Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado, Denver Campus, Denver, Colorado.
Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado, Denver Campus, Denver, Colorado.
J Surg Res. 2014 Mar;187(1):19-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.11.001. Epub 2013 Nov 8.
Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) modulates cell-cell adhesion and is a receptor for cognate ligands on leukocytes. Upregulation of ICAM-1 has been demonstrated in malignant transformation of adenomas and is associated with poor prognosis for many malignancies. ICAM-1 is upregulated on the invasive front of pancreatic metastases and melanomas. These data suggest that the upregulated ICAM-1 expression promotes malignant progression. We hypothesize that the downregulation of ICAM-1 will mitigate tumor progression.
Mouse colon adenocarcinoma cells (MC38) were evaluated for the expression of ICAM-1 using Western immunoblot analysis. Short hairpin RNA (shRNA) transduction was used to downregulate ICAM-1. Tumor invasion determined via a modified Boyden chamber was used as a surrogate of tumor progression examining MC38 cells, MC38 ICAM-1 knockdowns, and MC38 transduced with vehicle control. The cells were cultured in full media for 24 h and serum-starved for 24 h. A total of 5 × 10(4) cells were plated and allowed to migrate for 24 h using full media with 10% fetal bovine serum as a chemoattractant. Inserts were fixed and stained with crystal violet. Blinded investigators counted the cells using a stereomicroscope. Statistical analysis was performed by analysis of variance with Fischer protected least significant difference and a P value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
ICAM-1 was constitutively expressed on MC38 cells. Transduction with anti-ICAM-1 shRNA vector downregulated ICAM-1 protein expression by 30% according to the Western blot analysis (P < 0.03) and decreased ICAM-1 messenger RNA expression by 70% according to the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. shRNA knockdown cells had a significant reduction in invasion >45% (P < 0.03). There were no significant differences between the invasion rates of MC38 and MC38 vehicle controls.
Downregulation of ICAM-1 mitigates MC38 invasion. These data suggest that targeted downregulation of tumor ICAM-1 is a potential therapeutic target.
细胞间黏附分子-1(ICAM-1)调节细胞-细胞黏附,是白细胞配体的受体。ICAM-1 的上调已在腺瘤的恶性转化中得到证实,并且与许多恶性肿瘤的预后不良相关。ICAM-1 在胰腺转移瘤和黑色素瘤的侵袭前沿上调。这些数据表明,上调的 ICAM-1 表达促进了恶性进展。我们假设下调 ICAM-1 将减轻肿瘤进展。
使用 Western 免疫印迹分析评估小鼠结肠腺癌细胞(MC38)中 ICAM-1 的表达。短发夹 RNA(shRNA)转导用于下调 ICAM-1。通过改良 Boyden 室测定肿瘤侵袭作为检查 MC38 细胞、MC38 ICAM-1 敲低和转导载体对照的肿瘤进展的替代物。细胞在完全培养基中培养 24 小时并用无血清培养基饥饿 24 小时。将 5×10(4)个细胞接种并在含有 10%胎牛血清的完全培养基中作为趋化剂迁移 24 小时。用结晶紫固定插入物并染色。使用体视显微镜的研究人员进行盲法计数。通过方差分析进行统计分析,并采用 Fischer 保护最小显著差异,P 值<0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
ICAM-1 在 MC38 细胞中持续表达。根据 Western blot 分析,抗 ICAM-1 shRNA 载体转导下调 ICAM-1 蛋白表达 30%(P<0.03),并根据逆转录-聚合酶链反应降低 ICAM-1 信使 RNA 表达 70%。shRNA 敲低细胞的侵袭率显著降低>45%(P<0.03)。MC38 和 MC38 载体对照的侵袭率之间没有显著差异。
下调 ICAM-1 减轻了 MC38 的侵袭。这些数据表明,靶向下调肿瘤 ICAM-1 是一种潜在的治疗靶点。