title: Interactions between microenvironment and cancer cells in two animal models of bone metastasis.
abstract: The preferential proliferation of cancer cells in the bone microenvironment is poorly characterised. Expression pattern of bone marrow and other organ microenvironment in contact with osteolytic (Walker W256) and osteoblastic (MatLyLu MLL) metastases were investigated. Fisher and Copenhagen rats received, respectively, W256 and MLL cells injection. Bone and soft tissues were analysed by immunochemistry for DKK1, cathepsin K, RANKL, MCSF or IL6 expression. Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAcP)-positive cells were detected by a histoenzymatic technique. In bone, expressions of MCSF and DKK1 were shown in stromal cells of the bone marrow, in contact with metastatic foci of both tumours. Many stromal cells were found RANKL positive in the vicinity of the tumours. Cells expressing cathepsin K and multinucleated TRAcP+ cells were found in direct contact with trabeculae but also in bone marrow spaces near metastatic cells. In extraosseous tumours, cells in contact with malignant cells did not expressed DKK1, MCSF, cathepsin K and IL6. Some RANKL+ cells were found in the periphery of subcutaneous tumours but may represent Langerhans cells. Abnormal presence of TRAcP+ cells was never observed in the vicinity of malignant cells. Interaction between stromal and cancer cells induces the expression on the formers of characteristics leading to osteoclastogenesis only in the bone microenvironment.
authors.affiliation: Inserm, U922-LHEA, Faculté de Médecine, Angers Cedex 49045, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blouin
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Baslé
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chappard
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D056657:Cathepsin K; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000378:metabolism; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D053245:RANK Ligand / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D000071681:Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D007527:Isoenzymes; D053245:RANK Ligand; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D000071681:Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase; D002403:Cathepsins; D056657:Cathepsin K; C534133:Ctsk protein, rat