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ArticleMolecular oncology2018

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells promote invasiveness and transendothelial migration of osteosarcoma cells via a mesenchymal to amoeboid transition.

Laura Pietrovito, Angela Leo, Valentina Gori, Matteo Lulli, Matteo Parri, Valentina Becherucci, Luisa Piccini, Franco Bambi, Maria Letizia Taddei, Paola Chiarugi

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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61 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Laura PietrovitoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Italy.
Angela LeoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Italy.
Valentina GoriTransfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Matteo LulliDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Italy.
Matteo ParriDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Italy.
Valentina BecherucciTransfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Luisa PicciniTransfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Franco BambiTransfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Maria Letizia TaddeiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6867-0620
Paola ChiarugiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Italy.
University of Florence · ITMeyer Children's Hospital · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is growing evidence to suggest that bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) are key players in tumour stroma. Here, we investigated the cross-talk between BM-MSCs and osteosarcoma (OS) cells. We revealed a strong tropism of BM-MSCs towards these tumour cells and identified monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, growth-regulated oncogene (GRO)-α and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 as pivotal factors for BM-MSC chemotaxis. Once in contact with OS cells, BM-MSCs trans-differentiate into cancer-associated fibroblasts, further increasing MCP-1, GRO-α, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 levels in the tumour microenvironment. These cytokines promote mesenchymal to amoeboid transition (MAT), driven by activation of the small GTPase RhoA, in OS cells, as illustrated by the in vitro assay and live imaging. The outcome is a significant increase of aggressiveness in OS cells in terms of motility, invasiveness and transendothelial migration. In keeping with their enhanced transendothelial migration abilities, OS cells stimulated by BM-MSCs also sustain migration, invasion and formation of the in vitro capillary network of endothelial cells. Thus, BM-MSC recruitment to the OS site and the consequent cytokine-induced MAT are crucial events in OS malignancy.

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Transendothelial and Transepithelial MigrationBone Marrow CellsCancer-Associated FibroblastsCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorCulture Media, ConditionedCytokinesHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMesenchymal Stem CellsNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeovascularization, PhysiologicOsteosarcomaPhenotypeCulture Media, ConditionedCytokinesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteinsbone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellscytokinesosteosarcomatransendothelial migrationtumour plasticity

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PMID29517849
PMCPMC5928379
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