Notch Signaling Mediates Differentiation in Barrett's Esophagus and Promotes Progression to Adenocarcinoma

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Studies are needed to determine the mechanism by which Barrett's esophagus (BE) progresses to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Notch signaling maintains stem cells in the gastrointestinal tract and is dysregulated during carcinogenesis. We explored the relationship between Notch signaling and goblet cell maturation, a feature of BE, during EAC pathogenesis.

METHODS: We measured goblet cell density and levels of Notch messenger RNAs in BE tissues from 164 patients, with and without dysplasia or EAC, enrolled in a multicenter study. We analyzed the effects of conditional expression of an activated form of NOTCH2 (pL2.Lgr5.N2IC), conditional deletion of NOTCH2 (pL2.Lgr5.N2fl/fl), or loss of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) (pL2.Lgr5.p65fl/fl), in Lgr5+ (progenitor) cells in L2-IL1B mice (which overexpress interleukin 1 beta in esophagus and squamous forestomach and are used as a model of BE). We collected esophageal and stomach tissues and performed histology, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, transcriptome, and real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses. Cardia and forestomach tissues from mice were cultured as organoids and incubated with inhibitors of Notch or NF-kB.

RESULTS: Progression of BE to EAC was associated with a significant reduction in goblet cell density comparing nondysplastic regions of tissues from patients; there was an inverse correlation between goblet cell density and levels of NOTCH3 and JAG2 messenger RNA. In mice, expression of the activated intracellular form of NOTCH2 in Lgr5+ cells reduced goblet-like cell maturation, increased crypt fission, and accelerated the development of tumors in the squamocolumnar junction. Mice with deletion of NOTCH2 from Lgr5+ cells had increased maturation of goblet-like cells, reduced crypt fission, and developed fewer tumors. Esophageal tissues from in pL2.Lgr5.N2IC mice had increased levels of RelA (which encodes the p65 unit of NF-κB) compared to tissues from L2-IL1B mice, and we found evidence of increased NF-κB activity in Lgr5+ cells. Esophageal tissues from pL2.Lgr5.p65fl/fl mice had lower inflammation and metaplasia scores than pL2.Lgr5.N2IC mice. In organoids derived from pL2-IL1B mice, the NF-κB inhibitor JSH-23 reduced cell survival and proliferation.

CONCLUSIONS: Notch signaling contributes to activation of NF-κB and regulates differentiation of gastric cardia progenitor cells in a mouse model of BE. In human esophageal tissues, progression of BE to EAC was associated with reduced goblet cell density and increased levels of Notch expression. Strategies to block this pathway might be developed to prevent EAC in patients with BE.

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CommentIn: Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Jul;17(7):381. - PMID 32398810

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:159

Enthalten in:

Gastroenterology - 159(2020), 2 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 575-590

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kunze, Bettina [VerfasserIn]
Wein, Frederik [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Hsin-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Anand, Akanksha [VerfasserIn]
Baumeister, Theresa [VerfasserIn]
Strangmann, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Gerland, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Ingermann, Jonas [VerfasserIn]
Münch, Natasha Stephens [VerfasserIn]
Wiethaler, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Sahm, Vincenz [VerfasserIn]
Hidalgo-Sastre, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Lange, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Lightdale, Charles J [VerfasserIn]
Bokhari, Aqiba [VerfasserIn]
Falk, Gary W [VerfasserIn]
Friedman, Richard A [VerfasserIn]
Ginsberg, Gregory G [VerfasserIn]
Iyer, Prasad G [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Zhezhen [VerfasserIn]
Nakagawa, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Shawber, Carrie J [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, TheAnh [VerfasserIn]
Raab, William J [VerfasserIn]
Dalerba, Piero [VerfasserIn]
Rustgi, Anil K [VerfasserIn]
Sepulveda, Antonia R [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Kenneth K [VerfasserIn]
Schmid, Roland M [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Timothy C [VerfasserIn]
Abrams, Julian A [VerfasserIn]
Quante, Michael [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Barrett’s Esophagus
Carcinogenesis
Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Goblet Cells
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
NF-kappa B
Observational Study
RNA, Messenger
Receptors, Notch
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 02.04.2021

Date Revised 12.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Jul;17(7):381. - PMID 32398810

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.033

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NLM309094402