Author:
Aoki Tatsuya,Kinoshita Jun,Munesue Seiichi,Hamabe-Horiike Toshihide,Yamaguchi Takahisa,Nakamura Yusuke,Okamoto Koichi,Moriyama Hideki,Nakamura Keishi,Harada Shinichi,Yamamoto Yasuhiko,Inaki Noriyuki,Fushida Sachio
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The lipid scavenger receptor cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) has been shown to have a pro-metastatic function in several cancers. Adipose tissue, a favorable site for peritoneal metastasis (PM) from gastric cancer (GC), promotes this process by providing free fatty acids (FFAs); however, the role of CD36 in PM progression from GC remains to be elucidated.
Materials and Methods
We evaluated CD36 expression in the GC cells under various conditions. CD36 overexpressing (CD36OE) MKN45 cells were prepared and their migration and invasive properties were assessed. A PM mouse model was used to investigate the biological effects of palmitic acid (PA) and CD36. Furthermore, we examined the clinical role of CD36 expression in 82 human PM samples by immunohistochemical staining.
Results
Hypoxia markedly increased CD36 expression in GC cells. In normoxia, only CD36OE MKN45 cells treated with PA showed an increase in migration and invasion abilities. An increased expression of active Rac1 and Cdc42 was observed, which decreased following etomoxir treatment. Conversely, hypoxia increased those capacities of both vector and CD36OE MKN45 cells. In a mouse model transplanted with CD36OE MKN45 cells, more peritoneal tumors were observed in the high-fat diet group than those in the normal diet group. In clinical samples, 80% of PM lesions expressed CD36, consistent with hypoxic regions, indicating a significant association with prognosis.
Conclusion
Our findings indicate that a hypoxia in the peritoneal cavity induces CD36 expression in GC cells, which contributes to PM through the uptake of FFAs.
Funder
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Cited by
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