Biliarry tract cancer (BTC) is a rare but highly fatal malignancy. To date, molecular targets of BTC that determine its highly aggressive nature remain unidentified. Loss of cell-cell adhesion is a prerequisite for the tumor invasion and metastasis. Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is one of molecular mechanism of tumor invasion and metastasis. EMT with accompanied proteases disrupt of adherent junctions and desmosomal integrity. These indicate the abnormality of desmosome components is closely related to the EMT and the proteases. Desmoglein2 (Dsg2) is one of the components of the cell–cell adherence junction. However, the biological role of BTC and its mechanism is not yet clear. In this study, we will investigate the the clinical significance of Dsg2 by using protein expression technology and clinical pathologic characteristics. Dsg2 is up/down-regulated by adenovirus/shRNA in human BTC cells, to look at the positive and negative aspects of Dsg2 on the EMT and the accompanied proteases or involved in cellular signal transduction pathways, as well as biological functions. The hypothesis will be confirmed by BTC animal model. In this study, we will clarify the molecular mechanism of Dsg2 on suppression of invasion and metastasis of BTC, will provide a new prognostic factor and therapeutic target for BTC.
胆道癌是一种罕见却高致命的恶性肿瘤。目前,胆道癌的某个分子靶点决定其高度的侵略性质仍然未明。研究表明,细胞间粘附缺失是肿瘤侵袭转移的先决条件,上皮-间质转化( EMT)作为一种肿瘤侵袭转移的分子作用机制,与伴随的蛋白酶一起断裂黏着连接和桥粒的完整性,提示桥粒组件异常与EMT及伴随的蛋白酶密切相关。桥粒芯糖蛋白-2(Dsg-2)是细胞间粘附成分之一,然而在胆道癌中的生物学作用及其机制尚未清楚。本研究拟应用蛋白表达分析技术,分析Dsg2表达与临床病理学参数之间的相互关系来评估其临床意义;体外应用腺病毒、shRNA技术特异性过表达/沉默胆道癌细胞Dsg2表达,正反两方面分析其生物学功能及对EMT相关基因及伴随的蛋白酶表达调控关系或细胞内传导通路;建立小鼠胆道癌模型,证实Dsg2通过调控EMT导致肿瘤演进。研究将阐明Dsg2抑制胆道癌侵袭转移的分子机制,可为胆道癌提供新的预后因子及治疗靶点。
在我国胆道癌的发病率占全世界的55%,并且其发病率和死亡率呈逐年递增趋势。胆道癌的侵袭转移是术后复发率高、预后差的根本原因,但目前国内外的研究尚未能很好的揭示胆道癌的某个分子靶点决定其高度的侵略性质。即使针对胆道癌的靶向治疗方法多种多样,但临床治疗效果都达不到预期的目的,迫切需要研究出新的治疗方法解决这一医学难题。桥粒芯糖蛋白-2(Dsg-2)是细胞间粘附成分之一,然而在胆道癌中的生物学作用及其机制尚未清楚。申请人在前期研究中已发现在胆囊癌患者组织中Dsg2异常表达,并在细胞实验中观察到沉默Dsg2的胆囊癌细胞株比模仿细胞株明显增强其移动及侵袭能力,且注入沉默Dsg2的胆管癌细胞株的动物转移模型中都能观察到肝转移现象。所以本课题采用腺病毒、shRNA技术特异性过表达/沉默胆道癌细胞Dsg2表达,探讨了其生物学功能及调控EMT导致肿瘤演进的的作用机制,并在动物模型上证实;应用蛋白表达分析技术,分析胆道癌组织中Dsg2表达与临床病理学参数之间的相互关系来评估其临床意义。通过实验阐明了Dsg2调控EMT抑制胆道癌侵袭转移的分子机制,证实了临床上Dsg2作为胆道癌预后因子的可行性,并为今后胆道癌的临床治疗提供了坚实的理论基础和实验依据。
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