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JCS ePress online publication date 6 Jun 2006
doi: 10.1242/jcs.03011

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Enhancement of tumor invasion depends on transdifferentiation of skin fibroblasts mediated by reactive oxygen species


Bahar Cat, Dominik Stuhlmann, Holger Steinbrenner, Lirija Alili, Olaf Holtkötter, Helmut Sies, and Peter Brenneisen*
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Myofibroblasts, pivotal for tumor progression, populate the microecosystem of reactive stroma. Using an in vitro tumor-stroma model of skin carcinogenesis, we report here that tumor-cell-derived transforming growth factor {beta}1 (TGF{beta}1) initiates reactive oxygen species-dependent expression of {alpha}-smooth muscle actin, a biomarker for myofibroblastic cells belonging to a group of late-responsive genes. Moreover, protein kinase C (PKC) is involved in lipid hydroperoxide-triggered molecular events underlying transdifferentiation of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts (mesenchymal-mesenchymal transition, MMT). In contrast to fibroblasts, myofibroblasts secrete large amounts of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), resulting in a significant increase in the invasive capacity of tumor cells. The thiol N-acetyl-L-cysteine, the micronutrient selenite as well as selenoprotein P and the lipid peroxidation inhibitors {alpha}-tocopherol and butylated hydroxytoluene significantly lower both the number of TGF{beta}1-initiated myofibroblasts and the secretion of HGF, VEGF and IL-6, correlating with a diminished invasive capacity of tumor cells. This novel concept of stromal therapy, namely the protection of stromal cells against the dominating influence of tumor cells in tumor-stroma interaction by antioxidants and micronutrients, may form the basis for prevention of MMT in strategies for chemoprevention of tumor invasion.
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