Clinicopathological and functional implications of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins survivin and XIAP in esophageal cancer

  • Authors:
    • Levent Dizdar
    • Lisa M. Jünemann
    • Thomas A. Werner
    • Pablo E. Verde
    • Stephan E. Baldus
    • Nikolas H. Stoecklein
    • Wolfram T. Knoefel
    • Andreas Krieg
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  • Published online on: January 9, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.7755
  • Pages: 3779-3789
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Abstract

Based on their overexpression and important roles in progression and therapy-resistance in malignant diseases, the inhibitor of apoptosis protein family (IAP) members, survivin and X‑linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP), represent attractive candidates for targeted therapy. The present study investigated the prognostic and biological relevance of survivin and XIAP in esophageal squamous‑cell carcinoma (ESCC) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Survivin and XIAP expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry using tissue microarrays containing 120 ESCC and 90 EAC samples as well as the corresponding non‑neoplastic esophageal mucosa samples. IAP expression levels were then correlated to clinicopathological parameters and overall survival to identify any associations. In addition, esophageal cancer cell lines were treated with the survivin inhibitor YM155, and the XIAP inhibitors Birinapant and GDC‑0152 in vitro. Survivin and XIAP expression were significantly increased in EAC and ESCC when compared with tumor‑adjacent mucosa. In patients with ESCC XIAP expression was associated with female gender and advanced tumor stages, and nuclear survivin expression was associated with poor grading. High XIAP expression was identified as an independent negative prognostic marker in ESCC. By contrast, XIAP inhibitors did not affect cancer cell viability in vitro, and the small molecule survivin inhibitor YM155 significantly reduced cell viability and proliferation in esophageal cancer cell lines. Western blot analysis revealed a dose dependent decrease of survivin accompanied by an increased poly (adenosine diphosphate‑ribose) polymerase cleavage following YM155 treatment. These findings underline the potential role of survivin and XIAP in the oncogenesis of esophageal cancer and provide a rationale for future clinical studies investigating the therapeutic efficacy of IAP directed therapies in patients with esophageal cancer.
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Dizdar L, Jünemann LM, Werner TA, Verde PE, Baldus SE, Stoecklein NH, Knoefel WT and Krieg A: Clinicopathological and functional implications of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins survivin and XIAP in esophageal cancer. Oncol Lett 15: 3779-3789, 2018
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Dizdar, L., Jünemann, L.M., Werner, T.A., Verde, P.E., Baldus, S.E., Stoecklein, N.H. ... Krieg, A. (2018). Clinicopathological and functional implications of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins survivin and XIAP in esophageal cancer. Oncology Letters, 15, 3779-3789. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.7755
MLA
Dizdar, L., Jünemann, L. M., Werner, T. A., Verde, P. E., Baldus, S. E., Stoecklein, N. H., Knoefel, W. T., Krieg, A."Clinicopathological and functional implications of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins survivin and XIAP in esophageal cancer". Oncology Letters 15.3 (2018): 3779-3789.
Chicago
Dizdar, L., Jünemann, L. M., Werner, T. A., Verde, P. E., Baldus, S. E., Stoecklein, N. H., Knoefel, W. T., Krieg, A."Clinicopathological and functional implications of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins survivin and XIAP in esophageal cancer". Oncology Letters 15, no. 3 (2018): 3779-3789. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.7755