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Zhang X, Feng XJ, Han QY, Zhang JG, Yan WH, Lin A. Prognostic risk stratification value of MACC1 expression in patients with gastric cancer. Clin Transl Oncol 2024:10.1007/s12094-024-03550-0. [PMID: 38867026 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-024-03550-0] [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: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND The prognostic significance of metastasis-associated in colon cancer-1 (MACC1) has been explored in a variety of malignancies. However, its clinical relevance in patients with gastric cancer (GC) is limited, also remains controversial. METHOD In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the prognostic value of lesion MACC1 expression in 347 GC patients. Lesion MACC1 expression was analyzed with immunohistochemistry and grouped as MACC1low (n = 172) and MACC1high (n = 175) cases. RESULTS Data revealed that the degree of MACC1 expression is not related to patient sex, age and disease stage (all p > 0.05). Survival analysis showed that only post-operation advanced pT (p = 0.018), pN (p < 0.001), pM (p = 0.001) and AJCC stages (p < 0.001) are significantly associated with shorter survival, while no obvious difference was observed between MACC1low and MACC1high cases (p = 0.158). However, we found that survival for female (p = 0.032), older (p = 0.028), and early disease stage (pT stage I + II, p = 0.033) patients with MACC1high are remarkably worse than those with MACC1low. CONCLUSION In summary, our findings revealed that, though MACC1 expression is not associated with the survival of the whole cohort, the prognostic risk stratification value of lesion MACC1 expression in subgroups of patients with gastric cancer should be noted.
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- Xia Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Minimally Invasive Techniques & Rapid Rehabilitation of Digestive System Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, People's Republic of China
- Biological Resource Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Service, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, 317000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Minimally Invasive Techniques & Rapid Rehabilitation of Digestive System Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, People's Republic of China
- Biological Resource Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Minimally Invasive Techniques & Rapid Rehabilitation of Digestive System Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, People's Republic of China
- Biological Resource Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Minimally Invasive Techniques & Rapid Rehabilitation of Digestive System Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, People's Republic of China.
- Medical Research Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, 317000, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Minimally Invasive Techniques & Rapid Rehabilitation of Digestive System Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, People's Republic of China.
- Biological Resource Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, People's Republic of China.
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Torke S, Walther W, Stein U. Immune Response and Metastasis-Links between the Metastasis Driver MACC1 and Cancer Immune Escape Strategies. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1330. [PMID: 38611008 PMCID: PMC11010928 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16071330] [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: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Metastasis remains the most critical factor limiting patient survival and the most challenging part of cancer-targeted therapy. Identifying the causal drivers of metastasis and characterizing their properties in various key aspects of cancer biology is essential for the development of novel metastasis-targeting approaches. Metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1 (MACC1) is a prognostic and predictive biomarker that is now recognized in more than 20 cancer entities. Although MACC1 can already be linked with many hallmarks of cancer, one key process-the facilitation of immune evasion-remains poorly understood. In this review, we explore the direct and indirect links between MACC1 and the mechanisms of immune escape. Therein, we highlight the signaling pathways and secreted factors influenced by MACC1 as well as their effects on the infiltration and anti-tumor function of immune cells.
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- Sebastian Torke
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité, Medical Centre Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany; (W.W.); (U.S.)
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MACC1 as a Potential Target for the Treatment and Prevention of Breast Cancer. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:biology12030455. [PMID: 36979146 PMCID: PMC10045309 DOI: 10.3390/biology12030455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Metastasis associated in colon cancer 1 (MACC1) is an oncogene first identified in colon cancer. MACC1 has been identified in more than 20 different types of solid cancers. It is a key prognostic biomarker in clinical practice and is involved in recurrence, metastasis, and survival in many types of human cancers. MACC1 is significantly associated with the primary tumor, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis classification, and clinical staging in patients with breast cancer (BC), and MACC1 overexpression is associated with reduced recurrence-free survival (RFS) and worse overall survival (OS) in patients. In addition, MACC1 is involved in BC progression in multiple ways. MACC1 promotes the immune escape of BC cells by affecting the infiltration of immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. Since the FGD5AS1/miR-497/MACC1 axis inhibits the apoptotic pathway in radiation-resistant BC tissues and cell lines, the MACC1 gene may play an important role in BC resistance to radiation. Since MACC1 is involved in numerous biological processes inside and outside BC cells, it is a key player in the tumor microenvironment. Focusing on MACC1, this article briefly discusses its biological effects, emphasizes its molecular mechanisms and pathways of action, and describes its use in the treatment and prevention of breast cancer.
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Shi XY, Zhang XL, Shi QY, Qiu X, Wu XB, Zheng BL, Jiang HX, Qin SY. IFN-γ affects pancreatic cancer properties by MACC1-AS1/MACC1 axis via AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. Clin Transl Oncol 2022; 24:1073-1085. [PMID: 35037236 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-021-02748-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Metastasis-related in colon cancer 1 (MACC1) is highly expressed in a variety of solid tumours, but its role in pancreatic cancer (PC) remains unknown. Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) affecting MACC1 expression was explored as the potential mechanism following its intervention. METHODS Expressions of MACC1 treated with IFN-γ gradient were confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and western blot (WB). Proliferation, migration, and invasion abilities of PC cells treated with IFN-γ were analysed by CCK8, EDU, colony formation, Transwell (with or without matrix gel) and wound-healing assays. Expression of antisense long non-coding RNA of MACC1, MACC1-AS1, and proteins of AKT/mTOR pathway, (pho-)AKT, and (pho-)mTOR was also assessed by qRT-PCR and WB. SiRNA kit and lentiviral fluid were conducted for transient expression of MACC1 and stable expression of MACC1-AS1, respectively. Rescue assays of cells overexpressing MACC1-AS1 and of cells silencing MACC1 were performed and cellular properties and proteins were assessed by the above-mentioned assays as well. RESULTS IFN-γ inhibited MACC1 expression in a time- and dose-dependent manner; 100 ng/mL IFN-γ generally caused downregulation of most significant (p ≤ 0.05). In vitro experiments revealed that IFN-γ decreased cellular proliferation, migration, and invasion abilities and downregulated the expression of pho-AKT and pho-mTOR (p ≤ 0.05). Conversely, overexpression of MACC1-AS1 upregulated pho-AKT and pho-mTOR proteins, and reversed cellular properties (p ≤ 0.05). Rescue assays alleviated the above changes of pho-AKT/ mTOR and cellular properties. CONCLUSION IFN-γ affected PC properties by MACC1-AS1/MACC1 axis via AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, which provides novel insight for candidate targets for treating PC.
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- X-Y Shi
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi Province, China.
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Sun H, Zhou R, Zheng Y, Wen Z, Zhang D, Zeng D, Wu J, Huang Z, Rong X, Huang N, Sun L, Bin J, Liao Y, Shi M, Liao W. CRIP1 cooperates with BRCA2 to drive the nuclear enrichment of RAD51 and to facilitate homologous repair upon DNA damage induced by chemotherapy. Oncogene 2021; 40:5342-5355. [PMID: 34262130 PMCID: PMC8390368 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-021-01932-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Homologous recombination (HR) repair is an important determinant of chemosensitivity. However, the mechanisms underlying HR regulation remain largely unknown. Cysteine-rich intestinal protein 1 (CRIP1) is a member of the LIM/double-zinc finger protein family and is overexpressed and associated with prognosis in several tumor types. However, to date, the functional role of CRIP1 in cancer biology is poorly understood. Here we found that CRIP1 downregulation causes HR repair deficiency with concomitant increase in cell sensitivity to cisplatin, epirubicin, and the poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor olaparib in gastric cancer cells. Mechanistically, upon DNA damage, CRIP1 is deubiquitinated and upregulated by activated AKT signaling. CRIP1, in turn, promotes nuclear enrichment of RAD51, which is a prerequisite step for HR commencement, by stabilizing BRCA2 to counteract FBXO5-targeted RAD51 degradation and by binding to the core domain of RAD51 (RAD51184-257) in coordination with BRCA2, to facilitate nuclear export signal masking interactions between BRCA2 and RAD51. Moreover, through mass spectrometry screening, we found that KPNA4 is at least one of the carriers controlling the nucleo-cytoplasmic distribution of the CRIP1-BRCA2-RAD51 complex in response to chemotherapy. Consistent with these findings, RAD51 inhibitors block the CRIP1-mediated HR process, thereby restoring chemotherapy sensitivity of gastric cancer cells with high CRIP1 expression. Analysis of patient specimens revealed an abnormally high level of CRIP1 expression in GC tissues compared to that in the adjacent normal mucosa and a significant negative association between CRIP1 expression and survival time in patient cohorts with different types of solid tumors undergoing genotoxic treatments. In conclusion, our study suggests an essential function of CRIP1 in promoting HR repair and facilitating gastric cancer cell adaptation to genotoxic therapy.
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- Huiying Sun
- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China.
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China.
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Zhang W, Yang H, Wang Z, Wu Y, Wang J, Duan G, Guo Q, Zhang Y. miR-320a/SP1 negative reciprocal interaction contributes to cell growth and invasion in colorectal cancer. Cancer Cell Int 2021; 21:175. [PMID: 33731131 PMCID: PMC7972346 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-021-01874-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Transcription factors (TFs) may be engaged in reciprocal regulatory circuits with certain miRNAs to maintain cellular homeostasis. Disequilibrium of the reciprocities by certain tumor-related stimuli may give rise to deregulation of downstream cellular signaling pathways, thus promoting malignant tumor phenotypes. Specificity Protein 1 (SP1) is the most representative member of the tumor-related transcription factors. Previous studies disclosed that SP1 can transcriptionally regulate miRNAs and coding genes to facilitate tumor progression. In our study, we used bioinformatic analysis to predict several SP1-binding sites within the miR-320a promoter and found that SP1 is a predicted target gene of miR-320a. Therefore, we hypothesize a reciprocal regulatory link between SP1 and miR-320a that participates in colorectal cancer (CRC) development METHODS: We performed bioinformatic analysis, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), immunoblotting, dual-luciferase reporter assays, and a series of in vitro and in vivo functional assays to describe a novel SP1/miR-320a reciprocal interaction in CRC RESULTS: First, we found that miR-320a was significantly downregulated in CRC tissues and cell lines. Consistent with findings in other cancers, miR-320a exhibited inhibitory effects on cell growth and invasion of CRC in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, we identified SP1 as a target gene of miR-320a, and ectopic SP1 expression partly abolished miR-320a-induced inhibitory effects. Conversely, we confirmed that SP1 interacts with the miR-320a promoter, leading to depression of miR-320a. This illustrates a double-negative feedback loop between miR-320a and SP1. Additionally, based on the fact that SP1 promotes MACC1 transcription, we determined via immunoblotting that the oncogenic MACC1/MET signaling pathway was inactivated in the context of miR-320a-induced SP1 downregulation CONCLUSION: Taken together, our study is the first to describe a miR-320a/SP1 negative reciprocal interaction, which contributes to cell growth and invasion in CRC through modulation of the MACC1/MET signaling pathway.
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- Wenjing Zhang
- Department of Medical Oncology, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650000, China.,Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650000, China
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- Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650000, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China
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- Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650000, China.,Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Center of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Kunming, 650000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650000, China.,Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Center of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Kunming, 650000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650000, China. .,Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Center of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Kunming, 650000, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650000, China. .,Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Center of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Kunming, 650000, China.
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Chen L, Guo X, Hu Y, Li L, Liang G, Zhang G. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate sensitises multidrug-resistant oral carcinoma xenografts to vincristine sulfate. FEBS Open Bio 2020; 10:1403-1413. [PMID: 32475087 PMCID: PMC7327922 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a very aggressive malignancy, and 50% of patients who receive curative treatment die from the disease or related complications within 5 years. Epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate (EGCG) is the most abundant bioactive ingredient of tea polyphenols in green tea and has anticancer properties. Here, we evaluated the preclinical efficacy of EGCG combined with vincristine sulfate (VCR) on the growth, angiogenic activity and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in xenograft nude mice inoculated with KBV200 cells. Compared with VCR alone, the combined use of EGCG and VCR strongly inhibited tumour growth and angiogenesis (P < 0.01). VEGF mRNA and protein levels were lower in the KBV200 xenograft group treated with the combined regime (P < 0.01) than those in the VCR alone group. EGCG sensitises multidrug‐resistant OSCC to VCR, and this may occur through the inhibition of angiogenesis via VEGF down‐regulation.
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- Li Chen
- New Drug Research & Development Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.,Pharmacy School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.,Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Pharmacy School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Pharmacy School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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Zhu ST, Wang X, Wang JY, Xi GH, Liu Y. Downregulation of miR-22 Contributes to Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Osteosarcoma by Targeting Twist1. Front Oncol 2020; 10:406. [PMID: 32391253 PMCID: PMC7193700 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00406] [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: 10/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a vital step in osteosarcoma (OS) progression toward metastasis, but the specific molecular events governing this process are incompletely characterized, with miRNAs having increasingly been found to regulate the EMT. In this study, We assessed levels of miR-22 and its target, Twist1, via real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). We further used functional proliferation assays, measures of cell morphology, and western blotting to assess the functional relevance of miR-22 in OS and confirmed Twist1 as a miR-22 target via luciferase reporter assay. We observed a significant decrease in miR-22 levels in OS tumor samples relative to normal tissue, with such downregulating being significantly associated with tumor histological grade. When overexpressed, miR-22 impaired OS cell proliferation and EMT progression. We found Twist1 to be a direct miR-22 target, with levels of miR-22 and Twist1 mRNA being inversely correlated in patient samples. When overexpressed, miR-22 suppressed Twist1 translation and thereby attenuated the EMT in OS cells. These results clearly demonstrate that miR-22 can regulate the EMT in OS cells via targeting Twist1, thus highlighting a potentially novel pathway that can be therapeutically targeted in order to treat OS.
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- Shu-Tao Zhu
- Department of Orthopedics, Huaihe Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huaihe Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huaihe Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huaihe Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huaihe Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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Menéndez-Menéndez J, Hermida-Prado F, Granda-Díaz R, González A, García-Pedrero JM, Del-Río-Ibisate N, González-González A, Cos S, Alonso-González C, Martínez-Campa C. Deciphering the Molecular Basis of Melatonin Protective Effects on Breast Cells Treated with Doxorubicin: TWIST1 a Transcription Factor Involved in EMT and Metastasis, a Novel Target of Melatonin. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11071011. [PMID: 31331001 PMCID: PMC6679136 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11071011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Melatonin mitigates cancer initiation, progression and metastasis through inhibition of both the synthesis of estrogens and the transcriptional activity of the estradiol-ER (Estrogen receptor) complex in the estrogen-dependent breast cancer cell line MCF-7. Moreover, melatonin improves the sensitivity of MCF-7 to chemotherapeutic agents and protects against their side effects. It has been described that melatonin potentiates the anti-proliferative effects of doxorubicin; however, the molecular changes involving gene expression and the activation/inhibition of intracellular signaling pathways remain largely unknown. Here we found that melatonin enhanced the anti-proliferative effect of doxorubicin in MCF-7 but not in MDA-MB-231 cells. Strikingly, doxorubicin treatment induced cell migration and invasion, and melatonin effectively counteracted these effects in MCF-7 but not in estrogen-independent MDA-MB-231 cells. Importantly, we describe for the first time the ability of melatonin to downregulate TWIST1 (Twist-related protein 1) in estrogen-dependent but not in estrogen-independent breast cancer cells. Combined with doxorubicin, melatonin inhibited the activation of p70S6K and modulated the expression of breast cancer, angiogenesis and clock genes. Moreover, melatonin regulates the levels of TWIST1-related microRNAs, such as miR-10a, miR-10b and miR-34a. Since TWIST1 plays a pivotal role in the epithelial to mesenchymal transition, acquisition of metastatic phenotype and angiogenesis, our results suggest that inhibition of TWIST1 by melatonin might be a crucial mechanism of overcoming resistance and improving the oncostatic potential of doxorubicin in estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells.
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- Javier Menéndez-Menéndez
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria and Instituto de Investigación Valdecilla (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, University of Oviedo, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, University of Oviedo, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria and Instituto de Investigación Valdecilla (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, University of Oviedo, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, University of Oviedo, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria and Instituto de Investigación Valdecilla (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria and Instituto de Investigación Valdecilla (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria and Instituto de Investigación Valdecilla (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria and Instituto de Investigación Valdecilla (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain.
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Peng T, Deng X, Tian F, Li Z, Jiang P, Zhao X, Chen G, Chen Y, Zheng P, Li D, Wang S. The interaction of LOXL2 with GATA6 induces VEGFA expression and angiogenesis in cholangiocarcinoma. Int J Oncol 2019; 55:657-670. [PMID: 31322171 PMCID: PMC6685595 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2019.4837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is the second most common hepatobiliary cancer after hepatocellular carcinoma. Antiangiogenic therapy has been administered to patients with CCA, but the benefits of this therapy remain unsatisfactory. Improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying angiogenesis in CCA is required. In the present study, the expression of GATA-binding protein 6 (GATA6), lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2) and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), in addition to the microvessel density (MVD), were evaluated by performing immunohistochemical staining of human CCA microarrays. The expression of GATA6/LOXL2 was associated with poor overall survival (P=0.01) and disease-free survival (P=0.02), and was positively associated with VEGFA expression (P=0.02) and MVD (P=0.04). In vitro, western blotting, reverse transcription-quantitative PCR analysis and ELISAs revealed that altered GATA6 and LOXL2 expression regulated the expression levels of secreted VEGFA. Co-immunoprecipitation demonstrated a physical interaction between GATA6 and LOXL2 in CCA cell lines, and the scavenger receptor cysteine-rich domain of LOXL2 interacted with GATA6, which regulated VEGFA mRNA expression and protein secretion, and promoted tube formation. In vivo analyses further revealed that GATA6/LOXL2 promoted VEGFA expression, angiogenesis and tumor growth. The GATA6/LOXL2 complex represents a novel candidate prognostic marker for stratifying patients with CCA. Drugs targeting this complex may possess great therapeutic value in the treatment of CCA.
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- Tao Peng
- Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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Radhakrishnan H, Walther W, Zincke F, Kobelt D, Imbastari F, Erdem M, Kortüm B, Dahlmann M, Stein U. MACC1-the first decade of a key metastasis molecule from gene discovery to clinical translation. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2019; 37:805-820. [PMID: 30607625 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-018-9771-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Deciphering the paths to metastasis and identifying key molecules driving this process is one important issue for understanding and treatment of cancer. Such a key driver molecule is Metastasis Associated in Colon Cancer 1 (MACC1). A decade long research on this evolutionarily conserved molecule with features of a transcription factor as well as an adapter protein for versatile protein-protein interactions has shown that it has manifold properties driving tumors to their metastatic stage. MACC1 transcriptionally regulates genes involved in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), including those which are able to directly induce metastasis like c-MET, impacts tumor cell migration and invasion, and induces metastasis in solid cancers. MACC1 has proven as a valuable biomarker for prognosis of metastasis formation linked to patient survival and gives promise to also act as a predictive marker for individualized therapies in a broad variety of cancers. This review discusses the many features of MACC1 in the context of the hallmarks of cancer and the potential of this molecule as biomarker and novel therapeutic target for restriction and prevention of metastasis.
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- Harikrishnan Radhakrishnan
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany. .,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Peng T, Li Z, Li D, Wang S. MACC1 promotes angiogenesis in cholangiocarcinoma by upregulating VEGFA. Onco Targets Ther 2019; 12:1893-1903. [PMID: 30881041 PMCID: PMC6415730 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s197319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Purpose Angiogenesis actively contributes to tumor growth and metastasis. MACC1 was reported to be associated with tumor progression. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the expression and role of MACC1 in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and its correlation with angiogenesis. Patients and methods We investigated the expression and correlation of MACC1 and VEGFA in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets and in 7 paired frozen CCA and matched paracarcinoma tissues. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was used to examine MACC1 and VEGFA expression as well as microvessel density (MVD) in 122 paraffin-embedded CCA samples. Western blotting, real-time qPCR and ELISA were performed to investigate the effect of MACC1 knockdown on VEGFA expression and secretion in CCA cells. Subsequently, we collected conditioned medium from cells with MACC1 knockdown and used it in angiogenesis assays. Results The expression levels of both MACC1 and VEGFA were significantly upregulated in the TCGA and GEO datasets and in the 7 paired frozen CCA tissues compared to the matched paracarcinoma tissues, and MACC1 was significantly correlated with VEGFA. IHC showed that high expression of MACC1 and VEGFA was significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis (P<0.05 and P<0.01) and worse survival (P<0.01, P<0.05) in patients with CCA. We further verified that MACC1 was significantly correlated with VEGFA (P<0.01) and MVD (P<0.01) in clinical samples. Western blotting, real-time qPCR and ELISA results showed that MACC1 knockdown in CCA cells significantly decreased the protein and mRNA expression of VEGFA and reduced the VEGFA concentration in conditioned medium. Moreover, angiogenesis assays showed that conditioned medium from CCA cells with MACC1 knockdown decreased the number of tubes formed. Conclusion Our results indicate that MACC1 and VEGFA expression are upregulated in CCA. Moreover, MACC1 is an independent predictor of overall survival and facilitates angiogenesis in CCA by upregulating of VEGFA.
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- Tao Peng
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China, ; .,Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Wuhan, People's Liberation Army, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China, ;
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China, ;
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Hong WG, Ko YS, Pyo JS. Clinicopathological significance and prognostic role of microvessel density in gastric cancer: A meta-analysis. Pathol Res Pract 2017; 213:1459-1463. [PMID: 29129495 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 10/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to elucidate the clinicopathological significance and prognostic role of microvessel density (MVD) in gastric cancer (GC) through a meta-analysis. METHODS This meta-analysis included 4094 patients from 26 eligible studies. We investigated the correlation between MVD and clinicopathological characteristics, including survival rate. In addition, subgroup analysis based on microscopic magnification among evaluation criteria of MVD was performed. RESULTS High MVD was significantly correlated with worse overall and disease-free survival rates [hazard ratio (HR), 3.028, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.105-4.357 and HR 2.045, 95% CI 1.530-2.732, respectively]. MVD was significantly increased in GC with diffuse type of Lauren's classification [mean difference (MD) 3.091, 95% CI 0.615-5.567], lymphatic invasion (MD 8.262, 95% CI 3.310-13.214), lymph node metastasis (MD 5.730, 95% CI 2.444-9.016), higher pT stage (pT3-4) (MD 7.093, 95% CI 0.060-14.126) and higher pTNM stage (III-IV) (MD 3.023, 95% CI 0.181-5.865). However, MD of MVD was not significantly different in regard to vascular invasion (MD 7.430, 95% CI 1.015-15.875), tumor differentiation (MD 5.501, 95% CI 1.353-12.355) and tumor size (MD 4.731, 95% CI 2.003-11.465). CONCLUSION Taken together, higher MVD was significantly correlated with worse prognosis. In addition, MVD was significantly higher in GC with aggressive tumor behavior than in GC without aggressive features.
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- Won Gi Hong
- Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, National Forensic Service Busan Institute, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, 95 Dunsanseo-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon 35233, Republic of Korea.
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Yan WF, Nie CF, Wu G, Zhang JC, Zhu YZ, Zhang W, Sun PC. Soluble interleukin‑2 receptor as a factor associated with angiogenesis in gastric cancer. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:6916-6919. [PMID: 28901504 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Angiogenesis serves a role in the growth, metastasis and prognosis of tumors. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the angiogenic ability and clinical significance of the immune biomarker soluble interleukin‑2 receptor (sIL‑2R) in gastric cancer (GC) patients. Serum levels of sIL‑2R were measured in 35 GC patients with different stages of disease and 32 healthy individuals, and it was investigated whether the levels were associated with angiogenesis factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and transforming growth factor (TGF)‑β1. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were pretreated with or without recombinant human (rh)sIL‑2R, VEGF and TGF‑β1 for 24 h, and then the HUVECSs were harvested to determine the degree of angiogenesis. The supernatants were also collected for VEGF and TGF‑β1 testing. Serum levels of sIL‑2R were higher in GC patients than in healthy individuals, as were the levels of VEGF and TGF‑β1. In addition, serum levels of sIL‑2R were positively associated with the levels of VEGF and TGF‑β1. Angiogenesis of HUVECs was also increased by rhsIL‑2R pretreatment. VEGF and TGF‑β1 secretion were also incre-ased in supernatants that were pretreated with rhsIL‑2R. The results of the present study suggested that serum levels of sIL‑2R contributes to the pathophysiology of GC progression and may be used as a prognostic biomarker for GC.
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- Wen-Feng Yan
- Department of General Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Henan Tumor Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450008, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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武 世, 王 一, 慈 红, 陶 仪. [Expression of vasohibin-1 and MACC1 in lung squamous cell carcinoma and their clinicopathological significance]. NAN FANG YI KE DA XUE XUE BAO = JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2017; 37:952-956. [PMID: 28736375 PMCID: PMC6765526 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-4254.2017.07.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the expressions of vasohibin-1 and MACC1 in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) and their associations with the clinicopathological characteristics of the patients. METHODS The expressions of vasohibin-1 and MACC1 proteins were examined with immunohistochemistry in 160 LSCC tissues and 80 normal lung tissues. RESULTS The positivity rates of vasohibin-1 and MACC1 proteins were 59.4% and 11.3% in LSCC tissues, respectively, which were significantly higher than the rates in normal lung tissues (57.5% and 8.8%, respectively; P<0.05). The expressions of vasohibin-1 and MACC1 proteins were significantly correlated with the tumor grades, lymph node metastasis, and TNM stages (all P<0.05). Spearman correlation analysis indicated a positive correlation between vasohibin-1 expression and MACC1 expressions (P<0.001). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that LSCC patients with a positive expression of vasohibin-1 had significantly shorter overall survival time than those negative for vasohibin-1; the overall survival time was also significantly shorter in patients positive for MACC1 than in those negative for MACC1 (both P<0.05). Multivariate COX regression analysis indicated that positive expressions of vasohibin-1 and MACC1 protein and TNM stage were independent prognostic factors of LSCC. CONCLUSION Aberrant expressions of vasohibin-1 and MACC1 may participate in the development and promote invasion and metastasis of LSCC. The combined detection of vasohibin-1 and MACC1 expression may provide important evidence for predicting the progression and prognosis of LSCC.
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- 世伍 武
- />蚌埠医学院第一附属医院病理科//蚌埠医学院病理学教研室,安徽 蚌埠 233004Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College/ Department of Pathology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233004, China
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- />蚌埠医学院第一附属医院病理科//蚌埠医学院病理学教研室,安徽 蚌埠 233004Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College/ Department of Pathology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233004, China
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- />蚌埠医学院第一附属医院病理科//蚌埠医学院病理学教研室,安徽 蚌埠 233004Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College/ Department of Pathology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233004, China
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- />蚌埠医学院第一附属医院病理科//蚌埠医学院病理学教研室,安徽 蚌埠 233004Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College/ Department of Pathology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233004, China
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Zhang Q, Xu F, Shi Y, Chen YW, Wang HP, Yu X, Li Y. C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 promotes tumor angiogenesis in gastric cancer via activation of JAK2/STAT3. Cell Biol Int 2017; 41:854-862. [PMID: 28544312 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Qing Zhang
- Department of Medical Oncology; Gongli Hospital; MiaoPu Road Shanghai 200135 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology; Gongli Hospital; MiaoPu Road Shanghai 200135 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology; Gongli Hospital; MiaoPu Road Shanghai 200135 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology; Gongli Hospital; MiaoPu Road Shanghai 200135 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology; Gongli Hospital; MiaoPu Road Shanghai 200135 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology; Gongli Hospital; MiaoPu Road Shanghai 200135 China
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- Department of Medical Oncology; Gongli Hospital; MiaoPu Road Shanghai 200135 China
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Jin C, Feng Y, Ni Y, Shan Z. MicroRNA-610 suppresses osteosarcoma oncogenicity via targeting TWIST1 expression. Oncotarget 2017; 8:56174-56184. [PMID: 28915582 PMCID: PMC5593553 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.17045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma is the most frequent primary bone tumor affects adolescents and young adults. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) are short, non-coding and endogenous RNAs that played as important roles in the initiation and progression of tumors. In this study, we try to explore the biological function and expression of miR-610 in the osteosarcoma. We showed that miR-610 expression was downregulated in the osteosarcoma tissues and cell lines. Elevated expression of miR-610 suppressed the osteosarcoma cell proliferation, cell cycle, invasion and EMT program. Moreover, overexpression of miR-610 increased sensitivity of MG-63 and U2OS cells to cisplatin. Twist1 was identified as a direct target gene of miR-610 in the osteosarcoma cell. Furthermore, we demonstrated that Twist1 was upregulated in the osteosarcoma tissues and cell lines. The expression of Twist1 was negatively associated with the expression of miR-610 expression in the osteosarcoma tissues. Ectopic expression of Twist1 inhibited the sensitivity of miR-610-overexpressing MG-63 cells to cisplatin. We also showed that overexpression of Twist1 increased the proliferation and invasion of miR-610-overexpressing MG-63 cells. These data indicated that ectopic expression of miR-610 suppressed the osteosarcoma cell proliferation, cell cylce, invasion and increased the sensitivity of osteosarcoma cells to cisplatin through targeting the Twist1 expression.
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- Chi Jin
- The Third Department of Orthopaedics, Central Hospital of Cangzhou City, Cangzhou, Hebei, China
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- The Fourth Department of Orthopaedics, Central Hospital of Cangzhou City, Cangzhou, Hebei, China
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- The Third Department of Orthopaedics, Central Hospital of Cangzhou City, Cangzhou, Hebei, China
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- The Third Department of Orthopaedics, Central Hospital of Cangzhou City, Cangzhou, Hebei, China
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Cheng R, Yong H, Xia Y, Xie Q, Gao G, Zhou X. Chemotherapy regimen based on sorafenib combined with 5-FU on HIF-1α and VEGF expression and survival in advanced gastric cancer patients. Oncol Lett 2017; 13:2703-2707. [PMID: 28454454 PMCID: PMC5403399 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.5769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The present study investigated the effect of combined sorafenib chemotherapy on hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression and survival time of patients with advanced gastric cancer. From January 2010 to December 2011, 92 patients diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer were selected and randomly divided into the treatment group and control group. The treatment group was treated with sorafenib chemotherapy combined with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and the control group received 5-FU. The treatment course was 3-4 cycles. During the same period, 46 healthy persons admitted to the Second People's Hospital of Huaian were selected as the controls. A volume of 3-4 ml peripheral blood from each patient and control was collected before and after treatment. The expression levels of HIF-1α and VEGF in peripheral blood were measured by ELISA. The survival time of patients with advanced gastric cancer was followed and analyzed. Compared with healthy controls, serum levels of HIF-1α and VEGF were significantly higher in patients with advanced gastric cancer (P<0.05). After chemotherapy combined with sorafenib, the peripheral blood levels of HIF-1α and VEGF decreased significantly in the treatment group (P<0.05). The 5-year survival rate of patients in the two groups was followed. Compared with the control group, the 1-year survival rate of the treatment group was significantly higher (P<0.05). In conclusion, chemotherapy combined with sorafenib can effectively reduce serum levels of HIF-1α and VEGF in patients with advanced gastric cancer, and improve their 1-year survival rate and prognosis. Therefore, it has significant clinical application value.
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- Ronghui Cheng
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second People's Hospital of Huaian, Huaian, Jiangsu 223002, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second People's Hospital of Huaian, Huaian, Jiangsu 223002, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei, Anhui 230011, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second People's Hospital of Huaian, Huaian, Jiangsu 223002, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second People's Hospital of Huaian, Huaian, Jiangsu 223002, P.R. China
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