Abstract
BACKGROUND: WAP four-disulfide core domain protein 2 (WFDC2) shows a tumor-restricted upregulated pattern of expression in ovarian cancer. METHODS: In this study, we evaluated the role of WFCD2 in tumor mobility, invasion and metastasis of ovarian cancer in clinical tissue and in ovarian cancer cells, both in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS: Our results revealed WFCD2 was overexpressed in ovarian tissues, and the expression level of WFCD2 was associated with metastasis and lymph node metastasis. Higher expression of WFCD2 was also observed in aggressive HO8910-PM cells than in HO8910 cells, and WFCD2 knockdown halted cell migration, invasion, tumorigenicity and metastasis in ovarian cancer cells, both in vitro and in vivo. Knockdown of WFDC2 induced the down-regulation of ICAM-1, CD44, and MMP2. CONCLUSION: In summary, our work demonstrates that WFCD2 promotes metastasis in ovarian cancer. These findings suggest that WFCD2 plays a critical role in promoting metastasis and may constitute a potential therapeutic target of ovarian cancer.
DOI
10.1186/s13048-017-0329-0
Publication Date
2017-12-01
Publication Title
Journal of Ovarian Research
Volume
10
Issue
1
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
ISSN
1757-2215
Embargo Period
2024-11-19
Recommended Citation
Chen, Y., Huang, L., Wang, S., Liu, T., & et al. (2017) 'WAP four-disulfide core domain protein 2 promotes metastasis of human ovarian cancer by regulation of metastasis-associated genes', Journal of Ovarian Research, 10(1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13048-017-0329-0
