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Transcriptome of senescent and non-senescent cells within PanIN pancreatic premalignant lesions in a KRas-driven mouse model

ABSTRACT: Cellular senescence is a central barrier to tumorigenesis, acting to block the proliferation of premalignant cells. However, senescent cells residing within tumor lesions can also exert paracrine effects influencing tumor growth and progression. Premalignant pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) lesions contain senescent cells, yet whether these influence disease progression is unknown. Here we report that senescent cells in PanINs that develop in a Kras-driven mouse model express a pro-inflammatory gene signature, which includes high Cox2 levels. Pharmacologic Cox2 inhibition caused a dramatic reduction in PanIN growth. Senolytic treatment with the Bcl2-family inhibitor ABT-737 reduced the numbers of Cox2-expressing PanIN cells and blocked PanIN formation and progression to carcinoma. These findings indicate that senescent PanIN cells support tumor growth and progression through Cox2 activity, representing crosstalk between interspersed senescent and dividing premalignant cells. Targeted elimination of senescent cells may thus be effective in limiting progression of precancerous lesions.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE128319 | GEO | 2021/02/17

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Alterations in the tissue microenvironment collaborate with cell autonomous genetic changes to contribute to neoplastic progression. The importance of the microenvironment in neoplastic progression is underscored by studies demonstrating that fibroblasts isolated from a tumor stimulate the growth of preneoplastic and neoplastic cells in xenograft models. Similarly, senescent fibroblasts promote preneoplastic cell growth in vitro and in vivo. Because senescent cells accumulate with age, their presence is hypothesized to facilitate preneoplastic cell growth and tumor formation in older individuals. To identify senescent stromal factors directly responsible for stimulating preneoplastic cell growth, we carried out whole genome transcriptional profiling and compared senescent fibroblasts to their younger counterparts. We identified osteopontin (OPN) as one of the most highly elevated transcripts in senescent fibroblasts. Importantly, reduction of OPN protein levels by RNAi did not impact senescence induction in fibroblasts; however, it dramatically reduced the growth-promoting activities of senescent fibroblasts in vitro and in vivo, demonstrating that OPN is necessary for paracrine stimulation of preneoplastic cell growth. In addition, we found that recombinant OPN was sufficient to stimulate preneoplastic cell growth. Finally, we demonstrate that OPN is expressed in senescent stroma within preneoplastic lesions that arise following DMBA/TPA treatment of mice, suggesting that stromal-derived OPN-mediated signaling events impact neoplastic progression. Experiment Overall Design: Human foreskin BJ fibroblasts were mock or Bleomycin sulfate-treated (100ug/ml, Sigma, St. Louis, MO) for 24 hrs. Replicatively senescent fibroblasts were obtained by continuous passage. After 72 hr serum-starvation, RNA was collected using TRIzol (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA). Biotinylated cRNA was hybridized to Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 GeneChips (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA) by the Washington University Microarray Facility. Experiment Overall Design: There were 4, 6, and 6 samples for SIPS, RS, and young respectively: Experiment Overall Design: - Stress-induced premature senescence (GSM336347..GSM336379) Experiment Overall Design: - Replicative Senescent (GSM336385..GSM336573) Experiment Overall Design: - Young (GSM336574..GSM336628) Experiment Overall Design: Microarray quality control, analysis, and clustering (UPGMA by Centroid) were performed using dChip (May, 2008 release). All GeneChip comparisons had a cut-off basis of a lower bound of 90% confidence of fold-change â?¥1.5 and expression intensity difference â?¥75.

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Transcriptome of senescent and non-senescent cells within PanIN pancreatic premalignant lesions in a KRas-driven mouse model

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