한빛사논문, 상위피인용논문
- 조회757
Jung Woo Eun 1, Jung Hwan Yoon 2, Hye Ri Ahn 1,3, Seokhwi Kim 4, Young Bae Kim 4, Su Bin Lim 5, Won Park 6, Tae Wook Kang 6, Geum Ok Baek 1, Moon Gyeong Yoon 1, Ju A Son 1,3, Ji Hyang Weon 1,3, Soon Sun Kim 1, Hyo Jung Cho 1, Jae Youn Cheong 1
1Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
3Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
4Department of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
5Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
6The Moagen, Inc, Daejeon, South Korea.
JungWoo Eun, Jung Hwan Yoon, Hye Ri Ahn contributed equally to this work.
CORRESPONDING AUTHORS : Hyo Jung Cho, Jae Youn Cheong
Abstract
Background: Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play an important role in the induction of chemo-resistance. This study aimed to clarify the mechanism underlying CAF-mediated resistance to two tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), sorafenib and lenvatinib, and to identify a novel therapeutic target for overcoming TKI resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Methods: We performed a systematic integrative analysis of publicly available gene expression datasets and whole-transcriptome sequencing data from 9 pairs of CAFs and para-cancer fibroblasts isolated from human HCC and para-tumor tissues, respectively, to identify key molecules that might induce resistance to TKIs. We then performed in vitro and in vivo experiments to validate selected targets and related mechanisms. The associations of plasma secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1) expression levels before sorafenib/lenvatinib treatment with progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of 54 patients with advanced HCC were evaluated using Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analysis.
Results: Bioinformatic analysis identified CAF-derived SPP1 as a candidate molecule driving TKI resistance. SPP1 inhibitors reversed CAF-induced TKI resistance in vitro and in vivo. CAF-derived SPP1 activated rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma (RAF)/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) through the integrin-protein kinase C-alpha (PKCα) signaling pathway and promoted epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). A high plasma SPP1 level before TKI treatment was identified as an independent predictor of poor PFS (P = 0.026) and OS (P = 0.047) in patients with advanced HCC after TKI treatment.
Conclusions: CAF-derived SPP1 enhances TKI resistance in HCC via bypass activation of oncogenic signals and EMT promotion. Its inhibition represents a promising therapeutic strategy against TKI resistance in HCC. Moreover, plasma SPP1 level before TKI treatment represents a potential biomarker for treatment response prediction.
논문정보
- Research article
- 2023년 03월 (BRIC 등록일 2023-03-17)
- 국내 연구진
- 의약학 > 종양의학
- 60회 이상 인용된 논문 (상위피인용논문 등록일 2025-01-23)
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