Involvement of a Novel Chemokine Decoy Receptor CCX-CKR in Breast Cancer Growth, Metastasis and Patient Survival
Involvement of a Novel Chemokine Decoy Receptor CCX-CKR in Breast Cancer Growth, Metastasis and Patient Survival
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DOI:
10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-2495
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发表时间:
2009-05-01
影响因子:
11.5
通讯作者:
Shao, Zhi-Ming
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作者:
Feng, Lan-Yun;Ou, Zhou-Luo;Shao, Zhi-Ming
Purpose: The biological axes of chemokines and chemokine receptors, such as CXCR4/CXCL12, CCR7/CCL19 (CCL21), CCR9/CCL25, and CXCR5/CXCL13, are involved in cancer growth and metastasis. This study is aimed at the potential regulatory role of atypical chemokine binder CCX-CKR, as a scavenger of CCL19, CCL21, CCL25, and CXCL13, in human breast cancer.Experimental Design: The role of CCX-CKR in human breast cancer was investigated in cell lines, animal models, and clinical samples.Results: Overexpression of CCX-CKR inhibited cancer cell proliferation and invasion in vitro and attenuated xenograft tumor growth and lung metastasis in vivo. CCX-CKR can be regulated by cytokines such as interleukin-1 beta tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and IFN-gamma. Lack or low expression of CCX-CKR correlated with a poor survival rate in the breast cancer patients. A significant correlation between CCX-CKR and lymph node metastasis was observed in human breast cancer tissues. CCX-CKR status was an independent prognostic factor for disease-free survival in breast cancer patients.Conclusion: We showed for the first time that CCX-CKR is a negative regulator of growth and metastasis in breast cancer mainly by sequestration of homeostatic chemokines and subsequent inhibition of intratumoral neovascularity. This finding may lead to a new therapeutic strategy against breast cancer.