Evidence map›Paper›PMID 15235133›Full record

ArticleInternational journal of gastrointestinal cancer2003

The metastatic potential of human pancreatic cell lines in the liver of nude mice correlates well with cathepsin B activity.

George N Tzanakakis, Andrew N Margioris, Aristidis M Tsatsakis, Michael P Vezeridis

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Article in International journal of gastrointestinal cancer, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

George N TzanakakisDepartment of Histology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece. tzanakak@med.uoc.gr
Andrew N Margioris
Aristidis M Tsatsakis
Michael P Vezeridis
Brown University · USUniversity of Crete · GR

Funding

NCI NIH HHS CA 07340
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCathepsin B, a lysosomal cysteine protease, has a major role in the mechanisms of tumor metastasis. The aim of the present work was to examine the correlation between cathepsin B activity and the metastatic potential of human pancreatic cancer.

methodsThe primary cell line COLO 357 and the derivative tumor cell lines FG, L3.1, L3.2, L3.3, L3.4, and L3.5, which are characterized by progressively increasing metastatic potential, were injected intrasplenically in the athymic mice. Cathepsin B activity, metastasis, and ultrastructural characteristics were assessed.

resultsAn increased number of liver tumor nodules was observed with each subsequent intrasplenic inoculation (p = 0.001), associated with lymph node, splenic, and pancreatic involvement. Cathepsin B activity progressively increased (p = 0.001) and was strongly positively correlated with the metastatic potential. However, no correlation was found between the metastatic potential and ultrastructural characteristics.

conclusionsThese findings further support the central role of cathepsin B in metastasis in a combined in vitro/in vivo model.

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AnimalsCathepsin BLiver NeoplasmsMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasms, ExperimentalPancreatic NeoplasmsTumor Cells, CulturedCathepsin B

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PMID15235133
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