Invasion-inducing agents and invasion-inhibitors for use in wound healing and cancer

摘要

Wound healing-promoting and cancer-inhibiting compounds are described. Specifically, therapeutic agents are disclosed which a) promote wound healing, or b) exhibit anti-metastatic and anti-growth properties. In addition, screening assays are provided for identifying additional therapeutic agents. The figure schematically shows the embodiment of the substrate used according to the present invention for testing tumor cells.