PURPOSE: Adenocarcinoma, the most common non-small cell lung cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, with a low overall survival (OS) despite increasing attempts to achieve an early diagnosis and accomplish surgical and multimodality treatment strategies. Cellular retinol binding protein-1 (CRBP-1) regulates retinol bioavailability and cell differentiation, but its role in lung cancerogenesis remains uncertain. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: CRBP-1 expression, clinical outcome and other prognostic factors were investigated in 167 lung adenocarcinoma patients. CRBP-1 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry of tissue microarray sections, gene copy number analysis and tumor methylation specific PCR. Effects of CRBP-1 expression on proliferation/apoptosis gene array, protein and transcripts were investigated in transfected A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells. RESULTS: CRBP-1(High) expression was observed in 62.3% of adenocarcinomas and correlated with increased tumor grade and reduced OS as an independent prognostic factor. CRBP-1 gene copy gain also associated with tumor CRBP-1(High) status and dedifferentiation. CRBP-1-transfected (CRBP-1(+)) A549 grew more than CRBP-1(-) A549 cells. At >1μM concentrations, all trans-retinoic acid and retinol reduced viability more in CRBP-1(+) than in CRBP-1(-) A549 cells. CRBP-1(+) A549 cells showed up-regulated RARα/ RXRα and proliferative and transcriptional genes including pAkt, pEGFR, pErk1/2, creb1 and c-jun, whereas RARβ and p53 were strongly down-regulated; pAkt/pErk/ pEGFR inhibitors counteracted proliferative advantage and increased RARα/RXRα, c-jun and CD44 expression in CRBP-1(+) A549 cells. CONCLUSION: CRBP-1(High) expression in lung adenocarcinoma correlated with increased tumor grade and reduced OS, likely through increased Akt/Erk/EGFR-mediated cell proliferation and differentiation. CRBP-1(High) expression can be considered an additional marker of poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma patients.

Doldo, E., Costanza, G., Ferlosio, A., Pompeo, E., Agostinelli, S., Bellezza, G., et al. (2015). High expression of cellular retinol binding protein-1 in lung adenocarcinoma is associated with poor prognosis. GENES & CANCER, 6(11), 490-502 [10.18632/genesandcancer.89].

High expression of cellular retinol binding protein-1 in lung adenocarcinoma is associated with poor prognosis

FERLOSIO, AMEDEO;POMPEO, EUGENIO;ORLANDI, AUGUSTO
2015-01-01

Abstract

PURPOSE: Adenocarcinoma, the most common non-small cell lung cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, with a low overall survival (OS) despite increasing attempts to achieve an early diagnosis and accomplish surgical and multimodality treatment strategies. Cellular retinol binding protein-1 (CRBP-1) regulates retinol bioavailability and cell differentiation, but its role in lung cancerogenesis remains uncertain. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: CRBP-1 expression, clinical outcome and other prognostic factors were investigated in 167 lung adenocarcinoma patients. CRBP-1 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry of tissue microarray sections, gene copy number analysis and tumor methylation specific PCR. Effects of CRBP-1 expression on proliferation/apoptosis gene array, protein and transcripts were investigated in transfected A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells. RESULTS: CRBP-1(High) expression was observed in 62.3% of adenocarcinomas and correlated with increased tumor grade and reduced OS as an independent prognostic factor. CRBP-1 gene copy gain also associated with tumor CRBP-1(High) status and dedifferentiation. CRBP-1-transfected (CRBP-1(+)) A549 grew more than CRBP-1(-) A549 cells. At >1μM concentrations, all trans-retinoic acid and retinol reduced viability more in CRBP-1(+) than in CRBP-1(-) A549 cells. CRBP-1(+) A549 cells showed up-regulated RARα/ RXRα and proliferative and transcriptional genes including pAkt, pEGFR, pErk1/2, creb1 and c-jun, whereas RARβ and p53 were strongly down-regulated; pAkt/pErk/ pEGFR inhibitors counteracted proliferative advantage and increased RARα/RXRα, c-jun and CD44 expression in CRBP-1(+) A549 cells. CONCLUSION: CRBP-1(High) expression in lung adenocarcinoma correlated with increased tumor grade and reduced OS, likely through increased Akt/Erk/EGFR-mediated cell proliferation and differentiation. CRBP-1(High) expression can be considered an additional marker of poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma patients.
2015
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Settore MED/21 - CHIRURGIA TORACICA
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Akt; CRBP-1; EGFR; Erk; lung cancer; prognostic marker; survival
Doldo, E., Costanza, G., Ferlosio, A., Pompeo, E., Agostinelli, S., Bellezza, G., et al. (2015). High expression of cellular retinol binding protein-1 in lung adenocarcinoma is associated with poor prognosis. GENES & CANCER, 6(11), 490-502 [10.18632/genesandcancer.89].
Doldo, E; Costanza, G; Ferlosio, A; Pompeo, E; Agostinelli, S; Bellezza, G; Mazzaglia, D; Giunta, A; Sidoni, A; Orlandi, A
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