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Case Rep Gastrointest Med ; 2022: 1047334, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35433062

RESUMO

Carcinosarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm that is composed of both epithelial and mesenchymal tumor components. Gastric carcinosarcoma is even more rare and is often diagnosed at a late stage. In this report, we investigate a case of early gastric carcinosarcoma with regional lymph node metastasis in a 78-year-old woman. The patient underwent partial gastrectomy, lymphadenectomy, and splenectomy. The tumor was confined to the gastric submucosa, and a biopsy specimen led to a histological diagnosis of carcinosarcoma with adenocarcinoma, squamous-cell carcinoma, and undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma components. Metastasis was present in one lymph node and displayed osteosarcomatous differentiation. Vigilant monitoring for recurrence and metastatic disease will be required for this patient.

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Sci Transl Med ; 11(522)2019 12 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31826980

RESUMO

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) of the skin are autoimmune diseases characterized by inappropriate immune responses against self-proteins; the key elements that determine disease pathogenesis and progression are largely unknown. Here, we show that mice lacking immune inhibitory receptor VISTA or programmed death-1 homolog (PD-1H KO) on a BALB/c background spontaneously develop cutaneous and systemic autoimmune diseases resembling human lupus. Cutaneous lupus lesions of PD-1H KO mice have clustering of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) similar to human DLE. Using mass cytometry, we identified proinflammatory neutrophils as critical early immune infiltrating cells within cutaneous lupus lesions of PD-1H KO mice. We also found that PD-1H is highly expressed on immune cells in human SLE, DLE lesions, and cutaneous lesions of MRL/lpr mice. A PD-1H agonistic monoclonal antibody in MRL/lpr mice reduces cutaneous disease, autoantibodies, inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and immune cell expansion. Furthermore, PD-1H on both T cells and myeloid cells including neutrophils and pDCs could transmit inhibitory signals, resulting in reduced activation and function, establishing PD-1H as an inhibitory receptor on T cells and myeloid cells. On the basis of these findings, we propose that PD-1H is a critical element in the pathogenesis and progression of lupus, and PD-1H activation could be effective for treatment of systemic and cutaneous lupus.


Assuntos
Autoimunidade , Lúpus Eritematoso Cutâneo/imunologia , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/imunologia , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Animais , Artrite/patologia , Autoanticorpos/imunologia , Células Dendríticas/imunologia , Humanos , Inflamação/patologia , Interferon Tipo I/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/agonistas , Proteínas de Membrana/deficiência , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Endogâmicos MRL lpr , Células Mieloides/metabolismo , Neutrófilos/imunologia , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Terpenos , Regulação para Cima
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Nat Med ; 25(4): 656-666, 2019 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30833750

RESUMO

Overexpression of the B7-H1 (PD-L1) molecule in the tumor microenvironment (TME) is a major immune evasion mechanism in some patients with cancer, and antibody blockade of the B7-H1/PD-1 interaction can normalize compromised immunity without excessive side-effects. Using a genome-scale T cell activity array, we identified Siglec-15 as a critical immune suppressor. While only expressed on some myeloid cells normally, Siglec-15 is broadly upregulated on human cancer cells and tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells, and its expression is mutually exclusive to B7-H1, partially due to its induction by macrophage colony-stimulating factor and downregulation by IFN-γ. We demonstrate that Siglec-15 suppresses antigen-specific T cell responses in vitro and in vivo. Genetic ablation or antibody blockade of Siglec-15 amplifies anti-tumor immunity in the TME and inhibits tumor growth in some mouse models. Taken together, our results support Siglec-15 as a potential target for normalization cancer immunotherapy.


Assuntos
Imunoglobulinas/metabolismo , Imunoterapia , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Neoplasias/imunologia , Neoplasias/terapia , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células , Epitopos , Humanos , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Células Mieloides/metabolismo , Neoplasias/patologia , Proteoma/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Linfócitos T/imunologia
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Cell ; 176(1-2): 334-347.e12, 2019 01 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30580966

RESUMO

Lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG-3) is an immune inhibitory receptor, with major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) as a canonical ligand. However, it remains controversial whether MHC-II is solely responsible for the inhibitory function of LAG-3. Here, we demonstrate that fibrinogen-like protein 1 (FGL1), a liver-secreted protein, is a major LAG-3 functional ligand independent from MHC-II. FGL1 inhibits antigen-specific T cell activation, and ablation of FGL1 in mice promotes T cell immunity. Blockade of the FGL1-LAG-3 interaction by monoclonal antibodies stimulates tumor immunity and is therapeutic against established mouse tumors in a receptor-ligand inter-dependent manner. FGL1 is highly produced by human cancer cells, and elevated FGL1 in the plasma of cancer patients is associated with a poor prognosis and resistance to anti-PD-1/B7-H1 therapy. Our findings reveal an immune evasion mechanism and have implications for the design of cancer immunotherapy.


Assuntos
Antígenos CD/metabolismo , Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Proteínas de Neoplasias/fisiologia , Animais , Antígenos CD/imunologia , Linhagem Celular , Fibrinogênio/imunologia , Fibrinogênio/metabolismo , Genes MHC da Classe II/genética , Genes MHC da Classe II/imunologia , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe II/genética , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe II/imunologia , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe II/metabolismo , Humanos , Imunoterapia , Ligantes , Fígado/metabolismo , Ativação Linfocitária/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/imunologia , Linfócitos T Citotóxicos/imunologia , Proteína do Gene 3 de Ativação de Linfócitos
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Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab ; 13(1): 9-24, 2018 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30063444

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: Due to their derivation from the cell types involved in gynecologic hormonal networks, many gynecologic tumors may produce hormones. In a normal physiological setting, these hormones are essential for regulating the biology and function of gynecological organs, the ovary and uterus in particular. Overproduction of hormones by the tumor may lead to abnormal clinical manifestations of the patients and spillage of excess hormonal products into the blood. Abnormal elevation of serum hormones may be considered as biomarkers that are important to pathologists and clinicians in making precise tumor diagnoses and likely useful in monitoring the tumor burden/recurrence to guide patient treatment options. This review will discuss gynecologic neoplasms that produce hormonal biomarkers and assess their relevance to pathological diagnosis, evaluation for therapeutic response and monitoring disease progression. AREAS COVERED: Studies involving hormonal production by a gynecologic tumor were candidates for inclusion in this review. EXPERT COMMENTARY: Serum hormonal biomarkers have clinical utility both in the diagnosis of gynecologic neoplasms and clinical monitoring of treatment efficacy and recurrence.


Assuntos
Neoplasias dos Genitais Femininos/metabolismo , Hormônios/metabolismo , Biomarcadores Tumorais/análise , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Feminino , Neoplasias dos Genitais Femininos/patologia , Humanos
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Hum Pathol ; 75: 63-70, 2018 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29408697

RESUMO

GATA3 is a transcription factor used clinically as a marker of breast or urothelial differentiation. A marker is yet needed to distinguish this in the case of the GATA3-positive tumor of unknown origin. We tested classical markers of breast differentiation and hormonal signaling to see which correlated strongest with GATA3 expression in breast cancer and thus which could help correctly identify breast origin in the case of the GATA3-positive tumor of unknown origin. GATA3, estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, androgen receptor (AR), HER2, GCDFP15, and mammaglobin expression was intercorrelated in a histologically diverse 259-case breast cancer tissue microarray. We show herein a uniquely high level of correlation between GATA3 and AR expression (r=0.61; 95% confidence interval 0.52-0.68) that was strongest among lobular carcinomas (r=1; 95% confidence interval 0.73-1) and stronger than any other correlation studied. Separate AR staining of 10 metastatic GATA3+ carcinomas of urothelial origin and 13 metastatic GATA3+ carcinomas of breast origin showed that strong AR staining (>60% of tumor cells) has a sensitivity of 54% and a specificity of 100% for correctly distinguishing GATA3+ carcinoma of mammary origin from urothelial origin in the metastatic setting. Androgen receptor expression is strongly correlated with GATA3 in breast cancer, particularly in tumors with lobular morphology. Strong AR expression (>60% of tumor cells) is an excellent test to rule out urothelial carcinoma in the GATA3+ metastatic setting (specificity 100%) and will effectively identify breast origin in approximately 50% of cases.


Assuntos
Biomarcadores Tumorais/análise , Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico , Fator de Transcrição GATA3/biossíntese , Metástase Neoplásica/diagnóstico , Receptores Androgênicos/biossíntese , Adulto , Idoso , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Carcinoma de Células de Transição/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Fator de Transcrição GATA3/análise , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Metástase Neoplásica/patologia , Receptores Androgênicos/análise , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Neoplasias Urológicas/diagnóstico
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Nat Commun ; 5: 5126, 2014 Nov 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25370050

RESUMO

Voltage-gated sodium channels (Na(v)) underlie the rapid upstroke of action potentials in excitable tissues. Binding of channel-interactive proteins is essential for controlling fast and long-term inactivation. In the structure of the complex of the carboxy-terminal portion of Na(v)1.5 (CTNa(v)1.5) with calmodulin (CaM)-Mg(2+) reported here, both CaM lobes interact with the CTNa(v)1.5. On the basis of the differences between this structure and that of an inactivated complex, we propose that the structure reported here represents a non-inactivated state of the CTNa(v), that is, the state that is poised for activation. Electrophysiological characterization of mutants further supports the importance of the interactions identified in the structure. Isothermal titration calorimetry experiments show that CaM binds to CTNa(v)1.5 with high affinity. The results of this study provide unique insights into the physiological activation and the pathophysiology of Na(v) channels.


Assuntos
Calmodulina/metabolismo , Citoplasma/metabolismo , Canal de Sódio Disparado por Voltagem NAV1.5/química , Canal de Sódio Disparado por Voltagem NAV1.5/metabolismo , Calmodulina/genética , Citoplasma/genética , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Canal de Sódio Disparado por Voltagem NAV1.5/genética , Ligação Proteica , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína
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Proteins ; 79(8): 2455-66, 2011 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21638333

RESUMO

The Nudix hydrolase superfamily, characterized by the presence of the signature sequence GX(5)EX(7)REUXEEXGU (where U is I, L, or V), is a well-studied family in which relations have been established between primary sequence and substrate specificity for many members. For example, enzymes that hydrolyze the diphosphate linkage of ADP-ribose are characterized by having a proline 15 amino acids C-terminal of the Nudix signature sequence. GDPMK is a Nudix enzyme that conserves this characteristic proline but uses GDP-mannose as the preferred substrate. By investigating the structure of the GDPMK alone, bound to magnesium, and bound to substrate, the structural basis for this divergent substrate specificity and a new rule was identified by which ADP-ribose pyrophosphatases can be distinguished from purine-DP-mannose pyrophosphatases from primary sequence alone. Kinetic and mutagenesis studies showed that GDPMK hydrolysis does not rely on a single glutamate as the catalytic base. Instead, catalysis is dependent on residues that coordinate the magnesium ions and residues that position the substrate properly for catalysis. GDPMK was thought to play a role in biofilm formation because of its upregulation in response to RcsC signaling; however, GDPMK knockout strains show no defect in their capacity of forming biofilms.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Escherichia coli/química , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Guanosina Difosfato Manose/química , Guanosina Difosfato Manose/metabolismo , Manose/metabolismo , Pirofosfatases/química , Pirofosfatases/metabolismo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Ligação Proteica , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Homologia de Sequência de Aminoácidos , Especificidade por Substrato , Nudix Hidrolases
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