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Induction of fibroblast senescence generates a non-fibrogenic myofibroblast phenotype that differentially impacts on cancer prognosis

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Mellone, Massimiliano, Hanley, Christopher J., Thirdborough, Steve, Mellows, Toby, Garcia, Edwin, Woo, Jeongmin, Tod, Joanne, Frampton, Steve +19 more·2016·Aging

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, we found that fibroblasts induced to senesce develop molecular, ultrastructural and contractile features typical of myofibroblasts and this is dependent on canonical TGF-β signaling. Similar to TGF-β1-generated myofibroblasts, these cells secrete soluble factors that promote tumor cell motility. However, RNA-sequencing revealed significant transcriptomic differences between the two SMA-positive CAF groups, particularly in genes associated with extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition and organization, which differentially promote tumor cell invasion. Notably, second harmonic generation imaging and bioinformatic analysis of SMA-positive human HNSCC and EAC showed that collagen fiber organization correlates with poor prognosis, indicating that heterogeneity within the SMA-positive CAF population differentially impacts on survival. These results show that non-fibrogenic, SMA-positive myofibroblasts can be directly generated through induction of fibroblast senescence and suggest that senescence and myofibroblast differentiation are closely linked processes.

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  • There is clear overlap between the secretome of senescent fibroblasts and CAFs, with high levels of IL-6 production common to both, and senescent fibroblasts have been found in the microenvironment of some tumours.

    “There is clear overlap between the secretome of senescent fibroblasts and CAFs, with high levels of IL-6 production being common to both, and senescent fibroblasts have been found in the microenvironment of some tumours72.”

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    The Results describe senescent CAFs in head-and-neck tumour tissue, supporting their presence in some tumour microenvironments. The Discussion says both CAF types secrete factors that promote tumour-cell motility, but that those factors are mostly different; it does not establish high IL-6 production in both or clear overlap between their secretomes (searched: IL-6 and secretome overlap). Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Mellone, M., Hanley, C. J., Thirdborough, S., Mellows, T., Garcia, E., Woo, J., Tod, J., Frampton, S., Jenei, V., Moutasim, K. A., Kabir, T. D., Brennan, P. A., Venturi, G., Ford, K., Herranz, N., Lim, K. P., Clarke, J., Lambert, D. W., Prime, S. S., Underwood, T. J., Vijayanand, P., Eliceiri, K. W., Woelk, C., King, E. V., Gil, J., Ottensmeier, C. H., & Thomas, G. J.
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  • University of Southampton (GB)
  • University of Sheffield (GB)
  • Queen Alexandra Hospital (GB)
  • MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London W12, UK
  • Cancer Research Malaysia (MY)
  • Queen Mary University of London (GB)
  • Cancer Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, SO166YD, UK
  • La Jolla Institute for Immunology (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author
Thomas, Gareth J.
Venue
Aging
Published
2016-12-15
Volume
9
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1
Pages
114-132
ISSN
1945-4589 (ISSN-L)
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114
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Funders
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Cancer Research UK (C21825/A13315, S_1716, 18892, 15951, 20613, 22795)
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (CL-2011-26-003)
  • Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS-SGCL12-Moutasim)
  • University of Southampton
  • National Institutes of Health (1s10od016262-01)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Keywords
fibroblast senescence, myofibroblasts, cancer-associated fibroblasts, TGF-beta signaling, smooth muscle actin, tumor cell motility, tumor invasion, extracellular matrix deposition, collagen fiber organization, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, esophageal adenocarcinoma, cancer prognosis, second harmonic generation microscopy
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Differentiation, Extracellular Matrix, Fibroblasts, Humans, Neoplasms, Phenotype, Prognosis, Signal Transduction, Cellular Senescence, Cell Line, Tumor, Mice, Transforming Growth Factor beta1, Myofibroblasts

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