title: Differential growth regulation in human melanoma cell lines by TIMP-1 and TIMP-2.
abstract: We investigated the role of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and TIMP-2 in the growth regulation. Primary (PM-WK and KHm-4), recurrent primary (RPM-EP and RPM-MC), lymph node metastatic (MM-AN, MM-BP and MM-RU), and a visceral metastatic (MM-LH) melanoma cell lines were used. Reverse transcriptase-coupled polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting revealed that all expressed and produced TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 except for PM-WK, which neither expressed nor produced TIMP-1. TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 secretion levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in supernatants of cells. We found that the TIMP-1 production level was correlated with the cell migration rate. Moreover, TIMP-1 enhanced the cell migration of PM-WK. The growth of the primary melanoma cell lines was stimulated by TIMP-1 and inhibited by TIMP-2. In contrast, the growth of the visceral metastatic melanoma cell line was stimulated by TIMP-2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. HOASHIT-DER@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kadono
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Etoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamaki
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D019716:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1; D019716:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2