Host Mesothelin Expression Increases Ovarian Cancer Metastasis in the Peritoneal Microenvironment

Mesothelin (MSLN), a glycoprotein normally expressed by mesothelial cells, is overexpressed in ovarian cancer (OvCa) suggesting a role in tumor progression, although the biological function is not fully understood. OvCa has a high mortality rate due to diagnosis at advanced stage disease with intrap...

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Autores principales: Tyvette S. Hilliard, Brooke Kowalski, Kyle Iwamoto, Elizabeth A. Agadi, Yueying Liu, Jing Yang, Marwa Asem, Yuliya Klymenko, Jeff Johnson, Zonggao Shi, Gifty Marfowaa, Madeleine G. Yemc, Phillip Petrasko, M. Sharon Stack
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c13afbf1f05f4c64aad9f7c5b4e9fc4f2021-11-25T17:56:40ZHost Mesothelin Expression Increases Ovarian Cancer Metastasis in the Peritoneal Microenvironment10.3390/ijms2222124431422-00671661-6596https://doaj.org/article/c13afbf1f05f4c64aad9f7c5b4e9fc4f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/22/12443https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067Mesothelin (MSLN), a glycoprotein normally expressed by mesothelial cells, is overexpressed in ovarian cancer (OvCa) suggesting a role in tumor progression, although the biological function is not fully understood. OvCa has a high mortality rate due to diagnosis at advanced stage disease with intraperitoneal metastasis. Tumor cells detach from the primary tumor as single cells or multicellular aggregates (MCAs) and attach to the mesothelium of organs within the peritoneal cavity producing widely disseminated secondary lesions. To investigate the role of host MSLN in the peritoneal cavity we used a mouse model with a null mutation in the MSLN gene (MSLN<sup>KO</sup>). The deletion of host MSLN expression modified the peritoneal ultrastructure resulting in abnormal mesothelial cell surface architecture and altered omental collagen fibril organization. Co-culture of murine OvCa cells with primary mesothelial cells regardless of MSLN expression formed compact MCAs. However, co-culture with MSLN<sup>KO</sup> mesothelial cells resulted in smaller MCAs. An allograft tumor study, using wild-type mice (MSLN<sup>WT</sup>) or MSLN<sup>KO</sup> mice injected intraperitoneally with murine OvCa cells demonstrated a significant decrease in peritoneal metastatic tumor burden in MSLN<sup>KO</sup> mice compared to MSLN<sup>WT</sup> mice. Together, these data support a role for host MSLN in the progression of OvCa metastasis.Tyvette S. HilliardBrooke KowalskiKyle IwamotoElizabeth A. AgadiYueying LiuJing YangMarwa AsemYuliya KlymenkoJeff JohnsonZonggao ShiGifty MarfowaaMadeleine G. YemcPhillip PetraskoM. Sharon StackMDPI AGarticleovarian cancermetastasismesotheliummesothelincell adhesioncollagenBiology (General)QH301-705.5ChemistryQD1-999ENInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 12443, p 12443 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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language EN
topic ovarian cancer
metastasis
mesothelium
mesothelin
cell adhesion
collagen
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle ovarian cancer
metastasis
mesothelium
mesothelin
cell adhesion
collagen
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
Tyvette S. Hilliard
Brooke Kowalski
Kyle Iwamoto
Elizabeth A. Agadi
Yueying Liu
Jing Yang
Marwa Asem
Yuliya Klymenko
Jeff Johnson
Zonggao Shi
Gifty Marfowaa
Madeleine G. Yemc
Phillip Petrasko
M. Sharon Stack
Host Mesothelin Expression Increases Ovarian Cancer Metastasis in the Peritoneal Microenvironment
description Mesothelin (MSLN), a glycoprotein normally expressed by mesothelial cells, is overexpressed in ovarian cancer (OvCa) suggesting a role in tumor progression, although the biological function is not fully understood. OvCa has a high mortality rate due to diagnosis at advanced stage disease with intraperitoneal metastasis. Tumor cells detach from the primary tumor as single cells or multicellular aggregates (MCAs) and attach to the mesothelium of organs within the peritoneal cavity producing widely disseminated secondary lesions. To investigate the role of host MSLN in the peritoneal cavity we used a mouse model with a null mutation in the MSLN gene (MSLN<sup>KO</sup>). The deletion of host MSLN expression modified the peritoneal ultrastructure resulting in abnormal mesothelial cell surface architecture and altered omental collagen fibril organization. Co-culture of murine OvCa cells with primary mesothelial cells regardless of MSLN expression formed compact MCAs. However, co-culture with MSLN<sup>KO</sup> mesothelial cells resulted in smaller MCAs. An allograft tumor study, using wild-type mice (MSLN<sup>WT</sup>) or MSLN<sup>KO</sup> mice injected intraperitoneally with murine OvCa cells demonstrated a significant decrease in peritoneal metastatic tumor burden in MSLN<sup>KO</sup> mice compared to MSLN<sup>WT</sup> mice. Together, these data support a role for host MSLN in the progression of OvCa metastasis.
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author Tyvette S. Hilliard
Brooke Kowalski
Kyle Iwamoto
Elizabeth A. Agadi
Yueying Liu
Jing Yang
Marwa Asem
Yuliya Klymenko
Jeff Johnson
Zonggao Shi
Gifty Marfowaa
Madeleine G. Yemc
Phillip Petrasko
M. Sharon Stack
author_facet Tyvette S. Hilliard
Brooke Kowalski
Kyle Iwamoto
Elizabeth A. Agadi
Yueying Liu
Jing Yang
Marwa Asem
Yuliya Klymenko
Jeff Johnson
Zonggao Shi
Gifty Marfowaa
Madeleine G. Yemc
Phillip Petrasko
M. Sharon Stack
author_sort Tyvette S. Hilliard
title Host Mesothelin Expression Increases Ovarian Cancer Metastasis in the Peritoneal Microenvironment
title_short Host Mesothelin Expression Increases Ovarian Cancer Metastasis in the Peritoneal Microenvironment
title_full Host Mesothelin Expression Increases Ovarian Cancer Metastasis in the Peritoneal Microenvironment
title_fullStr Host Mesothelin Expression Increases Ovarian Cancer Metastasis in the Peritoneal Microenvironment
title_full_unstemmed Host Mesothelin Expression Increases Ovarian Cancer Metastasis in the Peritoneal Microenvironment
title_sort host mesothelin expression increases ovarian cancer metastasis in the peritoneal microenvironment
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/c13afbf1f05f4c64aad9f7c5b4e9fc4f
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