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ArticleOncology letters2019

Expression of bladder cancer-associated glycans in murine tumor cell lines.

Marina Albertó, Hector Adrián Cuello, Cynthia Anabella Gulino, Marina Pifano, Denise Belgorosky, Mariano Rolando Gabri, Ana María Eiján, Valeria Inés Segatori

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Article in Oncology letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marina AlbertóLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Quilmes National University, Bernal B1876BXD, Argentina.
Hector Adrián CuelloLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Quilmes National University, Bernal B1876BXD, Argentina.
Cynthia Anabella GulinoLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Quilmes National University, Bernal B1876BXD, Argentina.
Marina PifanoLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Quilmes National University, Bernal B1876BXD, Argentina.
Denise BelgoroskyResearch Area, Instituto de Oncología Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1417 DTB, Argentina.
Mariano Rolando GabriLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Quilmes National University, Bernal B1876BXD, Argentina.
Ana María EijánResearch Area, Instituto de Oncología Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1417 DTB, Argentina.
Valeria Inés SegatoriLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Quilmes National University, Bernal B1876BXD, Argentina.
National University of Quilmes · ARUniversity of Buenos Aires · AR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The characterization of murine cell lines is of great importance in order to identify preclinical models that could resemble human diseases. Aberrant glycosylation includes the loss, excessive or novel expression of glycans and the appearance of truncated structures. MB49 and MB49-I are currently the only two murine cell lines available for the development of preclinical bladder cancer models. The glycans Lewis X (LeX), Sialyl lewis X (SLeX) and Sialyl Tn (STn) have previously been associated with aggressiveness, dissemination and poor prognosis in human bladder cancer, additionally N-glycolyl GM3 (NGcGM3) is a neo-antigen expressed in many types of tumors; however, to the best of our knowledge, its expression has not previously been assessed in this type of cancer. Taking into account the relevance of glycans in tumor biology and considering that they can act as targets of therapies and biomarkers, the present study evaluated the expression of LeX, SLeX, STn and NGcGM3 in MB49 and MB49-I cells, in different growth conditions such as monolayer cultures, three-dimensional multicellular spheroids and mouse heterotopic and orthotopic tumors. The expression of LeX was not detected in either cell line, whereas SLeX was expressed in monolayers, spheroids and orthotopic tumors of both cell lines. STn was only identified in MB49 monolayers and spheroids. There are no reports concerning the expression of NGcGM3 in human or murine bladder cancer. In our hands, MB49 and MB49-I expressed this ganglioside in all the growth conditions evaluated. The assessment of its expression in cancer cell lines and patient tumors is of great importance, considering the relevance of this ganglioside in tumor biology. The data obtained by the present study demonstrates that glycan expression may be substantially altered depending on the growth conditions, highlighting the importance of the characterization of murine cancer models. To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first to examine the expression of cancer-associated glycans, in the two murine cell lines available for the development of preclinical studies in bladder cancer.

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bladder cancerglycansMB49MB49-Imurine models

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