Abstract: Metabolic interplay between the tumor microenvironment and cancer cells is a potential target for novel anti-cancer approaches. Among stromal components, adipocytes and adipose precursors have been shown to actively participate in tumor progression in several solid malignancies. In adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), a rare endocrine neoplasia with a poor prognosis, cancer cells often infiltrate the fat mass surrounding the adrenal organ, enabling possible crosstalk with the adipose cells. Here, by using an in vitro co-culture system, we show that the interaction between adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) and the adrenocortical cancer cell line H295R leads to metabolic and functional reprogramming of both cell types: cancer cells limit dierentiation and increase proliferation of ASCs, which in turn support tumor growth and invasion. This eect associates with a shift from the paracrine cancer-promoting IGF2 axis towards an ASC-associated leptin axis, along with a shift in the SDF-1 axis towards CXCR7 expression in H295R cells. In conclusion, our findings suggest that adipose precursors, as pivotal components of the ACC microenvironment, promote cancer cell reprogramming and invasion, opening new perspectives for the development of more eective therapeutic approaches.

The Adipose Stem Cell as a Novel Metabolic Actor in Adrenocortical Carcinoma Progression: Evidence from an In Vitro Tumor Microenvironment Crosstalk Model / Roberta Armignacco, Giulia Cantini, Giada Poli, Daniele Guasti, Gabriella Nesi, Paolo Romagnoli, Massimo Mannelli, Michaela Luconi. - In: CANCERS. - ISSN 2072-6694. - STAMPA. - 11:(2019), pp. E1931-E1954. [10.3390/cancers11121931]

The Adipose Stem Cell as a Novel Metabolic Actor in Adrenocortical Carcinoma Progression: Evidence from an In Vitro Tumor Microenvironment Crosstalk Model

Roberta Armignacco
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Giulia Cantini;Giada Poli;Daniele Guasti;Gabriella Nesi;Paolo Romagnoli;Massimo Mannelli;Michaela Luconi
2019

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Abstract: Metabolic interplay between the tumor microenvironment and cancer cells is a potential target for novel anti-cancer approaches. Among stromal components, adipocytes and adipose precursors have been shown to actively participate in tumor progression in several solid malignancies. In adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), a rare endocrine neoplasia with a poor prognosis, cancer cells often infiltrate the fat mass surrounding the adrenal organ, enabling possible crosstalk with the adipose cells. Here, by using an in vitro co-culture system, we show that the interaction between adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) and the adrenocortical cancer cell line H295R leads to metabolic and functional reprogramming of both cell types: cancer cells limit dierentiation and increase proliferation of ASCs, which in turn support tumor growth and invasion. This eect associates with a shift from the paracrine cancer-promoting IGF2 axis towards an ASC-associated leptin axis, along with a shift in the SDF-1 axis towards CXCR7 expression in H295R cells. In conclusion, our findings suggest that adipose precursors, as pivotal components of the ACC microenvironment, promote cancer cell reprogramming and invasion, opening new perspectives for the development of more eective therapeutic approaches.
2019
11
E1931
E1954
Roberta Armignacco, Giulia Cantini, Giada Poli, Daniele Guasti, Gabriella Nesi, Paolo Romagnoli, Massimo Mannelli, Michaela Luconi
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