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CELL BIOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
Volume 36, Issue 4, Pages 287-300Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10565-019-09509-0
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Bladder urothelioma; BSA-bound p-cresyl sulfate; Src; Focal adhesion kinase; Migration; EMT; ROS
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- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital [FEMH-2014-D-005]
- Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan [104-2320-B-002-062-MY3]
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Para-cresyl sulfate (P-CS), a major uremic toxin derived from the metabolites of tyrosine and phenylalanine through liver, existed in the blood of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD increases the malignancy in bladder cancers; however, effects of P-CS on bladder cancers are not fully understood. P-CS is conjugated with BSA physiologically, and this study aims to investigate the effects and possible underlying mechanisms of BSA-bounded P-CS on human bladder cancer cells. With P-CS treatment, the intracellular ROS increased in bladder cancer cells. ROS then triggered epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), stress fiber redistribution, and cell migration. With specific inhibitors, the key signals regulating P-CS-treated migration are Src and FAK. This study provided a clinical clue that patients with higher serum P-CS have a higher risk of malignant urothelial carcinomas, and a regulatory pathway of how P-CS regulates bladder cancer migration.
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