Characterization of morphogenetic and invasive abilities of human mammary epithelial cells: Correlation with variations of urokinase-type plasminogen activator activity and type-1 plasminogen activator inhibitor level

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作者
Fauquette, W [1 ]
Dong-Le Bourhis, X [1 ]
Delannoy-Courdent, A [1 ]
Boilly, B [1 ]
Desbiens, X [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sci & Technol Lille 1, Ctr Biol Cellulaire, Unite Dynam Cellules Embryonnaires & Cancereuses, F-59655 Villeneuve Dascq, France
关键词
mammary development; invasion; plasminogen activator; interactions; matrix;
D O I
10.1016/S0248-4900(97)89316-1
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and one of its inhibitors, the PAI-1, are involved in the proteolytic cascade of matrix degradation during in vivo morphogenesis or metastasis. In the present study, we have characterized the in vitro morphological behavior of human normal and malignant mammary epithelial cells and determined the levels of uPA activity and PAI-1 during these events. Two-dimensional cultures in the presence of inductive fibroblast-conditioned medium. (CM) allowed migration of HBL-100 cells and MDA-MB-231 cells. Normal human mammary epithelial cells (HMEC) and MCF-7 cells failed to migrate under these conditions. The epithelial cell migration correlated with an increase in the uPA activity whereas their immobility correlated with both increases in uPA activity and PAI-1 level. In three-dimensional cultures in collagen gel, fibroblasts or fibroblast CM induced branching tubular morphogenesis to HMEC, cord-like extensions to HBL-100 cells and a greater invasiveness ability to MDA-MB-231 cells. These events correlated with an increased uPA activity. In contrast, no morphological rearrangement was observed in MCF-7 cells and this correlated with both increases in uPA activity and PAI-1 level. Altogether, these results show that the in vitro mammary epithelial behavior is under the influence of mesenchymal inductive signals and is in agreement with modifications of uPA activity and PAI-1 levels. Our culture system gives a suitable model to study the mechanisms of mammary development and metastasis and to highlight the involvement of proteases and their inhibitors in cell-cell positioning and cell-matrix reorganization. ((C) Elsevier, Paris).
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