title: [Colorectal carcinoma--current pathogenetic concepts. Significance of cell-matrix interaction for invasive growth and metastasis].
abstract: Altered expression of certain cell-matrix receptors has been found to be specific for malignant, transformed epithelial cells in the large intestine. An attractive hypothesis, therefore, is that invasion and metastasis result from characteristic changes of these cell adhesion molecules. In animal models, it was possible to reduce the frequency of tumor invasion and metastasis and to achieve longer survival by modifications of cell membrane binding components on malignant cells. An increasing understanding of the role of receptor-mediated epithelium-matrix interactions in malignancy facilitates the development of new therapeutic concepts.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität, Berlin.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stallmach
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Riecken
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins
vernacular_title: Kolon- und Rektumkarzinom--neue pathogenetische Konzepte. Bedeutung der Zell-Matrix-Interaktion für invasives Wachstum und Metastasierung.