title: Kupffer cell/tumor cell interactions and hepatic metastasis in colorectal cancer.
abstract: The degree of interaction with Kupffer cells of two moderately well differentiated cell lines, CX-1 and CCl-188 of high metastatic potential (61%) were compared to two poorly differentiated cell lines, MIP-101 and Clone A of low metastatic potential (6%) in the intrasplenic injection model for liver metastasis. MIP-101 and Clone A bound significantly better to mouse Kupffer cells in vitro than either CX-1 or CCL-188. We also identified specific cell surface proteins mediating attachment of colorectal carcinoma cells to murine Kupffer cells. Kupffer cells were radiolabelled and their surface proteins incubated with MIP-101 and CX-1. Two radiolabelled proteins from murine Kupffer cells of 14 and 34 kDa were identified consistently binding to the tumor cells. Binding of both proteins was inhibited by asialofetuin but not by fetuin. This suggests that the major binding proteins between Kupffer cells and colorectal cancer cells are galactose binding lectins.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cancer Biology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02115.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Meterissian
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Toth
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001212:Asialoglycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002450:Cell Communication; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D060748:Fetuins; D006801:Humans; D007728:Kupffer Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000556:secondary*; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000032:analysis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001212:Asialoglycoproteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D060748:Fetuins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; C017029:asialofetuin; C039707:galactose receptor