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Chang C, Wang D, Xi L, Guo X, Wang G, Yu G. The orphan GPR50 receptor interacting with TβRI induces G1/S-phase cell cycle arrest via Smad3-p27/p21 in BRL-3A cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2022; 202:115117. [PMID: 35671788 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The liver has the powerful capacity to regenerate after injury or resection. In one of our previous studies, GPR50 was observed to be significantly upregulated at 6 h, following a partial hepatectomy (PH) in rat liver regeneration (LR) via gene expression profile. However, little research has been done on the regulation and mechanism of GPR50 in the liver. Herein, we observed that the overexpression of GPR50 inhibited the proliferation of BRL-3A cells. To further explore the molecular mechanisms of GPR50 in the regulation of BRL-3A cell proliferation, interaction between GPR50 and transforming growth factor-beta I (TβRI) and iTRAQTM differential proteomic analysis were elucidated, which suggested that GPR50 may interact with TβRI to activate the TGF-β signaling pathway and arrest BRL-3A cell cycle G1/S transition. Subsequently, the potential mechanism underlying the role of GPR50 in hepatocyte growth was also explored through the addition of a signaling pathway inhibitor. These data suggested that interaction between the orphan GPR50 receptor and TβRI induced the G1⁄S-phase cell cycle arrest of BRL-3A cells via the Smad3-p27/p21 pathway.
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- Cuifang Chang
- State Key Laboratory Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Institute of Biomedical Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Institute of Biomedical Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- Institutes of Health Central Plain, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- Institute of Regenerative Medicine and Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Institute of Biomedical Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, College of Life Science, Institute of Biomedical Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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Liao C, Wang Q, An J, Zhang M, Chen J, Li X, Xiao L, Wang J, Long Q, Liu J, Guan X. SPINKs in Tumors: Potential Therapeutic Targets. Front Oncol 2022; 12:833741. [PMID: 35223512 PMCID: PMC8873584 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.833741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The serine protease inhibitor Kazal type (SPINK) family includes SPINK1-14 and is the largest branch in the serine protease inhibitor family. SPINKs play an important role in pancreatic physiology and disease, sperm maturation and capacitation, Nager syndrome, inflammation and the skin barrier. Evidence shows that the unregulated expression of SPINK1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 13 is closely related to human tumors. Different SPINKs exhibit various regulatory modes in different tumors and can be used as tumor prognostic markers. This article reviews the role of SPINK1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 13 in different human cancer processes and helps to identify new cancer treatment targets.
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- Chengcheng Liao
- Department of Orthodontics II, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Oral Disease Research Key Laboratory of Guizhou Tertiary Institution, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Oral Disease Research Key Laboratory of Guizhou Tertiary Institution, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Microbial Resources and Drug Development Key Laboratory of Guizhou Tertiary Institution, Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Baiyun Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Oral Disease Research Key Laboratory of Guizhou Tertiary Institution, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Microbial Resources and Drug Development Key Laboratory of Guizhou Tertiary Institution, Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Orthodontics II, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Oral Disease Research Key Laboratory of Guizhou Tertiary Institution, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Orthodontics II, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Orthodontics II, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Oral Disease Research Key Laboratory of Guizhou Tertiary Institution, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- *Correspondence: Qian Long, ; Xiaoyan Guan, ; Jianguo Liu,
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- Department of Orthodontics II, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Oral Disease Research Key Laboratory of Guizhou Tertiary Institution, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- *Correspondence: Qian Long, ; Xiaoyan Guan, ; Jianguo Liu,
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- Department of Orthodontics II, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Oral Disease Research Key Laboratory of Guizhou Tertiary Institution, School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- *Correspondence: Qian Long, ; Xiaoyan Guan, ; Jianguo Liu,
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Chen TJ, Tian YF, Chou CL, Chan TC, He HL, Li WS, Tsai HH, Li CF, Lai HY. High SPINK4 Expression Predicts Poor Outcomes among Rectal Cancer Patients Receiving CCRT. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 28:2373-2384. [PMID: 34202399 PMCID: PMC8293060 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol28040218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Background: Patients with rectal cancer can prospectively be favored for neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) to downstage before a radical proctectomy, but the risk stratification and clinical outcomes remain disappointing. Methods: From a published rectal cancer transcriptome dataset (GSE35452), we highlighted extracellular matrix (ECM)-linked genes and identified the serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 4 (SPINK4) gene as the most relevant among the top 10 differentially expressed genes associated with CCRT resistance. We accumulated the cases of 172 rectal cancer patients who received neoadjuvant CCRT followed by surgery and collected tumor specimens for the evaluation of the expression of SPINK4 using immunohistochemistry. Results: The results revealed that high SPINK4 immunoexpression was significantly related to advanced pre-CCRT and post-CCRT tumor status (both p < 0.001), post-CCRT lymph node metastasis (p = 0.001), more vascular and perineurial invasion (p = 0.015 and p = 0.023), and a lower degree of tumor regression (p = 0.001). In univariate analyses, high SPINK4 immunoexpression was remarkably correlated with worse disease-specific survival (DSS) (p < 0.0001), local recurrence-free survival (LRFS) (p = 0.0017), and metastasis-free survival (MeFS) (p < 0.0001). Furthermore, in multivariate analyses, high SPINK4 immunoexpression remained independently prognostic of inferior DSS and MeFS (p = 0.004 and p = 0.002). Conclusion: These results imply that high SPINK4 expression is associated with advanced clinicopathological features and a poor therapeutic response among rectal cancer patients undergoing CCRT, thus validating the prospective prognostic value of SPINK4 for those patients.
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- Tzu-Ju Chen
- Department of Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan; (T.-J.C.); (H.-L.H.); (W.-S.L.); (H.-H.T.)
- Department of Medical Technology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan 717, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan; (Y.-F.T.); (C.-L.C.)
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan; (Y.-F.T.); (C.-L.C.)
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan;
- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan 704, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan; (T.-J.C.); (H.-L.H.); (W.-S.L.); (H.-H.T.)
- Department of Optometry, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan 717, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan; (T.-J.C.); (H.-L.H.); (W.-S.L.); (H.-H.T.)
- Department of Medical Technology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan 717, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan; (T.-J.C.); (H.-L.H.); (W.-S.L.); (H.-H.T.)
- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan;
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- Department of Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan; (T.-J.C.); (H.-L.H.); (W.-S.L.); (H.-H.T.)
- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan;
- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan 704, Taiwan
- Institute of Precision Medicine, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (C.-F.L.); (H.-Y.L.)
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- Department of Pathology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan; (T.-J.C.); (H.-L.H.); (W.-S.L.); (H.-H.T.)
- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan;
- Correspondence: (C.-F.L.); (H.-Y.L.)
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Jiao L, Liu S, Liu L, Hao P, Gong Z, Yan Z, Xiang Y. Long non‑coding RNA fer‑1‑like family member 4 serves as a tumor suppressor in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma cells via regulating the AKT/ERK signaling pathway. Mol Med Rep 2020; 22:5304-5312. [PMID: 33174027 PMCID: PMC7647000 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2020.11598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is a common type of malignant tumor of the head and neck. An increasing number of studies have illustrated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) serve an important role in the occurrence and development of LSCC. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the expression changes and mechanism of lncRNA fer-1-like family member 4 (FER1L4) in the progression of LSCC. The expression levels of FER1L4 in LSCC cell lines (AMC-HN-8, Tu 686, M4E and M2E) and a normal cell line (HBE135-E6E7) were analyzed using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. The FER1L4 overexpression plasmid (plasmid-FER1L4) was subsequently transfected into Tu 686 cells to upregulate the expression levels of FER1L4. Cell viability was detected using a Cell Counting Kit-8 assay, cell proliferation was analyzed using a colony formation assay, apoptosis was examined by flow cytometry, and cell migration and invasion were determined using wound healing and Transwell assays, respectively. In addition, the plasmid-FER1L4 cells were also treated with insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) to determine the effect of FER1L4 on the AKT/ERK signaling pathway, and the effect of the plasmid-FER1L4 on the expression levels of AKT/ERK signaling pathway-related proteins were analyzed using western blotting. The results of the present study revealed that FER1L4 expression levels were downregulated in AMC-HN-8 and Tu 686 cells. Notably, FER1L overexpression significantly reduced the cell viability, proliferation, migration and invasion of LSCC cells, while promoting apoptosis. Meanwhile, the plasmid-FER1L4 also significantly suppressed the phosphorylation levels of AKT and ERK. Further studies indicated that the aforementioned changes could be reversed by IGF-1, indicating FER1L4 may regulate the progression of LSCC cells by inhibiting the AKT/ERK signaling pathway. In conclusion, the present study provided a potential novel direction for the treatment of LSCC in the future and suggested that FER1L4 may be a new target in this field.
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- Lulu Jiao
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang 318020, P.R. China
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