UNASSIGNED: Western blot was used to verify the expression of vWF in HCC cells. PAS staining, glycogen and L-lactate content assays were used to reflect cellular glycolysis levels. The ability of cell migration was explored by Wound-healing and Transwell assays. Besides, the effect of vWF on the progression of HCC in vivo was also studied using subcutaneous xenograft model.
UNASSIGNED: vWF derived from HCC cells promoted tumor migration by mediating glycolysis. Besides, vWF participated in the crosstalk between HCC cells and HSCs. HCC cells activated HSCs through vWF-mediated TGFB1 expression and secretion, and activated HSCs upregulated vWF expression in HCC cells through IL-6 secretion feedback. Further, in vitro and in vivo experiments also confirmed the importance of the JAK1/vWF/TGFB1 axis in regulating HSCs-derived IL-6 mediated HCC migration and growth.
UNASSIGNED: In summary, this article demonstrated that IL-6 released from hepatic stellate cells enhanced glycolysis and migration ability of liver cancer cells by activating JAK1/vWF/TGFB1 axis which may also be a potential target for inhibiting liver cancer metastasis.
■Westernblot用于验证vWF在HCC细胞中的表达。PAS染色,糖原和L-乳酸含量测定用于反映细胞糖酵解水平。通过伤口愈合和Transwell测定探索细胞迁移的能力。此外,还使用皮下异种移植模型研究了vWF对体内HCC进展的影响。
■来自HCC细胞的vWF通过介导糖酵解促进肿瘤迁移。此外,vWF参与了HCC细胞与HSC之间的串扰。HCC细胞通过vWF介导的TGFB1表达和分泌激活HSCs,活化的HSCs通过IL-6分泌反馈上调HCC细胞中vWF的表达。Further,体外和体内实验也证实了JAK1/vWF/TGFB1轴在调节HSC来源的IL-6介导的HCC迁移和生长中的重要性。
■总之,本文证明肝星状细胞释放的IL-6通过激活JAK1/vWF/TGFB1轴增强肝癌细胞的糖酵解和迁移能力,这也可能是抑制肝癌转移的潜在靶点。