Inhibition of stromal biglycan promotes normalization of the tumor microenvironment and enhances chemotherapeutic efficacy

Breast Cancer Research

Yasuhiro Hida¹  Jin-Min Nam²  Marian F. Young³  Kyoko Hida⁴  Li Cong⁵  Masahiro Morimoto⁵  Dorcas A. Annan⁵  Nako Maishi⁵  Hirofumi Morimoto⁶ 

[1] Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-8638, Sapporo, Japan;Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-0808, Sapporo, Japan;Molecular Biology of Bones and Teeth Section, NIDCR, 20892-4320, Bethesda, MD, USA;Vascular Biology and Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-8586, Sapporo, Japan;Vascular Biology and Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-8586, Sapporo, Japan;Vascular Biology, Frontier Research Unit, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-0815, Sapporo, Japan;Vascular Biology, Frontier Research Unit, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-0815, Sapporo, Japan;

关键词: Tumor stroma;    Angiogenesis;    Biglycan;    Tumor microenvironment;    Breast cancer;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13058-021-01423-w

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundBiglycan is a proteoglycan found in the extracellular matrix. We have previously shown that biglycan is secreted from tumor endothelial cells and induces tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. However, the function of stroma biglycan in breast cancer is still unclear.MethodsBiglycan gene analysis and its prognostic values in human breast cancers were based on TCGA data. E0771 breast cancer cells were injected into WT and Bgn KO mice, respectively.ResultsBreast cancer patients with high biglycan expression had worse distant metastasis-free survival. Furthermore, biglycan expression was higher in the tumor stromal compartment compared to the epithelial compartment. Knockout of biglycan in the stroma (Bgn KO) in E0771 tumor-bearing mice inhibited metastasis to the lung. Bgn KO also impaired tumor angiogenesis and normalized tumor vasculature by repressing tumor necrosis factor-ɑ/angiopoietin 2 signaling. Moreover, fibrosis was suppressed and CD8+ T cell infiltration was increased in tumor-bearing Bgn KO mice. Furthermore, chemotherapy drug delivery and efficacy were improved in vivo in Bgn KO mice.ConclusionOur results suggest that targeting stromal biglycan may yield a potent and superior anticancer effect in breast cancer.

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