SUELI MIEKO OBA SHINJO
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Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/15 - Laboratório de Investigação em Neurologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/15 - Laboratório de Investigação em Neurologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- OTX1 and OTX2 Genes in Medulloblastoma (vol 127, pg e58, 2019)(2019) MUOIO, Valeria Marques Figueira; UNO, Miyuki; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli; SILVA, Roseli da; PEREIRA, Benedito Jamilson Araujo; CLARA, Carlos; MATUSHITA, Hamilton; MARIE, Suely K. N.
- LOX Expression and Functional Analysis in Astrocytomas and Impact of IDH1 Mutation(2015) SILVA, Roseli da; UNO, Miyuki; MARIE, Suely K. Nagahashi; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli M.Lysyl oxidase (LOX) is involved in vital biological processes such as cell motility, cell signaling and gene regulation. Deregulation of this protein can contribute to tumor formation and progression. Although it is known that LOX is involved in invasion, proliferation and tumor migration in other types of tumors, studies of LOX in astrocytomas of different grades are scarce. The purpose of our study was to characterize LOX, BMP1 and HIF1A expression by real-time PCR in astrocytomas with WHO grades I to IV compared to non-neoplastic brain tissue. IDH1 mutational status was determined by PCR and sequencing. LOX protein expression was also analyzed by immunohistochemistry. LOX functional analyses were performed using siRNA knockdown and the specific inhibitor BAPN in two glioblastoma cell lines. The expression levels of LOX, BMP1 and HIF1A were correlated and analyzed according to IDH1 mutation status and to the clinical end-point of overall survival of glioblastoma patients. The results demonstrate that increased expression and activity of LOX, BMP1 and HIF1A were positively correlated with the malignant grade of astrocytomas. LOX protein expression also increased according to the degree of malignancy, with localization in the cytoplasm and nucleus and staining observed in endothelial cells. Glioblastoma with a mutation in IDH1 expressed lower levels of LOX in the nucleus, and IDH1-mutated cases showed lower LOX expression levels when compared to wild-type IDH1 cases. LOX knockdown and inhibition by BAPN in U87MG and A172 cell lines affected migration, invasion and soft agar colony formation. Taken together, these results corroborate the role of LOX in the migration, invasion and angiogenesis of astrocytomas. Furthermore, LOX expression is influenced by IDH1 mutational status. This work provides new insights for researchers aiming to design targeted therapies to control astrocytomas.
- Glutaminolysis dynamics during astrocytoma progression correlates with tumor aggressiveness(2021) FRANCO, Yollanda E. Moreira; ALVES, Maria Jose; UNO, Miyuki; MORETTI, Isabele Fattori; TROMBETTA-LIMA, Marina; SANTOS, Suzana de Siqueira; SANTOS, Ancely Ferreira dos; ARINI, Gabriel Santos; BAPTISTA, Mauricio S.; LERARIO, Antonio Marcondes; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli Mieko; MARIE, Suely Kazue NagahashiBackground Glioblastoma is the most frequent and high-grade adult malignant central nervous system tumor. The prognosis is still poor despite the use of combined therapy involving maximal surgical resection, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Metabolic reprogramming currently is recognized as one of the hallmarks of cancer. Glutamine metabolism through glutaminolysis has been associated with tumor cell maintenance and survival, and with antioxidative stress through glutathione (GSH) synthesis. Methods In the present study, we analyzed the glutaminolysis-related gene expression levels in our cohort of 153 astrocytomas of different malignant grades and 22 non-neoplastic brain samples through qRT-PCR. Additionally, we investigated the protein expression profile of the key regulator of glutaminolysis (GLS), glutamate dehydrogenase (GLUD1), and glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT2) in these samples. We also investigated the glutathione synthase (GS) protein profile and the GSH levels in different grades of astrocytomas. The differential gene expressions were validated in silico on the TCGA database. Results We found an increase of glutaminase isoform 2 gene (GLSiso2) expression in all grades of astrocytoma compared to non-neoplastic brain tissue, with a gradual expression increment in parallel to malignancy. Genes coding for GLUD1 and GPT2 expression levels varied according to the grade of malignancy, being downregulated in glioblastoma, and upregulated in lower grades of astrocytoma (AGII-AGIII). Significant low GLUD1 and GPT2 protein levels were observed in the mesenchymal subtype of GBM. Conclusions In glioblastoma, particularly in the mesenchymal subtype, the downregulation of both genes and proteins (GLUD1 and GPT2) increases the source of glutamate for GSH synthesis and enhances tumor cell fitness due to increased antioxidative capacity. In contrast, in lower-grade astrocytoma, mainly in those harboring the IDH1 mutation, the gene expression profile indicates that tumor cells might be sensitized to oxidative stress due to reduced GSH synthesis. The measurement of GLUD1 and GPT2 metabolic substrates, ammonia, and alanine, by noninvasive MR spectroscopy, may potentially allow the identification of IDH1(mut) AGII and AGIII progression towards secondary GBM.
- Activation of EGFR signaling from pilocytic astrocytomas to glioblastomas(2014) CARVALHO, Priscila O.; UNO, Miyuki; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli M.; ROSEMBERG, Sergio; WAKAMATSU, Alda; SILVA, Clemar C. da; TEIXEIRA, Manoel J.; MARIE, Suely K. N.Introduction: EGFR analyses allow for better correlation between genotype and phenotype in astrocytomas and represent an attractive therapeutic target. Most studies emphasize analyses of EGFR in glioblastomas (GBMs) but do not analyze all grades of astrocytomas (from pilocytic to GBM). The purpose of our study was to evaluate the status of EGFR (expression, deletion, and amplification) and EGFR protein expression in all grades of astrocytomas. Patients and methods: We analyzed a total of 145 surgical tumor specimens that included: 22 pilocytic astrocytomas, 22 grade II astrocytomas, 17 grade III astrocytomas and 84 GBMs. The specimens were compared to 17 non-neoplastic brain tissues obtained from epilepsy surgery. EGFR expression, EGFR amplification and EGFRvIII analyses were performed by quantitative real-time PCR, and protein expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Results: EGFR relative overexpression and EGFR amplification were observed, respectively, in 50% and 20% of astrocytomas, while EGFRvIII was only found in GBMs (34.5%, p=0.005). Amongst EGFR-amplified GBM cases, 59% also presented EGFRvIII (p<0.001). Cytoplasmic accumulation of EGFR protein was detected in 75% of astrocytomas, and 21% of the astrocytomas showed nuclear localization (p=0.003). Conclusions: EGFR alterations were found in all grades of astrocytomas, from pilocytic to GBMs, while EGFRvIII was exclusively found in GBMs. These findings provide important information on the mechanisms involved in the progression of astrocytomas for determining whether EGFR status can be used for effective and specific therapy.
- Resistance to EGF receptor inhibitors in glioblastoma mediated by phosphorylation of the PTEN tumor suppressor at tyrosine 240(2012) FENTON, Tim R.; NATHANSON, David; ALBUQUERQUE, Claudio Ponte de; KUGA, Daisuke; IWANAMI, Akio; DANG, Julie; YANG, Huijun; TANAKA, Kazuhiro; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli Mieko; UNO, Miyuki; INDA, Maria del Mar; WYKOSKY, Jill; BACHOO, Robert M.; JAMES, C. David; DEPINHO, Ronald A.; VANDENBERG, Scott R.; ZHOU, Huilin; MARIE, Suely K. N.; MISCHEL, Paul S.; CAVENEE, Webster K.; FURNARI, Frank B.Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive of the astrocytic malignancies and the most common intracranial tumor in adults. Although the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed and/or mutated in at least 50% of GBM cases and is required for tumor maintenance in animal models, EGFR inhibitors have thus far failed to deliver significant responses in GBM patients. One inherent resistance mechanism in GBM is the coactivation of multiple receptor tyrosine kinases, which generates redundancy in activation of phosphoinositide-3'-kinase (PI3K) signaling. Here we demonstrate that the phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) tumor suppressor is frequently phosphorylated at a conserved tyrosine residue, Y240, in GBM clinical samples. Phosphorylation of Y240 is associated with shortened overall survival and resistance to EGFR inhibitor therapy in GBM patients and plays an active role in mediating resistance to EGFR inhibition in vitro. Y240 phosphorylation can be mediated by both fibroblast growth factor receptors and SRC family kinases (SFKs) but does not affect the ability of PTEN to antagonize PI3K signaling. These findings show that, in addition to genetic loss and mutation of PTEN, its modulation by tyrosine phosphorylation has important implications for the development and treatment of GBM.
- CXCR7 and CXCR4 Expressions in Infiltrative Astrocytomas and Their Interactions with HIF1 alpha Expression and IDH1 Mutation(2015) BIANCO, Andre Macedo; UNO, Miyuki; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli Mieko; CLARA, Carlos Afonso; GALATRO, Thais Fernanda de Almeida; ROSEMBERG, Sergio; TEIXEIRA, Manoel Jacobsen; MARIE, Suely Kazue NagahashiThe CXCR7, a new receptor for CXCL12 with higher affinity than CXCR4 has raised key issues on glioma cell migration. The aim of this study is to investigate the CXCR7 mRNA expression in diffuse astrocytomas tissues and to evaluate its interactions with CXCR4 and HIF1 alpha expression and IDH1 mutation. CXCR7, CXCR4 and HIF1 alpha mRNA expression were evaluated in 129 frozen samples of astrocytomas. IDH1 mutation status was analyzed with gene expressions, matched with clinicopathological parameters and overall survival time. Protein expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry in different grades of astrocytoma and in glioma cell line (U87MG) by confocal microscopy. There was significant difference in the expression levels of the genes studied between astrocytomas and non-neoplasic (NN) controls (p < 0.001). AGII showed no significant correlation between CXCR7/HIF1 alpha (p = 0.548); there was significant correlation between CXCR7/CXCR4 (p = 0.042) and CXCR7/IDH1 (p = 0.008). GBM showed significant correlations between CXCR7/CXCR4 (p = 0.002), CXCR7/IDH1 (p < 0.001) and CXCR7/HIF1 alpha (p = 0.008). HIF1 alpha overexpression was associated with higher expressions of CXCR7 (p = 0.01) and CXCR4 (p < 0.0001), while IDH1 mutation was associated with lower CXCR7 (p = 0.009) and CXCR4 (p = 0.0005) mRNA expressions. Protein expression increased with malignancy and in U87MG cell line was mainly localized in the cellular membrane. CXCR7 was overexpressed in astrocytoma and correlates with CXCR4 and IDH1 in AGII and CXCR4, IDH1 and HIF1 alpha in GBM. Overexpression HIF1 alpha was related with higher expressions of CXCR7 and CXCR4, otherwise IDH1 mutation related with lower expression of both genes. No association between CXCR7 and CXCR4 expression and survival data was related.
- OTX1 and OTX2 Genes in Medulloblastoma(2019) MUOIO, Valeria Marques Figueira; UNO, Miyuki; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli; SILVA, Roseli da; PEREIRA, Benedito Jamilson Araujo; CLARA, Carlos; MATUSHITA, Hamilton; MARIE, Suely N. K.OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of OTX1 and OTX2 gene expression in 60 medulloblastoma specimen samples and to establish correlations between gene expression and clinical and histopathological aspects. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of 60 patients with a diagnosis of medulloblastoma at the Clinicas Hospital of the School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, and the Cancer Hospital of Barretos. We created a database of the 60 patients containing information on the gene expression of OTX1 and OTX2 (obtained using realtime polymerase chain reaction) and clinical and epidemiological data. Statistical tests were performed to verify potential correlations of clinicopathological data and follow-up aspects with gene expression. RESULTS: The OTX1 gene was expressed in 52% of the study population. Expression varied with age (higher in adults), location (predominantly by hemisphere), and histological type (desmoplastic). The OTX2 gene was expressed in 62% of the study population. Expression varied with age (higher in younger age groups), location (predominantly vermis), and histological type (classic and anaplastic). A statistical correlation between OTX2 gene expression and the development of leptomeningeal metastases was observed. CONCLUSIONS: The relative expression of OTX1 and OTX2 was dependent on patient age, tumor location, and histological variant. In addition, OTX2 expression might be a predictive factor for leptomeningeal metastases of medulloblastoma. The OTX pathway should be consider as an important venue for medulloblastomas development.
- CD99 functional analysis in glioblastoma by RNAseq(2015) OBA-SHINJO, Sueli M.; CARDOSO, Lais C.; SILVA, Roseli da; LERARIO, Antonio M.; UNO, Miyuki; MARIE, Suely S. K.
- Angiogenesis and expression of PDGF-C, VEGF, CD105 and HIF-1 alpha in human glioblastoma(2014) CLARA, Carlos Afonso; MARIE, Suely K. N.; ALMEIDA, Jose Reynaldo Walther de; WAKAMATSU, Alda; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli Mieko; UNO, Miyuki; NEVILLE, Munro; ROSEMBERG, SergioGlioblastoma (GBM), the most frequent and aggressive brain tumor, is characterized by marked angiogenesis directly related to invasiveness and poor prognosis. Hypoxia is considered to be an important stimulus for angiogenesis by inducing hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1 alpha) overexpression that activates platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and VEGF. The aim of this study is to analyze the expression of PDGF-C, VEGFin endothelial and tumor cells of GBM and their relation to HIF-1 alpha expression. Two hundred and eight GBM cases were studied by tissue microarray immunohistochemical preparation. Expression of HIF-1 alpha, VEGF and PDGF-C was observed in 184 (88.5%), 131 (63%) and 160 (76.9%) tumor cases, respectively. The numbers of vessels were quantified by CD34, PDGF-C, VEGF and CD105 staining, and were in median 20, 16, 5 and 6, respectively. The GBMs that showed positive or negative expression for HIF-1 alpha showed a median vascular density of 30 and 14, respectively, for CD34 (P < 0.015). Positive expression for HIF-1 alpha was correlated with VEGF and PDGF-C expression in tumors (P < 0.001). There was a significant correlation between VEGF and PDGF-C expression in the cytoplasm of GBM tumor cells (P < 0.0001). We showed that VEGF expression in tumor cells was correlated with its expression in blood vessels (P < 0.0001). Endothelial cells with PDGF-C and VEGF positive expression were also positive for CD105 and their nuclei for Ki-67, confirming the neoangiogenic and proliferative influence of VEGF and PDGF-C. VEGF nuclear staining in tumor cells (P = 0.002) as well as nuclear staining for HIF-1 alpha and VEGF (P = 0.005) correlated with survival. In summary, our present findings of the concomitant upregulation of PDGF-C with VEGF in GBM tumor cells and vessels further reinforce the benefit of using combined anti-angiogenic approaches to potentially improve the therapeutic response for GBM.
- CD99 is upregulated in placenta and astrocytomas with a differential subcellular distribution according to the malignancy stage(2014) URIAS, Ursula; MARIE, Suely K. N.; UNO, Miyuki; SILVA, Roseli da; EVAGELINELLIS, Maria M.; CABALLERO, Otavia L.; STEVENSON, Brian J.; SILVA JR., Wilson A.; SIMPSON, Andrew J.; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli M.In the present study, we searched for genes highly expressed in placenta and that could contribute to the establishment and maintenance of a malignant phenotype in different types of tumours, and in astrocytomas in particular. We employed a strategy based on the integration of in silico data from previously generated massively parallel signature sequencing and public serial analysis of gene expression databases. Among 12 selected genes, CD99 exhibited the highest relative mRNA expression in GBM compared to non-neoplastic brain tissues. In a larger cohort of astrocytic tumours, we further demonstrated increased CD99 expression in all malignant grades, with GBMs showing the highest values. These findings were confirmed at the protein level by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Additionally, we demonstrated the CD99 localisation profile in astrocytic tumours. Interestingly, CD99 expression was confined to the cytoplasm or membrane in more malignant astrocytomas, in contrast to non-neoplastic brain tissue or non-infiltrative pilocytic astrocytoma, which showed no obvious staining in these structures. Comparison of three GBM cell lines revealed higher CD99 expression at the membrane and higher migratory capacity in the A172 and U87MG lines, but lower CD99 expression and no migratory ability in the T98 line. Knocking down CD99 expression by siRNA decreased significantly the migration of both cell lines. These integrated CD99 gene and protein expression results suggest that CD99 expression in astrocytomas of different malignant grades might contribute to the infiltrative ability and support the importance of CD99 as a potential target to reduce infiltrative astrocytoma capacity in migration and invasion.
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