CXCR4/CXCL12 participate in extravasation of metastasizing breast cancer cells within the liver in a rat model

Organ-specific composition of extracellular matrix proteins (ECM) is a determinant of metastatic host organ involvement. The chemokine CXCL12 and its receptor CXCR4 play important roles in the colonization of human breast cancer cells to their metastatic target organs. In this study, we investigated...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2012-01, Vol.7 (1), p.e30046-e30046
Hauptverfasser: Wendel, Claudia, Hemping-Bovenkerk, André, Krasnyanska, Julia, Mees, Sören Torge, Kochetkova, Marina, Stoeppeler, Sandra, Haier, Jörg
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Zusammenfassung:Organ-specific composition of extracellular matrix proteins (ECM) is a determinant of metastatic host organ involvement. The chemokine CXCL12 and its receptor CXCR4 play important roles in the colonization of human breast cancer cells to their metastatic target organs. In this study, we investigated the effects of chemokine stimulation on adhesion and migration of different human breast cancer cell lines in vivo and in vitro with particular focus on the liver as a major metastatic site in breast cancer. Time lapse microscopy, in vitro adhesion and migration assays were performed under CXCL12 stimulation. Activation of small GTPases showed chemokine receptor signalling dependence from ECM components. The initial events of hepatic colonisation of MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells were investigated by intravital microscopy of the liver in a rat model and under shRNA inhibition of CXCR4. In vitro, stimulation with CXCL12 induced increased chemotactic cell motility (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0030046