PMID: 11914104Mar 27, 2002Paper

Extracellular matrix regulation of drug resistance in small-cell lung cancer

Clinical Science
Robert C Rintoul, Tariq Sethi

Abstract

Tumour recurrence following chemotherapy remains a major obstacle to the cure of many cancers. This is exemplified by small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Host-tumour interactions are central to tumour survival and proliferation. We hypothesized that a factor(s) within the local environment of SCLC cells could provide a survival signal or block a death signal, thereby accounting for the protection of SCLC cells from chemotherapy-induced apoptosis. Here we review recent work undertaken in our laboratory addressing this issue. We have shown that, in vivo, SCLC cells are surrounded by an extensive stroma of extracellular matrix (ECM) at both primary and metastatic sites which contains, among other proteins, fibronectin, laminin and collagen IV. Furthermore, adhesion of SCLC cells to fibronectin, laminin and collagen IV through beta1 integrins enhances tumorigenicity and confers resistance to apoptosis induced by standard chemotherapeutic agents, including etoposide, cis-platinum and adriamycin. Adhesion to ECM proteins stimulated protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) activity in both untreated and etoposide-treated cells. This effect could be completely blocked by a selective PTK inhibitor or by a function-blocking beta1 integrin antibody. PTK ...Continue Reading

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