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IJU Case Rep ; 5(1): 58-61, 2022 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35005476

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INTRODUCTION: Primary or metastatic urethral tumors are extremely rare. However, treatment strategies differ between primary and metastatic tumors. Therefore, establishing an accurate diagnosis is critically needed for initiating timely and appropriate therapy. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe the case of a 79-year-old man with prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy. He presented with macroscopic hematuria as a symptom of anterior urethral tumor at follow-up. Endoscopic tumor resection was performed. Hematoxylin and eosin staining showed adenocarcinoma component. Immunohistochemical staining revealed presence of metastatic prostate cancer to the urethra. CONCLUSION: Regarding urethral tumors diagnosis, urologists should consider the possibility of metastasis from prostate cancer and perform immunohistochemical examination for establishing accurate diagnosis. Furthermore, if androgen deprivation therapy fails to suppress symptoms, radiotherapy or urethrectomy might be considered.

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Jpn J Clin Oncol ; 51(2): 287-295, 2021 Feb 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32893303

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BACKGROUND: Prophylactic urethrectomy at the time of radical cystectomy is frequently recommended for patients with bladder cancer at a high risk of urethral recurrence without definitive evidence. The present study attempted to clarify the survival benefits of performing prophylactic urethrectomy. METHODS: We identified 214 male patients who were treated by radical cystectomy with an incontinent urinary diversion in our seven institutions between 2004 and 2017. We used propensity score matching and ultimately identified 114 patients, 57 of whom underwent prophylactic urethrectomy (prophylactic urethrectomy group) and 57 who did not (non-prophylactic urethrectomy group). RESULTS: No significant differences were observed in the 5-year overall survival rate between the prophylactic urethrectomy and non-prophylactic urethrectomy groups in the overall. However, the local recurrence rate was significantly lower in the prophylactic urethrectomy group than in the non-prophylactic urethrectomy group (P = 0.015). In the subgroup of 58 patients with multiple tumours and/or concomitant carcinoma in situ at the time of transurethral resection of bladder tumour, the 5-year overall survival rate was significantly higher in the prophylactic urethrectomy group than in the non-prophylactic urethrectomy group (P = 0.021). A multivariate analysis revealed that performing prophylactic urethrectomy was the only independent predictor of the overall survival rate (P = 0.016). In those patients who were treated without neoadjuvant chemotherapy (n = 38), the 5-year overall survival rate was significantly higher in the prophylactic urethrectomy group than in the non-prophylactic urethrectomy group (P = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS: Prophylactic urethrectomy at the time of radical cystectomy may have a survival benefit in patients with multiple tumours and/or concomitant carcinoma in situ, particularly those who do not receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy.


Subject(s)
Cystectomy , Urethra/surgery , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/surgery , Urologic Surgical Procedures , Aged , Carcinoma in Situ/drug therapy , Carcinoma in Situ/pathology , Carcinoma in Situ/surgery , Female , Humans , Kaplan-Meier Estimate , Male , Middle Aged , Multivariate Analysis , Neoadjuvant Therapy , Neoplasm Metastasis , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology , Postoperative Complications/etiology , Propensity Score , Proportional Hazards Models , Survival Rate , Urethra/pathology , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/drug therapy , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology , Urologic Surgical Procedures/adverse effects
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Lab Invest ; 99(11): 1702-1713, 2019 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31263157

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Cisplatin (CDDP)-based chemotherapy is the gold standard treatment for many types of cancer. However, the phenotypic hallmark of tumors often changes after CDDP treatment, with the acquisition of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and platinum resistance. Furthermore, the mechanisms by which cancer cells acquire EMT under the control of CDDP remain unclear. Following an investigation of urothelial carcinoma (UC) before and after the acquisition of platinum resistance, we offer the new target TNFAIP2, which led to EMT and tumor invasion in platinum-treated UC cells. TNFAIP2 expression in cancer was examined at the protein and transcriptional levels. A potential target for TNFAIP2 during EMT was assessed by microarray. Clinically, upregulated TNFAIP2 expression was identified as a significant predictor of mortality following surgery in three different cohorts of patients with UC (n = 156, n = 119, and n = 54). Knockdown of TNFAIP2 resulted in upregulation of E-cadherin expression and downregulation of TWIST1 expression, which decreased motile function in platinum-resistant UC cells. TNFAIP2 overexpression led to downregulation of E-cadherin expression and upregulation of TWIST1 expression in platinum-naïve UC cells. Clinical investigation of matched pre- and post-CDDP-treated UC sections confirmed upregulation of TNFAIP2 expression in CDDP-treated tumors but downregulation of E-cadherin expression. Global gene expression analysis following TNFAIP2 knockdown identified MTDH as a positive regulator of TNFAIP2-derived EMT acquisition in cancer cells. The present results suggest a relationship between TNFAIP2 and EMT in cancers under the control of CDDP, in which MTDH expression levels in cancer cells are vital for promoting TNFAIP2-derived EMT acquisition.


Subject(s)
Cytokines/metabolism , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/metabolism , Antigens, CD/genetics , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Cadherins/genetics , Cell Line, Tumor , Cisplatin/pharmacology , Cytokines/antagonists & inhibitors , Cytokines/genetics , Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics , Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/physiology , Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/genetics , Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/physiology , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic , Gene Knockdown Techniques , Humans , Membrane Proteins/genetics , Neoplasm Invasiveness/genetics , Neoplasm Invasiveness/pathology , Nuclear Proteins/genetics , RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics , Twist-Related Protein 1/genetics , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/drug therapy , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology
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Jpn J Clin Oncol ; 49(8): 780-785, 2019 Aug 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31063191

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium model predicts the outcomes of metastatic renal cell carcinoma stratified into favorable, intermediate, and poor risk groups (FG, IG, and PG, respectively), with approximately 50% of patients being classified as IG. We aimed to generate better risk model based on the sub-classification of IG. METHODS: We analyzed records of 213 consecutive patients receiving molecular targeted therapy. Age, gender, histology, type of initial molecular targeted therapy, serum laboratory data, previous nephrectomy and immunotherapy, and metastatic sites were used for IG sub-stratification. Modified and original models were compared using a concordance correlation coefficient analysis. RESULTS: Median follow-up was 17.8 months. Serum albumin, serum C-reactive protein, and bone metastases were independent predictors of overall survival (OS) in IG. IG was sub-classified into low-, middle-, and high-risk IG according to the number of predictors. The following modified model was developed: modified FG (FG & low-risk IG), modified IG (middle-risk IG), and modified PG (PG & high-risk IG). Concordance indices for original and modified models were 0.68 and 0.73, respectively (P < 0.001). OS was significantly longer in modified PG treated with mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors as second-line therapy than with tyrosine kinase inhibitors, whereas this was not observed in the original model. CONCLUSIONS: We successfully developed modified IMDC model using a two-step process: the original IMDC plus an IG sub-stratification, and demonstrated that it predicts outcomes more accurately than original model.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Renal Cell/pathology , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/therapy , Kidney Neoplasms/pathology , Kidney Neoplasms/therapy , Molecular Targeted Therapy , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Risk Factors
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Jpn J Clin Oncol ; 49(1): 69-76, 2019 Jan 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30407543

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OBJECTIVES: Progression-free survival of first-line targeted therapy greatly influences the survival of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. We evaluated whether post-treatment inflammatory markers and lactate dehydrogenase levels had impacts on progression-free survival prediction in addition to those of conventional predictors. METHODS: Two hundred and fifteen patients whose tumors were clear cell type and in whom first-line targeted therapies could be continued for >1 month were evaluated. Pretreatment clinical factors, pathological factors and laboratory data 1 month after targeted therapy initiation-including inflammatory markers (neutrophil count, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and C-reactive protein) and lactate dehydrogenase-were reviewed. To identify progression-free survival predictors, multivariate analyses were done. RESULTS: The 1-year progression-free survival rate was 47%. Female gender, Karnofsky performance status <80%, time from diagnosis to systemic treatment <12 months, pretreatment C-reactive protein >3.0 mg/dl and post-treatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio >3.0 were independent predictors for progression-free survival. In contrast, neither C-reactive protein increase nor neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio increase after targeted therapy initiation were independent predictors. Pretreatment lactate dehydrogenase, post-treatment lactate dehydrogenase and lactate dehydrogenase decline were not independent predictors. When all patients were stratified by these independent factors into three groups (0 risk vs. 1 or 2 risks vs. 3 or more risks), there were significant differences in progression-free survival rates between the groups (P < 0.0001). Furthermore, there were also significant differences in overall survival rates between the groups (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Integration of post-treatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio value with pretreatment factors may lead to the establishment of effective predictive model for disease progression in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma who received first-line targeted therapies.


Subject(s)
Biomarkers/chemistry , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/drug therapy , Inflammation Mediators/chemistry , Leukocyte Count/methods , Lymphocytes/metabolism , Neutrophils/metabolism , Aged , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/mortality , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/pathology , Disease Progression , Female , Humans , Male , Prognosis , Progression-Free Survival , Retrospective Studies , Survival Rate , Time Factors
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Clin Genitourin Cancer ; 16(5): e969-e976, 2018 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29778322

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PURPOSE: To investigate whether a history of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) plays a prognostic role in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) treated with radical cystectomy in the era when neoadjuvant chemotherapy was established as standard therapy for MIBC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 282 patients who were diagnosed with cT2-T4aN0M0 bladder cancer treated with open radical cystectomy at our institutions were included. Initially diagnosed MIBC without a history of NMIBC was defined as primary MIBC group (n = 231), and MIBC that progressed from NMIBC was defined as progressive MIBC (n = 51). RESULTS: The rate of cT3/4a tumors was significantly higher in the primary MIBC group than in the progressive MIBC group (P = .004). Five-year recurrence-free survival and cancer-specific survival (CSS) rates for the primary MIBC group versus progressive MIBC group were 68.2% versus 55.9% (P = .039) and 76.1% versus 61.6% (P = .005), respectively. Progressive MIBC (hazard ratio, 2.170; P = .008) was independently associated with cancer death. In the primary MIBC group, the 5-year CSS rate in patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy was 85.4%, which was significantly higher than that in patients without (71.5%, P = .023). In the progressive MIBC group, no significant differences were observed in CSS between patients treated with and without neoadjuvant chemotherapy. CONCLUSION: MIBC that progressed from NMIBC had a significantly worse clinical outcome than MIBC without a history of NMIBC and may not respond as well to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. These results are informative, even for NMIBC patients treated with conservative intravesical therapy.


Subject(s)
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/surgery , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cystectomy , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Neoadjuvant Therapy , Neoplasm Staging , Prognosis , Retrospective Studies , Survival Rate
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Oncotarget ; 9(12): 10203-10210, 2018 Feb 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29535800

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BACKGROUND: We previously reported high expression of vasohibin-1 (VASH1), which is specifically expressed in activated vascular endothelial cells, was a prognostic indicator of disease progression in prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to assess whether VASH1 expression at the area of normal prostatic tissue as well as that of intratumoral tissue could reflect the grade of malignancy of prostate cancer. RESULTS: Pathological upgrade of Gleason Score ≥7 by radical prostatectomy was observed in 48 patients (upgraded group). The median VASH1 densities of the intratumoral and normal areas were 9.7 ± 9.5 and 13.3 ± 11.8, respectively, and the median MVDs were 58.6 ± 20.3 and 64.1 ± 23.5, respectively. We detected a strong positive correlation with each other for both VASH1 density (ρ = 0.589, p < 0.001) and MVD (ρ = 0.342, p < 0.001). VASH1 density was significantly higher in the upgreaded group than in the non-upgraded group regardless of prostatic location (intratumoral area: p < 0.001, normal area: p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Even if the tumor volume was low in biopsy samples, VASH1 density reflected the grade of malignancy throughout the prostate. These results suggested that VASH1 expression could be a novel microenvironmental biomarker for patient risk reclassification in low-risk prostate cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Among the 1177 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy, 104 patients diagnosed with Gleason Score ≤6 and positive cores ≤3 were included. We immunohistochemically examined the microvessels positive for anti-CD34 as microvessel density (MVD), and those with activated endothelial cells as VASH1 density using prostatic biopsy samples, and evaluated the association between their expressions and clinicopathological findings.

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J Biochem ; 163(4): 305-312, 2018 Apr 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29228300

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DNA synthesis in the Bacillus subtilis cells has become possible using extra-cellular DNA. Generally, purified DNAs in a test tube have been required to introduce into the host cells for molecular cloning technology in the laboratory. We have developed a cell lysis technique for natural transformation using stable extra-cellular plasmid DNAs, in which the extra-cellular plasmid DNAs are released from lysed Escherichia coli cells. DNA synthesis then proceeds by fragment assembly using the stable extracellular DNAs, without biochemical purification. DNA synthesis of the mouse mitochondrial genome in B. subtilis genome was illustrated using four E. coli strains with plasmid DNAs carrying contiguous DNA fragments. In the natural environment, unpurified extra-cellular DNAs contribute to the gene delivery during horizontal gene transfer (HGT). The technology introduced in the present study mimics HGT and should have a wide range of applications.


Subject(s)
Bacillus subtilis/genetics , Bacillus subtilis/metabolism , DNA/biosynthesis , Escherichia coli/metabolism , Gene Transfer Techniques , Mitochondria/metabolism , Animals , DNA/chemistry , Escherichia coli/cytology , Mice , Plasmids
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Oncotarget ; 8(50): 87675-87683, 2017 Oct 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29152111

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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production induced by taxanes in cancer cells may influence the taxane-induced cell death or the drug resistance. We investigated the correlation between the cytotoxic effect of taxanes and ROS production in human castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) cell lines. Three human prostate cancer cell lines were treated with increasing concentrations of docetaxel or cabazitaxel in vitro. Cabazitaxel showed significantly higher cytotoxic efficacy than docetaxel in human CRPC cells, accompanied by elevated ROS production detected by FACS analysis. To investigate whether cabazitaxel-mediated cell death was caused by the ROS generation induced by cabazitaxel, we treated CRPC cells in the presence of antioxidant NAC. NAC reduced the cytotoxic effect induced by cabazitaxel. We found that ROS elimination by Sestrin-3 (SESN3) was significantly inhibited by cabazitaxel, but not by docetaxel. These results indicate higher sensitivity of human CRPC to cabazitaxel compared to docetaxel involves ROS production through inhibiting the expression of antioxidant enzyme SESN3.

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Fungal Genet Biol ; 109: 7-15, 2017 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29030267

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Peroxisomes are well-known organelles that are present in most eukaryotic organisms. Mutant phenotypes caused by the malfunction of peroxisomes have been shown in many fungi. However, these have never been investigated in Agaricomycetes, which include white-rot fungi that degrade wood lignin in nature almost exclusively and play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Based on the results of a forward genetics study to identify mutations causing defects in the ligninolytic activity of the white-rot Agaricomycete Pleurotus ostreatus, we report phenotypes of pex1 disruptants in P. ostreatus, which are defective in two major features of white-rot Agaricomycetes: lignin biodegradation and mushroom formation. Pex1 disruption was also shown to cause defects in the hyphal growth of P. ostreatus on certain sawdust and minimum media. We also demonstrated that pex1 is essential for fruiting initiation in the non-wood decaying Agaricomycete Coprinopsis cinerea. However, unlike P. ostreatus, significant defects in hyphal growth on the aforementioned agar medium were not observed in C. cinerea. This result, together with previous C. cinerea genetic studies, suggests that the regulation mechanisms for the utilization of carbon sources are altered during the evolution of Agaricomycetes or Agaricales.


Subject(s)
ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities/metabolism , Carbon/metabolism , Coprinus/metabolism , Fungal Proteins/metabolism , Lignin/metabolism , Peroxisomes/metabolism , Pleurotus/metabolism , ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities/genetics , Biological Evolution , Biotransformation , Coprinus/genetics , Coprinus/growth & development , Fungal Proteins/genetics , Genes, Fungal , Mutagenesis , Peroxisomes/genetics , Pleurotus/genetics , Pleurotus/growth & development
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Med Oncol ; 34(12): 187, 2017 Oct 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29063301

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Although the clinical utility of a frozen section analysis (FSA) at the time of radical cystectomy (RC) has already been established, its significance and utility in bladder cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) have not yet been fully evaluated. We identified 458 patients (937 ureters) who underwent open RC for bladder cancer at our 7 Japanese institutions between 2004 and 2015. Among these patients, 139 (284 ureters) received NAC before RC (NAC group), while 319 (653 ureters) underwent RC alone (non-NAC group). FSA was performed on 356 out of 937 (38.0%) ureters and 179 out of 458 (39.1%) patients. FSA was positive in 30 out of 356 (8.4%) ureters and its sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 89.3, 98.5, and 97.8%, respectively. In the NAC group, FSA was performed on 138 out of 284 (48.6%) ureters and 68 out of 139 (48.9%) patients. FSA was positive in 8 out of 138 ureters (5.8%), and its sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 77.8, 99.2, and 97.8%, respectively. In the non-NAC group, FSA was performed on 218 out of 653 (33.4%) ureters and 111 out of 319 (34.8%) patients. FSA was positive in 22 out of 218 (10.1%) ureters, and its sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 94.7, 98.0, and 97.7%, respectively. No correlation was observed between preoperative clinical factors and FSA positivity in the NAC group; however, in the non-NAC group, the incidence of FSA positivity in the ureters of patients with concomitant CIS in TUR-BT specimens was 8/41 (19.5%), which was significantly higher than that in their counterpart (14/177, 7.9%, p = 0.033). Even in the era of NAC in the management of bladder cancer patients, the performance of FSA does not change and FSA at the time of RC may provide useful diagnostic information.


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Ureter/pathology , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/drug therapy , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/surgery , Aged , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Cystectomy , Female , Frozen Sections , Humans , Male , Margins of Excision , Neoadjuvant Therapy , Preoperative Period , Prognosis , Sensitivity and Specificity , Treatment Outcome , Ureter/surgery , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/mortality , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology
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Urol Oncol ; 35(9): 543.e17-543.e24, 2017 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28483476

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OBJECTIVES: The erythrocyte protein band 4.1-like5 (EPB4.1L5) regulates E-cadherin in cancer invasion and metastasis inducing epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. This study aimed to investigate the biological significance of EPB4.1L5 in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). METHODS: Retrospective analysis of the clinical records of 165 patients with UTUC (Ta-4N0M0) subjected to radical nephroureterectomy and immunohistochemical examination of EPB4.1L5 expression in those tissues. RESULTS: The median follow-up period was 62.2 months (interquartile range = 77.0). The score of EPB4.1L5 significantly correlated with tumor grade, pathological T stage, and lymphovascular invasion (all P<0.001). The 5-year Kaplan-Meier recurrence-free survival and cancer-specific survival rates were 54.1% and 59.5% in patients with high EPB4.1L5 expression, compared with 81.6% and 87.2%, (all P<0.001) in their counterparts. Multivariate analyses revealed that high expression of EPB4.1L5 was one of the independent prognostic factors for tumor recurrence (P = 0.022, HR = 2.40) and cancer-specific survival (P = 0.015, HR = 2.94). CONCLUSION: High EPB4.1L5 expression was related to worse clinical outcome in patients with UTUC. These results indicated that EPB4.1L5 could provide prognostic information in patients with UTUC regarding epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition.


Subject(s)
Cytoskeletal Proteins/metabolism , Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/genetics , Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Urologic Neoplasms/genetics , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prognosis , Retrospective Studies , Survival Analysis , Urologic Neoplasms/mortality , Urologic Neoplasms/pathology
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Lab Invest ; 97(7): 854-862, 2017 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28287633

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The microvascular density detected by markers of endothelial cells (ECs), such as CD31 and CD34, is considered to be a biomarker for angiogenesis, and it is generally associated with the malignant potential of solid tumors. However, there is a conflicting relationship between the microvascular density and prognosis in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) patients. It may be explained by the suggestion that the microvascular density cannot fully reflect the angiogenic activity in ccRCC, as the markers of ECs are expressed by both quiescent and activated ECs. To investigate the real angiogenic activity, we examined vasohibin-1 (VASH1), a recently identified regulator of angiogenesis, which was demonstrated to be specifically expressed by ECs of newly formed blood vessels. Expression of VASH1 and CD34 were immunohistochemically examined in 116 primary untreated ccRCCs, 10 metastatic untreated ccRCCs, and 9 metastatic ccRCCs treated with sunitinib. ECs in the tumor microvessels were sporadically immunostained for VASH1, although no VASH1 staining was observed in the non-neoplastic renal tissues. CD34 was ubiquitously expressed by all ECs in both ccRCC and non-neoplastic renal tissues. Multivariate Cox analysis indicated that an elevated VASH1 density, but not microvascular density, was a significant and independent predictor of overall survival (odds ratio, 7.71; P=0.003). The microvascular density was significantly decreased in the sunitinib-treated metastases compared with untreated tumors (P=0.001). On the other hand, the VASH1 density was significantly higher in the metastatic ccRCCs treated with sunitinib compared with non-treated ones (P=0.010), indicating that VASH1 may be associated with the resistance of ECs to sunitinib treatment. Thus, VASH1 expression may reflect the actual activity of angiogenesis, and VASH1 can serve as a new prognostic and predictive biomarker in patients with ccRCC.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Renal Cell/metabolism , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/mortality , Cell Cycle Proteins/analysis , Kidney Neoplasms/metabolism , Kidney Neoplasms/mortality , Neovascularization, Pathologic/mortality , Antigens, CD34/analysis , Biomarkers, Tumor , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/epidemiology , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/physiopathology , Disease-Free Survival , Female , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Kidney/chemistry , Kidney/metabolism , Kidney Neoplasms/epidemiology , Kidney Neoplasms/physiopathology , Male , Middle Aged , Neovascularization, Pathologic/epidemiology , Neovascularization, Pathologic/physiopathology , Prognosis , Risk Factors
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Biosci Biotechnol Biochem ; 81(3): 449-452, 2017 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27908219

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Chemical investigation of the roots of Pinus densiflora led to the isolation of two new triterpenoids, (24S)-3ß-methoxy-24,25-epoxy-lanost-9(11)-ene (1) and 29-acetoxy-3α-methoxyserrat-14-en-21α-ol (2), together with three known serratene-type triterpenoids (3-5) and four known diterpenoids (6-9). Their structures were determined by spectroscopic analyses.


Subject(s)
Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology , Pinus/chemistry , Triterpenes/chemistry , Triterpenes/pharmacology , Anti-Infective Agents/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemistry , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/methods , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor/methods , HeLa Cells/drug effects , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Molecular Structure , Plant Roots/chemistry , Triterpenes/isolation & purification
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Environ Microbiol ; 19(1): 261-272, 2017 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27871142

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White-rot fungi play an important role in the global carbon cycle because they are the species that almost exclusively biodegrade wood lignin in nature. Lignin peroxidases (LiPs), manganese peroxidases (MnPs) and versatile peroxidases (VPs) are considered key players in the ligninolytic system. Apart from LiPs, MnPs and VPs, however, only few other factors involved in the ligninolytic system have been investigated using molecular genetics, implying the existence of unidentified elements. By combining classical genetic techniques with next-generation sequencing technology, they successfully showed an efficient forward genetics approach to identify mutations causing defects in the ligninolytic system of the white-rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus. In this study, they identified two genes - chd1 and wtr1 - mutations in which cause an almost complete loss of Mn2+ -dependent peroxidase activity. The chd1 gene encodes a putative chromatin modifier, and wtr1 encodes an agaricomycete-specific protein with a putative DNA-binding domain. The chd1-1 mutation and targeted disruption of wtr1 hamper the ability of P. ostreatus to biodegrade wood lignin. Examination of the effects of the aforementioned mutation and disruption on the expression of certain MnP/VP genes suggests that a complex mechanism underlies the ligninolytic system in P. ostreatus.


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Fungal Proteins/genetics , Lignin/metabolism , Mutation , Pleurotus/genetics , Biodegradation, Environmental , Fungal Proteins/metabolism , Peroxidases/genetics , Peroxidases/metabolism , Pleurotus/classification , Pleurotus/isolation & purification , Pleurotus/metabolism , Wood/metabolism , Wood/microbiology
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Urol Oncol ; 35(2): 39.e19-39.e28, 2017 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27825515

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PURPOSE: The International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC) risk model has been designed for prognostification in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated with targeted therapy. One factor is neutrophil count; however, increasing evidence has suggested the superiority of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) for predicting outcome. In this study, we evaluate the prognostic effect of NLR levels on patients with mRCC treated with targeted therapy, and then we compare the predictive accuracy of the IMDC risk model and its modified one by using NLR, instead of neutrophil count. PATIENTS AND METHOD: A total of 277 patients are included for the analysis. All patients underwent targeted therapies and associated outcome are assessed using multivariate analysis. RESULTS: Pretreatment NLR levels are elevated in 30.3% and 23.1% of patients in the first-line and subsequent second-line setting, respectively. Kaplan-Meier curves reveal that elevated pretreatment NLR is significantly associated with poor overall survival (OS) since first-line (P<0.001) and second-line targeted therapy administration (P<0.001). Also, multivariate analyses show that elevated pretreatment NLR is an independent predictor for poor OS since first-line and second-line targeted therapy administration. The addition of NLR to the IMDC risk model, instead of neutrophil count, significantly improves the predictive accuracy for OS, and estimated gain is 1.7% and 6.2% in first-line and second-line targeted therapy, respectively. CONCLUSION: Changes in NLR levels could be predictive for prognosis in patients with mRCC treated with first-line and second-line targeted therapy. The addition of NLR significantly improves the predictive accuracy of the IMDC risk model in the first-line and subsequent second-line setting.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Renal Cell/drug therapy , Kidney Neoplasms/drug therapy , Lymphocytes/pathology , Neutrophils/pathology , Aged , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/pathology , Female , Humans , Kaplan-Meier Estimate , Kidney Neoplasms/pathology , Leukocyte Count , Male , Middle Aged , Molecular Targeted Therapy , Multivariate Analysis , Neoplasm Metastasis , Outcome Assessment, Health Care/methods , Outcome Assessment, Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Prognosis , Proportional Hazards Models , Retrospective Studies
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JCI Insight ; 1(18): e83654, 2016 Nov 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27812537

ABSTRACT

To identify the molecules involved in epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in urothelial carcinoma (UC) after acquisition of platinum resistance, here we examined the changes in global gene expression before and after platinum treatment. Four invasive UC cell lines, T24, 5637, and their corresponding sublines T24PR and 5637PR with acquired platinum resistance, were assessed by microarray, and the ubiquitin E3 ligase FBXO32 was newly identified as a negative regulator of EMT in UC tumors after acquisition of platinum resistance. In vitro and in vivo studies showed an intimate relationship between FBXO32 expression and EMT, demonstrating that FBXO32 dysregulation in T24PR cells results in elevated expression of the mesenchymal molecules SNAIL and vimentin and decreased expression of the epithelial molecule E-cadherin. The association between FBXO32 expression and EMT was further validated using clinical samples. Knockdown of MyoD expression, a specific target of FBXO32 polyubiquitination, revealed upregulation of E-cadherin expression and downregulation of SNAIL and vimentin expression in T24PR cells. Comparative genomic hybridization array analysis demonstrated loss of heterozygosity at 8q24.13 in T24PR cells, which harbors FBXO32. Our findings suggest the importance of the association between EMT and ubiquitin-proteasome regulation when tumors develop acquired platinum resistance.


Subject(s)
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm , Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition , Muscle Proteins/metabolism , Platinum/pharmacology , SKP Cullin F-Box Protein Ligases/metabolism , Urologic Neoplasms/drug therapy , Aged , Animals , Antigens, CD , Cadherins/metabolism , Cell Line, Tumor , Comparative Genomic Hybridization , Female , Humans , Male , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Nude , Snail Family Transcription Factors/metabolism , Urothelium/pathology , Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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Ann Surg Oncol ; 23(12): 4115-4122, 2016 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27364499

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BACKGROUND: The association of peripheral monocyte count and prostate cancer progression is not well characterized. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate the prognostic value of absolute monocyte count (AMC), which is thought to modulate immune response in the tumor microenvironment, in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients treated with docetaxel chemotherapy. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 214 CRPC patients who received docetaxel therapy and were used as the training and validation set. Docetaxel at a dose of 75 mg/m2 was administered every 3 or 4 weeks. Clinicopathological factors and laboratory data were collected to assess the prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). RESULTS: In the training set, the median age was 73.0 years, and the median prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value was 31.7 ng/ml at initial treatment. The median OS and PFS were 23.0 months (range 1.20-84.0) and 11.2 months (range 3.6-78.0), respectively. According to multivariable Cox regression analysis, AMC ≥400/uL, PSA level ≥20 ng/ml, and Hb <10 mg/dL were associated with increased risk of PSA progression [hazard ratio (HR) 2.06, p = 0.005; HR 2.39, p = 0.002; and HR 2.38, p = 0.024, respectively]. Moreover, multivariate analysis for OS indicated that AMC ≥400/uL, pretreatment PSA level ≥20 ng/ml, presence of visceral metastasis, and alkaline phosphatase ≥284 U/L were independent prognostic factors for shortened OS (HR 2.07, p = 0.004; HR 2.18, p = 0.007; HR 2.11, p = 0.011; and HR 1.67, p = 0.048, respectively). According to the validation set, high AMC remained an independent prognostic factor for PFS and OS (HR 2.26, p = 0.001; and HR 3.10, p < 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Elevated monocyte counts were associated with aggressive tumor features and poor survival outcomes of patients with CRPC treated with docetaxel chemotherapy.


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Adenocarcinoma/blood , Adenocarcinoma/drug therapy , Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Monocytes , Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant/blood , Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant/drug therapy , Taxoids/therapeutic use , Adenocarcinoma/secondary , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Alkaline Phosphatase/blood , Disease-Free Survival , Docetaxel , Hemoglobins/metabolism , Humans , Leukocyte Count , Male , Middle Aged , Predictive Value of Tests , Prostate-Specific Antigen/blood , Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant/pathology , Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors , Retrospective Studies , Survival Rate
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Hum Pathol ; 51: 1-8, 2016 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27067776

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Accumulating evidence suggests that OCT4 participates in tumorigenicity and malignancy in human cancers. However, the prognostic significance of OCT4 expression in prostate cancer (PCa) or predictive significance of OCT4 in docetaxel sensitivity in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of OCT4 expression in PCa. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical records and evaluated the OCT4 expression in 205 patients with PCa who underwent radical prostatectomy. We examined the change of OCT4 expression in 3 patients with CRPC who underwent transurethral resection for local progression before and after docetaxel chemotherapy. OCT4 expression was significantly associated with higher pathological T stage (P < .001). The 5-year prostate-specific antigen recurrence-free survival rate was 56.8% in patients with higher OCT4 expression and 90.6% in patients with lower OCT4 expression (P < .001). Multivariate analysis revealed that high OCT4 expression was an independent prognostic indicator of prostate-specific antigen recurrence (P < .001). Elevated strong OCT4 expression in residual CRPC cells after docetaxel chemotherapy was observed in all CRPC patients, compared with before chemotherapy in corresponding specimens. Higher OCT4 expression represents a clinically relevant predictor of patient prognosis in PCa and may be a new biomarker that will provide additional prognostic information in CRPC when treated with docetaxel.


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Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis , Octamer Transcription Factor-3/biosynthesis , Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant/pathology , Aged , Disease-Free Survival , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Kaplan-Meier Estimate , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology , Octamer Transcription Factor-3/analysis , Prognosis , Proportional Hazards Models , Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant/mortality , Retrospective Studies
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Urol Oncol ; 34(7): 293.e17-25, 2016 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27040380

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PURPOSE: To investigate the prognostic effect of the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC) model reclassification after targeted therapy administration in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). PATIENTS AND METHOD: A total of 245 mRCC patients treated with targeted therapy are included. The IMDC model reclassification is performed at 1 month after treatment induction of both first-line and second-line targeted therapy. RESULTS: Of the 245 patients, 74 (30.2%) are divided into different risk groups by the IMDC model reclassification after first-line targeted therapy, and patients newly classified with intermediate risk tend to have better overall survival than those remaining in the primary poor-risk group (P = 0.018). Of the 119 patients treated with subsequent second-line targeted therapy, 25 (21.0%) are divided into different risk groups by the IMDC model reclassification after second-line targeted therapy, and patients newly classified with poor risk tend to have increased all-cause mortality compared with those remaining in the primary intermediate-risk group (P = 0.007), whereas patients newly classified with intermediate risk tend to have better overall survival than those remaining in the primary poor-risk group (P = 0.034). CONCLUSION: Approximately a quarter of the mRCC patients are classified into different risk groups of the IMDC model following targeted therapy administration in the first-line and second-line settings. There is a significant difference in overall survival of subgroups after the IMDC model reclassifications.


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Carcinoma, Renal Cell/pathology , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/therapy , Kidney Neoplasms/pathology , Kidney Neoplasms/therapy , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Models, Theoretical , Molecular Targeted Therapy , Neoplasm Metastasis , Retrospective Studies , Treatment Outcome
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