Separation of cell survival, growth, migration, and mesenchymal transdifferentiation effects of fibroblast secretome on tumor cells of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Fibroblasts play a central role in tumor invasion, recurrence, and metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of tumor cell self-produced factors and paracrine fibroblast–secreted factors in comparison to indirect co-culture on cancer...

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Main Authors: Veronika Maria Metzler, Christian Pritz, Anna Riml, Angela Romani, Raphaela Tuertscher, Teresa Steinbichler, Daniel Dejaco, Herbert Riechelmann, József Dudás
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-11-01
Series:Tumor Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317705507
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author Veronika Maria Metzler
Christian Pritz
Anna Riml
Angela Romani
Raphaela Tuertscher
Teresa Steinbichler
Daniel Dejaco
Herbert Riechelmann
József Dudás
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Christian Pritz
Anna Riml
Angela Romani
Raphaela Tuertscher
Teresa Steinbichler
Daniel Dejaco
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description Fibroblasts play a central role in tumor invasion, recurrence, and metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of tumor cell self-produced factors and paracrine fibroblast–secreted factors in comparison to indirect co-culture on cancer cell survival, growth, migration, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition using the cell lines SCC-25 and human gingival fibroblasts. Thereby, we particularly focused on the participation of the fibroblast-secreted transforming growth factor beta-1.Tumor cell self-produced factors were sufficient to ensure tumor cell survival and basic cell growth, but fibroblast-secreted paracrine factors significantly increased cell proliferation, migration, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition–related phenotype changes in tumor cells. Transforming growth factor beta-1 generated individually migrating disseminating tumor cell groups or single cells separated from the tumor cell nest, which were characterized by reduced E-cadherin expression. At the same time, transforming growth factor beta-1 inhibited tumor cell proliferation under serum-starved conditions. Neutralizing transforming growth factor beta antibody reduced the cell migration support of fibroblast-conditioned medium. Transforming growth factor beta-1 as a single factor was sufficient for generation of disseminating tumor cells from epithelial tumor cell nests, while other fibroblast paracrine factors supported tumor nest outgrowth. Different fibroblast-released factors might support tumor cell proliferation and invasion, as two separate effects.
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spelling doaj-art-0eb9c1d59e434860a3f218d4e4ae6e7e2025-08-20T02:38:05ZengSAGE PublishingTumor Biology1423-03802017-11-013910.1177/1010428317705507Separation of cell survival, growth, migration, and mesenchymal transdifferentiation effects of fibroblast secretome on tumor cells of head and neck squamous cell carcinomaVeronika Maria MetzlerChristian PritzAnna RimlAngela RomaniRaphaela TuertscherTeresa SteinbichlerDaniel DejacoHerbert RiechelmannJózsef DudásFibroblasts play a central role in tumor invasion, recurrence, and metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of tumor cell self-produced factors and paracrine fibroblast–secreted factors in comparison to indirect co-culture on cancer cell survival, growth, migration, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition using the cell lines SCC-25 and human gingival fibroblasts. Thereby, we particularly focused on the participation of the fibroblast-secreted transforming growth factor beta-1.Tumor cell self-produced factors were sufficient to ensure tumor cell survival and basic cell growth, but fibroblast-secreted paracrine factors significantly increased cell proliferation, migration, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition–related phenotype changes in tumor cells. Transforming growth factor beta-1 generated individually migrating disseminating tumor cell groups or single cells separated from the tumor cell nest, which were characterized by reduced E-cadherin expression. At the same time, transforming growth factor beta-1 inhibited tumor cell proliferation under serum-starved conditions. Neutralizing transforming growth factor beta antibody reduced the cell migration support of fibroblast-conditioned medium. Transforming growth factor beta-1 as a single factor was sufficient for generation of disseminating tumor cells from epithelial tumor cell nests, while other fibroblast paracrine factors supported tumor nest outgrowth. Different fibroblast-released factors might support tumor cell proliferation and invasion, as two separate effects.https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317705507
spellingShingle Veronika Maria Metzler
Christian Pritz
Anna Riml
Angela Romani
Raphaela Tuertscher
Teresa Steinbichler
Daniel Dejaco
Herbert Riechelmann
József Dudás
Separation of cell survival, growth, migration, and mesenchymal transdifferentiation effects of fibroblast secretome on tumor cells of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Tumor Biology
title Separation of cell survival, growth, migration, and mesenchymal transdifferentiation effects of fibroblast secretome on tumor cells of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
title_full Separation of cell survival, growth, migration, and mesenchymal transdifferentiation effects of fibroblast secretome on tumor cells of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
title_fullStr Separation of cell survival, growth, migration, and mesenchymal transdifferentiation effects of fibroblast secretome on tumor cells of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Separation of cell survival, growth, migration, and mesenchymal transdifferentiation effects of fibroblast secretome on tumor cells of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
title_short Separation of cell survival, growth, migration, and mesenchymal transdifferentiation effects of fibroblast secretome on tumor cells of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
title_sort separation of cell survival growth migration and mesenchymal transdifferentiation effects of fibroblast secretome on tumor cells of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317705507
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