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Cai S, Deng Y, Peng H, Shen J. Role of Tetraspanins in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Front Oncol 2021; 11:723341. [PMID: 34540692 PMCID: PMC8446639 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.723341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is characterized by high prevalence, morbidity, and mortality. Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide; and its subtype, HCC, accounts for nearly 80% of cases. HCC progresses rapidly, and to date, there is no efficacious treatment for advanced HCC. Tetraspanins belong to a protein family characterized by four transmembrane domains. Thirty-three known tetraspanins are widely expressed on the surface of most nucleated cells and play important roles in different biological processes. In our review, we summarize the functions of tetraspanins and their underlying mechanism in the life cycle of HCC, from its initiation, progression, and finally to treatment. CD9, TSPAN15, and TSPAN31 can promote HCC cell proliferation or suppress apoptosis. CD63, CD151, and TSPAN8 can also facilitate HCC metastasis, while CD82 serves as a suppressor of metastasis. TSPAN1, TSPAN8, and CD151 act as prognosis indicators and are inversely correlated to the overall survival rate of HCC patients. In addition, we discuss the potential of role of the tetraspanin family proteins as novel therapeutic targets and as an approach to overcome drug resistance, and also provide suggestions for further research.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sicheng Cai
- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Habibzadeh P, Honarvar B, Silawi M, Bahramjahan S, Kazemi A, Faghihi MA, Lankarani K. Association between rs2303861 polymorphism in CD82 gene and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a preliminary case-control study. Croat Med J 2019. [PMID: 31483122 PMCID: PMC6734574 DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2019.60.361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the genetic factors involved in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its sequelae in a Middle Eastern population. METHODS This genetic case-control association study, conducted in 2018, enrolled 30 patients with NAFLD and 30 control individuals matched for age, sex, and body mass index. After quality control measures, entire exonic regions of 3654 genes associated with human diseases were sequenced. Allelic association test and enrichment analysis of the significant genetic variants were performed. RESULTS The association analysis was conducted on 27 NAFLD patients and 28 controls. When Bonferroni correction was applied, NAFLD was significantly associated with rs2303861, a variant located in the CD82 gene (P=2.49×10-7, adjusted P=0.0059). When we used Benjamini-Hochberg adjustment for correction, NAFLD was significantly associated with six more variants. Enrichment analysis of the genes corresponding to all the seven variants showed significant enrichment for miR-193b-5p (P=0.00004, adjusted P=0.00922). CONCLUSION A variant on CD82 gene and a miR-193b expression dysregulation may have a role in the development and progression of NAFLD and its sequelae.
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- Kamran B Lankarani, Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, P.O. BOX 7134845794,
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Sidahmed-Adrar N, Ottavi JF, Benzoubir N, Ait Saadi T, Bou Saleh M, Mauduit P, Guettier C, Desterke C, Le Naour F. Tspan15 Is a New Stemness-Related Marker in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Proteomics 2019; 19:e1900025. [PMID: 31390680 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201900025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. A clearer understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying tumor growth and invasiveness remains crucial for developing new therapies. Here, the expression of tetraspanins, a family of plasma membrane organizers involved in tumor progression, has been addressed. Integrative approaches combining transcriptomics and bioinformatics allow demonstrating the induced and heterogeneous expression of Tspan15 in HCC. Tspan15 positive tumors exhibit signatures related to hepatic progenitor cells as well as recurrence of cancer. Immunohistochemistry experiments confirm Tspan15 expression in the subset of HCC expressing stemness-related markers such as EpCAM and Cytokeratin-19. Functional networks reveal that most of these genes expressed in correlation to Tspan15 support cell proliferation. Furthermore, Tspan15 overexpression in the hepatoma cell line HepG2 significantly increases cell proliferation. A quantitative proteomic analysis of the secretome reveals a higher abundance of the protein connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), a pleiotropic matricellular signaling protein. Proteomic profiling of Tspan15 complexes allows identifying numerous membrane proteins including several growth factor receptors. Finally, Tspan15 increases ERK1/2 phosphorylation that directly controls CTGF expression and secretion. In conclusion, Tspan15 is a new stemness-related marker in HCC which exhibits high potential of tumor growth and recurrence.
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- Nazha Sidahmed-Adrar
- Inserm, Unité 1193, Villejuif, F-94800, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Institut André Lwoff, Villejuif, F-94800, France
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- Inserm, Unité 1193, Villejuif, F-94800, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Institut André Lwoff, Villejuif, F-94800, France
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- Inserm, Unité 1193, Villejuif, F-94800, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Institut André Lwoff, Villejuif, F-94800, France
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- Inserm, Unité 1193, Villejuif, F-94800, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Institut André Lwoff, Villejuif, F-94800, France
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- Inserm, Unité 1193, Villejuif, F-94800, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Institut André Lwoff, Villejuif, F-94800, France
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- Université Paris-Sud, Institut André Lwoff, Villejuif, F-94800, France.,Inserm, Unité 1197, Villejuif, F-94800, France
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- Inserm, Unité 1193, Villejuif, F-94800, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Institut André Lwoff, Villejuif, F-94800, France.,AP-HP Hôpital Bicêtre, Service d'Anatomopathologie, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F-94275, France
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- Université Paris-Sud, Institut André Lwoff, Villejuif, F-94800, France.,Inserm, US33, Villejuif, F-94800, France
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- Inserm, Unité 1193, Villejuif, F-94800, France.,Université Paris-Sud, Institut André Lwoff, Villejuif, F-94800, France.,Inserm, US33, Villejuif, F-94800, France
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Habibzadeh P, Honarvar B, Silawi M, Bahramjahan S, Kazemi A, Faghihi MA, Lankarani K. Association between rs2303861 polymorphism in CD82 gene and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a preliminary case-control study. Croat Med J 2019; 60:361-368. [PMID: 31483122 DOI: pmid/31483122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the genetic factors involved in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its sequelae in a Middle Eastern population. METHODS This genetic case-control association study, conducted in 2018, enrolled 30 patients with NAFLD and 30 control individuals matched for age, sex, and body mass index. After quality control measures, entire exonic regions of 3654 genes associated with human diseases were sequenced. Allelic association test and enrichment analysis of the significant genetic variants were performed. RESULTS The association analysis was conducted on 27 NAFLD patients and 28 controls. When Bonferroni correction was applied, NAFLD was significantly associated with rs2303861, a variant located in the CD82 gene (P=2.49×10-7, adjusted P=0.0059). When we used Benjamini-Hochberg adjustment for correction, NAFLD was significantly associated with six more variants. Enrichment analysis of the genes corresponding to all the seven variants showed significant enrichment for miR-193b-5p (P=0.00004, adjusted P=0.00922). CONCLUSION A variant on CD82 gene and a miR-193b expression dysregulation may have a role in the development and progression of NAFLD and its sequelae.
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- Kamran B Lankarani, Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, P.O. BOX 7134845794,
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You J, Chang R, Liu B, Zu L, Zhou Q. Nm23-H1 was involved in regulation of KAI1 expression in high-metastatic lung cancer cells L9981. J Thorac Dis 2016; 8:1217-26. [PMID: 27293840 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2016.04.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The tetraspanin KAI1/CD82 was identified as a tumor metastasis suppressor that down-regulated in malignant progression of lung cancer. However, the underlying mechanism of anti-metastasis role of KAI1 in lung cancer is hardly known. In this paper, we sought to study the function and regulatory mechanism of KAI1 in high metastasis lung cancer cell line. METHODS KAI1 expression was detected in high/low metastatic large lung cancer cell line L9981/NL9980 by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The tumor suppressor function of KAI1 was determined by wound healing assay after over-expression or knockdown of KAI1 in L9981 or NL9980 cells. Invasion assay was performed to detect the invasion ability of L9981 by transfection of KAI1. The effect of tumor suppressor p53 on KAI1 expression was measured by western blot and luciferase assay. Then the regulation of KAI1 due to over-expression of metastasis suppressor nm23-H1 was monitored by qRT-PCR, western blot and reporter gene assay. The progression of L9981 cells after p53 and nm23-H1 expression was detected by invasion assay. Also, methylation status of KAI1 promoter in NL9980 and L9981 cells were examined by bisulfite sequencing and methylation-specific PCR. RESULTS We found that KAI1 is down-regulated in high metastatic L9981 cells compare with NL9980 cells. The migration and invasion of L9981 cells were remarkably suppressed in vitro by KAI1 transfection. The migration ability of NL9980 was enhanced by inhibition of KAI1. Furthermore, KAI1 expression was induced after over-expression of p53 or nm23-H1, while cell invasion was inhibited in L9981 cells. The results of reporter analysis indicated that KAI1 promoter region between -922 to -846 could response to nm23-H1. In addition, we discovered only slight methylation of KAI1 promoter, which showed that loss expression of KAI1 in L9981 cells may not due to promoter methylation. CONCLUSIONS The results suggested that nm23-H1 was involved in the KAI1-regulated inhibition of metastasis in lung cancer cells. More insights into the relationship between KAI1 and other metastasis suppressors will pave the way for the elucidation of anti-metastasis mechanism in lung cancer.
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- Jiacong You
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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Sánchez Ramírez J, Morera Díaz Y, Musacchio Lasa A, Bequet-Romero M, Muñoz Pozo Y, Pérez Sánchez L, Hernández-Bernal F, Mendoza Fuentes O, Selman-Housein KH, Gavilondo Cowley JV, Ayala Avila M. Indirect and competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for monitoring the humoral response against human VEGF. J Immunoassay Immunochem 2016; 37:636-58. [PMID: 27143151 DOI: 10.1080/15321819.2016.1184164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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CIGB-247, a VEGF-based vaccine, was studied in a clinical trial. This advance demands the refinement of the methodologies for assessment of vaccine immune responses. This study aimed to improve the performance of ELISAs for detecting IgG antibodies against human VEGF and the blocking activity of the serum to inhibit the VEGF/VEGFR2 interaction. The best experimental conditions were established through the evaluation of several blocking buffers, immobilization surfaces, and plate suppliers using human sera as test samples. As a result, two controlled ELISAs were used in testing of elicited immune response against VEGF in patients immunized with CIGB-247.
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- Javier Sánchez Ramírez
- a Department of Pharmaceuticals , Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) , Playa Cubanacán, Havana , Cuba
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- a Department of Pharmaceuticals , Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) , Playa Cubanacán, Havana , Cuba
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- b Department of Bioinformatics , Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) , Playa Cubanacán, Havana , Cuba
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- a Department of Pharmaceuticals , Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) , Playa Cubanacán, Havana , Cuba
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- a Department of Pharmaceuticals , Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) , Playa Cubanacán, Havana , Cuba
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- a Department of Pharmaceuticals , Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) , Playa Cubanacán, Havana , Cuba
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- c Department of Clinical Research , Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) , Playa Cubanacán, Havana , Cuba
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- d Animal Facility , Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) , Playa Cubanacán, Havana , Cuba
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- a Department of Pharmaceuticals , Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) , Playa Cubanacán, Havana , Cuba
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- a Department of Pharmaceuticals , Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) , Playa Cubanacán, Havana , Cuba
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Wu K, Yang L, Huang Z, Zhao H, Wang J, Xu S. A double suicide gene system driven by vascular endothelial growth factor promoter selectively kills human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Oncol Lett 2016; 11:3152-3160. [PMID: 27123081 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the selective killing effect on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells of an adenovirus (Ad)-mediated cytosine deaminase (CD) in combination with thymidine kinase (TK) suicide gene system, driven by the vascular endothelial growth factor promoter (VEGFp), in vitro and in vivo. A double suicide gene system with VEGFp, named Ad-VEGFp-CDglyTK, was constructed and transfected into human HCC cells (BEL-7402 or HepG2; the latter cell type is deficient in VEGF) and human umbilical vein vascular endothelial cells (HUVEC). Green fluorescent protein expression was detected by fluoroscopy to verify transfection efficiency, and CDglyTK gene expression was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The selective killing effect of Ad-VEGFp-CDglyTK was measured by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay and flow cytometry (FCM) in vitro and by xenograft studies in vivo. PCR revealed that the transgenic CDglyTK gene was expressed in BEL-7402 cells and HUVEC, but not in HepG2 cells. The cell survival rate significantly decreased in line with increasing concentrations of the prodrugs, ganciclovir (GCV) alone, 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) alone or a combination of the two, in HUVEC and BEL-7402 cells with the transfected CDglyTK gene, but not in untransfected HUVEC or BEL-7402 cells, or in transfected or untransfected HepG2 cells. This result was additionally confirmed by FCM. GCV and 5-FC inhibited the HUVEC and BEL-7402 cells containing the transfected CDglyTK gene and also inhibited adjacent unmodified cells via the 'bystander effect'. No similar results were observed in HepG2 cells. Compared with the control group, tumors with the transfected CDglyTK gene were smaller and the microvessel density of the tumor tissue was significantly decreased. It was concluded that a combination TK/GCV and CD/5-FC suicide gene system driven by VEGFp may provide a promising treatment strategy for HCC.
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- Kai Wu
- Department of Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510282, P.R. China
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