[Tumor metastasis and adhesion molecules].
Effective prevention of tumor metastasis would be a great contribution to the therapy of malignant tumors. Recent progress in the research of adhesion molecules has revealed that cell adhesion is an essential process in tumor metastasis. In this study, we discuss the possible involvement of adhesion molecules in various steps of tumor metastasis.
Miyasaka
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Dept. of Immunology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science.
Toyama-Sorimachi
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D000818:Animals; D015214:Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / Q000502:physiology; D002199:Capillary Permeability / Q000502:physiology; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000502:physiology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D015398:Signal Transduction
D015214:Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1