PMID- 36517864 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230104 LR - 20230131 IS - 1757-2215 (Electronic) IS - 1757-2215 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Dec 14 TI - ANGPTL4 functions as an oncogene through regulation of the ETV5/CDH5/AKT/MMP9 axis to promote angiogenesis in ovarian cancer. PG - 131 LID - 10.1186/s13048-022-01060-7 [doi] LID - 131 AB - BACKGROUND: Angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) is highly expressed in a variety of neoplasms and promotes cancer progression. Nevertheless, the mechanism of ANGPTL4 in ovarian cancer (OC) metastasis remains unclear. This study aimeds to explore whether ANGPTL4 regulates OC progression and elucidate the underlying mechanism. METHODS: ANGPTL4 expression in clinical patient tumor samples was determined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and high-throughput sequencing. ANGPTL4 knockdown (KD) and the addition of exogeneous cANGPTL4 protein were used to investigate its function. An in vivo xenograft tumor experiment was performed by intraperitoneal injection of SKOV3 cells transfected with short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) targeting ANGPTL4 in nude mice. Western blotting and qRT-PCR were used to detect the levels of ANGPTL4, CDH5, p-AKT, AKT, ETV5, MMP2 and MMP9 in SKOV3 and HO8910 cells transfected with sh-ANGPTL4 or shRNAs targeting ETV5. RESULTS: Increased levels of ANGPTL4 were associated with poor prognosis and metastasis in OC and induced the angiogenesis and metastasis of OC cells both in vivo and in vitro. This tumorigenic effect was dependent on CDH5, and the expression levels of ANGPTL4 and CDH5 in human OC werepositively correlated. In addition, CDH5 activated p-AKT, and upregulated the expression of MMP2 and MMP9. We also found that the expression of ETV5 was upregulated by ANGPTL4, which could bind the promoter region of CDH5, leading to increased CDH5 expression. CONCLUSION: Our data indicated that an increase in the ANGPTL4 level results in increased ETV5 expression in OC, leading to metastasis via activation of the CDH5/AKT/MMP9 signaling pathway. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s). FAU - Liu, Yinping AU - Liu Y AD - Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 1158 Gongyuandong Road, Qingpu District, 201700, Shanghai, P. R. China. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 85 Wujin Road, Hongkou, 200080, Shanghai, P. R. China. FAU - Yang, Rui AU - Yang R AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 85 Wujin Road, Hongkou, 200080, Shanghai, P. R. China. FAU - Zhang, Yan AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 85 Wujin Road, Hongkou, 200080, Shanghai, P. R. China. FAU - Zhu, Yaping AU - Zhu Y AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 85 Wujin Road, Hongkou, 200080, Shanghai, P. R. China. zhuyp63@126.com. FAU - Bao, Wei AU - Bao W AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 85 Wujin Road, Hongkou, 200080, Shanghai, P. R. China. forever_chipper@hotmail.com. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 85 Wujin Road, Hongkou, 201620, Shanghai, P.R. China. forever_chipper@hotmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Retracted Publication DEP - 20221214 PL - England TA - J Ovarian Res JT - Journal of ovarian research JID - 101474849 RN - 0 (Angiopoietin-Like Protein 4) RN - 0 (ANGPTL4 protein, human) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (ETV5 protein, human) RN - 0 (Etv5 protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.4.24.24 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 2) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 9) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (MMP9 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (cadherin 5) SB - IM RIN - J Ovarian Res. 2023 Jan 26;16(1):23. PMID: 36698130 MH - Animals MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Angiopoietin-Like Protein 4/genetics/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement MH - Cell Proliferation MH - DNA-Binding Proteins MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/genetics MH - Mice, Nude MH - Oncogenes/genetics MH - *Ovarian Neoplasms/genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt MH - RNA, Small Interfering MH - Transcription Factors PMC - PMC9749186 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ANGPTL4 OT - Angiogenesis OT - CDH5 OT - Ovarian cancer COIS- The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. EDAT- 2022/12/15 06:00 MHDA- 2022/12/17 06:00 PMCR- 2022/12/14 CRDT- 2022/12/14 23:47 PHST- 2021/11/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/11/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/12/14 23:47 [entrez] PHST- 2022/12/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/12/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/12/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s13048-022-01060-7 [pii] AID - 1060 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s13048-022-01060-7 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Ovarian Res. 2022 Dec 14;15(1):131. doi: 10.1186/s13048-022-01060-7.