Hypoxia upregulates adhesion ability to peritoneum through a transforming growth factor-β-dependent mechanism in diffuse-type gastric cancer cells
Hypoxia upregulates adhesion ability to peritoneum through a transforming growth factor-β-dependent mechanism in diffuse-type gastric cancer cells
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ejca.2010.01.007
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发表时间:
2010-03-01
影响因子:
8.4
通讯作者:
Hirakawa, Kosei
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作者:
Noda, Satoru;Yashiro, Masakazu;Hirakawa, Kosei
Gastric cancer cells leaving the primary tumour are exposed to low oxygen levels in the peritoneal cavity; however, peritoneal metastatic phenotypes of hypoxic cancer cells remain unclear. We used 6 gastric cancer cell lines, including 3 diffuse-type gastric cancer (DGC) and 3 non-DGC cell lines. Using adhesion assay, we examined the effect of hypoxic conditions on their ability to adhere to peritoneal components. The expression level of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and integrins mRNA of cancer cells was examined using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. We further examined the effect of anti-integrin neutralising antibodies and a TGF-beta receptor inhibitor on the adhesion ability of hypoxic cancer cells. The binding ability of DGC cells was higher than that of non-DGC cells; it was significantly increased by hypoxic (1% O-2) conditions compared to normoxic (21% O-2) conditions. In contrast, no remarkable change in adhesion ability was observed in the non-DGC cells under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Integrins and TGF-beta expression of hypoxic DGC cells was significantly higher than that of normoxic cells. TGF-beta increased the adhesion ability and alpha 2-, alpha 3- and alpha 5-integrin expression of hypoxic DGC cells, whereas the TGF-beta receptor inhibitor decreased them. Neutralising antibodies against alpha 2-, alpha 3- and alpha 5-integrin inhibited the adhesion ability of DGC cells. These findings suggested that hypoxic conditions promote the adhesion of DGC cells to the peritoneum. The upregulation of alpha 2-, alpha 3- and alpha 5-integrin by TGF-beta under hypoxic conditions may be one of the mechanisms responsible for the high metastatic potential of hypoxic DGC cells to the peritoneum. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.