PMID- 28894280 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190613 LR - 20211204 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Sep 11 TI - Hypoxia-induced ANGPTL4 sustains tumour growth and anoikis resistance through different mechanisms in scirrhous gastric cancer cell lines. PG - 11127 LID - 10.1038/s41598-017-11769-x [doi] LID - 11127 AB - Patients with scirrhous gastric cancer (SGC) frequently develop peritoneal dissemination, which leads to poor prognosis. The secreted protein angiopoietin-like-4 (ANGPTL4), which is induced by hypoxia, exerts diverse effects on cancer progression. Here, we aimed to determine the biological function of ANGPTL4 in SGC cells under hypoxia. ANGPTL4 levels were higher in SGC cells under hypoxia than in other types of gastric cancer cells. Hypoxia-induced ANGPTL4 mRNA expression was regulated by hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha). Under hypoxic conditions, monolayer cultures of ANGPTL4 knockdown (KD) 58As9 SGC (58As9-KD) cells were arrested in the G(1) phase of the cell cycle through downregulation of c-Myc and upregulation of p27, in contrast to control 58As9-SC cells. Moreover, the ability of 58As9-KD xenografts to form tumours in nude mice was strongly suppressed. When 58As9-KD cells were cultured in suspension, hypoxia strongly increased their susceptibility to anoikis through suppression of the FAK/Src/PI3K-Akt/ERK pro-survival pathway, followed by activation of the apoptotic factors caspases-3, -8 and -9. The development of peritoneal dissemination by 58As9-KD cells was completely inhibited compared with that by 58As9-SC cells. In conclusion, ANGPTL4 is uniquely induced by hypoxia in cultured SGC cells and is essential for tumour growth and resistance to anoikis through different mechanisms. FAU - Baba, Koichi AU - Baba K AD - Department of Surgery, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, 5-1-1, Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga, 849-8501, Japan. FAU - Kitajima, Yoshihiko AU - Kitajima Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2857-954X AD - Department of Surgery, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, 5-1-1, Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga, 849-8501, Japan. kitajiy@hosp.go.jp. AD - Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Higashisaga Hospital, 7324, Ooaza Harakoga, Miyaki-cho, Miyaki-gun, Saga, 849-0101, Japan. kitajiy@hosp.go.jp. FAU - Miyake, Shuusuke AU - Miyake S AD - Department of Surgery, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, 5-1-1, Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga, 849-8501, Japan. FAU - Nakamura, Jun AU - Nakamura J AD - Department of Surgery, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, 5-1-1, Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga, 849-8501, Japan. FAU - Wakiyama, Kota AU - Wakiyama K AD - Department of Surgery, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, 5-1-1, Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga, 849-8501, Japan. FAU - Sato, Hirofumi AU - Sato H AD - Department of Surgery, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, 5-1-1, Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga, 849-8501, Japan. FAU - Okuyama, Keiichiro AU - Okuyama K AD - Department of Surgery, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, 5-1-1, Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga, 849-8501, Japan. FAU - Kitagawa, Hiroshi AU - Kitagawa H AD - Department of Surgery, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, 5-1-1, Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga, 849-8501, Japan. FAU - Tanaka, Tomokazu AU - Tanaka T AD - Department of Surgery, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, 5-1-1, Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga, 849-8501, Japan. FAU - Hiraki, Masatsugu AU - Hiraki M AD - Department of Surgery, Saga-ken Medical Centre Koseikan, 400, Ooaza Nakahara, Kase-machi, Saga-shi, Saga, 840-8571, Japan. FAU - Yanagihara, Kazuyoshi AU - Yanagihara K AD - Division of Translational Research, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan. FAU - Noshiro, Hirokazu AU - Noshiro H AD - Department of Surgery, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, 5-1-1, Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga, 849-8501, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170911 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (ANGPTL4 protein, human) RN - 0 (Angiopoietin-Like Protein 4) RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) SB - IM MH - Angiopoietin-Like Protein 4/genetics/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - *Anoikis/genetics MH - Apoptosis/genetics MH - Biomarkers, Tumor MH - Cell Hypoxia MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Gene Expression MH - Heterografts MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia/*metabolism MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Neoplasm Metastasis MH - Neoplasm Staging MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics MH - Signal Transduction MH - Stomach Neoplasms/genetics/metabolism/pathology PMC - PMC5594024 COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2017/09/13 06:00 MHDA- 2019/06/14 06:00 PMCR- 2017/09/11 CRDT- 2017/09/13 06:00 PHST- 2016/09/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/07/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/09/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/09/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/06/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/09/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-11769-x [pii] AID - 11769 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-11769-x [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 11;7(1):11127. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-11769-x.