title: Human melanoma cell-derived factor(s) stimulate fibroblast glycosaminoglycan synthesis.
abstract: Conditioned media from cultures of human metastatic Hs294T melanoma cells contain a factor/factors that promote(s) fibroblast-mediated contraction of collagen lattices, and stimulate(s) fibroblast glycosaminoglycan (GAG) synthesis. Complete medium from melanoma cell cultures stimulated fibroblast hyaluronate synthesis 9.3-fold, and sulphated GAG synthesis 2.6-fold, as measured by 3H-glucosamine incorporation. 35SO4 incorporation into sulphated GAGS was essentially unaltered, the net result being a decrease in the degree of sulphation. Fibroblasts synthesized hyaluronate with an increased molecular weight when grown in the presence of the melanoma-cell culture medium, while the molecular weights of heparan and chondroitin sulphates remained essentially unaltered. Our results indicate that the tumour-cell-derived factor(s) stimulate(s) changes in fibroblast glycosaminoglycan synthesis, and that these changes may facilitate tumour cell invasion in vivo.
authors.affiliation: University of Glasgow, Department of Dermatology, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Edward
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mackie
mesh_terms: D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D013431:Sulfates; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta