Stearoyl-CoA desaturase regulates sorafenib resistance via modulation of ER stress-induced differentiation
| Autor: | Irene Oi-Lin Ng, Lily Kwan Wai Cheng, Mark Kin Fai Ma, Terence Kin Wah Lee, Eunice Yuen Ting Lau, Doris Hoi Wing Leung, Regina Cheuk-Lam Lo, Stephanie Ma, John A. Copland, Nicole Pui Yu Ho, Jin Ding, Jessica Lo, Chi Ho Lin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Sorafenib Niacinamide Carcinoma Hepatocellular Antineoplastic Agents Pharmacology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Downregulation and upregulation medicine Humans neoplasms Gene knockdown Hepatology business.industry Endoplasmic reticulum Phenylurea Compounds Liver Neoplasms HCCS medicine.disease Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Survival Analysis digestive system diseases Pharmacogenomic Testing 030104 developmental biology Drug Resistance Neoplasm 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Unfolded protein response Immunohistochemistry Hong Kong lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Liver cancer business Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of hepatology. 67(5) |
| ISSN: | 1600-0641 |
| Popis: | Background & Aims We investigated the functional role and clinical significance of stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 ( SCD1 ) mediated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in regulating liver tumor-initiating cells (T-ICs) and sorafenib resistance, with the aim of developing a novel therapeutic strategy against hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). Methods We evaluated the clinic-pathological relevance of SCD1 and its correlation with sorafenib resistance in large cohorts of HCC clinical samples by qPCR and immunohistochemical analyses. Lentiviral-based overexpression and knockdown approaches were performed to characterize the functional roles of SCD1 in regulating liver T-ICs and sorafenib resistance. Molecular pathways mediating the phenotypic alterations were identified through RNA sequencing analysis and functional rescue experiments. The combinatorial effect of SCD1 inhibition and sorafenib was tested using a patient-derived tumor xenograft (PDTX) model. Results SCD1 overexpression was found in HCC, which was associated with shorter disease-free survival ( p = 0.008, log rank test). SCD1 was found to regulate the populations of liver T-ICs; while its suppression by a SCD1 inhibitor suppressed liver T-ICs and sorafenib resistance. Interestingly, SCD1 was markedly upregulated in our established sorafenib-resistant PDTX model, and its overexpression predicts the clinical response of HCC patients to sorafenib treatment. Suppression of SCD1 forces liver T-ICs to differentiate via ER stress-induced unfolded protein response, resulting in an enhanced sensitivity to sorafenib. The PDTX#1 model, combined with sorafenib treatment and a novel SCD1 inhibitor (SSI-4), showed a maximal growth suppressive effect. Conclusions SCD1 -mediated ER stress regulates liver T-ICs and sorafenib sensitivity. Targeting SCD1 alone or in combination with sorafenib might be a novel personalized medicine against HCC. Lay summary: In this study, SCD1 was found to play a critical role in regulating liver tumor-initiating cells and sorafenib resistance through the regulation of ER stress-mediated differentiation. Targeting SCD1 in combination with sorafenib may be a novel therapeutic strategy against liver cancer. |
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