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Schoppmann SF Berghoff A Dinhof C Jakesz R Gnant M Dubsky P Jesch B Heinzl H Birner P 《Breast cancer research and treatment》2012,134(1):237-244
While cancer research has been focused on tumor cells for many years, evidence is growing that the tumor stroma and in particular cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in particular play essential roles in the progression of human malignant disease. In human lung cancer, CAFs expressing the transmembrane protein podoplanin were shown to have significant influence on the patients' prognosis. In this study, we investigated the presence and prognostic role of podoplanin-expressing CAFs in a large series of patients with invasive breast cancer. Podoplanin expression was evaluated immunohistochemically in 367 breast cancers. Tumors with ≥10% distinct podoplanin staining were considered as positive (CAF+). Cytoplasmic podoplanin expression of tumor cells was considered as positive when ≥5% of tumor cells showed a distinct podoplanin expression. In normal breast tissue, no podoplanin-expressing fibrocytes were found. Thirty-three patients (9%) with breast cancer showed podoplanin expression in CAFs. In 28 patients (8%), a podoplanin expression in tumor cells was observed. A strong negative correlation of CAF+ with estrogen receptor status (p<0.001), and a significant association with higher histological grading (p<0.001) was seen. In multivariable analysis, CAFs+ was an independent prognostic factor for disease free (1.78 Hazard ratio; p=0.026) and overall survival (2.304 Hazard ratio; p=0.002) in patients with breast cancer. Podoplanin-expressing CAFs contribute to the prognosis of invasive breast cancer, indicating a highly aggressive subgroup. CAFs may present a highly selective target for anti-cancer therapies in patients with invasive breast cancer. 相似文献
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Patricia González-Callejo Petra Gener Zamira V. Díaz-Riascos Sefora Conti Patricia Cámara-Sánchez Roger Riera Sandra Mancilla Miguel García-Gabilondo Vicente Peg Diego Arango Anna Rosell Anna Labernadie Xavier Trepat Lorenzo Albertazzi Simó Schwartz Jr Joaquin Seras-Franzoso Ibane Abasolo 《International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer》2023,152(10):2153-2165
Tumor secreted extracellular vesicles (EVs) are potent intercellular signaling platforms. They are responsible for the accommodation of the premetastatic niche (PMN) to support cancer cell engraftment and metastatic growth. However, complex cancer cell composition within the tumor increases also the heterogeneity among cancer secreted EVs subsets, a functional diversity that has been poorly explored. This phenomenon is particularly relevant in highly plastic and heterogenous triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), in which a significant representation of malignant cancer stem cells (CSCs) is displayed. Herein, we selectively isolated and characterized EVs from CSC or differentiated cancer cells (DCC; EVsCSC and EVsDCC, respectively) from the MDA-MB-231 TNBC cell line. Our results showed that EVsCSC and EVsDCC contain distinct bioactive cargos and therefore elicit a differential effect on stromal cells in the TME. Specifically, EVsDCC activated secretory cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs), triggering IL-6/IL-8 signaling and sustaining CSC phenotype maintenance. Complementarily, EVsCSC promoted the activation of α-SMA+ myofibroblastic CAFs subpopulations and increased the endothelial remodeling, enhancing the invasive potential of TNBC cells in vitro and in vivo. In addition, solely the EVsCSC mediated signaling prompted the transformation of healthy lungs into receptive niches able to support metastatic growth of breast cancer cells. 相似文献
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Yan Mao Evan T. Keller David H. Garfield Kunwei Shen Jianhua Wang 《Cancer metastasis reviews》2013,32(1-2):303-315
Cancer is a systemic disease encompassing multiple components of both tumor cells themselves and host stromal cells. It is now clear that stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment play an important role in cancer development. Molecular events through which reactive stromal cells affect cancer cells can be defined so that biomarkers and therapeutic targets can be identified. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) make up the bulk of cancer stroma and affect the tumor microenvironment such that they promote cancer initiation, angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis. In breast cancer, CAFs not only promote tumor progression but also induce therapeutic resistance. Accordingly, targeting CAFs provides a novel way to control tumors with therapeutic resistance. This review summarizes the current understandings of tumor stroma in breast cancer with a particular emphasis on the role of CAFs and the therapeutic implications of CAFs. In addition, the effects of other stromal components such as endothelial cells, macrophages, and adipocytes in breast cancer are also discussed. Finally, we describe the biologic markers to categorize patients into a specific and confirmed subtype for personalized treatment. 相似文献
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Jinyoung Suh Do-Hee Kim Yeon-Hwa Lee Jeong-Hoon Jang Young-Joon Surh 《Molecular carcinogenesis》2020,59(9):1028-1040
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) constitute a major compartment of the tumor microenvironment. In the present study, we investigated the role for CAFs in breast cancer progression and underlying molecular mechanisms. Human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells treated with the CAF-conditioned media manifested a more proliferative phenotype, as evidenced by enhanced messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of Cyclin D1, c-Myc, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen. Analysis of data from The Cancer Genome Atlas revealed that fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) expression was well correlated with the presence of CAFs. We noticed that the mRNA level of FGF2 in CAFs was higher than that in normal fibroblasts. FGF2 exerts its biological effects through interaction with FGF receptor 1 (FGFR1). In the breast cancer tissue array, 42% estrogen receptor-negative patients coexpressed FGF2 and FGFR1, whereas only 19% estrogen receptor-positive patients exhibited coexpression. CAF-stimulated MDA-MB-231 cell migration and invasiveness were abolished when FGF2-neutralizing antibody was added to the conditioned media of CAFs. In a xenograft mouse model, coinjection of MDA-MB-231 cells with activated fibroblasts expressing FGF2 dramatically enhanced tumor growth, and this was abrogated by silencing of FGFR1 in cancer cells. In addition, treatment of MDA-MB-231 cells with FGF2 enhanced expression of Cyclin D1, a key molecule involved in cell cycle progression. FGF2-induced cell migration and upregulation of Cyclin D1 were abolished by siRNA-mediated FGFR1 silencing. Taken together, the above findings suggest that CAFs promote growth, migration and invasion of MDA-MB-231 cells via the paracrine FGF2-FGFR1 loop in the breast tumor microenvironment. 相似文献
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Xiongyan Wu Xuehua Chen Quan Zhou Pu Li Beiqin Yu Jianfang Li Ying Qu Jun Yan Yingyan Yu Min Yan Zhenggang Zhu Bingya Liu Liping Su 《Cancer letters》2013
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), as the activated fibroblasts in tumor stroma, are important modifiers of tumor progression. However, the mechanisms underlying stromal fibroblast activation and their promotion of tumor growth remain largely unknown in gastric cancer. Here, we show that normal fibroblasts (NFs) from non-cancerous regions of gastric cancer exhibit the traits of CAFs when grown together with gastric cancer cells in vivo. Activation of NFs can be induced by co-culture with gastric cancer cells, while deprivation of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) using a neutralizing antibody inhibits the activation of NFs. Moreover, we identify HGF as an important factor from CAFs that acts in a paracrine manner to promote tumorigenesis in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, these results suggest that HGF may play a pivotal role in the regulatory circuit between gastric cancer cells and stromal fibroblasts, and neutralization of HGF inhibits both activation and tumor-promoting properties of CAFs. 相似文献
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Qiong Wang Yu‐Chao Zhang Li‐Fang Zhu Lu Pan Miao Yu Wei‐Li Shen Bang Li Wei Zhang Lai‐Kui Liu 《Cancer science》2019,110(5):1790-1803
Heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) is highly expressed in various malignancies and is a potential modulator of tumor progression. Emerging evidence suggests that HSF1 activation in stromal cells is closely related to poor patient prognosis. However, the role of HSF1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains elusive. We aimed to investigate the function of HSF1 in cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and in tumor development. In the present study, we found that HSF1 was highly expressed in both CAFs and tumor cells, and was significantly correlated with poor prognosis and overall survival. Moreover, HSF1 overexpression in CAFs resulted in a fibroblast‐like phenotype of Cal27 cells, induced epithelial‐mesenchymal transition (EMT), and promoted proliferation, migration and invasion in Cal27 cells. HSF1 knockdown attenuated features of CAFs and reduced EMT, proliferation, migration and invasion in Cal27 cells. Furthermore, HSF1 in CAFs promoted tumor growth in nude mice. Taken together, these data suggest that HSF1 expression in CAFs drive OSCC progression, and could serve as an independent prognostic marker of patients with OSCC. Thus, HSF1 is a potent mediator of OSCC malignancy. 相似文献
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Expression of the estrogen receptor (ER), the progesterone receptor (PgR) or the human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) in tumors is a good prognostic marker for breast cancer patients. However, approximately 15-20% of breast cancer patients have triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC; negative for ER, PgR and HER2), and efficient therapeutic modalities for these patients are under investigation. We focused on thymidine phosphorylase (TP), an enzyme metabolizing 5'-DFUR, an intermediate of capecitabine, to 5-fluorouracil in order to investigate the application of well-known therapeutics for TNBC. Results of a gene expression analysis showed that TP expression in TNBC and basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) was higher than that of other subtypes. Immunohistochemically, the high expression of TP in TNBC and BLBC reflected expression in stromal but not tumor cells. Notably, a high TP expression was observed in the stromal cells of EGFR- and/or CK5/6-positive breast tumors. Our present results showing a high expression of TP in BLBC indicate that capecitabine-based chemotherapy would be of benefit for patients with TNBC. 相似文献
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Clavreul A Etcheverry A Chassevent A Quillien V Avril T Jourdan ML Michalak S François P Carré JL Mosser J;Grand Ouest Glioma Project Network Menei P 《Journal of neuro-oncology》2012,106(3):493-504
Glioblastoma (GB) is a highly infiltrative tumor recurring in 90% of cases within a few centimeters of the resection cavity, even in cases of complete tumor resection and adjuvant chemo/radiotherapy. This observation highlights the importance of understanding this special zone of brain tissue surrounding the tumor. It is becoming clear that the nonneoplastic stromal compartment of most solid cancers plays an active role in tumor proliferation, invasion, and metastasis. Very little information, other than that concerning angiogenesis and immune cells, has been collected for stromal cells from GB. As part of a translational research program, we have isolated a new stromal cell population surrounding GB by computer-guided stereotaxic biopsies and primary culture. We named these cells GB-associated stromal cells (GASCs). GASCs are diploid, do not display the genomic alterations typical of GB cells, and have phenotypic and functional properties in common with the cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) described in the stroma of carcinomas. In particular, GASCs express markers associated with CAFs such as fibroblast surface protein, alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta (PDGFRβ). Furthermore, GASCs have a molecular expression profile different from that of control stromal cells derived from non-GB peripheral brain tissues. GASCs were also found to have tumor-promoting effects on glioma cells in vitro and in vivo. The isolation of GASCs in a tumor of neuroepithelial origin was unexpected, and further studies are required to determine their potential as a target for antiglioma treatment. 相似文献
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Hiroaki Kasashima Masakazu Yashiro Haruhito Kinoshita Tatsunari Fukuoka Tamami Morisaki Go Masuda Katsunobu Sakurai Naoshi Kubo Masaichi Ohira Kosei Hirakawa 《Cancer letters》2014
The aim of this study was to clarify the role of fibroblast-derived Lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2) in the development of gastric cancer. The correlation between the clinicopathological features of 548 primary gastric carcinomas and LOXL2 expression in stromal cells was examined by immunohistochemistry. Two gastric cancer cell lines, OCUM-12 and NUGC-3, and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) were used in this in vitro study. The effect of fibroblast-derived LOXL2 on the motility of gastric cancer cells was analyzed by using a wound-healing assay, a double-chamber invasion assay, and western blot. LOXL2 expression in stromal cells was significantly associated with tumor invasion depth, lymph node metastasis, lymphatic invasion, venous invasion, and peritoneal dissemination. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that LOXL2 expression in stromal cells could be an independent predictive parameter for the overall survival of patients. CAFs significantly stimulated the migration and invasion of OCUM-12 and NUGC-3 cells. This motility-stimulating ability of CAFs was inhibited by LOXL2 siRNA. Western blot analysis indicated that phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in cancer cells was increased by the conditioned medium from CAFs, and was decreased by the conditioned medium from LOXL2 siRNA-treated CAFs. LOXL2 expression in stromal cells may be a useful prognostic factor for patients with gastric cancer. Fibroblast-derived LOXL2 may stimulate the motility of gastric cancer cells. 相似文献
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Marilena Vered Dan Dayan Ran Yahalom Alex Dobriyan Iris Barshack Ibrahim O. Bello Saara Kantola Tuula Salo 《International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer》2010,127(6):1356-1362
We examined cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and a panel of immunohistochemical markers of epithelial‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) in 19 pair‐matched oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and metastatic tumors to regional lymph nodes (RLNs). α‐Smooth muscle actin (α‐SMA) was studied to identify CAFs. EMT was studied with syndecan‐1, Cadherin‐11, fibroblast‐specific protein (FSP)‐1, s ecreted p rotein a cidic and r ich in c ysteine (SPARC) and Twist. Triple immunostaining in RLNs was used to highlight the carcinoma cells (E‐cadherin and Ki‐67) and their relationship to the CAFs (α‐SMA). We found that metastatic RLNs hosted CAFs similarly as in pair‐matched primary tumors. Expression of EMT markers is common in both primary and metastatic tumors. We demonstrate that metastatic carcinoma cells (Ki‐67 positive) downregulate E‐cadherin expression at the periphery of cancer islands, where they are in direct contact with CAFs. The supporting connective tissue microenvironment also commonly expresses syndecan‐1, Cadherin‐11, FSP‐1, and SPARC. In conclusion, CAFs are common to both primary and metastatic SCC. We hypothesize that CAFs not only promote tumor invasion but also facilitate metastases, either by cometastasizing and/or being recruited to lymph nodes. Evidence of EMT is common within primary tumors and metastatic SCC and may be further modulated by CAFs. 相似文献
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目的 检测Caveolin-1(Cav-1)在乳腺浸润性导管癌间质内癌相关成纤维细胞(CAFs)中的表达,分析Cav-1与乳腺癌分子亚型、HER-2基因状态的相关性及其与预后的关系。方法应用免疫组织化学法检测168例乳腺癌组织Cav-1在CAFs中的表达情况。用荧光原位杂交(FISH)方法检测乳腺癌组织中HER-2基因的扩增状态。结果 Cav-1在HER-2过表达型和Luminal B型的阳性表达率均为83.3%,显著高于Luminal A型(58.1%)和Basal like型(35.3%),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。乳腺癌HER 2基因扩增占39.3%(66/168),与HER-2蛋白表达呈正相关(r=0.625,P<0.05)。HER-2基因扩增组的Cav-1阳性表达率为83.3%,显著高于未扩增组的55.9%(P<0.05)。Cav-1表达水平与HER-2蛋白(r=0.253)及基因(r=0.305)表达均呈正相关(P<005),与预后亦明显相关(P=0.041)。结论 乳腺癌间质内Cav-1表达与分子分型相关,HER 2蛋白表达水平增高及基因扩增与间质Cav-1表达水平增高呈正相关(P<0.05),乳腺癌间质CAFs中Cav-1高表达提示患者预后较好。 相似文献
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Steven C Kao Michaela B Kirschner Wendy A Cooper Thang Tran Sjaak Burgers Casey Wright Tiny Korse Daan van den Broek James Edelman Michael Vallely Brian McCaughan Nick Pavlakis Stephen Clarke Mark P Molloy Nico van Zandwijk Glen Reid 《British journal of cancer》2016,114(5):524-531
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We aimed to identify prognostic blood biomarkers using proteomics-based approaches in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).Methods:
Plasma samples from 12 MPM patients were used for exploratory mass spectrometry and ELISA analyses. The significance of secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) was examined in sera from a Dutch series (n=97). To determine the source of the circulating SPARC, we investigated SPARC expression in MPM tumours and healthy controls, as well as the expression and secretion from cell lines and xenografts.Results:
Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine was identified as a putative prognostic marker in plasma. Validation in the Dutch series showed that the median survival was higher in patients with low SPARC compared with those with high SPARC (19.0 vs 8.8 months; P=0.01). In multivariate analyses, serum SPARC remained as an independent predictor (HR 1.55; P=0.05). In MPM tumour samples, SPARC was present in the tumour cells and stromal fibroblasts. Cellular SPARC expression was higher in 5 out of 7 cell lines compared with two immortalized mesothelial lines. Neither cell lines nor xenograft tumours secreted detectable SPARC.Conclusions:
Low circulating SPARC was associated with favourable prognosis. Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine was present in both tumour cells and stromal fibroblasts; and our in vitro and in vivo experiments suggest that stromal fibroblasts are a potential source of circulating SPARC. 相似文献15.
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Mingzhu Huang Yuqing Li Huanle Zhang Feifei Nan 《Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR》2010,29(1):80
Background
Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) have been recently identified in breast carcinoma as CD44+CD24- cells, which exclusively retain tumorigenic activity and display stem cell-like properties. Using a mammosphere culture technique, MCF7 mammosphere cells are found to enrich breast cancer stem-like cells expressing CD44+CD24-. The stromal cells are mainly constituted by fibroblasts within a breast carcinoma, yet little is known of the contributions of the stromal cells to BCSCs.Methods
Carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and normal fibroblasts (NFs) were isolated and identified by immunohistochemistry. MCF7 mammosphere cells were co-cultured with different stromal fibroblasts by a transwell cocultured system. Flow cytometry was used to measure CD44 and CD24 expression status on MCF7. ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) was performed to investigate the production of stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1) in mammosphere cultures subject to various treatments. Mammosphere cells were injected with CAFs and NFs to examine the efficiency of tumorigenity in NOD/SCID mice.Results
CAFs derived from breast cancer patients were found to be positive for α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), exhibiting the traits of myofibroblasts. In addition, CAFs played a central role in promoting the proliferation of CD44+CD24- cells through their ability to secrete SDF-1, which may be mediated to SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling. Moreover, the tumorigenicity of mammosphere cells with CAFs significantly increased as compared to that of mammosphere cells alone or with NFs.Conclusion
We for the first time investigated the effects of stromal fibroblasts on CD44+CD24- cells and our findings indicated that breast CAFs contribute to CD44+CD24- cell proliferation through the secretion of SDF-1, and which may be important target for therapeutic approaches. 相似文献17.
Tumor-Derived Matrix Metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) Expression in Benign and Malignant Breast Lesions
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Fereshteh Ameli Firouzeh Ghafourina NassabNoraidah MasirFarzan Kahtib 《Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention》2021,22(8):2603-2609
Introduction: Breast carcinoma is the most common malignancy and the leading cause of cancer death in women. Matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) is a hypothetical prognostic marker in invasive breast cancer. This study aimed to determine MMP-13 expression in benign and malignant breast lesions and to evaluate the correlation between MMP-13 expression and tumor characteristics in invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). Materials and Method: We evaluated cytoplasmic expression of MMP-13 based on staining index using immunohistochemistry (IHC) in epithelial cells, stromal fibroblasts of IDC (n=90) and benign epithelial breast (n=90) lesions. Correlation between IHC and tumor size, lymph node status, distance metastasis, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and Her-2/neu was assessed. Results: MMP-13 expression was 45% and 38.8% in malignant epithelial cells and peritumoral fibroblasts, respectively. Only low level of MMP-13 expression was seen in benign breast lesions (8.8% in epithelial component and 2.2% in stromal fibroblasts), while high level of MMP-13 expression was noted in malignant tumors, mainly grade II or III. Cytoplasmic MMP-13 expressions in epithelial tumor cells was correlated significantly with peritumoral fibroblasts. MMP-13 expression was directly correlated with distant metastasis and tumor stage in epithelial tumoral cells and was inversely correlated with progesterone expression in both tumoral and stromal cells. Conclusion: This study showed that MMP-13 was a moderator for tumor invasion and metastasis and could be an independent predictor of poor prognosis in breast cancer. The role of MMP-13 in predicting the risk of malignant transformation in benign lesions should be further investigated. 相似文献
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Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), the most abundant and probably the most active cellular component of breast cancer-associated stroma, promote carcinogenesis through paracrine effects; however, the molecular basis remains elusive. We have shown here that p16(INK4A) expression is reduced in 83% CAFs as compared with their normal adjacent counterparts cancer-free tissues isolated from the same patients. This decrease is mainly due to AUF1-dependent higher turnover of the CDKN2A mRNA in CAFs. Importantly, p16(INK4A) downregulation using specific siRNA activated breast fibroblasts and increased the expression/secretion levels of stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1) and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2. Consequently, media conditioned with these cells stimulated the proliferation of epithelial cells. Furthermore, the migration/invasion of breast cancer cells was also enhanced in an SDF-1-dependent manner. This effect was mediated through inducing an epithelial-mesenchymal transition state. By contrast, increase in p16(INK4A) level through ectopic expression or AUF1 downregulation, reduced the secreted levels of SDF-1 and MMP-2 and suppressed the pro-carcinogenic effects of CAFs. In addition, p16(INK4A)-defective fibroblasts accelerated breast tumor xenograft formation and growth rate in mice. Importantly, tumors formed in the presence of p16(INK4A)-defective fibroblasts exhibited higher levels of active Akt, Cox-2, MMP-2 and MMP-9, showing their greater aggressiveness as compared with xenografts formed in the presence of p16(INK4A)-proficient fibroblasts. These results provide the first indication that p16(INK4A) downregulation in breast stromal fibroblasts is an important step toward their activation. 相似文献
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Mark P. G. Dings Paul Manoukian Cynthia Waasdorp Judith S. E. Quik Marin Strijker Sophie C. Lodestijn Sanne M. van Neerven Leandro F. Moreno Rodrigo Leite de Oliveira Bert A. Bonsing Marco J. Bruno Olivier R. Busch Michael Doukas Casper H. van Eijck Nadia Haj Mohammad Ignace H. de Hingh Quintus I. Molenaar Marc G. Besselink Louis Vermeulen Jan Paul Medema Hanneke W. M. van Laarhoven Maarten F. Bijlsma 《International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer》2023,152(3):511-523
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by abundant stroma, the main cellular constituents of which are cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). Stroma-targeting agents have been proposed to improve the poor outcome of current treatments. However, clinical trials using these agents showed disappointing results. Heterogeneity in the PDAC CAF population was recently delineated demonstrating that both tumor-promoting and tumor-suppressive activities co-exist in the stroma. Here, we aimed to identify biomarkers for the CAF population that contribute to a favorable outcome. RNA-sequencing reads from patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) were mapped to the human and mouse genome to allocate the expression of genes to the tumor or stroma. Survival meta-analysis for stromal genes was performed and applied to human protein atlas data to identify circulating biomarkers. The candidate protein was perturbed in co-cultures and assessed in existing and novel single-cell gene expression analysis from control, pancreatitis, pancreatitis-recovered and PDAC mouse models. Serum levels of the candidate biomarker were measured in two independent cohorts totaling 148 PDAC patients and related them to overall survival. Osteoglycin (OGN) was identified as a candidate serum prognostic marker. Single-cell analysis indicated that Ogn is derived from a subgroup of inflammatory CAFs. Ogn-expressing fibroblasts are distinct from resident healthy pancreatic stellate cells and arise during pancreatitis. Serum OGN levels were prognostic for favorable overall survival in two independent PDAC cohorts (HR = 0.47, P = .042 and HR = 0.53, P = .006). Altogether, we conclude that high circulating OGN levels inform on a previously unrecognized subgroup of CAFs and predict favorable outcomes in resectable PDAC. 相似文献
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Jian-fang Liang Hong-kun Wang Hong Xiao Ning Li Cai-xia Cheng Yu-ze Zhao Yan-bo Ma Jian-zhong Gao Rui-bing Bai Hui-xia Zheng 《Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR》2010,29(1):71