Promotion of gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic cancer cells by three-dimensional collagen I through HMGA2-dependent histone acetyltransferase expression.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 172-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaibhav Sahai ◽  
Surabhi Dangi-Garimella ◽  
Kazumi Ebine ◽  
Krishan Kumar ◽  
Hidayatullah G. Munshi
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Histone Acetyltransferase ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Ductal Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Collagen Gels ◽  
Tissue Culture Plastic ◽  
Pancreatic Cancer Cells ◽  
Clonogenic Potential ◽  
3D Collagen

172 Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is associated with a pronounced stromal reaction that has been shown to contribute to chemo-resistance. We have previously shown that PDAC cells are resistant to gemcitabine chemotherapy in the collagen microenvironment due to increased expression of the chromatin remodeling protein high mobility group A2 (HMGA2). Methods: Pancreatic TMAs were stained with trichrome and for histone H3K9, H3K27 acetylation (Ac), and histone acetyltransferase (HAT) expression. PDAC cells were plated onto tissue culture plastic or in three-dimensional (3D) collagen gels and protein expression assessed by Western blotting. DNA damage response was assessed by comet and clonogenic assays. Results: PDAC tumors display higher levels of H3K9Ac and H3K27Ac in fibrotic regions. Moreover, PDAC cells upregulate H3K9Ac and H3K27Ac along with GCN5, PCAF and p300 HATs in 3D collagen compared to tissue culture plastic. Knocking down HMGA2 attenuates the effect of collagen on H3K9Ac, H3K27Ac and p300, PCAF and GCN5 expression. We also show that human PDAC tumors with HMGA2 expression demonstrate increased H3K9Ac and H3K27Ac. Additionally, we show that cells in 3D collagen gels demonstrate reduced tailing with the comet assay, increased clonogenic potential and increased γH2AX following gemcitabine treatment, suggesting an increased response and repair to damaged DNA in the 3D collagen microenvironment. Significantly, down-regulation of HMGA2 or p300, PCAF and GCN5 HATs decreases gemcitabine-induced γH2AX detected and attenuates clonogenic potential. Conclusions: Collagen microenvironment limits the effectiveness of gemcitabine through HMGA2-dependent HAT expression. HMGA2 expression is associated with histone acetylation and HAT expression in human PDAC tumors, particularly in area of fibrosis, suggesting that fibrosis may contribute to chemo-resistance through increased HMGA2-HAT signaling. Overall, our results increase our understanding of how the collagen microenvironment contributes to chemo-resistance and identify HATs as potential therapeutic targets against this deadly cancer.

Effect of three-dimensional collagen I and global histone acetylation on gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic cancer cells.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e14515-e14515
Author(s):  
Surabhi Dangi-Garimella ◽  
Vaibhav Sahai ◽  
Mario A. Shields ◽  
Hidayatullah G. Munshi
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Histone Acetylation ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Tissue Microarrays ◽  
Pancreatic Tissue ◽  
Ductal Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Pancreatic Tumors ◽  
Collagen Gels ◽  
Pancreatic Cancer Cells ◽  
3D Collagen

e14515 Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is associated with a pronounced collagen-rich stromal reaction that has been shown to contribute to chemo-resistance. PDAC is also associated with epigenetic changes. We have previously shown that PDAC cells are resistant to gemcitabine in the collagen microenvironment because of increased expression of the chromatin remodeling protein high mobility group A2 (HMGA2) and increased ERK1/2 signaling. Methods: Pancreatic tissue microarrays were stained with trichrome and for histone H3K9, H3K27 acetylation (Ac), and histone acetyltransferase (HATs) expression. PDAC cells were plated onto tissue culture plastic or in 3D collagen gels and protein expression was assessed by Western blotting. DNA damage response was assessed by comet and clonogenic assays. Results: Human PDAC tumors display in areas of fibrosis higher histone H3K9Ac and H3K27Ac. Moreover, PDAC cells upregulate H3K9Ac and H3K27Ac along with GCN5, PCAF and p300 HATs when grown in 3D collagen. Inhibiting ERK1/2 activity and/or decreasing HMGA2 expression attenuates the effect of collagen on H3Ac and HAT expression. Human PDAC tumors with HMGA2 also demonstrate H3Ac and HAT expression. Additionally, cells in 3D collagen demonstrate reduced tailing with the comet assay, increased clonogenic potential and increased γH2AX following gemcitabine treatment, suggesting an increased repair response to damaged DNA in the collagen microenvironment. Significantly, downregulation of HATs along with inhibition of ERK1/2 activity attenuates gemcitabine-induced γH2AX detected in 3D collagen. Conclusions: Collagen microenvironment limits the effectiveness of gemcitabine through ERK1/2 and HMGA2-dependent HAT expression. HMGA2 expression is associated with histone acetylation and HAT expression in human PDAC tumors, particularly in area of fibrosis, suggesting that fibrosis may contribute to chemo-resistance through increased HMGA2-HAT signaling. Given that very little progress has been made in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, targeting HATs could be a novel approach to sensitize pancreatic tumors to chemotherapy.

scholarly journals Pancreatic Cancer Cells Respond to Type I Collagen by Inducing Snail Expression to Promote Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase-dependent Collagen Invasion

2011 ◽  
Vol 286 (12) ◽  
pp. 10495-10504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario A. Shields ◽  
Surabhi Dangi-Garimella ◽  
Seth B. Krantz ◽  
David J. Bentrem ◽  
Hidayatullah G. Munshi
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Type I Collagen ◽  
Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Type I ◽  
Collagen Gels ◽  
Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Pancreatic Cancer Cells ◽  
Membrane Type

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by pronounced fibrotic reaction composed primarily of type I collagen. Although type I collagen functions as a barrier to invasion, pancreatic cancer cells have been shown to respond to type I collagen by becoming more motile and invasive. Because epithelial-mesenchymal transition is also associated with cancer invasion, we examined the extent to which collagen modulated the expression of Snail, a well known regulator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Relative to cells grown on tissue culture plastic, PDAC cells grown in three-dimensional collagen gels induced Snail. Inhibiting the activity or expression of the TGF-β type I receptor abrogated collagen-induced Snail. Downstream of the receptor, we showed that Smad3 and Smad4 were critical for the induction of Snail by collagen. In contrast, Smad2 or ERK1/2 was not involved in collagen-mediated Snail expression. Overexpression of Snail in PDAC cells resulted in a robust membrane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP, MMP-14)-dependent invasion through collagen-coated transwell chambers. Snail-expressing PDAC cells also demonstrated MT1-MMP-dependent scattering in three-dimensional collagen gels. Mechanistically, Snail increased the expression of MT1-MMP through activation of ERK-MAPK signaling, and inhibiting ERK signaling in Snail-expressing cells blocked two-dimensional collagen invasion and attenuated scattering in three-dimensional collagen. To provide in vivo support for our findings that Snail can regulate MT1-MMP, we examined the expression of Snail and MT1-MMP in human PDAC tumors and found a statistically significant positive correlation between MT1-MMP and Snail in these tumors. Overall, our data demonstrate that pancreatic cancer cells increase Snail on encountering collagen-rich milieu and suggest that the desmoplastic reaction actively contributes to PDAC progression.

scholarly journals ROCK-generated contractility regulates breast epithelial cell differentiation in response to the physical properties of a three-dimensional collagen matrix

2003 ◽  
Vol 163 (3) ◽  
pp. 583-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele A. Wozniak ◽  
Radhika Desai ◽  
Patricia A. Solski ◽  
Channing J. Der ◽  
Patricia J. Keely
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Collagen Gel ◽  
Collagen Matrix ◽  
Breast Epithelial Cell ◽  
Collagen Gels ◽  
Culture Dish ◽  
Breast Epithelial Cells ◽  
3D Collagen ◽  
Breast Epithelial

Breast epithelial cells differentiate into tubules when cultured in floating three-dimensional (3D) collagen gels, but not when the cells are cultured in the same collagen matrix that is attached to the culture dish. These observations suggest that the biophysical properties of collagenous matrices regulate epithelial differentiation, but the mechanism by which this occurs is unknown. Tubulogenesis required the contraction of floating collagen gels through Rho and ROCK-mediated contractility. ROCK-mediated contractility diminished Rho activity in a floating 3D collagen gel, and corresponded to a loss of FAK phosphorylated at Y397 localized to 3D matrix adhesions. Increasing the density of floating 3D collagen gels also disrupted tubulogenesis, promoted FAK phosphorylation, and sustained high Rho activity. These data demonstrate the novel finding that breast epithelial cells sense the rigidity or density of their environment via ROCK-mediated contractility and a subsequent down-regulation of Rho and FAK function, which is necessary for breast epithelial tubulogenesis to occur.

scholarly journals Regulation of growth and differentiation of a rat hepatoma cell line by the synergistic interactions of hormones and collagenous substrata.

1983 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 1179-1190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z Gatmaitan ◽  
D M Jefferson ◽  
N Ruiz-Opazo ◽  
L Biempica ◽  
I M Arias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Hepatoma Cell ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Defined Medium ◽  
Hepatoma Cell Line ◽  
Collagen Gels ◽  
Tissue Culture Plastic ◽  
Serum Free ◽  
Rat Hepatoma Cell Line ◽  
Rat Hepatoma

Serum-free, hormonally defined media have been developed for optimal growth of a rat hepatoma cell line. The cells' hormonal requirements for growth are dramatically altered both qualitatively and quantitatively by whether they were plated onto tissue culture plastic or collagenous substrata. On collagenous substrata, the cells required insulin, glucagon, growth hormone, prolactin, and linoleic acid (bound to BSA), and zinc, copper, and selenium. For growth on tissue culture plastic, the cells required the above factors at higher concentrations plus several additional factors: transferrin, hydrocortisone, and triiodothyronine. To ascertain the relative influence of hormones versus substratum on the growth and differentiation of rat hepatoma cells, various parameters of growth and of liver-specific and housekeeping functions were compared in cells grown in serum-free, hormonally supplemented, or serum-supplemented medium and on either tissue culture plastic or type I collagen gels. The substratum was found to be the primary determinant of attachment and survival of the cells. Even in serum-free media, the cells showed attachment and survival efficiencies of 40-50% at low seeding densities and even higher efficiencies at high seeding densities when the cells were plated onto collagenous substrata. However, optimal attachment and survival efficiencies of the cells on collagenous substrata still required either serum or hormonal supplements. On tissue culture plastic, there was no survival of the cells at any seeding density without either serum or hormonal supplements added to the medium. A defined medium designed for cells plated on tissue culture plastic, containing increased levels of hormones plus additional factors over those in the defined medium designed for cells on collagenous substrata, was found to permit attachment and survival of the cells plated into serum-free medium and onto tissue culture plastic. Growth of the cells was influenced by both substrata and hormones. When plated onto collagen gel substrata as compared with tissue culture plastic, the cells required fewer hormones and growth factors in the serum-free, hormone-supplemented media to achieve optimal growth rates. Growth rates of the cells at low and high seeding densities were equivalent in the hormonally and serum-supplemented media as long as comparisons were made on the same substratum and the hormonally supplemented medium used was the one designed for that substratum. For a given medium, either serum or hormonally supplemented, the saturation densities were highest for tissue culture plastic as compared with collagen gels.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

scholarly journals Image-based Characterization of 3D Collagen Networks and the Effect of Embedded Cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 971-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanesa Olivares ◽  
Mar Cóndor ◽  
Cristina Del Amo ◽  
Jesús Asín ◽  
Carlos Borau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Cell Activity ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Collagen Fibers ◽  
Collagen Gels ◽  
Culture Dish ◽  
Collagen Concentration ◽  
A Cell ◽  
3D Collagen

AbstractCollagen microstructure is closely related to the mechanical properties of tissues and affects cell migration through the extracellular matrix. To study these structures, three-dimensional (3D) in vitro collagen-based gels are often used, attempting to mimic the natural environment of cells. Some key parameters of the microstructure of these gels are fiber orientation, fiber length, or pore size, which define the mechanical properties of the network and therefore condition cell behavior. In the present study, an automated tool to reconstruct 3D collagen networks is used to extract the aforementioned parameters of gels of different collagen concentration and determine how their microstructure is affected by the presence of cells. Two different experiments are presented to test the functionality of the method: first, collagen gels are embedded within a microfluidic device and collagen fibers are imaged by using confocal fluorescence microscopy; second, collagen gels are directly polymerized in a cell culture dish and collagen fibers are imaged by confocal reflection microscopy. Finally, we investigate and compare the collagen microstructure far from and in the vicinities of MDA-MB 23 cells, finding that cell activity during migration was able to strongly modify the orientation of the collagen fibers and the porosity-related values.

Mimicking osteocytes in vivo using 3D collagen gels: development of a novel tool to study osteocyte biology

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Nicole Scully ◽  
Sam L Evans ◽  
Deborah J Mason ◽  
Bronwen A J Evans
Keyword(s):  
Collagen Gels ◽  
3D Collagen

Galectin-3 is modulated in pancreatic cancer cells under hypoxia and nutrient deprivation

2020 ◽  
Vol 401 (10) ◽  
pp. 1153-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antônio F. da Silva Filho ◽  
Lucas B. Tavares ◽  
Maira G. R. Pitta ◽  
Eduardo I. C. Beltrão ◽  
Moacyr J. B. M. Rêgo
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Ductal Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Reverse Transcription Pcr ◽  
Pancreatic Cancer Cells ◽  
Through Flow ◽  
Galectin 3

AbstractPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is one of the most aggressive tumors with a microenvironment marked by hypoxia and starvation. Galectin-3 has been evaluated in solid tumors and seems to present both pro/anti-tumor effects. So, this study aims to characterize the expression of Galectin-3 from pancreatic tumor cells and analyze its influence for cell survive and motility in mimetic microenvironment. For this, cell cycle and cell death were accessed through flow cytometry. Characterization of inside and outside Galectin-3 was performed through Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription PCR (qRT-PCR), immunofluorescence, Western blot, and ELISA. Consequences of Galectin-3 extracellular inhibition were investigated using cell death and scratch assays. PANC-1 showed increased Galectin-3 mRNA expression when cultivated in hypoxia for 24 and 48 h. After 24 h in simultaneously hypoxic/deprived incubation, PANC-1 shows increased Galectin-3 protein and secreted levels. For Mia PaCa-2, cultivation in deprivation was determinant for the increasing in Galectin-3 mRNA expression. When cultivated in simultaneously hypoxic/deprived condition, Mia PaCa-2 also presented increasing for the Galectin-3 secreted levels. Treatment of PANC-1 cells with lactose increased the death rate when cells were incubated simultaneously hypoxic/deprived condition. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that the microenvironmental conditions modulate the Galectin-3 expression on the transcriptional and translational levels for pancreatic cancer cells.

scholarly journals 43.2: Invited Paper: High Mobility Oxide Complementary TFTs for System‐on‐Display and Three‐Dimensional Brain‐Mimicking IC

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (S1) ◽  
pp. 292-294
Author(s):  
Albert Chin ◽  
Te Jui Yen ◽  
You Da Chen ◽  
Cheng Wei Shih ◽  
Vladimir Gritsenko
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
High Mobility
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