Effect of upregulation of ANGPT2 by DARPP-32 on angioenesis in gastric cancer.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 34-34
Author(s):  
Zheng Chen ◽  
Shoumin Zhu ◽  
Jun Hong ◽  
Abbes Belkhiri ◽  
Wael El-Rifai

34 Background: Gastric cancer is the second most frequent cause of cancer-related death worldwide. We have previously shown that Dopamine and cAMP regulated phosphoprotein MW 32 kDa (DARPP-32) and its truncated form (t-DARPP) are overexpressed in two-thirds of gastric adenocarcinomas. Angiopoietin 2 (ANGPT2) -TIE2 signaling is a secreted protein that acts as a key regulator of adult vascular homeostasis and blood vessel formation. Methods: The expression of DARPP-32 in the multi-step carcinogenesis cascade was examined using IHC analysis on 533 samples. ANGPT2 mRNA level was detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 30 gastric cancer tissue samples and 30 normal gastric tissues. DARPP-32 and t-DARPP were over expressed using stable and transient expression in AGS and MKN-28 gastric cancer cell lines, lacking endogenous DARPP-32 to investigate the induction of ANGPT2 by DARPP-32 and t-DARPP. Results: We found that ANGPT2 was higher expressed in cancer samples than normal tissues from RT-PCR. We also found gastric cancer tissue samples expressed higher DARPP-32 and t-DARPP mRNA than normal gastric tissues. Over expression of DARPP-32 and t-DARPP led to a significant increase of the mRNA and protein levels of ANGPT2 as compared to empty vector control. Consistent with these findings, the condition media from DARPP-32 and t-DARRP expressing cells showed high levels of secreted ANGPT-2. TNF-α treatment induced the levels of ANGPT2 further in DARPP-32 and t-DARPP expressing cells as compared to control. Of note, this increase in NF-κB activity was significantly higher in DARPP-32 and t-DARPP expressing cells as compared to control. To confirm the angiogenic potential, we used condition media from DARPP-32 and t-DARPP expressing AGS cells and demonstrated its ability to stimulate tube formation on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) models than the condition medium from control cells. Conclusions: Our results suggest that DARPP-32 and t-DARPP over expression may participate in the angiogenesis of gastric cancer. The in vitro studies indicate that DARPP-32 and t-DARPP play a role in up regulation of ANGPT2 in gastric cancer cells by enhancing the TNF-α induced activation of NF-κB signaling pathway.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4070-4070
Author(s):  
Takashi Oshima ◽  
Toshio Imada ◽  
Chikara Kunisaki ◽  
Takaki Yoshikawa ◽  
Yasushi Rino ◽  
...  

4070 Background: We have constructed a cDNA bank using mRNA extracted from frozen specimens of gastric cancer tissue and adjacent normal gastric mucosa and studied biomarkers for the individualized therapy of gastric cancer and the identification of new treatment targets. We report currently available results. Methods: We studied 227 patients in whom at least 5 years had elapsed since surgery for gastric cancer. The disease stage was IB in 29 patients, II in 66, III in 103, and IV in 29. Among the 139 patients who postoperatively received fluoropyrimidine anticancer agents, 82 with stage II or III disease were given adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1. A total 116 genes were selected as candidate biomarkers on the basis of the results of comprehensive DNA microarray analysis, extraction from a serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) database, and other studies. The relative expression levels of these 116 genes in gastric cancer tissue and adjacent normal mucosa were measured in each case by a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay using the cDNA databank described above, and the relations between clinical histopathological factors and treatment outcomes were examined. Results: In patients who underwent gastrectomy, high expression levels of the secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC), sulfatase 1 (SULF1), and inhibin, beta A (INHBA) genes were significantly associated with poor outcomes. In patients with stage II or III disease who received adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1, high expression levels of the insulin-like growth factor receptor 1 (IGF-1R), KIAA1199, thymidylate synthase (TS), and regenerating IV (Reg IV) genes were significantly associated with poor survival. Conclusions: Investigatory studies using a cDNA bank of biomarkers for gastric cancer suggested that expression levels of the SPARC, SULFI, and INHBA genes are useful prognostic factors in patients who undergo gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Expression levels of the IGF-1R, KIAA1199, TS, Reg IV, and INHBA genes may be useful biomarkers in patients who receive adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai-qun Liu ◽  
Lian-ying Ge ◽  
Xin-qing Ye ◽  
Xiao-ling Luo ◽  
Yuan Luo

Background. This study aimed to investigate possible associations between FAF1 expression and aspects of gastric cancer, in particular its clinical characteristics andHelicobacterinfection. Materials and Methods. RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry were used to analyze expression of FAF1 mRNA and protein in 40 gastric cancer patients.H. pyloriinfection was detected by three staining protocols. Results. The expression level of FAF1 mRNA was significantly lower in gastric cancer tissue than in normal gastric mucosa from the same patient (P<0.05). FAF1 mRNA expression was significantly lower in stage IV gastric cancer than in stage I+II or IIIA+IIIB (P=0.004) and also significantly lower in gastric cancer with distant metastasis. FAF1 mRNA expression was higher in well-differentiated cancer than in poorly-differentiated cancer (0.39±0.06versus0.19±0.06,t=9.966,P<0.01). FAF1 protein was detected in 15 of 40 (37.5%) cancerous tissue samples and in 29 of 40 (72.5%) corresponding normal tissue samples (P<0.01). FAF1 mRNA expression was lower inH. pylori-positive cancerous tissue samples than inH. pylori-negative ones (P<0.05). Conclusions. Downregulation of FAF1 expression may be related to the carcinogenesis and progression of gastric cancer, andH. pyloriinfection during gastric carcinogenesis may downregulate FAF1 expression.


2014 ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Van Huy Tran ◽  
Thi Minh Thi Ha ◽  
Trung Nghia Van ◽  
Viet Nhan Nguyen ◽  
Phan Tuong Quynh Le ◽  
...  

Background: HER-2/neu is a predictive biomarker for treatment of gastric cancer using trastuzumab in combination with chemotherapy. This study aimed to evaluate the status of HER-2/neu gene amplification using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in gastric cancer. Patients and methods: thirty six gastric cancer patients were assessed HER-2/neu gene amplification by FISH using PathVysionTM HER-2 DNA Probe kit (including HER-2/neu probe and CEP-17 probe) with biopsy and surgical specimens. Results: The HER-2/neu gene amplification was observed in three cases (8.3%), the HER-2/neu gene amplification rate in Lauren’s intestinal-type and diffuse-type were 11.8% and 5.2%, respectively. Conclusion: We applied successfully FISH technique with gastric cancer tissue samples. This technique could be performed as routine test in gastric cancer in order to select patients that benefit from trastuzumab in combination with chemotherapy.


2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-329
Author(s):  
E. S. Gershtein ◽  
A. A. Ivannikov ◽  
V. L. Chang ◽  
N. A. Ognerubov ◽  
М. M. Davydov ◽  
...  

Background: Over the last 10 years the incidence of gastric cancer has declined significantly. Nevertheless, it remains one of the most prevalent malignancies both in Russia and worldwide. Therefore, the problems of early diagnostics, prognosis and individualized treatment choice are still on the agenda. Much attention is paid to the evaluation of molecular biological characteristics of the tumor, as well as to the development of multiparametric prognostic systems for gastric cancer based on its identified characteristics. An important place among potential tumor biological markers belongs to matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) involved into all the stages of tumor progression, first of all, into the regulation of invasion and metastasizing.Aim: Comparative quantitative evaluation of some MMP family members (MMP-2, 7, and 9) and one of the tissue MMP inhibitors (TIMP-2) levels in the tumors and adjacent histologically unchanged mucosa in gastric cancer patients, the analysis of their associations with the main clinical and pathological features of the disease and its prognosis.Materials and methods: Sixty six (66) primary gastric cancer patients (32 male and 34 female) aged 24 to 82 years (median, 61 year) were recruited into the study. Twenty two (22) patients were with stage I of the disease, 11 with stage II, 28 with stage III, and 5 with stage IV. The concentrations of the proteins studied were measured in the tumor and unchanged mucosa extracts by standard direct ELISA kits (Quantikine®, R&D Systems, USA).Results: Tumor MMP-2, 7 and 9 levels were significantly increased, compared to those in the adjacent histologically unchanged mucosa, in 80, 70 and 72% of gastric cancer patients, respectively, while the increase of TIMP-2 level found in 61% of the tumors was not statistically significant. Tumor MMP-2 and TIMP-2 content was increasing significantly with higher T index – size and advancement of the primary tumor (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05 respectively). Tumor MMP-2 level was also increasing in parallel with the N index (regional lymph node involvement; p < 0.01); it was significantly higher in the patients with distant metastases than in those without them (p < 0.05). Tumor MMP-9 and MMP-7 concentrations were not significantly associated with the indices of the tumor progression. The patients were followed up for 1 to 85 months (median, 18.3 months). According to the univariate analysis, high (> 32.6 ng/mg protein) MMP-2 and low MMP-7 (< 1.1 ng/mg protein) levels in the gastric cancer tissue represent statistically significant unfavorable prognostic factors for overall survival. Increased TIMP-2 level is associated with a non-significant decrease in the overall survival (p > 0.05), whereas the MMP-9 level was unrelated to the gastric cancer prognosis. Only T index (p = 0.0034) and tumor MMP-7 content (p = 0.026) remained independent prognostic factors in the multivariate regression analysis.Conclusion: The majority of gastric cancer patients demonstrate a significant increase in the expression of three MMP family members, i.e. gelatinases (MMP-2 and 9), and matrilysin (MMP-7), in the tumors, as compared to adjacent histologically unchanged mucosa. Only MMP-2 levels were associated with the disease progression, increasing with higher TNM system indices. High MMP-2 and low MMP-7 content in the gastric cancer tissue are significant unfavorable prognostic factors for the overall survival in the univariate analysis, but only MMP-7 has retained its independent prognostic value in the multivariate assessment.


1978 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-314
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Masuda ◽  
Shigeki Shichijo ◽  
Mutsuya Takeuchi

1971 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-101
Author(s):  
J. Kojima ◽  
M. Tatsuda ◽  
A. Hirai ◽  
S. Okuda ◽  
T. Saegusa ◽  
...  

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 854-861
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Bo Xie ◽  
Hu Wang ◽  
Chengsong Chen ◽  
Chengwu Pan ◽  
...  

Certain progress has been made in the therapeutic method against gastric cancer such as surgical operation combined with chemotherapy and radiation therapy in recent years. But the therapeutic efficacy and prognosis on gastric cancer was still not satisfactory. The function of exosome of miR-328–3p secreted by bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) on restraining the gastric cancer was studied in the present study. The BMSCs with highly-expressed miR-328-3p was established. The exosome in cell supernatant was collected. The exosome of BMSCs and MSCs with highlyexpressed miR-328-3p was added into SGC-7901 cells followed by analysis of miR-328-3p level by Real-time PCR and TFF3 (Trefoil Factor 3) level in exosome by Western blot, cell proliferation, expression of E-cadherin, Vimentin and Caspase-3. miR-328-39 expression was reduced and TFF3 was elevated in gastric cancer tissue (P < 0.05). miR-328-3p was upregulated and TFF3 was downregulated after addition of BMSCs exosomes along with increased cell proliferation and reduced E-cadherin and Caspase3 expression (P < 0.05). In conclusion, exosome of BMSCs could be regulated by miR-328-3p and TFF3 expression is restrained so as to regulate the biological behaviors of gastric cancer cell.


2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 2988-2998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Tang ◽  
Dong Zheng ◽  
Ping Hu ◽  
Zongyue Zeng ◽  
Ming Li ◽  
...  

Abstract Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β) is a critical protein kinase that phosphorylates numerous proteins in cells and thereby impacts multiple pathways including the β-Catenin/TCF/LEF-1 pathway. MicroRNAs (miRs) are a class of noncoding small RNAs of ∼22 nucleotides in length. Both GSK3β and miR play myriad roles in cell functions including stem cell development, apoptosis, embryogenesis and tumorigenesis. Here we show that GSK3β inhibits the expression of miR-96, miR-182 and miR-183 through the β-Catenin/TCF/LEF-1 pathway. Knockout of GSK3β in mouse embryonic fibroblast cells increases expression of miR-96, miR-182 and miR-183, coinciding with increases in the protein level and nuclear translocation of β-Catenin. In addition, overexpression of β-Catenin enhances the expression of miR-96, miR-182 and miR-183 in human gastric cancer AGS cells. GSK3β protein levels are decreased in human gastric cancer tissue compared with surrounding normal gastric tissue, coinciding with increases of β-Catenin protein, miR-96, miR-182, miR-183 and primary miR-183-96-182 cluster (pri-miR-183). Furthermore, suppression of miR-183-96-182 cluster with miRCURY LNA miR inhibitors decreases the proliferation and migration of AGS cells. Knockdown of GSK3β with siRNA increases the proliferation of AGS cells. Mechanistically, we show that β-Catenin/TCF/LEF-1 binds to the promoter of miR-183-96-182 cluster gene and thereby activates the transcription of the cluster. In summary, our findings identify a novel role for GSK3β in the regulation of miR-183-96-182 biogenesis through β-Catenin/TCF/LEF-1 pathway in gastric cancer cells.


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