Takahisa Imamura1, Mutsuko Yamamoto-Ibusuki2, Aiko Sueta2, Tatsuko Kubo3, Atsushi Irie4, Ken Kikuchi5, Toru Kariu6, Hirotaka Iwase2. 1. Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan. taka@kumamoto-u.ac.jp. 2. Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. 3. Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan. 4. Department of Immunogenetics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. 5. Medical Quality Management Center, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan. 6. Shokei University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence has shown activation of the complement system in cancer tissues and anaphylatoxin C5a release from C5 by cancer cells, suggesting C5a as a component in the cancer microenvironment. We revealed aberrant expression of C5a receptor (C5aR) in various human cancers and C5a-elicited enhancement of C5aR-expressing cancer cell invasion. METHODS: To explore an influence of the C5a-C5aR system in breast cancer (BC), we investigated BC C5aR expression in relation to clinicopathological parameters of the patients and an effect of C5a on BC cell proliferation. RESULTS: BC cell C5aR expression was observed immunohistochemically in 22 of 171 patients (13 %) and related to larger tumor size, higher nuclear grade and Ki-67 labeling index, presence of lymph node metastasis and advanced clinical stages. Interestingly, BC cells were C5aR-negative in all patients with BC in situ and C5aR-positive rate was high (38 %) in patients with hormone receptor-negative, namely triple-negative BC. For BC cells in metastasized lymph nodes, 12 of 22 patients (55 %) were C5aR-positive and included 7 patients with C5aR-negative BC in the primary site. Survival rate of patients with C5aR-positive BC was lower than that of patients with C5aR-negative BC. C5a enhanced proliferation of C5aR-expressing triple-negative BC cells in a C5aR-dependent manner. CONCLUSION: Relation of BC C5aR expression to tumor development and poor prognosis of the patients and proliferation enhancing effect of C5a on C5aR-expressing BC cells suggest that the C5a-C5aR system is closely associated with BC progression. This system may be a new target to treat BC patients, particularly with triple-negative BC.
BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence has shown activation of the complement system in cancer tissues and anaphylatoxin C5a release from C5 by cancer cells, suggesting C5a as a component in the cancer microenvironment. We revealed aberrant expression of C5a receptor (C5aR) in various humancancers and C5a-elicited enhancement of C5aR-expressing cancer cell invasion. METHODS: To explore an influence of the C5a-C5aR system in breast cancer (BC), we investigated BC C5aR expression in relation to clinicopathological parameters of the patients and an effect of C5a on BC cell proliferation. RESULTS: BC cell C5aR expression was observed immunohistochemically in 22 of 171 patients (13 %) and related to larger tumor size, higher nuclear grade and Ki-67 labeling index, presence of lymph node metastasis and advanced clinical stages. Interestingly, BC cells were C5aR-negative in all patients with BC in situ and C5aR-positive rate was high (38 %) in patients with hormone receptor-negative, namely triple-negative BC. For BC cells in metastasized lymph nodes, 12 of 22 patients (55 %) were C5aR-positive and included 7 patients with C5aR-negative BC in the primary site. Survival rate of patients with C5aR-positive BC was lower than that of patients with C5aR-negative BC. C5a enhanced proliferation of C5aR-expressing triple-negative BC cells in a C5aR-dependent manner. CONCLUSION: Relation of BC C5aR expression to tumor development and poor prognosis of the patients and proliferation enhancing effect of C5a on C5aR-expressing BC cells suggest that the C5a-C5aR system is closely associated with BC progression. This system may be a new target to treat BC patients, particularly with triple-negative BC.
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