CD2AP inhibits metastasis in gastric cancer by promoting cellular adhesion and cytoskeleton assembly

Diffuse gastric cancer (DGC) is a lethal malignancy lacking effective systemic therapy. Among the most provocative recent results in DGC has been that the alter of the cellular cytoskeleton and intercellular adhesion. CD2-associated protein (CD2AP) is one of the critical proteins regulating cytoskeleton assembly and intercellular adhesion. However, no study has investigated the expression and biological significance of CD2AP in gastric cancer (GC) to date. Therefore, the aim of our study was to explore if the expression of CD2AP is associated with any clinical features of GC and to elucidate the underlying mechanism. Immunohistochemistry of 620 patient tissue samples indicated that the expression of CD2AP is downregulated in DGC. Moreover, a low CD2AP level was indicative of poor patient prognosis. In vitro, forced expression of CD2AP caused a significant decrease in the migration and invasion of GC cells, whereas depletion of CD2AP had the opposite effect. Immunofluorescence analysis indicated that CD2AP promoted cellular adhesion and influenced cell cytoskeleton assembly via interaction with the F-actin capping protein CAPZA1. Overall, the upregulation of CD2AP could attenuate GC metastasis, suggesting CD2AP as a novel biomarker for the prognosis and treatment of patients with GC.     

AAV-CRISPR Gene Editing Is Negated by Pre-existing Immunity to Cas9

1. Download : Download high-res image (155KB)
2. Download : Download full-size image

     

Clinicopathological analysis of immunohistochemical expression of CD47 and SIRPα in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

The interaction of CD47 and signal-regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα) induces “don't eat me signal”, leading suppression of phagocytosis. This signal can affect the clinical course of malignant disease. Although CD47 and SIRPα expression are associated with clinicopathological features in several neoplasms, the investigation for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) has not been well-documented. This study aimed to declare the association between CD47 and SIRPα expression and clinicopathological features in ATLL. We performed immunostaining on 73 biopsy samples and found that CD47 is primarily expressed in tumor cells, while SIRPα is expressed in non-neoplastic stromal cells. CD47 positive cases showed significantly higher FoxP3 (P = .0232) and lower CCR4 (P = .0214). SIRPα positive cases presented significantly better overall survival than SIRPα negative cases (P = .0132). SIRPα positive cases showed significantly HLA class I (P = .0062), HLA class II (P = .0133), microenvironment PD-L1 (miPD-L1) (P = .0032), and FoxP3 (P = .0229) positivity. In univariate analysis, SIRPα expression was significantly related to prognosis (Hazard ratio [HR] 0.470; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.253-0.870; P = .0167], although multivariate analysis did not show SIPRα as an independent prognostic factor. The expression of SIRPα on stromal cells reflects activated immune surveillance mechanism in tumor microenvironment and induce good prognosis in ATLL. More detailed studies for gene expression or genomic abnormalities will disclose clinical and biological significance of the CD47 and SIRPα in ATLL.     

缺氧诱导因子-1的表达与脑膜瘤血管生成的关系

目的探讨缺氧诱导因子-1(HIF-1)的表达与脑膜瘤血管生成的关系。方法采用免疫组织化学方法检测48例脑膜瘤和10例正常脑膜组织中氧诱导因子-1α(HIF-1α)的表达,并用人原始造血细胞(CD34)抗体标记血管内皮细胞,计数脑膜瘤和正常脑膜组织中的微血管密度(MVD),对所得资料进行统计学分析。结果48例脑膜瘤组织中,HIF-1α阳性表达率为79%,其中弱阳性( ),阳性( ),强阳性( )表达率分别为33%,31%,15%;MVD为6~55,x±s为28±11;正常脑膜中无HIF-1α表达,MVD为4±1,明显低于肿瘤组织,差异有显著性(P<0.01)。HIF-1α阴性(-)表达者,MVD为11±5;呈弱( )、中( )及强阳性( )表达者,MVD分别为23±10、36±13及47±15;HIF-1α阳性表达程度与MVD呈正相关(rs=0.766,P<0.01)。结论HIF-1的表达与脑膜瘤血管生成密切相关,进一步研究HIF-1在脑膜瘤中的表达及调控血管生成的机制,可能为脑膜瘤的治疗开辟新途径。     

CD10表达在甲状腺滤泡性癌和滤泡型乳头状癌诊断中的作用

目的研究CD10表达在甲状腺滤泡性癌和滤泡型乳头状癌诊断中的作用。方法收集70例甲状腺良、恶性病变组织，其中包括15例滤泡性腺瘤、15例腺瘤性甲状腺肿、30例乳头状癌（包括9例滤泡型乳头状癌）和10例滤泡性癌，采用免疫组织化学方法检测CD10在上述组织中的表达。结果9例滤泡型乳头状癌中，7例表达CD10（77．8％），10例滤泡性癌中8例表达CD10（80．0％）；CD10在非滤泡型乳头状癌、滤泡性腺瘤、腺瘤性甲状腺肿和正常甲状腺组织中均不表达。结论对CD10表达的检测有助于对甲状腺滤泡性癌和滤泡型乳头状癌的诊断。     

真菌源性CD::UPRT联合基因治疗脑胶质瘤的实验研究

目的研究5-FC/CD：：UPRT联合基因治疗策略对胶质瘤细胞C6的杀伤效应。方法扩增yCD：：UPRT融合基因并构建含yCD：：UPRT基因的重组表达载体；载体转染包装细胞PT67,所获重组病毒转染胶质瘤细胞C6,筛选并鉴定阳性转基因克隆；用MTT法检测不同浓度5-FC对CD：：UPRT转基因细胞的杀伤效应。结果PCR法扩增出全长CD：：UPRT基因,经测序证实序列正确,重组逆转录病毒表达载体pLXSN-yCD：：UPRT经双酶切获目的条带,载体转染包装细胞获重组逆转录病毒(滴度达3．5×10~6CFU/ml)并转染C6,经筛选获得转基因阳性克隆C6-yCD：：UPRT细胞株,检测显示该细胞株有效表达目的基因。当5-FC终浓度≥10μmol/L时,实验组与对照组的细胞增殖力出现显著差异(P＜0．01),5-FC作用96h后电镜观察到凋亡小体。结论5-FC/yCD：：UPRT联合基因治疗策略对胶质瘤细胞C6有明显的杀伤作用。     

Multiple sclerosis patients have reduced HLA class II-restricted cytotoxic responses specific for both measles and herpes virus

It has been previously demonstrated that the generation of measles virus (MV)-specific cytotoxicity (CTL) is reduced in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). By contrast, CTL specific for influenza virus (FLU) and mumps virus is normal. It is uncertain if reduced CTL is limited to MV in MS patients, or if reduced CTL may be found to other viruses as well. Since MV-specific CTL is predominantly restricted by HLA class II molecules, while FLU-specific and mumps-specific CTL have large HLA class I-restricted components, reduced MV-specific CTL may reflect a broader reduction in HLA class II-restricted CTL in patients with MS. To examine this question we studied the generation of CTL specific for herpes simplex virus type I (HSV). HSV-specific CTL, like MV-specific CTL is predominantly restricted by HLA class II molecules. We found that patients with MS had reduced generation of CTL to both MV and HSV. Most, but not all patients who had reduced generation of CTL to one virus also had a similar impairment with respect to the second virus. Some patients, however, had a reduction in the generation of CTL only to MV or to HSV. These findings extend our earlier observations regarding reduced MV-specific CTL in patients with MS to a second HLA class II-restricted virus, HSV. Such a reduction may reflect discrete impairments in immune function to separate viruses, possibly those that are associated with viral persistence, or may reflect a more generalized defect in HLA class II-restricted CTL.