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Ferenczi S, Mogor F, Takacs P, Kovacs T, Toth VE, Varga ZV, Kovács K, Lohinai Z, Vass KC, Nagy N, Dora D. Depletion of muscularis macrophages ameliorates inflammation-driven dysmotility in murine colitis model. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22451. [PMID: 38105266 PMCID: PMC10725888 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50059-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Previously, the presence of a blood-myenteric plexus barrier and its disruption was reported in experimentally induced colitis via a macrophage-dependent process. The aim of this study is to reveal how myenteric barrier disruption and subsequent neuronal injury affects gut motility in vivo in a murine colitis model. We induced colitis with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS), with the co-administration of liposome-encapsulated clodronate (L-clodronate) to simultaneously deplete blood monocytes contributing to macrophage infiltration in the inflamed muscularis of experimental mice. DSS-treated animals receiving concurrent L-clodronate injection showed significantly decreased blood monocyte numbers and colon muscularis macrophage (MM) density compared to DSS-treated control (DSS-vehicle). DSS-clodronate-treated mice exhibited significantly slower whole gut transit time than DSS-vehicle-treated animals and comparable to that of controls. Experiments with oral gavage-fed Evans-blue dye showed similar whole gut transit times in DSS-clodronate-treated mice as in control animals. Furthermore, qPCR-analysis and immunofluorescence on colon muscularis samples revealed that factors associated with neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, including Bax1, Hdac4, IL-18, Casp8 and Hif1a are overexpressed after DSS-treatment, but not in the case of concurrent L-clodronate administration. Our findings highlight that MM-infiltration in the muscularis layer is responsible for colitis-associated dysmotility and enteric neuronal dysfunction along with the release of mediators associated with neurodegeneration in a murine experimental model.
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- Szilamér Ferenczi
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Laboratory of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Budapest, Hungary
- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Tuzolto St. 58, Budapest, 1094, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Tuzolto St. 58, Budapest, 1094, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Tuzolto St. 58, Budapest, 1094, Hungary
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- MTA-SE Momentum Cardio-Oncology and Cardioimmunology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- MTA-SE Momentum Cardio-Oncology and Cardioimmunology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- MTA-SE Momentum Cardio-Oncology and Cardioimmunology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Laboratory of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Translational Medicine Institute, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Tuzolto St. 58, Budapest, 1094, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Tuzolto St. 58, Budapest, 1094, Hungary.
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Dora D, Weiss GJ, Megyesfalvi Z, Gállfy G, Dulka E, Kerpel-Fronius A, Berta J, Moldvay J, Dome B, Lohinai Z. Computed Tomography-Based Quantitative Texture Analysis and Gut Microbial Community Signatures Predict Survival in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5091. [PMID: 37894458 PMCID: PMC10605408 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15205091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
This study aims to combine computed tomography (CT)-based texture analysis (QTA) and a microbiome-based biomarker signature to predict the overall survival (OS) of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-treated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients by analyzing their CT scans (n = 129) and fecal microbiome (n = 58). One hundred and five continuous CT parameters were obtained, where principal component analysis (PCA) identified seven major components that explained 80% of the data variation. Shotgun metagenomics (MG) and ITS analysis were performed to reveal the abundance of bacterial and fungal species. The relative abundance of Bacteroides dorei and Parabacteroides distasonis was associated with long OS (>6 mo), whereas the bacteria Clostridium perfringens and Enterococcus faecium and the fungal taxa Cortinarius davemallochii, Helotiales, Chaetosphaeriales, and Tremellomycetes were associated with short OS (≤6 mo). Hymenoscyphus immutabilis and Clavulinopsis fusiformis were more abundant in patients with high (≥50%) PD-L1-expressing tumors, whereas Thelephoraceae and Lachnospiraceae bacterium were enriched in patients with ICI-related toxicities. An artificial intelligence (AI) approach based on extreme gradient boosting evaluated the associations between the outcomes and various clinicopathological parameters. AI identified MG signatures for patients with a favorable ICI response and high PD-L1 expression, with 84% and 79% accuracy, respectively. The combination of QTA parameters and MG had a positive predictive value of 90% for both therapeutic response and OS. According to our hypothesis, the QTA parameters and gut microbiome signatures can predict OS, the response to therapy, the PD-L1 expression, and toxicity in NSCLC patients treated with ICI, and a machine learning approach can combine these variables to create a reliable predictive model, as we suggest in this research.
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- David Dora
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA;
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (Z.M.); (J.B.); (J.M.)
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Pulmonary Hospital Torokbalint, 2045 Torokbalint, Hungary; (G.G.); (E.D.)
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- Pulmonary Hospital Torokbalint, 2045 Torokbalint, Hungary; (G.G.); (E.D.)
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- Department of Radiology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (Z.M.); (J.B.); (J.M.)
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (Z.M.); (J.B.); (J.M.)
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (Z.M.); (J.B.); (J.M.)
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, 22184 Lund, Sweden
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- Pulmonary Hospital Torokbalint, 2045 Torokbalint, Hungary; (G.G.); (E.D.)
- Translational Medicine Institute, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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Dora D, Ligeti B, Kovacs T, Revisnyei P, Galffy G, Dulka E, Krizsán D, Kalcsevszki R, Megyesfalvi Z, Dome B, Weiss GJ, Lohinai Z. Non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with Anti-PD1 immunotherapy show distinct microbial signatures and metabolic pathways according to progression-free survival and PD-L1 status. Oncoimmunology 2023; 12:2204746. [PMID: 37197440 PMCID: PMC10184596 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2023.2204746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Due to the high variance in response rates concerning anti-PD1 immunotherapy (IT), there is an unmet need to discover innovative biomarkers to predict immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-efficacy. Our study included 62 Caucasian advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with anti-PD1 ICI. Gut bacterial signatures were evaluated by metagenomic sequencing and correlated with progression-free survival (PFS), PD-L1 expression and other clinicopathological parameters. We confirmed the predictive role of PFS-related key bacteria with multivariate statistical models (Lasso- and Cox-regression) and validated on an additional patient cohort (n = 60). We find that alpha-diversity showed no significant difference in any comparison. However, there was a significant difference in beta-diversity between patients with long- (>6 months) vs. short (≤6 months) PFS and between chemotherapy (CHT)-treated vs. CHT-naive cases. Short PFS was associated with increased abundance of Firmicutes (F) and Actinobacteria phyla, whereas elevated abundance of Euryarchaeota was specific for low PD-L1 expression. F/Bacteroides (F/B) ratio was significantly increased in patients with short PFS. Multivariate analysis revealed an association between Alistipes shahii, Alistipes finegoldii, Barnesiella visceriola, and long PFS. In contrast, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus vestibularis, and Bifidobacterium breve were associated with short PFS. Using Random Forest machine learning approach, we find that taxonomic profiles performed superiorly in predicting PFS (AUC = 0.74), while metabolic pathways including Amino Acid Synthesis and Fermentation were better predictors of PD-L1 expression (AUC = 0.87). We conclude that specific metagenomic features of the gut microbiome, including bacterial taxonomy and metabolic pathways might be suggestive of ICI efficacy and PD-L1 expression in NSCLC patients.
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- David Dora
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Telecommunications and Media Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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- County Hospital of Torokbalint, Torokbalint, Hungary
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- Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Sweden
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- UMass Chan Medical School, Department of Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA
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- County Hospital of Torokbalint, Torokbalint, Hungary
- Translational Medicine Institute, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Seelbinder B, Lohinai Z, Vazquez-Uribe R, Brunke S, Chen X, Mirhakkak M, Lopez-Escalera S, Dome B, Megyesfalvi Z, Berta J, Galffy G, Dulka E, Wellejus A, Weiss GJ, Bauer M, Hube B, Sommer MOA, Panagiotou G. Candida expansion in the gut of lung cancer patients associates with an ecological signature that supports growth under dysbiotic conditions. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2673. [PMID: 37160893 PMCID: PMC10169812 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38058-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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Candida species overgrowth in the human gut is considered a prerequisite for invasive candidiasis, but our understanding of gut bacteria promoting or restricting this overgrowth is still limited. By integrating cross-sectional mycobiome and shotgun metagenomics data from the stool of 75 male and female cancer patients at risk but without systemic candidiasis, bacterial communities in high Candida samples display higher metabolic flexibility yet lower contributional diversity than those in low Candida samples. We develop machine learning models that use only bacterial taxa or functional relative abundances to predict the levels of Candida genus and species in an external validation cohort with an AUC of 78.6-81.1%. We propose a mechanism for intestinal Candida overgrowth based on an increase in lactate-producing bacteria, which coincides with a decrease in bacteria that regulate short chain fatty acid and oxygen levels. Under these conditions, the ability of Candida to harness lactate as a nutrient source may enable Candida to outcompete other fungi in the gut.
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- Bastian Seelbinder
- Microbiome Dynamics, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology- Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Translational Medicine Institute, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany
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- Microbiome Dynamics, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology- Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany
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- Microbiome Dynamics, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology- Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany
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- Chr. Hansen A/S, Human Health Innovation, Hoersholm, Denmark
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- County Hospital of Torokbalint, Torokbalint, Hungary
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- Chr. Hansen A/S, Human Health Innovation, Hoersholm, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
- Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Microbiome Dynamics, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology- Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany.
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.
- Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Dora D, Rivard C, Yu H, Pickard SL, Laszlo V, Harko T, Megyesfalvi Z, Gerdan C, Dinya E, Hoetzenecker K, Hirsch FR, Lohinai Z, Dome B. Protein Expression of immune checkpoints STING and MHCII in small cell lung cancer. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2023; 72:561-578. [PMID: 35978199 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-022-03270-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND SCLC is an aggressive malignancy where immunotherapies show limited efficacy. We aimed to characterize the SCLC microenvironment according to the expression patterns of SCLC subtype markers and novel immune checkpoints to identify therapeutic vulnerabilities. METHODS We included SCLC tissue samples from 219 surgically resected, limited-stage patients in this cross-sectional study. We performed immunohistochemistry for STING and MHCII, as well as for the novel subtype markers (ASCL1, NEUROD1, POU2F3, YAP1). Moreover, we assessed CD45 + , CD8 + and CD68 + immune cell infiltration. RESULTS 36% of SCLC tumors showed significant stromal or intraepithelial CD45 + immune cell infiltration. These patients exhibited significantly increased overall survival (OS) (vs. patients with immune-deserted tumors). High CD8 expression was associated with increased median OS. We found STING expression on cancer-associated fibroblasts in the stroma and on T-cells and macrophages in both tumorous and stromal compartments. STING expression positively correlated with immune cell infiltration. Increased STING-positivity in tumor nests was an independent favorable prognosticator for OS. ASCL1 was the most frequently expressed subtype-specific protein. Concomitant expression of three or four subtype-defining markers was seen in 13.8% of the included samples, whereas 24.1% of the cases were classified as quadruple negative tumors. YAP1 expression was associated with increased immune infiltrates. Tumor cell MHCII expression positively correlated with immune cell infiltration and with STING- and YAP1 expressions. CONCLUSIONS STING and MHCII are expressed in SCLC. The majority of immune-infiltrated SCLCs exhibit increased STING expression. Immune infiltration and STING expression are prognostic in limited-stage SCLC, making STING a potential therapeutic target.
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- David Dora
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1121, Piheno ut 1., Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1121, Piheno ut 1., Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1121, Piheno ut 1., Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1121, Piheno ut 1., Budapest, Hungary
- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Digital Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Services, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Center for Thoracic Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1121, Piheno ut 1., Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1121, Piheno ut 1., Budapest, Hungary.
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.
- Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Szegvari G, Dora D, Lohinai Z. Effective Reversal of Macrophage Polarization by Inhibitory Combinations Predicted by a Boolean Protein–Protein Interaction Model. Biology 2023; 12:biology12030376. [PMID: 36979068 PMCID: PMC10045914 DOI: 10.3390/biology12030376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
Abstract
Background: The function and polarization of macrophages has a significant impact on the outcome of many diseases. Targeting tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) is among the greatest challenges to solve because of the low in vitro reproducibility of the heterogeneous tumor microenvironment (TME). To create a more comprehensive model and to understand the inner workings of the macrophage and its dependence on extracellular signals driving polarization, we propose an in silico approach. Methods: A Boolean control network was built based on systematic manual curation of the scientific literature to model the early response events of macrophages by connecting extracellular signals (input) with gene transcription (output). The network consists of 106 nodes, classified as 9 input, 75 inner and 22 output nodes, that are connected by 217 edges. The direction and polarity of edges were manually verified and only included in the model if the literature plainly supported these parameters. Single or combinatory inhibitions were simulated mimicking therapeutic interventions, and output patterns were analyzed to interpret changes in polarization and cell function. Results: We show that inhibiting a single target is inadequate to modify an established polarization, and that in combination therapy, inhibiting numerous targets with individually small effects is frequently required. Our findings show the importance of JAK1, JAK3 and STAT6, and to a lesser extent STK4, Sp1 and Tyk2, in establishing an M1-like pro-inflammatory polarization, and NFAT5 in creating an anti-inflammatory M2-like phenotype. Conclusions: Here, we demonstrate a protein–protein interaction (PPI) network modeling the intracellular signalization driving macrophage polarization, offering the possibility of therapeutic repolarization and demonstrating evidence for multi-target methods.
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- Gabor Szegvari
- Translational Medicine Institute, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
- Correspondence: (D.D.); (Z.L.); Tel.: +36-1-2156920 (D.D.)
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- Translational Medicine Institute, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
- Pulmonary Hospital Torokbalint, 2045 Torokbalint, Hungary
- Correspondence: (D.D.); (Z.L.); Tel.: +36-1-2156920 (D.D.)
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Blaj S, Dora D, Lohinai Z, Herold Z, Szasz AM, Herzberg J, Kodacsi R, Baransi S, Schlitt HJ, Hornung M, Werner JM, Slowik P, Acs M, Piso P. Prognostic Factors in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei with Emphasis on the Predictive Role of Peritoneal Cancer Index and Tumor Markers. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15041326. [PMID: 36831667 PMCID: PMC9954733 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15041326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare peritoneal condition where mucus-secreting tumorous cells progressively produce a thick, gelatin-like substance. The prognosis of patients with PMP is determined by the degree of cellularity within the mucin (low-grade (LAMN) vs. high-grade (HAMN) histologic features) and by the extent of the disease. METHODS Prognostic relevance of tumor markers CA19-9 and CEA, gender, Peritoneal Cancer Index (PCI), and completeness of cytoreduction (CC) after cytoreductive surgery were evaluated on 193 consecutive PMP patients, based on a retrospective analysis of prospectively gathered data from a German tertial referral center. RESULTS We demonstrated that low PCI, CC0 status, low-grade histology, and female gender were independent positive prognostic factors for both overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Furthermore, LAMN patients with achieved CC0 status show significantly better OS and PFS compared to those with CC1 status (p = 0.0353 and p = 0.0026 respectively). In contrast, the duration and drug of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) were not prognostic in any comparison. Increased CA19-9 and CEA levels were significantly associated with HAMN cases, but also predicted recurrence in patients with low-grade histologies. CONCLUSION Our study confirmed the prognostic role of tumor markers and emphasized the importance of CC status and PCI in a large cohort of PMP- and LAMN patients.
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- Sebastian Blaj
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, D-93049 Regensburg, Germany
- Correspondence: (S.B.); (M.A.); Tel.: +49-941-369-94291 (S.B.); +49-941-944-6834 (M.A.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, H-1094 Budapest, Hungary
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- Translational Medicine Institute, Semmelweis University, H-1094 Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Pulmonology, Pulmonary Hospital Torokbalint, H-2045 Torokbalint, Hungary
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, H-1083 Budapest, Hungary
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, H-1083 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, Krankenhaus Reinbek St. Adolf-Stift, D-21465 Reinbek, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Florence Nightingale Hospital, D-40489 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, D-93049 Regensburg, Germany
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
- Correspondence: (S.B.); (M.A.); Tel.: +49-941-369-94291 (S.B.); +49-941-944-6834 (M.A.)
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, D-93049 Regensburg, Germany
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Dora D, Bokhari SMZ, Aloss K, Takacs P, Desnoix JZ, Szklenárik G, Hurley PD, Lohinai Z. Implication of the Gut Microbiome and Microbial-Derived Metabolites in Immune-Related Adverse Events: Emergence of Novel Biomarkers for Cancer Immunotherapy. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032769. [PMID: 36769093 PMCID: PMC9916922 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have changed how we think about tumor management. Combinations of anti-programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) immunotherapy have become the standard of care in many advanced-stage cancers, including as a first-line therapy. Aside from improved anti-tumor immunity, the mechanism of action of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) exposes a new toxicity profile known as immune-related adverse effects (irAEs). This novel toxicity can damage any organ, but the skin, digestive and endocrine systems are the most frequently afflicted. Most ICI-attributed toxicity symptoms are mild, but some are severe and necessitate multidisciplinary side effect management. Obtaining knowledge on the various forms of immune-related toxicities and swiftly changing treatment techniques to lower the probability of experiencing severe irAEs has become a priority in oncological care. In recent years, there has been a growing understanding of an intriguing link between the gut microbiome and ICI outcomes. Multiple studies have demonstrated a connection between microbial metagenomic and metatranscriptomic patterns and ICI efficacy in malignant melanoma, lung and colorectal cancer. The immunomodulatory effect of the gut microbiome can have a real effect on the biological background of irAEs as well. Furthermore, specific microbial signatures and metabolites might be associated with the onset and severity of toxicity symptoms. By identifying these biological factors, novel biomarkers can be used in clinical practice to predict and manage potential irAEs. This comprehensive review aims to summarize the clinical aspects and biological background of ICI-related irAEs and their potential association with the gut microbiome and metabolome. We aim to explore the current state of knowledge on the most important and reliable irAE-related biomarkers of microbial origin and discuss the intriguing connection between ICI efficacy and toxicity.
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- David Dora
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Tuzolto St. 58, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
- Correspondence: (D.D.); (Z.L.)
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- Translational Medicine Institute, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Tuzolto St. 58, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Tuzolto St. 58, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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- Translational Medicine Institute, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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- Translational Medicine Institute, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
- National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology, Pihenő út 1-3, 1121 Budapest, Hungary
- Correspondence: (D.D.); (Z.L.)
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Dora D, Vörös I, Varga ZV, Takacs P, Teglasi V, Moldvay J, Lohinai Z. BRAF RNA is prognostic and widely expressed in lung adenocarcinoma. Transl Lung Cancer Res 2023; 12:27-41. [PMID: 36762067 PMCID: PMC9903089 DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-22-449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
Background BRAF is a critical member of proliferation pathways in cancer, and a mutation is present in only 2-4% of lung adenocarcinomas (LADC). There is no data available on the expression pattern of BRAF RNA that might result in enhanced signalling and drug resistance. Methods LADC tissue samples (n=64) were fixed and processed into paraffin blocks. Tissue microarrays (TMA) were constructed, and RNAScope® in situ hybridization (ISH) assay was performed for wild-type (WT) BRAF RNA. Apart from pathological assessment of tumor samples (grade, necrosis, vascular involvement and peritumoral infiltration), anti-programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and anti-programmed death 1 (PD-1) immunohistochemistry and validation in public databases [The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Human Protein Atlas (HPA)] were carried out. Results WT BRAF RNA is expressed in LADC, with no significant expressional difference between early-stage (I-II) and advanced-stage (III-IV) patients (P=0.317). Never smokers exhibited significantly increased BRAF expression (compared to current and ex-smokers, P<0.01) and tumor necrosis correlated significantly with BRAF expression (P=0.014). PD-L1 expression was assessed on tumor cells and immune cells, PD-1 expression was evaluated on immune cells. There was no significant difference in BRAF RNA expression between tumor cell PD-L1-high vs. low patients (P=0.124), but it was decreased in immune cell PD-L1-high patients (P=0.03). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that high BRAF expression was associated with significantly decreased OS (P<0.01) and was an independent negative prognostic factor according to multivariate Cox hazard regression (P=0.024). TCGA validation cohort confirmed our findings regarding OS in early-stage patients (P=0.034). Conclusions We found an increased expression of BRAF RNA in all stages in LADC. High BRAF expression was associated with tumor necrosis, distinct immune checkpoint biology and outcomes. We recommend further evaluating the potential of targeting overexpressed BRAF pathways in LADC.
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- David Dora
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary;,HCEMM-SU Cardiometabolic Immunology Research Group, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary;,MTA-SE Momentum Cardio-Oncology and Cardioimmunology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary;,HCEMM-SU Cardiometabolic Immunology Research Group, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary;,MTA-SE Momentum Cardio-Oncology and Cardioimmunology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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Dora D, Dora T, Szegvari G, Gerdán C, Lohinai Z. EZCancerTarget: an open-access drug repurposing and data-collection tool to enhance target validation and optimize international research efforts against highly progressive cancers. BioData Min 2022; 15:25. [PMID: 36183137 PMCID: PMC9526900 DOI: 10.1186/s13040-022-00307-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The expanding body of potential therapeutic targets requires easily accessible, structured, and transparent real-time interpretation of molecular data. Open-access genomic, proteomic and drug-repurposing databases transformed the landscape of cancer research, but most of them are difficult and time-consuming for casual users. Furthermore, to conduct systematic searches and data retrieval on multiple targets, researchers need the help of an expert bioinformatician, who is not always readily available for smaller research teams. We invite research teams to join and aim to enhance the cooperative work of more experienced groups to harmonize international efforts to overcome devastating malignancies. Here, we integrate available fundamental data and present a novel, open access, data-aggregating, drug repurposing platform, deriving our searches from the entries of Clue.io. We show how we integrated our previous expertise in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) to initiate a new platform to overcome highly progressive cancers such as triple-negative breast and pancreatic cancer with data-aggregating approaches. Through the front end, the current content of the platform can be further expanded or replaced and users can create their drug-target list to select the clinically most relevant targets for further functional validation assays or drug trials. EZCancerTarget integrates searches from publicly available databases, such as PubChem, DrugBank, PubMed, and EMA, citing up-to-date and relevant literature of every target. Moreover, information on compounds is complemented with biological background information on eligible targets using entities like UniProt, String, and GeneCards, presenting relevant pathways, molecular- and biological function and subcellular localizations of these molecules. Cancer drug discovery requires a convergence of complex, often disparate fields. We present a simple, transparent, and user-friendly drug repurposing software to facilitate the efforts of research groups in the field of cancer research.
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- David Dora
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Tuzolto st. 58, Budapest, 1094, Hungary.
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- Department of Management and Business Economics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Translational Medicine Institute, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology, Piheno ut 1., 1121, Budapest, Hungary.,Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Translational Medicine Institute, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. .,National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology, Piheno ut 1., 1121, Budapest, Hungary.
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Kovacs I, Bugyik E, Dezso K, Tarnoki-Zach J, Mehes E, Gulyas M, Czirok A, Lang E, Grusch M, Schelch K, Hegedus B, Horvath I, Barany N, Megyesfalvi Z, Tisza A, Lohinai Z, Hoda MA, Hoetzenecker K, Pezzella F, Paku S, Laszlo V, Dome B. Malignant pleural mesothelioma nodules remodel their surroundings to vascularize and grow. Transl Lung Cancer Res 2022; 11:991-1008. [PMID: 35832452 PMCID: PMC9271443 DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-21-828] [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] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
Abstract
Background The microanatomical steps of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) vascularization and the resistance mechanisms to anti-angiogenic drugs in MPM are unclear. Methods We investigated the vascularization of intrapleurally implanted human P31 and SPC111 MPM cells. We also assessed MPM cell's motility, invasion and interaction with endothelial cells in vitro. Results P31 cells exhibited significantly higher two-dimensional (2D) motility and three-dimensional (3D) invasion than SPC111 cells in vitro. In co-cultures of MPM and endothelial cells, P31 spheroids permitted endothelial sprouting (ES) with minimal spatial distortion, whereas SPC111 spheroids repealed endothelial sprouts. Both MPM lines induced the early onset of submesothelial microvascular plexuses covering large pleural areas including regions distant from tumor colonies. The development of these microvascular networks occurred due to both intussusceptive angiogenesis (IA) and ES and was accelerated by vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A)-overexpression. Notably, SPC111 colonies showed different behavior to P31 cells. P31 nodules incorporated tumor-induced capillary plexuses from the earliest stages of tumor formation. P31 cells deposited a collagenous matrix of human origin which provided "space" for further intratumoral angiogenesis. In contrast, SPC111 colonies pushed the capillary plexuses away and thus remained avascular for weeks. The key event in SPC111 vascularization was the development of a desmoplastic matrix of mouse origin. Continuously invaded by SPC111 cells, this matrix transformed into intratumoral connective tissue trunks, providing a route for ES from the diaphragm. Conclusions Here, we report two distinct growth patterns of orthotopically implanted human MPM xenografts. In the invasive pattern, MPM cells invade and thus co-opt peritumoral capillary plexuses. In the pushing/desmoplastic pattern, MPM cells induce a desmoplastic response within the underlying tissue which allows the ingrowth of a nutritive vasculature from the pleura.
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- Ildiko Kovacs
- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Biological Physics, Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biological Physics, Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biological Physics, Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ruhrlandklinik, University Clinic Essen, Essen, Germany
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Nuffield Division of Laboratory Science, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Megyesfalvi Z, Barany N, Lantos A, Valko Z, Pipek O, Lang C, Schwendenwein A, Oberndorfer F, Paku S, Ferencz B, Dezso K, Fillinger J, Lohinai Z, Moldvay J, Galffy G, Szeitz B, Rezeli M, Rivard C, Hirsch FR, Brcic L, Popper H, Kern I, Kovacevic M, Skarda J, Mittak M, Marko-Varga G, Bogos K, Renyi-Vamos F, Hoda MA, Klikovits T, Hoetzenecker K, Schelch K, Laszlo V, Dome B. Expression patterns and prognostic relevance of subtype-specific transcription factors in surgically resected small cell lung cancer: an international multicenter study. J Pathol 2022; 257:674-686. [PMID: 35489038 PMCID: PMC9541929 DOI: 10.1002/path.5922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The tissue distribution and prognostic relevance of subtype‐specific proteins (ASCL1, NEUROD1, POU2F3, YAP1) present an evolving area of research in small‐cell lung cancer (SCLC). The expression of subtype‐specific transcription factors and P53 and RB1 proteins were measured by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in 386 surgically resected SCLC samples. Correlations between subtype‐specific proteins and in vitro efficacy of various therapeutic agents were investigated by proteomics and cell viability assays in 26 human SCLC cell lines. Besides SCLC‐A (ASCL1‐dominant), SCLC‐AN (combined ASCL1/NEUROD1), SCLC‐N (NEUROD1‐dominant), and SCLC‐P (POU2F3‐dominant), IHC and cluster analyses identified a quadruple‐negative SCLC subtype (SCLC‐QN). No unique YAP1‐subtype was found. The highest overall survival rates were associated with non‐neuroendocrine subtypes (SCLC‐P and SCLC‐QN) and the lowest with neuroendocrine subtypes (SCLC‐A, SCLC‐N, SCLC‐AN). In univariate analyses, high ASCL1 expression was associated with poor prognosis and high POU2F3 expression with good prognosis. Notably, high ASCL1 expression influenced survival outcomes independently of other variables in a multivariate model. High POU2F3 and YAP1 protein abundances correlated with sensitivity and resistance to standard‐of‐care chemotherapeutics, respectively. Specific correlation patterns were also found between the efficacy of targeted agents and subtype‐specific protein abundances. In conclusion, we investigated the clinicopathological relevance of SCLC molecular subtypes in a large cohort of surgically resected specimens. Differential IHC expression of ASCL1, NEUROD1, and POU2F3 defines SCLC subtypes. No YAP1‐subtype can be distinguished by IHC. High POU2F3 expression is associated with improved survival in a univariate analysis, whereas elevated ASCL1 expression is an independent negative prognosticator. Proteomic and cell viability assays of human SCLC cell lines revealed distinct vulnerability profiles defined by transcription regulators. © 2022 The Authors. The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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- Zsolt Megyesfalvi
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.,National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.,National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.,MTA-SE NAP, Brain Metastasis Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Torokbalint County Institute of Pulmonology, Torokbalint, Hungary
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.,Tisch Cancer Institute, Center for Thoracic Oncology, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA
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- Diagnostic and Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Diagnostic and Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- University Clinic for Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia
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- University Clinic for Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular Pathology, Medical Faculty, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.,Department of Pathology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.,National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Klinik Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.,National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Lohinai Z, Dora D, Caldwell C, Rivard CJ, Suda K, Yu H, Rivalland G, Ellison K, Rozeboom L, Dziadziuszko R, Mitchell P, John T, Millan IS, Ren S, Hirsch FR. Loss of STING expression is prognostic in non-small cell lung cancer. J Surg Oncol 2022; 125:1042-1052. [PMID: 35099823 PMCID: PMC9304565 DOI: 10.1002/jso.26804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Stimulator of interferon (IFN) genes (STING) is a protein that promotes type I IFN production essential for T-cell activation. In this study, we aim to characterize STING expression comprehensively using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, cell lines, and patient tumor samples stained with immunohistochemistry. METHODS Two cohorts were evaluated comprising 721 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and 55 NSCLC cell lines for STING and cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) expression using immunohistochemistry. Moreover, an independent cohort of n = 499 patients from the TCGA database was analyzed. Methylation was evaluated on STING and cGAS in five STING-negative NSCLC cell lines. RESULTS STING RNA expression positively correlates with T cell function and development genes, negatively correlates with cell proliferation and associated with increased survival (5-year-overall survival [OS] 47.3% vs. 38.8%, p = 0.033). STING protein expression is significantly higher in adenocarcinoma (AC) and is lost with increasing stages of AC. STING-positivity is significantly higher in mutant EGFR and KRAS tumors. STING-positive NSCLC patients identified with immunohistochemistry (H-score > 50) have increased survival (median OS: 58 vs. 35 months, p = 0.02). Treatment of STING-negative cell lines with a demethylating agent restores STING expression. CONCLUSIONS STING is ubiquitously expressed in NSCLC and associated with T cell function genes, AC histology, EGFR, and KRAS mutations and improved overall survival.
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- Zoltan Lohinai
- National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Departments of Medicine and Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of Medicine and Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Departments of Medicine and Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.,Department of Human Physiology and Nutrition, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Tisch Cancer Institute, Center for Thoracic Oncology, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York, USA
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Liu Q, Qiao M, Lohinai Z, Mao S, Pan Y, Wang Y, Yang S, Zhou F, Jiang T, Yi X, Ren S, Zhou C, Hirsch FR. CCL19 associates with lymph node metastasis and inferior prognosis in patients with small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2021; 162:194-202. [PMID: 34823893 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a systemic disease and most patients have metastases at diagnosis. Better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of SCLC metastasis may provide potential approach to improve clinical outcome. METHODS HTG Edge-seq was used to identify the differential gene expression between primary SCLC lesions and paired metastatic lymph nodes (LN). Overall survival (OS) analysis was performed in patients with different levels of plasma CCL19 concentration. Invasion, migration, proliferation, apoptosis and angiogenesis ability of SCLC cells and function of CD8 + T cells were evaluated in vitro to investigate the mechanism of CCL19 in promoting metastasis. RESULTS Four chemokines (CCL19, CCL21, CCL8, CCR1) were the most differentially expressed between primary lesions and metastatic LN. CCL19 was further investigated because its mRNA and protein level expression were also validated in four SCLC cell lines (H446, H69, H82, H196). Higher plasma CCL19 was associated with late lymph node (N3) metastasis (training cohort P = 0.044, validation cohort P = 0.020) and shorter OS (training cohort P = 0.040, validation cohort P = 0.047) in SCLC patients. Silencing CCL19 inhibited SCLC cell migration, invasion, proliferation and HUVECs tube formation. Furthermore, we found that CCL19 could decrease percentage of CD8 + Ki67 + and CD8 + GZMB + T cells and increase proportion of CD8 + PD1 + T cells. CONCLUSION CCL19 was associated with LN metastasis and poor prognosis in patients with SCLC. Its expression promoted tumor progression and metastasis and impaired the function of CD8 + T cells, suggesting CCL19 might be a potential target for SCLC.
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- Qian Liu
- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital and Lung Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Department of Oncology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital and Lung Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital and Lung Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital and Lung Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital and Lung Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital and Lung Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital and Lung Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital and Lung Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tongji University Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital and Lung Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital and Lung Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; Tisch Cancer Institute, Center for Thoracic Oncology, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA
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Marfil-Sánchez A, Seelbinder B, Ni Y, Varga J, Berta J, Hollosi V, Dome B, Megyesfalvi Z, Dulka E, Galffy G, Weiss GJ, Panagiotou G, Lohinai Z. Gut microbiome functionality might be associated with exercise tolerance and recurrence of resected early-stage lung cancer patients. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0259898. [PMID: 34793492 PMCID: PMC8601557 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259898] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Impaired exercise tolerance and lung function is a marker for increased mortality in lung cancer patients undergoing lung resection surgery. Recent data suggest that the gut-lung axis regulates systemic metabolic and immune functions, and microbiota might alter exercise tolerance. Here, we aimed to evaluate the associations between gut microbiota and outcomes in lung cancer patients who underwent lung resection surgery. We analysed stool samples, from 15 early-stage lung cancer patients, collected before and after surgical resection using shotgun metagenomic and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequencing. We analysed microbiome and mycobiome associations with post-surgery lung function and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to assess the maximum level of work achieved. There was a significant difference, between pre- and post-surgical resection samples, in microbial community functional profiles and several species from Alistipes and Bacteroides genus, associated with the production of SCFAs, increased significantly in abundance. Interestingly, an increase in VO2 coincides with an increase in certain species and the "GABA shunt" pathway, suggesting that treatment outcome might improve by enriching butyrate-producing species. Here, we revealed associations between specific gut bacteria, fungi, and their metabolic pathways with the recovery of lung function and exercise capacity.
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- Andrea Marfil-Sánchez
- Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany
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- Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany
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- Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- County Hospital of Torokbalint, Torokbalint, Hungary
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- MiRanostics Consulting, Oro Valley, Arizona, United States of America
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- Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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Oo HZ, Lohinai Z, Khazamipour N, Lo J, Kumar G, Pihl J, Adomat H, Nabavi N, Behmanesh H, Zhai B, Dagil R, Choudhary S, Gustavsson T, Clausen TM, Esko JD, Allen JW, Thompson MA, Tran NL, Moldvay J, Dome B, Salanti A, Al-Nakouzi N, Weiss GJ, Daugaard M. Oncofetal Chondroitin Sulfate Is a Highly Expressed Therapeutic Target in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:4489. [PMID: 34503301 PMCID: PMC8430715 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13174489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Broad-spectrum therapeutics in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are in demand. Most human solid tumors express proteoglycans modified with distinct oncofetal chondroitin sulfate (CS) chains that can be detected and targeted with recombinant VAR2CSA (rVAR2) proteins and rVAR2-derived therapeutics. Here, we investigated expression and targetability of oncofetal CS expression in human NSCLC. High oncofetal CS expression is associated with shorter disease-free survival and poor overall survival of clinically annotated stage I and II NSCLC patients (n = 493). Oncofetal CS qualifies as an independent prognosticator of NSCLC in males and smokers, and high oncofetal CS levels are more prevalent in EGFR/KRAS wild-type cases, as compared to mutation cases. NSCLC cell lines express oncofetal CS-modified proteoglycans that can be specifically detected and targeted by rVAR2 proteins in a CSA-dependent manner. Importantly, a novel VAR2-drug conjugate (VDC-MMAE) efficiently eliminates NSCLC cells in vitro and in vivo. In summary, oncofetal CS is a prognostic biomarker and an actionable glycosaminoglycan target in NSCLC.
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- Htoo Zarni Oo
- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada; (H.Z.O.); (N.K.); (J.L.); (G.K.); (H.A.); (N.N.); (H.B.); (B.Z.); (N.A.-N.)
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (Z.L.); (J.M.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada; (H.Z.O.); (N.K.); (J.L.); (G.K.); (H.A.); (N.N.); (H.B.); (B.Z.); (N.A.-N.)
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada; (H.Z.O.); (N.K.); (J.L.); (G.K.); (H.A.); (N.N.); (H.B.); (B.Z.); (N.A.-N.)
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada; (H.Z.O.); (N.K.); (J.L.); (G.K.); (H.A.); (N.N.); (H.B.); (B.Z.); (N.A.-N.)
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA; (J.P.); (T.M.C.); (J.D.E.)
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada; (H.Z.O.); (N.K.); (J.L.); (G.K.); (H.A.); (N.N.); (H.B.); (B.Z.); (N.A.-N.)
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada; (H.Z.O.); (N.K.); (J.L.); (G.K.); (H.A.); (N.N.); (H.B.); (B.Z.); (N.A.-N.)
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada; (H.Z.O.); (N.K.); (J.L.); (G.K.); (H.A.); (N.N.); (H.B.); (B.Z.); (N.A.-N.)
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada; (H.Z.O.); (N.K.); (J.L.); (G.K.); (H.A.); (N.N.); (H.B.); (B.Z.); (N.A.-N.)
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Department for Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (R.D.); (S.C.); (T.G.); (A.S.)
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- Department for Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (R.D.); (S.C.); (T.G.); (A.S.)
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- Department for Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (R.D.); (S.C.); (T.G.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA; (J.P.); (T.M.C.); (J.D.E.)
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA; (J.P.); (T.M.C.); (J.D.E.)
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA;
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (Z.L.); (J.M.); (B.D.)
- MTA-SE NAP, Brain Metastasis Research Group, Department of Pathology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (Z.L.); (J.M.); (B.D.)
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (R.D.); (S.C.); (T.G.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada; (H.Z.O.); (N.K.); (J.L.); (G.K.); (H.A.); (N.N.); (H.B.); (B.Z.); (N.A.-N.)
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada; (H.Z.O.); (N.K.); (J.L.); (G.K.); (H.A.); (N.N.); (H.B.); (B.Z.); (N.A.-N.)
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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Dora D, Rivard C, Yu H, Pickard SL, Laszlo V, Harko T, Megyesfalvi Z, Dinya E, Gerdan C, Szegvari G, Hirsch FR, Dome B, Lohinai Z. Characterization of Tumor-Associated Macrophages and the Immune Microenvironment in Limited-Stage Neuroendocrine-High and -Low Small Cell Lung Cancer. Biology (Basel) 2021; 10:biology10060502. [PMID: 34200100 PMCID: PMC8228874 DOI: 10.3390/biology10060502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Simple Summary To date, the therapeutic strategy and guidelines in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) are based on cancer cell-related attributes with no biomarker used in the clinical practice. In the present study, using RNAseq and IHC, we aim to characterize in the frontline the latest biomarkers of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) and related critical elements, regulating the anti-tumor immune response. Accordingly, we extensively evaluated the TME associations in primary tumors and matched lymph node metastases in different tumor compartments (stroma and tumor nests) and neuroendocrine (NE) subtypes in limited-stage SCLC. We show the RNA gene enrichment of the most critical molecular pathways based on the Gene Ontology (GO) iteration system using thorough bioinformatics analysis to identify new molecular targets in distinct NE subtypes. Abstract This study aims to characterize tumor-infiltrating macrophages (TAMs), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC), and the related molecular milieu regulating anti-tumor immunity in limited-stage neuroendocrine (NE)-high and NE-low small cell lung cancer. Primary tumors and matched lymph node (LN) metastases of 32 resected, early-stage SCLC patients were analyzed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) with antibodies against pan-macrophage marker CD68, M2-macrophage marker CD163, and MDSC marker CD33. Area-adjusted cell counting on TMAs showed that TAMs are the most abundant cell type in the TME, and their number in tumor nests exceeds the number of CD3 + T-cells (64% vs. 38% in NE-low and 71% vs. 18% in NE-high). Furthermore, the ratio of CD163-expressing M2-polarized TAMs in tumor nests was significantly higher in NE-low vs. NE-high tumors (70% vs. 31%). TAM density shows a strong positive correlation with CD45 and CD3 in tumor nests, but not in the stroma. fGSEA analysis on a targeted RNAseq oncological panel of 2560 genes showed that NE-high tumors exhibited increased enrichment in pathways related to cell proliferation, whereas in NE-low tumors, immune response pathways were significantly upregulated. Interestingly, we identified a subset of NE-high tumors representing an immune-oasis phenotype, but with a different gene expression profile compared to NE-low tumors. In contrast, we found that a limited subgroup of NE-low tumors is immune-deserted and express distinct cellular pathways from NE-high tumors. Furthermore, we identified potential molecular targets based on our expression data in NE-low and immune-oasis tumor subsets, including CD70, ANXA1, ITGB6, TP63, IFI27, YBX3 and CXCR2.
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- David Dora
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; (C.R.); (H.Y.); (S.L.P.); (F.R.H.)
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; (C.R.); (H.Y.); (S.L.P.); (F.R.H.)
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; (C.R.); (H.Y.); (S.L.P.); (F.R.H.)
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology, Piheno ut 1, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (V.L.); (T.H.); (Z.M.); (C.G.); (G.S.)
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology, Piheno ut 1, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (V.L.); (T.H.); (Z.M.); (C.G.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology, Piheno ut 1, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (V.L.); (T.H.); (Z.M.); (C.G.); (G.S.)
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Digital Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Services, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology, Piheno ut 1, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (V.L.); (T.H.); (Z.M.); (C.G.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology, Piheno ut 1, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (V.L.); (T.H.); (Z.M.); (C.G.); (G.S.)
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; (C.R.); (H.Y.); (S.L.P.); (F.R.H.)
- Tisch Cancer Institute, Center for Thoracic Oncology, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY 1190, USA
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology, Piheno ut 1, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (V.L.); (T.H.); (Z.M.); (C.G.); (G.S.)
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Correspondence: (B.D.); (Z.L.); Tel.: +43-14-0400-73742 (B.D.); +36-(13)-913310 (Z.L.); Fax: +36-(13)-913357 (Z.L.)
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Korányi Institute of Pulmonology, Piheno ut 1, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (V.L.); (T.H.); (Z.M.); (C.G.); (G.S.)
- Correspondence: (B.D.); (Z.L.); Tel.: +43-14-0400-73742 (B.D.); +36-(13)-913310 (Z.L.); Fax: +36-(13)-913357 (Z.L.)
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Lohinai Z. ES07.02 Role of Pleural Fluid Molecular Markers and PD-L1 Testing. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.1610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dora D, Rivard C, Yu H, Bunn P, Suda K, Ren S, Lueke Pickard S, Laszlo V, Harko T, Megyesfalvi Z, Moldvay J, Hirsch FR, Dome B, Lohinai Z. Neuroendocrine subtypes of small cell lung cancer differ in terms of immune microenvironment and checkpoint molecule distribution. Mol Oncol 2020; 14:1947-1965. [PMID: 32506804 PMCID: PMC7463307 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has recently been subcategorized into neuroendocrine (NE)-high and NE-low subtypes showing 'immune desert' and 'immune oasis' phenotypes, respectively. Here, we aimed to characterize the tumor microenvironment according to immune checkpoints and NE subtypes in human SCLC tissue samples at the protein level. In this cross-sectional study, we included 32 primary tumors and matched lymph node (LN) metastases of resected early-stage, histologically confirmed SCLC patients, which were previously clustered into NE subtypes using NE-associated key RNA genes. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded TMAs with antibodies against CD45, CD3, CD8, MHCII, TIM3, immune checkpoint poliovirus receptor (PVR), and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). The stroma was significantly more infiltrated by immune cells both in primary tumors and in LN metastases compared to tumor nests. Immune cell (CD45+ cell) density was significantly higher in tumor nests (P = 0.019), with increased CD8+ effector T-cell infiltration (P = 0.003) in NE-low vs NE-high tumors. The expression of IDO was confirmed on stromal and endothelial cells and was positively correlated with higher immune cell density both in primary tumors and in LN metastases, regardless of the NE pattern. Expression of IDO and PVR in tumor nests was significantly higher in NE-low primary tumors (vs NE-high, P < 0.05). We also found significantly higher MHC II expression by malignant cells in NE-low (vs NE-high, P = 0.004) tumors. TIM3 expression was significantly increased in NE-low (vs NE-high, P < 0.05) tumors and in LN metastases (vs primary tumors, P < 0.05). To our knowledge, this is the first human study that demonstrates in situ that NE-low SCLCs are associated with increased immune cell infiltration compared to NE-high tumors. PVR, IDO, MHCII, and TIM3 are emerging checkpoints in SCLC, with increased expression in the NE-low subtype, providing key insight for further prospective studies on potential biomarkers and targets for SCLC immunotherapies.
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- David Dora
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and EmbryologyFaculty of MedicineSemmelweis UniversityBudapestHungary
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- Division of Medical OncologyUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
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- Division of Medical OncologyUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
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- Division of Medical OncologyUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
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- Division of Thoracic SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryFaculty of MedicineKindai UniversityOsaka‐SayamaJapan
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- Shanghai Pulmonary HospitalTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Division of Medical OncologyUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
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- National Korányi Institute of PulmonologyBudapestHungary
- Department of Thoracic SurgerySemmelweis University and National Institute of OncologyBudapestHungary
- Division of Thoracic SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryComprehensive Cancer CenterMedical University of ViennaAustria
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- National Korányi Institute of PulmonologyBudapestHungary
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- National Korányi Institute of PulmonologyBudapestHungary
- Department of Thoracic SurgerySemmelweis University and National Institute of OncologyBudapestHungary
- Division of Thoracic SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryComprehensive Cancer CenterMedical University of ViennaAustria
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- National Korányi Institute of PulmonologyBudapestHungary
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- Division of Medical OncologyUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
- Tisch Cancer InstituteCenter for Thoracic OncologyMount Sinai Health SystemNew YorkNYUSA
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- National Korányi Institute of PulmonologyBudapestHungary
- Department of Thoracic SurgerySemmelweis University and National Institute of OncologyBudapestHungary
- Division of Thoracic SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryComprehensive Cancer CenterMedical University of ViennaAustria
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- National Korányi Institute of PulmonologyBudapestHungary
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Lohinai Z, Megyesfalvi Z, Suda K, Harko T, Ren S, Moldvay J, Laszlo V, Rivard C, Dome B, Hirsch FR. Comparative expression analysis in small cell lung carcinoma reveals neuroendocrine pattern change in primary tumor versus lymph node metastases. Transl Lung Cancer Res 2019; 8:938-950. [PMID: 32010572 DOI: 10.21037/tlcr.2019.11.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Background Recent preclinical data suggest that neuroendocrine (NE) subtype of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has strong therapeutic relevance. NE high tumors are associated with immune desert and NE low tumors are considered to have an immune oasis phenotype. Our aim was to investigate the NE phenotypes of surgically resected SCLC tumors according to inter-tumor heterogeneity. Methods Expression analysis for 2,560 genes was performed in 32 surgically resected SCLC patients' primary tumors and corresponding lymph node (LN) metastases. To analyze tumor heterogeneity, we examined the differences in the gene expression of primary tumors versus LN metastases. We performed cluster analysis and heat map to divide patients into NE high and low subtypes by using the top NE-associated genes described in preclinical studies. Results We found 6% (n=154) genes with significant differences and only 13.1% (n=336) of all genes in the panel had a strong correlation between the primary tumor and LN metastases. Cluster analysis clearly distinguished SCLC NE high versus low subtypes both in primary tumor (20 vs. 12, respectively) and LNs (23 vs. 9, respectively). As for inter-tumor heterogeneity, in case of five patients, a change in the NE pattern was observed. Specifically, we found significant downregulation of the NE-associated genes CAV1 (P=0.004), CAV2 (P=0.029) and ANXA3 (P=0.035) in their LN metastases compared to their primary tumor. Conclusions Our data confirm the results of preclinical studies and clearly distinguish NE low and high differentiation clusters in SCLC. Moreover, they highlight the gene expression discordance between primary tumors and corresponding LN metastases suggesting that the NE pattern of metastatic LNs might not reflect that of the primary tumor. Altogether, by shedding light on the diversity of SCLC, the current study might help to improve patient selection and treatment in this devastating disease. Keywords Small cell lung cancer (SCLC); neuroendocrine tumor; lymph node metastasis; tumor heterogeneity; RNA sequencing.
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- Zoltan Lohinai
- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.,Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka-Sayama, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.,Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.,Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Tisch Cancer Institute, Center for Thoracic Oncology, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA
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Ghimessy AK, Gellert A, Schlegl E, Hegedus B, Raso E, Barbai T, Timar J, Ostoros G, Megyesfalvi Z, Gieszer B, Moldvay J, Renyi-Vamos F, Lohinai Z, Hoda MA, Klikovits T, Klepetko W, Laszlo V, Dome B. KRAS Mutations Predict Response and Outcome in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients Receiving First-Line Bevacizumab and Platinum-Based Chemotherapy. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1514. [PMID: 31600989 PMCID: PMC6827133 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11101514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Bevacizumab, combined with platinum-based chemotherapy, has been widely used in the treatment of advanced-stage lung adenocarcinoma (LADC). Although KRAS (V-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog) mutation is the most common genetic alteration in human LADC and its role in promoting angiogenesis has been well established, its prognostic and predictive role in the above setting remains unclear. The association between KRAS exon 2 mutational status and clinicopathological variables including progression-free survival and overall survival (PFS and OS, respectively) was retrospectively analyzed in 501 Caucasian stage IIIB-IV LADC patients receiving first-line platinum-based chemotherapy (CHT) with or without bevacizumab (BEV). EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor)-mutant cases were excluded. Of 247 BEV/CHT and 254 CHT patients, 95 (38.5%) and 75 (29.5%) had mutations in KRAS, respectively. KRAS mutation was associated with smoking (p = 0.008) and female gender (p = 0.002) in the BEV/CHT group. We found no difference in OS between patients with KRAS-mutant versus KRAS wild-type tumors in the CHT-alone group (p = 0.6771). Notably, patients with KRAS-mutant tumors demonstrated significantly shorter PFS (p = 0.0255) and OS (p = 0.0186) in response to BEV/CHT compared to KRAS wild-type patients. KRAS mutation was an independent predictor of shorter PFS (hazard ratio, 0.597; p = 0.011) and OS (hazard ratio, 0.645; p = 0.012) in the BEV/CHT group. G12D KRAS-mutant patients receiving BEV/CHT showed significantly shorter PFS (3.7 months versus 8.27 months in the G12/13x group; p = 0.0032) and OS (7.2 months versus 16.1 months in the G12/13x group; p = 0.0144). In this single-center, retrospective study, KRAS-mutant LADC patients receiving BEV/CHT treatment exhibited inferior PFS and OS compared to those with KRAS wild-type advanced LADC. G12D mutations may define a subset of KRAS-mutant LADC patients unsuitable for antiangiogenic therapy with BEV.
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- Aron Kristof Ghimessy
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology-Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ruhrlandklinik, University Duisburg-Essen, 45239 Essen, Germany.
- nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary.
- Tumor Progression Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary.
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- nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary.
- Tumor Progression Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary.
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- nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary.
- Tumor Progression Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary.
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- nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary.
- Tumor Progression Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary.
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- th Department of Pulmonology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology-Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology-Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
- nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary.
- MTA-SE NAP, Brain Metastasis Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1091 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology-Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Centre Vienna, Medical University Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Centre Vienna, Medical University Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Centre Vienna, Medical University Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology-Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Centre Vienna, Medical University Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology-Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary.
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Centre Vienna, Medical University Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Megyesfalvi Z, Kugler C, Fülöp A, Gergely S, Megyesfalvi B, Kerpel-Fronius A, Döme B, Korn R, Weiss G, Lohinai Z. P1.04-49 Quantitative Computed Tomography (CT) Based Texture Analysis (QTA) Might Identify Responders to Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lohinai Z, Megyesfalvi Z, Suda K, Harkó T, Shengxiang R, Moldvay J, Rivard C, Döme B, Hirsch F. P1.12-09 RNA Sequencing in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Reveals Change in Neuroendocrine Pattern in Primary Tumor Versus Lymph Node Metastases. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lohinai Z, Megyesfalvi Z, Dome B, Weiss GJ. Next-Generation Sequencing May Discriminate Extreme Long-term versus Short-term Survival in Patients with Metastatic Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC). Transl Oncol 2019; 12:1539-1548. [PMID: 31476386 PMCID: PMC6727016 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2019.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Molecular underpinnings that may prognosticate survival could increase understanding of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) tumor behavior. Here, we report the clinicopathological characteristics and biomarker profiles of short-term (ST) versus long-term (LT) survival in patients with metastatic SCLC. METHODS: Of the 876 consecutive metastatic SCLC patients receiving standard of care therapy, 44 met the definition of LT and 91 for ST, respectively. Available FFPE tumor tissue blocks were analyzed by next-generation sequencing (NGS). Analysis included gene mutations, copy number variations, mRNA expression, and protein expression by immunohistochemistry, followed by correlation with clinicopathological characteristics. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant and clinically relevant differences in cases with or without FFPE according to major clinicopathological variables in ST and LT. However, according to NGS, five mutually exclusive gene mutations were identified (E1A binding protein P300 [EP300] p.N217S; p.E152K; human epidermal growth factor receptor 4 [ERBB4] p.E317K; BRCA1, DNA repair associated [BRCA1] p.E1661N, and epidermal growth factor receptor [EGFR] p.V742A). Comparing LT vs. ST survivals, a twofold increase was found in the average predicted number of drugs per patient off compendium. We found high SSTR2 mRNA expressions in all LT patients (vs. two [20%] ST patients), which may reflect more benign neuroendocrine tumor characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Consolidation radiation therapy and higher predicted drug sensitivity for off compendium were associated with LT compared to ST patients in SCLC. NGS profiling of extreme survivals may improve classification of SCLC and possibly identify clinically relevant new targets.
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- Zoltan Lohinai
- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
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- MiRanostics Consulting, Oro Valley, AZ, United States
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Lohinai Z, Bonanno L, Aksarin A, Pavan A, Megyesfalvi Z, Santa B, Hollosi V, Hegedus B, Moldvay J, Conte P, Ter-Ovanesov M, Bilan E, Dome B, Weiss GJ. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is prognostic in early stage resected small-cell lung cancer. PeerJ 2019; 7:e7232. [PMID: 31392087 PMCID: PMC6673426 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background For selected early stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC), curative intent surgery is often performed. Previous studies, predominantly from East Asia, reported that high neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet–lymphocyte ratio (PLR) correlate with poor prognosis in several types of tumors including SCLC. Our aim was to investigate the prognostic value of NLR and PLR in Caucasian patients with resected SCLC, as potential tool to select patients for multimodal treatment including surgery. Methods Consecutive patients evaluated at three centers between 2000 and 2013 with histologically confirmed and surgically resected SCLC were retrospectively analyzed. NLR and PLR at diagnosis was used to categorize patients into “high” and “low” groups based on receiver operating curve analysis. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to evaluate the impact of clinical and pathological characteristics on outcome. Results There were a total of 189 patients with a median age of 58 years, and the majority had stage I or II disease. We found a significant correlation between NLR and tumor stage (p = 0.007) and age (p = 0.038). Low NLR (LNLR) was associated with significantly longer overall survival, while PLR had no prognostic impact. There were significant associations between NLR and PLR but not with gender, vascular involvement, tumor necrosis, peritumoral inflammation, or tumor grade. Conclusion Pre-operative LNLR may be a favorable prognostic factor in stage I–II SCLCs. PLR is not prognostic in this population. LNLR is easy to assess and can be integrated into routine clinical practice. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm these observations.
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- Zoltan Lohinai
- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Surgut District Clinical Hospital, Surgut, Russia
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.,Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Hoda MA, Rozsas A, Lang E, Klikovits T, Lohinai Z, Torok S, Berta J, Bendek M, Berger W, Hegedus B, Klepetko W, Renyi-Vamos F, Grusch M, Dome B, Laszlo V. High circulating activin A level is associated with tumor progression and predicts poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma. Oncotarget 2017; 7:13388-99. [PMID: 26950277 PMCID: PMC4924649 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Activin A (ActA)/follistatin (FST) signaling has been shown to be deregulated in different tumor types including lung adenocarcinoma (LADC). Here, we report that serum ActA protein levels are significantly elevated in LADC patients (n=64) as compared to controls (n=46, p=0.015). ActA levels also correlated with more advanced disease stage (p<0.0001) and T (p=0.0035) and N (p=0.0002) factors. M1 patients had significantly higher ActA levels than M0 patients (p<0.001). High serum ActA level was associated with poor overall survival (p<0.0001) and was confirmed as an independent prognostic factor (p=0.004). Serum FST levels were increased only in female LADC patients (vs. female controls, p=0.031). Two out of five LADC cell lines secreted biologically active ActA, while FST was produced in all of them. Transcripts of both type I and II ActA receptors were detected in all five LADC cell lines. In conclusion, our study does not only suggest that measuring blood ActA levels in LADC patients might improve the prediction of prognosis, but also indicates that this parameter might be a novel non-invasive biomarker for identifying LADC patients with organ metastases.
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- Mir Alireza Hoda
- Translational Thoracic Oncology Laboratory, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Translational Thoracic Oncology Laboratory, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Translational Thoracic Oncology Laboratory, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Translational Thoracic Oncology Laboratory, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,MTA-SE Molecular Oncology Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Translational Thoracic Oncology Laboratory, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology and Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Translational Thoracic Oncology Laboratory, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology and Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Translational Thoracic Oncology Laboratory, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Weiss GJ, Lohinai Z. Prophylactic cranial irradiation in small-cell lung cancer. Lancet Oncol 2017; 18:e367. [PMID: 28677570 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(17)30405-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Glen J Weiss
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Goodyear, AZ, USA
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- Department of Tumor Biology, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, H-1121, Budapest, Hungary.
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Lohinai Z, Klikovits T, Moldvay J, Ostoros G, Raso E, Timar J, Fabian K, Kovalszky I, Kenessey I, Aigner C, Renyi-Vamos F, Klepetko W, Dome B, Hegedus B. KRAS-mutation incidence and prognostic value are metastatic site-specific in lung adenocarcinoma: poor prognosis in patients with KRAS mutation and bone metastasis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:39721. [PMID: 28051122 PMCID: PMC5209707 DOI: 10.1038/srep39721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [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: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Current guidelines lack comprehensive information on the metastatic site-specific role of KRAS mutation in lung adenocarcinoma (LADC). We investigated the effect of KRAS mutation on overall survival (OS) in this setting. In our retrospective study, 500 consecutive Caucasian metastatic LADC patients with known KRAS mutational status were analyzed after excluding 32 patients with EGFR mutations. KRAS mutation incidence was 28.6%. The most frequent metastatic sites were lung (45.6%), bone (26.2%), adrenal gland (17.4%), brain (16.8%), pleura (15.6%) and liver (11%). Patients with intrapulmonary metastasis had significantly increased KRAS mutation frequency compared to those with extrapulmonary metastases (35% vs 26.5%, p = 0.0125). In contrast, pleural dissemination and liver involvement were associated with significantly decreased KRAS mutation incidence (vs all other metastatic sites; 17% (p < 0.001) and 16% (p = 0.02) vs 33%, respectively). Strikingly, we found a significant prognostic effect of KRAS status only in the bone metastatic subcohort (KRAS-wild-type vs KRAS-mutant; median OS 9.7 v 3.7 months; HR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.31 to 0.79; p = 0.003). Our study suggests that KRAS mutation frequency in LADC patients shows a metastatic site dependent variation and, moreover, that the presence of KRAS mutation is associated with significantly worse outcome in bone metastatic cases.
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- Zoltan Lohinai
- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Molecular Oncology Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ruhrlandklinik Essen, University Hospital of University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Molecular Oncology Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Klikovits T, Lohinai Z, Fabian K, Gyulai M, Fodor A, Varga J, Baranya E, Pipek O, Csabai I, Szallasi Z, Tímár J, Hegedus B, Dome B, Moldvay J. P1.06-012 Central and Peripheral Lung Adenocarcinomas Exhibit Different Timing and Predilection for Distant Metastasis. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.11.876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lohinai Z, Oo H, Kumar G, Allen J, Tran N, Dome B, Moldvay J, Weiss G, Daugaard M. OA19.05 High Oncofetal Chondroitin Sulfate Expression is an Independent Prognostic Factor of Poor Survival in Early-Stage NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.11.340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lohinai Z, Dome B, Weiss G. P1.07-023 NGS May Discriminate Extreme Long-Term versus Short-Term Survival in Patients with Stage IV Small-Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC). J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.11.935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lohinai Z, Ostoros G, Moldvay J, Dome B, Hegedus B. Differences in the Epidemiology of Rare EGFR Mutations in Different Populations. J Thorac Oncol 2016; 11:e19-20. [PMID: 26762751 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Zoltan Lohinai
- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary; Translational Thoracic Oncology Laboratory, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary; Translational Thoracic Oncology Laboratory, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Translational Thoracic Oncology Laboratory, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; 2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; Molecular Oncology Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Molnár E, Lohinai Z, Demeter A, Mikecs B, Tóth Z, Vág J. Assessment of heat provocation tests on the human gingiva: the effect of periodontal disease and smoking. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 102:176-88. [PMID: 26100307 DOI: 10.1556/036.102.2015.2.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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UNLABELLED Periodontal inflammation is associated with morphological changes in the blood vessels which may influence the regulation of gingival blood flow (GBF). Our aim was to adapt the heat provocation test to the human gingiva to assess vascular reactivity in periodontal inflammation. METHOD GBF was recorded by Laser Doppler Flowmetry before and after heat provocation in healthy volunteers (n = 50). Heat was generated either by warm saline or a halogen lamp. The latter method was also utilized for a heat test in non-smoking and smoking patients with periodontal inflammation. The circulatory parameters were correlated to the inflammatory marker, i.e. gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) production measured by Periotron. RESULTS Local application of heat caused a rapid, significant and transient increase in GBF regardless of the method used. The increase in the speed and not in the concentration of moving blood cells was responsible for increased GBF. Higher GCF values were correlated with increased peak flow, flux pulse amplitude and faster restoration of GBF after the test in non-smokers, but not in smokers. CONCLUSIONS The heat test could be a valuable tool to check the vascular reactivity of gingival vessels. Moderate periodontal inflammation may facilitate gingival vascular responsiveness which can be suppressed by smoking.
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- E Molnár
- Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Semmelweis University , Budapest , Hungary
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Maneschg OA, Volek E, Lohinai Z, Resch MD, Papp A, Korom C, Karlinger K, Németh J. [Accuracy and relevance of CT volumetry in open ocular injuries with intraocular foreign bodies]. Ophthalmologe 2015; 112:359-63. [PMID: 25698591 DOI: 10.1007/s00347-014-3230-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to evaluate the volume of intraocular foreign bodies (IOFB) using computed tomography (CT) volumetry as a prognostic factor for clinical outcome in open ocular injuries. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study compared the volume of 11 IOFBs more than 5 mm(3) in size based on CT volumetry with the real size determined by in vitro measurement. A retrospective evaluation of clinical data, visual acuity, complications and relation of size of IOFBs with clinical outcome in 33 patients (mean age 41.0 ± 13.5 years) with open ocular injuries treated at our department between January 2005 and December 2010 was carried out. RESULTS No significant differences were found between pairwise in vitro measurement and CT volumetric size (p = 0.07). All patients were surgically treated by pars plana vitrectomy. The mean follow-up time was 7.6± 6.2 months and the mean preoperative best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.063 ± 0.16 (logMAR 1.2 ± 0.79). Postoperatively, a mean BCVA of 0.25 ± 0.2 (logMAR 0.6 ± 0.69) could be achieved. Clinical outcomes were significantly better in injuries with small IOFBs measuring < 15 mm(3) (p = 0.0098). CONCLUSIONS The use of CT volumetry is an accurate method for measurement of IOFBs. Exact data about the size and measurement of volume are also an important factor for the prognosis of clinical outcome in open ocular injuries with IOFBs and CT volumetry can also provide important information about the localization of IOFBs.
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- O A Maneschg
- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Semmelweis Universität Budapest, Mária utca 39, 1085, Budapest, Ungarn,
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Lohinai Z, Ostoros G, Fabian K, Barbai T, Raso E, Timar J, Kovalszky I, Rozsas A, Laszlo V, Hoda MA, Grusch M, Berger W, Klepetko W, Moldvay J, Dome B, Hegedus B. EGFR mutations in lung adenocarcinoma: Epidemiology and clinical relevance of common versus rare mutations. J Clin Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.e19067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Zoltan Lohinai
- National Koranyi Institute for TB and Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute for TB and Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute for TB and Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Koranyi Institute for TB and Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Tumor Progression Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Gyurkovics M, Lohinai Z, Győrfi A, Bodor C, Székely AD, Dinya E, Rosivall L. Microvascular regulatory role and increased expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor type 2 in experimental gingivitis. J Periodontal Res 2012; 48:194-202. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2012.01520.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- M. Gyurkovics
- Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry; Semmelweis University; Budapest; Hungary
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry; Semmelweis University; Budapest; Hungary
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry; Semmelweis University; Budapest; Hungary
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine; Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Semmelweis University Research Group for Pediatrics and Nephrology, Semmelweis University; Budapest; Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Histology and Embryology; Semmelweis University; Budapest; Hungary
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- Institute of Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine; Semmelweis University; Budapest; Hungary
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine; Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Semmelweis University Research Group for Pediatrics and Nephrology, Semmelweis University; Budapest; Hungary
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Keremi B, Lohinai Z, Komora P, Duhaj S, Borsi K, Jobbagy-Ovari G, Kallo K, Szekely AD, Fazekas A, Dobo-Nagy C, Sikiric P, Varga G. Antiinflammatory effect of BPC 157 on experimental periodontitis in rats. J Physiol Pharmacol 2009; 60 Suppl 7:115-122. [PMID: 20388954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2009] [Accepted: 12/11/2009] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The pentadecapeptide BPC 157 has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and wound healing effects on multiple target tissues and organs. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of BPC 157 on inflammation and bone resorption in experimental periodontitis in rats. First the acute effect of BPC was tested on gingival blood flow by laser doppler flowmetry. Then periodontitis was produced by a silk ligature placed around the lower left first molar. Rats were treated with BPC 157 (once daily for 12 days) or vehicle. At day 13, the gingivomucosal tissues encircling the molars were removed on both sides. Inflammation was assessed by Evans blue plasma extravasation technique and by histology. Alveolar bone loss was analyzed by microCT. BPC 157 had no effect on gingivomucosal blood flow. Twelve day ligature caused a significantly increased Evans blue extravasation in the gingivomucosal tissue, histological signs of inflammation, and alveolar bone destruction. BPC 157 treatment significantly reduced both plasma extravasation, histological alterations and alveolar bone resorption. In conclusion, systemic application of BPC 157 does not alter blood circulation in healthy gingiva. Chronic application of the peptide has potent antiinflammatory effects on periodontal tissues in ligature induced periodontitis in rats. Taken together, this proof of concept study suggests that BPC 157 may represent a new peptide candidate in the treatment of periodontal disease.
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- B Keremi
- Department of Oral Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Kispélyi B, Lohinai Z, Iványi I, Mirzahosseini S, Nyárasdy I, Rosivall L. The effect of local nitric oxide synthase inhibition on the diameter of pulpal arteriole in dental bond material-induced vasodilation in rat. Life Sci 2005; 77:1367-74. [PMID: 15893775 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2005.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2004] [Accepted: 03/25/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Local application of dental bond materials can cause pulpal vasodilation and hyperemia. Such local hemodynamic changes may be mediated by alterations in the levels of locally generated nitric oxide (NO). In different species systemic administration of NO synthase inhibitors leads to a decrease in pulpal blood flow. In contrast, the local administration of these inhibitors has not been tested yet. Therefore, the effect of locally blocked NO synthase on the internal diameter of rat pulpal arterioles under basal conditions and immediately after dental bond material application was studied by using vitalmicroscopic technique. The NO synthase blocker (L-NAME) was locally administered on a thinned dentine layer of the left lower incisor. L-NAME reduced the diameter of the pulpal arteriole both in basal and after bond material-induced hyperaemic conditions. These data suggest that the local formation of NO may have a significant role in the acute vasodilation induced by bond material application and also in maintenance of basal pulpal arteriolar tone.
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- B Kispélyi
- Semmelweis University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Mikszáth K. tér 5, Budapest H-1088, Hungary.
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Lohinai Z, Mabley JG, Fehér E, Marton A, Komjáti K, Szabó C. Role of the activation of the nuclear enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. J Dent Res 2004; 82:987-92. [PMID: 14630900 DOI: 10.1177/154405910308201210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We have investigated the role of the activation of nuclear poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) enzyme, a mediator of downstream nitric oxide toxicity, using a combined approach of pharmacological inhibition and genetic disruption in a ligature-induced-periodontitis model in rats and mice. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed significantly increased poly(ADP-ribose) nuclear staining (indicative of PARP activation) in the subepithelial connective tissue of the ligated side compared with the non-ligated side. Ligation-induced periodontitis resulted in marked plasma extravasation in the gingivomucosal tissue and led to alveolar bone destruction compared with the non-ligated side, as measured by the Evans blue technique and by videomicroscopy, respectively. PARP inhibition with PJ34, as well as genetic PARP-1 deficiency, significantly reduced the extravasation and the alveolar bone resorption of the ligated side compared with controls. Thus, PARP activation contributes to the development of periodontal injury. Inhibition of PARP may represent a novel host response modulatory approach for the therapy of periodontitis.
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- Z Lohinai
- Institute of Human Physiology and Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Di Nardo Di Maio F, Lohinai Z, D'Arcangelo C, De Fazio PE, Speranza L, De Lutiis MA, Patruno A, Grilli A, Felaco M. Nitric oxide synthase in healthy and inflamed human dental pulp. J Dent Res 2004; 83:312-6. [PMID: 15044505 DOI: 10.1177/154405910408300408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of pulpitis. In this study, we hypothesized the existence of endothelial (eNOS) and inducible (iNOS) enzyme isoforms in human dental pulp. Extracted third molar pulps were divided into groups based on clinical diagnosis: healthy, hyperemic, and irreversible pulpitis. We have localized the eNOS and iNOS by immunohistochemistry and have tested their mRNA expression by RT-PCR and protein levels by Western blots. eNOS is present in the endothelial cells and odontoblasts of the healthy pulp, but an elevation of eNOS mRNA and protein levels with a concomitant dilation of vessels was characteristic under pathological conditions. Healthy pulp tissue failed to exhibit any iNOS; however, acute inflammation enhanced the mRNA and protein levels of iNOS, mainly in the leukocytes. There are differences in localization and expression between eNOS and iNOS in healthy and inflamed dental pulp.
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- F Di Nardo Di Maio
- Institute of Human Physiology and Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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We investigated the role of the inducible isoform of cyclooxygenase (COX-2) in a rat model of periodontitis using a selective COX-2 inhibitor NS-398. Periodontitis was produced by a silk ligature placed around the lower left 1st molar. Animals were treated with NS-398 (3 mg kg(-1) i.p., 2 times per day for 7 days) or vehicle. At Day 8, the gingivomucosal tissues encircling the mandibular 1st molars were removed on both sides for COX-2 immunohistochemistry, measurement of plasma extravasation by the Evans blue technique, and alveolar bone loss by videomicroscopy. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed numerous strongly COX-2-positive cells in the subepithelial tissues in the ligated side and only a few COX-2-reactive cells in the contralateral (control) side. Ligation significantly increased Evans blue extravasation in the gingivomucosal tissue and alveolar bone destruction compared to the control side. NS-398 treatment significantly reduced the plasma extravasation and alveolar bone resorption of the ligated side compared to vehicle administration. The present results suggest that COX-2 is induced by periodontitis, and plays an important role in gingival inflammation and alveolar bone destruction. In a previous study (Br J Pharmacol 1998;123:353-60) we found the expression of the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase in this model. Therefore, based on our own data and the literature, we propose that selective inhibition of these inducible enzymes might be a basis for adjunctive therapy, or new therapeutic approaches in periodontitis.
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- Z Lohinai
- Institute of Human Physiology and Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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An increase in nitric oxide production has been demonstrated in periodontitis. Here we investigated the potential role of nitric-oxide-derived nitrating species (such as peroxynitrite) in a rat model of ligature-induced periodontitis. Formation of 3-nitrotyrosine, the stable product formed from tyrosine reacting with nitric-oxide-derived nitrating species, was detected in the gingivomucosal tissue. 3-Nitrotyrosine immunohistochemical analysis revealed a significant elevation in the number of immunopositive leukocytes, and higher immunoreactivity of the gingival ligaments and epithelium in the ligated than in the contralateral (control) side. On both sides, several 3-nitrotyrosine-positive bands and, on the ligated side, a unique 52-kDa 3-nitrotyrosine-positive band were detected by Western blot. However, in the sterile gingivomucosal tissue of rat pups, no 3-nitrotyrosine or inducible nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity was found. Analysis of these data suggests that resident bacteria of the gingivomucosal tissue induce an increase in reactive nitrogen species, which is greatly enhanced by plaque formation in periodontitis.
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- Z Lohinai
- Institute of Human Physiology and Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Haskó G, Kuhel DG, Németh ZH, Mabley JG, Stachlewitz RF, Virág L, Lohinai Z, Southan GJ, Salzman AL, Szabó C. Inosine inhibits inflammatory cytokine production by a posttranscriptional mechanism and protects against endotoxin-induced shock. J Immunol 2000; 164:1013-9. [PMID: 10623851 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.2.1013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Extracellular purines, including adenosine and ATP, are potent endogenous immunomodulatory molecules. Inosine, a degradation product of these purines, can reach high concentrations in the extracellular space under conditions associated with cellular metabolic stress such as inflammation or ischemia. In the present study, we investigated whether extracellular inosine can affect inflammatory/immune processes. In immunostimulated macrophages and spleen cells, inosine potently inhibited the production of the proinflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha, IL-1, IL-12, macrophage-inflammatory protein-1alpha, and IFN-gamma, but failed to alter the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. The effect of inosine did not require cellular uptake by nucleoside transporters and was partially reversed by blockade of adenosine A1 and A2 receptors. Inosine inhibited cytokine production by a posttranscriptional mechanism. The activity of inosine was independent of activation of the p38 and p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein kinases, the phosphorylation of the c-Jun terminal kinase, the degradation of inhibitory factor kappaB, and elevation of intracellular cAMP. Inosine suppressed proinflammatory cytokine production and mortality in a mouse endotoxemic model. Taken together, inosine has multiple anti-inflammatory effects. These findings, coupled with the fact that inosine has very low toxicity, suggest that this agent may be useful in the treatment of inflammatory/ischemic diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/administration & dosage
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology
- Chemokines/antagonists & inhibitors
- Chemokines/biosynthesis
- Cytokines/antagonists & inhibitors
- Cytokines/biosynthesis
- Enzyme Activation/drug effects
- Enzyme Activation/immunology
- I-kappa B Proteins/metabolism
- Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology
- Inflammation Mediators/antagonists & inhibitors
- Inflammation Mediators/metabolism
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Inosine/administration & dosage
- Inosine/pharmacology
- Interferon-gamma/antagonists & inhibitors
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
- Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity
- Macrophage Activation/drug effects
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/drug effects
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/enzymology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/immunology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational/drug effects
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational/immunology
- Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists
- Receptors, Purinergic P1/physiology
- Shock, Septic/etiology
- Shock, Septic/immunology
- Shock, Septic/pathology
- Shock, Septic/prevention & control
- Th1 Cells/drug effects
- Th1 Cells/metabolism
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- G Haskó
- Inotek Corp., Beverly, MA 01915, USA.
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The involvement of the L-arginine/NO pathway in the control of salivary fluid, amylase and epidermal growth factor (EGF) secretion was investigated in conscious rats. For the collection of saliva, an oesophageal cannula was implanted. To obtain steady secretion, submaximal carbachol background infusion was given. Different treatments included NO synthase inhibitor N(G)-nitro-L-arginine (NOLA; with or without phentolamine, propranolol), L-arginine, D-arginine and NO donor 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1) administration. Volume, amylase activity and EGF output in the secreted fluid were determined in 30 min mixed saliva samples. Carbachol infusion alone produced a modest, sustained salivary fluid and amylase secretion. NOLA (30 mg/kg) further increased both fluid (p<0.001) and amylase outputs (p<0.001). These latter effects were prevented by L-arginine but not by D-arginine or by phentolamine. Propranolol administration decreased both fluid and amylase secretion below the carbachol plateau, and NOLA did not modify this suppressed secretory rate. SIN-1 did not alter either volume or amylase secretion. Interestingly, NOLA given without carbachol did not modify salivation. Neither carbachol nor NOLA changed salivary EGF output. The present results suggest that the L-arginine/NO pathway has a modulatory role in the cholinergic control of salivary amylase secretion, but not in EGF output. The mechanisms of inhibitory action of NO on salivary fluid and amylase secretion remain to be identified.
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- Z Lohinai
- Experimental Research Department and 2nd Institute of Physiology, Semmelweis Univ. Med. School, Budapest, Hungary.
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Lohinai Z, Benedek P, Fehér E, Györfi A, Rosivall L, Fazekas A, Salzman AL, Szabó C. Protective effects of mercaptoethylguanidine, a selective inhibitor of inducible nitric oxide synthase, in ligature-induced periodontitis in the rat. Br J Pharmacol 1998; 123:353-60. [PMID: 9504374 PMCID: PMC1565171 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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1. Excessive production of nitric oxide (NO), and the generation of peroxynitrite have been implicated in various proinflammatory conditions. In the present study, using mercaptoethylguanidine (MEG), a selective inhibitor of iNOS and a peroxynitrite scavenger, we investigated the role of iNOS and peroxynitrite in a rat model of periodontitis. 2. Periodontitis was produced in rat by a ligature of 2/0 braided silk placed around the cervix of the lower left 1st molar. Animals were then divided into two groups: one group of rats was treated with MEG (30 mg kg(-1), i.p., 4 times per day for 8 days), animals in the other group received vehicle. At day 8, the gingivomucosal tissue encircling the mandibular 1st molars was removed on both sides from ligated and sham operated animals for inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity assay and for immunocytochemistry with anti-iNOS serum. Plasma extravasation was measured with the Evans blue technique. Alveolar bone loss was measured with a videomicroscopy. 3. Ligation caused a significant, more than 3 fold increase in the gingival iNOS activity, whereas it did not affect iNOS activity on the contralateral side, when compared to sham-operated animals. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed iNOS-positive macrophages, lymphocytes and PMNs in the connective tissue and immunoreactive layers of epithelium on side of the ligature, and only a few iNOS reactive connective tissue cells on the contralateral side [corrected]. Ligation significantly increased Evans blue extravasation in gingivomucosal tissue and alveolar bone destruction compared to the contralateral side. MEG treatment significantly reduced the plasma extravasation and bone destruction. 4. The present results demonstrated that ligature-induced periodontitis increases local NO production and that MEG treatment protects against the associated extravasation and bone destruction. Based on the present data, we propose that enhanced formation of NO and peroxynitrite plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of periodontitis.
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- Z Lohinai
- Experimental Research Department and 2nd Institute of Physiology, Semmelweis Univ. Med. School, Budapest, Hungary
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In a previous study we found that nitric oxide (NO) plays an essential role in the hemodynamic regulation of the feline dental pulp. However, no evidence for the presence of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase (NADPH-d) containing nerve fibers was found in the rat and cat dental pulps. In the present study, we are first to report the presence of a small number of NADPH-d positive and/or NO synthase immunoreactive perivascular and solitary varicose axons in the dental pulp and abundant number of similar axons in the gingiva of cats and dogs. These fibres may travel within the inferior alveolar nerve and might participate in sensory (i.e. pain) as well as in autonomic (i.e. regulation of blood flow) innervation of the dental pulp and gingiva.
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- Z Lohinai
- Experimental Research Department and Second Institute of Physiology, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
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Lohinai Z, Burghardt B, Zelles T, Varga G. The effect of L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway on salivary amylase secretion in conscious rats. J Physiol Paris 1997; 91:217-21. [PMID: 9403798 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-4257(97)89488-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In a recent study we have demonstrated the presence of nitric oxide synthase immunoreactive neurons and also perivascular, periacinar and periductal nerve fibres in feline submandibular salivary gland. The role of nitric oxide (NO) in salivary vasoregulation has been suggested by other data too, but the effect of NO on salivary amylase secretion has not been investigated yet. Under ether anaesthesia a catheter was introduced into the oesophagus for salivary juice collections, and a cannula was inserted into the jugular vein for infusions. After postanaesthesia recovery, submaximal carbachol infusion was given as a background to obtain steady secretion because of the low basal secretory rate. Then different groups of animals received NO synthase inhibitor NOLA (NG-nitro-L-arginine), L-arginine, D-arginine or NO donor SIN-1 (3-morpholinosydnonimine). Volume and amylase activity were determined in mixed saliva samples collected for 30 min. Carbachol background infusion alone induced an elevated, sustained salivary secretion. NOLA (30 mg/kg) increased both volume and amylase output (P < 0.001). This effect was prevented by L-arginine but not by D-arginine. SIN-1 did not change either volume or amylase secretion. The present results suggest that the L-arginine/NO pathway has a modulatory effect on salivary fluid and amylase secretion, which is probably not related to its effect on salivary blood flow. NO may block certain presently unidentified secretagogue mechanisms and/or may relax myoepithelial cells.
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- Z Lohinai
- Experimental Research Department, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary
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Lohinai Z, Balla I, Marczis J, Vass Z, Kovách AG. The effect of a nitric oxide donor and an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase on blood flow and vascular resistance in feline submandibular, parotid and pancreatic glands. Arch Oral Biol 1996; 41:699-704. [PMID: 9015572 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(96)00030-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The aim was to examine whether (1) blood flow and vascular resistance are altered in response to exogenous nitric oxide and (2) whether endogenous synthesis of nitric oxide participates in the haemodynamic regulation of the submandibular, parotid and pancreatic glands. Experiments were performed on anaesthetized, artificially ventilated cats. Mean arterial blood pressure, heart rate, blood gases, cardiac output and tissue blood flow were determined before and 15 min after intravenous administration of either the nitric oxide donor SIN-1 (3-morpholinosydnonimine, 1 mg/kg, n = 10) or the competitive nitric oxide synthase inhibitor NOLA (NG-nitro-L-arginine, 30 mg/kg, n = 9) blood flow was measured by a radioactive-labelled microsphere method. In the SIN-1 group, in spite of a serious decrease in mean arterial blood pressure (p < 0.001), the blood flow in the glands remained unchanged. The vascular resistance decreased after SIN-1 in the submandibular and pancreatic glands (p < 0.001 and p < 0.05, respectively), and was slightly reduced in the parotid. The NOLA increased mean arterial blood pressure (p < 0.01) and reduced the blood flow in the submandibular and pancreatic glands (p < 0.01 and p < 0.001, respectively), but the decrease in the parotid was not significant. Vascular resistance increased after NOLA in all three glands (p < 0.05, p < 0.001 and p < 0.05). These findings suggest that basal nitric oxide production in these exocrine glands is sufficient to modulate vascular resistance. Moreover, the release of endogenous NO from the nerves and/or endothelium is probably involved in the regulation of vascular tone. The nitric oxide-dependent component of blood-flow regulation, however, seems to be less pronounced in the parotid gland.
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- Z Lohinai
- Experimental Research Department-2nd Institute of Physiology, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary.
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Many authors have studied the hemodynamics of the dental pulp; however, there are scarcely any data regarding the involvement of the L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway in the regulatory mechanism. Thus, we have examined the physiological effects of (1) NG-nitro-L-arginine as an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthesis and (2) the nitric oxide donor 3-morpholinosydnonimine on blood flow and vascular resistance in the canines of anesthetized cats to study the potential involvement of nitric oxide in the regulation of dental vascular homeostasis. Mean arterial blood pressure, heart rate, blood gases, pH, cardiac output, and tissue blood flow were determined prior to and 15 min after i.v. administration of either NG-nitro-L-arginine (30 mg/kg, n = 9) or 3-morpholinosydnonimine (1 mg/kg, n = 7). Blood flow was measured by radioactive-labeled microspheres. There were no significant differences in baseline parameters between the two groups of cats. The dental pulp blood flow decreased to 53 +/- 13% (p < 0.01) of the control level after NG-nitro-L-arginine administration, while it decreased only slightly (to 82 +/- 12%) after 3-morpholinosydnonimine administration. The dental pulp's vascular resistance increased to 367 +/- 69% (p < 0.01) of the control level after NG-nitro-L-arginine, while it decreased to 73 +/- 10% (p < 0.05) of control after 3-morpholinosydnonimine. We found that the L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway plays an important role in the regulation of pulpal blood circulation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- Z Lohinai
- Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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Combined nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase (NADPH-d) histochemistry and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) immunocytochemistry were used to study the distribution of nitric oxide synthesizing elements in the cat submandibular gland. A large number of thin varicose fibres, with intense staining for both markers, were seen around or in close contact with the acini. Some of the stained nerve fibres were associated with intra- and interlobular salivary ducts and blood vessels. All neurones in the submandibular ganglia showed intense staining for both NADPH-d and NOS. The epithelial layer of the salivary ductal branches and the endothelial lining of blood vessels were NOS immunonegative but NADPH-d positive. Our results suggest that NO might act as a neurotransmitter in the regulation of blood flow and secretion in the submandibular salivary gland.
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- Z Lohinai
- Experimental Research Department, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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