FEN-1 和AXL表达与上皮性卵巢癌化疗耐药相关分析

目的:探讨FEN-1和AXL在上皮性卵巢癌组织表达情况及其与卵巢癌化疗耐药的关系。方法:采用免疫组化法检测卵巢癌/正常卵巢组织中FEN-1及AXL表达,分析蛋白表达与卵巢癌化疗疗效相关性。结果:卵巢癌组织中FEN-1及AXL阳性率分别为58.20%及72.13%,均显著高于正常卵巢组织(10%)(P0.05)。相对早期患者,FEN-1高表达于晚期卵巢癌组织(37.50%63.27%)(P0.05),与分化程度及化疗敏感性关系不大(P0.05)。AXL高表达于晚期卵巢癌(77.55%50%)及低分化组织中(79.71%62.26%)(P0.05)。癌组织AXL阳性者化疗有效率(51.14%)明显低于阴性者(85.29%)(P0.05);化疗耐药组AXL阳性率(89.58%)明显高于敏感组(60.81%)(P0.05)。结论:FEN-1及AXL均与卵巢癌发生发展相关,AXL的表达可作为预测卵巢癌化疗耐药的指标。     

PDCD4和DNMT1在卵巢上皮性癌中的表达及其临床意义

目的:检测PDCD4和DNMT1在正常卵巢组织、卵巢良性肿瘤组织、卵巢上皮性癌组织中的表达,并探讨其临床意义。方法:采用免疫组化法检测20例正常卵巢、25例卵巢良性肿瘤、40例卵巢上皮性癌组织中PDCD4和DNMT1的表达情况,分析其与卵巢上皮性癌临床病理参数之间的关系。结果:正常及良性卵巢组织中PDCD4的阳性表达率明显高于卵巢癌组(P0.05),卵巢癌的FIGO分期越高,PDCD4的表达越低,卵巢癌的病理分化程度越低,PDCD4的表达也越低,PDCD4的表达与卵巢癌的组织类型、腹水、年龄、是否绝经无关。正常及良性卵巢组织中DNMT1的阳性表达率明显低于卵巢癌组(P0.05),卵巢癌的病理分化程度越低,DNMT1的表达越高,但其与卵巢癌的FIGO分期、组织类型、腹水、年龄、是否绝经均无关。卵巢癌中DNMT1的与PDCD4的表达呈显著负相关(P0.05)。结论:PDCD4和DNMT1在卵巢癌中的表达呈负相关,PDCD4的表达下调和DNMT1的表达上调可能在卵巢癌的发生及发展中起重要作用。     

卵巢癌中Caspase-3 的表达及与化疗耐药相关性研究

目的:检测Caspase-3在卵巢癌中的表达并探讨其与卵巢癌化疗耐药相关性。方法:利用组织芯片技术结合免疫组化方法,对176例卵巢癌、70例良性卵巢肿瘤、50例正常卵巢组织中Caspase-3的表达进行检测,分析其表达与临床病理特征及化疗疗效的相关性。结果:卵巢癌中Caspase-3的表达显著低于正常卵巢及卵巢良性肿瘤,且卵巢癌FIGO临床分期越晚其表达越低(P<0.01),而与肿瘤的组织类型、病理分级及患者的年龄和月经状况无显著相关性(P>0.05)。Caspase-3在卵巢癌化疗耐药组的阳性率显著低于化疗敏感组(P<0.01)。结论:凋亡蛋白酶Caspase-3的缺表达可能参与了卵巢癌的发生发展过程,在卵巢癌化疗耐药的行程中发挥作用;Caspase-3的检测可能对指导卵巢癌临床化疗用药有帮助,可提高化疗效果和减少化疗耐药,并成为预测化疗疗效的有用指标。     

DNMT1 and HDAC1 gene expression in impaired spermatogenesis and testicular cancer

DNA methylation catalyzed by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) and histone deacetylation catalyzed by histone deacetylases (HDACs) play an important role for the regulation of gene expression during carcinogenesis and spermatogenesis. We therefore studied the cell-specific expression of DNMT1 and HDAC1 for the first time in human testicular cancer and impaired human spermatogenesis. During normal spermatogenesis, DNMT1 and HDAC1 were colocalized in nuclei of spermatogonia. While HDAC1 was additionally present in nuclei of Sertoli cells, DNMT1 was restricted to germ cells exhibiting a different expression pattern of mRNA (in pachytene spermatocytes and round spermatids) and protein (in round spermatids). Interestingly, in infertile patients revealing round spermatid maturation arrest, round spermatids lack DNMT1 protein, while pachytene spermatocytes became immunopositive for DNMT1. In contrast, no changes in the expression pattern could be observed for HDAC1. This holds true also in testicular tumors, where HDAC1 has been demonstrated in embryonal carcinoma, seminoma and teratoma. Interestingly, DNMT1 was not expressed in seminoma, but upregulated in embryonal carcinoma. Olufunmilade A. Omisanjo is a scholarship holder of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Sonja Hartmann is a member of the German Research Foundation (DFG) Research Training Group 533 Cell–cell-Interaction in Reproduction.     

Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) 10 Suppresses Cervical Cancer Metastasis through Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) 2 and 9 Expression

Aberrant expression of histone deacetylases (HDACs) is associated with carcinogenesis. Some HDAC inhibitors are widely considered as promising anticancer therapeutics. A major obstacle for development of HDAC inhibitors as highly safe and effective anticancer therapeutics is that our current knowledge on the contributions of different HDACs in various cancer types remains scant. Here we report that the expression level of HDAC10 was significantly lower in patients exhibiting lymph node metastasis compared with that in patients lacking lymph node metastasis in human cervical squamous cell carcinoma. Forced expression of HDAC10 in cervical cancer cells significantly inhibited cell motility and invasiveness in vitro and metastasis in vivo. Mechanistically, HDAC10 suppresses expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 2 and 9 genes, which are known to be critical for cancer cell invasion and metastasis. At the molecular level, HDAC10 binds to MMP2 and -9 promoter regions, reduces the histone acetylation level, and inhibits the binding of RNA polymerase II to these regions. Furthermore, an HDAC10 mutant lacking histone deacetylase activity failed to mimic the functions of full-length protein. These results identify a critical role of HDAC10 in suppression of cervical cancer metastasis, underscoring the importance of developing isoform-specific HDAC inhibitors for treatment of certain cancer types such as cervical squamous cell carcinoma.     

YAP/TEAD Co-Activator Regulated Pluripotency and Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer Initiated Cells

Recent evidence suggests that some solid tumors, including ovarian cancer, contain distinct populations of stem cells that are responsible for tumor initiation, growth, chemo-resistance, and recurrence. The Hippo pathway has attracted considerable attention and some investigators have focused on YAP functions for maintaining stemness and cell differentiation. In this study, we successfully isolated the ovarian cancer initiating cells (OCICs) and demonstrated YAP promoted self-renewal of ovarian cancer initiated cell (OCIC) through its downstream co-activator TEAD. YAP and TEAD families were required for maintaining the expression of specific genes that may be involved in OCICs'' stemness and chemoresistance. Taken together, our data first indicate that YAP/TEAD co-activator regulated ovarian cancer initiated cell pluripotency and chemo-resistance. It proposed a new mechanism on the drug resistance in cancer stem cell that Hippo-YAP signal pathway might serve as therapeutic targets for ovarian cancer treatment in clinical.     

SIRT1 Regulates the Chemoresistance and Invasiveness of Ovarian Carcinoma Cells

BACKGROUND: SIRT1 is a longevity gene that forestalls aging and age-related diseases including cancer, and has recently attracted widespread attention due to its overexpression in some cancers. We previously identified the overexpression of SIRT1 in ovarian carcinoma (OvCa) as a poor prognostic factor. However, mechanistic insights into the function of SIRT1 in OvCa have yet to be elucidated. METHODS: Quantitative real-time reverse PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting were employed to examine the expression of SIRT1 in a panel of human OvCa cell lines. si-RNA or sh-RNA and cDNA technologies were utilized to knockdown or overexpress SIRT1, respectively. The effects of SIRT1 on proliferation and chemoresistance were examined using a WST-1 assay, and the underlying mechanisms were confirmed using an apoptotic assay, and the quantification of glutathione (GSH), and reactive oxygen species (ROS). The aggressiveness of SIRT1 was analyzed using in vitro invasion and migration assays. RESULTS: SIRT1 was more strongly expressed in OvCa cell lines than in the immortalized ovarian epithelium at the gene and protein levels. Stress up-regulated the expression of SIRT1 in dose- and time-dependent manners. SIRT1 significantly enhanced the proliferation (P < .05), chemoresistance (P < .05), and aggressiveness of OvCa cells by up-regulating multiple antioxidant pathways to inhibit oxidative stress. Further study into the overexpression of SIRT1 demonstrated the up-regulation of several stemness-associated genes and enrichment of CD44v9 via an as-yet-unidentified pathway. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that SIRT1 plays a role in the acquisition of aggressiveness and chemoresistance by OvCa, and has potential as a therapeutic target for OvCa.     

RAC1活化介导的EMT途径对SKOV3细胞顺铂耐药的影响

<正>Dear Editor,The incidence rate of epithelial ovarian cancers ranks third among female reproductive system cancers,and its mortality rate stands first among the list of gynecologic tumors.The standard mode of treatment is cytoreductive surgery(debulking)plus the administration of platinum-based chemotherapy drugs.About 70%of advanced patients who receive standard treatments can achieve clinical remission.However,a     

Human Omental-Derived Adipose Stem Cells Increase Ovarian Cancer Proliferation,Migration, and Chemoresistance

Objectives

Adipose tissue contains a population of multipotent adipose stem cells (ASCs) that form tumor stroma and can promote tumor progression. Given the high rate of ovarian cancer metastasis to the omental adipose, we hypothesized that omental-derived ASC may contribute to ovarian cancer growth and dissemination.

Materials and Methods

We isolated ASCs from the omentum of three patients with ovarian cancer, with (O-ASC4, O-ASC5) and without (O-ASC1) omental metastasis. BM-MSCs, SQ-ASCs, O-ASCs were characterized with gene expression arrays and metabolic analysis. Stromal cells effects on ovarian cancer cells proliferation, chemoresistance and radiation resistance was evaluated using co-culture assays with luciferase-labeled human ovarian cancer cell lines. Transwell migration assays were performed with conditioned media from O-ASCs and control cell lines. SKOV3 cells were intraperitionally injected with or without O-ASC1 to track in-vivo engraftment.

Results

O-ASCs significantly promoted in vitro proliferation, migration chemotherapy and radiation response of ovarian cancer cell lines. O-ASC4 had more marked effects on migration and chemotherapy response on OVCA 429 and OVCA 433 cells than O-ASC1. Analysis of microarray data revealed that O-ASC4 and O-ASC5 have similar gene expression profiles, in contrast to O-ASC1, which was more similar to BM-MSCs and subcutaneous ASCs in hierarchical clustering. Human O-ASCs were detected in the stroma of human ovarian cancer murine xenografts but not uninvolved ovaries.

Conclusions

ASCs derived from the human omentum can promote ovarian cancer proliferation, migration, chemoresistance and radiation resistance in-vitro. Furthermore, clinical O-ASCs isolates demonstrate heterogenous effects on ovarian cancer in-vitro.     

Expression of Mitochondrial Regulators PGC1α and TFAM as Putative Markers of Subtype and Chemoresistance in Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma

Epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC), the major cause of gynaecological cancer death, is a heterogeneous disease classified into five subtypes. Each subtype has distinct clinical characteristics and is associated with different genetic risk factors and molecular events, but all are treated with surgery and platinum/taxane regimes. Tumour progression and chemoresistance is generally associated with major metabolic alterations, notably altered mitochondrial function(s). Here, we report for the first time that the expression of the mitochondrial regulators PGC1α and TFAM varies between EOC subtypes; furthermore, we have identified a profile in clear-cell carcinoma consisting of undetectability of PGC1α/TFAM, and low ERα/Ki-67. By contrast, high-grade serous carcinomas were characterised by a converse state of PGC1α/TFAM, ERα positivity and a high Ki-67 index. Interestingly, loss of PGC1α/TFAM and ERα was found also in a non-clear cell EOC cell line made highly resistant to platinum in vitro. Similar to clear-cell carcinomas, these resistant cells also showed accumulation of glycogen. Altogether, our data provide mechanistic insights into the chemoresistant nature of ovarian clear-cell carcinomas. Furthermore, these findings corroborate the need to take into account the diversity of EOC and to develop subtype specific treatment strategies.     

Nanog 基因在卵巢癌和卵巢肿瘤干细胞中的表达及意义

目的:探讨胚胎干细胞关键因子Nanog基因mRNA及其蛋白在卵巢癌和卵巢癌肿瘤干细胞中的表达及意义。方法:选取10例正常卵巢上皮组织、10例卵巢良性肿瘤及60例卵巢癌组织,采用逆转录酶-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)方法和免疫组织化学PV-6000两步法检测Nanog mRNA和蛋白表达水平;采用无血清悬浮培养法从SKOV-3卵巢癌细胞株中分离培养肿瘤干细胞,流式细胞术鉴定肿瘤干细胞CD117表达,采用RT-PCR和Western Blot方法检测SKOV-3卵巢癌细胞及肿瘤干细胞中NanogmRNA及其蛋白的表达水平。结果:Nanog mRNA在卵巢癌组织中的表达水平均高于正常卵巢组织和卵巢良性肿瘤组织(P<0.05);Nanog mRNA在不同分化程度及临床分期的卵巢癌组织中表达水平不同,低分化组高于高分化组(P<0.05);III-IV期高于I-II期(P<0.05);免疫组化结果同RT-PCR。从SKOV-3卵巢癌细胞株中成功分离出肿瘤干细胞,SKOV-3卵巢癌细胞和肿瘤干细胞Nanog mRNA相对含量分别为0.6044±0.0368,0.8736±0.0537,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05),两种细胞Nanog蛋白相对含量分别为0.6364±0.0169 1.2788±0.0314,差别具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:Nanog基因在卵巢癌组织和SKOV-3细胞系中均高表达,其在组织中的表达强度与临床分期及病理分级关系密切,且在肿瘤干细胞中表达高于一般卵巢癌细胞,其与卵巢癌的发生发展关系密切,可能是卵巢癌干细胞的表面标志物,有望成为新的标志物。     

Twist1调控FoxM1 在上皮性卵巢癌中的表达

目的:探讨Twist1调控转录因子Fox M1在上皮性卵巢癌中的表达。方法:采用免疫组织化学SP法检测Fox M1、Twist1在上皮性卵巢癌组织中表达情况,斯皮尔曼秩相关分析其在上皮性卵巢癌组织中的表达相关性;双荧光素酶报告系统检测Twist1对Fox M1的调控作用;Real-time quantitative RT-PCR和蛋白免疫印迹技术验证Twist1对Fox M1的调控作用。结果:Twist1、Fox M1在上皮性卵巢癌组织中的阳性表达率分别是71.4%(40/56)、78.6%(44/56),明显高于正常卵巢组织,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);且其在上皮性卵巢癌中的表达显著相关(r=0.896,P<0.01);Twist1可以结合并激活Fox M1启动子(P<0.05);上调Twist1表达可以激活Fox M1在卵巢癌细胞中的表达(P<0.05),而干扰Twist1后可以下调Fox M1的表达(P<0.05)。结论:Twist1参与调控增殖相关转录因子Fox M1在卵巢癌中的表达,可能是一个潜在的治疗靶点。     

卵巢上皮癌中CCN1的表达及临床意义

目的:探讨人卵巢上皮癌组织和卵巢良性肿瘤中CCN1表达水平的差异及临床意义.方法:收集我院21例卵巢上皮癌病理组织,以卵巢良性肿瘤为对照,经Real-time PCR和免疫组织化学等方法从mRNA水平和蛋白水平检测CCN1的表达水平.分析其表达水平与卵巢上皮肿瘤恶性程度的关系.结果:Real-time PCR和免疫组织化学结果均提示CCN1在卵巢上皮癌组织中的表达水平高于良性肿瘤(P＜0.01).结论:CCN1可能与卵巢上皮癌的恶性潜能密切相关.     

Eotaxin-1在浆液性卵巢癌组织中的表达及临床意义研究

目的:研究嗜酸性粒细胞趋化因子1(Eotaxin-1)在浆液性卵巢癌组织中的表达及临床病理意义。方法:收集2013年4月至2014年5月于我院妇产科手术切除的60例浆液性卵巢癌及对应癌旁组织,采用免疫组织化学染色检测Eotaxin-1表达,分析Eotaxin-1蛋白与肿瘤临床病理资料之间的相关性。结果:浆液性卵巢癌组织中Eotaxin-1蛋白表达水平较对应癌旁组织显著升高(P0.05),浆液性卵巢癌组织中高表达Eotaxin-1蛋白与恶性组织病理分级、淋巴结转移及高TNM分期呈显著正相关(P0.05)。结论:Eotaxin-1蛋白在浆液性卵巢癌组织中表达上调,并与肿瘤恶性临床病理特征有关;Eotaxin-1可能成为浆液性卵巢癌早期诊断的重要标志物和生物靶向治疗的有效靶点之一,具有广阔的临床应用前景。     

IGF1R Axis Inhibition Restores Dendritic Cell Antitumor Response in Ovarian Cancer

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynecological malignancy. The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system plays a key role in regulating growth and invasiveness in several malignancies, including ovarian cancer. IGF1R targeting showed antiproliferative activity of EOC cells. However, clinical studies failed to show significant benefit. EOC cells suppress antitumor immune responses by inducing dendritic cell (DC) dysfunction. The IGF1 axis can regulate DC maturation.The current study evaluated involvement of the IGF1 axis in DC differentiation in EOC. Studies were conducted on EOC and on a human monocyte cell line. Tissue microarray analysis (TMA) was performed on 36 paraffin blocks from EOC patients. Expression of IGF1R, p53, Ki67, BRCA1, and DC markers was evaluated using immunohistochemistry. Co-culture of EOC cells with DC pretreated with IGF1R inhibitor blocked cancer cell migration. TMA demonstrated higher rate of IGF1R protein expression in patients with advanced (76.9%) as compared to early (40%) EOC. A negative correlation between IGF1R protein expression and the CD1c marker was found. These findings provide evidence that IGF1R axis inhibition could be a therapeutic strategy for ovarian cancer by restoring DC-mediated antitumor immunity.