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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
We examined the expression of E-cadherin in nine oral cancer cell lines. HSC-4, NA, ZA, HOC927 and Ca9-22 cells strongly expressed E-cadherin [E-CD(++) cell line] and HSC-2 and HSC-3 cells weakly expressed E-cadherin [E-CD(+) cell line]. All the cell lines that expressed E-cadherin were of cuboidal morphology and formed cobblestone colonies. In contrast, TSU and HOC313 cells had spindle shapes, formed dispersed colonies, and were completely negative for E-cadherin [E-CD(-) cell line]. Moreover, all cell lines that expressed E-cadherin showed tumorgenicity in SCID mice, but E-CD(-) cell lines did not show tumorgenicity. The tumors derived from E-CD(+) cell lines invaded deeper into the connective tissues than those from E-CD(++) cell lines. In immunohistochemical analysis, the difference was more marked at the edges of the cancer nests. These results suggest that E-cadherin expression was relevant to the cell forms and the differential grade of cultured cells and that reduced E-cadherin in oral cancer may be associated with invasiveness in vivo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0904-2512
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of E-cadherin in oral cancer cell lines and its relationship to invasiveness in SCID mice in vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Tokushima University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't