Tissue BarriersPub Date : 2025-01-31DOI: 10.1080/21688370.2025.2458784
Kimia Basiji, Nesa Kazemifard, Maryam Farmani, Kasra Jahankhani, Shaghayegh Baradaran Ghavami, Amir Fallahnia, Hesameddin Eghlimi, Adil Mir
{"title":"Fistula in Crohn's disease: classification, pathogenesis, and treatment options.","authors":"Kimia Basiji, Nesa Kazemifard, Maryam Farmani, Kasra Jahankhani, Shaghayegh Baradaran Ghavami, Amir Fallahnia, Hesameddin Eghlimi, Adil Mir","doi":"10.1080/21688370.2025.2458784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21688370.2025.2458784","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Crohn's disease is a form of inflammation that affects the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It is characterized by persistent inflammation in the gut, which can lead to the formation of abnormal connections called fistulas. These fistulas can occur between the GI tract and the abdominal cavity, adjacent organs, or the skin. The most prevalent type of fistula in Crohn's disease patients is the perianal fistula, which forms between the rectum and the skin near the anus. Although the exact cause of fistula formation is not fully understood, research suggests that factors such as epithelial to mesenchymal transition, matrix metalloproteinase, immune system dysregulation, and microbiota may contribute to their development. There is currently no definitive treatment for fistula closure, but options include surgery, endoscopic procedures, antibiotics, biologic agents, and immunosuppressive drugs. These treatments can be used alone or in combination. However, recurrence is a significant challenge that needs to be addressed in the case of fistula treatment. This review provides an overview of the common types of fistulas, their characteristics, the main factors and mechanisms of fistula formation, and available therapeutic options.</p>","PeriodicalId":23469,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Barriers","volume":" ","pages":"2458784"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068209","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}
Tissue BarriersPub Date : 2025-01-11DOI: 10.1080/21688370.2025.2452082
Zhenzhen Zhu, Ying Zhang, Huan Chen, Huali Zhang
{"title":"Cell-cell crosstalk in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome.","authors":"Zhenzhen Zhu, Ying Zhang, Huan Chen, Huali Zhang","doi":"10.1080/21688370.2025.2452082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21688370.2025.2452082","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are the result of an exaggerated inflammatory response triggered by a variety of pulmonary and systemic insults. The lung tissues are comprised of a variety of cell types, including alveolar epithelial cells, pulmonary vascular endothelial cells, macrophages, neutrophils, and others. There is mounting evidence that these diverse cell populations within the lung interact to regulate lung inflammation in response to both direct and indirect stimuli. The aim of this review is to provide a summary and discussion of recent advances in the understanding of the importance of cell-cell crosstalk in the pathogenesis of ALI/ARDS, with a specific focus on the cell-cell interactions that may offer prospective therapeutic avenues for ALI/ARDS.</p>","PeriodicalId":23469,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Barriers","volume":" ","pages":"2452082"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142967066","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}
Tissue BarriersPub Date : 2025-01-02Epub Date: 2024-05-07DOI: 10.1080/21688370.2024.2350821
Arshad Hashmat, Jingyuan Ya, Rais Kadir, Mansour Alwjwaj, Ulvi Bayraktutan
{"title":"Hyperglycaemia perturbs blood-brain barrier integrity through its effects on endothelial cell characteristics and function.","authors":"Arshad Hashmat, Jingyuan Ya, Rais Kadir, Mansour Alwjwaj, Ulvi Bayraktutan","doi":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2350821","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2350821","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Breakdown of blood-brain barrier (BBB) represents a key pathology in hyperglycemia-mediated cerebrovascular damage after an ischemic stroke. As changes in the level and nature of vasoactive agents released by endothelial cells (ECs) may contribute to BBB dysfunction, this study first explored the specific impact of hyperglycemia on EC characteristics and secretome. It then assessed whether secretome obtained from ECs subjected to normoglycaemia or hyperglycemia might regulate pericytic cytokine profile differently. Using a triple cell culture model of human BBB, composed of brain microvascular EC (BMEC), astrocytes and pericytes, this study showed that exposure to hyperglycemia (25 mM D-glucose) for 72 h impaired the BBB integrity and function as evidenced by decreases in transendothelial electrical resistance and increases in paracellular flux of sodium fluorescein. Dissolution of zonula occludens-1, a tight junction protein, and appearance of stress fibers appeared to play a key role in this pathology. Despite elevations in angiogenin, endothelin-1, interleukin-8 and basic fibroblast growth factor levels and a decrease in placental growth factor levels in BMEC subjected to hyperglycemia vs normoglycaemia (5.5 mM D-glucose), tubulogenic capacity of BMECs remained similar in both settings. Similarly, pericytes subjected to secretome obtained from hyperglycemic BMEC released higher quantities of macrophage migration inhibitory factor and serpin and lower quantities of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, intercellular adhesion molecule, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8. Taken together these findings indicate the complexity of the mechanisms leading to BBB disruption in hyperglycemic settings and emphasize the importance of endothelial cell-pericyte axis in the development of novel therapeutic strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23469,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Barriers","volume":" ","pages":"2350821"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11970753/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140871984","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}
Tissue BarriersPub Date : 2025-01-02Epub Date: 2024-01-28DOI: 10.1080/21688370.2024.2309036
Madeline Petrikas, Rebecca A Wingert
{"title":"Slow down my beating heart: induction of cardiac fibrosis by Iroquois homeobox 2.","authors":"Madeline Petrikas, Rebecca A Wingert","doi":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2309036","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2309036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cardiovascular diseases are a significant global health challenge and pervasive cause of mortality worldwide. Heart failure due to cardiovascular disease is characterized by the inability of the heart to pump blood efficiently to meet the metabolic demands of the body. The pathophysiology of heart failure involves myocardial remodeling due to excessive deposition of extracellular matrix proteins by cardiac myofibroblasts - structural changes which impair contractility, reduce compliance, and ultimately reduce stroke volume. Now, a recent report has uncovered an essential role for Iroquois homeobox 2 in the transcriptional regulation of cardiac fibrosis, illuminating new mechanistic insights that can be applied to developing future clinical therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23469,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Barriers","volume":" ","pages":"2309036"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11875463/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139571373","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}
{"title":"Fibroblasts/three-dimensional scaffolds complexes promote wound healing in rats with skin defects.","authors":"Ting Jiang, Qiang Liu, Er-Chang Xu, Si-Yu He, Hong-Yan Liu, Chao Tian, Lan-Fang Zhang, Ze-Long Yang","doi":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2334544","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2334544","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We aim to construct a three-dimensional nano-skin scaffold material in vitro and study its promoting effect on wound healing in vivo. In this study, hybrid constructs of three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds were successfully fabricated by combination of type I collagen (COL-1) and polylactic-glycolic acid (PLGA). Fibroblasts and human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) were used to implanted into 3D scaffolds and constructed into SD skin scaffolds in vitro. Finally, the fibroblasts/scaffolds complexes were inoculated on the surface of rat wound skin to study the promoting effect of the complex on wound healing. In our study, we successfully built a 3D scaffold, which had a certain porosity. Meanwhile, the content of COL-1 in the cell supernatant of fibroblast/scaffold complexes was increased. Furthermore, the expression of F-actin, CD105, integrin β, VEGF, and COL-1 was up-regulated in hUCMSC/scaffold complexes compared with the control group. In vivo, fibroblast/scaffold complexes promoted wound healing in rats. Our data suggested that the collagen Ⅳ and vimentin were elevated and collagen fibers were neatly arranged in the fibroblast/scaffold complex group was significantly higher than that in the scaffold group. Taken together, fibroblast/scaffold complexes were expected to be novel materials for treating skin defects.</p>","PeriodicalId":23469,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Barriers","volume":" ","pages":"2334544"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11875492/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140307054","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}
{"title":"The correlation between fecal microbiota profiles and intracellular junction genes expression in young Iranian patients with celiac disease.","authors":"Mohadeseh Mahmoudi Ghehsareh, Nastaran Asri, Fahimeh Sadat Gholam-Mostafaei, Hamidreza Houri, Flora Forouzesh, Shokoufeh Ahmadipour, Somayeh Jahani-Sherafat, Mohammad Rostami-Nejad, Pasquale Mansueto, Aurelio Seidita","doi":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2347766","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2347766","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Celiac disease (CD) is characterized by the disruption of the intestinal barrier integrity and alterations in the microbiota composition. This study aimed to evaluate the changes in the fecal microbiota profile and mRNA expressions of intracellular junction-related genes in pediatric patients with CD compared to healthy controls (HCs). Thirty treated CD patients, 10 active CD, and 40 HCs were recruited. Peripheral blood (PB) and fecal samples were collected. Microbiota analysis was performed using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) test. The mRNA expressions of ZO-1, occludin, β-catenin, E-cadherin, and COX-2 were also evaluated. In active and treated CD patients, the PB expression levels of ZO-1 (<i>p</i> = 0.04 and 0.002, respectively) and β-catenin (<i>p</i> = 0.006 and 0.02, respectively) were lower than in HCs. PB Occludin's level was upregulated in both active and treated CD patients compared to HCs (<i>p</i> = 0.04 and 0.02, respectively). However, PB E-cadherin and COX-2 expression levels and fecal mRNA expressions of ZO-1, occludin, and COX-2 did not differ significantly between cases and HCs (P˃0.05). Active CD patients had a higher relative abundance of the <i>Firmicutes</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.04) and <i>Actinobacteria</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.03) phyla compared to treated subjects. The relative abundance of <i>Veillonella</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.04) and <i>Staphylococcus</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.01) genera was lower in active patients in comparison to HCs. Researchers should explore the precise impact of the gut microbiome on the molecules and mechanisms involved in intestinal damage of CD. Special attention should be given to <i>Bifidobacteria</i> and Enterobacteriaceae, as they have shown a significant correlation with the expression of tight junction-related genes.</p>","PeriodicalId":23469,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Barriers","volume":" ","pages":"2347766"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11970794/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140870223","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}
Tissue BarriersPub Date : 2025-01-02Epub Date: 2024-05-09DOI: 10.1080/21688370.2024.2347062
Ana Špilak, Andreas Brachner, Heinz-Peter Friedl, Adrián Klepe, Christa Nöhammer, Winfried Neuhaus
{"title":"Effects of small extracellular vesicles derived from normoxia- and hypoxia-treated prostate cancer cells on the submandibular salivary gland epithelium <i>in vitro</i>.","authors":"Ana Špilak, Andreas Brachner, Heinz-Peter Friedl, Adrián Klepe, Christa Nöhammer, Winfried Neuhaus","doi":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2347062","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2347062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are an important part of intercellular communication. They are phospholipid bilayer particles that carry active biomolecules such as proteins, various nucleic acids, and lipids. In recipient cells, sEVs can alter cellular functions, including cancer development and premetastatic niche formation in distant organs. Moreover, sEVs can carry cancer-specific features, which makes them promising biomarker candidates. However, the interactions of sEVs with biological barriers and consequences thereof, are not clarified yet. The blood-saliva barrier is crucial for preventing the entry of pathogens and (in)organic substances into the bloodstream, as well as molecule filtration from blood to saliva. The effects of brain derived DU145 prostate cancer (PCa) sEVs on a human submandibular salivary gland barrier (SSGB) <i>in vitro</i> were investigated. Small EVs were harvested from normoxic (N, atmospheric O<sub>2</sub>) or hypoxic (H, 1% O<sub>2</sub>) conditions, fluorescently labeled with CellTracker<sup>TM</sup> Orange and thoroughly characterized. HTB-41 B2 cells were used as SSGB model cultured on 24-well ThinCert® inserts. After model optimization indicating effects of serum and serum-sEVs on barrier properties, PCa sEVs were applied to the basolateral (blood) side in either 10% serum, or serum-free conditions, and barrier integrity was continuously monitored for 40 hours. This study found that H and N PCa sEVs were uptaken by the SSGB <i>in vitro</i> model in similar quantities regardless of the media composition in the basolateral compartment. Permeation of fluorescent PCa sEVs into the apical compartment was not detectable with the applied methods. However, treatment with H and N sEVs under different serum conditions revealed distinct molecular clusters after hierarchical analysis of mRNA data measured by high-throughput qPCR, which were partly reflected at the protein level. For example, serum-reduction dependent decrease of barrier properties was accompanied with the decrease of CDH1 or Claudin-7 expression. Interestingly, the presence of H sEVs significantly increased the number of sEV-sized particles in the apical compartment of the SSGB model compared to basolaterally added N sEVs. This functional effect on the number of particles in the saliva (apical) compartment induced by different sEVs applied in the blood (basolateral) compartment might be a new approach to understand one possible mechanism how differences of salivary EVs might occur which then could be used as biomarker.</p>","PeriodicalId":23469,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Barriers","volume":" ","pages":"2347062"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11875469/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140892770","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}
Tissue BarriersPub Date : 2025-01-02Epub Date: 2024-03-17DOI: 10.1080/21688370.2024.2330773
Wanapas Wachiradejkul, Pawin Pongkorpsakol
{"title":"Inter-claudin antagonism of paracellular pore function: mechanism and beyond.","authors":"Wanapas Wachiradejkul, Pawin Pongkorpsakol","doi":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2330773","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2330773","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Claudin-2-dependent pore function mediates paracellular cation permeability and can result in pathogenesis of many diseases. Although existing various types of claudins, including barrier-forming and pore-forming claudins, their heterodimeric interaction affecting barrier and pore functions has never been fully elucidated yet. Recently, Shashikanth and colleagues demonstrated that expression of claudin-4 was able to antagonize paracellular pore activity of claudin-2. This commentary will emphasize the mechanism underlying claudin-4-mediated claudin-2-dependent pore inhibition and discuss its potential therapeutic and prognostic applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":23469,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Barriers","volume":" ","pages":"2330773"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11875498/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140144150","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}
Tissue BarriersPub Date : 2025-01-02Epub Date: 2024-04-29DOI: 10.1080/21688370.2024.2347070
Abdullah Alhumaid, Fang Liu, Shengshuai Shan, Eissa Jafari, Nadia Nourin, Payaningal R Somanath, S Priya Narayanan
{"title":"Spermine oxidase inhibitor, MDL 72527, reduced neovascularization, vascular permeability, and acrolein-conjugated proteins in a mouse model of ischemic retinopathy.","authors":"Abdullah Alhumaid, Fang Liu, Shengshuai Shan, Eissa Jafari, Nadia Nourin, Payaningal R Somanath, S Priya Narayanan","doi":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2347070","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2347070","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Disruptions in polyamine metabolism have been identified as contributing factors to various central nervous system disorders. Our laboratory has previously highlighted the crucial role of polyamine oxidation in retinal disease models, specifically noting elevated levels of spermine oxidase (SMOX) in inner retinal neurons. Our prior research demonstrated that inhibiting SMOX with MDL 72527 protected against vascular injury and microglial activation induced by hyperoxia in the retina. However, the effects of SMOX inhibition on retinal neovascularization and vascular permeability, along with the underlying molecular mechanisms of vascular protection, remain incompletely understood. In this study, we utilized the oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) model to explore the impact of SMOX inhibition on retinal neovascularization, vascular permeability, and the molecular mechanisms underlying MDL 72527-mediated vasoprotection in the OIR retina. Our findings indicate that inhibiting SMOX with MDL 72527 mitigated vaso-obliteration and neovascularization in the OIR retina. Additionally, it reduced OIR-induced vascular permeability and Claudin-5 expression, suppressed acrolein-conjugated protein levels, and downregulated P38/ERK1/2/STAT3 signaling. Furthermore, our results revealed that treatment with BSA-Acrolein conjugates significantly decreased the viability of human retinal endothelial cells (HRECs) and activated P38 signaling. These observations contribute valuable insights into the potential therapeutic benefits of SMOX inhibition by MDL 72527 in ischemic retinopathy.</p>","PeriodicalId":23469,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Barriers","volume":" ","pages":"2347070"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11970769/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140851564","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}
Tissue BarriersPub Date : 2025-01-02Epub Date: 2024-05-07DOI: 10.1080/21688370.2024.2348852
Ioannis A Voutsadakis
{"title":"Molecular alterations in claudin 18 suppressed and non-suppressed gastric adenocarcinomas to guide targeted therapies.","authors":"Ioannis A Voutsadakis","doi":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2348852","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21688370.2024.2348852","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Gastric adenocarcinoma represents an aggressive type of cancer and an important cause of cancer mortality. Progress in gastric cancer therapeutics has resulted from a better understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of the disease and introduction of targeted therapies, but most gastric cancer patients still rely on non-targeted chemotherapy as the mainstay of treatment for advanced disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An analysis of publicly available series from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) gastric cancer cohort was undertaken to delineate the clinical and genomic landscape of gastric cancers with suppressed expression of claudin 18 compared with cancers with non-suppressed claudin 18. Claudin 18 suppressed cancers were defined as having an mRNA expression z-score relative to normal samples (log RNA Seq V2) of less than -1. Claudin 18 non-suppressed cancers were defined as having an mRNA expression z-score relative to normal samples (log RNA Seq V2) above 0.5.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Gastric cancers with claudin 18 mRNA suppression represented 7.7% of the gastric adenocarcinomas of TCGA cohort, while non-suppressed cancers represented 46.6% of the cases. The two groups did not differ in clinical and genomic characteristics, such as mean age, histology, grade, and stage. The mutation landscape of claudin 18 suppressed cases included high mutation rates of TP53, of genes of the WNT/β-catenin pathway and of ubiquitin ligase <i>FBXW7</i>. Moreover, a subset of both claudin 18 suppressed and non-suppressed cancers displayed mutations in Mismatch Repair (MMR) associated genes or a high tumor mutation burden (TMB). At the mRNA expression level, claudin 18 suppressed gastric cancers showed up-regulation of EMT core transcription factor Snail 2 and down-regulation of genes of HLA cluster. The survival of gastric cancer patients with claudin 18 mRNA suppression was not significantly different compared with patients with non-suppressed claudin 18.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Sub-sets of gastric cancers with claudin 18 mRNA suppression displayed characteristics of potential therapeutic interest, such as mutations in WNT and PI3K pathways and MMR defects. These may guide the development of alternative targeted therapies, in this sub-set of gastric cancers which are not candidates for claudin 18 targeting therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23469,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Barriers","volume":" ","pages":"2348852"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11970779/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140872223","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}