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Possible involvement of TWIST in enhanced peritoneal metastasis of epithelial ovarian carcinoma

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Loss of E-cadherin triggers peritoneal dissemination, leading to an adverse prognosis for most patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC). Because TWIST mainly regulates the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and is one of the E-cadherin repressors, we investigated the possibility that TWIST expression affects peritoneal metastasis of EOC using siRNA technique. In the present study, we showed a correlation between TWIST expression and EOC cellular morphology. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the suppression of TWIST expression in EOC cells (HEY) alters the cellular morphology from a fibroblastic and motile phenotype to an epithelial phenotype, and inhibits the adhesion of these cells to mesothelial monolayers. To investigate the mechanism by which down-regulation of TWIST leads to inhibition of adhesion to mesothelial cells (MCs), expression of adhesion molecules (CD29, CD44 and CD54) were observed. Moreover, matrix metalloproteinase 2 and membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase, important markers associated with invasive and metastatic potential, were remarkably reduced. This findings suggests that reduced expression of TWIST suppresses the multistep process of peritoneal dissemination (detachment from the primary lesion, adhesion to MCs and invasion of MCs) and may be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of this carcinoma.

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    Mikio Terauchi, Hiroaki Kajiyama, Mamoru Yamashita, Mikihiko Kato, Hirohisa Tsukamoto, Tomokazu Umezu, Satoyo Hosono, Eiko Yamamoto, Kiyosumi Shibata, Kazuhiko Ino, Akihiro Nawa & Fumitaka Kikkawa

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Terauchi, M., Kajiyama, H., Yamashita, M. et al. Possible involvement of TWIST in enhanced peritoneal metastasis of epithelial ovarian carcinoma. Clin Exp Metastasis 24, 329–339 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10585-007-9070-1

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