Yi Guo1, Wei Cui2, Yuqing Pei1, Danfei Xu1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China. 2. State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China. Electronic address: wendycuiwei@sina.cn.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test whether platelets could increase invasion potential and initiate EMT in ovarian cancer cells via a TGF-β signaling pathway. METHODS: Blood samples were collected in 69 patients with ovarian cancer, 16 patients with benign ovarian tumor and 64 healthy donors. SK-OV-3 and OVCAR-3 ovarian cancer cells were treated with platelets. Transwell assays were used to analyze the invasive capacity, and EMT was assessed by microarray analysis, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) and Western blotting. Activation of TGF-β pathway was examined by ELISA and Western blotting. TGF-β type I receptor (TβR I) inhibitor A83-01 was used to confirm the role of TGF-β pathway in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS: Clinical data showed ovarian cancer patients with elevated platelet counts had a higher incidence of advanced stages. Treatment with platelets increased the invasive properties of both cell lines. Mesenchymal markers (snail family transcriptional repressor-1, vimentin, neural cadherin, fibronectin-1 and matrix metalloproteinase-2) were up-regulated in platelet-treated cells, while the epithelial marker (epithelial cadherin) was down-regulated. Higher TGF-β level was observed in patients with elevated platelet counts when compared to the subjects. Higher levels of TGF-β were also found in culture medium treated with platelets, and cells treated with platelets also showed increased phosphorylation of Smad2. TβR I inhibitor A83-01 reversed the EMT-like alterations and inhibited platelet-induced invasion in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSION: Platelet increased invasion potential and induced EMT in ovarian cancer cells in a TGF-β dependent pathway. Platelet-derived TGF-β may be useful as a new target treatment for ovarian cancer.
OBJECTIVE: To test whether platelets could increase invasion potential and initiate EMT in ovarian cancer cells via a TGF-β signaling pathway. METHODS: Blood samples were collected in 69 patients with ovarian cancer, 16 patients with benign ovarian tumor and 64 healthy donors. SK-OV-3 and OVCAR-3 ovarian cancer cells were treated with platelets. Transwell assays were used to analyze the invasive capacity, and EMT was assessed by microarray analysis, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) and Western blotting. Activation of TGF-β pathway was examined by ELISA and Western blotting. TGF-β type I receptor (TβR I) inhibitor A83-01 was used to confirm the role of TGF-β pathway in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS: Clinical data showed ovarian cancerpatients with elevated platelet counts had a higher incidence of advanced stages. Treatment with platelets increased the invasive properties of both cell lines. Mesenchymal markers (snail family transcriptional repressor-1, vimentin, neural cadherin, fibronectin-1 and matrix metalloproteinase-2) were up-regulated in platelet-treated cells, while the epithelial marker (epithelial cadherin) was down-regulated. Higher TGF-β level was observed in patients with elevated platelet counts when compared to the subjects. Higher levels of TGF-β were also found in culture medium treated with platelets, and cells treated with platelets also showed increased phosphorylation of Smad2. TβR I inhibitor A83-01 reversed the EMT-like alterations and inhibited platelet-induced invasion in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSION: Platelet increased invasion potential and induced EMT in ovarian cancer cells in a TGF-β dependent pathway. Platelet-derived TGF-β may be useful as a new target treatment for ovarian cancer.
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