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Dwivedi N, Gangadharan C, Pillai V, Kuriakose M, Suresh A, Das M. Establishment and characterization of novel autologous pair cell lines from two Indian non‑habitual tongue carcinoma patients. Oncol Rep 2022; 48:150. [DOI: 10.3892/or.2022.8362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Nehanjali Dwivedi
- Molecular Immunology Program, MSMF, Narayana Health City, Bangalore 560099, India
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- Department of Clinical Research, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, Narayana Health City, Bangalore 560099, India
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- Consultant, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, Narayana Health City, Bangalore 560099, India
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- Consultant, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, Narayana Health City, Bangalore 560099, India
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- Integrated Head and Neck Oncology Research Program, MSMF, Narayana Health City, Bangalore 560099, India
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- Molecular Immunology Program, MSMF, Narayana Health City, Bangalore 560099, India
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Xuefeng X, Hou MX, Yang ZW, Agudamu A, Wang F, Su XL, Li X, Shi L, Terigele T, Bao LL, Wu XL. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis of colon cancer cells induced by the FAK pathway in cancer-associated fibroblasts. J Int Med Res 2021; 48:300060520931242. [PMID: 32588696 PMCID: PMC7323289 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520931242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Objective The role and mechanism of tetrathiomolybdate (TM) in cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in colon cancer using three-dimensional (3D) culture were investigated, and the associations between the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) pathway and epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) in CAFs were explored. Methods A 3D co-culture model of colon cancer LOVO cells with CAFs and normal fibroblasts (NFs) was established using Matrigel as a scaffold material. The differential expression of LOXL2 (lysyl oxidase-like 2) in the supernatant of CAFs and NFs was determined using ELISA, and expression levels of EMT-related proteins and FAK signaling pathway-related proteins were determined using western blot. Results LOXL2 levels secreted by CAFs were higher compared with that secreted by NFs. In the CAF + LOVO group, compared with the LOVO group, E-cadherin expression decreased significantly, while N-cadherin and F-PAK expression increased significantly. TM results were opposite compared with the above results. Conclusions CAFs stimulate EMT in human colon cancer LOVO cells by secreting LOXL2 to activate the FAK signaling pathway, thereby promoting tumor metastasis. TM inhibited the occurrence of EMT in the CAF-induced colon cancer LOVO cell line, thereby reducing the invasion and metastasis of colon cancer cells.
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- Xuefeng Xuefeng
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Medicine Research Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China
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- Clinical Medicine Research Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Pathology, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Hohhot, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China
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- Center of Geriatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China
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He Z, You C, Zhao D. Long non-coding RNA UCA1/miR-182/PFKFB2 axis modulates glioblastoma-associated stromal cells-mediated glycolysis and invasion of glioma cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 500:569-576. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.04.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Carcinoma-associated fibroblasts affect sensitivity to oxaliplatin and 5FU in colorectal cancer cells. Oncotarget 2018; 7:59766-59780. [PMID: 27517495 PMCID: PMC5312347 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The importance of tumor microenvironment (TME) as a relevant contributor to cancer progression and its role in the development of de novo resistance to targeted therapies has become increasingly apparent. However, the mechanisms of microenvironment-mediated drug resistance for nonspecific conventional chemotherapeutic agents, such as platinum compounds or antimetabolites, are still unclear. Here we describe a mechanism induced by soluble factors released by carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) that induce the translocation of AKT, Survivin and P38 to the nucleus of tumor cells. These changes are guided to ensure DNA repair and the correct entrance and exit from mitosis in the presence of chemotherapy. We used conditioned media (CM) from normal-colonic fibroblasts and paired CAFs to assess dose response curves of oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil, separately or combined, compared with standard culture medium. We also evaluated a colony-forming assay and cell death to demonstrate the protective role of CAF-CM. Immunofluorescence confirmed the translocation of AKT, P38 and Survivin to the nucleus induced by CAF-soluble factors. We also have shown that STAT3 or P38 inhibition provides a promising strategy for overcoming microenvironment-mediated resistance. Conversely, pharmacologic AKT inhibition induces an antagonistic effect that relieves a cMET and STAT3-mediated compensatory feedback that might explain the failure of AKT inhibitors in the clinic so far.
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Thuwajit C, Ferraresi A, Titone R, Thuwajit P, Isidoro C. The metabolic cross-talk between epithelial cancer cells and stromal fibroblasts in ovarian cancer progression: Autophagy plays a role. Med Res Rev 2017; 38:1235-1254. [PMID: 28926101 PMCID: PMC6032948 DOI: 10.1002/med.21473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cancer and stromal cells, which include (cancer‐associated) fibroblasts, adipocytes, and immune cells, constitute a mixed cellular ecosystem that dynamically influences the behavior of each component, creating conditions that ultimately favor the emergence of malignant clones. Ovarian cancer cells release cytokines that recruit and activate stromal fibroblasts and immune cells, so perpetuating a state of inflammation in the stroma that hampers the immune response and facilitates cancer survival and propagation. Further, the stroma vasculature impacts the metabolism of the cells by providing or limiting the availability of oxygen and nutrients. Autophagy, a lysosomal catabolic process with homeostatic and prosurvival functions, influences the behavior of cancer cells, affecting a variety of processes such as the survival in metabolic harsh conditions, the invasive growth, the development of immune and chemo resistance, the maintenance of stem‐like properties, and dormancy. Further, autophagy is involved in the secretion and the signaling of promigratory cytokines. Cancer‐associated fibroblasts can influence the actual level of autophagy in ovarian cancer cells through the secretion of pro‐inflammatory cytokines and the release of autophagy‐derived metabolites and substrates. Interrupting the metabolic cross‐talk between cancer cells and cancer‐associated fibroblasts could be an effective therapeutic strategy to arrest the progression and prevent the relapse of ovarian cancer.
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- Chanitra Thuwajit
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology and Nanobioimaging, Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Novara, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology and Nanobioimaging, Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Novara, Italy
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology and Nanobioimaging, Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Novara, Italy.,Visiting Professor at Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Li M, Xin X, Wu T, Hua T, Wang H, Wang H. Stromal cells of endometrial carcinoma promotes proliferation of epithelial cells through the HGF/c-Met/Akt signaling pathway. Tumour Biol 2015; 36:6239-48. [PMID: 25775951 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3309-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Tumor microenvironment participates in the endometrial carcinoma pathogenesis. This study focuses on the interaction between endometrial cancer stromal cells and epithelial cells from normal endometrium tissue using in vitro transwell coculture system and in vivo xenograft model. We demonstrate that cancer interstitial (CI) cells stimulate normal epithelial (NE) cell proliferation. Tumor xenograft model confirmed the pro-proliferative effect of CI cells on epithelial cell growth. Tumor suppressor PTEN was reduced, and oncogene K-ras was increased in epithelial cells cocultured with CI cells. Moreover, we observed increased expression of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in CI cells and tumor xenografts derived from the coculturing system. Higher HGF secretion activated Akt signaling pathway, which was reversed by HGF receptor inhibitor (crizotinib). These results demonstrate that endometrial carcinoma stromal cells stimulate epithelial cell proliferation via the HGF/c-Met/Akt signaling pathway.
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- Min Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430022, Wuhan, China
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Davidson B, Trope CG, Reich R. The role of the tumor stroma in ovarian cancer. Front Oncol 2014; 4:104. [PMID: 24860785 PMCID: PMC4026708 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The tumor microenvironment, consisting of stromal myofibroblasts, endothelial cells, and leukocytes, is growingly perceived to be a major contributor to the pathogenesis and disease progression in practically all cancer types. Stromal myofibroblasts produce angiogenic factors, proteases, growth factors, immune response-modulating proteins, anti-apoptotic proteins, and signaling molecules, and express surface receptors and respond to stimuli initiated in the tumor cells to establish a bi-directional communication network in the microenvironment to promote tumor cell invasion and metastasis. Many of these molecules are candidates for targeted therapy and the cancer stroma has been recently regarded as target for biological intervention. This review provides an overview of the biology and clinical role of the stroma in ovarian cancer.
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- Ben Davidson
- Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Norwegian Radium Hospital , Oslo , Norway ; University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine , Oslo , Norway
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- University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine , Oslo , Norway ; Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Norwegian Radium Hospital , Oslo , Norway
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- Institute of Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem , Israel
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