Expression of Activated Ras in Gastric Chief Cells of Mice Leads to the Full Spectrum of Metaplastic Lineage Transitions

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• 作者：Eunyoung Choi¹ ; ² ; Audrey M. Hendley³ ; ⁴ ; Jennifer M. Bailey³ ; ⁴ ; Steven D. Leach³ ; ⁴ ; James R. Goldenring¹ ; ² ; ⁵ ; ⁶ ; ^{jim.goldenring@vanderbilt.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Carcinogenesis ; MAP Kinase ; Differentiation ; Signal Transduction
• 刊名：Gastroenterology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：April 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：150
• 期：4
• 页码：918-930.e13
• 全文大小：19622 K

文摘

Gastric cancer develops in the context of parietal cell loss, spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia (SPEM), and intestinal metaplasia (IM). We investigated whether expression of the activated form of Ras in gastric chief cells of mice leads to the development of SPEM, as well as progression of metaplasia.

Methods

We studied Mist1-CreERT2Tg/+;LSL-K-Ras(G12D)Tg/+ (Mist1-Kras) mice, which express the active form of Kras in chief cells on tamoxifen exposure. We studied Mist1-CreERT2Tg/+;LSL-KRas (G12D)Tg/+;R26RmTmG/+ (Mist1-Kras-mTmG) mice to examine whether chief cells that express active Kras give rise to SPEM and IM. Some mice received intraperitoneal injections of the Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor, selumetinib, for 14 consecutive days. Gastric tissues were collected and analyzed by immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Results

Mist1-Kras mice developed metaplastic glands, which completely replaced normal fundic lineages and progressed to IM within 3–4 months after tamoxifen injection. The metaplastic glands expressed markers of SPEM and IM, and were infiltrated by macrophages. Lineage tracing studies confirmed that the metaplasia developed directly from Kras (G12D)-induced chief cells. Selumetinib induced persistent regression of SPEM and IM, and re-established normal mucosal cells, which were derived from normal gastric progenitor cells.

Conclusions

Expression of activated Ras in chief cells of Mist1-Kras mice led to the full range of metaplastic lineage transitions, including SPEM and IM. Inhibition of Ras signaling by inhibition of MEK might reverse preneoplastic metaplasia in the stomach.