title: Involvement of DPPIV/CD26 in epithelial morphology and suppressed invasive ability in ovarian carcinoma cells.
abstract: Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) is a multifunctional cell surface aminopeptidase with ubiquitous expression and it has a variety of functional properties in the development of human malignancies. In the present study, we showed the possible correlation between DPPIV/CD26 expression and less migratory potential with decreased MMP-2 expression in ovarian carcinoma cells. Moreover, induction of DPPIV/CD26 resulted in reduced expressions of MMP-2 and mesenchymal markers such as vimentin and SMA, with a less invasive potential and an epithelial morphologic change. This evidence implies that DPPIV/CD26 may play a crucial role in the antimetastatic potential in ovarian carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya Graduate University School of Medicine, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan. kajiyama@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kajiyama
authors.forename: Kiyosumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terauchi
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ino
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nawa
authors.forename: Fumitaka
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kikkawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement; D048430:Cell Shape; D018819:Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014746:Vimentin; D018819:Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2