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Nodal induces apoptosis and inhibits proliferation in ovarian endometriosis-clear cell carcinoma lesions.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:Expression of Nodal, a member of the TGF-β superfamily, is commonly absent in differentiated tissues, while its re-expression occurs in a variety of human malignancy. However, little is known about its involvement in ovarian tumorigenesis. Herein, we focused on the functional roles of Nodal in ovarian endometriosis-carcinoma lesions. METHODS:Regulation and function of Nodal and its associated molecules, including Smad2, GSK-3β, and several cell kinetics-related molecules, were assessed using clinical samples consisting of 108 ovarian carcinomas and 33 endometriotic lesions, as well as ES-2 (ovarian clear cell carcinoma; OCCCa) and Ishikawa (endometrial carcinoma) cell lines. RESULTS:Nodal expression was significantly higher in endometriosis and OCCCa lesions as compared to that of non-OCCCas, with positive correlations to phosphorylated forms of both Smad2 (pSmad2) and GSK-3β. When compared to endometriotic lesions, the expression of Nodal and pSmad2 was significantly decreased in OCCCa. Treatment of Ishikawa cells with TGF-β1 resulted in transcriptional upregulation of Nodal, along with increased pSmad2 expression, while inhibition of GSK-3β also induced an increase in Nodal expression at the posttranslational level. Both ES-2 and Ishikawa cells stably overexpressing Nodal had increased susceptibility to apoptosis in response to treatment with cisplatin and doxorubicin, respectively, together with higher cleaved caspase-3 expression and decreased Bcl2/Bax ratio. Moreover, the stable Nodal-overexpressing cells showed reduced cell proliferation, along with increased expression of p27kip1 and p21waf1. In clinical samples, a significantly higher number of apoptotic cells and lower Ki-67 labeling indices were observed in Nodal-positive as compared to Nodal-negative OCCCa. CONCLUSIONS:These findings suggest that Nodal is a multifunctional cytokine involved in the modulation of cell kinetics in ovarian endometriosis-OCCCa lesions.

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BMC Cancer

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BMC cancer

authors

Miura R,Yokoi A,Matsumoto T,Oguri Y,Hashimura M,Tochimoto M,Kajita S,Saegusa M

doi

10.1186/s12885-019-5539-y

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-04-03 00:00:00

pages

308

issue

issn

1471-2407

pii

10.1186/s12885-019-5539-y

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Nodal induces apoptosis and inhibits proliferation in ovarian endometriosis-clear cell carcinoma lesions.