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Opportunities, challenges, and difficulties in NMR-based metabolomics applied to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patient follow-up. 基于核磁共振的代谢组学应用于新生血管性年龄相关性黄斑变性(nAMD)患者随访的机遇、挑战和困难
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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-28 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1449226
M Schoumacher, V Lambert, M Campas, P Blaise, B Locht, M Thys, E Duchateau, E Cavalier, J-M Rakic, A Noël, P de Tullio
{"title":"Opportunities, challenges, and difficulties in NMR-based metabolomics applied to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patient follow-up.","authors":"M Schoumacher, V Lambert, M Campas, P Blaise, B Locht, M Thys, E Duchateau, E Cavalier, J-M Rakic, A Noël, P de Tullio","doi":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1449226","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1449226","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study applies NMR-based metabolomics to investigate neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), addressing challenges in patient management, disease progression evaluation, and treatment response assessment. A two-year follow-up of 29 nAMD patients undergoing treatment provided 231 time points for analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Over the two-year period, 11 males and 18 females (aged 61-92 years) were monitored, yielding 231 time points. At each time point, blood samples for NMR metabolomics analysis, clinical measurements (e.g., lactate, glucose levels, HDL/LDL cholesterol, and blood pH), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) images were collected to evaluate the progression of choroidal neovascularization. 1H-NMR metabolomic analysis led to the quantification of over 60 metabolites and of the major lipoprotein fractions. Both multivariate and univariate statistical approaches tailored for longitudinal data were employed to identify biomarkers correlating metabolomic changes with ocular alterations during disease progression.</p><p><strong>Results and discussion: </strong>Despite a rigorous analytical workflow enabling precise quantification of over 60 metabolites and the application of advanced statistical tools for longitudinal data, achieving consistent results across the cohort proved challenging. The dataset's heterogeneity, reflecting real-world clinical practice, complicated the derivation of global conclusions. Personalized analyses on a patient-by-patient basis successfully identified individual correlation models, but a universal model remained elusive. This study highlights the inherent challenges of translating findings from controlled settings into clinical practice, where factors such as visit frequency, treatment variability, and disease heterogeneity limit data uniformity. We emphasize the importance of experimental design in longitudinal studies, particularly when dealing with incomplete and variable datasets. We are therefore confident that, considering both the challenges and difficulties identified in this work and the preliminary results presented here, it is possible to develop predictive and individualized models for monitoring patients with nAMD. Such models could greatly assist clinicians in providing better care for these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":12465,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences","volume":"11 ","pages":"1449226"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11811626/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143398456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Aging, cancer, and autophagy: connections and therapeutic perspectives. 衰老、癌症和自噬:联系和治疗观点。
IF 3.9 3区 生物学
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-28 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1516789
Begoña Zapatería, Esperanza Arias
{"title":"Aging, cancer, and autophagy: connections and therapeutic perspectives.","authors":"Begoña Zapatería, Esperanza Arias","doi":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1516789","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1516789","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aging and cancer are intricately linked through shared molecular processes that influence both the onset of malignancy and the progression of age-related decline. As organisms age, cellular stress, genomic instability, and an accumulation of senescent cells create a pro-inflammatory environment conducive to cancer development. Autophagy, a cellular process responsible for degrading and recycling damaged components, plays a pivotal role in this relationship. While autophagy acts as a tumor-suppressive mechanism by preventing the accumulation of damaged organelles and proteins, cancer cells often exploit it to survive under conditions of metabolic stress and treatment resistance. The interplay between aging, cancer, and autophagy reveals key insights into tumorigenesis, cellular senescence, and proteostasis dysfunction. This review explores the molecular connections between these processes, emphasizing the potential for autophagy-targeted therapies as strategies that could be further explored in both aging and cancer treatment. Understanding the dual roles of autophagy in suppressing and promoting cancer offers promising avenues for therapeutic interventions aimed at improving outcomes for elderly cancer patients while addressing age-related deterioration.</p>","PeriodicalId":12465,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences","volume":"11 ","pages":"1516789"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11811537/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143398266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Decoding oral cancer: insights from miRNA expression profiles and their regulatory targets. 解码口腔癌:从miRNA表达谱及其调控靶点的见解。
IF 3.9 3区 生物学
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-28 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1521839
Xin Wang, Shuang Zhang, Shuyi Wang, Tao Cao, Hong Fan
{"title":"Decoding oral cancer: insights from miRNA expression profiles and their regulatory targets.","authors":"Xin Wang, Shuang Zhang, Shuyi Wang, Tao Cao, Hong Fan","doi":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1521839","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1521839","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oral cancer (OC) is a prevalent malignancy with high mortality rates, largely attributed to late diagnosis and limited therapeutic advancements. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), as critical regulators of gene expression, have emerged as key players in modulating plethora of cellular mechanisms. This study analyzed miRNA and gene expression profiles in OC using publicly available datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) to explore their roles in tumorigenesis. A total of 23 differentially expressed miRNAs (DEmiRs) and 1,233 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified. Functional annotation and pathway enrichment analyses highlighted significant involvement of DEmiRs and their target genes in cell cycle-related processes, including enrichment in the nucleus, transcription factor activity, regulation of nucleosides, nucleotide and nucleic acids, cell growth and/or maintenance, mitotic cell cycle, mitotic M-M/G1 phases an DNA replication. Furthermore, different signaling cascades such as IGF signaling, PDGF signaling and LKB1 signaling and PLK1 signaling pathways were also found associated with DEmiR-related regulation of OC progression. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis identified key molecular hubs associated with DEmiR and DEGs in OC. Notably, most of these hub genes such as NEK2, NDC80, NUF2, PLK1, SMAD2, TP53, TPX2, TTK, UBE2C, WDHD1, WTAP, YWHAZ are directly or indirectly associated with cell cycle progression, underscoring the role of DEmiRs in driving tumor proliferation and survival in OC via dysregulating cell cycle. This study offers insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying OC and highlights miRNAs as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets to disrupt the cancerous cell cycle and improve treatment outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":12465,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences","volume":"11 ","pages":"1521839"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11810738/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143398350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Immune cells in thyroid adenoma and carcinoma: uncovering a hidden value of assessing tumor-host interplay and its potential application in thyroid cytopathology. 甲状腺腺瘤和癌中的免疫细胞:揭示评估肿瘤-宿主相互作用的隐藏价值及其在甲状腺细胞病理学中的潜在应用。
IF 3.9 3区 生物学
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-28 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2025.1542821
Iryna Omelianenko, Nazarii Kobyliak, Tetyana Falalyeyeva, Oleksii Seleznov, Pavlina Botsun, Lyudmila Ostapchenko, Oleksandr Korotkyi, Liudmyla Domylivska, Olena Tsyryuk, Galyna Mykhalchyshyn, Tetiana Shapochka, Oksana Sulaieva
{"title":"Immune cells in thyroid adenoma and carcinoma: uncovering a hidden value of assessing tumor-host interplay and its potential application in thyroid cytopathology.","authors":"Iryna Omelianenko, Nazarii Kobyliak, Tetyana Falalyeyeva, Oleksii Seleznov, Pavlina Botsun, Lyudmila Ostapchenko, Oleksandr Korotkyi, Liudmyla Domylivska, Olena Tsyryuk, Galyna Mykhalchyshyn, Tetiana Shapochka, Oksana Sulaieva","doi":"10.3389/fmolb.2025.1542821","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmolb.2025.1542821","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Although the role of tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) in thyroid cancer is well established, little data exists about the differences in immune cell presence in thyroid adenomas and carcinomas. We assume that immune cell density could be an additional diagnostic criterion for differentiating benign and malignant tumors in thyroid aspirates.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The current study compared the immune contexture of thyroid adenoma (TA) and thyroid carcinoma (TC) in histological and cytological specimens of III-V categories.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This pilot study included 72 cases (36 of TA and 36 of TC) with verified histological diagnosis and pre-operative cytology corresponding to categories III, IV and V according to the Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytology. The number of CD8+, CD68+ and CD163+ cells was assessed in histological samples of TA and TC with further comparison to cytological specimens. Besides, the expression of STAT6 and SMAD4 as potential regulators of TIME was evaluated in the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>TC demonstrated an immune-rich profile representing abundant tumor-associated CD8+ lymphocytes, CD68 and CD163+ macrophages. In contrast, TA represented mostly a low immune cell infiltration. The higher immunogenicity of TC was accompanied by the more profound expression of STAT6 and SMAD4 in tumor cells. The number of immune cells in cytological specimens correlated with CD8+ (r = 0.693; p < 0.001) and CD163+ cells (r = 0.559; p < 0.001) in histological samples, reflecting the differences in the tumor immune microenvironment between benign and malignant thyroid neoplasms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>TC demonstrated high immunogenicity compared to TA, which correlated to the number of immune cells in cytological specimens. The number of immune cells in thyroid cytology samples could be an additional criterion in cytological diagnostics for III-V Bethesda categories. Further investigations are needed to validate the findings of the study.</p>","PeriodicalId":12465,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences","volume":"12 ","pages":"1542821"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11810721/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143398457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Uptake of iron from ferrous fumarate can be mediated by clathrin-dependent endocytosis in Hutu-80 cells. 胡图-80细胞可通过依赖网格蛋白的内吞作用从富马酸亚铁中摄取铁。
IF 3.9 3区 生物学
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-27 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2025.1460565
Agata Tarczykowska, Per Malmberg, Nathalie Scheers
{"title":"Uptake of iron from ferrous fumarate can be mediated by clathrin-dependent endocytosis in Hutu-80 cells.","authors":"Agata Tarczykowska, Per Malmberg, Nathalie Scheers","doi":"10.3389/fmolb.2025.1460565","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmolb.2025.1460565","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Iron uptake in the intestinal epithelium is associated with transport of ferrous iron via the DMT1 transporter (SLC11a2; NRAMP2). In later years, uptake of iron from complex sources, such as nanoparticles, has been found to be mediated through endocytosis. Here we propose that iron from the simple salt ferrous fumarate, a common iron supplement, can be absorbed by clathrin-mediated endocytosis. We used siRNA to silence DMT1 transporter expression, pharmacological inhibition of endocytosis, and Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) to show that iron uptake from ferrous fumarate can be mediated by both transport via DMT1 and by clathrin-dependent endocytosis in Hutu-80 cells. Iron uptake (ferritin L) from ferrous fumarate (0.5 mM, 24 h) in DMT1 silenced cells was significantly decreased (60% ± 11%) in comparison to iron controls while a 1-h dose of ferrous fumarate (0.5 mM) significantly decreased ferritin L formation in the presence of the clathrin inhibitor chlorpromazine (61% ± 10%, in post-confluent cells and 37% ± 9% in non-confluent cells). A pilot showed a similar trend for Ferritin (H) levels (confluent cells) and for total cellular iron load (non-confluent cells). ToF-SIMS analysis revealed diminished membrane-associated iron load in endocytosis-inhibited ferrous fumarate treated cells. The reported results support a clathrin-mediated endocytosis mechanism for uptake of iron from ferrous fumarate in addition to iron uptake by DMT1. More studies are needed to understand what determines which uptake mechanism are employed and to which extent.</p>","PeriodicalId":12465,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences","volume":"12 ","pages":"1460565"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11807817/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143390269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Linking machine learning and biophysical structural features in drug discovery. 将机器学习与药物发现中的生物物理结构特征联系起来。
IF 3.9 3区 生物学
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-23 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1305272
Armin Ahmadi, Shivangi Gupta, Vineetha Menon, Jerome Baudry
{"title":"Linking machine learning and biophysical structural features in drug discovery.","authors":"Armin Ahmadi, Shivangi Gupta, Vineetha Menon, Jerome Baudry","doi":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1305272","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1305272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Machine learning methods were applied to analyze pharmacophore features derived from four protein-binding sites, aiming to identify key features associated with ligand-specific protein conformations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using molecular dynamics simulations, we generated an ensemble of protein conformations to capture the dynamic nature of their binding sites. By leveraging pharmacophore descriptors, the AI/ML framework prioritized features uniquely associated with ligand-selected conformations, enabling a mechanism-driven understanding of binding interactions. This novel approach integrates biophysical insights with machine learning, focusing on pharmacophoric properties such as charge, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobicity, and aromaticity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results showed significant enrichment of true positive ligands-improving database enrichment by up to 54-fold compared to random selection-demonstrating the robustness of this approach across diverse proteins.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Unlike conventional structure-based or ligand-based screening methods, this work emphasizes the role of specific protein conformations in driving ligand binding, making the process highly interpretable and actionable for drug discovery. The key innovation lies in identifying pharmacophore features tied to conformations selected by ligands, offering a predictive framework for optimizing drug candidates. This study illustrates the potential of combining ML and pharmacophoric analysis to develop intuitive and mechanism-driven tools for lead optimization and rational drug design.</p>","PeriodicalId":12465,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences","volume":"11 ","pages":"1305272"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11798802/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143364273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Aqueous humor metabolomic profiling identifies a distinct signature in pseudoexfoliation syndrome. 房水代谢组学分析确定了假性脱落综合征的独特特征。
IF 3.9 3区 生物学
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-23 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1487115
Arturs Zemitis, Juris Vanags, Theresa Schiemer, Kristaps Klavins, Guna Laganovska
{"title":"Aqueous humor metabolomic profiling identifies a distinct signature in pseudoexfoliation syndrome.","authors":"Arturs Zemitis, Juris Vanags, Theresa Schiemer, Kristaps Klavins, Guna Laganovska","doi":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1487115","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1487115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>PEXS was first described in 1917, yet its etiology still needs clarification. An imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants plays a significant role. PEXS leads to various ocular complications, including increased risk during cataract surgery due to weak zonules, lens dislocation, and reduced visual outcomes. Our study investigates whether metabolomics can provide insights into this ocular pathology.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study included 183 patients undergoing cataract surgery at Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital. 104 patients did not have PEXS, while 79 were diagnosed with the condition. Intraocular fluid samples from these patients were analyzed using targeted metabolite analysis, performed through HILIC liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry detection.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The aqueous humor of PEXS patients contains statistically significant higher levels of cystine (<i>p</i> < 0.001), citrulline (<i>p</i> < 0.001), phenylalanine (<i>p</i> = 0.041), tyrosine (<i>p</i> = 0.025), serine (<i>p</i> = 0.030), arginine (<i>p</i> = 0.017), lactic acid (<i>p</i> = 0.055), tryptophan (<i>p</i> = 0.055), and creatinine (<i>p</i> = 0.022). These results suggest a potential link to ferroptosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Ferroptosis is a form of programmed cell death characterized by iron-dependent LPO. The inhibition of the antiporter system X<sub>c</sub> <sup>-</sup> leads to increased oxidative stress, suggesting that the changes seen in PEXS could be linked to ferroptosis. Our findings indicate that cysteine synthesis occurs via the transsulfation pathway, attributable to inhibiting the antiporter system X<sub>c</sub> <sup>-</sup>. Treatment of pseudoexfoliation should lower the oxidative stress inside the anterior chamber by reducing the uptake of PUFAs, lower iron levels, and cysteine supplementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":12465,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences","volume":"11 ","pages":"1487115"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11798801/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143364270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Retraction: ZFP36 binds with PRC1 to inhibit tumor growth and increase 5-Fu chemosensitivity of hepatocellular carcinoma. 撤回:ZFP36与PRC1结合抑制肿瘤生长,增加肝癌5-Fu化疗敏感性。
IF 3.9 3区 生物学
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-23 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2025.1561889
{"title":"Retraction: ZFP36 binds with PRC1 to inhibit tumor growth and increase 5-Fu chemosensitivity of hepatocellular carcinoma.","authors":"","doi":"10.3389/fmolb.2025.1561889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2025.1561889","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.00126.].</p>","PeriodicalId":12465,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences","volume":"12 ","pages":"1561889"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11799729/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143364274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Elevated expression of ANTXR1 gene in tumors is a poor prognostic biomarker for patients with bladder cancer. 肿瘤中ANTXR1基因表达升高是膀胱癌患者预后不良的生物标志物。
IF 3.9 3区 生物学
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-23 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1520223
L S Franco, S Arunachalam, A Chauhan, S A Kareff, P L Hallenbeck
{"title":"Elevated expression of <i>ANTXR1</i> gene in tumors is a poor prognostic biomarker for patients with bladder cancer.","authors":"L S Franco, S Arunachalam, A Chauhan, S A Kareff, P L Hallenbeck","doi":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1520223","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1520223","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The TEM8 protein coded by the <i>ANTXR1</i> gene represents an emerging biomarker in solid tumors. In addition to the various roles TEM8 plays in oncogenesis, including angiogenesis, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and cell migration, it has also been shown that the overexpression of the <i>ANTXR1</i> gene in solid tumors correlates with poor prognostic indicators in several solid tumor histologies. As such, TEM8 has been identified as the target of novel oncologic therapies. It is especially attractive given its selective expression on the surface of solid tumor cells and associated stromal cells, such as cancer stem cells, invasive cancer cells, and immune cells, such as macrophages, angiogenic endothelial cells, pericytes, and cancer-associated fibroblasts. Furthermore, TEM8 plays this unique role as a mostly non-mutated gene in solid cancers. Here, we demonstrate that elevated expression of ANTXR1 in bladder cancer showed a statistical difference not only in overall survival (OS) but in progression-free survival (PFS), confirming the prognostic biomarker power of <i>ANTXR1</i> expression.</p>","PeriodicalId":12465,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences","volume":"11 ","pages":"1520223"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11798775/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143364272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Melanoma-derived cytokines and extracellular vesicles are interlinked with macrophage immunosuppression. 黑色素瘤衍生的细胞因子和细胞外囊泡与巨噬细胞免疫抑制相互关联。
IF 3.9 3区 生物学
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Pub Date : 2025-01-22 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1522717
Shankar Suman, Wendy K Nevala, Alexey A Leontovich, James W Jakub, Liyi Geng, Sarah A McLaughlin, Svetomir N Markovic
{"title":"Melanoma-derived cytokines and extracellular vesicles are interlinked with macrophage immunosuppression.","authors":"Shankar Suman, Wendy K Nevala, Alexey A Leontovich, James W Jakub, Liyi Geng, Sarah A McLaughlin, Svetomir N Markovic","doi":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1522717","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fmolb.2024.1522717","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cytokines play a crucial role in mediating cell communication within the tumor microenvironment (TME). Tumor-associated macrophages are particularly influential in the regulation of immunosuppressive cytokines, thereby supporting tumor metastasis. The upregulation of Th2 cytokines in cancer cells is recognized for its involvement in suppressing anticancer immunity. However, the association between these cytokines and tumor-secreted extracellular vesicles (EVs) remains poorly understood. Therefore, our objective was to investigate the connection between tumor-promoting macrophages and melanoma-derived EVs. The analysis from altered cytokine profile data showed that melanoma-derived EVs upregulate Th2 cytokine expression in naïve macrophages, thereby contributing to the promotion of tumor-supporting functions. Notably, many of these cytokines were also found to be upregulated in metastatic melanoma patients (n = 30) compared to healthy controls (n = 33). Overall, our findings suggest a strong connection between melanoma secretory EVs and the induction of tumor-associated macrophages that facilitates the development of an immunosuppressive TME, supporting melanoma metastasis through regulation at both local and systemic levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":12465,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences","volume":"11 ","pages":"1522717"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11794111/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143255097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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