scholarly journals High expression of intratumoral stromal proteins is associated with chemotherapy resistance in breast cancer

Oncotarget ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (34) ◽  
pp. 55155-55168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting Wang ◽  
Supriya Srivastava ◽  
Mikael Hartman ◽  
Shaik Ahmad Buhari ◽  
Ching-Wan Chan ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Ge ◽  
Yangyang Cui ◽  
Yue Huang ◽  
Mingjie Zheng ◽  
Xiaowei Wu ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1422-1428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Pannier ◽  
Géraldine Philippin-Lauridant ◽  
Marie-Christine Baranzelli ◽  
Delphine Bertin ◽  
Emilie Bogart ◽  
...  

Tumor Biology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 101042831769756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Teng Zhong ◽  
Jian Yu ◽  
Hai-Jun Wang ◽  
Yu Shi ◽  
Tie-Suo Zhao ◽  
...  

Nowadays, although chemotherapy is an established therapy for breast cancer, the molecular mechanisms of chemotherapy resistance in breast cancer remain poorly understood. This study aims to explore the effects of endoplasmic reticulum stress on autophagy, apoptosis, and chemotherapy resistance in human breast cancer cells by regulating PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay was performed to detect the cell viability of six human breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7, ZR-75-30, T47D, MDA-MB-435s, MDA-MB-453, and MDA-MB-231) treated with tunicamycin (5 µM), after which MCF-7 cells were selected for further experiment. Then, MCF-7 cells were divided into the control (without any treatment), tunicamycin (8 µ), BEZ235 (5 µ), and tunicamycin + BEZ235 groups. Cell viability of each group was testified by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Western blotting was applied to determine the expressions of endoplasmic reticulum stress and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway–related proteins and autophagy- and apoptosis-related proteins. Monodansylcadaverine and Annexin V–fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide staining were used for determination of cell autophagy and apoptosis. Furthermore, MCF-7 cells were divided into the control (without any treatment), tunicamycin (5 µM), cisplatin (16 µM), cisplatin (16 µM) + BEZ235 (5 µM), tunicamycin (5 µM) + cisplatin (16 µM), and tunicamycin (5 µM) + cisplatin (16 µM) + BEZ235 groups. Cell viability and apoptosis were also evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay and Annexin V–fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide staining. In MCF-7 cells treated with tunicamycin, cell viability decreased significantly, but PEAK, eIF2, and CHOP were upregulated markedly and p-PI3K, p-AKT, and p-MTOR were downregulated in dose- and time-dependent manners. In the tunicamycin + BEZ235 group, the cell viability was lower and the apoptosis rate was higher than those of the control and monotherapy groups. Compared with the cisplatin group, the tunicamycin + cisplatin group showed a relatively higher growth inhibition rate; the growth inhibition rate substantially increased in the tunicamycin + cisplatin + BEZ235 group than the tunicamycin + cisplatin group. The apoptosis rate was highest in tunicamycin + cisplatin + BEZ235 group, followed by tunicamycin + cisplatin group and then cisplatin group. Our study provide evidence that endoplasmic reticulum stress activated by tunicamycin could promote breast cancer cell autophagy and apoptosis and enhance chemosensitivity of MCF-7 cells by inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.


2018 ◽  
Vol 474 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marja Heiskala ◽  
Marjut Leidenius ◽  
Kristiina Joensuu ◽  
Päivi Heikkilä

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duo You ◽  
Danfeng Du ◽  
Xueke Zhao ◽  
Xinmin Li ◽  
Minfeng Ying ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) is the substrate to hydoxylate collagen and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), which are important for cancer metastasis. Previous studies showed that upregulation of collagen prolyl 4-hydroxylase in breast cancer cells stabilizes HIF-1α via depleting α-KG in breast cancer cells. We propose that mitochondrial malate enzyme 2 (ME2) may also affect HIF-1α via modulating α-KG level in breast cancer cells. Methods: ME2 protein expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry on 100 breast cancer patients and correlated with clinicopathological indicators. The effect of ME2 knockout on cancer metastasis was evaluated by an orthotopic breast cancer model. The effect of ME2 knockout or knockdown on the levels of α-KG and HIF-1α protein in breast cancer cell lines (4T1 and MDA-MB-231) was determined in vitro and in vivo.Results: The high expression of ME2 was observed in the human breast cancerous tissues compared to the matched precancerous tissues (P=0.000). The breast cancer patients with a high expression of ME2 had an inferior survival than the patients with low expression of ME2 (P=0.019). ME2 high expression in breast cancer tissues was also related with lymph node metastasis (P=0.016), pathological staging (P=0.033) and vascular cancer embolus (P=0.014). In a 4T1 orthotopic breast cancer model, ME2 knockout significantly inhibited lung metastasis. In the tumors formed by ME2 knockout 4T1 cells, α-KG level significantly increased, collagen hydroxylation level did not change significantly, but HIF-1α protein level significantly decreased, in comparison to control. In cell culture, ME2 knockout or knockdown cells demonstrated a significantly higher α-KG level but significantly lower HIF-1α protein level than control cells under hypoxia. Exogenous malate and α-KG exerted similar effect on HIF-1α in breast cancer cells to ME2 knockout or knockdown. Treatment with malate significantly decreased 4T1 breast cancer lung metastasis. ME2 expression was associated with HIF-1α level in human breast cancer samples (P=0.027).Conclusion: We provide evidence that upregulation of ME2 is associated with a poor prognosis of breast cancer patients and propose a mechanistic understanding of a link between ME2 and breast cancer metastasis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Melika Ameli-Mojarad ◽  
Mandana Ameli-Mojarad ◽  
Mitra Nourbakhsh ◽  
Ehsan Nazemalhosseini-Mojarad

Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common lethal diseases in women worldwide. Recent evidence has shown that covalently closed Circular RNA (circRNA) deregulation is observed in different human malignancies and cancers. Lately, circRNAs are being considered as a new diagnostic biomarker; however, the mechanism and the correlation of action between circRNAs and BC are still unclear. In the present study, we try to investigate the expression level of hsa_circ_0005046 and hsa_circ_0001791 in BC. By using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), expression profiles of candidate circRNAs were detected in 60 BC tissue and paired adjacent normal tissues. Furthermore, the clinicopathological relation and diagnostic value were estimated. Our results showed the higher expression levels of hsa_circ_0005046 and hsa_circ_0001791 in BC tissues compared to paired adjacent normal tissues with P value ( P < 0.0001 ) for both circRNAs, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was 0.857 and 1.0, respectively; in addition, a total 10 miRNAs that can be targeted by each candidate circRNAs was predicted base on bioinformatics databases. Taken together, for the first time, the results of our study presented high expression levels of hsa_circ_0005046 and hsa_circ_00017916 in BC; although there was no direct correlation between the high expression level of both circRNAs with clinic pathological factors, except hsa_circ_0001791 association with estrogen receptors (ER), high ROC curve in expressed samples indicated that both circRNAs could be used as a new diagnostic biomarker for BC. Moreover, miRNAs selection tools predicted that miR-215 and mir-383-5p which have a tumor suppressor role in BC can be targeted by our candidate circRNAs to affect the PI3K/AKT pathway; in conclusion, further studies are required to validate the oncogene role of our candidate circRNAs through the PI3k pathway.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsutoshi Sato ◽  
Amol A. Padgaonkar ◽  
Stacey J. Baker ◽  
Stephen C. Cosenza ◽  
Olga Rechkoblit ◽  
...  

AbstractTriple negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains challenging because of heterogeneous responses to chemotherapy. Incomplete response is associated with a greater risk of metastatic progression. Therefore, treatments that target chemotherapy-resistant TNBC and enhance chemosensitivity would improve outcomes for these high-risk patients. Breast cancer stem cell-like cells (BCSCs) have been proposed to represent a chemotherapy-resistant subpopulation responsible for tumor initiation, progression and metastases. Targeting this population could lead to improved TNBC disease control. Here, we describe a novel multi-kinase inhibitor, 108600, that targets the TNBC BCSC population. 108600 treatment suppresses growth, colony and mammosphere forming capacity of BCSCs and induces G2M arrest and apoptosis of TNBC cells. In vivo, 108600 treatment of mice bearing triple negative tumors results in the induction of apoptosis and overcomes chemotherapy resistance. Finally, treatment with 108600 and chemotherapy suppresses growth of pre-established TNBC metastases, providing additional support for the clinical translation of this agent to clinical trials.


2007 ◽  
Vol 104 (29) ◽  
pp. 12117-12122 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Rottenberg ◽  
A. O. H. Nygren ◽  
M. Pajic ◽  
F. W. B. van Leeuwen ◽  
I. van der Heijden ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e15081-e15081
Author(s):  
YinJiao Fei ◽  
MingXing Liang ◽  
Lei Li ◽  
Yuxin Song ◽  
Zhen Liu ◽  
...  

e15081 Background: Gamma-interferon Inducible Lysosomal Thiolreductase (GILT) is constitutively expressed in most antigens endocytosed by antigen presenting cells (APCs), and its function is to catalyze the reduction of disulfide (S-S) bonds in protein substrates. The cytokine CXCL16 is one of the only two known plasma membrane chemokines which induces chemotaxis of activated T cells and bone marrow plasma cells in tumor microenvironment. It contains a free end folded by two sulfur bonds and therefore could also be a zymolyte of GILT. Previous studies found that specific receptor of CXCL16, CXCR6, was significantly overexpressed in breast cancer tissues and metastatic axillary lymph nodes. We suppose whether CXCR6/CXCL16 axis is regulated by GILT and affect tumor microenvironment, thereby eliciting specific anti-tumor immune responses in breast cancer (BC). Methods: GILT expression in BC was evaluated using publicly available data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). GILT gene was analyzed in UALCAN ( http://ualcan.path.uab.edu/analysis-prot.html ) . In vitro, Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was conducted to examine the location and relation of GILT and CXCR6. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) was performed to mine the biological pathways involved in BC related GILT regulatory network. The expression of GILT at protein and RNA levels were detected by Western Blot and RT-PCR assay. Overexpression and knockdown of GILT in BC cell lines was carried out to further analyzed the correlation between GILT and CXCL16/CXCR6. Results: TCGA database showed that GILT expression was increased in the stroma of BC compared with normal, and was correlated to shorter BC overall survival. GSEA suggested that the expression of GILT was associated with chemotactic factors. Pearson analysis and IHC showed GILT had a strong correlation with CXCL16/CXCR6 axis in the aspect of angiogenesis and immunity. qRT-PCR and Western Blot assay also revealed that GILT had high expression in BC. Besides, patients with high expression of GILT in IHC simultaneously showed high immunoreactive to macrophage markers, which was related to neovascularization and anti-tumor immune responses. Compared with the normal breast cell line MCF-10A, GILT protein had high expression in Hs578T and low expression in MDA-MB-231 cell line. GILT was overexpressed in MDA-MB-231 and knockdown in Hs578T. Result showed that high level GILT promoted the production of CXCL16/CXCR6,while GILT siRNA knockdown inhibited the production of CXCL16/CXCR6. Conclusions: GILT could catalyze CXCL16 in BC, function as a key mechanism to affect tumor microenvironment through CXCR6/CXCL16 pathway. GILT-activated CXCL16 levels showed a strong connection with unfavorable outcomes in BC, which could be a potential biomarker of prognosis and a novel therapeutic target.


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