Matrixmetalloproteinases: up-regulated in subclones that survived 10-Gy irradiation.
Matrixmetalloproteinases: up-regulated in subclones that survived 10-Gy irradiation.
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DOI:
10.1007/s11604-007-0168-9
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发表时间:
2007-10-01
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Shirato, Hiroki
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作者:
Nishioka, Takeshi;Yasuda, Motoaki;Shirato, Hiroki
We report an interesting fi nding regarding the mRNA expression pattern of cell lines that survived 10-Gy irradiation. According to the linear quadratic model in a textbook, the survival curve shows a straight line at highdose areas, meaning that cells are killed at a constant rate. The model explains that there are two types of killing: α-killing, which is a function of dose D, and βkilling, which is a function of D 2. This is a kind of modifi ed version of a hit model wherein some percentage of cells remain intact after irradiation. We used mouse fi brosarcoma cells (QRsP, p53 wild type); 1× 10 4 cells were exposed to 10 Gy. At day 12, we harvested 6 of about 30 colonies and established them as QRsPIR-1 to QUsPIR-6. cDNA microarray analysis was performed for the parental QRsP and QRsPIR-1. The pattern was signifi cantly different between the two, suggesting that the cells that survived were not intact. Rather, they had a more aggressive nature than the parental QRsP: matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 13 (collagenase) and MMP3 were signifi cantly up-regulated (26-fold and 23-fold, respectively). These results encouraged us to perform an in vivo study in which 2× 10 4 cells were injected subcutaneously into the fl anks of C57BL/6 mice (fi ve animals each). At day 28, a large tumor mass was palpated in each of the fi ve mice for QRSPIR-1. In contrast, only two mice developed a tumor mass of the parental QRsP. To form a tumor mass, degradation of surrounding tissue (mainly collagen) must be done. Our fi ndings are quite revealing in this regard.