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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-24
pubmed:abstractText
Effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on adhesion of human adenocarcinoma cells of the line WiDr to a plastic substratum were investigated. Protoporphyrin IX induced by 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) was used as a photosensitizer. Light exposure inhibited attachment of suspended cells to a substratum. The adhesion was most strongly pronounced for light exposures around 200 mJ/cm(2) causing cell death. However, sub-lethal exposures (42 mJ/cm(2), 97% survival) inhibited cell adhesion as well. Sub-lethal ALA-PDT increased the intracellular space in dense colonies of WiDr cells. This was attributed to formation of lamellipodia between the cells and to increased numbers of focal contacts containing alpha(V)beta(3) integrin in some of the cells. The E-cadherin distribution was not changed by the treatment. Complex processes, including changes in cellular shape and reorganization of the cytoskeleton, are suggested to participate in the observed ALA-PDT effect on the cell adhesion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
322
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
452-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Photosensitization with protoporphyrin IX inhibits attachment of cancer cells to a substratum.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Cancer Research, 0310 Montebello, Oslo, Norway. uzd@krinc.ru
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't