scholarly journals Expression of Fatty Acid Synthase Depends on NAC1 and Is Associated with Recurrent Ovarian Serous Carcinomas

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie M. Ueda ◽  
Kai Lee Yap ◽  
Ben Davidson ◽  
Yuan Tian ◽  
Vivek Murthy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthase ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Serous Carcinoma ◽  
Ovarian Cancer Cells ◽  
Primary Tumors ◽  
Ovarian Serous Carcinoma ◽  
Skov3 Cells

Our previous reports demonstrated that NAC1, a BTB/POZ domain-containing nuclear protein, upregulates in recurrent ovarian serous carcinoma and participates in developing drug resistance in cancer cells. The current study applies quantitative proteomics to identify the proteins controlled by NAC1 by comparing the proteomes of SKOV3 cells with and without expression of a dominant negative NAC1 construct, N130. From the proteins that are downregulated by N130 (upregulated by NAC1), we chose to further characterize fatty acid synthase (FASN). Similar to change in protein level, the FASN transcript level in SKOV3 cells was significantly reduced by N130 induction or by NAC1 knockdown. Immunohistochemistry showed that NAC1 and FASN immunointensities in ovarian serous carcinoma tissues had a highly significant correlation (P<.0001). Moreover, we found that recurrent serous carcinomas exhibited higher FASN immunointensities than their matched primary tumors (P<.001). Multivariate analysis showed that an FASN staining score of >1 in serous carcinomas was associated with a worse overall survival time (P<.01). Finally, C93, a new FASN inhibitor, induced massive apoptosis in carboplatin/paclitaxel resistant ovarian cancer cells. In conclusion, we show that NAC1 is essential for FASN expression in ovarian serous carcinomas and the expression of FASN significantly correlates with tumor recurrence and disease aggressiveness. The dependence of drug resistant tumor cells on FASN suggests a potential application of FASN-based therapeutics for recurrent ovarian cancer patients.

scholarly journals Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibition Activates AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in SKOV3 Human Ovarian Cancer Cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (7) ◽  
pp. 2964-2971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weibo Zhou ◽  
Wan Fang Han ◽  
Leslie E. Landree ◽  
Jagan N. Thupari ◽  
Michael L. Pinn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthase ◽  
Ovarian Cancer Cells ◽  
Human Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Amp Activated Protein Kinase

Interaction between fatty acid synthase- and ErbB-systems in ovarian cancer cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 385 (3) ◽  
pp. 454-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Grunt ◽  
Renate Wagner ◽  
Michael Grusch ◽  
Walter Berger ◽  
Christian F. Singer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthase ◽  
Ovarian Cancer Cells

scholarly journals Epigenetic Silencing of miR-33b Promotes Peritoneal Metastases of Ovarian Cancer by Modulating the TAK1/FASN/CPT1A/NF-κB Axis

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 4795
Author(s):  
Xueyu Wang ◽  
Mingo M. H. Yung ◽  
Rakesh Sharma ◽  
Fushun Chen ◽  
Ying-Tung Poon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Peritoneal Metastases ◽  
Epigenetic Silencing ◽  
Serous Carcinoma ◽  
Ovarian Cancer Cells ◽  
Epigenetic Alterations ◽  
The Impact

Peritoneal metastases are frequently found in high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSOC) patients and are commonly associated with a poor prognosis. The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex milieu that plays a critical role in epigenetic alterations driving tumor development and metastatic progression. However, the impact of epigenetic alterations on metastatic ovarian cancer cells in the harsh peritoneal microenvironment remains incompletely understood. Here, we identified that miR-33b is frequently silenced by promoter hypermethylation in HGSOC cells derived from metastatic omental tumor tissues. Enforced expression of miR-33b abrogates the oncogenic properties of ovarian cancer cells cocultured in omental conditioned medium (OCM), which mimics the ascites microenvironment, and in vivo tumor growth. Of note, restoration of miR-33b inhibited OCM-upregulated de novo lipogenesis and fatty acid β-oxidation in ovarian cancer cells, indicating that miR-33b may play a novel tumor suppressor role in the lipid-mediated oncogenic properties of metastatic ovarian cancer cells found in the omentum. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that miR-33b directly targets transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1 (TAK1), thereby suppressing the activities of fatty acid synthase (FASN) and carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A) in modulating lipid metabolic activities and simultaneously inhibiting the phosphorylation of NF-κB signaling to govern the oncogenic behaviors of ovarian cancer cells. Thus, our data suggest that a lipid-rich microenvironment may cause epigenetic silencing of miR-33b, which negatively modulates ovarian cancer peritoneal metastases, at least in part, by suppressing TAK1/FASN/CPT1A/NF-κB signaling.

scholarly journals Multi-level suppression of receptor-PI3K-mTORC1 by fatty acid synthase inhibitors is crucial for their efficacy against ovarian cancer cells

Oncotarget ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 11600-11613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renate Wagner ◽  
Gerald Stübiger ◽  
Daniel Veigel ◽  
Michael Wuczkowski ◽  
Peter Lanzerstorfer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthase ◽  
Ovarian Cancer Cells ◽  
Multi Level

scholarly journals Dasatinib (BMS-35482) Interacts Synergistically With Docetaxel, Gemcitabine, Topotecan, and Doxorubicin in Ovarian Cancer Cells With High SRC Pathway Activation and Protein Expression

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angeles Alvarez Secord ◽  
Deanna Teoh ◽  
Jingquan Jia ◽  
Andrew B. Nixon ◽  
Lisa Grace ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Combination Index ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Agents ◽  
Cytotoxic Agents ◽  
Ovarian Cancer Cells ◽  
Response Curves ◽  
Pathway Activation ◽  
Skov3 Cells

PurposeThis study aimed to explore the activity of dasatinib in combination with docetaxel, gemcitabine, topotecan, and doxorubicin in ovarian cancer cells.MethodsCells with previously determined SRC pathway and protein expression (SRC pathway/SRC protein IGROV1, both high; SKOV3, both low) were treated with dasatinib in combination with the cytotoxic agents. SRC and paxillin protein expression were determined pretreatment and posttreatment. Dose-response curves were constructed, and the combination index (CI) for drug interaction was calculated.ResultsIn the IGROV1 cells, dasatinib alone reduced phospho-SRC/total SRC 71% and p-paxillin/t-paxillin ratios 77%. Phospho-SRC (3%–33%; P = 0.002 to 0.04) and p-paxicillin (6%–19%; P = 0.01 to 0.05) levels were significantly reduced with dasatinib in combination with each cytotoxic agent. The combination of dasatinib and docetaxel, gemcitabine, or topotecan had a synergistic antiproliferative effect (CI, 0.49–0.68), whereas dasatinib combined with doxorubicin had an additive effect (CI, 1.08).In SKOV3 cells, dasatinib resulted in less pronounced reductions of phospho-SRC/total SRC (49%) and p-paxillin/t-paxillin (62%). Phospho-SRC (18%; P < 0.001) and p-paxillin levels (18%; P = 0.001; 9%; P = 0.007) were significantly decreased when dasatinib was combined with docetaxel and topotecan (p-paxillin only). Furthermore, dasatinib combined with the cytotoxics in the SKOV3 cells produced an antagonistic interaction on the proliferation of these cells (CI, 1.49–2.27).ConclusionsDasatinib in combination with relapse chemotherapeutic agents seems to interact in a synergistic or additive manner in cells with high SRC pathway activation and protein expression. Further evaluation of dasatinib in combination with chemotherapy in ovarian cancer animal models and exploration of the use of biomarkers to direct therapy are warranted.

scholarly journals An Ex-Vivo Culture System of Ovarian Cancer Faithfully Recapitulating the Pathological Features of Primary Tumors

Cells ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghani ◽  
Dendo ◽  
Watanabe ◽  
Yamada ◽  
Yoshimatsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Epithelial Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Cancer Cell ◽  
Xenograft Model ◽  
Culture Method ◽  
Cancer Cell Lines ◽  
Ovarian Cancer Cells ◽  
Primary Tumors

The success rate of establishing human cancer cell lines is not satisfactory and the established cell lines often do not preserve the molecular and histological features of the original tissues. In this study, we developed a novel culture method which can support proliferation of almost all primary epithelial ovarian cancer cells, as well as primary normal human oviductal epithelial cells. Cancer cells from fresh or frozen specimens were enriched by the anti-EpCAM antibody-conjugated magnetic beads, plated on Matrigel-coated plate and cultivated under the optimized culture conditions. Seventeen newly established ovarian cancer cell lines, which included all four major histotypes of ovarian cancer, were confirmed to express histotype-specific markers in vitro. Some of the cell lines from all the four histotypes, except mucinous type, generated tumors in immune-deficient mice and the xenograft tumor tissues recapitulated the corresponding original tissues faithfully. Furthermore, with poorly tumorigenic cell lines including mucinous type, we developed a novel xenograft model which could reconstruct the original tissue architecture through forced expression of a set of oncogenes followed by its silencing. With combination of the novel culture method and cell-derived xenograft system, virtually every epithelial ovarian cancer can be reconstituted in mice in a timely fashion.

scholarly journals Differential induction of LRP16 by liganded and unliganded estrogen receptor α in SKOV3 ovarian carcinoma cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 202 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liyuan Tian ◽  
Zhiqiang Wu ◽  
Yali Zhao ◽  
Yuanguang Meng ◽  
Yiling Si ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Estrogen Receptor Α ◽  
Ovarian Cancer Cells ◽  
Induction Effect ◽  
Skov3 Cell ◽  
Signaling Transduction ◽  
Estrogen Response ◽  
Skov3 Cells

Previously, we investigated the induction effect of LRP16 expression by estrogen (17β-estradiol, E2) and established a feed-forward mechanism that activated estrogen receptor α (ERα) transactivation in estrogen-dependent epithelial cancer cells. LRP16 is required for ERα signaling transduction by functioning as an ERα coactivator. In this study, we demonstrated that LRP16 expression was upregulated in E2-responsive BG-1 ovarian cancer cells, but was downregulated in estrogen-resistant SKOV3 ovarian cancer cells. Pure estrogen antagonist ICI 182 780 did not affect LRP16 expression in SKOV3 cell. The unliganded ERα upregulated LRP16 expression and enhanced LRP16 promoter activity in SKOV3 cells; however, this induction was blocked by estrogen stimulation. Results from chromatin immunoprecipitation experiment revealed a strong recruitment of the unliganded ERα at LRP16 promoter in the absence of estrogen; however, ERα was largely released from the DNA upon E2 stimulation. Modulation in LRP16 expression level did not significantly change the proliferation rate of SKOV3 cells and the growth responsiveness of cells to E2. Knockdown of LRP16 by RNA interference in SKOV3 cells markedly attenuated estrogen response element-dependent ERα reporter gene activity and E2-induced c-Myc expression. Our study suggests a novel mechanism of estrogen resistance of ovarian cancer by which estrogen-repressed signaling pathway antagonizes estrogen-activated signaling transduction.

scholarly journals Effect of Ginsenoside Rh-2 via Activation of Caspase-3 and Bcl-2-Insensitive Pathway in Ovarian Cancer Cells

2016 ◽  
pp. 1031-1037 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. KIM ◽  
J.-S. CHOI
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Ovarian Cancer Cells ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Apoptosis Pathway ◽  
Skov3 Cells

Ginsenoside has been reported to have therapeutic effects for some types of cancer, but its effect on ovarian cancer cells has not been evaluated. In this study, we monitored the effects of ginsenoside-Rh2 (Rh2) on the inhibition of cell proliferation and the apoptotic process in the ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3 using an MTT assay and TUNEL assay. We found that Rh2 inhibited cell proliferation and significantly induced apoptosis. We confirmed the apoptotic effects of Rh2 using western blot analysis of apoptosis-related proteins. Specifically, the levels of cleaved poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) and cleaved caspase-3 significantly increased in SKOV3 cells treated with Rh2. Therefore, Rh2 clearly suppressed the growth of SKOV3 cells in vitro, which was associated with induction of the apoptosis pathway. Moreover, the migration assay showed that Rh2 inhibited the invasive ability of SKOV3 cells. Taken together, our results suggest that Rh2 has anticancer effects in SKOV3 cells through inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis. Considering the therapeutic potential of Rh2, more studies should be carried out to facilitate the future application of this natural product as a potential anti-cancer agent.

scholarly journals Acyl-CoA Medium-Chain Synthetase-3 Promotes Chemosensitivity of Ovarian Cancer through the Inhibition of PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan An ◽  
Hua Duan
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Fatty Acid Metabolism ◽  
Acid Metabolism ◽  
Immune Status ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Ovarian Cancer Cells ◽  
Akt Signaling Pathway

Abstract Introduction: Dysregulation of fatty acid metabolism often occurs in tumor, which mainly constitutes of fatty acid synthesis and oxidation. In recent years, studies found that fatty acid metabolism participated in regulation of tumor immune microenvironment, which further influenced the progress of cancer. Thus, it is important to explore the key fatty acid metabolism-related molecules, which not only affects the prognosis of ovarian cancer, but also shows a close correlation with immune microenvironment of cancer.Methods: Database from TCGA was used to explore the fatty acid metabolism-related molecules, which correlated with the prognosis of ovarian cancer using univariate and multivariate cox proportional regression model. Nomogram was constructed to predict the prognostic probability based on ACSM3 and clinicopathological parameters. GDSC database was used to investigate the chemosensitivity of ovarian cancer cells. The correlation between ACSM3 and immune status of ovarian cancer was analyzed by TIMER and TISIDB online tools. In addition, CCK8 assay was used to investigate the chemosensitivity of ovarian cancer cells, real time-PCR and western blot were used to investigate the expression of chemoresistance-related genes.Results: ACSM3 worked as an independent favorable prognostic molecule through univariate and multivariate cox regression analysis. For the use in clinical, nomogram was constructed, and higher expression of ACSM3 showed better prognosis. We found that ACSM3 could regulate PI3K/AKT signaling, and GDSC database showed that PI3K/AKT inhibitor could promote the chemosensitivity of ovarian cancer cells. In addition, the expression of ACSM3 showed significantly correlated with the immune status of ovarian cancer. In vitro experiments showed that ACSM3 can promote the chemosensitivity of ovarian cancer cells by inhibiting PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.Conclusion: Our results showed that ACSM3 acted as a favorable prognostic-related biomarker for ovarian cancer, which could promote chemosensitivity of ovarian cancer through inhibiting PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. This might be due to participate in regulating immune status of ovarian cancer microenvironment.

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