TY - JOUR
T1 - Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule soluble form
T2 - A potential biomarker of epithelial ovarian cancer is increased in type II tumors
AU - Carbotti, Grazia
AU - Orengo, Anna Maria
AU - Mezzanzanica, Delia
AU - Bagnoli, Marina
AU - Brizzolara, Antonella
AU - Emionite, Laura
AU - Puppo, Andrea
AU - Centurioni, Maria Grazia
AU - Bruzzone, Milena
AU - Marroni, Paola
AU - Rossello, Armando
AU - Canevari, Silvana
AU - Ferrini, Silvano
AU - Fabbi, Marina
PY - 2013/6/1
Y1 - 2013/6/1
N2 - Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM) is involved in cell-cell interactions in cancer. Shedding of its ectodomain by the metalloprotease ADAM17/TACE generates a soluble form (sALCAM). Here, we show that serum sALCAM levels were significantly higher in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) (p <0.005) than in controls. The performance of sALCAM as classifier, tested by receiver operating characteristic curve, resulted in an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.8067. Serum sALCAM levels showed direct correlation with Carbohydrate Antigen-125 (CA125/MUC16). Moreover, significantly higher levels were found in type II tumors, even in stage I/II, suggesting that elevated sALCAM is an early feature of aggressive EOC. In addition, sALCAM levels were higher in ascites than in sera, suggesting local processing of ALCAM in the peritoneal cavity. In immunodeficient mice, intraperitoneally implanted with a human EOC cell line, human sALCAM progressively increased in serum and was even higher in the ascites. The biochemical characterization of the sALCAM in EOC sera and ascites, showed two predominant forms of approximately 95 and 65 kDa but no EOC-specific isoform. In addition, full-length transmembrane ALCAM but no soluble form was detected in tumor-derived exosomes found in ascites. Finally, in vitro invasion assays showed that inhibition of ADAM17/TACE activity decreased EOC invasive properties, while opposite effects were mediated by a sALCAM-Fc chimera and by an antibody interfering with ALCAM/ALCAM interactions. Altogether these data suggest that sALCAM is a marker of EOC, which correlates with more aggressive type II tumors, and that ADAM17/TACE activity and sALCAM itself mediate enhanced invasiveness.
AB - Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM) is involved in cell-cell interactions in cancer. Shedding of its ectodomain by the metalloprotease ADAM17/TACE generates a soluble form (sALCAM). Here, we show that serum sALCAM levels were significantly higher in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) (p <0.005) than in controls. The performance of sALCAM as classifier, tested by receiver operating characteristic curve, resulted in an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.8067. Serum sALCAM levels showed direct correlation with Carbohydrate Antigen-125 (CA125/MUC16). Moreover, significantly higher levels were found in type II tumors, even in stage I/II, suggesting that elevated sALCAM is an early feature of aggressive EOC. In addition, sALCAM levels were higher in ascites than in sera, suggesting local processing of ALCAM in the peritoneal cavity. In immunodeficient mice, intraperitoneally implanted with a human EOC cell line, human sALCAM progressively increased in serum and was even higher in the ascites. The biochemical characterization of the sALCAM in EOC sera and ascites, showed two predominant forms of approximately 95 and 65 kDa but no EOC-specific isoform. In addition, full-length transmembrane ALCAM but no soluble form was detected in tumor-derived exosomes found in ascites. Finally, in vitro invasion assays showed that inhibition of ADAM17/TACE activity decreased EOC invasive properties, while opposite effects were mediated by a sALCAM-Fc chimera and by an antibody interfering with ALCAM/ALCAM interactions. Altogether these data suggest that sALCAM is a marker of EOC, which correlates with more aggressive type II tumors, and that ADAM17/TACE activity and sALCAM itself mediate enhanced invasiveness.
KW - ADAM17/TACE
KW - biomarkers
KW - ovarian cancer
KW - soluble ALCAM
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U2 - 10.1002/ijc.27948
DO - 10.1002/ijc.27948
M3 - Article
C2 - 23169448
AN - SCOPUS:84875594480
VL - 132
SP - 2597
EP - 2605
JO - International Journal of Cancer
JF - International Journal of Cancer
SN - 0020-7136
IS - 11
ER -