Nerve Growth Factor Promotes Gastric Tumorigenesis through Aberrant Cholinergic Signaling.
Nerve Growth Factor Promotes Gastric Tumorigenesis through Aberrant Cholinergic Signaling.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ccell.2016.11.005
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发表时间:
2017-01-09
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影响因子:
50.3
通讯作者:
Wang TC
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作者:
Hayakawa Y;Sakitani K;Konishi M;Asfaha S;Niikura R;Tomita H;Renz BW;Tailor Y;Macchini M;Middelhoff M;Jiang Z;Tanaka T;Dubeykovskaya ZA;Kim W;Chen X;Urbanska AM;Nagar K;Westphalen CB;Quante M;Lin CS;Gershon MD;Hara A;Zhao CM;Chen D;Worthley DL;Koike K;Wang TC
Within the gastrointestinal stem cell niche, nerves help to regulate both normal and neoplastic stem cell dynamics. Here, we reveal the mechanisms underlying the cancer-nerve partnership. We find that Dclk1+ tuft cells and nerves are the main sources of acetylcholine (ACh) within the gastric mucosa. Cholinergic stimulation of the gastric epithelium induced nerve growth factor (NGF) expression, and in turn NGF overexpression within gastric epithelium expanded enteric nerves and promoted carcinogenesis. Ablation of Dclk1+ cells or blockade of NGF/Trk signaling inhibited epithelial proliferation and tumorigenesis in a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor-3 (M3R)-dependent manner, in part through suppression of Yes-Associated Protein (YAP) function. This feed-forward ACh-NGF axis activates the gastric cancer niche and offers a compelling target for tumor treatment and prevention.