In age groups from 20 to 60 years old, proliferation and differentiation of cells happen in a morphofunctional zone, in the electric field excited by 12 pairs of mother and daughter cells, turned out at cambial cells ...In age groups from 20 to 60 years old, proliferation and differentiation of cells happen in a morphofunctional zone, in the electric field excited by 12 pairs of mother and daughter cells, turned out at cambial cells division. Thus in daughter cells the Src SH2 domain necessary both for cytoskeleton formation and tyrosinase activization is activated. If the conditions for strengthening of tyrosinase activity are created in organism, the portion of Src participating in the cytoskeleton building can decrease to critical level that will lead to development of a malignant tumor. If action of a stimulating factor is quite strong, proliferation of malignant cells begins at a stage of melanocyte, and a melanoma occurs. If action of factors is long and not strong, more remote descendants of daughter cells proliferate, and a cancer appears. In order that there will be a normal differentiation of malignantly changed daughter cells, it is necessary to block the tyrosinase. Thus all SH2 domains will go on cell cytoskeleton formation.展开更多
Background: Reviewing and analyzing the Clinico-pathologic aspects of non-melanoma skin cancer of the head and neck (NMSCHN), type of management, prognostic factors, and disease-free survival (DFS) in a period of 5 ye...Background: Reviewing and analyzing the Clinico-pathologic aspects of non-melanoma skin cancer of the head and neck (NMSCHN), type of management, prognostic factors, and disease-free survival (DFS) in a period of 5 years at the National Cancer Institute—Cairo University—Egypt. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of two hundred patients with NMSCHN was treated at the National Cancer Institute—Cairo University—Egypt from January 2008 to December 2012. The mean follow-up was 6 months (1 - 84 months). Results: 117 males and 83 females with 90% ≥ 50 years old. The scalp (27.5%), the periorbital region (13%), the cheek (12.5%) and the nose (12.5%) are the main anatomical sites affected. BCC represented 71.5% with nodular type (79%) predominance;SCC represented 21% with GII (61.1%) the commonest grade. Surgery was the main modality of treatment (93%) with local flaps only (63.9%) and primary closure (14.7%) were the main surgical options following wide local excision. Positive and close margins were detected in 23.5% of excised specimens. No significant association was found between disease-free survival (DFS) and pathology, treatment modality, the occurrence of complications or safety margin status. Conclusion: NMSCHN lesions should be surgically excised in specialized high volume centers with readily available peripheral margin control and should be operated by senior experienced surgeons.展开更多
New strategies are needed to treat cancers that do not respond to chemotherapy or resist chemotherapy after responding initially. The objective of this study was to evaluate non-cytotoxic drugs against two of these ca...New strategies are needed to treat cancers that do not respond to chemotherapy or resist chemotherapy after responding initially. The objective of this study was to evaluate non-cytotoxic drugs against two of these cancers, melanoma and ovarian cancer. Imiquimod is an immune stimulant that induces apoptosis in cancer cells. Flexible-Heteroarotinoids (Flex-Hets) are small molecules that regulate growth, differentiation and apoptosis in cancer cells with reduced effects on normal cells. Both imiquimod and SHetA2 inhibited growth and induced apoptosis in the B16 melanoma cell line and cisplatin-sensitive A2780 and cisplatin-resistant OVCAR-3 ovarian cancer cell lines. The growth inhibition was additive in A2780 and B16, and synergistic in OVCAR-3. Both compounds inhibited endothelial tube branching in vitro and exerted an additive effect when combined. Various combinations of imiquimod and SHetA2 did not cause significant differences in the overall survival in the syngeneic B16 murine melanoma model. SHetA2 induced complete tumor regression and a melanoma-free natural life-span in two mice. These cures occurred in one of ten mice treated with oral SHetA2 and one of ten mice intratumorally-injected with SHetA2. Exploratory modeling of the distribution of survival times suggested that the two surviving mice represent rare events. Histologic evaluation of the tumors revealed that imiquimod induced necrosis, SHetA2 induced differentiated architecture and increased cytoplasm, both agents reduced mitotic indices and angiogenesis and neither agent counteracted the effects of the other. No overt toxicities were observed. In conclusion, imiquimod and SHetA2 exhibit complementary anti-cancer activity in vitro and SHetA2 has promise as a single agent.展开更多
目的:探讨程序性死亡配体1(PD-L1)单克隆抗体是否可以增强ALDH high CSC-DC疫苗致敏的B细胞靶向ALDH high肿瘤干细胞(CSCs)的体液免疫作用。方法:建立B16-F10黑色素瘤小鼠模型,各组小鼠分别接受PBS、ALDH high CSC-DC+IgG、ALDH high CS...目的:探讨程序性死亡配体1(PD-L1)单克隆抗体是否可以增强ALDH high CSC-DC疫苗致敏的B细胞靶向ALDH high肿瘤干细胞(CSCs)的体液免疫作用。方法:建立B16-F10黑色素瘤小鼠模型,各组小鼠分别接受PBS、ALDH high CSC-DC+IgG、ALDH high CSC-DC疫苗、PD-L1单克隆抗体、ALDH high CSC-DC联合PD-L1单克隆抗体的治疗,记录小鼠的生存时间及肿瘤的体积。实验结束时收集各组小鼠的肿瘤,单个肿瘤细胞悬液进行ALDEFLUOR染色检测CSCs的比例。流式细胞术检测各组小鼠脾脏B细胞上PD-1的表达量。同时进一步行抗体结合试验和补体依赖的细胞毒性作用(CDC)试验检测B细胞培养上清中的抗体结合和裂解CSCs的能力。结果:相较于单独治疗组,PD-L1单克隆抗体与ALDH high CSC-DC疫苗的联合治疗可以更加显著地抑制肿瘤生长,延长小鼠生存时间。联合治疗组小鼠活化的B淋巴细胞上PD-1的表达水平显著降低,仅为6.5%。抗体结合试验提示,与ALDH high CSC-DC疫苗单独治疗组11.3%的结合率相比,联合治疗组小鼠B细胞培养上清中的抗体可以特异地结合15.7%ALDH high CSCs。同时CDC试验结果显示,联合治疗组的B细胞培养上清特异性地裂解ALDH high CSCs。结论:PD-L1单克隆抗体可以显著增强ALDH high CSC-DC疫苗致敏的B细胞产生靶向ALDH high CSCs的体液免疫反应。展开更多
A microRNA expression screen was performed analyzing 157 different microRNAs in laser-microdissected tissues from benign melanocytic nevi （n = 10） and primary malignant melanomas （n = 10）, using quantitative real-...A microRNA expression screen was performed analyzing 157 different microRNAs in laser-microdissected tissues from benign melanocytic nevi （n = 10） and primary malignant melanomas （n = 10）, using quantitative real-time PCR. Differential expression was found for 72 microRNAs. Members of the let-7 family of microRNAs were significantly downregulated in primary melanomas as compared with benign nevi, suggestive for a possible role of these molecules as tumor suppressors in malignant melanoma. Interestingly, similar findings had been described for lung and colon cancer. Overexpression of let-7b in melanoma cells in vitro downregulated the expression of cyclins D1, D3, and A, and cyclin-dependent kinase （Cdk） 4, all of which had been described to play a role in melanoma development. The effect oflet-7b on protein expression was due to targeting of 3＇-untranslated regions （3＇UTRs） of individual mRNAs, as exemplified by reporter gene analyses for cyclin D1. In line with its downmodulating effects on cell cycle regulators, let-7b inhibited cell cycle progression and anchorage-independent growth of melanoma cells. Taken together, these findings not only point to new regulatory mechanisms of early melanoma development, but also may open avenues for future targeted therapies of this tumor.展开更多
Objective: Cancer metastasis remains the primary cause of cancer-related death worldwide.In a previous study, we found that levels of BTB/POZ domain-containing protein KCTD12 are lower in metastatic melanoma cells tha...Objective: Cancer metastasis remains the primary cause of cancer-related death worldwide.In a previous study, we found that levels of BTB/POZ domain-containing protein KCTD12 are lower in metastatic melanoma cells than in parental melanoma cells.The purpose of this study was to identify the roles of KCTD12 in cancer metastasis.Methods: The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA) datasets were used to evaluate the relationship between KCTD12 and skin cutaneous melanoma(SKCM) prognosis.The effects of endogenous KCTD12 on biological behaviors were examined using the MTT assay.The impacts of KCTD12 on melanoma stemness were explored using spheroid formation assay.KCTD12 knockout A375 cells were generated to confirm the inhibitory effect of KCTD12 on CD271, and a mouse metastatic model was used to determine the impact of KCTD12 on melanoma metastasis in vivo.Results: KCTD12 levels were lower in lung metastatic cells than in paired parental melanoma cells, and low KCTD12 expression indicated a poor prognosis in SKCM.Cancer metastasis-related capacities were higher in lung metastatic cells than in parental melanoma cells.Moreover, KCTD12 knockdown enhanced tumor growth and metastasis both in vitro and in vivo.Mechanistically, the interaction between KCTD12 and CD271 might be responsible for the stemness transformation after KCTD12 knockdown.Conclusions: This study identifies for the first time the role of the interaction between KCTD12 and CD271 in inducing melanoma cell stemness transformation.Moreover, KCTD12 repression enhances melanoma cell growth, adhesion, migration and invasion.展开更多
AIM To assess cancer-testis antigens(CTAs) expression in gastric cancer patients and examined their associations with clinicopathological factors.METHODS Eighty-three gastric cancer patients were evaluated in this stu...AIM To assess cancer-testis antigens(CTAs) expression in gastric cancer patients and examined their associations with clinicopathological factors.METHODS Eighty-three gastric cancer patients were evaluated in this study. Gastric cancer specimens were evaluated for the gene expression of CTAs, Kitakyushu lung cancer antigen-1(KK-LC-1), melanoma antigen(MAGE)-A1, MAGE-A3 and New York esophageal cancer-1(NYESO-1), by reverse transcription PCR. Clinicopathological background information, such as gender, age, tumor size, macroscopic type, tumor histology, depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, lymphatic invasion, venous invasion, and pathological stage, was obtained. Statistical comparisons between the expression of each CTA and each clinicopathological background were performed using the χ2 test. RESULTS The expression rates of KK-LC-1, MAGE-A1, MAGE-A3, and NY-ESO-1 were 79.5%, 32.5%, 39.8%, and 15.7%, respectively. In early stage gastric cancer specimens, the expression of KK-LC-1 was 79.4%, which is comparable to the 79.6% observed in advanced stage specimens. The expression of KK-LC-1 was not significantly associated with clinicopathological factors, while there were considerable differences in the expression rates of MAGE-A1 and MAGE-A3 with vs without lymphatic invasion(MAGE-A1, 39.3% vs 13.6%, P = 0.034; MAGE-A3, 47.5% vs 18.2%, P = 0.022) and/or vascular invasion(MAGE-A1, 41.5% vs 16.7%, P = 0.028; MAGE-A3, 49.1% vs 23.3%, P = 0.035) and, particularly, MAGE-A3, in patients with early vs advanced stage(36.5% vs 49.0%, P = 0.044), respectively. Patients expressing MAGE-A3 and NYESO-1 were older than those not expressing MAGE-A3 and NY-ESO-1(MAGE-A3, 73.7 ± 7.1 vs 67.4 ± 12.3, P = 0.009; NY-ESO-1, 75.5 ± 7.2 vs 68.8 ± 11.2, P = 0.042). CONCLUSION The KK-LC-1 expression rate was high even in patients with stage I cancer, suggesting that KK-LC-1 is a useful biomarker for early diagnosis of gastric cancer.展开更多
文摘In age groups from 20 to 60 years old, proliferation and differentiation of cells happen in a morphofunctional zone, in the electric field excited by 12 pairs of mother and daughter cells, turned out at cambial cells division. Thus in daughter cells the Src SH2 domain necessary both for cytoskeleton formation and tyrosinase activization is activated. If the conditions for strengthening of tyrosinase activity are created in organism, the portion of Src participating in the cytoskeleton building can decrease to critical level that will lead to development of a malignant tumor. If action of a stimulating factor is quite strong, proliferation of malignant cells begins at a stage of melanocyte, and a melanoma occurs. If action of factors is long and not strong, more remote descendants of daughter cells proliferate, and a cancer appears. In order that there will be a normal differentiation of malignantly changed daughter cells, it is necessary to block the tyrosinase. Thus all SH2 domains will go on cell cytoskeleton formation.
文摘Background: Reviewing and analyzing the Clinico-pathologic aspects of non-melanoma skin cancer of the head and neck (NMSCHN), type of management, prognostic factors, and disease-free survival (DFS) in a period of 5 years at the National Cancer Institute—Cairo University—Egypt. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of two hundred patients with NMSCHN was treated at the National Cancer Institute—Cairo University—Egypt from January 2008 to December 2012. The mean follow-up was 6 months (1 - 84 months). Results: 117 males and 83 females with 90% ≥ 50 years old. The scalp (27.5%), the periorbital region (13%), the cheek (12.5%) and the nose (12.5%) are the main anatomical sites affected. BCC represented 71.5% with nodular type (79%) predominance;SCC represented 21% with GII (61.1%) the commonest grade. Surgery was the main modality of treatment (93%) with local flaps only (63.9%) and primary closure (14.7%) were the main surgical options following wide local excision. Positive and close margins were detected in 23.5% of excised specimens. No significant association was found between disease-free survival (DFS) and pathology, treatment modality, the occurrence of complications or safety margin status. Conclusion: NMSCHN lesions should be surgically excised in specialized high volume centers with readily available peripheral margin control and should be operated by senior experienced surgeons.
文摘New strategies are needed to treat cancers that do not respond to chemotherapy or resist chemotherapy after responding initially. The objective of this study was to evaluate non-cytotoxic drugs against two of these cancers, melanoma and ovarian cancer. Imiquimod is an immune stimulant that induces apoptosis in cancer cells. Flexible-Heteroarotinoids (Flex-Hets) are small molecules that regulate growth, differentiation and apoptosis in cancer cells with reduced effects on normal cells. Both imiquimod and SHetA2 inhibited growth and induced apoptosis in the B16 melanoma cell line and cisplatin-sensitive A2780 and cisplatin-resistant OVCAR-3 ovarian cancer cell lines. The growth inhibition was additive in A2780 and B16, and synergistic in OVCAR-3. Both compounds inhibited endothelial tube branching in vitro and exerted an additive effect when combined. Various combinations of imiquimod and SHetA2 did not cause significant differences in the overall survival in the syngeneic B16 murine melanoma model. SHetA2 induced complete tumor regression and a melanoma-free natural life-span in two mice. These cures occurred in one of ten mice treated with oral SHetA2 and one of ten mice intratumorally-injected with SHetA2. Exploratory modeling of the distribution of survival times suggested that the two surviving mice represent rare events. Histologic evaluation of the tumors revealed that imiquimod induced necrosis, SHetA2 induced differentiated architecture and increased cytoplasm, both agents reduced mitotic indices and angiogenesis and neither agent counteracted the effects of the other. No overt toxicities were observed. In conclusion, imiquimod and SHetA2 exhibit complementary anti-cancer activity in vitro and SHetA2 has promise as a single agent.
文摘目的:探讨程序性死亡配体1(PD-L1)单克隆抗体是否可以增强ALDH high CSC-DC疫苗致敏的B细胞靶向ALDH high肿瘤干细胞(CSCs)的体液免疫作用。方法:建立B16-F10黑色素瘤小鼠模型,各组小鼠分别接受PBS、ALDH high CSC-DC+IgG、ALDH high CSC-DC疫苗、PD-L1单克隆抗体、ALDH high CSC-DC联合PD-L1单克隆抗体的治疗,记录小鼠的生存时间及肿瘤的体积。实验结束时收集各组小鼠的肿瘤,单个肿瘤细胞悬液进行ALDEFLUOR染色检测CSCs的比例。流式细胞术检测各组小鼠脾脏B细胞上PD-1的表达量。同时进一步行抗体结合试验和补体依赖的细胞毒性作用(CDC)试验检测B细胞培养上清中的抗体结合和裂解CSCs的能力。结果:相较于单独治疗组,PD-L1单克隆抗体与ALDH high CSC-DC疫苗的联合治疗可以更加显著地抑制肿瘤生长,延长小鼠生存时间。联合治疗组小鼠活化的B淋巴细胞上PD-1的表达水平显著降低,仅为6.5%。抗体结合试验提示,与ALDH high CSC-DC疫苗单独治疗组11.3%的结合率相比,联合治疗组小鼠B细胞培养上清中的抗体可以特异地结合15.7%ALDH high CSCs。同时CDC试验结果显示,联合治疗组的B细胞培养上清特异性地裂解ALDH high CSCs。结论:PD-L1单克隆抗体可以显著增强ALDH high CSC-DC疫苗致敏的B细胞产生靶向ALDH high CSCs的体液免疫反应。
文摘A microRNA expression screen was performed analyzing 157 different microRNAs in laser-microdissected tissues from benign melanocytic nevi （n = 10） and primary malignant melanomas （n = 10）, using quantitative real-time PCR. Differential expression was found for 72 microRNAs. Members of the let-7 family of microRNAs were significantly downregulated in primary melanomas as compared with benign nevi, suggestive for a possible role of these molecules as tumor suppressors in malignant melanoma. Interestingly, similar findings had been described for lung and colon cancer. Overexpression of let-7b in melanoma cells in vitro downregulated the expression of cyclins D1, D3, and A, and cyclin-dependent kinase （Cdk） 4, all of which had been described to play a role in melanoma development. The effect oflet-7b on protein expression was due to targeting of 3＇-untranslated regions （3＇UTRs） of individual mRNAs, as exemplified by reporter gene analyses for cyclin D1. In line with its downmodulating effects on cell cycle regulators, let-7b inhibited cell cycle progression and anchorage-independent growth of melanoma cells. Taken together, these findings not only point to new regulatory mechanisms of early melanoma development, but also may open avenues for future targeted therapies of this tumor.
基金supported by grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No.2015CB931804)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.U1505225, 81773063, 81273548, 81571802)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (Grant No.2016J06020)Fujian Development and Reform Commission project (Grant No.829054)
文摘Objective: Cancer metastasis remains the primary cause of cancer-related death worldwide.In a previous study, we found that levels of BTB/POZ domain-containing protein KCTD12 are lower in metastatic melanoma cells than in parental melanoma cells.The purpose of this study was to identify the roles of KCTD12 in cancer metastasis.Methods: The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA) datasets were used to evaluate the relationship between KCTD12 and skin cutaneous melanoma(SKCM) prognosis.The effects of endogenous KCTD12 on biological behaviors were examined using the MTT assay.The impacts of KCTD12 on melanoma stemness were explored using spheroid formation assay.KCTD12 knockout A375 cells were generated to confirm the inhibitory effect of KCTD12 on CD271, and a mouse metastatic model was used to determine the impact of KCTD12 on melanoma metastasis in vivo.Results: KCTD12 levels were lower in lung metastatic cells than in paired parental melanoma cells, and low KCTD12 expression indicated a poor prognosis in SKCM.Cancer metastasis-related capacities were higher in lung metastatic cells than in parental melanoma cells.Moreover, KCTD12 knockdown enhanced tumor growth and metastasis both in vitro and in vivo.Mechanistically, the interaction between KCTD12 and CD271 might be responsible for the stemness transformation after KCTD12 knockdown.Conclusions: This study identifies for the first time the role of the interaction between KCTD12 and CD271 in inducing melanoma cell stemness transformation.Moreover, KCTD12 repression enhances melanoma cell growth, adhesion, migration and invasion.
基金Supported by Grant-in-Aid for research by Kitasato University Medical Center,No.H25-0006 and the JSPS,KAKENHI,No.26670609 to Futawatari Nthe JSPS,KAKENHI,No.21700510 and No.17K16578,Takeda Science Foundation and Kitasato University Research Grant for Young Researchers to Fukuyama T
文摘AIM To assess cancer-testis antigens(CTAs) expression in gastric cancer patients and examined their associations with clinicopathological factors.METHODS Eighty-three gastric cancer patients were evaluated in this study. Gastric cancer specimens were evaluated for the gene expression of CTAs, Kitakyushu lung cancer antigen-1(KK-LC-1), melanoma antigen(MAGE)-A1, MAGE-A3 and New York esophageal cancer-1(NYESO-1), by reverse transcription PCR. Clinicopathological background information, such as gender, age, tumor size, macroscopic type, tumor histology, depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, lymphatic invasion, venous invasion, and pathological stage, was obtained. Statistical comparisons between the expression of each CTA and each clinicopathological background were performed using the χ2 test. RESULTS The expression rates of KK-LC-1, MAGE-A1, MAGE-A3, and NY-ESO-1 were 79.5%, 32.5%, 39.8%, and 15.7%, respectively. In early stage gastric cancer specimens, the expression of KK-LC-1 was 79.4%, which is comparable to the 79.6% observed in advanced stage specimens. The expression of KK-LC-1 was not significantly associated with clinicopathological factors, while there were considerable differences in the expression rates of MAGE-A1 and MAGE-A3 with vs without lymphatic invasion(MAGE-A1, 39.3% vs 13.6%, P = 0.034; MAGE-A3, 47.5% vs 18.2%, P = 0.022) and/or vascular invasion(MAGE-A1, 41.5% vs 16.7%, P = 0.028; MAGE-A3, 49.1% vs 23.3%, P = 0.035) and, particularly, MAGE-A3, in patients with early vs advanced stage(36.5% vs 49.0%, P = 0.044), respectively. Patients expressing MAGE-A3 and NYESO-1 were older than those not expressing MAGE-A3 and NY-ESO-1(MAGE-A3, 73.7 ± 7.1 vs 67.4 ± 12.3, P = 0.009; NY-ESO-1, 75.5 ± 7.2 vs 68.8 ± 11.2, P = 0.042). CONCLUSION The KK-LC-1 expression rate was high even in patients with stage I cancer, suggesting that KK-LC-1 is a useful biomarker for early diagnosis of gastric cancer.
