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A inflamação intestinal é uma doença crónica debilitante de origem multifatorial
que afeta cerca de 25 000 portugueses. É também uma condição
promotora para a tumorigénese no cólon. Um microambiente inflamatório
fornece sinais de sobrevivência para as células cancerígenas, as quais
respondem com mudanças no seu programa genético. RAC1B é um exemplo
de um biomarcador que foi identificado num subconjunto de tumores
colorretais, e cuja expressão está aumentada em amostras de doentes
com doença inflamatória intestinal. Para esclarecer os mecanismos moleculares
envolvidos, a expressão da proteína RAC1B foi analisada num
modelo celular composto por uma camada epitelial de células colorretais
Caco-2 cocultivadas simultaneamente com fibroblastos ou macrófagos. A
mera adição da citocina CXCL2/MIP2α purificada, ou uma cocultura com
macrófagos do tipo M1, responsáveis pela síntese de MIP2α in vivo, induziram
um aumento significativo nos níveis da proteína RAC1B nas células
colorretais. Este aumento foi ainda potenciado pela adição de fibroblastos
derivados de carcinoma (CAFs) à cocultura com M1. Estes resultados
permitiram identificar, molecularmente, como os sinais pró-inflamatórios
do microambiente induzem alterações no programa genético das células
tumorais colorretais, abrindo caminho para uma melhor compreensão do
papel da inflamação na promoção de tumores.
Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic disorder of multifactorial origin that currently affects around 25 000 Portuguese. It is also a condition for promoting the development of colorectal cancer. The inflammatory microenvironment provides survival signals for cancer cells, which respond with changes in their genetic program. RAC1B is an example for a biomarker previously identified in a subset of BRAF-mutated colorectal tumors, the expression of which was found increased in samples from patients with inflammatory bowel disease. In order to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanism, RAC1B expression was analyzed in a cell model composed of an epithelium-like layer of differentiated colorectal Caco-2 cells in co-culture with fibroblasts or macrophages. The presence of purified cytokine CXCL2/MIP2α, or a co-culture with M1-type macrophages (a source of MIP2α in vivo) induced a significant increase in RAC1B protein levels in colorectal cells. This increase was further potentiated when cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) were added together with M1. The data identify a molecular link between pro-inflammatory signals from the microenvironment and alterations in the genetic program of colorectal tumor cells, paving the way for a better understanding of the role of inflammation in tumor promotion.
Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic disorder of multifactorial origin that currently affects around 25 000 Portuguese. It is also a condition for promoting the development of colorectal cancer. The inflammatory microenvironment provides survival signals for cancer cells, which respond with changes in their genetic program. RAC1B is an example for a biomarker previously identified in a subset of BRAF-mutated colorectal tumors, the expression of which was found increased in samples from patients with inflammatory bowel disease. In order to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanism, RAC1B expression was analyzed in a cell model composed of an epithelium-like layer of differentiated colorectal Caco-2 cells in co-culture with fibroblasts or macrophages. The presence of purified cytokine CXCL2/MIP2α, or a co-culture with M1-type macrophages (a source of MIP2α in vivo) induced a significant increase in RAC1B protein levels in colorectal cells. This increase was further potentiated when cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) were added together with M1. The data identify a molecular link between pro-inflammatory signals from the microenvironment and alterations in the genetic program of colorectal tumor cells, paving the way for a better understanding of the role of inflammation in tumor promotion.
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Keywords
Inflamação Intestinal Cancro do Cólon Proteína RAC1B Vias de Transdução de Sinal e Patologias Associadas
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Boletim Epidemiológico Observações. 2021 mai-ago;10(30):52-56
Publisher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, IP
