PMID- 30969151 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190604 LR - 20190604 IS - 1945-0257 (Electronic) IS - 1945-0257 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 5 DP - 2019 May TI - CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein beta-Mediated MMP3 Upregulation Promotes Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer Invasion In Vitro and Is Associated with Metastasis in Human Patients. PG - 304-309 LID - 10.1089/gtmb.2018.0291 [doi] AB - Aims: Metastasis is a significant obstacle to curing esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) and matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3) are thought to play key roles in cancer invasion and metastasis. In this study, we aimed to detect whether C/EBPbeta-mediated tumor invasion was dependent on MMP3. In addition, we determined whether C/EBPbeta upregulation was associated with MMP3 levels and metastatic status in patients with ESCC. Materials and Methods: A total of 126 patients with ESCC were recruited for this study. The mRNA and protein levels of C/EBPbeta and MMP3 in ESCC cell lines and specimens from ESCC patient were determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and western blot, respectively. Tumor cell invasion was analyzed using an in vitro Matrigel Invasion Assay. The correlation between C/EBPbeta and MMP3 expression was determined by Pearson's correlation analysis. Results: Both mRNA and protein levels of MMP3 were upregulated by C/EBPbeta overexpression and downregulated by C/EBPbeta siRNA in KYSE150 cell cultures. The promotion of ESCC cell invasion through C/EBPbeta was inhibited by MMP3 siRNA. The level of C/EBPbeta was correlated with MMP3 and metastatic status in patients with ESCC. Conclusions: C/EBPbeta upregulation promoted tumor cell invasion in an MMP3-dependent manner in vitro and was associated with metastatic status in ESCC. FAU - Li, Hong AU - Li H AD - 1 Department of Oncology, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People's Republic of China. FAU - Yang, Fan AU - Yang F AD - 2 Department of Computer Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska. FAU - Chai, Li AU - Chai L AD - 3 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongxu County People's Hospital, Tongxu, Henan Province, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Liguo AU - Zhang L AD - 4 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinxiang City Center Hospital, Xinxiang, Henan Province, People's Republic of China. FAU - Li, Sha AU - Li S AD - 5 Department of Molecular Laboratory, Zhengzhou Haipu Medical Laboratory, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China. FAU - Xu, Ziguang AU - Xu Z AD - 6 Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China. FAU - Kong, Lingfei AU - Kong L AD - 6 Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190410 PL - United States TA - Genet Test Mol Biomarkers JT - Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers JID - 101494210 RN - 0 (CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (MMP3 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta/genetics/*physiology MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - China MH - Esophageal Neoplasms/genetics MH - Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma/*genetics/physiopathology MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/genetics MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/genetics/metabolism/*physiology MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness/genetics MH - Neoplasm Metastasis/genetics MH - Up-Regulation OTO - NOTNLM OT - C/EBPbeta OT - MMP3 OT - esophageal squamous cell carcinoma OT - invasion OT - metastasis EDAT- 2019/04/11 06:00 MHDA- 2019/06/05 06:00 CRDT- 2019/04/11 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/06/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/04/11 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1089/gtmb.2018.0291 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2019 May;23(5):304-309. doi: 10.1089/gtmb.2018.0291. Epub 2019 Apr 10.