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Vesicles Secreted by Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells Cause Vascular Endothelial Cells to Express PSMA and Drive Tumor Progression

ABSTRACT: Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) protein expression is induced during prostate cancer progression and metastasis. Recently, we reported that PSMA-positive vesicles released by prostate cancer cell lines enhanced vascular endo-thelial cell angiogenesis and that PSMA may be involved in tumor angiogenesis. Simi-larly, it is known that PSMA is upregulated in peritumoral vessels in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In this study, we investigated the significance and molecular function of PSMA in RCC. PSMA immunohistochemical staining confirmed PSMA presence only in peri-nephric tumor vessels, and PSMA intensity was strongly correlated with recurrence rate and venous invasion. Spatial gene expression analysis revealed that FOLH1 expression, which codes PSMA, was upregulated in tumor blood vessels around renal cancer, and that angiogenesis-related pathways were enhanced. The 10,000 g pellet fraction of the renal cancer cell lines Caki1- and ACHN-conditioned medium (CM) in-duced PSMA positivity in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and en-hanced tube formation. Mass spectrometry indicated that the 10,000 g pellet fraction contained various kinds of growth factors, like GDF15 and MYDGF. RNA sequencing showed that supplementing HUVECs with RCC cell CM-enhanced angiogenesis-related signaling pathways. Conclusively, microvesicle components secreted by RCC cells transform vascular endothelial cells into PSMA-positive cells, enhancing angiogenesis.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE289717 | GEO | 2025/03/23

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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