PMID- 29284199 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180312 LR - 20220316 IS - 1349-7006 (Electronic) IS - 1347-9032 (Print) IS - 1347-9032 (Linking) VI - 109 IP - 3 DP - 2018 Mar TI - Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells promote head and neck cancer progression through Periostin-mediated phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin. PG - 688-698 LID - 10.1111/cas.13479 [doi] AB - Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSC) have been shown to be recruited to the tumor microenvironment and exert a tumor-promoting effect in a variety of cancers. However, the molecular mechanisms related to the tumor-promoting effect of BMMSC on head and neck cancer (HNC) are not clear. In this study, we investigated Periostin (POSTN) and its roles in the tumor-promoting effect of BMMSC on HNC. In vitro analysis of HNC cells cultured in BMMSC-conditioned media (MSC-CM) showed that MSC-CM significantly promoted cancer progression by enhancing cell proliferation, migration, epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT), and altering expression of cell cycle regulatory proteins and inhibition of apoptosis. Moreover, MSC-CM promoted the expression of POSTN and POSTN promoted HNC progression through the activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. In a murine model of HNC, we found that BMMSC promoted tumor growth, invasion, metastasis and enhanced the expression of POSTN and EMT in tumor tissues. Clinical sample analysis further confirmed that the expression of POSTN and N-cadherin were correlated with pathological grade and lymph node metastasis of HNC. In conclusion, this study indicated that BMMSC promoted proliferation, invasion, survival, tumorigenicity and migration of head and neck cancer through POSTN-mediated PI3K/Akt/mTOR activation. CI - (c) 2018 The Authors. Cancer Science published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japanese Cancer Association. FAU - Liu, Chuanxia AU - Liu C AD - Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Feng, Xiaoxia AU - Feng X AD - Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Baixiang AU - Wang B AD - Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Xinhua AU - Wang X AD - Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Chaowei AU - Wang C AD - Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Yu, Mengfei AU - Yu M AD - Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Cao, Guifen AU - Cao G AD - Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Huiming AU - Wang H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5077-7481 AD - Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180123 PL - England TA - Cancer Sci JT - Cancer science JID - 101168776 RN - 0 (Cell Adhesion Molecules) RN - 0 (Culture Media, Conditioned) RN - 0 (POSTN protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Adhesion Molecules MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Culture Media, Conditioned/pharmacology MH - Disease Progression MH - Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Head and Neck Neoplasms/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Neoplasm Metastasis MH - Neoplasm Staging MH - Neoplasm Transplantation MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Up-Regulation PMC - PMC5834805 OTO - NOTNLM OT - PI3K/Akt/mTOR OT - Periostin OT - bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells OT - epithelial mesenchymal transition OT - head and neck cancer EDAT- 2017/12/29 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/13 06:00 PMCR- 2018/03/01 CRDT- 2017/12/29 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/12/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/12/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/12/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - CAS13479 [pii] AID - 10.1111/cas.13479 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Sci. 2018 Mar;109(3):688-698. doi: 10.1111/cas.13479. Epub 2018 Jan 23.