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Asante DB, Tierno D, Woode M, Scaggiante B. Angiogenesis and Ovarian Cancer: What Potential Do Different Subtypes of Circulating Endothelial Cells Have for Clinical Application? Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6283. [PMID: 38892471 PMCID: PMC11172689 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25116283] [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: 05/01/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
Abstract
Ovarian cancer (OC) remains the most fatal disease of gynaecologic malignant tumours. The neovasculature in the tumour microenvironment principally comprises endothelial cells. Haematogenous cancer metastases are significantly impacted by tumour neovascularisation, which predominantly depends on the tumour-derived endothelial vasculogenesis. There is an urgent need for biomarkers for the diagnosis, prognosis and prediction of drug response. Endothelial cells play a key role in angiogenesis and other forms of tumour vascularisation. Subtypes of circulating endothelial cells may provide interesting non-invasive biomarkers of advanced OC that might have the potential to be included in clinical analysis for patients' stratification and therapeutic management. In this review, we summarise the reported studies on circulating endothelial subtypes in OC, detailing their isolation methods as well as their potential diagnostic, prognostic, predictive and therapeutic utility for clinical application. We highlight key biomarkers for the identification of circulating endothelial cell subtypes and their targets for therapies and critically point out future challenges.
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- Du-Bois Asante
- Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast P.O. Box CCLN 33, Ghana; (D.-B.A.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, I-34149 Trieste, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast P.O. Box CCLN 33, Ghana; (D.-B.A.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Valerio 28, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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Zhang R, Cao S, Yang S, Tang X, Sun P, Mao Y, Chen G, Weng W, Zhu X. Metabolic Glycoengineering-Programmed Nondestructive Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:59236-59245. [PMID: 38096273 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are the "seeds" for malignant tumor metastasis, and they serve as an ideal target for minimally invasive tumor diagnosis. Abnormal glycolysis in tumor cells, characterized by glycometabolism disorder, has been reported as a universal phenomenon observed in various types of tumors. This provides a potential powerful tool for universal CTC capture. However, to the best of our knowledge, no metabolic glycoengineering-based CTC capture strategies have been reported. Here, we proposed a nondestructive CTC capture method based on metabolic glycoengineering and a nanotechnology-based proximity effect, allowing for highly specific, sensitive, and universal CTC capture. To achieve this goal, cells are first labeled with DNA tags through metabolic glycoengineering and then captured through a DNA tetrahedra-functionalized dual-tentacle magnetic nanodevice. Due to the difference in metabolic performance, only tumor cells are labeled with more densely packed DNA tags and captured through enhanced intermolecular interaction mediated by the proximity effect. In summary, we have constructed a versatile platform for nondestructive CTC capture, offering a novel perspective for the application of CTC liquid biopsy in tumor diagnosis and treatment.
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- Runchi Zhang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, P. R. China
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, P. R. China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P. R. China
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, P. R. China
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Fais S. Scientific Discoveries Supporting Theories in Science: From Thinking to Practice. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232315025. [PMID: 36499354 PMCID: PMC9739909 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The idea to propose this ambitious title for a Special Issue in the International Journal of Molecular Science came, on one hand, from my personal experience in research in medicine, lasting 41 years, which has often been inspired by chance [...].
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- Stefano Fais
- Department of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy
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