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Inhibition of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression by in vivo targeting of hyaluronan synthesis.
Twarock, Sören; Freudenberger, Till; Poscher, Eva; Dai, Guang; Jannasch, Katharina; Dullin, Christian; Alves, Frauke; Prenzel, Klaus; Knoefel, Wolfram T; Stoecklein, Nikolas H; Savani, Rashmin C; Homey, Bernhard; Fischer, Jens W.
Afiliação
  • Twarock S; Institut für Pharmakologie und Klinische Pharmakologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Mol Cancer ; 10: 30, 2011 Mar 23.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21429221
BACKGROUND: Oesophageal cancer is a highly aggressive tumour entity with at present poor prognosis. Therefore, novel treatment options are urgently needed. Hyaluronan (HA) is a polysaccharide present in the matrix of human oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Importantly, in vitro ESCC cells critically depend on HA synthesis to maintain the proliferative phenotype. The aim of the present study is (1) to study HA-synthase (HAS) expression and regulation in human ESCC, and (2) to translate the in vitro results into a mouse xenograft model of human ESCC to study the effects of systemic versus tumour targeted HAS inhibition on proliferation and distribution of tumour-bound and stromal hyaluronan. METHODS: mRNA expression was investigated in human ESCC biopsies by semiquantitative real-time RT PCR. Furthermore, human ESCC were xenografted into NMRI nu/nu mice. The effects on tumour progression and morphology of 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU), an inhibitor of HA-synthesis, and of lentiviral knock down of HA-synthase 3 (HAS3), the main HAS isoform in the human ESCC tissues and the human ESCC cell line used in this study, were determined. Tumour progression was monitored by calliper measurements and by flat-panel detector volume computed tomography (fpVCT). HA content, cellular composition and proliferation (Ki67) were determined histologically. RESULTS: mRNA of HAS isoform 3 (HAS3) was upregulated in human ESCC biopsies and HAS3 mRNA was positively correlated to expression of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor. EGF was also proven to be a strong inductor of HAS3 mRNA expression in vitro. During the course of seven weeks, 4-MU inhibited progression of xenograft tumours. Interestingly, remodelling of the tumour into a more differentiated phenotype and inhibition of cell proliferation were observed. Lentiviral knockdown of HAS3 in human ESCC cells prior to xenografting mimicked all effects of 4-MU treatment suggesting that hyaluronan produced by ESCC is accountable for major changes in tumour environment in vivo. CONCLUSIONS: Systemic inhibition of HA-synthesis and knockdown of tumour cell HAS3 cause decreased ESCC progression accompanied by tumour stroma remodelling and may therefore be used in novel approaches to ESCC therapy.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias Esofágicas / Carcinoma de Células Escamosas / Glucuronosiltransferase / Ácido Hialurônico Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Mol Cancer Assunto da revista: NEOPLASIAS Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Alemanha País de publicação: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias Esofágicas / Carcinoma de Células Escamosas / Glucuronosiltransferase / Ácido Hialurônico Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Mol Cancer Assunto da revista: NEOPLASIAS Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Alemanha País de publicação: Reino Unido