Title
Kupffer Cell-Derived Tnf Triggers Cholangiocellular Tumorigenesis through JNK due to Chronic Mitochondrial Dysfunction and ROS
UMMS Affiliation
Program in Molecular Medicine; UMass Metabolic Network; Davis Lab
Publication Date
2017-06-12
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Biochemistry | Cancer Biology | Cell Biology | Cellular and Molecular Physiology | Molecular Biology
Abstract
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a highly malignant, heterogeneous cancer with poor treatment options. We found that mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress trigger a niche favoring cholangiocellular overgrowth and tumorigenesis. Liver damage, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and paracrine tumor necrosis factor (Tnf) from Kupffer cells caused JNK-mediated cholangiocellular proliferation and oncogenic transformation. Anti-oxidant treatment, Kupffer cell depletion, Tnfr1 deletion, or JNK inhibition reduced cholangiocellular pre-neoplastic lesions. Liver-specific JNK1/2 deletion led to tumor reduction and enhanced survival in Akt/Notch- or p53/Kras-induced ICC models. In human ICC, high Tnf expression near ICC lesions, cholangiocellular JNK-phosphorylation, and ROS accumulation in surrounding hepatocytes are present. Thus, Kupffer cell-derived Tnf favors cholangiocellular proliferation/differentiation and carcinogenesis. Targeting the ROS/Tnf/JNK axis may provide opportunities for ICC therapy.
Keywords
JNK, Kupffer cell, Tnf, cholastasis, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, mitochondrial dysfunction, pro-inflammatory niche, reactive oxygen species, unfolded protein response
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.ccell.2017.05.006
Source
Cancer Cell. 2017 Jun 12;31(6):771-789.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2017.05.006. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Cancer cell
Related Resources
PubMed ID
28609656
Repository Citation
Technische Universitat München, Davis RJ, Heikenwalder M. (2017). Kupffer Cell-Derived Tnf Triggers Cholangiocellular Tumorigenesis through JNK due to Chronic Mitochondrial Dysfunction and ROS. UMass Metabolic Network Publications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2017.05.006. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/metnet_pubs/103
Comments
Full author list omitted for brevity. For the full list of authors, see article.