A Proteomic and Genomic Approach to in Vivo Chemoresistance Using
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Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München A proteomic and genomic approach to in vivo chemoresistance using spheroid and xenograft cancer models vorgelegt von Lilja Thoenes aus Starnberg 2009 Erklärung Diese Dissertation wurde im Sinne von § 13 Abs. 3 der Promotionsordnung vom 29. Januar 1998 von Herrn Prof. Dr. Ernst Wagner betreut. Ehrenwörtliche Versicherung Diese Dissertation wurde selbständig, ohne unerlaubte Hilfe erarbeitet. München, am 23.6.2009 …………………………... (Lilja Thoenes) Dissertation eingereicht am 23.6.2009 1. Gutachter: Prof Dr. Ernst Wagner 2. Gutachter: Prof Dr. Christian Wahl-Schott Mündliche Prüfung am 21.07.2009 Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Introduction............................................................................................................ 1 1.1. Colon cancer ................................................................................................... 1 1.1.1. Low passage colon cancer cell lines ........................................................ 1 1.1.2. Threedimensional culture systems........................................................... 1 1.1.3. Proteomic profiling of multicellular spheroids of low passage colon carcinoma cells......................................................................................... 2 1.1.4. Chemoresistance to 5-fluorouracil in colon cancer .................................. 4 1.1.5. Chemoresistance of low passage colon carcinoma cells towards 5- fluorouracil treatment in vitro .................................................................... 4 1.2. Prostate Cancer .............................................................................................. 6 1.2.1. Metronomic Cyclophosphamide Therapy................................................. 6 1.2.2. Chemoresistance to antiangiogenic therapy ............................................ 7 1.2.3. Proteomics and genomics in drug resistance .......................................... 9 1.2.4. In vivo resistance of prostate cancer xenografts towards metronomic cyclophosphamide therapy..................................................................... 10 1.3. Aim of this thesis ........................................................................................... 12 2. Materials and Methods........................................................................................ 14 2.1. Cell Biology Methods..................................................................................... 14 2.1.1. Cell culture.............................................................................................. 14 2.1.2. Multicellular spheroid culture.................................................................. 14 2.1.3. Oxygen and serum deprivation............................................................... 15 2.1.4. In vitro chemotherapy ............................................................................. 15 2.1.5. Cell viability, Apoptosis and Proliferation ............................................... 15 2.1.6. TUNEL Assay ......................................................................................... 16 2.1.7. Transfections .......................................................................................... 16 2.1.8. Immunocytochemistry............................................................................. 17 2.1.9. Flow cytometry and microscopy ............................................................. 18 2.2. Protein analysis ............................................................................................. 19 2.2.1. Bradford Assay ....................................................................................... 19 2.2.2. Westernblot............................................................................................. 19 2.2.3. 2D-DIGE electrophoresis and mass spectrometry................................. 20 2.3. RNA analysis................................................................................................. 23 Table of Contents 2.3.1. RNA-extraction and concentration measurement for RT-PCR .............. 23 2.3.2. RT-PCR .................................................................................................. 23 2.3.3. Micro Array Analysis............................................................................... 24 2.4. Ex vivo/ in vivo experiments.......................................................................... 27 2.4.1. Animals ................................................................................................... 27 2.4.2. Tumor models......................................................................................... 27 2.4.3. Tumor Measurement .............................................................................. 27 2.4.4. Chemotherapy ........................................................................................ 28 2.4.5. Tumor Histology...................................................................................... 28 2.4.6. Isolation of tumor/organs ........................................................................ 29 2.4.7. Reisolation of tumor cells ....................................................................... 29 3. Results................................................................................................................. 31 3.1. Colon cancer ................................................................................................. 31 3.1.1. Fragmentation of lamin A/C in multicellular spheroid cultures of low passage colon cancer cells .................................................................... 31 3.1.2. 5-FU chemoresistance in low passage colon cancer cells in vitro......... 35 3.2. Chemoresistance in metronomic cyclophosphamide therapy of prostate cancer xenografts: an in vivo chemoresistance............................................ 39 3.2.1. Generation of an appropriate in vivo passaged control.......................... 39 3.2.2. Drug efflux activity of reisolated PC3 cells ............................................. 40 3.2.3. Proliferation of reisolated cells under hypoxic conditions ...................... 41 3.2.4. Reimplantation of reisolated PC3 cells................................................... 41 3.2.5. Expression of vascular markers and functionality of tumor blood flow in reimplanted tumors................................................................................. 43 3.2.6. 2D-DIGE analysis of reisolated in vivo resistant PC3-D3 and PC3-D4 cells versus PC3-wt cells........................................................................ 44 3.2.7. Validation of potential protein candidates............................................... 50 3.2.8. Microarray analysis of chemoresistant PC3 xenografts compared to non resistant control tumors .......................................................................... 57 4. Discussion ........................................................................................................... 73 4.1. Colon cancer ................................................................................................. 73 4.1.1. Fragmentation of Lamin A/C in multicellular spheroid of low-passage colon carcinoma cells ............................................................................. 73 4.1.2. Chemoresistance in low passage colon cancer cells............................. 76 Table of Contents 4.2. In vivo chemoresistance of prostate cancer in metronomic cyclophosphamide therapy........................................................................................................... 78 4.2.1. A non classical mechanism of chemoresistance in vivo ........................ 78 4.2.2. Proteomics and Genomics: two complementary approaches to in vivo resistance ............................................................................................... 80 5. Summary ............................................................................................................. 92 6. Appendix.............................................................................................................. 95 6.1. Tables............................................................................................................ 95 6.2. Abbreviations............................................................................................... 100 6.3. Publications ................................................................................................. 104 6.3.1. Original Papers..................................................................................... 104 6.3.2. Review Article ....................................................................................... 104 6.3.3. Poster Presentations ............................................................................ 104 7. References ........................................................................................................ 105 8. Acknowledgements ........................................................................................... 122 9. Curriculum Vitae................................................................................................ 125 für Dodo und meine Eltern Introduction 1 1. Introduction 1.1. Colon cancer Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States when men and women are considered separately, and the second leading cause when both sexes are combined. It is expected to