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Activated hepatic stellate cells promote progression of post-heat residual hepatocellular carcinoma from autophagic survival to proliferation
- Source :
- International Journal of Hyperthermia, Vol 36, Iss 1, Pp 252-262 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background: Microscopic residual tumor often occurs after thermal ablation for medium-large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), leading to early aggressive recurrence or late relapse during follow-up. The mechanism how microscopic residual HCC cells survive sublethal heat stress and develop rapid outgrowth remains poorly understood. Methods: HCC cells were exposed to sublethal heat treatment and co-cultured with conditioned media from activated HSCs (HSC-CM). Changes of cell proliferation, parameters of cell autophagy and activation of signaling pathways in heat-treated residual HCC cells were analyzed. An HCC orthotopic model was subjected to partial thermal ablation and antitumor effects of a combined treatment regimen were studied. Results: HCC cells survived sublethal heat stress via activation of autophagy. HSC-CM enhanced autophagic survival within 24 h and then promoted proliferation of heat-treated residual HCC cells through HGF/c-Met signaling. Inhibition of autophagy or c-Met increased apoptosis of heat-treated residual HCC cells and reversed the protective effect of HSC-CM. HGF modulated biological status in autophagic survival or proliferation of heat-treated residual HCC through HGF/c-Met/ERK signaling and downstream components of ATG5/Beclin1 or cyclinD1. In an animal model, inhibiting autophagy in combination with c-Met inhibitor significantly thwarted tumor progression of residual HCC after incomplete thermal ablation via the suppressed autophagy, the decreased proliferation and the increased apoptosis. Conclusions: Activated HSCs promote progression of residual HCC cells after sublethal heat treatment from autophagic survival to proliferation via HGF/c-Met signaling. A combined treatment regimen of inhibiting autophagy and c-Met signaling could be used to suppress tumor progression of residual HCC after incomplete thermal ablation.
- Subjects :
- Cancer Research
autophagy
lcsh:Medical technology
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Physiology
proliferation
Thermal ablation
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physiology (medical)
Cell Line, Tumor
Hepatic Stellate Cells
Medicine
Humans
Cell Proliferation
business.industry
Autophagy
Liver Neoplasms
hepatocellular carcinoma
medicine.disease
digestive system diseases
hepatocyte growth factor
lcsh:R855-855.5
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatic stellate cell
Cancer research
Disease Progression
Hepatocyte growth factor
business
Late Relapse
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Hyperthermia, Vol 36, Iss 1, Pp 252-262 (2019)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....37f5b63884064165dd520641cf42b064
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7654883.v1