Effects of Down-regulation of Integrin-β_1 Expression on Migration and Hepatic Metastasis of Human Colon Carcinoma

摘要

Organ-specific tumor cell adhesion to extracellular matrix (ECM) components and cell migration into host organs often involve integrin-mediated cellular processes. Direct integrin-mediated cell adhesion to ECM components in the space of Disse appears to be required for the successful liver metastatic formation of colon cancer. In the present study, human colon cancer HT-29 cells were transfected by liposome with integrin-β1 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (ASODN). The integrin-β1 gene expression in HT-29 cel...