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      Human osteopontin: Potential clinical applications in cancer (Review).

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          Human osteopontin (OPN) is a glycosylated phosphoprotein which is expressed in a variety of tissues in the body. In recent years, accumulating evidence has indicated that the aberrant expression of OPN is closely associated with tumourigensis, progression and most prominently with metastasis in several tumour types. In this review, we present the current knowledge on the expression profiles of OPN and its main splice variants in human cancers, as well as the potential implications in patient outcome. We also discuss its putative clinical application as a cancer biomarker and as a therapeutic target.

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          High expression of macrophage colony-stimulating factor in peritumoral liver tissue is associated with poor survival after curative resection of hepatocellular carcinoma.

          Xiao-Dong Zhu, Ju-Bo Zhang, Peng-Yuan Zhuang … (2008)
          To investigate prognostic values of the intratumoral and peritumoral expression of macrophage colony-stimulating factors (M-CSF) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after curative resection. Expression of M-CSF and density of macrophages (M Phi) were assessed by immunohistochemistry in tissue microarrays containing paired tumor and peritumoral liver tissue from 105 patients who had undergone hepatectomy for histologically proven HCC. Prognostic value of these and other clinicopathologic factors was evaluated. Neither intratumoral M-CSF nor M Phi density was associated with overall survival (OS) or disease-free survival (DFS). High peritumoral M-CSF and M Phi density, which correlated with large tumor size, presence of intrahepatic metastasis, and high TNM stage, were independent prognostic factors for both OS (P = .001 and P < .001, respectively) and DFS (P = .001 and P = .003, respectively) and affected incidence of early recurrence. In a small HCC subset, peritumoral M-CSF was also correlated with both OS and DFS (P = .038 and P = .001, respectively). The combination of peritumoral M-CSF and M Phi had a better power to predict the patients' death and disease recurrence (P < .001 for both). High peritumoral M-CSF and M Phi were associated with HCC progression, disease recurrence, and poor survival after hepatectomy, highlighting the importance of peritumoral tissue in the recurrence and metastasis of HCC. M-CSF and M Phi may be targets of postoperative adjuvant therapy.
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            Eta-1 (osteopontin): an early component of type-1 (cell-mediated) immunity.

            S Ashkar, G F Weber, V Panoutsakopoulou … (2000)
            Cell-mediated (type-1) immunity is necessary for immune protection against most intracellular pathogens and, when excessive, can mediate organ-specific autoimmune destruction. Mice deficient in Eta-1 (also called osteopontin) gene expression have severely impaired type-1 immunity to viral infection [herpes simplex virus-type 1 (KOS strain)] and bacterial infection (Listeria monocytogenes) and do not develop sarcoid-type granulomas. Interleukin-12 (IL-12) and interferon-gamma production is diminished, and IL-10 production is increased. A phosphorylation-dependent interaction between the amino-terminal portion of Eta-1 and its integrin receptor stimulated IL-12 expression, whereas a phosphorylation-independent interaction with CD44 inhibited IL-10 expression. These findings identify Eta-1 as a key cytokine that sets the stage for efficient type-1 immune responses through differential regulation of macrophage IL-12 and IL-10 cytokine expression.
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              Osteopontin: a multifunctional molecule regulating chronic inflammation and vascular disease.

              Marta Scatena, Lucy Liaw, Cecilia M. Giachelli (2007)
              Osteopontin (OPN) is a multifunctional molecule highly expressed in chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and it is specifically localized in and around inflammatory cells. OPN is a secreted adhesive molecule, and it is thought to aid in the recruitment of monocytes-macrophages and to regulate cytokine production in macrophages, dendritic cells, and T-cells. OPN has been classified as T-helper 1 cytokine and thus believed to exacerbate inflammation in several chronic inflammatory diseases, including atherosclerosis. Besides proinflammatory functions, physiologically OPN is a potent inhibitor of mineralization, it prevents ectopic calcium deposits and is a potent inducible inhibitor of vascular calcification. Clinically, OPN plasma levels have been found associated with various inflammatory diseases, including cardiovascular burden. It is thus imperative to dissect the OPN proinflammatory and anticalcific functions. OPN recruitment functions of inflammatory cells are thought to be mediated through its adhesive domains, especially the arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) sequence that interacts with several integrin heterodimers. However, the integrin receptors and intracellular pathways mediating OPN effects on immune cells are not well established. Furthermore, several studies show that OPN is cleaved by at least 2 classes of proteases: thrombin and matrix-metalloproteases (MMPs). Most importantly, at least in vitro, fragments generated by cleavage not only maintain OPN adhesive functions but also expose new active domains that may impart new activities. The role for OPN proteolytic fragments in vivo is almost completely unexplored. We believe that further knowledge of the effects of OPN fragments on cell responses might help in designing therapeutics targeting inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases.
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                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int. J. Mol. Med.
                Title: International journal of molecular medicine
                Publisher: Spandidos Publications
                ISSN (Electronic): 1791-244X
                ISSN (Print): 1107-3756
                Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2017
                Volume: 39
                Issue: 6
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P.R. China.
                [2 ] Cardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.
                [3 ] Department of Oncology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, P.R. China.
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                DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.2964
                PMC ID: 5428945
                PubMed ID: 28440483
                SO-VID: 199ff209-9f82-4474-9c83-411de45d9c81
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