COPD promotes migration of A549 lung cancer cells: the role of chemokine CCL21.
Patients with COPD develop lung cancer more frequently than healthy smokers. At the same time, molecular mediators promoting various aspects of cancer cell progression are still elusive. In this report, we examined whether COPD can be coupled with increased migration of non-small-cell lung cancer cells A549 and, if so, whether this effect may be related to altered production and activity of chemokines CCL21, CXCL5, and CXCL12. The study showed that the migration of A549 cells through the polycarbonate membrane and basement membrane extract toward a chemotactic gradient elicited by serum from patients with COPD was markedly higher as compared with serum from healthy donors. The concentration of CCL21 and CXCL12, but not CXCL5, in serum from patients with COPD was also increased. Experiments in which CCL21- and CXCL12-dependent signaling was blocked revealed that increased migration of the cancer cells upon treatment with serum from patients with COPD was mediated exclusively by CCL21. Collectively, our results indicate that COPD may contribute to the progression of lung cancer via CCL21-dependent intensification of cancer cell migration.
Department of Pulmonology, Allergology and Respiratory Oncology, Poznań, Poland.
Barbara
B
Kuźnar-Kamińska
Department of Pathophysiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
Justyna
J
Mikuła-Pietrasik
Department of Pathophysiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
Patrycja
P
Sosińska
Department of Pathophysiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
Krzysztof
K
Książek
Department of Pulmonology, Allergology and Respiratory Oncology, Poznań, Poland.
Halina
H
Batura-Gabryel
D000072283:A549 Cells; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000209:etiology* / Q000556:secondary*; D002465:Cell Movement; D054421:Chemokine CCL21 / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications*
C515478:CCL21 protein, human; D054421:Chemokine CCL21
COPD; chemokines; lung cancer; migration