Extracellular proteolysis in transgenic mouse models of breast cancer

被引:34
作者
Almholt, Kasper [1 ]
Green, Kirsty Anne [1 ]
Juncker-Jensen, Anna [1 ]
Nielsen, Boye Schnack [1 ]
Lund, Leif Roge [1 ]
Romer, John [1 ]
机构
[1] Rigshosp 3735, Copenhagen BioCtr, Finsen Lab, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
关键词
plasminogen; urokinase uPA; uPAR; fibrinolysis; matrix metalloprotease MMP; DCIS;
D O I
10.1007/s10911-007-9040-x
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Growth and invasion of breast cancer require extracellular proteolysis in order to physically restructure the tissue microenvironment of the mammary gland. This pathological tissue remodeling process depends on a collaboration of epithelial and stromal cells. In fact, the majority of extracellular proteases are provided by stromal cells rather than cancer cells. This distinct expression pattern is seen in human breast cancers and also in transgenic mouse models of breast cancer. The similar expression patterns suggest that transgenic mouse models are ideally suited to study the role of extracellular proteases in cancer progression. Here we give a status report on protease intervention studies in transgenic models. These studies demonstrate that proteases are involved in all stages of breast cancer progression from carcinogenesis to metastasis. Transgenic models are now beginning to provide vital mechanistic insight that will allow us to combat breast cancer invasion and metastasis with new protease-targeted drugs.
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页数:15
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