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Spheroid Assay to Measure TGF-β-induced Invasion
Published on: November 16, 2011
IFITM3/STAT3 axis promotes glioma cells invasion and is modulated by TGF-β
Hongliang Wang1,2, Feng Tang1,2, Erbao Bian1,2
1Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 678 Fu Rong Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China.
Abstract:
Glioma is the most aggressive primary brain tumor. We have previously provided evidence that IFITM3 promoted glioma cells migration. However, the mechanism of how IFITM3 regulates glioma cells invasion and whether IFITM3 participates in TGF-β-mediated glioma invasion are still unknown. In this paper, we proved that IFITM3 was notably up-regulated in glioma tissues. Knockdown of IFITM3 suppressed STAT3 phosphorylation in vitro, and a specific STAT3 inhibitor AG490 reversed IFITM3-induced invasion of glioma cells. Furthermore, IFITM3 expression was induced by TGF-β in glioma and IFITM3 knockdown abolished TGF-β-mediated glioma cells invasion. Collectively, the results indicate that IFITM3/STAT3 axis may promote TGF-β-induced glioma cells invasion. This study provided some suggestions for the clinical treatment of the brain tumor.
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