Localization of Rolling and Firm-Adhesive Interactions Between Circulating Tumor Cells and the Microvasculature Wall.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The adhesion of tumor cells to vessel wall is a critical stage in cancer metastasis. Firm adhesion of cancer cells is usually followed by their extravasation through the endothelium. Despite previous studies identifying the influential parameters in the adhesive behavior of the cancer cell to a planer substrate, less is known about the interactions between the cancer cell and microvasculature wall and whether these interactions exhibit organ specificity. The objective of our study is to characterize sizes of microvasculature where a deformable circulating cell (DCC) would firmly adhere or roll over the wall, as well as to identify parameters that facilitate such firm adherence and underlying mechanisms driving adhesive interactions.

Methods

A three-dimensional m

SUBMITTER: Dabagh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7048902 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature