4.7 Article

The CBS-H2S axis promotes liver metastasis of colon cancer by upregulating VEGF through AP-1 activation

期刊

BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
卷 126, 期 7, 页码 1055-1066

出版社

SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41416-021-01681-7

关键词

-

类别

资金

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81902384]

向作者/读者索取更多资源

Knockdown of CBS inhibits metastasis and invasion of colon cancer cells, as well as angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. There is a positive correlation between CBS and VEGF expression in colon cancer tissues, indicating a positive feedback loop between the CBS-H2S axis and VEGF. Targeting this pathway could effectively intervene in liver metastasis of colon cancer.
Background The main therapy for colon cancer with liver metastasis is chemotherapy based on 5-fluorouracil combined with targeted drugs. However, acquired drug resistance and severe adverse reactions limit patients' benefit from standard chemotherapy. Here, we investigate the involvement of endogenous hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in liver metastasis of colon cancer and its potential value as a novel therapeutic target. Methods We used the CRISPR/Cas9 system to knockdown CBS gene expression in colon cancer cell lines. PCR arrays and proteome arrays were applied to detect the transcription and protein expression levels, respectively, of angiogenesis-related genes after knockdown. The molecular mechanism was investigated by western blot analysis, RT-qPCR, immunofluorescence staining, ChIP assays and dual-luciferase reporter assays. A liver metastasis mouse model was adopted to investigate the effect of targeting CBS on tumour metastasis in vivo. Results Knockdown of CBS decreased the metastasis and invasion of colon cancer cells and inhibited angiogenesis both in vivo and in vitro. Tissue microarray analysis showed a positive correlation between CBS and VEGF expression in colon cancer tissues. Further analysis at the molecular level validated a positive feedback loop between the CBS-H2S axis and VEGF. Conclusions Endogenous H2S promotes angiogenesis and metastasis in colon cancer, and targeting the positive feedback loop between the CBS-H2S axis and VEGF can effectively intervene in liver metastasis of colon cancer.

作者

我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。

评论

主要评分

4.7
评分不足

次要评分

新颖性
-
重要性
-
科学严谨性
-
评价这篇论文

推荐

暂无数据
暂无数据