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Background/aim: Metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa) results in high morbidity and mortality. Visceral metastases in particular are associated with a shortened survival. Our aim was to unravel the molecular mechanisms that underly pulmonary spread in mPCa.
Materials And Methods: We performed a comprehensive transcriptomic analysis of PCa lung metastases, followed by functional validation of candidate genes. Digital gene expression analysis utilizing the NanoString technology was performed on mRNA extracted from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue from PCa lung metastases. The gene expression data from primary PCa and PCa lung metastases were compared, and several publicly available bioinformatic analysis tools were used to annotate and validate the data.
Results: In PCa lung metastases, 234 genes were considerably up-regulated, and 78 genes were significantly down-regulated when compared to primary PCa. Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (CEACAM6) was identified as suitable candidate gene for further functional validation. CEACAM6 as a cell adhesion molecule has been implicated in promoting metastatic disease in several solid tumors, such as colorectal or gastric cancer. We showed that siRNA knockdown of CEACAM6 in PC-3 and LNCaP cells resulted in decreased cell viability and migration as well as enhanced apoptosis. Comprehensive transcriptomic analyses identified several genes of interest that might promote metastatic spread to the lung.
Conclusion: Functional validation revealed that CEACAM6 might play an important role in fostering metastatic spread to the lung of PCa patients via enhancing proliferation, migration and suppressing apoptosis in PC-3 and LNCaP cells. CEACAM6 might pose an attractive therapeutic target to prevent metastatic disease.
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