title: ECM-mediated glioma cell invasion.
abstract: Cell adhesion receptors of the integrin superfamily, CD44, and adhesion receptors of the immunoglobulin superfamily are expressed by high-grade astrocytic tumors of the central nervous system. These receptors are critical for the invasion of these tumors in the nervous system. Glioma cells utilize these receptors to adhere to and migrate along the components of the extracellular matrix, which is uniquely distributed and regulated within the brain and the spinal cord. For this reason, glioma cell invasion into the adjacent brain tissue is dependent on the interaction of glioma cells with the extracellular matrix. The receptor-ECM component interaction is discussed, focusing on the role of cell adhesion molecules of the integrin family and CD44 in glioma cell adhesion and invasion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Goldbrunner
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tonn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000502:physiology*; D002465:Cell Movement; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology*; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D005910:Glioma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors / Q000502:physiology; D016023:Integrins / Q000502:physiology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors; D016023:Integrins