INVESTIGADORES
DONADIO Ana Carolina
artículos
Título:
Polymorphonuclear cells stimulate the migration and metastatic potential of rat sarcoma cells
Autor/es:
MARÍA MÓNICA REMEDI, ANA CAROLINA DONADIO AND GUSTAVO ALBERTO CHIABRANDO
Revista:
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY
Editorial:
Blackwell Scientific Publications
Referencias:
Lugar: England; Año: 2009 vol. 90 p. 44 - 51
ISSN:
0959-9673
Resumen:
Summary
Tumour microenvironment, which is largely affected by inflammatory cells, is a cru-
cial participant in the neoplastic process through the promotion of cell proliferation,
survival and migration. Neutrophils polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs) induce inflam-
matory reactions that can be either cytotoxic for tumour cells or can promote
tumour growth and metastasis. Previously, we have reported a spontaneous metasta-
sis tumour model that presents tumour PMNs infiltration and metastasis in liver and
spleen. The aim of this study was to evaluate PMNs influences on tumour cell
invasion and metastatic properties. To this end, we analysed intercellular adhesion
molecule-1 (ICAM-1), urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR), MT1-
MMP (membrane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase) and MMP2 protein expression in
TuE-t cells cultured with PMNs or PMNs-conditioned medium isolated from tumour
bearing and normal rats. The interaction between tumour cells and PMNs induced a
decrease in ICAM-1 expression in tumour cells as well as an increase in MMP2 and
tumour cell motility. Besides, a conserved expression of uPAR and MT1-MMP in
tumour cells was demonstrated. The up-regulation in MMP2 associated with uPAR
and MT1-MMP conserved expression may be related to an increased extracellular
matrix proteolysis. These results showed that the interaction of tumour cells with
PMNs could favour tumour cell spreading through the promotion of a tumour
invasive phenotype.