PMID- 23917077 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140403 LR - 20201218 IS - 1460-2180 (Electronic) IS - 0143-3334 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 1 DP - 2014 Jan TI - Cancer-promoting role of adipocytes in asbestos-induced mesothelial carcinogenesis through dysregulated adipocytokine production. PG - 164-72 LID - 10.1093/carcin/bgt267 [doi] AB - Like many other human cancers, the development of malignant mesothelioma is closely associated with a chronic inflammatory condition. Both macrophages and mesothelial cells play crucial roles in the inflammatory response caused by asbestos exposure. Here, we show that adipocytes can also contribute to asbestos-induced inflammation through dysregulated adipocytokine production. 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were differentiated into mature adipocytes prior to use. These cells took up asbestos fibers (chrysotile, crocidolite and amosite) but were more resistant to asbestos-induced injury than macrophages and mesothelial cells. Expression microarray analysis followed by reverse transcription-PCR revealed that adipocytes respond directly to asbestos exposure with an increased production of proinflammatory adipocytokines [e.g. monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)], whereas the production of anti-inflammatory adipocytokines (e.g. adiponectin) is suppressed. This was confirmed in epididymal fat pad of mice after intraperitoneal injection of asbestos fibers. Such dysregulated adipocytokine production favors the establishment of a proinflammatory environment. Furthermore, MCP-1 marginally promoted the growth of MeT-5A mesothelial cells and significantly enhanced the wound healing of Y-MESO-8A and Y-MESO-8D human mesothelioma cells. Our results suggest that increased levels of adipocytokines, such as MCP-1, can potentially contribute to the promotion of mesothelial carcinogenesis through the enhanced recruitment of inflammatory cells as well as a direct growth and migration stimulatory effect on mesothelial and mesothelioma cells. Taken together, our findings support a potential cancer-promoting role of adipocytes in asbestos-induced mesothelial carcinogenesis. FAU - Chew, Shan Hwu AU - Chew SH AD - Department of Pathology and Biological Responses, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan. FAU - Okazaki, Yasumasa AU - Okazaki Y FAU - Nagai, Hirotaka AU - Nagai H FAU - Misawa, Nobuaki AU - Misawa N FAU - Akatsuka, Shinya AU - Akatsuka S FAU - Yamashita, Kyoko AU - Yamashita K FAU - Jiang, Li AU - Jiang L FAU - Yamashita, Yoriko AU - Yamashita Y FAU - Noguchi, Michio AU - Noguchi M FAU - Hosoda, Kiminori AU - Hosoda K FAU - Sekido, Yoshitaka AU - Sekido Y FAU - Takahashi, Takashi AU - Takahashi T FAU - Toyokuni, Shinya AU - Toyokuni S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130805 PL - England TA - Carcinogenesis JT - Carcinogenesis JID - 8008055 RN - 0 (Adipokines) RN - 0 (Ccl2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 1332-21-4 (Asbestos) SB - IM MH - 3T3-L1 Cells MH - Adipocytes/metabolism/*pathology MH - Adipokines/metabolism MH - Adipose Tissue/drug effects/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Asbestos/pharmacokinetics/*toxicity MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Lung Neoplasms/*chemically induced/*pathology MH - Male MH - Mesothelioma/*chemically induced/*pathology MH - Mesothelioma, Malignant MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred Strains EDAT- 2013/08/07 06:00 MHDA- 2014/04/04 06:00 CRDT- 2013/08/07 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/08/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/04/04 06:00 [medline] AID - bgt267 [pii] AID - 10.1093/carcin/bgt267 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Carcinogenesis. 2014 Jan;35(1):164-72. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgt267. Epub 2013 Aug 5.