RRC ID 69586
著者 Yamamoto M, Sanomachi T, Suzuki S, Uchida H, Yonezawa H, Higa N, Takajo T, Yamada Y, Sugai A, Togashi K, Seino S, Okada M, Sonoda Y, Hirano H, Yoshimoto K, Kitanaka C.
タイトル Roles for hENT1 and dCK in gemcitabine sensitivity and malignancy of meningioma.
ジャーナル Neuro Oncol
Abstract BACKGROUND:High-grade meningiomas are aggressive tumors with high morbidity and mortality rates that frequently recur even after surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. However, limited information is currently available on the biology of these tumors, and no alternative adjuvant treatment options exist. Although we previously demonstrated that high-grade meningioma cells were highly sensitive to gemcitabine in vitro and in vivo, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unknown.
METHODS:We examined the roles of hENT1 (human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1) and dCK (deoxycytidine kinase) in the gemcitabine sensitivity and growth of meningioma cells in vitro. Tissue samples from meningiomas (26 WHO grade I and 21 WHO grade II/III meningiomas) were immunohistochemically analyzed for hENT1 and dCK as well as for Ki-67 as a marker of proliferative activity.
RESULTS:hENT1 and dCK, which play critical roles in the intracellular transport and activation of gemcitabine, respectively, were responsible for the high gemcitabine sensitivity of high-grade meningioma cells and were strongly expressed in high-grade meningiomas. hENT1 expression was required for the proliferation and survival of high-grade meningioma cells and dCK expression. Furthermore, high hENT1 and dCK expression levels correlated with stronger tumor cell proliferative activity and shorter survival in meningioma patients.
CONCLUSIONS:The present results suggest that hENT1 is a key molecular factor influencing the growth capacity and gemcitabine sensitivity of meningioma cells and also that hENT1, together with dCK, may be a viable prognostic marker for meningioma patients as well as a predictive marker of their responses to gemcitabine.
巻・号 23(6)
ページ 945-954
公開日 2021-6-1
DOI 10.1093/neuonc/noab015
PII 6131352
PMID 33556172
PMC PMC8168817
MeSH Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives Deoxycytidine Kinase / metabolism Deoxycytidine Kinase / therapeutic use Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1 Gemcitabine Humans Meningeal Neoplasms* / drug therapy Meningioma* / drug therapy Pancreatic Neoplasms*
IF 10.247
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 HKBMM(RCB0680)