Annual progress of clinical research on targeted therapy for nonsmall cell lung cancer in 2022

Huang, Yan; Zhang, Li

doi:10.1002/cai2.56

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“…Non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a highly morbid and lethal disease with a poor prognosis that accounts for 85% of all lung cancers [ 1 , 2 ]. Approximately 70% of patients with newly diagnosed NSCLC are over 65 years of age and more than half have metastatic or locally advanced NSCLC [ 3 ].…”

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MAPK4 facilitates angiogenesis by inhibiting the ERK pathway in non‐small cell lung cancer

Chen,

Yang,

Liu

et al. 2024

Cancer Innovation

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BackgroundAngiogenesis plays an important role in the occurrence and development of non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The atypical mitogen‐activated protein kinase 4 (MAPK4) has been shown to be involved in the pathogenesis of various diseases. However, the potential role of MAPK4 in the tumor angiogenesis of NSCLC remains unclear.MethodsAdult male C57BL/6 wild‐type mice were randomly divided into the control group and p‐siMAPK4 intervention group, respectively. The cell proliferation was analyzed with flow cytometry and immunofluorescence staining. The vascular density in tumor mass was analyzed by immunofluorescence staining. The expressions of MAPK4 and related signaling molecules were detected by western blot analysis and immunofluorescence staining, and so on.ResultsWe found that the expression of MAPK4, which was dominantly expressed in local endothelial cells (ECs), was correlated with tumor angiogenesis of NSCLC. Furthermore, MAPK4 silencing inhibited the proliferation and migration abilities of human umbilical vein ECs (HUVECs). Global gene analysis showed that MAPK4 silencing altered the expression of multiple genes related to cell cycle and angiogenesis pathways, and that MAPK4 silencing increased transduction of the extracellular regulated protein kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) pathway but not Akt and c‐Jun n‐terminal kinase pathways. Further analysis showed that MAPK4 silencing inhibited the proliferation and migration abilities of HUVECs cultured in tumor cell supernatant, which was accompanied with increased transduction of the ERK1/2 pathway. Clinical data analysis suggested that the higher expression of MAPK4 and CD34 were associated with poor prognosis of patients with NSCLC. Targeted silencing of MAPK4 in ECs using small interfering RNA driven by the CD34 promoter effectively inhibited tumor angiogenesis and growth of NSCLC in vivo.ConclusionOur results reveal that MAPK4 plays an important role in the angiogenesis and development of NSCLC. MAPK4 may thus represent a new target for NSCLC.

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