scholarly journals The Ubiquitin Gene Expression Pattern and Sensitivity to UBB and UBC Knockdown Differentiate Primary 23132/87 and Metastatic MKN45 Gastric Cancer Cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 5435
Author(s):  
Emanuele Salvatore Scarpa ◽  
Filippo Tasini ◽  
Rita Crinelli ◽  
Chiara Ceccarini ◽  
Mauro Magnani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Gene Expression Pattern ◽  
Sirna Transfection ◽  
Gastric Cancer Cells ◽  
Metastasis Development ◽  
Interfering Rna ◽  
Mkn45 Cell

Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common and lethal cancers. Alterations in the ubiquitin (Ub) system play key roles in the carcinogenetic process and in metastasis development. Overexpression of transcription factors YY1, HSF1 and SP1, known to regulate Ub gene expression, is a predictor of poor prognosis and shorter survival in several cancers. In this study, we compared a primary (23132/87) and a metastatic (MKN45) GC cell line. We found a statistically significant higher expression of three out of four Ub coding genes, UBC, UBB and RPS27A, in MKN45 compared to 23132/87. However, while the total Ub protein content and the distribution of Ub between the conjugated and free pools were similar in these two GC cell lines, the proteasome activity was higher in MKN45. Ub gene expression was not affected upon YY1, HSF1 or SP1 small interfering RNA (siRNA) transfection, in both 23132/87 and MKN45 cell lines. Interestingly, the simultaneous knockdown of UBB and UBC mRNAs reduced the Ub content in both cell lines, but was more critical in the primary GC cell line 23132/87, causing a reduction in cell viability due to apoptosis induction and a decrease in the oncoprotein and metastatization marker β-catenin levels. Our results identify UBB and UBC as pro-survival genes in primary gastric adenocarcinoma 23132/87 cells.

scholarly journals Immune suppressed tumor microenvironment by exosomes derived from gastric cancer cells via modulating immune functions

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Liu ◽  
Shaoxian Wu ◽  
Xiao Zheng ◽  
Panpan Zheng ◽  
Yuanyuan Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Tumor Microenvironment ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Gastric Cancer Cell ◽  
Gastric Cancer Cells ◽  
Gastric Cancer Cell Lines

Abstract Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death due to late diagnosis with high metastatic frequency. In this study, the impact of tumor secreted exosomes on immune function in the tumor environment was investigated using exosomes isolated from gastric cancer cell lines MKN-28, MKN-45, and SGC-7901. Results show that exosomes derived from all of these cell lines changed the gene expression and cytokine secretion levels of CD8+ T cells. They also block cell cycle progression, induced apoptosis in CD8+ T cells. Image analysis of fluorescent labeled exosomes derived from three cell lines injected systemically into C57BL/6 mice revealed these exosomes primarily localize to the lungs. We further showed exosomes were mainly taken up by natural killer cells and macrophages in the lung. After long-term exposure to inject exosomes from MKN-45 cells, mice developed an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in the lung with increased frequency of effector memory CD4+ T and MDSC, decreased CD8+ T cell and NK frequency. This immune suppressive environment promotes gastric cancer lung metastasis. Lung metastasis sites developed after mice were exposed to exosomes isolated from all three gastric cancer cell lines when the mice were injected with MFC cells. Results suggest that exosomes derived from gastric cancer cells (especially MKN-45 and MKN-28) changed CD8+ T cell gene expression and cytokine secretion patterns to create an immunosuppressive condition for metastatic niche formation in the lung. Overall, this study provides new insights into how gastric cancer derived exosomes modulate the immune response to promote lung tumor metastasis.

scholarly journals MiR-148a-3p suppresses the progression of gastric cancer cells through targeting ATP6AP2

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 1821-1826
Author(s):  
Xiaosheng Jin ◽  
Peipei Cai ◽  
Zhengchao Shi ◽  
Fangpeng Ye ◽  
Tingting Ji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Cell Viability ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
Epithelial Cell Line ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Gastric Cancer Cells ◽  
Expression Levels ◽  
New Therapeutic Approaches

Purpose: Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most frequent tumors with high mortality rate, worldwide. A proper understanding of the mechanism  underlying its progression is required for its diagnosis and development of novel treatment option. MicroRNAs are associated with the development and advancement of different types of cancer, including GC. The current research was aimed at investigating the molecular and biological function of miR-148a-3p in GC development.Methods: A human normal gastric epithelial cell line, GES-1 (control) as well as four GC cell lines (NUGC-4, SNU-520, STKM-2 and MKN-74) were employed for the study. MiR-148a-3p and ATP6AP2 expression levels in GC cell lines were examined by RT-qPCR technique. Transfection procedure was used to upregulate miR-148a-3p expression in the MKN-45 cell line. MTT assay was utilized to evaluate cell viability in GC cell lines. The molecular interaction between miR-148a-3p and ATP6AP2 was predicted using bioinformatics system and the prediction was then validated by luciferase reporter assay.Results: Expression levels of miR-148-3p was low, whilst that of ATP6AP2 was high in GC cell lines. MiR-148a-3p overexpression resulted in the reduction of cell viability in GC cell lines. More so, it was confirmed that miR-148-3p, as a post-transcriptional regulator inhibited ATP6AP2 expression by having a negative association with it in GC cells. More so, ATP6AP2 was found to be a direct target of miR-148a-3p.Conclusion: Our results revealed that miR-148a-3p plays a crucial function in GC development through targeting ATP6AP2. This finding could be explored in the discovery of new therapeutic approaches for GC treatment. Keywords: ATP6AP2, Cell viability, Gastric cancer, miR-148a-3p, Progression

scholarly journals Proinflammatory Interleukin-33 Induces Dichotomic Effects on Cell Proliferation in Normal Gastric Epithelium and Gastric Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 5792
Author(s):  
Laura Francesca Pisani ◽  
Gian Eugenio Tontini ◽  
Carmine Gentile ◽  
Beatrice Marinoni ◽  
Isabella Teani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Gene Expression Regulation ◽  
Gastric Epithelium ◽  
Cell Cycle Gene ◽  
Dependent Manner

Interleukin (IL)-33 is a member of the interleukin (IL)-1 family of cytokines linked to the development of inflammatory conditions and cancer in the gastrointestinal tract. This study is designed to investigate whether IL-33 has a direct effect on human gastric epithelial cells (GES-1), the human gastric adenocarcinoma cell line (AGS), and the gastric carcinoma cell line (NCI-N87) by assessing its role in the regulation of cell proliferation, migration, cell cycle, and apoptosis. Cell cycle regulation was also determined in ex vivo gastric cancer samples obtained during endoscopy and surgical procedures. Cell lines and tissue samples underwent stimulation with rhIL-33. Proliferation was assessed by XTT and CFSE assays, migration by wound healing assay, and apoptosis by caspase 3/7 activity assay and annexin V assay. Cell cycle was analyzed by means of propidium iodine assay, and gene expression regulation was assessed by RT-PCR profiling. We found that IL-33 has an antiproliferative and proapoptotic effect on cancer cell lines, and it can stimulate proliferation and reduce apoptosis in normal epithelial cell lines. These effects were also confirmed by the analysis of cell cycle gene expression, which showed a reduced expression of pro-proliferative genes in cancer cells, particularly in genes involved in G0/G1 and G2/M checkpoints. These results were confirmed by gene expression analysis on bioptic and surgical specimens. The aforementioned results indicate that IL-33 may be involved in cell proliferation in an environment- and cell-type-dependent manner.

Gene-expression profiles related to a synergistic effect of taxane and suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid combination treatment in gastric cancer cells.

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 50-50
Author(s):  
H. Chang ◽  
S. Y. Rha ◽  
H. Jeung ◽  
J. Ahn ◽  
J. Jung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Cancer Cell ◽  
Gastric Cancer Cell ◽  
Cancer Cell Lines ◽  
Human Gastric Cancer ◽  
Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid ◽  
Gastric Cancer Cells ◽  
Gastric Cancer Cell Lines

50 Background: We evaluated the cytotoxic effects of combining of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, with taxanes in human gastric cancer cell lines, and evaluated the pre-treatment difference of gene profile to identify genes that could potentially mediate the cytotoxic response. Methods: Twenty-five gastric cancer cell lines with 22K gene expression data were treated with SAHA and paclitaxel or docetaxel, and the synergistic interaction between the drugs was evaluated in vitro using the combination index (CI) method. We performed significance analysis of microarray (SAM) to identify chemosensitivity-related genes in gastric cancer cell lines that were concomitantly treated with SAHA and taxane. We generated a correlation-matrix between gene expression and CI values to identify genes whose expression correlated with a combined effect of taxanes and SAHA. Results: Taxane and SAHA combination had a synergistic cytotoxic effect against taxane-resistant gastric cancer cells. We selected 49 chemosensitivity-related genes, which were commonly identified in paclitaxel and docetaxel combined with SAHA, via SAM analysis. Among them, nine common genes (SLIT2, REEP2, EFEMP2, CDC42SE1, FSD1, POU1F1, ZNF79, ETNK1, and DOCK5) were extracted from the subsequent correlation-matrix analysis. Conclusions: Taxane and SAHA combination could be efficacious for the treatment of gastric cancer. The genes which were related with the synergistic response to taxane and SAHA could serve as surrogate biomarkers to predict the therapeutic response in gastric cancer patients. We are researching to determine the expression of the nine genes in malignant human gastric cancer tissue and to correlate them with clinical information. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

Use of colorectal cancer subtypes identified through iterative clustering to predict response to therapy.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 482-482
Author(s):  
Andreas Schlicker ◽  
Garry Beran ◽  
Christine M Chresta ◽  
Gael McWalter ◽  
Alison Pritchard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Gene Expression Pattern ◽  
Therapy Response ◽  
Response To Therapy ◽  
Cancer Subtypes ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Genome Wide

482 Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is generally stratified based on genetic and epigenetic features, such as KRAS mutation and microsatellite instability status. In order to facilitate the development of new targeted drugs and treatment regimens, it is important to redefine CRC at the molecular level by identifying subtypes that are relevant for response to targeted therapy. Methods: We applied a new unsupervised approach for iteratively stratifying tumor samples using genome-wide mRNA expression data. The resulting gene expression signatures were used to subtype CRC cell line panels and publicly available CRC tumor datasets. We employed pharmacological data on the cell line panels to link the subtypes to therapy response. Results: Starting from a gene expression dataset of 63 CRC tumor samples, we employed non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) and identified two dominant CRC subtypes. In agreement with previously published results, one of the types showed a mesenchymal and the other an epithelial-like gene expression pattern. In a second step, we applied NMF on these two dominant subtypes and further stratified them into two and three subtypes, respectively. The resulting five CRC subtypes show many differences, most notably activation of specific signaling pathways. Importantly, we recovered these five subtypes in several independent, publicly available CRC datasets. This strongly suggests that the signatures capture disease-relevant features of CRC. Furthermore, we found that the different subtypes corresponded to different cell lines in a panel of CRC cell lines. The clustered CRC cell lines displayed differential responses to a number of targeted compounds, indicating that the new CRC clusters may represent disease subtypes that of differential drug sensitivity. Conclusions: The CRC subtypes discovered using our new method offer new insights into the functional and molecular processes driving CRC. Furthermore, the evidence suggests that these subtypes may differ in activated pathway status and the response to some targeted inhibitors, indicating that targeting pathways conserved in these subtypes may provide new drug discovery opportunities.

Antitumorigenic effect of plumbagin by induction of SHP1 in human gastric carcinoma cell lines.

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 74-74
Author(s):  
Jin Sung Koh ◽  
Jong-Jae Park ◽  
Moon Kyung Joo ◽  
Hyo Soon Yoo ◽  
Jiwon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Gastric Carcinoma ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Carcinoma Cell ◽  
Migration And Invasion ◽  
Gastric Cancer Cells ◽  
Gastric Carcinoma Cell ◽  
Stat3 Pathway

74 Background: Plumbagin (5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) is a plant-drived natural agent extracted from the root of Plumbago zeylanic. A recent study reported that plumbagin down-regulated the activity of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) pathway to show various anti-tumor effects. We aimed in this in vitrostudy to demonstrate the inhibition of JAK2-STAT3 pathway by plumbagin through inducing SH2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 1 (SHP1) expression in gastric cancer cell line. Methods: We performed Wetern blot to measure SHP1, phospho-JAK2/STAT3 level, and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to evaluate target gene expression of STAT3. Several functional studies such as water soluble tetrazolium-1 (WST-1) assay, wound closure assay and matrigel invasion assay were also performed. Results: Plumbagin induced SHP1 expression and simultaneously down-regulated phospho-JAK2/STAT3 level via dose-and time-dependant manner in MKN28 cell, a gastric carcinoma cell line which has negative SHP1 expression. This effect was consistent when JAK2-STAT3 signaling was activated by interleukin-6, and ameliorated when cells were treated with prevanadate, a protein tyrosin phosphatase inhibitor. Furthermore, plumbagin significantly reduced gene expression of cyclin D1, VEGF1, survivin, MMP9, known target products of STAT3 activation in gastric cancinogenesis. The functional effect of plumbagin could be validated as inhibition of cell proliferation, migration and invasion, which are the results of activation of JAK2-STAT3 pathway in gastric cancer cells. Conclusions: Plumbagin is a potential negative regulator of cellular growth, migration and invasion by inhibiting both constitutive and inducible STAT3 activity through induction of SHP1 in gastric cancer cells.

scholarly journals Albendazole Exhibits Anti-Neoplastic Actions against Gastric Cancer Cells by Affecting STAT3 and STAT5 Activation by Pleiotropic Mechanism(s)

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 362
Author(s):  
Min Hee Yang ◽  
In Jin Ha ◽  
Jae-Young Um ◽  
Kwang Seok Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Small Interfering Rna ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Gastric Cancer Cells ◽  
Drug Induced ◽  
Cellular Apoptosis ◽  
Interfering Rna

Albendazole (ABZ) has been reported to display anti-tumoral actions against various maliganncies, but possible impact of ABZ on gastric cancer has not been deciphered. As aberrant phosphorylation of STAT3 and STAT5 proteins can regulate the growth and progression of gastric cancer, we postulated that ABZ may interrupt the activation of these oncogenic transcription factors. We found that ABZ exposure abrogated STAT3/5 activation, inhibited phosphorylation of Janus-activated kinases 1/2 and Src and enhanced the levels of SHP-1 protein. Silencing of SHP-1 gene by small interfering RNA (siRNA) reversed the ABZ-promoted attenuation of STAT3 as well as STAT5 activation and cellular apoptosis. In addition, these effects were noted to be driven by an augmented levels of reactive oxygen species caused by drug-induced GSH/GSSG imbalance. Thus, the data indicates that ABZ can modulate the activation of STAT3 and STAT5 by pleiotropic mechanisms in gastric cancer cells.

scholarly journals Distinctive Prognostic Value and Cellular Functions of Osteopontin Splice Variants in Human Gastric Cancer

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1820
Author(s):  
Chengcheng Hao ◽  
Yuxin Cui ◽  
Jane Lane ◽  
Shuqin Jia ◽  
Jiafu Ji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Splice Variants ◽  
Tnm Staging ◽  
Migration And Invasion ◽  
Ros Production ◽  
Gastric Cancer Cells ◽  
Normal Tissues

Background: Osteopontin (OPN) splice variants are identified as predictors of tumour progression and therapeutic resistance in certain types of solid tumours. However, their roles in gastric cancer (GC) remain poorly characterized. The current study sought to assess the prognostic value of the three OPN splice variants (namely OPN-a, OPN-b, and OPN-c) in gastric cancer and their potential functions within gastric cancer cells. Methods: RNA extraction and reverse transcription were performed using our clinical cohort of gastric carcinomas and matched normal tissues (n = 324 matched pairs). Transcript levels were determined using real-time quantitative PCR. Three OPN splice variants overexpressed cell lines were created from the gastric cancer cell line HGC-27. Subsequently, biological functions, including cell growth, adhesion, migration, and invasion, were studied. The potential effects of OPN isoforms on cisplatin and 5-Fu were evaluated by detecting cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in the HGC-27-derived cell lines. Results: Compared with normal tissues, the expression levels of three splice variants were all elevated in gastric cancer tissues in an order of OPN-a > OPN-b > OPN-c. The OPN-a level significantly increased with increasing TNM staging and worse clinical outcome. There appeared to be a downregulation for OPN-c in increasing lymph node status (p < 0.05), increasing TNM staging, and poor differentiation. High levels of OPN-a and OPN-b were correlated with short overall survival and disease-free survival of gastric cancer patients. However, the low expression of OPN-c was significantly associated with a poor prognosis. Functional analyses further showed that ectopic expression of OPN-c suppressed in vitro proliferation, adhesiveness, migration, and invasion properties of HGC-27 cells, while the opposite role was seen for OPN-a. Cellular ROS detection indicated that OPN-a and OPN-c significantly promoted ROS production after treatment with 5-Fu comparing to OPN-vector, while only OPN-a markedly induced ROS production after treatment with cisplatin. Conclusion: Our results suggest that OPN splice variants have distinguished potential to predict the prognosis of gastric cancer. Three OPN variants exert distinctive functions in gastric cancer cells. Focusing on specific OPN isoforms could be a novel direction for developing diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in gastric cancer.

scholarly journals Sevoflurane represses the migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells by regulating forkhead box protein 3

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 030006052110059
Author(s):  
Fangfang Yong ◽  
Hemei Wang ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Huiqun Jia
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Migration And Invasion ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Gastric Cancer Cells ◽  
Cell Migration And Invasion ◽  
Forkhead Box ◽  
Induced Apoptosis

Objective Previous studies suggested that sevoflurane exerts anti-proliferative, anti-migratory, and anti-invasive effects on cancer cells. To determine the role of sevoflurane on gastric cancer (GC) progression, we evaluated its effects on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of SGC7901, AGS, and MGC803 GC cells. Methods GC cells were exposed to different concentrations of sevoflurane (1.7, 3.4, or 5.1% v/v). Cell viability, migration, and invasion were evaluated using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide and Transwell assays. Immunohistochemical staining and immunoblotting were performed to analyze forkhead box protein 3 (FOXP3) protein expression in tissue specimens and cell lines, respectively. Results FOXP3 was downregulated in human GC specimens and cell lines. Functionally, FOXP3 overexpression significantly inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of GC cells and accelerated their apoptosis. Moreover, sevoflurane significantly blocked GC cell migration and invasion compared with the findings in the control group. However, FOXP3 silencing neutralized sevoflurane-induced apoptosis and the inhibition of GC cell migration and invasion. Sevoflurane-induced apoptosis and the suppression of migration and invasion might be associated with FOXP3 overactivation in GC cells. Conclusions Sevoflurane activated FOXP3 and prevented GC progression via inhibiting cell migration and invasion in vitro.

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