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Edwards, S. et al.

Vitronectin in human hepatic tumours contributes to the recruitment of lymphocytes in an alphavbeta3-independent manner.

The degree of lymphocyte infiltration is a prognostic factor in liver cancer, but to date the mechanisms by which lymphocytes infiltrate into and are retained in hepatic tumours are poorly understood. We hypothesised that the extracellular matrix glycoprotein vitronectin, a major component of the stroma of hepatic tumours, might play a role in the recruitment and retention of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL). Thus, we investigated the ability of vitronectin to support migration and adhesion of TIL isolated from hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal hepatic metastases. Soluble vitronectin-induced dose-dependent migration of TIL in in vitro chemotaxis and haptotaxis assays and vitronectin in tissue sections was able to support TIL adhesion to tumour stroma. Neither adhesion nor migration was inhibited by a function blocking mAb against the major vitronectin receptor alphavbeta3 and we were unable to detect alphavbeta3 on TIL in vitro or in vivo on tumour tissue. However, TIL did express high levels of urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) and inhibitory antibodies and amiloride both significantly inhibited TIL adhesion to vitronectin and reduced transendothelial migration of lymphocytes across liver endothelium in vitro. Thus, we provide evidence that vitronectin in liver tumours can support the recruitment and retention of effector lymphocytes by an uPAR-dependent mechanism.British Journal of Cancer (2006) 95, 1545-1554. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603467 www.bjcancer.com Published online 7 November 2006.[1]

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Vitronectin in human hepatic tumours contributes to the recruitment of lymphocytes in an alphavbeta3-independent manner. Edwards, S., Lalor, P.F., Tuncer, C., Adams, D.H. Br. J. Cancer (2006) [Pubmed]

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