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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-3
pubmed:abstractText
Osteopontin, a non-collageneous bone matrix protein, is produced in several human tumors but its role in cancer progression has been only partially elucidated. In this study we investigated the potential role of osteopontin in the malignancy of prostate cancer cells. Chemotaxis and chemoinvasion analyses revealed a dose-dependent increase in PC3 cell movement induced by osteopontin and a strict dependence of cell invasion on alphavbeta3 integrin function. The pattern of protease expression was modified by osteopontin and was characterized by an upregulation of plasminogen activators. Our findings suggest that osteopontin may confer selective malignant potential to prostate cancer cells through the enhancement of their invasive and proteolytic capability.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1431-6730
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
383
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
229-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Osteopontin modulates prostate carcinoma invasive capacity through RGD-dependent upregulation of plasminogen activators.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't