Bagordakis Elizabete, Sawazaki-Calone Iris, Macedo Carolina Carneiro Soares, Carnielli Carolina M, de Oliveira Carine Ervolino, Rodrigues Priscila Campioni, Rangel Ana Lucia C A, Dos Santos Jean Nunes, Risteli Juha, Graner Edgard, Salo Tuula, Paes Leme Adriana Franco, Coletta Ricardo D
Department of Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry, State University of Campinas, Av. Limeira 901, CEP 13414-018, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Dentistry School, Western Paraná State University, Cascavel, PR, Brazil.
Tumour Biol. 2016 Jul;37(7):9045-57. doi: 10.1007/s13277-015-4629-y. Epub 2016 Jan 13.
An important role has been attributed to cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumorigenesis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), the most common tumor of the oral cavity. Previous studies demonstrated that CAF-secreted molecules promote the proliferation and invasion of OSCC cells, inducing a more aggressive phenotype. In this study, we searched for differences in the secretome of CAFs and normal oral fibroblasts (NOF) using mass spectrometry-based proteomics and biological network analysis. Comparison of the secretome profiles revealed that upregulated proteins involved mainly in extracellular matrix organization and disassembly and collagen metabolism. Among the upregulated proteins were fibronectin type III domain-containing 1 (FNDC1), serpin peptidase inhibitor type 1 (SERPINE1), and stanniocalcin 2 (STC2), the upregulation of which was validated by quantitative PCR and ELISA in an independent set of CAF cell lines. The transition of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1)-mediating NOFs into CAFs was accompanied by significant upregulation of FNDC1, SERPINE1, and STC2, confirming the participation of these proteins in the CAF-derived secretome. Type I collagen, the main constituent of the connective tissue, was also associated with several upregulated biological processes. The immunoexpression of type I collagen N-terminal propeptide (PINP) was significantly correlated in vivo with CAFs in the tumor front and was associated with significantly shortened survival of OSCC patients. Presence of CAFs in the tumor stroma was also an independent prognostic factor for OSCC disease-free survival. These results demonstrate the value of secretome profiling for evaluating the role of CAFs in the tumor microenvironment and identify potential novel therapeutic targets such as FNDC1, SERPINE1, and STC2. Furthermore, type I collagen expression by CAFs, represented by PINP levels, may be a prognostic marker of OSCC outcome.
癌症相关成纤维细胞(CAFs)在口腔鳞状细胞癌(OSCC,口腔最常见的肿瘤)的肿瘤发生过程中被认为发挥着重要作用。先前的研究表明,CAF分泌的分子可促进OSCC细胞的增殖和侵袭,诱导更具侵袭性的表型。在本研究中,我们使用基于质谱的蛋白质组学和生物网络分析方法,寻找CAFs和正常口腔成纤维细胞(NOF)分泌组的差异。分泌组图谱的比较显示,上调的蛋白质主要参与细胞外基质的组织和分解以及胶原蛋白代谢。上调的蛋白质包括含III型纤连蛋白结构域1(FNDC1)、丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂1型(SERPINE1)和骨钙素2(STC2),在另一组独立的CAF细胞系中通过定量PCR和ELISA验证了它们的上调。转化生长因子β1(TGF-β1)介导的NOFs向CAFs的转变伴随着FNDC1、SERPINE1和STC2的显著上调,证实了这些蛋白质参与CAF衍生的分泌组。I型胶原蛋白是结缔组织的主要成分,也与几个上调的生物学过程相关。I型胶原蛋白N端前肽(PINP)的免疫表达在体内与肿瘤前沿的CAFs显著相关,并且与OSCC患者的生存期显著缩短有关。肿瘤基质中CAFs的存在也是OSCC无病生存期的一个独立预后因素。这些结果证明了分泌组分析在评估CAFs在肿瘤微环境中的作用方面的价值,并确定了潜在的新治疗靶点,如FNDC1、SERPINE1和STC2。此外,以PINP水平为代表的CAFs表达的I型胶原蛋白可能是OSCC预后的一个标志物。