Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cell play important roles in the development of peritoneal metastasis by its EMT change

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We investigated whether TGF-β derived from cancer cells in the peritoneal microenvironment activates human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMCs), leading to the progression and fibrosis of gastric cancer. We found that activated HPMCs (a-HPMCs) became more invasive and up-regulated proliferation of human gastric cancer-derived MKN45 cells following direct cell-cell contact. These EMT-like changesof HPMC were suppressed under 5nM of paclitaxel pretreatment by inhibiting Smad2 phosphorylation. To measure the effects of co-culture in vivo, we developed a mouse xenograft model. The largest tumors were observed in mice given MKN45 cells that had been co-cultured with a-HPMCs. Additionaly, these tumors contained HPMC-derived fibrous tissue.