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12110516

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
The electrical resistance breakdown of the Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell monolayer provides a continuous assay system for cancer invasion that detects functional changes before morphological alterations. In this study, we address the question of whether physical contact between tumor cell and epithelial monolayer is a prerequisite for tumor cell invasion. When human melanoma cells were seeded directly (i.e., physical contact) on top of an electrically tight epithelial cell layer (5,800 +/- 106 Omega x cm2), electrical monolayer leakage led to an 18 +/- 3% reduction of transepithelial electrical resistance within 24 h. However, when melanoma cells were seeded close to the basolateral surface of the epithelial cell monolayer but separated by a filter membrane (i.e., no physical contact), electrical leakage occurred even more quickly (42 +/- 3% reduction in 24 h). Atomic force microscopy detected discrete structural changes between cells. Electrical leakage was effectively blocked by alpha2-macroglobulin or ilomastat, inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases. We conclude that exocytosis of soluble proteases causes electrical breakdown of the MDCK monolayer, independently of physical contact between tumor cells and the monolayer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1931-857X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
283
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
F319-27
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-4-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
The electrical resistance breakdown assay determines the role of proteinases in tumor cell invasion.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Physiology, University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't