Unravelling heterogeneous effects of cancer-associated fibroblasts on poor prognosis markers in breast cancer EM-G3 cell line: iIn vitro/i-targeted treatment (anti-IL-6, anti-VEGF-A, anti-MFGE8) based on transcriptomic profiling

0579877 - ÚMG 2025 RIV GR eng J - Journal Article
Urban, L. - Novák, S. - Coma, M. - Dvořánková, B. - Lacina, L. - Šáchová, Jana - Hradilová, Miluše - Svatoňová, Petra - Kolář, Michal - Strnad, Hynek - Březinová, J. - Smetana, K. - Gal, P. - Szabó, P.
Unravelling heterogeneous effects of cancer-associated fibroblasts on poor prognosis markers in breast cancer EM-G3 cell line: iIn vitro/i-targeted treatment (anti-IL-6, anti-VEGF-A, anti-MFGE8) based on transcriptomic profiling.
Oncology Reports. Roč. 51, č. 1 (2024), č. článku 3. ISSN 1021-335X. E-ISSN 1791-2431
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) EF16_019/0000785; GA MŠMT LX22NPO5102
Institutional support: RVO:68378050
Keywords : expression * growth * hallmarks * diagnosis * vimentin * invasion * epithelial-mesenchymal interaction * cell differentiation * tumor microenvironment * breast cancer * neutralizing antibody
OECD category: Cell biology
Impact factor: 4.2, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://www.spandidos-publications.com/10.3892/or.2023.8662

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. Although dramatically increased survival rates of early diagnosed cases have been observed, late diagnosed patients and metastatic cancer may still be considered fatal. The present study's main focus was on cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) which is an active component of the tumor microenvironment (TME) regulating the breast cancer ecosystem. Transcriptomic profiling and analysis of CAFs isolated from breast cancer skin metastasis, cutaneous basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma unravelled major gene candidates such as IL6, VEGFA and MFGE8 that induced co-expression of keratins-8/-14 in the EM-G3 cell line derived from infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma. Western blot analysis of selected keratins (keratin-8,14,18,19) and epithelial-mesenchymal transition-associated markers (SLUG, SNAIL, ZEB1, E-/N-cadherin, vimentin) revealed specific responses pointing to certain heterogeneity of the studied CAF populations. Experimental in vitro treatment using neutralizing antibodies against IL-6, VEGF-A and MFGE8 attenuated the modulatory effect of CAFs on EM-G3 cells. The present study provided novel data in characterizing and understanding the interactions between CAFs and EM-G3 cells in vitro. CAFs of different origins support the pro-inflammatory microenvironment and influence the biology of breast cancer cells. This observation potentially holds significant interest for the development of novel, clinically relevant approaches targeting the TME in breast cancer. Furthermore, its implications extend beyond breast cancer and have the potential to impact a wide range of other cancer types.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0348661