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Nat Commun ; 12(1): 3354, 2021 06 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34099670

RESUMEN

Barrett's esophagus in gastrointestinal reflux patients constitutes a columnar epithelium with distal characteristics, prone to progress to esophageal adenocarcinoma. HOX genes are known mediators of position-dependent morphology. Here we show HOX collinearity in the adult gut while Barrett's esophagus shows high HOXA13 expression in stem cells and their progeny. HOXA13 overexpression appears sufficient to explain both the phenotype (through downregulation of the epidermal differentiation complex) and the oncogenic potential of Barrett's esophagus. Intriguingly, employing a mouse model that contains a reporter coupled to the HOXA13 promotor we identify single HOXA13-positive cells distally from the physiological esophagus, which is mirrored in human physiology, but increased in Barrett's esophagus. Additionally, we observe that HOXA13 expression confers a competitive advantage to cells. We thus propose that Barrett's esophagus and associated esophageal adenocarcinoma is the consequence of expansion of this gastro-esophageal HOXA13-expressing compartment following epithelial injury.


Asunto(s)
Esófago de Barrett/genética , Carcinogénesis/genética , Proteínas de Homeodominio/genética , Oncogenes/genética , Adulto , Animales , Esófago de Barrett/metabolismo , Neoplasias Gastrointestinales/genética , Neoplasias Gastrointestinales/metabolismo , Tracto Gastrointestinal/metabolismo , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica/métodos , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Proteínas de Homeodominio/metabolismo , Humanos , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Ratones Transgénicos , Familia de Multigenes/genética , RNA-Seq/métodos
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Mol Med ; 21: 346-54, 2015 Apr 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25910066

RESUMEN

Epidemiological studies indicate that vitamin D exerts a protective effect on the development of various solid cancers. However, concerns have been raised regarding the potential deleterious role of high vitamin D levels in the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). This study investigated genetic variation in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) in relation to its expression and risk of Barrett esophagus (BE) and EAC. VDR gene regulation was investigated by immunohistochemistry, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and gel shift assays. Fifteen haplotype tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the VDR gene were analyzed in 858 patients with reflux esophagitis (RE), BE or EAC and 202 healthy controls. VDR mRNA expression was higher in BE compared with squamous epithelium. VDR protein was located in the nucleus in BE. An rs1989969T/rs2238135G haplotype was identified in the 5' regulatory region of the VDR gene. It was associated with an approximately two-fold reduced risk of RE, BE and EAC. Analysis of a replication cohort was done for BE that confirmed this. The rs1989969T allele causes a GATA-1 transcription factor binding site to appear. The signaling of GATA-1, which is regarded as a negative transcriptional regulator, could explain the findings for rs1989969. The rs2238135G allele was associated with a significantly reduced VDR expression in BE; for the rs1989969T allele, a trend in reduced VDR expression was observed. We identified a VDR haplotype associated with reduced esophageal VDR expression and a reduced incidence of RE, BE and EAC. This VDR haplotype could be useful in identifying individuals who benefit most from vitamin D chemoprevention.


Asunto(s)
Adenocarcinoma/genética , Neoplasias Esofágicas/genética , Regulación Leucémica de la Expresión Génica , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Receptores de Calcitriol/genética , Adenocarcinoma/metabolismo , Adenocarcinoma/patología , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Alelos , Secuencia de Bases , Sitios de Unión , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Neoplasias Esofágicas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Esofágicas/patología , Femenino , Factor de Transcripción GATA1/metabolismo , Genotipo , Haplotipos , Humanos , Intrones , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Membrana Mucosa/metabolismo , Membrana Mucosa/patología , Motivos de Nucleótidos , Unión Proteica , Receptores de Calcitriol/metabolismo , Alineación de Secuencia , Adulto Joven
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BMC Gastroenterol ; 11: 108, 2011 Oct 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21977915

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: The continuous exposure of esophageal epithelium to refluxate may induce ectopic expression of bile-responsive genes and contribute to the development of Barrett's esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma. In normal physiology of the gut and liver, the nuclear receptor Pregnane × Receptor (PXR) is an important factor in the detoxification of xenobiotics and bile acid homeostasis. This study aimed to investigate the expression and genetic variation of PXR in reflux esophagitis (RE), Barrett's esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma. METHODS: PXR mRNA levels and protein expression were determined in biopsies from patients with adenocarcinoma, BE, or RE, and healthy controls. Esophageal cell lines were stimulated with lithocholic acid and rifampicin. PXR polymorphisms 25385C/T, 7635A/G, and 8055C/T were genotyped in 249 BE patients, 233 RE patients, and 201 controls matched for age and gender. RESULTS: PXR mRNA levels were significantly higher in adenocarcinoma tissue and columnar Barrett's epithelium, compared to squamous epithelium of these BE patients (P<0.001), and RE patients (P=0.003). Immunohistochemical staining of PXR showed predominantly cytoplasmic expression in BE tissue, whereas nuclear expression was found in adenocarcinoma tissue. In cell lines, stimulation with lithocholic acid did not increase PXR mRNA levels, but did induce nuclear translocation of PXR protein. Genotyping of the PXR 7635A/G polymorphism revealed that the G allele was significantly more prevalent in BE than in RE or controls (P=0.037). CONCLUSIONS: PXR expresses in BE and adenocarcinoma tissue, and showed nuclear localization in adenocarcinoma tissue. Upon stimulation with lithocholic acid, PXR translocates to the nuclei of OE19 adenocarcinoma cells. Together with the observed association of a PXR polymorphism and BE, this data implies that PXR may have a function in prediction and treatment of esophageal disease.


Asunto(s)
Adenocarcinoma/genética , Esófago de Barrett/genética , Neoplasias Esofágicas/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Receptores de Esteroides/genética , Adenocarcinoma/patología , Adulto , Anciano , Esófago de Barrett/patología , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Línea Celular Tumoral , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Citoplasma/genética , Neoplasias Esofágicas/patología , Esofagitis Péptica/genética , Esofagitis Péptica/patología , Esófago/patología , Femenino , Frecuencia de los Genes , Genotipo , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Receptor X de Pregnano , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Translocación Genética , Adulto Joven
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Histopathology ; 58(2): 246-53, 2011 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21323950

RESUMEN

AIMS: To investigate expression of nuclear receptors farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and pregnane X receptor (PXR) as a diagnostic tool to improve grading of dysplasia in Barrett's oesophagus patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: Immunostaining was analysed on a total of 192 biopsy samples of 22 Barrett's patients with no dysplasia (ND), 17 with low-grade dysplasia (LGD), 20 high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and 24 with adenocarcinoma (AC). Nuclear FXR expression was observed in 15 of 22 (68%) ND cases versus none of 19 HGD; 3 of 17 (18%); LGD; 5 of 60 (8%) patients with AC (P<0.001). FXR expression was highly specific for non-dysplastic tissue. Nuclear PXR was expressed in 16 of 20 (80%) HGD cases versus two of 16 (13%) LGD cases (PPV 89%). Upon examining adjacent tissue taken from HGD and AC patients, PXR expression was high in samples of all tissue types. CONCLUSIONS: Nuclear receptors are expressed differentially during neoplastic progression, with FXR positivity being useful to distinguish ND from dysplasia and AC. PXR nuclear expression is able to separate HGD from LGD and ND. The combination of FXR and PXR also appears to have diagnostic and possibly prognostic value, but future prospective studies are required to investigate their predictive power for neoplastic progression in Barret's oesophagus.


Asunto(s)
Esófago de Barrett/patología , Biomarcadores de Tumor/análisis , Lesiones Precancerosas/patología , Receptores Citoplasmáticos y Nucleares/biosíntesis , Receptores de Esteroides/biosíntesis , Adenocarcinoma/metabolismo , Adenocarcinoma/patología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Área Bajo la Curva , Esófago de Barrett/metabolismo , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Masculino , Metaplasia , Persona de Mediana Edad , Lesiones Precancerosas/metabolismo , Receptor X de Pregnano , Curva ROC , Sensibilidad y Especificidad
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Am J Gastroenterol ; 103(6): 1510-6, 2008 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18510604

RESUMEN

OBJECTIVES: Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a premalignant condition of the esophagus. It is a consequence of mucosal injury from chronic gastroesophageal reflux in which bile acids are an important toxic component. The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a nuclear receptor involved in the regulation of bile acid synthesis, transport, and absorption. FXR activation is also involved in the induction of the innate immune response. This suggests that FXR is involved in the pathogenesis and the inflammation seen in BE. METHODS: mRNA levels of FXR and the FXR-regulated genes, ileal bile acid-binding protein (IBABP), small heterodimer partner (SHP), and chemokines interleukin (IL)-8 and macrophage inflammatory protein 3 alpha (MIP3 alpha), were determined by real time-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Protein expression was determined by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: FXR was not expressed in squamous epithelium of healthy subjects (N = 7), but was present in both squamous and columnar epithelium of BE patients. Compared to the squamous epithelium of BE patients, their columnar epithelium displayed a 2.3-fold (P= 0.02) increase in FXR mRNA. Also, IBABP (2.2-fold; P= 0.0029), SHP (2.7-fold; P= 0.007), IL-8 (1.5-fold; P= 0.04), and MIP3 alpha (1.7-fold; P= 0.019) transcription levels were increased. Exposure of esophageal cell line TE7 to deoxycholic acid (DCA) resulted in a similar induction. The induction was abolished by the FXR antagonist guggulsterone. CONCLUSIONS: Expression levels of the bile acid receptor FXR, the bile acid metabolism genes IBABP and SHP, and the chemokines IL-8 and MIP3 alpha are increased in Barrett's epithelium. The in vitro induction of FXR by DCA suggests that bile acids can actively induce the inflammatory response in BE by recruiting immune cells.


Asunto(s)
Esófago de Barrett/inmunología , Esófago de Barrett/metabolismo , Ácidos y Sales Biliares , Proteínas Portadoras/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/metabolismo , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Receptores Citoplasmáticos y Nucleares/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Adulto , Anciano , Esófago de Barrett/patología , Proteínas Portadoras/genética , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Técnicas de Cultivo de Célula , Línea Celular Tumoral , Quimiocinas/genética , Quimiocinas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/genética , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/genética , Persona de Mediana Edad , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Receptores Citoplasmáticos y Nucleares/genética , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Factores de Transcripción/genética
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Cancer Immunol Immunother ; 57(1): 97-106, 2008 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17602225

RESUMEN

Various clinical and experimental observations detected an immunological host defense in cutaneous melanoma. In order to investigate the prognostic value of leukocyte effector mechanisms, we examined the presence of different subsets of leukocytes in tumor samples of 58 patients diagnosed with primary cutaneous melanoma. The presence of T lymphocytes, cytotoxic T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, CD16+ cells and macrophages was correlated to Breslow depth. A significantly higher amount of several subsets of leukocytes was found in samples with a more progressed tumor stage and survival analysis demonstrated that a higher amount of T lymphocytes and CD16+ cells was associated with a short survival. The amount of FOXP3+ regulatory T lymphocytes did not correlate with survival, nevertheless, it correlated with the amount of total infiltrate. In contrast, analysis of the expression of CD69, a marker for activated lymphocytes, demonstrated that patients with a higher amount of CD69+ lymphocytes had a better survival. In addition, a new parameter for aggressiveness of melanoma, tumor cell plasticity [i.e., the presence of periodic acid Schiff's (PAS) reagent positive loops], also predicted short survival and a trend of a higher amount of tumor infiltrating leukocytes in tumors with PAS positive loops was observed. These findings demonstrate that leukocyte infiltration and the presence of PAS loops is a sign of tumor aggressiveness and may have prognostic value.


Asunto(s)
Linfocitos Infiltrantes de Tumor/inmunología , Melanoma/inmunología , Melanoma/patología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/inmunología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología , Antígenos CD/biosíntesis , Antígenos de Diferenciación de Linfocitos T/biosíntesis , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Lectinas Tipo C , Activación de Linfocitos/inmunología , Subgrupos Linfocitarios/inmunología , Subgrupos Linfocitarios/metabolismo , Linfocitos Infiltrantes de Tumor/metabolismo , Macrófagos/inmunología , Masculino , Melanoma/irrigación sanguínea , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Neovascularización Patológica , Pronóstico , Neoplasias Cutáneas/irrigación sanguínea , Análisis de Supervivencia
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Melanoma Res ; 16(5): 453-7, 2006 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17013095

RESUMEN

The induction of angiogenesis is crucial in the development of most human tumors. Angiogenesis is routinely assessed by the density of tumor microvessels. This technique reveals controversial results on the clinical and prognostic value of angiogenesis in melanoma. We investigated angiogenesis in tumor tissues of 58 cutaneous melanoma patients, of which a clinical follow-up of over 10 years was available, through assessment of microvessel density and by enumeration of the number of proliferating endothelial cells. To that end, vessels were immunohistochemically detected by CD31/CD34 staining, and proliferating endothelial cells were enumerated in a double staining with the proliferation marker Ki67. We found that microvessel density did not correlate with tumor stage or survival, neither in intratumoral nor in peritumoral areas. In contrast, proliferating endothelial cells were only observed in intratumoral areas and were correlated positively with tumor stage and the presence of distant metastases. In addition, a strong positive correlation was found with the number of proliferating tumor cells. Finally, high numbers of growing endothelial cells predicted short survival. Our results show that angiogenesis could best be measured by enumeration of proliferating endothelial cells and that this parameter has prognostic value in patients with cutaneous melanoma.


Asunto(s)
Endotelio Vascular/citología , Melanoma/patología , Microcirculación/metabolismo , Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Antígenos CD34/biosíntesis , Proliferación Celular , Células Cultivadas , Femenino , Humanos , Antígeno Ki-67/biosíntesis , Masculino , Melanoma/diagnóstico , Melanoma/metabolismo , Persona de Mediana Edad , Molécula-1 de Adhesión Celular Endotelial de Plaqueta/biosíntesis , Neoplasias Cutáneas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Cutáneas/metabolismo
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