{"title":"Increased PAFAH1B3 was associated with poor prognosis and T-cell exhaustion microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma","authors":"Genhao Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s12672-023-00845-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-023-00845-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The link between T-cell exhaustion (TEX) and PAFAH1B3 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unknown, even though both of them are related to overall survival. PAFAH1B3 expression was investigated in TCGA and ICGC data, and 50 paired clinical tissue section samples were used for qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry (IHC) confirmation. The Immunocell Abundance Identifier (ImmuCellAI) was used to precisely calculate the abundance of TEX, and its accuracy was verified by single-cell RNA-seq and labeling of CD8 + T cells in clinical tissue sections. The IMVigor 210 cohort was used to demonstrate the predictive value of PAFAH1B3 for immunotherapy efficacy. Increased PAFAH1B3 is a standalone effector of poor prognosis in HCC patients. Patients who had greater PAFAH1B3 levels had more TEX infiltration. PAFAH1B3 expression was increased in TEX in the single-cell RNA-seq data. Patients with high PAFAH1B3 expression were more likely to respond favorably to PD1/PD-L1 treatment. In conclusion, PAFAH1B3 is closely related to TEX in the tumor microenvironment (TME) and can be a useful indicator for PD1/PD-L1 therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":13170,"journal":{"name":"Hormones and Cancer","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138563503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Infection with COVID-19 promotes the progression of pancreatic cancer through the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway","authors":"Xusheng Zhang, Bendong Chen, Kejun Liu, Yongxin Ma, Yimin Liu, Hongcai Zhou, Peng Wei","doi":"10.1007/s12672-023-00842-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-023-00842-9","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Objective</h3><p>To investigate the effect of COVID-19 infection on pancreatic cancer.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>Based on the mRNA-Seq data of COVID-19 patients and pancreatic cancer (PC) patients in the GEO database, we used a support vector machine (SVM), LASSO-Cox regression analysis and random forest tree (RF) to screen the common signature genes of the two diseases and further investigate their effects and functional characteristics on PC, respectively. The above procedures were performed in R software.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>The proteins COL10A1/FAP/FN1 were found to be common signature genes for COVID-19 and PC, were significantly up-regulated in both diseases and showed good diagnostic efficacy for PC. The risk model based on COL10A1/FAP/FN1 showed good PC risk prediction ability and clinical application potential. Tumor typing based on COL10A1/FAP/FN1 expression levels effectively classified PC into different subtypes and showed significant differences between the two subtypes in terms of survival prognosis, immune levels, immune checkpoint expression levels, mutation status of common tumor mutation sites, and drug sensitivity analysis. While pathway analysis also revealed that FN1 as an extracellular matrix component may be involved in the biological process of PC by regulating the PI3K-AKT signaling axis.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusion</h3><p>The upregulated expression of COL10A1/FAP/FN1, the characteristic genes of COVID-19, are potential diagnostic targets for PC, and the upregulated expression of FN1 may promote the progression of PC by activating the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway. The COL10A1/FAP/FN1-based typing provides a new typing approach for PC, and also provides a good reference and idea for the refinement of PC treatment and subsequent clinical research.</p>","PeriodicalId":13170,"journal":{"name":"Hormones and Cancer","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138563237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hormones and CancerPub Date : 2017-04-01Epub Date: 2017-02-13DOI: 10.1007/s12672-017-0285-6
Jessica L Christenson, Kiel T Butterfield, Nicole S Spoelstra, John D Norris, Jatinder S Josan, Julie A Pollock, Donald P McDonnell, Benita S Katzenellenbogen, John A Katzenellenbogen, Jennifer K Richer
{"title":"MMTV-PyMT and Derived Met-1 Mouse Mammary Tumor Cells as Models for Studying the Role of the Androgen Receptor in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Progression.","authors":"Jessica L Christenson, Kiel T Butterfield, Nicole S Spoelstra, John D Norris, Jatinder S Josan, Julie A Pollock, Donald P McDonnell, Benita S Katzenellenbogen, John A Katzenellenbogen, Jennifer K Richer","doi":"10.1007/s12672-017-0285-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12672-017-0285-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a faster rate of metastasis compared to other breast cancer subtypes, and no effective targeted therapies are currently FDA-approved. Recent data indicate that the androgen receptor (AR) promotes tumor survival and may serve as a potential therapeutic target in TNBC. Studies of AR in disease progression and the systemic effects of anti-androgens have been hindered by the lack of an AR-positive (AR+) immunocompetent preclinical model. In this study, we identified the transgenic MMTV-PyMT (mouse mammary tumor virus-polyoma middle tumor-antigen) mouse mammary gland carcinoma model of breast cancer and Met-1 cells derived from this model as tools to study the role of AR in breast cancer progression. AR protein expression was examined in late-stage primary tumors and lung metastases from MMTV-PyMT mice as well as in Met-1 cells by immunohistochemistry (IHC). Sensitivity of Met-1 cells to the AR agonist dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and anti-androgen therapy was examined using cell viability, migration/invasion, and anchorage-independent growth assays. Late-stage primary tumors and lung metastases from MMTV-PyMT mice and Met-1 cells expressed abundant nuclear AR protein, while negative for estrogen and progesterone receptors. Met-1 sensitivity to DHT and AR antagonists demonstrated a reliance on AR for survival, and AR antagonists inhibited invasion and anchorage-independent growth. These data suggest that the MMTV-PyMT model and Met-1 cells may serve as valuable tools for mechanistic studies of the role of AR in disease progression and how anti-androgens affect the tumor microenvironment.</p>","PeriodicalId":13170,"journal":{"name":"Hormones and Cancer","volume":"86 1 1","pages":"69-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5407486/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87678485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hormones and CancerPub Date : 2016-08-01Epub Date: 2016-03-28DOI: 10.1007/s12672-016-0262-5
Amy E Baek, Erik R Nelson
{"title":"The Contribution of Cholesterol and Its Metabolites to the Pathophysiology of Breast Cancer.","authors":"Amy E Baek, Erik R Nelson","doi":"10.1007/s12672-016-0262-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12672-016-0262-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As the most common cancer in women, one in eight will develop invasive breast cancer over their lifetime making it the second most common cause of cancer-related death among women. Of the many known risk factors for developing breast cancer, obesity stands out as prominent and modifiable. Interestingly, elevated cholesterol is highly associated with obesity and has emerged as an independent risk factor for breast cancer onset and recurrence. This indicates that cholesterol also contributes to the breast cancer pathogenicity of obesity. This review highlights our current understanding of the mechanisms by which cholesterol impacts breast cancer. Key preclinical studies have been highlighted, including the discussion of homeostatic control of cholesterol levels, signaling by cholesterol metabolites through the estrogen receptors, cholesterol formation of lipid rafts and subsequent signaling, and the potential roles of cholesterol in creating a pro-inflammatory tumor microenvironment. Future directions and avenues for therapeutic exploitation are also considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":13170,"journal":{"name":"Hormones and Cancer","volume":"60 1","pages":"219-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4930376/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84703095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hormones and CancerPub Date : 2016-04-01Epub Date: 2016-02-22DOI: 10.1007/s12672-016-0252-7
Robert T Chatterton, Richard E Heinz, Angela J Fought, David Ivancic, Claire Shappell, Subhashini Allu, Susan Gapstur, Denise M Scholtens, Peter H Gann, Seema A Khan
{"title":"Nipple Aspirate Fluid Hormone Concentrations and Breast Cancer Risk.","authors":"Robert T Chatterton, Richard E Heinz, Angela J Fought, David Ivancic, Claire Shappell, Subhashini Allu, Susan Gapstur, Denise M Scholtens, Peter H Gann, Seema A Khan","doi":"10.1007/s12672-016-0252-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12672-016-0252-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prior reports identify higher serum concentrations of estrogens and androgens as risk factors for breast cancer, but steroids in nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) may be more related to risk. Incident breast cancer cases and mammography controls were recruited. Sex steroids were measured in NAF from the unaffected breasts of cases and one breast of controls. Menopausal status and menstrual cycle phase were determined. NAF steroids were purified by HPLC and quantified by immunoassays. Conditional logistic regression models were used to examine associations between NAF hormones and case-control status. NAF samples from 160 cases and 157 controls were evaluable for hormones. Except for progesterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), the NAF and serum concentrations were not significantly correlated. NAF estradiol and estrone were not different between cases and controls. Higher NAF (but not serum) DHEA concentrations were associated with cases, particularly among estrogen receptor (ER)-positive cases (NAF odds ratio (OR) = 1.18, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.02, 1.36). NAF DHEA was highly correlated with NAF estradiol and estrone but not with androstenedione or testosterone. Higher progesterone concentrations in both NAF and serum were associated with a lower risk of ER-negative cancer (NAF OR = 0.69, 95 % CI 0.51, 0.92). However, this finding may be explained by case-control imbalance in the number of luteal phase subjects (2 cases and 19 controls). The significantly higher concentration of DHEA in NAF of cases and its correlation with NAF estradiol indicates a potentially important role of this steroid in breast cancer risk; however, the negative association of progesterone with risk is tentative.</p>","PeriodicalId":13170,"journal":{"name":"Hormones and Cancer","volume":"1 1","pages":"127-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4807603/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84151951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hormones and CancerPub Date : 2016-04-01Epub Date: 2016-01-21DOI: 10.1007/s12672-016-0250-9
Ailin Zhang, Jiawei Zhang, Stephen Plymate, Elahe A Mostaghel
{"title":"Classical and Non-Classical Roles for Pre-Receptor Control of DHT Metabolism in Prostate Cancer Progression.","authors":"Ailin Zhang, Jiawei Zhang, Stephen Plymate, Elahe A Mostaghel","doi":"10.1007/s12672-016-0250-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12672-016-0250-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Androgens play an important role in prostate cancer (PCa) development and progression. Accordingly, androgen deprivation therapy remains the front-line treatment for locally recurrent or advanced PCa, but patients eventually relapse with the lethal form of the disease termed castration resistant PCa (CRPC). Importantly, castration does not eliminate androgens from the prostate tumor microenvironment which is characterized by elevated tissue androgens that are well within the range capable of activating the androgen receptor (AR). In this mini-review, we discuss emerging data that suggest a role for the enzymes mediating pre-receptor control of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) metabolism, including AKR1C2, HSD17B6, HSD17B10, and the UGT family members UGT2B15 and UGT2B17, in controlling intratumoral androgen levels, and thereby influencing PCa progression. We review the expression of steroidogenic enzymes involved in this pathway in primary PCa and CRPC, the activity and regulation of these enzymes in PCa experimental models, and the impact of genetic variation in genes mediating pre-receptor DHT metabolism on PCa risk. Finally, we discuss recent data that suggests several of these enzymes may also play an unrecognized role in CRPC progression separate from their role in androgen inactivation. </p>","PeriodicalId":13170,"journal":{"name":"Hormones and Cancer","volume":"51 1","pages":"104-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859429/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86155255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hormones and CancerPub Date : 2016-02-01Epub Date: 2016-01-04DOI: 10.1007/s12672-015-0237-y
Cher M Dallal, James V Lacey, Ruth M Pfeiffer, Douglas C Bauer, Roni T Falk, Diana S M Buist, Jane A Cauley, Trisha F Hue, Andrea Z LaCroix, Jeffrey A Tice, Timothy D Veenstra, Xia Xu, Louise A Brinton
{"title":"Estrogen Metabolism and Risk of Postmenopausal Endometrial and Ovarian Cancer: the B ∼ FIT Cohort.","authors":"Cher M Dallal, James V Lacey, Ruth M Pfeiffer, Douglas C Bauer, Roni T Falk, Diana S M Buist, Jane A Cauley, Trisha F Hue, Andrea Z LaCroix, Jeffrey A Tice, Timothy D Veenstra, Xia Xu, Louise A Brinton","doi":"10.1007/s12672-015-0237-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12672-015-0237-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Estrogen metabolites may have different genotoxic and mitogenic properties yet their relationship with endometrial and ovarian cancer risk remains unclear. Within the Breast and Bone Follow-up to the Fracture Intervention Trial (B ∼ FIT, n = 15,595), we conducted a case-cohort study to evaluate 15 pre-diagnostic serum estrogens and estrogen metabolites with risk of incident endometrial and ovarian cancer among postmenopausal women not on hormone therapy. Participants included 66 endometrial and 67 ovarian cancer cases diagnosed during follow-up (∼ 10 years) and subcohorts of 346 and 416 women, respectively, after relevant exclusions. Serum concentrations were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using Cox proportional hazard regression. Exposures were categorized in tertiles (T) and analyzed individually, as metabolic pathways (C-2, -4, or -16) and as ratios to parent estrogens (estradiol, estrone). Estradiol was significantly associated with increased endometrial cancer risk (BMI-adjusted HRT3vsT1 = 4.09, 95% CI 1.70, 9.85; p trend = 0.003). 2-Hydroxyestrone and 16α-hydroxyestrone were not associated with endometrial risk after estradiol adjustment (2-OHE1:HRT3vsT1 = 1.97, 95% CI 0.78, 4.94; 16-OHE1:HRT3vsT1 = 1.50, 95% CI 0.65, 3.46; p trend = 0.16 and 0.36, respectively). Ratios of 2- and 4-pathway catechol-to-methylated estrogens remained positively associated with endometrial cancer after BMI or estradiol adjustment (2-pathway catechols-to-methylated: HRT3vsT1 = 4.02, 95% CI 1.60, 10.1; 4-pathway catechols-to-methylated: HRT3vsT1 = 4.59, 95% CI 1.64, 12.9; p trend = 0.002 for both). Estrogens and estrogen metabolites were not associated with ovarian cancer risk; however, larger studies are needed to better evaluate these relationships. Estrogen metabolism may be important in endometrial carcinogenesis, particularly with less extensive methylation of 2- or 4-pathway catechols associated with elevated endometrial cancer risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":13170,"journal":{"name":"Hormones and Cancer","volume":"7 1","pages":"49-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8900527/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81456039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Wierman, R. Auchus, D. Haisenleder, J. Hall, David Handelsman, S. Hankinson, W. Rosner, Ravinder J Singh, P. Sluss, F. Stanczyk
{"title":"The New Instructions to Authors for the Reporting of Steroid Hormone Measurements","authors":"M. Wierman, R. Auchus, D. Haisenleder, J. Hall, David Handelsman, S. Hankinson, W. Rosner, Ravinder J Singh, P. Sluss, F. Stanczyk","doi":"10.1007/s12672-014-0202-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-014-0202-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13170,"journal":{"name":"Hormones and Cancer","volume":"23 3 1","pages":"357"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83579246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hormones and Cancer is Alive and Well at ICE/ENDO 2014","authors":"C. Lange","doi":"10.1007/s12672-014-0178-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-014-0178-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13170,"journal":{"name":"Hormones and Cancer","volume":"54 1","pages":"125-126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73056189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}