|
|
|
||||
| Home Help Feedback Subscriptions Archive Search Table of Contents | |||||
First published online 6 June 2006
doi: 10.1242/jcs.03011
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research Article |
1 Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
2 Henkel KGaA, 40191 Düsseldorf, Germany
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: PeterBrenneisen{at}web.de)
Accepted 30 March 2006
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 ß1 (TGFß1) initiates reactive oxygen species-dependent expression of
-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
-tocopherol and butylated hydroxytoluene significantly lower both the number of TGFß1-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.
Key words: Myofibroblast, Reactive oxygen species, Transforming growth factor ß, Tumor invasion, Tumor-stroma interaction
![]()
CiteULike
Complore
Connotea
Del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
Technorati
Twitter What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
A. K. Witkiewicz, A. Dasgupta, F. Sotgia, I. Mercier, R. G. Pestell, M. Sabel, C. G. Kleer, J. R. Brody, and M. P. Lisanti An Absence of Stromal Caveolin-1 Expression Predicts Early Tumor Recurrence and Poor Clinical Outcome in Human Breast Cancers Am. J. Pathol., June 1, 2009; 174(6): 2023 - 2034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
F. Sotgia, F. Del Galdo, M. C. Casimiro, G. Bonuccelli, I. Mercier, D. Whitaker-Menezes, K. M. Daumer, J. Zhou, C. Wang, S. Katiyar, et al. Caveolin-1-/- Null Mammary Stromal Fibroblasts Share Characteristics with Human Breast Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Am. J. Pathol., March 1, 2009; 174(3): 746 - 761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
N. Rocks, G. Paulissen, F. Quesada-Calvo, C. Munaut, M.-L. A. Gonzalez, M. Gueders, J. Hacha, C. Gilles, J.-M. Foidart, A. Noel, et al. ADAMTS-1 Metalloproteinase Promotes Tumor Development through the Induction of a Stromal Reaction In vivo Cancer Res., November 15, 2008; 68(22): 9541 - 9550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
C. Werth, D. Stuhlmann, B. Cat, H. Steinbrenner, L. Alili, H. Sies, and P. Brenneisen Stromal resistance of fibroblasts against oxidative damage: involvement of tumor cell-secreted platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) activation Carcinogenesis, February 1, 2008; 29(2): 404 - 410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. K. Sasser, N. J. Sullivan, A. W. Studebaker, L. F. Hendey, A. E. Axel, and B. M. Hall Interleukin-6 is a potent growth factor for ER-{alpha}-positive human breast cancer FASEB J, November 1, 2007; 21(13): 3763 - 3770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||