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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
In the process of metastasis, cancer cells secrete several enzymes which degrade extracellular matrices (ECMs) and basement membranes (BMs) of blood vessels. One of them, heparanase, has been reported to be an important enzyme when metastatic cancer cells invade blood vessels. The enzyme cleaves heparan sulfate (HS), a main component of ECM and BM. In the present study, HS-degrading ability of several human oral cancer cell lines (HSC2, HSC3, HSC4, Ca9-22, NA, ACC3 and Ab-J) and tissues derived from human oral squamous cell carcinomas (both metastatic and non-metastatic) were investigated by measuring heparanase activities and levels of heparanase mRNA by a quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. The catalytic activities and the mRNA levels of heparanase showed a good agreement. Clinical demonstration of cancer metastasis generally correlated with high levels of heparanase activity and its mRNA. The results suggest that heparanase activity and its mRNA level are good diagnostic parameters for evaluating the metastatic properties of human oral cancer cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1368-8375
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
177-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Basement Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Extracellular Matrix, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Glucuronidase, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Mouth Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Neoplasm Metastasis, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11167146-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of heparanase in oral cancer cell lines and oral cancer tissues.
pubmed:affiliation
Oral Surgery, Department of Oral Restitution, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan. ikuta.osur@tmd.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't