Neuronal exposure induces neurotransmitter signaling and synaptic mediators in tumors early in brain metastasis.

Autor: Deshpande K; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; USC Brain Tumor Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Martirosian V; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; USC Brain Tumor Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Nakamura BN; Department of Medicine, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; USC Brain Tumor Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Iyer M; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; USC Brain Tumor Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Julian A; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; USC Brain Tumor Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Eisenbarth R; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; USC Brain Tumor Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Shao L; Department of Medicine, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Attenello F; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; USC Brain Tumor Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Neman J; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; USC Brain Tumor Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Neuro-oncology [Neuro Oncol] 2022 Jun 01; Vol. 24 (6), pp. 914-924.
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab290
Abstrakt: Background: Brain metastases (BM) are responsible for neurological decline and poor overall survival. Although the pro-metastatic roles of glial cells, and the acquisition of neuronal attributes in established BM tumors have been described, there are no studies that investigate the initial interplay between neurons and brain-seeking tumor cells. The aim of this study was to characterize early tumor-neuron interactions and the induced CNS-adaptive changes in tumor cells prior to macro-colonization.
Methods: Utilizing pure neuronal cultures and brain-naïve and patient-derived BM tumor cells, we surveyed the early induction of mediators of neurotransmitter (NT) and synaptic signaling in breast and lung tumor cells. Reliance on microenvironmental GABA in breast-to-brain metastatic cells (BBMs) was assessed in vitro and in vivo.
Results: Coculture with neurons induces early expression of classical NT receptor genes (HTR4, GRIA2, GRIN2B, GRM4, GRM8, DRD1) and neuronal synaptic mediators (CNR1, EGR2, ARC, NGFR, NRXN1) in breast and lung cancer cells. NT-dependent classification of tumor cells within the neuronal niche shows breast cancer cells become GABAergic responsive brain metastases (GRBMs) and transition from relying on autocrine GABA, to paracrine GABA from adjacent neurons; while autocrine Dopaminergic breast and lung tumor cells persist. In vivo studies confirm reliance on paracrine GABA is an early CNS-acclimation strategy in breast cancer. Moreover, neuronal contact induces early resurgence in Reelin expression in tumor cells through epigenetic activation, facilitating CNS adaptation.
Conclusion: Tumor-neuron interactions allow for CNS adaptation early in the course of brain metastasis.
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Databáze: MEDLINE