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Deng G, Zhou F, Wu Z, Zhang F, Niu K, Kang Y, Liu X, Wang Q, Wang Y, Wang Q. Inhibition of cancer cell migration with CuS@ mSiO 2-PEG nanoparticles by repressing MMP-2/MMP-9 expression. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 13:103-116. [PMID: 29317819 PMCID: PMC5743130 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s148487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The metastasis of cancer cells is a vital aspect of disease progression and therapy. Although a few nanoparticles (NPs) aimed at controlling metastasis in cancer therapy have been reported, the NPs are normally combined with drugs, yet the direct therapeutic effects of the NPs are not reported. To study the direct influence of NPs on cancer metastasis, the potential suppression capacity of CuS@mSiO2-PEG NPs to tumor cell migration, a kind of typical photothermal NPs, was systemically evaluated in this study. Using CuS@mSiO2-PEG NP stimulation and a transwell migration assay, we found that the migration of HeLa cells was significantly decreased. This phenomenon may be associated with two classical proteins in metastasis: matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9). In addition, the mechanism may closely associate with non-receptor tyrosine kinase protein (SRC)/focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling pathway which varies in vivo and in vitro. To confirm the differences in the expression of SRC and FAK, related inhibitors were studied for additional comparison. Also, the results indicated that even though the migration inhibition was closely related to SRC and FAK signaling pathway, there may be another unknown regulation mechanism existing and its metastasis inhibition was significant. Confirmed by long-term survival curve study, CuS@mSiO2-PEG NPs significantly reduced the metastasis of cancer cells and improved the survival rates of metastasis in a mouse model. Thus, we believe that the direct influence of NPs on cancer cell metastasis is a promising study topic.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine.,Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai General Hospital of Nanjing Medical University.,Department of Orthopaedics, Baoshan Branch of Shanghai General Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine.,Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai General Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
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- Department of Radiology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science
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- Ultrasound Department of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Xie Y, Shen YT, Kapoor A, Ojo D, Wei F, De Melo J, Lin X, Wong N, Yan J, Tao L, Major P, Tang D. CYB5D2 displays tumor suppression activities towards cervical cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2015; 1862:556-565. [PMID: 26692170 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Cervical cancer is caused by infections with human papillomaviruses (HPV) and genetic alternations in the cervical epithelium. While the former is well studied, the latter remains unclear. We report here that CYB5D2/Neuferricin possesses tumor suppressing activity towards cervical tumorigenesis. Ectopic expression of CYB5D2 did not affect HeLa cell proliferation and the cell's ability to form xenograft tumors, but significantly inhibited HeLa cell invasion in vitro and the cell-produced lung metastasis in NOD/SCID mice. Knockdown of CYB5D2 enhanced HeLa cell invasion. Two mutations in CYB5D2, the substitutions of arginine (R) 7 with either proline (P) or glycine (G), were reported in colon cancer. Both CYB5D2(R7P) and CYB5D2(R7G) were incapable of inhibiting HeLa cell invasion. CYB5D2 binds heme, in which aspartate (D) 86 is required. While CYB5D2(D86G) is heme-binding defective, it inhibited HeLa cell invasion. On the other hand, CYB5D2(R7P) and CYB5D2(R7G) bound heme but did not inhibit HeLa cell invasion. Collectively, CYB5D2 inhibits HeLa cell invasion independently of its heme binding. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry examination of CYB5D2 expression in 20 normal cervical tissues and 40 cervical squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) revealed a CYB5D2 reduction in 87.5% (35/40) of SCC. Analysis of CYB5D2 gene expression and genomic alteration data available from Oncomeine™ detected significant reductions of CYB5D2 mRNA in 40 SCCs and CYB5D2 gene copy number in 107 SCCs. Collectively, we provide evidence that CYB5D2 is a candidate tumor suppressor of cervical tumorigenesis.
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- Yanyun Xie
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Institute, Canada; The Hamilton Center for Kidney Research, St. Joseph's Hospital, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Institute, Canada; The Hamilton Center for Kidney Research, St. Joseph's Hospital, Canada
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- Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Institute, Canada; Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Institute, Canada; The Hamilton Center for Kidney Research, St. Joseph's Hospital, Canada
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- The Genetics Laboratory, Institute of Women and Children's Health, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China; ZhunYi Medical University, Zhunyi, Guizhou, PR China
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Institute, Canada; The Hamilton Center for Kidney Research, St. Joseph's Hospital, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Institute, Canada; The Hamilton Center for Kidney Research, St. Joseph's Hospital, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Institute, Canada; The Hamilton Center for Kidney Research, St. Joseph's Hospital, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Institute, Canada; The Hamilton Center for Kidney Research, St. Joseph's Hospital, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Institute, Canada; The Hamilton Center for Kidney Research, St. Joseph's Hospital, Canada.
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Guiro K, Patel SA, Greco SJ, Rameshwar P, Arinzeh TL. Investigating breast cancer cell behavior using tissue engineering scaffolds. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0118724. [PMID: 25837691 PMCID: PMC4383476 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Despite early detection through the use of mammograms and aggressive intervention, breast cancer (BC) remains a clinical dilemma. BC can resurge after >10 years of remission. Studies indicate that BC cells (BCCs) with self-renewal and chemoresistance could be involved in dormancy. The majority of studies use in vitro, two-dimensional (2-D) monolayer cultures, which do not recapitulate the in vivo microenvironment. Thus, to determine the effect of three-dimensional (3-D) microenvironment on BCCs, this study fabricated tissue engineering scaffolds made of poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) having aligned or random fibers. Random and aligned fibers mimic, respectively, the random and highly organized collagen fibers found in the tumor extracellular matrix. Chemoresistant BCCs were obtained by treating with carboplatin. Western blot analysis of carboplatin resistant (treated) MDA-MB-231 (highly invasive, basal-like) and T47D (low-invasive, luminal) BCCs showed an increase in Bcl-2, Oct-4 and Sox-2, suggesting protection from apoptosis and increase in stem-like markers. Further studies with MDA-MB-231 BCCs seeded on the scaffolds showed little to no change in cell number over time for non-treated BCCs whereas on tissue culture polystyrene (TCP), non-treated BCCs displayed a significant increase in cell number at days 4 and 7 as compared to day 1 (p<0.05). Treated BCCs did not proliferate on TCP and the fibrous scaffolds. Little to no cyclin D1 was expressed for non-treated BCCs on TCP. On fibrous scaffolds, non-treated BCCs stained for cyclin D1 during the 7-day culture period. Treated BCCs expressed cyclin D1 on TCP and fibrous scaffolds during the 7-day culture period. Proliferation, viability and cell cycle analysis indicated that this 3-D culture prompted the aggressive BCCs to adopt a dormant phenotype, while the treated BCCs retained their phenotype. The findings indicate that random and aligned fibrous PCL scaffolds may provide a useful system to study how the 3-D microenvironment affects the behavior of BCCs.
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- Khadidiatou Guiro
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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Microfluidics separation reveals the stem-cell-like deformability of tumor-initiating cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:18707-12. [PMID: 23112172 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1209893109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Here we report a microfluidics method to enrich physically deformable cells by mechanical manipulation through artificial microbarriers. Driven by hydrodynamic forces, flexible cells or cells with high metastatic propensity change shape to pass through the microbarriers and exit the separation device, whereas stiff cells remain trapped. We demonstrate the separation of (i) a mixture of two breast cancer cell types (MDA-MB-436 and MCF-7) with distinct deformabilities and metastatic potentials, and (ii) a heterogeneous breast cancer cell line (SUM149), into enriched flexible and stiff subpopulations. We show that the flexible phenotype is associated with overexpression of multiple genes involved in cancer cell motility and metastasis, and greater mammosphere formation efficiency. Our observations support the relationship between tumor-initiating capacity and cell deformability, and demonstrate that tumor-initiating cells are less differentiated in terms of cell biomechanics.
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Holen I, Whitworth J, Nutter F, Evans A, Brown HK, Lefley DV, Barbaric I, Jones M, Ottewell PD. Loss of plakoglobin promotes decreased cell-cell contact, increased invasion, and breast cancer cell dissemination in vivo. Breast Cancer Res 2012; 14:R86. [PMID: 22632416 PMCID: PMC3446349 DOI: 10.1186/bcr3201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2011] [Revised: 05/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Introduction The majority of deaths from breast cancer are a result of metastases; however, little is understood about the genetic alterations underlying their onset. Genetic profiling has identified the adhesion molecule plakoglobin as being three-fold reduced in expression in primary breast tumors that have metastasized compared with nonmetastatic tumors. In this study, we demonstrate a functional role for plakoglobin in the shedding of tumor cells from the primary site into the circulation. Methods We investigated the effects of plakoglobin knockdown on breast cancer cell proliferation, migration, adhesion, and invasion in vitro and on tumor growth and intravasation in vivo. MCF7 and T47D cells were stably transfected with miRNA sequences targeting the plakoglobin gene, or scramble vector. Gene and protein expression was monitored by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blot. Cell proliferation, adhesion, migration, and invasion were measured by cell counting, flow cytometry, and scratch and Boyden Chamber assays. For in vivo experiments, plakoglobin knockdown and control cells were inoculated into mammary fat pads of mice, and tumor growth, shedding of tumor cells into the bloodstream, and evidence of metastatic bone lesions were monitored with caliper measurement, flow cytometry, and microcomputed tomography (μCT), respectively. Results Plakoglobin and γ-catenin expression were reduced by more than 80% in all knockdown cell lines used but were unaltered after transfection with the scrambled sequence. Reduced plakoglobin resulted in significantly increased in MCF7 and T47D cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo, compared with control, with significantly more tumor cells being shed into the bloodstream of mice bearing plakoglobin knockdown tumors. In addition, plakoglobin knockdown cells showed a >250% increase in invasion through basement membrane and exhibited reduced cell-to-cell adhesion compared with control cells. Conclusion Decreased plakoglobin expression increases the invasive behavior of breast cancer cells. This is the first demonstration of a functional role for plakoglobin/γ-catenin in the metastatic process, indicating that this molecule may represent a target for antimetastatic therapies.
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- Ingunn Holen
- Academic Unit of Clinical Oncology, University of Sheffield, Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK
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Savitsky AP, Meerovich IG, Zherdeva VV, Arslanbaeva LR, Burova OS, Sokolova DV, Treshchalina EM, Baryshnikov AY, Fiks II, Orlova AG, Kleshnin MS, Turchin IV, Sergeev AM. Three-dimensional in vivo imaging of tumors expressing red fluorescent proteins. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 872:97-114. [PMID: 22700406 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-797-2_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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3D imaging of genetically-engineered fluorescent tumors enables quantitative monitoring of tumor growth/regression, metastatic processes, including during anticancer therapy in real-time.Fluorescent tumor models for 3D imaging require stable expression of genetically encoded fluorescent proteins and maintenance of the properties of tumor cell line including growth rate, morphology, and immunophenotype.In this chapter, the protocol for 3D imaging of tumors expressing red fluorescent protein are described in detail.
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- Alexander P Savitsky
- A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Zhang X, Zheng X, Jiang F, Zhang ZG, Katakowski M, Chopp M. Dual-color fluorescence imaging in a nude mouse orthotopic glioma model. J Neurosci Methods 2009; 181:178-85. [PMID: 19447136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2009] [Revised: 04/30/2009] [Accepted: 05/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We sought to establish a new orthotopic glioma model of nude mice by transfer of DsRed2, a red fluorescent protein gene, to malignant glioma cells and to perfuse the tissue with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) dextran in vivo, which would permit the concurrent detection of brain tumor invasion and angiogenesis in vivo by florescence microscopy. 9L or U87 malignant glioma cells with DsRed2 expression were intracerebrally injected into the nude mice. FITC-dextran was administered intravenously to the mice bearing DsRed2-9L or DsRed2-U87 cells immediately before they were sacrificed at 10 days or 15 days after the implantation, respectively. Coronal vibratome sections were examined using 2D and 3D fluorescence microscopy and the results were compared with those examined by routine hematoxylin and eosin (H & E) staining. Angiogenesis induced by glioma was confirmed by two-dimensional and three-dimensional imaging analysis. DsRed2 fluorescence clearly demarcated the primary tumor margins and readily allowed for the visualization of local invasion at the single-cell level in the brain adjacent to tumor. We found that a few tumor cells migrated from the tumor mass along the aberrant microvasculature, but did not extend out of the angiogenic areas. However, locally invasive foci were very difficult to detect by H & E staining. We demonstrated, for the first time, that abnormal vascular structure and glioma cells can be visualized concurrently by fluorescence microscopy. This method is superior to H & E staining for the detection and study of physiologically relevant patterns of brain tumor invasion and angiogenesis in vivo.
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- Xuepeng Zhang
- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Seitz G, Warmann SW, Fuchs J, Mau-Holzmann UA, Ruck P, Heitmann H, Hoffman RM, Mahrt J, Müller GA, Wessels JT. Visualization of xenotransplanted human rhabdomyosarcoma after transfection with red fluorescent protein. J Pediatr Surg 2006; 41:1369-76. [PMID: 16863839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Discosoma sp red fluorescent protein (DsRed2) is a newly developed marker for in vivo labeling studies in different biologic systems. After vector transfection, DsRed2 is expressed in mammalian cells and can be detected by fluorescence microscopy. The aims of this study were to establish a DsRed2-transfected human rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) cell line and to perform a xenotransplantation on nude mice to use imaging as a tool for further basic research studies on this neoplasm. PROCEDURE The human alveolar RMS cell line Rh30 was transfected with the pDsRed2-N1 vector by lipofection. The DsRed2-positive cells were sorted out by fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis 96 hours after transfection and selected in culture with G418. Expression of DsRed2 messenger RNA was assessed using single-cell reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction after laser microdissection. Transfected and parental cells were characterized cytologically, cytogenetically, immunohistochemically, and in vivo after subcutaneous injection in NMRI (nu/nu) nude mice. RESULTS After vector transfection, a pure and stable DsRed2-positive cell line was established by monoclonal growth of the cells. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction revealed constant expression of DsRed2 messenger RNA in fluorescencing cells. There was no difference between transfected and parental cells by means of cell morphology and desmin expression. Clonal cells (1 x 10(6)) were used for xenotransplantation. Tumors were visualized noninvasively through the skin of the mice using specific emission and excitation filters. Tumor vascularization and vessel growth could be discriminated from tumor tissue using this imaging system. CONCLUSION This is the first report on successful transfection of an RMS cell line with red fluorescent protein followed by xenotransplantation into nude mice. This model can serve as an imaging tool for in vivo studies investigating tumor biology and metastases of human RMS.
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- Guido Seitz
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Children's Hospital, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Naturally fluorescent proteins have revolutionized biology by enabling what was formerly invisible to be seen clearly. These proteins have allowed us to visualize, in real time, important aspects of cancer in living animals, including tumour cell mobility, invasion, metastasis and angiogenesis. These multicoloured proteins have allowed the colour-coding of cancer cells growing in vivo and enabled the distinction of host from tumour with single-cell resolution. Visualization of many aspects of cancer initiation and progression in vivo should be possible with fluorescent proteins.
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- Robert M Hoffman
- AntiCancer Inc. and Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 7917 Ostrow Street, San Diego, California 92111, USA.
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Hoffman RM. Advantages of multi-color fluorescent proteins for whole-body and in vivo cellular imaging. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2005; 10:41202. [PMID: 16178626 DOI: 10.1117/1.1992485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The revolution of in vivo cancer biology enabled by fluorescent proteins is described. The high extinction coefficients, quantum yields, and unique spectral properties of fluorescent proteins have been taken advantage of in order to visualize, in real time, the important aspects of cancer in living animals, including tumor cell trafficking, invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. Fluorescent proteins enable whole-body imaging of tumors on internal organs. These multicolored proteins have allowed the color-coding of cancer cells growing in vivo with distinction of different cell types, including host from tumor, with single-cell resolution.
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- Robert M Hoffman
- AntiCancer, Inc, 7917 Ostrow Street, San Diego, California 92111, USA.
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