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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
卷 138, 期 5, 页码 1207-1219出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29864
关键词
cancer-associated fibroblasts; CXCL12; CXCR4; gastric cancer; integrin beta 1
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资金
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences
- Kumamoto University, Japan
- Uehara Memorial Foundation
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [24591912]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [24591912, 14F04099, 15K14383, 25293312] Funding Source: KAKEN
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are reportedly involved in invasion and metastasis in several types of cancer, including gastric cancer (GC), through the stimulation of CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling. However, the mechanisms underlying these tumor-promoting effects are not well understood, which limits the potential to develop therapeutic targets against CAF-mediated CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling. CXCL12 expression was analyzed in resected GC tissues from 110 patients by immunohistochemistry (IHC). We established primary cultures of normal fibroblasts (NFs) and CAFs from the GC tissues and examined the functional differences between these primary fibroblasts using co-culture assays with GC cell lines. We evaluated the efficacy of a CXCR4 antagonist (AMD3100) and a FAK inhibitor (PF-573,228) on the invasive ability of GC cells. High CXCL12 expression levels were significantly associated with larger tumor size, increased tumor depth, lymphatic invasion and poor prognosis in GC. CXCL12/CXCR4 activation by CAFs mediated integrin beta 1 clustering at the cell surface and promoted the invasive ability of GC cells. Notably, AMD3100 was more efficient than PF-573,228 at inhibiting GC cell invasion through the suppression of integrin beta 1/FAK signaling. These results suggest that CXCL12 derived from CAFs promotes GC cell invasion by enhancing the clustering of integrin beta 1 in GC cells, resulting in GC progression. Taken together, the inhibition of CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling in GC cells may be a promising therapeutic strategy against GC cell invasion.
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