN, Zhang VJ, Brown HM, Kaczmarek AK, Robker RL, Russell DL. Activation of Mouse Cumulus-Oocyte Complex Maturation In Vitro Through EGF-Like Activity of Versican1. Biol Reprod 2015; 92:116. [DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.127274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Theocharis AD, Skandalis SS, Neill T, Multhaupt HAB, Hubo M, Frey H, Gopal S, Gomes A, Afratis N, Lim HC, Couchman JR, Filmus J, Sanderson RD, Schaefer L, Iozzo RV, Karamanos NK. Insights into the key roles of proteoglycans in breast cancer biology and translational medicine. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2015; 1855:276-300. [PMID: 25829250 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2015.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Proteoglycans control numerous normal and pathological processes, among which are morphogenesis, tissue repair, inflammation, vascularization and cancer metastasis. During tumor development and growth, proteoglycan expression is markedly modified in the tumor microenvironment. Altered expression of proteoglycans on tumor and stromal cell membranes affects cancer cell signaling, growth and survival, cell adhesion, migration and angiogenesis. Despite the high complexity and heterogeneity of breast cancer, the rapid evolution in our knowledge that proteoglycans are among the key players in the breast tumor microenvironment suggests their potential as pharmacological targets in this type of cancer. It has been recently suggested that pharmacological treatment may target proteoglycan metabolism, their utilization as targets for immunotherapy or their direct use as therapeutic agents. The diversity inherent in the proteoglycans that will be presented herein provides the potential for multiple layers of regulation of breast tumor behavior. This review summarizes recent developments concerning the biology of selected proteoglycans in breast cancer, and presents potential targeted therapeutic approaches based on their novel key roles in breast cancer.
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- Achilleas D Theocharis
- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiology Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
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- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiology Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology and the Cancer Cell Biology and Signaling Program, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotech Research & Innovation Center, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University of Frankfurt, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
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- University of Frankfurt, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotech Research & Innovation Center, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotech Research & Innovation Center, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotech Research & Innovation Center, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotech Research & Innovation Center, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotech Research & Innovation Center, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Canada
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1720 2nd Ave. S, WTI 602B, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- University of Frankfurt, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology and the Cancer Cell Biology and Signaling Program, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiology Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece.
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Hu F, Dzaye OD, Hahn A, Yu Y, Scavetta RJ, Dittmar G, Kaczmarek AK, Dunning KR, Ricciardelli C, Rinnenthal JL, Heppner FL, Lehnardt S, Synowitz M, Wolf SA, Kettenmann H. Glioma-derived versican promotes tumor expansion via glioma-associated microglial/macrophages Toll-like receptor 2 signaling. Neuro Oncol 2014; 17:200-10. [PMID: 25452390 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Accumulation and infiltration of microglia/brain macrophages around and into glioma tissue promote tumor invasion and expansion. One tumor-promoting mechanism of microglia/brain macrophages is upregulation of membrane type 1 matrix metalloprotease (MT1-MMP), which promotes the degradation of extracellular matrix. MT1-MMP upregulation is induced by soluble factors released by glioma cells activating microglial Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2). METHODS Versican identified by proteomics was silenced in glioma cells by short interference RNA and short hairpin RNA approaches and studied in vitro and after injection into mouse brains or organotypic brain slices. RESULTS The splice variants V0/V1 of the endogenous TLR2 ligand versican are highly expressed in mouse and human glioma tissue. Versican-silenced gliomas induced less MT1-MMP expression in microglia both in vitro and in vivo, which resulted in smaller tumors and longer survival rates as compared with controls. Recombinant versican V1 induced significantly higher levels of MT1-MMP in wild-type microglia compared with untreated and treated TLR2 knockout microglial cells. Using glioma-injected organotypic brain slices, we found that the impact of versican signaling on glioma growth depended on the presence of microglia. Moreover, we found that TLR2 expression is upregulated in glioma-associated microglia but not in astrocytes. Additionally, an established TLR2 neutralizing antibody reduced glioma-induced microglial MT1-MMP expression as well as glioma growth ex vivo. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that versican released from glioma promotes tumor expansion through glioma-associated microglial/macrophage TLR2 signaling and subsequent expression of MT1-MMP. This signaling cascade might be a novel target for glioma therapies.
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- Feng Hu
- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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- Cellular Neurosciences, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (F.H., O.D.a D., A.H., S.A.W., H.K.); Cancer Genetics and Cellular Stress Responses, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (Y.Y.); Mass Spectrometry, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (R.J.S., G.D.); Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (A.K.K., K.R.D., C.R.); Department of Neuropathology, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (J.L.R., F.L.H.); Department of Neurology and Center for Anatomy, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany (S.L.); Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Medical University, 13353 Berlin, Germany (M.S.)Present affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030 Wuhan, People's Republic of China (F.H.)
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Theocharis AD, Gialeli C, Bouris P, Giannopoulou E, Skandalis SS, Aletras AJ, Iozzo RV, Karamanos NK. Cell-matrix interactions: focus on proteoglycan-proteinase interplay and pharmacological targeting in cancer. FEBS J 2014; 281:5023-42. [PMID: 25333340 PMCID: PMC5036392 DOI: 10.1111/febs.12927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Revised: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Proteoglycans are major constituents of extracellular matrices, as well as cell surfaces and basement membranes. They play key roles in supporting the dynamic extracellular matrix by generating complex structural networks with other macromolecules and by regulating cellular phenotypes and signaling. It is becoming evident, however, that proteolytic enzymes are required partners for matrix remodeling and for modulating cell signaling via matrix constituents. Proteinases contribute to all stages of diseases, particularly cancer development and progression, and contextually participate in either the removal of damaged products or in the processing of matrix molecules and signaling receptors. The dynamic interplay between proteoglycans and proteolytic enzymes is a crucial biological step that contributes to the pathophysiology of cancer and inflammation. Moreover, proteoglycans are implicated in the expression and secretion of proteolytic enzymes and often modulate their activities. In this review, we describe the emerging biological roles of proteoglycans and proteinases, with a special emphasis on their complex interplay. We critically evaluate this important proteoglycan-proteinase interactome and discuss future challenges with respect to targeting this axis in the treatment of cancer.
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- Achilleas D. Theocharis
- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiology Res. Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26110 Patras, Greece
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- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiology Res. Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26110 Patras, Greece
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- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiology Res. Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26110 Patras, Greece
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- Clinical Oncology Laboratory, Division of Oncology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras Medical School, Patras 26110, Greece
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- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiology Res. Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26110 Patras, Greece
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- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiology Res. Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26110 Patras, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, and the Cancer Cell Biology and Signaling Program, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiology Res. Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26110 Patras, Greece
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Vallen MJ, van der Steen SC, van Tilborg AA, Massuger LF, van Kuppevelt TH. Sulfated sugars in the extracellular matrix orchestrate ovarian cancer development: ‘When sweet turns sour’. Gynecol Oncol 2014; 135:371-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Keire PA, Bressler SL, Lemire JM, Edris B, Rubin BP, Rahmani M, McManus BM, van de Rijn M, Wight TN. A role for versican in the development of leiomyosarcoma. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:34089-103. [PMID: 25320080 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.607168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a mesenchymal cancer that occurs throughout the body. Although LMS is easily recognized histopathologically, the cause of the disease remains unknown. Versican, an extracellular matrix proteoglycan, increases in LMS. Microarray analyses of 80 LMSs and 24 leiomyomas showed a significant elevated expression of versican in human LMS versus benign leiomyomas. To explore the importance of versican in this smooth muscle cell tumor, we used versican-directed siRNA to knock down versican expression in a LMS human cell line, SK-LMS-1. Decreased versican expression was accompanied by slower rates of LMS cell proliferation and migration, increased adhesion, and decreased accumulation of the extracellular matrix macromolecule hyaluronan. Addition of purified versican to cells expressing versican siRNA restored cell proliferation to the level of LMS controls, increased the pericellular coat and the retention of hyaluronan, and decreased cell adhesion in a dose-dependent manner. The presence of versican was not only synergistic with hyaluronan in increasing cell proliferation, but the depletion of versican decreased hyaluronan synthase expression and decreased the retention of hyaluronan. When LMS cells stably expressing versican siRNA were injected into nude mice, the resulting tumors displayed significantly less versican and hyaluronan staining, had lower volumes, and had reduced levels of mitosis as compared with controls. Collectively, these results suggest a role for using versican as a point of control in the management and treatment of LMS.
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- Paul A Keire
- From the Matrix Biology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington 98101, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- From the Matrix Biology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington 98101
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, and
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, St. Paul's Hospital, Room 166, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1Y6, Canada, and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Room G227, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A1, Canada
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- James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, St. Paul's Hospital, Room 166, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1Y6, Canada, and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Room G227, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A1, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, and
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- From the Matrix Biology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington 98101, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195,
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