Project description:Frankincense oil is prepared from aromatic hardened wood resin obtained by tapping Boswellia trees. For thousands of years, it has been important both socially and economically as an ingredient in incense and perfumes. Frankincense oil is a botanical oil distillate made from fermented plants that contains boswellic acid, a component known to have anti-neoplastic properties. We evaluated frankincense oil-induced cytotoxicity in bladder cancer cells. With a window of concentration, frankincense oil suppressed cell viability and induced cytotoxicity in bladder transitional carcinoma J82 cells but not normal bladder urothelial UROtsa cells immortalized with SV40 large T antigen. However, frankincense oil-induced J82 cell death did not result in DNA fragmentation. Microarray and bioinformatics analysis confirmed that frankincense oil activated cell cycle arrest, suppressed cell proliferation, and activated apoptosis in J82 cells through a series of potential pathways. These finding suggest that bladder cancer can be treated through intravesical administration of pharmaceutical agents similar to direct application on melanoma. 2E05 J82 cells were untreated or treated with a 1/1000 dilution of frankincense oil for 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 hours prior to RNA extraction.
Project description:Potent chemotherapeutic agents are required to counteract the aggressive behavior of cancer cells and patients often experience severe side effects, due to tissue toxicity. This study addresses if a better balance between efficacy and toxicity can be attained using the tumoricidal complex alpha1-oleate, formed by a synthetic, alpha-helical peptide comprising the N-terminal 39 amino acids of alpha-lactalbumin and the fatty acid oleic acid. Bladder cancer was established, by intra-vesical instillation of MB49 cells on day 0 and the treatment group received five instillations of alpha1-oleate (1.7-17mM) on days 3-11. A dose-dependent reduction in tumor size, bladder size and bladder weight was recorded in the alpha1-oleate treated group, compared to sham-treated mice. Tumor markers Ki-67, Cyclin D1 and VEGF were inhibited in a dose-dependent manner, as was the expression of cancer-related genes. Remarkably, toxicity for healthy tissue was not detected in alpha1-oleate-treated, tumor bearing mice or in healthy mice or rabbits, challenged with increasing doses of the active complex. The results define a dose-dependent therapeutic effect of alpha1-oleate in a murine bladder cancer model.
Project description:Frankincense oil is prepared from aromatic hardened wood resin obtained by tapping Boswellia trees. For thousands of years, it has been important both socially and economically as an ingredient in incense and perfumes. Frankincense oil is a botanical oil distillate made from fermented plants that contains boswellic acid, a component known to have anti-neoplastic properties. We evaluated frankincense oil-induced cytotoxicity in bladder cancer cells. With a window of concentration, frankincense oil suppressed cell viability and induced cytotoxicity in bladder transitional carcinoma J82 cells but not normal bladder urothelial UROtsa cells immortalized with SV40 large T antigen. However, frankincense oil-induced J82 cell death did not result in DNA fragmentation. Microarray and bioinformatics analysis confirmed that frankincense oil activated cell cycle arrest, suppressed cell proliferation, and activated apoptosis in J82 cells through a series of potential pathways. These finding suggest that bladder cancer can be treated through intravesical administration of pharmaceutical agents similar to direct application on melanoma.
Project description:Using multi-omic analyses, we identified PAK4 (P21 (RAC1) Activated Kinase 4) amplification and overexpression of Kinase PAK4 in a subset of bladder cancers. We confirmed the role of PAK4 in bladder cancer cell proliferation and invasion by in vitro experiments. Furthermore, our studies showed that PAK4 inhibitor is effective in curtailing bladder cancer cell growth. In order to understand the effect of PAK4 inhibition and knockdown on bladder cancer transcriptome, we performed RNA-sequencing of PAK4 siRNA transfected and PAK4 inhibitor (PF-3758309) treated bladder cancer cells (VM-CUB1). Analyses led to identification of direct targets of PAK4 in bladder cancer and associated pathways.
Project description:Metastatic bladder cancer is a malignant tumor with high metastatic potential. The etiology and molecular mechanism are still not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the effect of PGC-1 α siRNA delivered by liposomal nanoparticles on bladder cancer cells, in order to reveal its mechanism in tumor cell reprogramming and energy metabolism regulation. Through transcriptome, proteome and metabolomics, we found that PGC-1 α was significantly upregulated in bladder cancer metastasis, and constructed a nanoparticle delivery system for efficient delivery of PGC-1 α siRNA. In vitro results showed that PGC-1 α silencing inhibited mitochondrial biogenesis and energy metabolism in bladder cancer cells, and interfered with the extranuclear transport of mRNA. Metabolomic analysis further confirmed the changes in cellular metabolism, especially the effects of glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cycle pathways. The in vivo model further verified that si-pgc-1 α LNP could significantly reduce the number of lung metastases of metastatic bladder cancer, showing anti metastatic potential. These findings reveal the important role of PGC-1 α in the regulation of energy metabolism and metastasis of bladder cancer cells, and provide a new strategic direction for the treatment of metastatic bladder cancer.
2025-03-22 | PXD062153 |
Project description:JorA treated bladder cancer cells for transcriptome
Project description:Bladder cancer affects over half a million people worldwide each year. Recent advances in early detection allowed a successful management of non-aggressive cancers, yet the recurrence rate remains high. Aggressive muscle-invasive bladder tumours are life-threatening and challenging to cure. Therefore, understating of key molecular pathways involved in cancer progression is critical for developing of new personalised targeted therapies. Recently, non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have emerged as key regulators orchestrating complex biological processes in cancer, yet their function is not fully understood. Here, we compare non-muscle invasive and muscle invasive cell lines and identify a ncRNA gene MIR205HG and its transcript LEADR among the top ncRNAs lost in muscle invasive urothelial tumours. We show that LEADR expression is epigenetically regulated by master transcription factor p63. LEADR is localised in the nuclei of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer cells where it dampens hyperactivation of interferon stimulated genes possibly increasing sensitivity of bladder cancer cells to interferon signalling. These findings uncover an anti-tumoral role of non-coding RNA LEADR in mediating immune response in bladder cancer.
Project description:Cigarette smoke has been demonstrated to stimulate the growth of existing bladder tumors by enhancing the survival and proliferation of cancer cells through the action of carcinogens present in smoke. Concurrently, Fatty Acid Synthase (FASN), a key enzyme in fatty acid synthesis crucial for lipid metabolism, exhibits dysregulation in various cancer types, often correlating with aggressive phenotypes. In this study, we reveal altered fatty acid metabolism and elevated FASN and fatty acid levels, specifically in current smokers with bladder cancer (BLCA). Notably, increased FASN levels under smoke exposure are attributed to epigenetic alterations affecting fatty acid metabolism. Cells exposed to cigarette smoke demonstrate a metabolic shift in utilizing glutamine as a carbon source and producing fatty acids. The genetic and pharmacological inhibition of FASN effectively reduces tumor growth in a CAM model exposed to smoke. FASN inhibitors like TVB 2640, currently in phase II clinical trialsclinical trials in various cancer types, may be effective for smokers with BLCA exhibiting high FASN levels. In general, FASN inhibition offers therapeutic promise for mitigating the impact of cigarette smoke on bladder cancer progression.
Project description:Proteomic characterization of extracellular vesicles derived from bladder cancer cells overexpressing GSTO1 and treated with cisplatin.