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Schirmer U, Schneider SA, Khromov T, Bremmer F, Schminke B, Schliephake H, Liefeith K, Brockmeyer P. Sclerostin Alters Tumor Cell Characteristics of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and May Be a Key Player in Local Bone Invasion. Cells 2024; 13:137. [PMID: 38247829 PMCID: PMC10814349 DOI: 10.3390/cells13020137] [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: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Localized jawbone invasion is a milestone in the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The factors that promote this process are not well understood. Sclerostin is known to be involved in bone metabolism and there are preliminary reports of its involvement in bone tumors and bone metastasis. To identify a possible involvement of sclerostin in the bone invasion process of OSCC, sclerostin expression was analyzed in vitro in two different human OSCC tumor cell lines by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), and the effect of recombinant human (rh)-sclerostin treatment on tumor cell capabilities was evaluated using proliferation, migration, and invasion assays. Undifferentiated human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) were osteogenically differentiated and co-cultured with OSCC tumor cells to demonstrate potential interactions and migration characteristics. Sclerostin expression was evaluated in clinical cases by immunohistochemistry at the OSCC-jawbone interface in a cohort of 15 patients. Sclerostin expression was detected in both OSCC tumor cell lines in vitro and was also detected at the OSCC-jawbone interface in clinical cases. Tumor cell proliferation rate, migration and invasion ability were increased by rh-sclerostin treatment. The migration rate of tumor cells co-cultured with osteogenically differentiated hMSCs was increased. The results presented are the first data suggesting a possible involvement of sclerostin in the bone invasion process of OSCC, which deserves further investigation and may be a potential approach for drug-based tumor therapy.
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- Uwe Schirmer
- Institute for Bioprocessing and Analytical Measurement Techniques, D-37308 Heiligenstadt, Germany; (U.S.); (S.A.S.); (K.L.)
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- Institute for Bioprocessing and Analytical Measurement Techniques, D-37308 Heiligenstadt, Germany; (U.S.); (S.A.S.); (K.L.)
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Goettingen, D-37075 Goettingen, Germany;
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Goettingen, D-37075 Goettingen, Germany;
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, D-37075 Goettingen, Germany; (B.S.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, D-37075 Goettingen, Germany; (B.S.); (H.S.)
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- Institute for Bioprocessing and Analytical Measurement Techniques, D-37308 Heiligenstadt, Germany; (U.S.); (S.A.S.); (K.L.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, D-37075 Goettingen, Germany; (B.S.); (H.S.)
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Fu H, Chen R, Wang Y, Xu Y, Xia C, Zhang B. Reticulocalbin 1 is required for proliferation and migration of non-small cell lung cancer cells regulated by osteoblast-conditioned medium. J Cell Mol Med 2021; 25:11198-11211. [PMID: 34747128 PMCID: PMC8650041 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17040] [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: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Reticulocalbin1 (RCN1) is implicated in tumorigenesis and tumour progression. However, whether RCN1‐mediated bone metastasis of non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells was elusive. Here, we assessed the effect of osteoblast‐conditioned medium (CM) on proliferation and migration of NSCLC cell line, NCI‐H1299 and NCI‐H460 cells, and identified the soluble mediators in CMs from osteoblasts and NSCLC cells using MTT, Clonogenicity, Transwell, wound healing, RT‐PCR, and Western blotting assays, and LC‐MS/MS analysis, respectively. Furthermore, the role of RCN1 was investigated in NSCLC cells cultured with or without osteoblast‐CM. Tumour growth and bone resorption were measured in a nude mouse model bearing NCI‐H1299 cells transduced with shRNA/RCN1 vector using in vivo imaging technique and micro‐CT. The results showed that RCN1 with a higher abundance in osteoblast‐CM, which was present in extracellular vesicles (EVs), enhanced RCN1 expression in NSCLC cells. Osteoblast‐CM partially offset the inhibitory effect of RCN1 depletion on proliferation and migration of NSCLC cells. RCN1 depletion‐induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress caused by increasing GRP78, CHOP, IRE1α, p‐IRE1α, p‐PERK and p‐JNK, which was positively regulated by self‐induced autophagy, contributed to suppression of proliferation and migration in NCI‐H1299 cells. Therefore, osteoblasts produced RCN1 to transfer into NSCLC cells partially through EVs, facilitating proliferation and migration of NSCLC cells via blocking ER stress. RCN1 could be required for proliferation and migration of NSCLC cells regulated by osteoblast‐CM.
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- Haijing Fu
- Cancer Research Center, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Fujian, China
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- Cancer Research Center, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Fujian, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Cancer Research Center, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Fujian, China
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Hughes AM, Kolb AD, Shupp AB, Shine KM, Bussard KM. Printing the Pathway Forward in Bone Metastatic Cancer Research: Applications of 3D Engineered Models and Bioprinted Scaffolds to Recapitulate the Bone-Tumor Niche. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:507. [PMID: 33572757 PMCID: PMC7865550 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13030507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Breast cancer commonly metastasizes to bone, resulting in osteolytic lesions and poor patient quality of life. The bone extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a critical role in cancer cell metastasis by means of the physical and biochemical cues it provides to support cellular crosstalk. Current two-dimensional in-vitro models lack the spatial and biochemical complexities of the native ECM and do not fully recapitulate crosstalk that occurs between the tumor and endogenous stromal cells. Engineered models such as bone-on-a-chip, extramedullary bone, and bioreactors are presently used to model cellular crosstalk and bone-tumor cell interactions, but fall short of providing a bone-biomimetic microenvironment. Three-dimensional bioprinting allows for the deposition of biocompatible materials and living cells in complex architectures, as well as provides a means to better replicate biological tissue niches in-vitro. In cancer research specifically, 3D constructs have been instrumental in seminal work modeling cancer cell dissemination to bone and bone-tumor cell crosstalk in the skeleton. Furthermore, the use of biocompatible materials, such as hydroxyapatite, allows for printing of bone-like microenvironments with the ability to be implanted and studied in in-vivo animal models. Moreover, the use of bioprinted models could drive the development of novel cancer therapies and drug delivery vehicles.
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- Anne M. Hughes
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA;
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; (A.D.K.); (A.B.S.)
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; (A.D.K.); (A.B.S.)
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- Health Design Lab, Jefferson Bioprinting Lab, Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; (A.D.K.); (A.B.S.)
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Zhu S, Eldeeb MA, Pang SW. 3D nanoplasmonic biosensor for detection of filopodia in cells. LAB ON A CHIP 2020; 20:2188-2196. [PMID: 32421116 DOI: 10.1039/d0lc00173b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Filopodia are thin finger-like protrusions from cells and they are hard to detect using electrical, mechanical, or optical sensors because of their nanometer scale features. Besides, the signals from filopodia and the cell membrane are often mixed together which makes the detection of filopodia challenging. Here, a 3D nanoplasmonic biosensor with microposts is proposed to overcome these limitations. By using suitable chemical coating and physical dimensions, the signals from filopodia and the cell membrane were separated by having the microposts keep the cell membrane from making contact with the nanoplasmonic biosensor. The filopodia were detected by the 3D asymmetrical nanopillars with sharp Fano resonance. The sensitivity and figure of merit of the nanoplasmonic biosensor were 650 nm per refractive index unit and 28.3, respectively. A large peak shift of 6 nm was observed for the detection of MC3T3 osteoblastic cell filopodia at a concentration of 1300 cells per mm2. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of filopodia detection using nanoplasmonic biosensors, where microposts were used to separate the cell membrane from filopodia and the 3D nanoplasmonic biosensors were used to monitor filopodia on the nanometer scale. These combined 3D micro- and nano-structures allow filopodia to be detected using different sensors without interference from the cell membrane.
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- Shuyan Zhu
- Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Zarrer J, Haider MT, Smit DJ, Taipaleenmäki H. Pathological Crosstalk between Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells and the Bone Microenvironment. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10020337. [PMID: 32092997 PMCID: PMC7072692 DOI: 10.3390/biom10020337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Bone is the most common metastatic site in breast cancer. Upon arrival to the bone, disseminated tumor cells can undergo a period of dormancy but often eventually grow and hijack the bone microenvironment. The bone marrow microenvironment consists of multiple cell types including the bone cells, adipocytes, endothelial cells, and nerve cells that all have crucial functions in the maintenance of bone homeostasis. Tumor cells severely disturb the tightly controlled cellular and molecular interactions in the bone marrow fueling their own survival and growth. While the role of bone resorbing osteoclasts in breast cancer bone metastases is well established, the function of other bone cells, as well as adipocytes, endothelial cells, and nerve cells is less understood. In this review, we discuss the composition of the physiological bone microenvironment and how the presence of tumor cells influences the microenvironment, creating a pathological crosstalk between the cells. A better understanding of the cellular and molecular events that occur in the metastatic bone microenvironment could facilitate the identification of novel cellular targets to treat this devastating disease.
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- Jennifer Zarrer
- Molecular Skeletal Biology Laboratory, Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Molecular Skeletal Biology Laboratory, Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Signal Transduction, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Molecular Skeletal Biology Laboratory, Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
- Correspondence:
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Wang D, Zhao C, Gao L, Wang Y, Gao X, Tang L, Zhang K, Li Z, Han J, Xiao J. NPNT promotes early-stage bone metastases in breast cancer by regulation of the osteogenic niche. J Bone Oncol 2018; 13:91-96. [PMID: 30591862 PMCID: PMC6303384 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbo.2018.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Patients with breast cancer are often afflicted by bone metastases, while the establishment and growth of bone metastases depend on interaction between cancer cells and the host environment. Moreover, osteoblasts, which play a vital role in cancer cells survival and colonization, can form an osteogenic niche in early stage of bone metastases. Also, it is widely accepted that there is a genetic determinant during bone metastases. Nephronectin (NPNT) is an extracellular matrix protein which has shown biological activities in breast cancer metastases and osteoblasts differentiation. But the role of NPNT in mediating breast cancer bone metastases remains elusive. In the present study, we revealed that up regulation of NPNT is associated with incidence of bone metastases. What's more, NPNT could significantly enhance the tumor cell clone formation but not proliferation and migration. We further demonstrated that NPNT significantly enhance osteoblast differentiation and tumor adhesion. Thus, we proposed that cancer secreted NPNT may be a novel marker with potential value of prediction and diagnosis of breast cancer bone metastases.
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- Dongsheng Wang
- Spinal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Spinal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Spinal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
- Department of orthopedics, Shanghai Kaiyuan Orthopedic Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Spinal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Spinal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Spinal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Spinal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Spinal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
- Coressponding authors.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substance of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Stake Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Coressponding authors.
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- Spinal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
- Coressponding authors.
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Shupp AB, Kolb AD, Mukhopadhyay D, Bussard KM. Cancer Metastases to Bone: Concepts, Mechanisms, and Interactions with Bone Osteoblasts. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:E182. [PMID: 29867053 PMCID: PMC6025347 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10060182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
The skeleton is a unique structure capable of providing support for the body. Bone resorption and deposition are controlled in a tightly regulated balance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts with no net bone gain or loss. However, under conditions of disease, the balance between bone resorption and deposition is upset. Osteoblasts play an important role in bone homeostasis by depositing new bone osteoid into resorption pits. It is becoming increasingly evident that osteoblasts additionally play key roles in cancer cell dissemination to bone and subsequent metastasis. Our laboratory has evidence that when osteoblasts come into contact with disseminated breast cancer cells, the osteoblasts produce factors that initially reduce breast cancer cell proliferation, yet promote cancer cell survival in bone. Other laboratories have demonstrated that osteoblasts both directly and indirectly contribute to dormant cancer cell reactivation in bone. Moreover, we have demonstrated that osteoblasts undergo an inflammatory stress response in late stages of breast cancer, and produce inflammatory cytokines that are maintenance and survival factors for breast cancer cells and osteoclasts. Advances in understanding interactions between osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and bone metastatic cancer cells will aid in controlling and ultimately preventing cancer cell metastasis to bone.
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- Alison B Shupp
- Department of Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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Bischel LL, Casavant BP, Young PA, Eliceiri KW, Basu HS, Beebe DJ. A microfluidic coculture and multiphoton FAD analysis assay provides insight into the influence of the bone microenvironment on prostate cancer cells. Integr Biol (Camb) 2015; 6:627-635. [PMID: 24791272 DOI: 10.1039/c3ib40240a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
In prostate cancer, bone is a frequent site of metastasis; however, the molecular mechanisms of this tumor tropism remain unclear. Here, we integrate a microfluidic coculture platform with multi-photon imaging based techniques to assess both phenotypic cell behavior and FAD fluorescence intensity and fluorescence lifetime in the same cell. This platform combines two independent assays normally performed with two different cell populations into a single device, allowing us to simultaneously assess both phenotypic cell behavior and enzyme activity. We observed that the osteotropic prostate cancer cell line (C4-2B), when in a coculture with bone marrow stromal cells (MC3T3-E1), has increased protrusive phenotype and increased total and protein-bound FAD compared to its parent cell line (LNCaP). We hypothesized that an increase in ROS-generating APAO activity may be responsible for these effects, and found that the effects were decreased in the presence of the antioxidant N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC). This suggests that an ROS-related signaling mechanism at the bone metastatic site may be correlated with and play a role in increased invasion of metastasizing prostate cancer cells. The studies performed using this combined platform will lead to new insights into the mechanisms that drive prostate cancer metastasis.
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- Lauren L Bischel
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.,Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.,Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Location matters: osteoblast and osteoclast distribution is modified by the presence and proximity to breast cancer cells in vivo. Clin Exp Metastasis 2012; 29:927-38. [PMID: 22562502 DOI: 10.1007/s10585-012-9481-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Bone metastasis is a common incurable complication of breast cancer affecting around 70% of patients with advanced disease. In order to improve outcomes for these patients, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying bone metastasis need to be established. The majority of studies to date have focused on end-stage disease and little is known about the events taking place following initial tumour cell colonisation of bone. Here we report the results of a longitudinal study that provides detailed analysis of the spatial and temporal relationship between bone and cancer cells during progression of bone metastasis. Tumour growth in bone was initiated by intra-cardiac inoculation of MDA-MB-231-GFP breast cancer cells in immunocompromised mice. Differentiating between areas of bone in direct contact with the tumour and areas distal to the cancer cells but within the tumour bearing bone, we performed comprehensive analyses of the number and distribution of osteoclasts and osteoblasts. Tumour colonies were detectable in bone from day 10, while reduced trabecular bone volume was apparent from day 19 onwards. Cancer-induced changes in osteoblast and osteoclast numbers differed substantially depending on whether or not the cells were in direct contact with the tumour. Compared to naïve controls, areas of bone in direct contact with the tumour had significantly reduced osteoblast but increased osteoclast numbers, whereas the reverse was found in distal areas. Our data demonstrate that tumour cells induce substantial changes in the bone microenvironment prior to the appearance of bone lesions, suggesting that early therapeutic intervention may be required to oppose the tumour-induced changes to the microenvironment und thus tumour progression.
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