S100A8 facilitates the migration of colorectal cancer cells through regulating macrophages in the inflammatory microenvironment

  • Authors:
    • He Zha
    • Hui Sun
    • Xueru Li
    • Liang Duan
    • Aifang Li
    • Yue Gu
    • Zongyue Zeng
    • Jiali Zhao
    • Jiaqing Xie
    • Shimei Yuan
    • Huan Li
    • Lan Zhou
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  • Published online on: May 6, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4790
  • Pages: 279-290
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Abstract

Previous studies have shown that S100 calcium-binding protein A8 (S100A8) contributes to the survival and migration of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. However, whether S100A8 participates in the progression and metastasis of CRC via the regulation of macrophages in the tumor inflammatory microenvironment remains unknown. In this study, phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) was used to induce the differentiation of THP-1 monocytes to macrophages. MTT assay, western blot analysis, immunofluorescence staining, semi-quantitative RT-PCR (semi-PCR), quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), Gaussia luciferase activity assay and ELISA were performed to analyze the roles and molecular mechanisms of S100A8 in the modulation of macrophages. MTT assay, flow cytometric analysis, Hoechst staining, wound healing and Transwell migration assay were used to test the effect of S100A8 on the viability and migration of CRC cells co-cultured with macrophages in the inflammatory microenvironment. We found that THP-1 monocytes were induced by PMA and differentiated to macrophages. S100A8 activated the NF-κB pathway in the macrophages and promoted the expression of miR-155 and inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α in the inflammatory microenvironment mimicked by lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Furthermore, S100A8 contributed to augment the migration but not the viability of the CRC cells co-cultured with the macrophages in the inflammatory microenvironment. Altogether, our study demonstrated that S100A8 facilitated the migration of CRC cells in the inflammatory microenvironment, and the underlying molecular mechanisms may be partially attributed to the overexpression of miR-155, IL-1β and TNF-α through activation of the NF-κB pathway in macrophages.
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Zha H, Sun H, Li X, Duan L, Li A, Gu Y, Zeng Z, Zhao J, Xie J, Yuan S, Yuan S, et al: S100A8 facilitates the migration of colorectal cancer cells through regulating macrophages in the inflammatory microenvironment. Oncol Rep 36: 279-290, 2016
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Zha, H., Sun, H., Li, X., Duan, L., Li, A., Gu, Y. ... Zhou, L. (2016). S100A8 facilitates the migration of colorectal cancer cells through regulating macrophages in the inflammatory microenvironment. Oncology Reports, 36, 279-290. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4790
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Zha, H., Sun, H., Li, X., Duan, L., Li, A., Gu, Y., Zeng, Z., Zhao, J., Xie, J., Yuan, S., Li, H., Zhou, L."S100A8 facilitates the migration of colorectal cancer cells through regulating macrophages in the inflammatory microenvironment". Oncology Reports 36.1 (2016): 279-290.
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Zha, H., Sun, H., Li, X., Duan, L., Li, A., Gu, Y., Zeng, Z., Zhao, J., Xie, J., Yuan, S., Li, H., Zhou, L."S100A8 facilitates the migration of colorectal cancer cells through regulating macrophages in the inflammatory microenvironment". Oncology Reports 36, no. 1 (2016): 279-290. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4790