miR-513a-5p慢病毒载体的构建及其对人骨肉瘤细胞放疗敏感性的影响

目的:构建miR-513a-5p慢病毒过表达载体，转染人骨肉瘤细胞株，观察miR-513a-5p对人骨肉瘤细胞放疗敏感性的影响。方法:PCR法扩增人miR-513a-5p基因，克隆入pLentis-CMV-GFP-MCS-PGK-PURO载体获得重组质粒pLentis-miR513a，双酶切鉴定并测序后将正确的重组质粒和对照质粒转染293FT细胞制备慢病毒，分别转染骨肉瘤HOS和U2OS细胞，qRT-PCR法及荧光显微镜鉴定转染结果。克隆形成实验、MTT法检测miR-513a-5p高表达HOS和U2OS细胞在X射线照射下细胞存活情况。结果:双酶切及测序结果确定成功构建miR-513a-5p慢病毒载体pLentis-miR513a。qRT-PCR结果提示，转染骨肉瘤细胞株后miR-513a-5p表达显著升高。克隆形成实验结果显示miR-513a-5p高表达后骨肉瘤细胞在X射线照射下细胞增殖减慢。MTT结果提示miR-513a-5p高表达骨肉瘤细胞经X射线照射后细胞存活减少。结论:成功构建了miR-513a-5p慢病毒载体，建立了高效稳定表达miR-513a-5p的骨肉瘤细胞株，高表达miR-513a-5p能显著增加X射线照射后骨肉瘤细胞的放疗敏感性。     

miR-548d抑制骨肉瘤细胞的增殖和迁移

目的:探讨miR-548d对骨肉瘤细胞增殖和迁移的影响。方法:通过Real time PCR及Western blot检测miR-548d和KRAS在30例骨肉瘤组织以及293、MG63和U2OS细胞中的表达情况。对30例骨肉瘤组织中miR-548d和KRAS含量的相关性进行分析，随后通过报告基因实验印证miR-548d对KRAS的靶向作用。MG63细胞中分别过表达或沉默miR-548d后，通过Western blot实验分析KRAS的变化情况，MTT实验观察miR-548d对细胞增殖的影响，Transwell实验观察miR-548d对其迁移能力的影响。结果:骨肉瘤组织及细胞中miR-548d表达较低，KRAS表达较高。在骨肉瘤组织中miR-548d与KRAS的表达呈负相关。报告基因实验证明miR-548d可以直接打靶KRAS。Western blot指出miR-548d可以抑制KRAS的表达。最后MTT和Transwell实验指出miR-548d可以抑制MG63细胞的增殖与迁移。结论:miR-548d可以通过打靶KRAS抑制骨肉瘤细胞的增殖和迁移。     

Prexasertib (LY2606368) reduces clonogenic survival by inducing apoptosis in primary patient-derived osteosarcoma cells and synergizes with cisplatin and talazoparib

Progress in the systemic control of osteosarcoma has been limited over the past decades thus indicating the urgent clinical need for the development of novel treatment strategies. Therefore, we have recently developed new preclinical models to study promising novel agents for the treatment of pediatric osteosarcoma. The checkpoint kinase (chk) inhibitor prexasertib (LY2606368) and its salt form (LSN2940930) have recently been shown to be active in adult and pediatric malignancies, including sarcoma. We have now tested the potency of prexasertib in clonogenic survival assays in two new lines of primary patient-derived osteosarcoma cells and in two established osteosarcoma cell lines as a single agent and in combination with cisplatin and the poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor talazoparib. Prexasertib alone results in strongly reduced clonogenic survival at low nanomolar concentrations and acts by affecting cell cycle progression, induction of apoptosis and induction of double-stranded DNA breakage at concentrations that are well below clinically tolerable and safe plasma concentrations. In combination with cisplatin and talazoparib, prexasertib acts in a synergistic fashion. Chk1 inhibition by prexasertib and its combination with the DNA damaging agent cisplatin and the PARP-inhibitor talazoparib thus emerges as a potential new treatment option for pediatric osteosarcoma which will now have to be tested in preclinical primary patient derived in vivo models and clinical studies.     

Giant-cell-rich tumors of bone

Neoplasms of bone with numerous non-neoplastic osteoclast type giant cells are relatively common and exhibit diverse phenotypes of the neoplastic cells. These tumors have a broad spectrum of biological potential which necessitates accurate recognition and diagnosis. Their clinicopathological features are overlapping, therefore, immunohistochemistry and molecular studies may be required for evaluation. Correlation with imaging studies provides additional information that should be incorporated into the pathological interpretation.     

Amphiregulin enhances intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression and promotes tumor metastasis in human osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma is a common, high malignant, and metastatic bone cancer. Amphiregulin (AREG) has been associated with cancer cellular activities. However, the effect of AREG on metastasis activity in human osteosarcoma cells has yet to be determined. We determined that AREG increases the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) through PI3K/Akt signaling pathway via its interaction with the epidermal growth factor receptor, thus resulting in the enhanced cell migration of osteosarcoma. Furthermore, AREG stimulation increased the association of NF-κB to ICAM-1 promoter which then up-regulated ICAM-1 expression. Finally, we observed that shRNA silencing of AREG decreased osteosarcoma metastasis in vivo. Our findings revealed a relationship between osteosarcoma metastatic potential and AREG expression and the modulating effect of AREG on ICAM-1 expression.     

四肢骨肉瘤保肢治疗与预后影响因素分析

目的探究四肢骨肉瘤保肢治疗与预后的危险因素。方法 89例四肢骨肉瘤患者行保肢治疗后随访3年,依据3年预后结局分为生存组(71例)与死亡组(18例),比较两组患者临床特征,分析死亡的相关因素,将相关因素代入Cox比例风险模型分析危险因素。结果生存组及死亡组四肢骨肉瘤患者Enneking分期及是否术后肺转移、治疗后病理性骨折、术前乳酸脱氢酶升高、完成化疗情况比较,差异均有统计学意义(P﹤0.05)。术后出现肺转移、未完成化疗及Enneking分期为Ⅱ期或Ⅲ期为四肢骨肉瘤保肢治疗后3年内死亡的危险因素(P﹤0.05)。结论尽早确诊、尽早治疗、积极预防病理性骨折、完成规范化疗及预防肺转移的发生能够辅助提高四肢骨肉瘤患者保肢治疗后的生存率。     

Risk factors associated with delayed methotrexate clearance and increased toxicity in pediatric patients with osteosarcoma

High‐dose methotrexate (HD‐MTX; 12 g/m²) is part of standard therapy for pediatric osteosarcoma (OS). Risk factors associated with MTX toxicity in children with OS are not well defined. We investigated the association between peak MTX levels (four‐hour) and delayed MTX clearance or treatment toxicity. Information was retrieved from electronic medical records of 33 OS patients treated with HD‐MTX at Texas Children's Hospital from 2008 to 2015. We found that the four‐hour MTX level did not contribute to toxicity or delayed MTX clearance. We demonstrated that certain demographic characteristics are associated with delayed clearance and increased toxicity.     

Reprograming the tumor immunologic microenvironment using neoadjuvant chemotherapy in osteosarcoma

Tumor‐infiltrating immune cells play a crucial role in tumor progression and response to treatment. However, the limited studies on infiltrating immune cells have shown inconsistent and even controversial results for osteosarcoma (OS). In addition, the dynamic changes of infiltrating immune cells after neoadjuvant chemotherapy are largely unknown. We downloaded the RNA expression matrix and clinical information of 80 OS patients from the TARGET database. CIBERSORT was used to evaluate the proportion of 22 immune cell types in patients based on gene expression data. M2 macrophages were found to be the most abundant immune cell type and were associated with improved survival in OS. Another cohort of pretreated OS samples was evaluated by immunohistochemistry to validate the results from CIBERSORT analysis. Matched biopsy and surgical samples from 27 patients were collected to investigate the dynamic change of immune cells and factors before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was associated with increased densities of CD3+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, Ki67 + CD8+ T cells and PD‐L1+ immune cells. Moreover, HLA‐DR‐CD33+ myeloid‐derived suppressive cells (MDSC) were decreased after treatment. We determined that the application of chemotherapy may activate the local immune status and convert OS into an immune “hot” tumor. These findings provide rationale for investigating the schedule of immunotherapy treatment in OS patients in future clinical trials.