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The possible role of factor H in colon cancer resistance to complement attack

✍ Scribed by Ewa Wilczek; Robert Rzepko; Dominika Nowis; Magdalena Legat; Jakub Golab; Marta Glab; Adam Gorlewicz; Filip Konopacki; Michal Mazurkiewicz; Dariusz Sladowski; Barbara Gornicka; Aleksander Wasiutynski; Grzegorz M. Wilczynski

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
French
Weight
612 KB
Volume
122
Category
Article
ISSN
0020-7136

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Abstract

A soluble complement inhibitor factor H (FH) and its splice variant factor H‐like protein (FHL) have been recently discovered to play a major role in malignant cell escape from complement‐mediated cytotoxicity in lung‐, ovarian‐ and glia‐derived neoplasms. The role of FH in colon cancer has not yet been examined. Here, we studied immunocytochemically FH/FHL expression in tumor samples derived from 40 patients, with both primary colon adenocarcinoma and metastatic foci in the liver. FH/FHL immunoreactivity was present in stroma of both primary and metastatic tumors, in virtually all patients. The cellular immunoreactivity was observed infrequently. Importantly, when analyzed quantitatively, FH/FHL immunoreactivity was significantly increased in liver metastases when compared with the primary sites. In addition, we have analyzed FH and FHL expression in 5 colon cancer cell lines: SW480, SW620, HCT116, HT‐29 and Lovo. FH mRNA and FH secretion were observed in SW620 and HT‐29 cells, whereas FHL was produced only by HT‐29 cell‐line. By confocal and electron microscopy, FH immunoreactivity was associated with the plasma membrane and intracellular vesicular structures. Finally, we have analyzed the role of FH in the susceptibility of SW620 colon cancer cells to complement‐mediated damage. When FH function was blocked, using specific antibody, the cells became more susceptible to lysis. Taken together, our results suggest an important role of FH/FHL in colon cancer cells defense against complement‐mediated cytotoxicity, and in metastatic process. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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