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TNF-α-inducing protein of Helicobacter pylori induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in gastric cancer cells through activation of IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway

  • Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2017 Mar 4;484(2):311-317. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.01.110.
Guodong Chen 1 Na Tang 2 Chao Wang 3 Linqiao Xiao 4 Minjun Yu 5 Lanhua Zhao 6 Hengling Cai 7 Liang Han 8 Chengyuan Xie 9 Yan Zhang 10
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: 815003608@qq.com.
  • 2 Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: 374069569@qq.com.
  • 3 Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: 1019338557@qq.com.
  • 4 Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: 947761272@qq.com.
  • 5 Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: 52813707@qq.com.
  • 6 Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: zhaolanhua@126.com.
  • 7 Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: 343968162@qq.com.
  • 8 Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: hanliang0122@vip.qq.com.
  • 9 Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: 3844843762@qq.com.
  • 10 Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: nhzhangyan@126.com.
Abstract

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-inducing protein (Tipα) is a newly identified carcinogenic factor secreted by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Although it has been proved that Tipα is a strong inducer of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a crucial process of migration, the exact molecular mechanism is unknown. Current evidence indicates that the oncogenic transcription factor signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3) is inappropriately activated in multiple malignancies, including gastric Cancer. In this study, we showed that Tipα significantly down-regulated the expression of EMT-related markers E-cadherin as well as up-regulated N-Cadherin and vimentin in SGC7901 cells, with typical morphological changes of EMT. Tipα also promoted proliferation and migration of SGC7901 cells. Furthermore, Tipα activated interleukin-6 (IL-6)/STAT3 signaling pathway in SGC7901 cells. The effects of Tipα treatment observed was abolished when we block IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway. Altogether, our data demonstrated that Tipα may accelerate tumor aggressiveness in gastric Cancer by promoting EMT through activation of IL-6/STAT3 pathway.

Keywords

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT); Gastric cancer; Helicobacter pylori; IL-6/STAT3 pathway; TNF-α inducing protein (Tipα).

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