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Platelet-derived growth factor-D and Rho GTPases regulate recruitment of cancer-associated fibroblasts in cholangiocarcinoma.

ABSTRACT: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is characterized by an abundant stromal reaction. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are pivotal in tumor growth and invasiveness and represent a potential therapeutic target. To understand the mechanisms leading to CAF recruitment in CCA, we studied (1) expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in surgical CCA specimens and CCA cells, (2) lineage tracking of an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-expressing human male CCA cell line (EGI-1) after xenotransplantation into severe-combined-immunodeficient mice, (3) expression of platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs) and their receptors in vivo and in vitro, (4) secretion of PDGFs by CCA cells, (5) the role of PDGF-D in fibroblast recruitment in vitro, and (6) downstream effectors of PDGF-D signaling. CCA cells expressed several EMT biomarkers, but not alpha smooth muscle actin (?-SMA). Xenotransplanted CCA masses were surrounded and infiltrated by ?-SMA-expressing CAFs, which were negative for EGFP and the human Y-probe, but positive for the murine Y-probe. CCA cells were strongly immunoreactive for PDGF-A and -D, whereas CAFs expressed PDGF receptor (PDGFR)?. PDGF-D, a PDGFR? agonist, was exclusively secreted by cultured CCA cells. Fibroblast migration was potently induced by PDGF-D and CCA conditioned medium and was significantly inhibited by PDGFR? blockade with Imatinib and by silencing PDGF-D expression in CCA cells. In fibroblasts, PDGF-D activated the Rac1 and Cdc42 Rho GTPases and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). Selective inhibition of Rho GTPases (particularly Rac1) and of JNK strongly reduced PDGF-D-induced fibroblast migration.CCA cells express several mesenchymal markers, but do not transdifferentiate into CAFs. Instead, CCA cells recruit CAFs by secreting PDGF-D, which stimulates fibroblast migration through PDGFR? and Rho GTPase and JNK activation. Targeting tumor or stroma interactions with inhibitors of the PDGF-D pathway may offer a novel therapeutic approach.

SUBMITTER: Cadamuro M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3732815 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Platelet-derived growth factor-D and Rho GTPases regulate recruitment of cancer-associated fibroblasts in cholangiocarcinoma.

Cadamuro Massimiliano M Nardo Giorgia G Indraccolo Stefano S Dall'olmo Luigi L Sambado Luisa L Moserle Lidia L Franceschet Irene I Colledan Michele M Massani Marco M Stecca Tommaso T Bassi Nicolò N Morton Stuart S Spirli Carlo C Fiorotto Romina R Fabris Luca L Strazzabosco Mario M

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 20130722 3

<h4>Unlabelled</h4>Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is characterized by an abundant stromal reaction. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are pivotal in tumor growth and invasiveness and represent a potential therapeutic target. To understand the mechanisms leading to CAF recruitment in CCA, we studied (1) expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in surgical CCA specimens and CCA cells, (2) lineage tracking of an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-expressing human male CCA cell line ...[more]

PMID: 23505219

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