## Abstract Emmprin is a transmembrane glycoprotein on tumor cells that stimulates peritumoral fibroblasts to produce matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Emmprin and the induced MMPs play a crucial role in tumor progression, invasion and metastasis of human carcinomas (epithelial malignancies). Howev
Matrix influence on the tumor cell stimulation of fibroblast collagenase production
โ Scribed by Chitra Biswas
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 430 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0730-2312
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โฆ Synopsis
Cocultures of rabbit fibroblasts and mouse B-16 melanoma cells produce increased levels of collagenase against type I collagen. This stimulatory effect was also found when fibroblasts were cultured in conditioned media from tumor cells. However, the level of the stimulatory factor in conditioned media was influenced by matrix deposited by fibroblasts. Thus, conditioned media collected from monolayers of B-16 plated on fibroblast matrix consistently showed high levels of the factor activity. The influence of the matrix on the level of the factor was not removed by treating the fibroblast matrix with collagenase or chondroitinase ABC and was not reproduced by collagen-coated dishes.
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