Author:
Yang Yanpeng,Ma Yongchen,Yan Shen,Wang Pengyuan,Hu Jianwen,Chen Shanwen,Zhu Jing,Wang Jingui,Chen Guowei,Liu Yucun
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Fibroblasts are the predominant cell type in the stroma of tumor, and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) promote cancer chemoresistance by secreting various bioactive molecules. However, the differential expression between CAFs and normal fibroblasts (NFs) and how can CAFs uniquely impact cancer cells are still unexplored.
Methods
Primary CAFs and NFs were cultured from gastric cancer specimens, and their variant expression was analyzed by RNA-sequencing. Chemoresistance was evaluated by measuring cell viability, apoptosis, and 3D-coculture techniques.
Results
CAFs were isolated from gastric cancers and defined by specific cell-surface markers. CAFs decreased the sensitivity of gastric cancer cells to 5-FU. RNA-sequencing showed that CAFs expressed a higher level of NRP2 than NFs. And the high expression of NRP2 was correlated with worse oncological outcomes in gastric cancer patients. Further study showed that the knockdown of NRP2 eradicated the resistance to 5-FU. And the secretion of stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) was reduced following NRP2 knockdown. Furthermore, we found that the increased sensitivity to 5-FU was induced by DNA damage. And this process was mediated by predominant effectors of the Hippo pathway, YAP/TAZ.
Conclusions
The present study indicated that CAFs within gastric cancers promote chemoresistance through the expression of NRP2. The secretion of SDF-1 that mediated by VEGF/NRP2 signaling in CAFs and the activation of Hippo pathway in cancer cells in large part participated in this project.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Cancer Research,Gastroenterology,Oncology,General Medicine
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