Mechanisms of differentiation of omental-adipose stromal cells promoted by gastric cancer cells
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摘要:
目的 本实验主要研究在胃癌条件培养基(conditioned medium,CM)诱导下网膜脂肪干细胞(omental-adipose stromal cells,O-ASCs)是否能分化为癌相关成纤维细胞(carcinoma-associated fibroblasts,CAFs),及ERK信号通路在其中的作用。 方法 通过诱导分化成骨、成脂及流式细胞鉴定O-ASCs,将O-ASCs与MGC803和SGC7901 CM共培养,通过RT-PCR和Western-blot检测O-ASCs细胞CAFs标志物α-SMA、FSP-1、vimentin,旁分泌因子VEGFA、TGFβ-1、FAP、SDF-1的表达水平。将O-ASCs分为对照组,SGC7901-CM实验组,SGC7901-CM+U0126处理组,12 h后收集细胞。Western blot检测O-ASCs细胞CAFs标志物α-SMA、FSP-1及ERK1/2、p-ERK1/2的表达水平。 结果 经鉴定原代培养出的细胞为O-ASCs,在SGC7901 CM和MGC803 CM作用下,CAFs标志物α-SMA、FSP-1、vimentin及旁分泌因子SDF-1、VEGFA、TGFβ-1、FAP表达均有明显增加(P < 0.05)。与对照组比较SGC7901-CM组α-SMA、FSP-1、p-ERK1/2表达明显增加(P < 0.05),ERK表达未见明显变化(P > 0.05)。SGC7901-CM+U0126组与SGC7901-CM组比较,α-SMA、FSP-1及p-ERK1/2的蛋白表达水平明显降低(P < 0.05),ERK表达变化无统计学意义(P > 0.05)。 结论 O-ASCs通过分化为CAFs及旁分泌作用参与胃癌腹膜转移,ERK信号通路在该过程中发挥了重要作用。 Abstract:Objective To investigate whether the omental-adipose stromal cells (O-ASCs) exposing to gastric cancer-conditioned medium (CM) could be inducted to differentiate into carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and the effect of ERK signaling pathway in the process. Methods We identified O-ASCs by examining their ability to differentiate osteogenic and adipogenic lineages and through flow cytometry. O-ASCs were co-cultured with MGC803 and SGC7901CM. The expression of CAFs markers (α-SMA, FSP-1, and vimentin) and paracrine factors (VEGFA, TGF-β, FAP, and SDF-1) were evaluated by RT-PCR and Western blot. In vitro cultures of OASCs were divided into three groups: the control, SGC7901-CM, and SGC7901-CM+U0126 groups. Cells were collected after 12 h. Western blot was performed to evaluate the expression of α-SMA, FSP-1, ERK, and p-ERK1/2. Results The primary cells were O-ASCs. The expression levels of CAFs markers (α-SMA, FSP-1, and vimentin) and O-ASC paracrine factors (VEGFA, TGF-β, FAP, and SDF-1) clearly increased (P < 0.05). In comparison with the control, the expression of ERK in SGC7901-CM group did not change (P > 0.05), while the expression of p-ERK1/2, α-SMA, and FSP-1 significantly improved (P < 0.05). Comparison of SGC 7901-CM + U0126 and SGC 7901-CM groups showed that the expression levels of ERK had no statistical difference (P > 0.05), while the expression levels of p-ERK1/2, α-SMA, and FSP-1 decreased (P < 0.05). Conclusion O-ASCs participate in the peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer through differentiation by CAF and paracrine factors. The ERK signaling pathway is important in the differentiation of O-ASCs towards CAFs. -
图 1 O-ASCs的培养及鉴定
Figure 1. Culture and identification of O-ASCs
A. Morphological analysis with passage 2 O-ASCs by the light microscope (200×); B. After adipogenic and osteogenic induction for 21 days, alizarin redstaining showed that typical calcified nodules were indicated in red-brown (400×); C. After adipogenic induction for 21 days, oil red O-staining showed red-brown fat droplets of uneven sizes (400×); D. Expression of stromal markers on the cellular membrane of O-ASCs analyzed by flow cytometry
图 3 胃癌CM促进O-ASCs分化为CAFs
Figure 3. Gastric cancer CM-induced differentiation of O-ASCs towards CAFs
A. In comparison with the control group, expression of α-SMA, FSP-1, and vimentin in SGC7901-CM and MGC803-CM groups significantly increased at the RNA level; B. Confirmation of the trend by Western blot; C. Histogram representations of quantitative Western blot (n=3). *P < 0.01, **P < 0.05
图 4 胃癌CM促进O-ASCs相关旁分泌因子增加
Figure 4. Gastric cancer CM promoted the expression of paracrine factors
A. In comparison with the control group, expression of SDF-1, VEGFA, TGF-β1, and FAP in SGC7901-CM and MGC803-CM groups significantly increased at the RNA level; B. Western blot of VEGFA and TGF-β1 showed that expression levels of paracrine factors were higher in SGC 7901-CM and MGC803-CM groups than in the control group; C. Histogram representations of quantitative Western blot (n=3). *P < 0.01, **P < 0.05
图 5 O-ASCs在U0126作用后向CAFs分化受抑制
Figure 5. O-ASC differentiation towards CAFs inhibited by U0126
▶A. In comparison with the control group, the expression of ERK in SGC7901-CM group did not show a significant change, whereas the expression levels of p-ERK1/2, α-SMA and FSP-1 were significantly increased. No significant difference was observed in the expression of ERK between the SGC 7901-CM + U0126 and SGC7901-CM groups, whereas the expression levels of p-ERK1/2, α-SMA, and FSP-1 were decreased; B. Histogram representations of quantitative Western blots. (n=3). *P < 0.01, #P > 0.05
表 1 引物序列
Table 1. Primer sequences
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