Intravasation the active entry of primary tumor cells into the vasculature

Intravasation the active entry of primary tumor cells into the vasculature remains the least studied step in the metastatic cascade. carcinoma HEp3-hi/diss. Whereas naturally-acquired or experimentally-induced MMP-1 deficiency substantially suppressed HEp3-hi/diss intravasation supplementation of recombinant MMP-1 to MMP-1-silenced primary tumors restored their impaired vascular dissemination. Surprisingly abrogation of MMP-1 production and activity did not affect… Continue reading Intravasation the active entry of primary tumor cells into the vasculature