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JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY
卷 231, 期 7, 页码 1522-1533出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25244
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- University of Buenos Aires [20020090200221]
- National Agency for Promotion of Science and Technology [PICT-2011-0146]
- National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) [PIP 493]
Galectin-1 (Gal1), a -galactoside-binding protein elevated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and its expression correlates with HCC growth, invasiveness, and metastasis. During the early stages of HCC, transforming growth factor (1) (TGF-(1)) acts as a tumor suppressor; however in advanced stages, HCC cells lose their cytostatic response to TGF-(1) and undergo EMT. Here, we investigated the role of Gal1 on liver endothelial cell biology, and the interplay between Gal1 and TGF-(1) in HCC progression. By Western blot and immunofluorescence, we analyzed Gal1 expression, secretion and localization in HepG2 and HuH-7 human HCC cells, and in SK-HEP-1 human liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (SECs). We used loss-of-function and gain-of-function experiments to down- or up-regulate Gal1 expression, respectively, in HepG2 cells. We cultured SK-HEP-1 cells with conditioned media from HCC cells secreting different levels of Gal1, and demonstrated that Gal1 derived from tumor hepatocytes induced its own expression in SECs. Colorimetric and scratch-wound assays revealed that secretion of Gal1 by HCC cells induced SEC proliferation and migration. Moreover, by fluorescence microscopy we demonstrated that Gal1 promoted glycan-dependent heterotypic adhesion of HepG2 cells to SK-HEP-1 SECs. Furthermore, TGF-(1) induced Gal1 expression and secretion by HCC cells, and promoted HepG2 cell adhesion to SK-HEP-1 SECs through a Gal1-dependent mechanism. Finally, Gal1 modulated HepG2 cell proliferation and sensitivity to TGF-(1)-induced growth inhibition. Our results suggest that Gal1 and TGF-(1) might function coordinately within the HCC microenvironment to regulate tumor growth, invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. J. Cell. Physiol. 231: 1522-1533, 2016. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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