Expression level of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) inversely correlates with the ability of neuroblastoma cells to adhere to endothelium in vitro

The precise function of cell adhesion molecules in the hematogenous phase of neuroblastoma metastasis is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate whether neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) modulates neuroblastoma cell (NB) adhesion and transendothelial penetration in a coculture model. Our data, assessed on 11 NB cell lines, demonstrate an inverse correlation between NCAM expression and NB cell adhesion. Transfection of the NB cell line UKF-NB-4 with a cDNA encoding the human NCAM-140 kD isoform enhanced NCAM expression and the amount of tumor cell aggregates, reduced the amount of single tumor cells, and diminished initial NB cell adhesion to an endothelial cell monolayer. Treatment of UKF-NB-4 with NCAM antisense oligonucleotides reduced NCAM surface level, increased the number of single tumor cells, and induced up-regulation of NB cell adhesion to endothelium. Modulation of NCAM expression had no effect on transendothelial penetration. Fluorescence analysis revealed a down-regulation of NCAM in single tumor cells, prior to NB adhesion. The data support the view that low levels of NCAM are necessary for NB cells to leave a tumor cell aggregate and adhere to endothelial cells.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2002

Erschienen:

2002

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Cell communication & adhesion - 9(2002), 3 vom: 04. Mai, Seite 131-47

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Blaheta, Roman A [VerfasserIn]
Hundemer, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Mayer, Gottfried [VerfasserIn]
Vogel, Jens-Uwe [VerfasserIn]
Kornhuber, Bernhard [VerfasserIn]
Cinatl, Jaroslav [VerfasserIn]
Markus, Bernd H [VerfasserIn]
Driever, Pablo Hernáiz [VerfasserIn]
Cinatl, Jindrich [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Adjuvants, Immunologic
Fluorescent Dyes
Journal Article
Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules
Oligonucleotides, Antisense
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 13.06.2003

Date Revised 06.11.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM123033128