A CXCL1 paracrine network links cancer chemoresistance and metastasis Journal Article


Authors: Acharyya, S.; Oskarsson, T.; Vanharanta, S.; Malladi, S.; Kim, J.; Morris, P. G.; Manova-Todorova, K.; Leversha, M.; Hogg, N.; Seshan, V. E.; Norton, L.; Brogi, E.; Massague, J.
Article Title: A CXCL1 paracrine network links cancer chemoresistance and metastasis
Abstract: Metastasis and chemoresistance in cancer are linked phenomena, but the molecular basis for this link is unknown. We uncovered a network of paracrine signals between carcinoma, myeloid, and endothelial cells that drives both processes in breast cancer. Cancer cells that overexpress CXCL1 and 2 by transcriptional hyperactivation or 4q21 amplification are primed for survival in metastatic sites. CXCL1/2 attract CD11b +Gr1 + myeloid cells into the tumor, which produce chemokines including S100A8/9 that enhance cancer cell survival. Although chemotherapeutic agents kill cancer cells, these treatments trigger a parallel stromal reaction leading to TNF-α production by endothelial and other stromal cells. TNF-α via NF-kB heightens the CXCL1/2 expression in cancer cells, thus amplifying the CXCL1/2-S100A8/9 loop and causing chemoresistance. CXCR2 blockers break this cycle, augmenting the efficacy of chemotherapy against breast tumors and particularly against metastasis. This network of endothelial-carcinoma-myeloid signaling interactions provides a mechanism linking chemoresistance and metastasis, with opportunities for intervention. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.
Keywords: controlled study; human tissue; doxorubicin; nonhuman; paclitaxel; lymph nodes; lymphatic metastasis; mouse; animals; mice; cell survival; breast cancer; lung neoplasms; animal experiment; animal model; cyclophosphamide; immunoglobulin enhancer binding protein; drug resistance, neoplasm; breast neoplasms; mice, inbred c57bl; cancer resistance; endothelium cell; endothelial cells; lung metastasis; tumor necrosis factor alpha; cd11b antigen; carcinoma; neoplasm metastasis; transplantation, heterologous; paracrine signaling; bone marrow cell; molecular interaction; neoplasm transplantation; tissue microarray; tumor growth; disease models, animal; cxcl2 chemokine; stroma cell; breast carcinogenesis; gene knockdown techniques; cxcl1 chemokine; chromosome 4q; myeloid cells; calgranulin a; paracrine communication; calgranulin b; chemokine cxcl1; chemokine receptor cxcr2 antagonist
Journal Title: Cell
Volume: 150
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0092-8674
Publisher: Cell Press  
Date Published: 2012-07-06
Start Page: 165
End Page: 178
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.04.042
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 22770218
PMCID: PMC3528019
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Notes: --- - "Export Date: 1 August 2012" - "CODEN: CELLB" - "Source: Scopus"
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  1. Venkatraman Ennapadam Seshan
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  2. Patrick Glyn Morris
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  3. Larry Norton
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  4. Joan Massague
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  5. Edi Brogi
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  6. Juliet Y Kim
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