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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
卷 102, 期 3, 页码 212-219出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10683
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hyaluronan synthase; hyaluronidase; colon carcinoma; tumorigenicity
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Advanced colorectal cancers are often associated with elevated amounts of hyaluronan. To investigate the importance of hyaluronan in colon carcinoma tumor progression, we have expressed by stable transfection hyaluronan synthase 2 (Has2) and hyaluronidase I (Hyal I) in the rat colon carcinoma cell line, PROb. We found that hyaluronan overproduction led to a higher growth rate of tumor cells in vitro, and to a faster development of transplantable tumors in syngeneic rats, compared to the mock-transfectants. Has2 transfected PROb cells gave rise to tumors that were significantly less vascularized, but had a significantly larger viable tumor fraction compared to tumors generated from mock-transfectants. In contrast, HyaII overexpression suppressed the growth rate of tumor cells both in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, tumors derived from HyaII-transfected cells had a significantly larger necrotic area than tumors derived from mock- and Has2-transfectants. Our study demonstrates that Has2 overproduction promotes tumorigenicity, whereas HyaII overexpression suppresses tumorigenicity in an experimental model for colon carcinoma. (C) 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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