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Objective: Urinary tract infections(UTIs) are one of the commonest bacterial infections in humans, and uropathogenic Escherichia coli(UPEC) is the leading cause of UTIs. UPEC can induce cystitis, pyelonephritis and prostatitis, and has also been reported to play a role in prostatic carcinogenesis and prostate cancer(PCa) progression. The mechanisms through which UPEC promotes PCa development and progression are not clear, and the direct influence of UPEC toxins on PCa has not been previously reported. Cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1(CNF1) is a key UPEC toxin, and influences cytoskeleton dynamics and organization of host epithelial cells by activating Rho GTPases, thus we explored if it hadan effect on PCa progression.Methods: Transwell assays were used to examine the migration and invasion ability of prostate cancer cells promoted by CNF1 in vitro. A xenograft mice model was used to examine the metastasis of prostate cancer cells promoted by CNF1 in vivo. Western blotting and RNAinterference were used to study the signal pathways.Results: UPEC-secreted CNF1 promoted the migration and the invasion of PCa cells in vitro and in vivo. Among the three Rho GTPases activated by CNF1, Cdc42 was identified to be responsible for the pro-migratory and pro-invasive effects of CNF1 on PCa cells. We also found active Cdc42 stimulated PAK1 phosphorylation, and active PAK1 upregulated MMP-9 expression, which are essential for CNF1 driving migration and invasion of PCa cells.Conclusions: UPEC-secreted CNF1 promoted the migration and invasion of PCa cells in vitro and in vivo through activating a Cdc42-PAK1 signal axis and upregulating the secretion of MMP-9. Surveillance for and treatment of cnf1-carrying UPEC strains may diminish PCa progression and thus have an important clinical therapeutic impact.
Objective: Urinary tract infections(UTIs) are one of the commonest bacterial infections in humans, and uropathogenic Escherichia coli(UPEC) is the leading cause of UTIs. UPEC can induce cystitis, pyelonephritis and prostatitis, and has also been reported to play a role in prostatic carcinogenesis and prostate cancer(PCa) progression. The mechanisms through which UPEC promotes PCa development and progression are not clear, and the direct influence of UPEC toxins on PCa has not been previously reported. Cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1(CNF1) is a key UPEC toxin, and influences cytoskeleton dynamics and organization of host epithelial cells by activating Rho GTPases, thus we explored if it hadan effect on PCa progression.Methods: Transwell assays were used to examine the migration and invasion ability of prostate cancer cells promoted by CNF1 in vitro. A xenograft mice model was used to examine the metastasis of prostate cancer cells promoted by CNF1 in vivo. Western blotting and RNAinterference were used to study the signal pathways.Results: UPEC-secreted CNF1 promoted the migration and the invasion of PCa cells in vitro and in vivo. Among the three Rho GTPases activated by CNF1, Cdc42 was identified to be responsible for the pro-migratory and pro-invasive effects of CNF1 on PCa cells. We also found active Cdc42 stimulated PAK1 phosphorylation, and active PAK1 upregulated MMP-9 expression, which are essential for CNF1 driving migration and invasion of PCa cells.Conclusions: UPEC-secreted CNF1 promoted the migration and invasion of PCa cells in vitro and in vivo through activating a Cdc42-PAK1 signal axis and upregulating the secretion of MMP-9. Surveillance for and treatment of cnf1-carrying UPEC strains may diminish PCa progression and thus have an important clinical therapeutic impact.
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