Tian Liang, Liu Liyun, Wang Chunlou, Kong Yan, Miao Zhigang, Yao Qing, Zhang He, Li Yuehong
Department of Pathology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 215, Heping West Road, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
Department of Pathology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, 061000, China.
Discov Oncol. 2025 May 12;16(1):730. doi: 10.1007/s12672-025-02512-4.
Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) is complex and heterogeneous, making accurate prognosis and treatment prediction difficult. New therapeutic targets and their mechanisms are urgently needed. This study explored the role of PTTG1 in ovarian cancer via the cGMP-PKG signaling pathway, focusing on its effects on M2 macrophage polarization and EMT progression in EOC cells. Using the GSE135886 database, we performed differential gene expression, pathway enrichment, and immune infiltration analyses to identify key targets influencing EMT and macrophage polarization. We then constructed PTTG1 knockdown and overexpression cell lines to assess the impact of PTTG1 on cell proliferation, migration, invasion, EMT, and macrophage polarization in vitro. Analysis revealed that differentially expressed genes were enriched in the cGMP-PKG pathway and correlated with M2 macrophages. PTTG1 overexpression in A2780 and SK-OV-3 ovarian cancer cells promoted proliferation, invasion, and migration, while enhancing sGC, PKG1, and PKG2 expression to activate the cGMP-PKG pathway and induce M2 macrophage polarization. PTTG1 knockdown produced opposite results, reinforcing our conclusions. This study uncovers a novel mechanism of PTTG1 in ovarian cancer development and suggests it as a potential therapeutic target.
上皮性卵巢癌(EOC)复杂且具有异质性,使得准确的预后和治疗预测变得困难。迫切需要新的治疗靶点及其作用机制。本研究通过cGMP-PKG信号通路探讨了PTTG1在卵巢癌中的作用,重点关注其对EOC细胞中M2巨噬细胞极化和上皮-间质转化(EMT)进程的影响。利用GSE135886数据库,我们进行了差异基因表达、通路富集和免疫浸润分析,以确定影响EMT和巨噬细胞极化的关键靶点。然后我们构建了PTTG1敲低和过表达细胞系,以评估PTTG1对体外细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭、EMT和巨噬细胞极化的影响。分析表明,差异表达基因在cGMP-PKG通路中富集,并与M2巨噬细胞相关。在A2780和SK-OV-3卵巢癌细胞中过表达PTTG1可促进增殖、侵袭和迁移,同时增强可溶性鸟苷酸环化酶(sGC)、蛋白激酶G1(PKG1)和蛋白激酶G2(PKG2)的表达,以激活cGMP-PKG通路并诱导M2巨噬细胞极化。PTTG1敲低产生相反的结果,强化了我们的结论。本研究揭示了PTTG1在卵巢癌发生发展中的一种新机制,并表明它是一个潜在的治疗靶点。
Cells. 2025-2-23
Cancers (Basel). 2024-12-1
Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2024-5
J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia. 2024-2-10