Fibroblasts play a potential role in bone destruction via osteopontin related caldesmon expression and polymerization in human non-functioning pituitary adenomas

Sci Rep. 2017 Dec 13;7(1):17523. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17679-2.

Abstract

Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are the most frequent pituitary tumors. The elucidation of the mechanisms of aggressive NFPAs in bone destruction is required in order to guide the clinical diagnosis and treatment of NFPAs. In the present study, we investigated the differential proteomics of fibroblasts isolated from clinical specimens of NFPAs with or without bone destruction. Proteomic analysis revealed a group of molecules associated with cytoskeleton organization, including caldesmon, were differentially expressed between fibroblasts isolated from bone destruction NFPAs (BD-NFPAs) and fibroblasts isolated from non-bone destruction NFPAs (NBD-NFPAs). The secreted proteins analysis found that osteopontin was significantly upregulated in BD-NFPAs fibroblasts. Furthermore, immunohistochemical staining of the NFPAs clinical samples showed that the expression of caldesmon in stromal cells and the expression of osteopontin in both tumor cells and stroma were significantly increased in BD-NFPAs. Taken together, our results indicate a possible way that osteopontin secreted from both NFPA cells and surrounding fibroblasts modify caldesmon expression and polymerization in fibroblasts, which may contribute to bone destruction in NFPA patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenoma / metabolism*
  • Adenoma / pathology
  • Adult
  • Bone and Bones / metabolism*
  • Bone and Bones / pathology
  • Calmodulin-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Female
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism*
  • Fibroblasts / pathology
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteopontin / metabolism*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology
  • Polymerization
  • Proteome
  • Stromal Cells / metabolism
  • Stromal Cells / pathology

Substances

  • Calmodulin-Binding Proteins
  • Proteome
  • SPP1 protein, human
  • Osteopontin