Differences in induction of lysosomal protease activity by protease inhibitors in B16 melanoma cell lines

Tumour cell lines and in vivo growing tumours are heterogeneous, comprising different cell clones. To understand why some cells primarily invade a tissue, while others are more apt to metastasize, several clones from the established B16F10-Nex2 cell line were isolated and 10 viable cells of each clone were injected intravenously into C57Bl/6 and Balb/c mice. Two cell clones (Nex2B and Nex2D) showed contrasting metastatic abilities. Clone 2D rather than clone 2B colonized the lungs of both mice after intravenous injection. Surprisingly, clone 2B grew more rapidly than 2D after subcutaneous implantation, significantly reducing the survival of injected mice. Clearly, dissociation between subcutaneous growth and metastatic ability was observed in clones from the same tumour cell lineage. Clone Nex2B continuously released proteolytic activity, including cathepsin B, and showed a greater capacity to invade Matrigel than clone Nex2D. Clone Nex2D accumulated cathepsins B, D and L intracellularly and released a moderate proteolytic activity in vitro that was inhibited with the time of incubation. E-64-treated Nex2B cells injected subcutaneously showed a significant delay in tumour development and increased survival of challenged animals. A similar result was obtained on treatment of clone 2B with chagasin, a cysteine proteinase inhibitor from Trypanosoma cruzi, even at 2 microM. Clone Nex2D was less sensitive to pretreatment with inhibitors of cysteine proteases for tumour development in vivo. Our results suggest that, in a tumour cell population, cells dissociate into metastatic and non-metastatic subtypes, and that release or accumulation of cathepsins can be a differential trait of these cells.

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Invasion, proliferation and metastases of skin malignant tumor and proteinase.

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et al. 1991

Skin Cancer

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Differences in induction of lysosomal protease activity by protease inhibitors in B16 melanoma cell lines

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Interaction of tumor and surrounding tissue of mice inoculated B16 melanoma variants in terms of enzyme activity

Interaction of tumor and surrounding tissue of mice inoculated B16 melanoma variants in terms of enzyme activity

Melanoma heterogeneity: differential, invasive, metastatic properties and profiles of cathepsin B, D and L activities in subclones of the B16F10-NEX2 cell line

Invasion, proliferation and metastases of skin malignant tumor and proteinase.

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