title: Senescent peritoneal mesothelial cells promote ovarian cancer cell adhesion: the role of oxidative stress-induced fibronectin.
abstract: Adhesion of ovarian cancer cells to the peritoneal mesothelium is a key step in the malignant progression of the disease. In an in vitro study, we showed that the adherence of ovarian cancer cells (of the OVCAR-3, SKOV-3, and A2780 cell lines) to senescent human omentum-derived peritoneal mesothelial cells (HOMCs) was greater than to early passage cells. The process was mediated primarily by the increased interaction of the alpha5beta1 integrin on cancer cells with HOMC-associated fibronectin (FN). In comparison with early passage HOMCs, senescent cells exhibited increased FN mRNA expression levels and produced significantly more FN. To assess the effect of senescence-associated oxidative stress on FN release, HOMCs were rendered senescent by exposure to an oxidant, tert-butyl hydroperoxide. Treatment with tert-butyl hydroperoxide resulted in a significant increase in HOMC FN mRNA and protein expression levels. The effect of oxidative stress on FN synthesis was found to be mediated by transforming growth factor-beta1, whose signaling pathway was controlled at upstream and downstream levels by p38 MAPK. The activity of p38 MAPK increased markedly in senescent HOMCs. Treatment of HOMCs with antioxidants significantly attenuated senescence-associated increases in p38 MAPK activity, production of both transforming growth factor-beta1 and FN, and ovarian cancer cell adhesion. These data indicate that oxidative stress that accompanies senescence may increase FN production by HOMCs and thus facilitate binding and dissemination of ovarian cancer cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Swiecickiego 6, 60-781 Poznan, Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ksiazek
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mikula-Pietrasik
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Korybalska
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dworacki
authors.forename: Achim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jörres
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Witowski
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D002460:Cell Line; D016922:Cellular Senescence / Q000502:physiology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D039081:Integrin alpha5beta1 / Q000378:metabolism; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins; D039081:Integrin alpha5beta1; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases