title: Modulation of plasminogen activator systems by matrix components in two breast cancer cell lines: MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231.
abstract: We have analyzed the plasminogen activator (PA) systems of two metastatic breast adenocarcinoma cell lines, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231, as a function of 17 beta-estradiol stimulation when the cells were cultured on purified components of extracellular matrix. Laminin enhanced PA levels in both cell lines, but this enhancement seemed to occur via different mechanisms, including dissociation of inhibitor complexes. The major effect was the marked increase in cell-associated urokinase-type PA (u-PA); the increase was independent of estrogen in hormone-insensitive MDA-MB-231 cells grown on laminin-coated surfaces. In estrogen-sensitive MCF-7 cells, 17 beta-estradiol stimulated u-PA secretion in a similar fashion on plastic, laminin, fibronectin, or collagen but acted in synergy with laminin in the production and release of tissue-type PA.
authors.affiliation: CNRS URA 201, Faculté de Médecine Nord, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pourreau-Schneider
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delori
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boutière
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arnoux
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sampol
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002460:Cell Line; D004792:Enzyme Precursors / Q000378:metabolism*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000378:metabolism*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D004958:Estradiol; D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator