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Hayashi, Tomoyuki ; Yamashita, Taro ; Terashima, Takeshi ; Suda, Tsuyoshi ; Okada, Hikari ; Asahina, Yoshiro ; Hayashi, Takehiro ; Hara, Yasumasa ; Nio, Kouki ; Sunagozaka, Hajime ; Takatori, Hajime ; Arai, Kuniaki ; Yamashita, Tatsuya ; Mizukoshi, Eishiro ; Honda, Masao ; Kaneko, Shuichi ; 林, 智之 ; 山下, 太郎 ; 寺島, 健志 ; 須田, 烈史 ; 岡田, 光 ; 朝日向, 良朗 ; 丹尾, 幸樹 ; 砂子阪, 肇 ; 鷹取, 元 ; 荒井, 邦明 ; 山下, 竜也 ; 水腰, 英四郎 ; 本多, 政夫 ; 金子, 周一
出版情報: BMC Cancer.  17  pp.870-,  2017-12-19.  BioMed Central Ltd.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2297/00050515
概要: 金沢大学先進予防医学研究科<br />Background: Sorafenib is a multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor known to prolong overall survi val in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Predicting this drug's survival benefits is challenging because clinical responses are rarely measurable during treatment. In this study, we hypothesized that serum cytokines levels could predict the survival of advanced HCC patients, as sorafenib targets signaling pathways activated in the tumor stromal microenvironment and potentially affects serum cytokine profiles. Methods: Of 143 patients with advanced-stage HCC, 104 who were recruited between 2003 and 2007 received hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) that mainly targets tumor epithelial cells at S-phase (cohort 1); additionally, 39 recruited between 2010 and 2012 received sorafenib, which primarily targets the stromal vascular endothelial cells. Serum samples were collected and aliquoted prior to the treatment. Serum EGF, bFGF, HGF, IFN-γ, IL-10, IL-12, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IP-10, MIG, PDGF-BB, SCF, SDF1, TGF-β, TGF-α, TNF-α, and VEGF-A were measured via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. The Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors were used to assess tumor responses. Results: The median survival time of HCC patients in cohorts 1 (HAIC-treated) and 2 (sorafenib-treated) were 12.0 and 12.4 months, respectively. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed no significant survival differences between the 2 groups. Patients who survived more than 2 years after sorafenib treatment exhibited higher serum levels of IL-10, IL-12, TNF-a, IL-8, SDF-1, EGF, PDGF-BB, SCF, and TGF-α. Furthermore, cohort 2 patients with higher serum IL-5 (>12 pg/mL), IL-8 (>10 pg/mL), PDGF-BB (>300 pg/mL), and VEGF-A (>50 pg/mL) levels achieved longer survival; cohort 1 patients did not. Hierarchical cluster analysis of 6 cytokines robustly enriched for comparison analysis between cohorts 1 and 2 (IL-5, IL-8, TGF-α, PDGF-BB, CXCL9, and VEGF-A) revealed that elevation of these cytokines correlated with better survival when treated with sorafenib but not with HAIC. Conclusions: Patients who exhibited survival benefits owing to sorafenib treatment tended to present higher serum cytokines levels, potentially reflecting the activation of stromal signaling in the tumor microenvironment. Our study thus introduces novel biomarkers that may identify advanced HCC patients who may experience survival benefits with sorafenib treatment. © 2017 The Author(s). 続きを見る
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Okada, Hikari ; Honda, Masao ; Campbell, Jean S. ; Takegoshi, Kai ; Sakai, Yoshio ; Yamashita, Taro ; Shirasaki, Takayoshi ; Takabatake, Riuta ; Nakamura, Mikiko ; Tanaka, Takuji ; Kaneko, Shuichi
出版情報: Cancer Science.  106  pp.1143-1152,  2015-09-01.  Japanese Cancer Association / Blackwell Publishing Ltd
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2297/45964
概要: 医薬保健研究域保健学系<br />Differentially regulated microRNA (miRNA) are associated with hepatic fibrosis; however, their potentia l usefulness for blocking hepatic fibrosis has not been exploited fully. We examined the expression of miRNA in the liver of a transgenic mouse model in which platelet-derived growth factor C (PDGF-C) is overexpressed (Pdgf-c Tg), resulting in hepatic fibrosis and steatosis and the eventual development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Robust induction of miR-214 correlated with fibrogenesis in the liver of Pdgf-c Tg mice, atherogenic high-fat diet-induced NASH mice, and patients with chronic hepatitis B or C. Pdgf-c Tg mice were injected with locked nucleic acid (LNA)-antimiR-214 via the tail vein using Invivofectamine 2.0 and the degree of hepatic fibrosis and tumor incidence were evaluated. Pdgf-c Tg mice treated with LNA-antimiR-214 showed a marked reduction in fibrosis and tumor incidence compared with saline or LNA-miR-control-injected control mice. In vitro, LNA-antimiR-214 significantly ameliorated TGF-β1-induced pro-fibrotic gene expression in Lx-2 cells. MiR-214 targets a negative regulator of EGFR signaling, Mig-6. Mimic-miR-214 decreased the expression of Mig-6 and increased the levels of EGF-mediated p-EGFR (Y1173 and Y845) and p-Met (Tyr1234/1235) in Huh-7 cells. Conversely, LNA-antimiR-214 repressed the expression of these genes. In conclusion, miR-214 appears to participate in the development of hepatic fibrosis by modulating the EGFR and TGF-β signaling pathways. LNA-antimiR-214 is a potential therapy for the prevention of hepatic fibrosis. MiR-214 appears to participate in the development of hepatic fibrosis by modulating EGFR and TGF-β signaling pathways. LNA-anti-miR-214 may be a potentially therapy in the prevention of hepatic fibrosis. © 2015 Japanese Cancer Association. 続きを見る