RRC ID 44734
著者 Takagi S, Oh-hara T, Sato S, Gong B, Takami M, Fujita N.
タイトル Expression of Aggrus/podoplanin in bladder cancer and its role in pulmonary metastasis.
ジャーナル Int J Cancer
Abstract Platelet aggregation-inducing factor Aggrus, also known as podoplanin, is associated with tumor malignancy by promoting hematogenous metastasis. Aggrus overexpression has been reported in some tumor tissues including lung, esophagus, head and neck and brain. We here found the frequent upregulation of aggrus mRNA in urinary bladder cancers using cancer tissue panels from various organs. Immunohistochemical analysis confirmed Aggrus protein expression in urinary bladder cancers and suggested a positive correlation between Aggrus expression and metastatic tendency in bladder cancers. Endogenous expression of Aggrus protein on the cell surface was found in the mouse bladder cancer MBT-2 cell line and human bladder cancer SCaBER cell lines. Knockdown of Aggrus expression in MBT-2 cells decreased their ability to induce platelet aggregation and form pulmonary metastasis in syngeneic mouse models. Knockdown of Aggrus expression in the human bladder cancer SCaBER cells also attenuated their ability to induce platelet aggregation and form pulmonary metastasis in mice. Moreover, pulmonary metastasis of SCaBER cells was prevented by prior administration of our generated anti-Aggrus neutralizing monoclonal antibodies by attenuating their retention in lung. These results indicate that Aggrus plays an important role in bladder cancer metastasis. Thus, anti-Aggrus neutralizing antibodies would be useful for the prevention of hematogenous metastasis of Aggrus-positive bladder cancer.
巻・号 134(11)
ページ 2605-14
公開日 2014-6-1
DOI 10.1002/ijc.28602
PMID 24222607
PMC PMC4233981
MeSH Animals Antibodies, Monoclonal / pharmacology Apoptosis* Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism Blotting, Western CHO Cells Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / genetics Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / metabolism* Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / genetics Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / metabolism* Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology Cell Proliferation Cricetinae Cricetulus Flow Cytometry Humans Immunoenzyme Techniques Lung Neoplasms / genetics Lung Neoplasms / metabolism* Lung Neoplasms / secondary Male Membrane Glycoproteins / antagonists & inhibitors Membrane Glycoproteins / genetics Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism* Membrane Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors Membrane Proteins / genetics Membrane Proteins / metabolism* Mice Mice, Inbred C3H Mice, Inbred ICR Platelet Aggregation RNA, Messenger / genetics RNA, Small Interfering / genetics Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Tissue Array Analysis Urinary Bladder / metabolism Urinary Bladder / pathology Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / genetics Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / metabolism* Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
IF 5.145
引用数 21
WOS 分野 ONCOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 T24(RCB2356) MBT-2(RCB0544)