原發(fā)性腫瘤(Primary tumour)會釋放可溶性細胞因子,,如VEGF-A,,TGFβ和TNFα。在肺的腫瘤轉(zhuǎn)移(tumour metastasis)發(fā)生之前,,這些細胞因子會在肺中誘發(fā)髓性和內(nèi)皮性細胞表達趨化因子(chemokine) S100A8和100A9,。這些趨化因子激活的腫瘤轉(zhuǎn)移前的小生境(premetastatic niche)支持了擴散的病變細胞(malignant cell)的粘附和侵入過程。此后,,為真正的轉(zhuǎn)移性腫瘤提供了“肥沃的棲息地”,。感興趣的讀者可以查閱英文原文。
深入閱讀:
1.S100 chemokines mediate bookmarking of premetastatic niches
Nature Cell Biology - 8, 1321 - 1323 (2006)
Shahin Rafii & David Lyden
2.Tumour-mediated upregulation of chemoattractants and recruitment of myeloid cells predetermines lung metastasis
Nature Cell Biology - 8, 1369 - 1375 (2006)
Sachie Hiratsuka, Akira Watanabe, Hiroyuki Aburatani & Yoshiro Maru