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Obesity-induced extracellular vesicles proteins drive the endometrial cancer pathogenesis: therapeutic potential of HO-3867 and Metformin

Sakaue T., Dorayappan KDP., Zingarelli R., Khadraoui W., Anbalagan M., Wallbillich J.

Prospective Study, published in Oncogene (2024) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Prospective Study
Journal
Oncogene (2024)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
39414985
PMCID
PMC11602708
DOI
10.1038/s41388-024-03182-2
Citations
8

Abstract (original English)

Endometrial cancer (EC) is the leading gynecologic malignancy in the United States with obesity implicated in 57% of cases. This research investigates the molecular complexities of extracellular vesicles (EV) secretion as carriers of oncogenic protein and their involvement in obesity-mediated EC. An understanding of these mechanisms is pivotal for unraveling pathways relevant to obesity-associated EC, thereby guiding the development of innovative prevention and treatment strategies. Our exploration revealed a significant increase in EV secretion carrying oncogenic proteins (TMEM205, STAT5, and FAS) in adipose and uterine tissues/serum samples from obese EC patients compared to control (without cancer). We identified alterations in EV-regulating proteins (Rab7, Rab11, and Rab27a) in obesity-mediated EC patients, adipose/uterine tissues, and serum samples. Through a 24-week analysis of the effects of a 45% kcal high-fat diet (HFD) on mice, we observed increased body weight, increased adipose tissue, enlarged uterine horns, and increased inflammation in the HFD group. This correlated with elevated levels of EV secretion and increased expression of oncogenic proteins TMEM205, FAS, and STAT5 and downregulation of the tumor suppressor gene PIAS3 in adipose and uterine tissues. Furthermore, our study confirmed that adipocyte derived EV increased EC cell proliferation, migration and xe

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.

Evidence level

Early human evidence such as case series or small samples is exploring possible benefits.

How we grade evidence
Cell Line, TumorAnimalsHumansMiceEndometrial NeoplasmsObesityMetforminCell ProliferationFemaleDiet, High-Fat

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