Hsulf-1 regulates growth and invasion of pancreatic cancer cells
- 1 October 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 59 (10), 1052-1058
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.2005.031716
Abstract
Background: Hsulf-1 is a newly identified enzyme with arylsulphatase activity that can regulate the sulphation state of cell-surface heparan sulphate proteoglycans (HSPGs). In vitro overexpression of this enzyme in pancreatic cancer cells decreases responsiveness to fibroblastic growth factor-2, as Hsulf-1 is up regulated in primary pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Aim: To further analyse the functions of the Hsulf-1 enzyme in vitro and in vivo with respect to growth, invasion and tumorigenicity. Methods and results: Transfection of Panc-1 pancreatic cancer cells with a full-length Hsulf-1 expression vector resulted in increased invasiveness and adhesiveness. An in vivo xenograft nude mouse tumour model showed a markedly reduced growth potential of Hsulf-1-expressing Panc-1 cells, which correlated with a considerably lower proliferation rate. Hsulf-1-positive nude mouse tumours showed better development of interstitial matrix structures, with increased blood vessel density in these tumours. In an orthotopic model, Hsulf-1-positive tumours exhibited enhanced local invasiveness. In human primary pancreatic cancers there was strong staining for sulphated HSPGs, which was markedly reduced in metastatic tissue samples. Conclusion: Hsulf-1-mediated desulphation of HSPGs reduces the growth ability of Panc-1 pancreatic cancer cells, but increases the basal invasiveness of these cells, suggesting an important role of this enzyme in pancreatic cancer progression.Keywords
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