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Are selectins involved in metastasis?

T Krause1, G A Turner

  • 1Department of Clinical Biochemistry, The Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Clinical & Experimental Metastasis
|August 4, 1999
PubMed
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Selectins, molecules involved in cell adhesion, may play a role in cancer metastasis. E-selectin shows strong evidence in breast and colon cancer spread, suggesting potential for future cancer therapies.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Cell Biology

Background:

  • Selectins are intercellular adhesion molecules mediating leukocyte attachment to endothelium.
  • Selectins may also be involved in circulating tumor cell adhesion during cancer metastasis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the evidence for E-, P-, and L-selectin involvement in the metastasis of various tumor types.
  • To assess the role of selectins in cancer progression and metastasis.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies investigating selectin function in cancer metastasis.
  • Analysis of evidence for E-, P-, and L-selectin in different tumor types.

Main Results:

  • Evidence strongly supports E-selectin's role in breast and colon cancer metastasis.

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  • The involvement of P- and L-selectin in metastasis is less convincing and requires further research.
  • Selectins are not the sole mechanism for tumor metastasis.

    • Conclusions:

    • Selectins can play a role in cancer metastasis, particularly E-selectin in specific cancers.
    • Further investigation is needed to clarify the roles of other selectins and tumor types.
    • Selectin measurement could offer prognostic value, and their manipulation may lead to novel cancer therapies.