Transcription repressor slug promotes carcinoma invasion and predicts outcome of patients with lung adenocarcinoma.
Clin Cancer Res
; 11(22): 8070-8, 2005 Nov 15.
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| ID: mdl-16299238
PURPOSE: In a previous genome-wide gene expression profiling analysis using an invasion cancer cell lines model, we have identified Slug as selectively overexpressed in the highly invasive cancer cells. Here, we investigated the clinical significance of Slug in lung adenocarcinoma and the role of Slug in the process of cancer cell invasion and metastasis. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR was used to investigate Slug mRNA in surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma of 54 patients and its correlation with survival. We overexpressed Slug in a lung adenocarcinoma cell line with very low Slug levels and investigated the in vitro and in vivo effects of Slug expression. RESULTS: High expression of Slug mRNA in lung cancer tissue was significantly associated with postoperative relapse (P = 0.03) and shorter patient survival (P < 0.001). The overexpression of Slug enhanced xenograft tumor growth and increased microvessel counts in angiogenesis assay. Both inducible and constitutive overexpression of Slug suppressed the expression of E-cadherin and increased the in vitro invasive ability. Zymography revealed increased matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity in Slug overexpressed cells. ELISA, reverse transcription-PCR, and immunohistochemistry confirmed the increase of matrix metalloproteinase-2 proteins and mRNA in Slug overexpressed cells and xenograft tumors. CONCLUSIONS: Slug expression can predict the clinical outcome of lung adenocarcinoma patients. Slug is a novel invasion-promoting gene in lung adenocarcinoma.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fatores de Transcrição
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Adenocarcinoma
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Cancer Res
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Taiwan