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Matrix metalloproteinase activity modulates tumor size, cell motility, and cell invasiveness in murine aggressive fibromatosis.

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Kong, Y; Poon, R; Nadesan, P; Di Muccio, T; Fodde, R; Khokha, R; Alman, BA
Published in: Cancer Res
August 15, 2004

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) regulate the degradation of extracellular matrix components and play important roles in the progression of select neoplastic processes. The locally invasive soft tissue tumor, aggressive fibromatosis (also called desmoid tumor), is caused by mutations resulting in beta-catenin-mediated T-cell factor (tcf)-dependent transcriptional activity. Because beta-catenin can regulate MMP expression, we investigated the expression of several MMPs and TIMPs in aggressive fibromatosis tumors that develop in Apc+/Apc1638N mice. Mmp-3 and Timp-1 were differentially regulated (5-fold and 0.5-fold, respectively) in tumors compared with normal fibrous tissue. Conditioned media from tumor cells showed an increased ability to degrade collagen, and inhibition of MMPs using GM6001 decreased the ability of the tumor cells to invade through Matrigel. Both the treatment of Apc/Apc1638N mice with GM6001 or crossing with a transgenic mouse that overexpresses Timp-1 resulted in a significant reduction in tumor volume. Surprisingly, overexpression of Timp-1 also resulted in a 50% increase in tumor number. Although TIMP-1 can induce growth stimulatory effects in some cell types, we found no difference in proliferation or apoptosis rate in cells from tumors that developed in the Timp-1-transgenic mice compared with mice that did not express the Timp-1 transgene, suggesting that TIMP-1 promotes aggressive fibromatosis tumor formation through an alternate mechanism. These data suggest that MMPs play a crucial role in regulating the invasiveness of mesenchymal cells and in modulating aggressive fibromatosis tumor progression. Because this is a locally invasive tumor, MMP inhibition could slow tumor growth and may prove to be an effective adjuvant therapy.

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Cancer Res

DOI

ISSN

0008-5472

Publication Date

August 15, 2004

Volume

64

Issue

16

Start / End Page

5795 / 5803

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
  • Protease Inhibitors
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Mice
  • Matrix Metalloproteinases
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors
  • Male
  • Isoenzymes
 

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Kong, Y., Poon, R., Nadesan, P., Di Muccio, T., Fodde, R., Khokha, R., & Alman, B. A. (2004). Matrix metalloproteinase activity modulates tumor size, cell motility, and cell invasiveness in murine aggressive fibromatosis. Cancer Res, 64(16), 5795–5803. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-03-3112
Kong, Yuan, Raymond Poon, Puviindran Nadesan, Tamara Di Muccio, Riccardo Fodde, Rama Khokha, and Benjamin A. Alman. “Matrix metalloproteinase activity modulates tumor size, cell motility, and cell invasiveness in murine aggressive fibromatosis.Cancer Res 64, no. 16 (August 15, 2004): 5795–5803. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-03-3112.
Kong Y, Poon R, Nadesan P, Di Muccio T, Fodde R, Khokha R, et al. Matrix metalloproteinase activity modulates tumor size, cell motility, and cell invasiveness in murine aggressive fibromatosis. Cancer Res. 2004 Aug 15;64(16):5795–803.
Kong, Yuan, et al. “Matrix metalloproteinase activity modulates tumor size, cell motility, and cell invasiveness in murine aggressive fibromatosis.Cancer Res, vol. 64, no. 16, Aug. 2004, pp. 5795–803. Pubmed, doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-03-3112.
Kong Y, Poon R, Nadesan P, Di Muccio T, Fodde R, Khokha R, Alman BA. Matrix metalloproteinase activity modulates tumor size, cell motility, and cell invasiveness in murine aggressive fibromatosis. Cancer Res. 2004 Aug 15;64(16):5795–5803.

Published In

Cancer Res

DOI

ISSN

0008-5472

Publication Date

August 15, 2004

Volume

64

Issue

16

Start / End Page

5795 / 5803

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
  • Protease Inhibitors
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Mice
  • Matrix Metalloproteinases
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors
  • Male
  • Isoenzymes