Expression of CC Chemokine Receptor-7 and Regional Lymph Node Metastasis of B16 Murine Melanoma

Background: CC chemokine receptor-7 (CCR7), which plays a critical role in the migration of activated dendritic cells to regional lymph nodes via afferent lymphatic vessels, is also expressed by human breast and melanoma cell lines. Because neoplastic cells also enter lymphatic vessels before metast...

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Published in:JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001-11, Vol.93 (21), p.1638-1643
Main Authors: Wiley, Henry E., Gonzalez, Erik B., Maki, Wusi, Wu, Meng-tse, Hwang, Sam T.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Chemokine CCL21
Chemokines, CC - physiology
Lymphatic Metastasis
Melanoma, Experimental - pathology
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Receptors, CCR7
Receptors, Chemokine - genetics
Receptors, Chemokine - physiology
Tumor Cells, Cultured
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Summary:Background: CC chemokine receptor-7 (CCR7), which plays a critical role in the migration of activated dendritic cells to regional lymph nodes via afferent lymphatic vessels, is also expressed by human breast and melanoma cell lines. Because neoplastic cells also enter lymphatic vessels before metastasis to the lymph nodes, we investigated whether CCR7 expression enhances metastasis of B16 murine melanoma cells to regional lymph nodes. Methods: B16 cells were transduced with a retroviral vector containing CCR7 complementary DNA (CCR7-B16 cells) or with vector alone (pLNCX2-B16 control cells). The functional assay for CCR7 protein was Ca2+ flux stimulated by the chemokine CCL21, a CCR7-specific ligand produced by lymphatic endothelial cells. B16 tumor cells were injected into the footpad of mice. Tumor cell metastasis to draining lymph nodes was assessed by measuring messenger RNA (mRNA) for tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP), a melanocyte-specific enzyme, with real-time, quantitative reverse transcription–coupled polymerase chain reaction. All statistical tests were two-sided. Results: One week after injection into the footpad, 701-fold (95% confidence interval [CI] = 64- to 1336-fold) more TRP mRNA was detected in draining lymph nodes from CCR7-B16 cell-injected mice than in those from control cell-injected mice. Three weeks after footpad injection, 58% (11 of 19) of the draining lymph nodes from CCR7-B16 cell-injected mice and 5% (one of 19) of those from control mice showed gross metastases (P
ISSN:0027-8874
1460-2105
DOI:10.1093/jnci/93.21.1638