| Literature DB >> 16253760 |
Min-Kyung Choo1, Hiroaki Sakurai, Keiichi Koizumi, Ikuo Saiki.
Abstract
We investigated the influence of TNF-alpha on the metastasis of cancer cells. Treatment of cultured colon 26 cells with TNF-alpha enhanced metastatic properties including production of MMP-9, adhesion, migration and invasion. Cells treated with TNF-alpha in vitro showed marked potential to metastasize to the lung and liver in vivo. U0126, an inhibitor of MEK1/2, inhibited the TNF-alpha-induced activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and the metastatic properties in vitro without affecting cell proliferation. In addition, pretreatment with U0126 in vitro completely abrogated the increased lung metastasis of TNF-alpha-treated cells. These results indicate that TNF-alpha-induced activation of cancer cells through the ERK pathway is sufficient for the enhanced metastatic potential of colon 26 cells.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16253760 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.12.027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN: 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679