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Łaszkiewicz J, Krajewski W, Sójka A, Nowak Ł, Chorbińska J, Subiela JD, Tomczak W, Del Giudice F, Małkiewicz B, Szydełko T. Blood-, Tissue- and Urine-Based Prognostic Biomarkers of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:1927. [PMID: 39272712 PMCID: PMC11393937 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14171927] [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: 08/05/2024] [Revised: 08/20/2024] [Accepted: 08/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a rare but aggressive neoplasm. Currently, there are few reliable and widely used prognostic biomarkers of this disease. The purpose of this study was to assess the prognostic value of blood-, tissue- and urine-based biomarkers in patients with UTUC. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using the PubMed, Cochrane and Embase databases. Case reports, editorials and non-peer-reviewed literature were excluded from the analysis. As a result, 94 articles were included in this review. We evaluated the impact of 22 blood-based, 13 tissue-based and 4 urine-based biomarkers and their influence on survival outcomes. The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, albumin, C-reactive protein, De Ritis ratio, renal function and fibrinogen, which are currently mentioned in the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines, are well researched and most probably allow for a reliable prognosis estimate. However, our review highlights a number of other promising biomarkers that could potentially predict oncological outcomes in patients with UTUC. Nonetheless, the clinical value of some prognostic factors remains uncertain due to the lack of comprehensive studies.
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- Jan Łaszkiewicz
- University Center of Excellence in Urology, Wrocław Medical University, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urology, University Center of Excellence in Urology, Wrocław Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland
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- University Center of Excellence in Urology, Wrocław Medical University, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urology, University Center of Excellence in Urology, Wrocław Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urology, University Center of Excellence in Urology, Wrocław Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Universidad de Alcala, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- University Center of Excellence in Urology, Wrocław Medical University, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Maternal Infant and Urologic Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, 00161 Rome, Italy
- Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urology, University Center of Excellence in Urology, Wrocław Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland
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- University Center of Excellence in Urology, Wrocław Medical University, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland
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Samaržija I. The Potential of Extracellular Matrix- and Integrin Adhesion Complex-Related Molecules for Prostate Cancer Biomarker Discovery. Biomedicines 2023; 12:79. [PMID: 38255186 PMCID: PMC10813710 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12010079] [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: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Prostate cancer is among the top five cancer types according to incidence and mortality. One of the main obstacles in prostate cancer management is the inability to foresee its course, which ranges from slow growth throughout years that requires minimum or no intervention to highly aggressive disease that spreads quickly and resists treatment. Therefore, it is not surprising that numerous studies have attempted to find biomarkers of prostate cancer occurrence, risk stratification, therapy response, and patient outcome. However, only a few prostate cancer biomarkers are used in clinics, which shows how difficult it is to find a novel biomarker. Cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix (ECM) through integrins is among the essential processes that govern its fate. Upon activation and ligation, integrins form multi-protein intracellular structures called integrin adhesion complexes (IACs). In this review article, the focus is put on the biomarker potential of the ECM- and IAC-related molecules stemming from both body fluids and prostate cancer tissue. The processes that they are involved in, such as tumor stiffening, bone turnover, and communication via exosomes, and their biomarker potential are also reviewed.
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- Ivana Samaržija
- Laboratory for Epigenomics, Division of Molecular Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Sosna B, Aebisher D, Myśliwiec A, Dynarowicz K, Bartusik-Aebisher D, Oleś P, Cieślar G, Kawczyk-Krupka A. Selected Cytokines and Metalloproteinases in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:202. [PMID: 38203373 PMCID: PMC10779120 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a collective term for two diseases: ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). There are many factors, e.g., genetic, environmental and immunological, that increase the likelihood of these diseases. Indicators of IBDs include extracellular matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). The aim of this review is to present data on the role of selected cytokines and metalloproteinases in IBD. In recent years, more and more transcriptomic studies are emerging. These studies are improving the characterization of the cytokine microenvironment inside inflamed tissue. It is observed that the levels of several cytokines are consistently increased in inflamed tissue in IBD, both in UC and CD. This review shows that MMPs play a major role in the pathology of inflammatory processes, cancer, and IBD. IBD-associated inflammation is associated with increased expression of MMPs and reduced ability of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) to inhibit their action. In IBD patients in tissues that are inflamed, MMPs are produced in excess and TIMP activity is not sufficient to block MMPs. This review is based on our personal selection of the literature that was retrieved by a selective search in PubMed using the terms "Inflammatory bowel disease" and "pathogenesis of Inflammatory bowel diseases" that includes systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and clinical trials. The involvement of the immune system in the pathophysiology of IBD is reviewed in terms of the role of the cytokines and metalloproteinases involved.
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- Barbara Sosna
- Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, Center for Laser Diagnostics and Therapy, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Batorego 15 Street, 41-902 Bytom, Poland; (B.S.); (P.O.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Photomedicine and Physical Chemistry, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland;
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- Center for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland; (A.M.); (K.D.)
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- Center for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland; (A.M.); (K.D.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and General Chemistry, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, Center for Laser Diagnostics and Therapy, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Batorego 15 Street, 41-902 Bytom, Poland; (B.S.); (P.O.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, Center for Laser Diagnostics and Therapy, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Batorego 15 Street, 41-902 Bytom, Poland; (B.S.); (P.O.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, Center for Laser Diagnostics and Therapy, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Batorego 15 Street, 41-902 Bytom, Poland; (B.S.); (P.O.); (G.C.)
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Tan B, Zheng X, Xie X, Chen Y, Li Y, He W. MMP11 and MMP14 contribute to the interaction between castration-resistant prostate cancer and adipocytes. Am J Cancer Res 2023; 13:5934-5949. [PMID: 38187060 PMCID: PMC10767328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Previous studies have demonstrated that adipocytes promote prostate cancer (PCa) cell progression, which facilitates the development of PCa into castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC); however, the underlying mechanisms are still not fully understood. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a group of proteases responsible for the degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) and the activation of latent factors. In our study, we detected that MMP11 expression was increased in PCa patients and that a high level of MMP11 was correlated with poor prognosis. Furthermore, siRNA knockdown of MMP11 in CRPC cells not only blocked the delipidation and dedifferentiation of mature adipocytes but also reduced the lipid uptake and utilization of CRPC cells in a cell co-culture model. The number of mitophagosomes and the expression level of Parkin were increased in MMP11-silenced CRPC cells. Moreover, we found that simultaneous downregulation of MMP14 and MMP11 expression may benefit patient survival. Indeed, MMP11/14 knockdown in CRPC cells significantly decreased lipid metabolism and cell invasion, at least partly through the mTOR/HIF1α/MMP2 signaling pathway. Importantly, MMP11/14 knockdown dramatically delayed tumor growth in a xenograft mouse model. Consistently, the decreased lipid metabolism, Ki67 and MMP2 expression, as well as the increased Parkin level were also confirmed in in vivo experiments, further demonstrating the mechanisms responsible for the tumor-promoting effects of MMP11/14. Collectively, our study elucidated the role of MMP11 and MMP14 in the bidirectional crosstalk between adipocytes and CRPC cells and provided the rationale of targeting MMP11/14 for the treatment of CRPC patients.
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- Bing Tan
- Department of Urology, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityShapingba District, Chongqing 401331, China
- Medical Sciences Research Center, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityShapingba District, Chongqing 401331, China
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityYuzhong District, Chongqing 400016, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical CollegeShapingba District, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing Blood CenterJiulongpo District, Chongqing 400015, China
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- Department of Urology, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityShapingba District, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Urology, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityShapingba District, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityYuzhong District, Chongqing 400016, China
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Álvarez-González B, Porras-Quesada P, Arenas-Rodríguez V, Tamayo-Gómez A, Vázquez-Alonso F, Martínez-González LJ, Hernández AF, Álvarez-Cubero MJ. Genetic variants of antioxidant and xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes and their association with prostate cancer: A meta-analysis and functional in silico analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 898:165530. [PMID: 37453710 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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The development and progression of prostate cancer (PCa) depends on complex interactions between genetic, environmental and dietary factors that modulate the carcinogenesis process. Interactions between chemical exposures and genetic polymorphisms in genes encoding xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes (XME), antioxidant enzymes and DNA repair enzymes have been reported as the main drivers of cancer. Thus, a better understanding of the causal risk factors for PCa will provide avenues to identify men at increased risk and will contribute to develop effective detection and prevention methods. We performed a meta-analysis on 17,518 cases and 42,507 controls obtained from 42 studies to determine whether seven SNPs and one CNV pertaining to oxidative stress, xenobiotic detoxification and DNA repair enzymes are associated with the risk of PCa (GPX1 (rs1050450), XRCC1 (rs25487), PON1 (rs662), SOD2 (rs4880), CAT (rs1001179), GSTP1 (rs1695) and CNV GSTM1). A significant increased risk of PCa was found for SOD2 (rs4880) ORGG+GA vs. AA 1.08; 95%CI 1.01-1.15, CAT (rs1001179) ORTT vs. TC+CC 1.39; 95%CI 1.17-1.66, PON1 (rs662) ORCT vs. CC+TT 1.17; 95%CI 1.01-1.35, GSTP1 (rs1695) ORGG vs. GA+AA 1.20; 95%CI 1.05-1.38 and GSTM1 (dual null vs. functional genotype) ORN vs. NN1+NN2 1.34; 95%CI 1.10-1.64. The meta-analysis showed that the CNV GSTM1, and the SNPs GSTP1 (rs1695) and CAT (rs1001179) are strongly associated with a greater risk of PCa and, to a lesser extent, the genetic variants SOD2 (rs4880) and PON1 (rs662). Although several antioxidant enzymes and XME play an important role in the PCa development, other risk factors such as chemical exposures should also be considered to gain insight on PCa risk. The functional in silico analysis showed that the genetic variants studied had no clinical implication regarding malignancy, except for GPX1 (rs1050450) SNP.
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- Beatriz Álvarez-González
- University of Granada, Legal Medicine and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, PTS, Granada, Spain; GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research: Pfizer, University of Granada, Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain
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- GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research: Pfizer, University of Granada, Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain; University of Granada, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology III and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, PTS, Granada, Spain
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- GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research: Pfizer, University of Granada, Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain; University of Granada, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology III and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, PTS, Granada, Spain
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- Urology Department, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Av. de las Fuerzas Armadas 2, Granada, Spain
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- Urology Department, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Av. de las Fuerzas Armadas 2, Granada, Spain
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- GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research: Pfizer, University of Granada, Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- University of Granada, Legal Medicine and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, PTS, Granada, Spain; Biosanitary Research Institute, ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain
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- GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research: Pfizer, University of Granada, Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain; University of Granada, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology III and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, PTS, Granada, Spain; Biosanitary Research Institute, ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
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Xu H, Liu J, Li X, Li J, Lin X, Li Z, Dou T, Gao L, Li R, Lai KP. Instrumental and transcriptome analysis reveals the chemotherapeutic effects of doxorubicin-loaded black phosphate nanosheets on abiraterone-resistant prostate cancer. Bioorg Chem 2023; 137:106583. [PMID: 37163810 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106583] [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: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in men and is common in most developed countries. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) that uses abiraterone acetate (AA) is an effective second-line treatment for prostate cancer. However, approximately 20-40% of patients develop primary resistance to abiraterone post-treatment. In this study, we aimed to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of abiraterone resistance in prostate cancer cells and the potential use of black phosphorus nanosheets (BPNS) for treating abiraterone-resistant prostate cancer. We first established abiraterone-resistant prostate cancer PC-3 cells and found that these cells have higher migration ability than normal prostate cancer cells. Using comparative transcriptomic and bioinformatics analyses between abiraterone-sensitive PC-3 and abiraterone-resistant PC-3 cells, we highlighted the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) involved in the biological processes related to prostate gland morphogenesis, drug response, immune response, angiogenesis. We further studied the therapeutic effects of BPNS. Our results show that BPNS reduced the proliferation and migration of abiraterone-resistant PC-3 cells. Bioinformatics analysis, including gene ontology, Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes enrichment analysis, and ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) of the DEGs, suggested that BPNS treatment controlled cancer cell proliferation, metastasis, and oncogenic signaling pathways. Furthermore, the IPA gene network highlighted the involvement of the MMP family, ATF, and notch families in the anti-prostate cancer function of BPNS. Our findings suggest that BPNS may have a chemotherapeutic function in treating abiraterone-resistant prostate cancer.
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- Haoyang Xu
- Department of Urology Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Integrative Omics, Guilin Medical University, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Integrative Omics, Guilin Medical University, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, China
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- Department of Urology Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Department of Urology Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
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- Department of Urology Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Department of Urology Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Department of Urology Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China; Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Integrative Omics, Guilin Medical University, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Integrative Omics, Guilin Medical University, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, China.
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Big Data, Decision Models, and Public Health. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19148543. [PMID: 35886394 PMCID: PMC9324609 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Huang HC, Shiu BH, Su SC, Huang CC, Ting WC, Chang LC, Yang SF, Chou YE. The Impact of Matrix Metalloproteinase-11 Polymorphisms on Colorectal Cancer Progression and Clinicopathological Characteristics. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12071685. [PMID: 35885589 PMCID: PMC9317823 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12071685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide and the most prevalent cancer in Taiwan. The matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-11 is a proteolytic enzyme of the MMP family which is involved in extracellular matrix degradation and tissue remodeling. In this study, we focused on the associations of MMP-11 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with CRC susceptibility and clinicopathological characteristics. The MMP-11 SNPs rs131451, rs738791, rs2267029, rs738792, and rs28382575 in 479 controls and 479 patients with CRC were analyzed with real-time polymerase chain reaction. We found that the MMP-11 SNP rs738792 “TC + CC” genotype was significantly associated with perineural invasion in colon cancer patients after controlling for clinical parameters [OR (95% CI) = 1.783 (1.074–2.960); p = 0.025]. The MMP-11 rs131451 “TC + CC” genotypic variants were correlated with greater tumor T status [OR (95% CI):1.254 (1.025–1.534); p = 0.028] and perineural invasion [OR (95% CI):1.773 (1.027–3.062); p = 0.040) in male CRC patients. Furthermore, analyses of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) revealed that MMP-11 levels were upregulated in colorectal carcinoma tissue compared with normal tissues and were correlated with advanced stage, larger tumor sizes, and lymph node metastasis. Moreover, the data from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) database exhibited that the MMP-11 rs738792 “CC” and “CT” genotypic variants have higher MMP-11 expression than the “TT” genotype. In conclusion, our results have demonstrated that the MMP-11 SNPs rs738792 and rs131451 may have potential to provide biomarkers to evaluate CRC disease progression, and the MMP-11 rs131451 polymorphism may shed light on sex discrepancy in CRC development and prognosis.
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- Hsien-Cheng Huang
- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan; (H.-C.H.); (B.-H.S.)
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung 433, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan; (H.-C.H.); (B.-H.S.)
- Department of Surgery, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan; (C.-C.H.); (W.-C.T.)
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Whole-Genome Research Core Laboratory of Human Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung 204, Taiwan;
- Department of Dermatology, Drug Hypersensitivity Clinical and Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan; (C.-C.H.); (W.-C.T.)
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan; (C.-C.H.); (W.-C.T.)
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA;
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan; (H.-C.H.); (B.-H.S.)
- Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (S.-F.Y.); (Y.-E.C.)
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- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (S.-F.Y.); (Y.-E.C.)
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The paradoxical role of matrix metalloproteinase-11 in cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 141:111899. [PMID: 34346316 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The microenvironment surrounding the tumor affects biological processes, such as cell proliferation, angiogenesis, apoptosis, and invasion. Therefore, the ability to change these environments is an important attribute for tumor cells to obtain specific functions necessary for growth and metastasis. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc-dependent proteolytic metalloenzymes that facilitate protease-dependent tumor progression by degrading extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, releasing cytokines, growth factors, and other cell surface molecules. As one of the most widely studied MMPs, MMP-11 is an important protease that is expressed in cancer cells, stromal cells, and the adjacent microenvironment. MMP-11 has a dual effect on tumors. On one hand, MMP-11 promotes tumor development by inhibiting apoptosis and promoting the migration and invasion of cancer cells in the early stage. On the other hand, in animal models, MMP-11 has a protective effect on tumor growth and metastasis at an advanced stage. Based on current findings regarding the importance of MMP-11 in altering the tumor microenvironment, there is a need to further understand how stromal cells and the ECM regulate tumor progression, which may result in the re-examination of MMPs as drug targets for cancer and other diseases. In this review, we summarize the dual role of MMP-11 in cancer and its potential clinical significance.
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