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20233870

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-2
pubmed:abstractText
A link between colitis and colon cancer is well established, but the mechanisms regulating inflammation in this context are not fully defined. Given substantial evidence that hemostatic system components are powerful modulators of both inflammation and tumor progression, we used gene-targeted mice to directly test the hypothesis that the coagulation factor fibrinogen contributes to colitis-associated colon cancer in mice. This fundamental provisional matrix protein was found to be an important determinant of colon cancer. Fibrinogen deficiency resulted in a dramatic diminution in the number of colonic adenomas formed following azoxymethane/dextran sodium sulfate challenge. More detailed analyses in mice expressing a mutant form of fibrinogen that retains clotting function, but lacks the leukocyte integrin receptor alpha(M)beta(2) binding motif (Fibgamma(390-396A)), revealed that alpha(M)beta(2)-mediated engagement of fibrin(ogen) is mechanistically coupled to local inflammatory processes (e.g., interleukin-6 elaboration) and epithelial alterations that contribute to adenoma formation. Consistent with these findings, the majority of Fibgamma(390-396A) mice developed no discernable adenomas, whereas penetrance was 100% in controls. Furthermore, the adenomas harvested from Fibgamma(390-396A) mice were significantly smaller than those from control mice and less proliferative based on quantitative analyses of mitotic indices, suggesting an additional role for fibrin(ogen) in the growth of established adenomas. These studies show, for the first time, a unique link between fibrin(ogen) and the development of inflammation-driven malignancy. Given the importance of antecedent inflammation in the progression of numerous cancers, these studies suggest that therapies targeting fibrin(ogen)-alpha(M)beta(2) interactions may be useful in preventing and/or treating this important subset of malignancies.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1538-7445
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2634-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Colitis-associated cancer is dependent on the interplay between the hemostatic and inflammatory systems and supported by integrin alpha(M)beta(2) engagement of fibrinogen.
pubmed:affiliation
Divisions of Gastroenterology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural