Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Uveal melanomas of the choroid and ciliary body are aggressive tumors causing the death of approximately 50% of patients. In contrast, iris melanomas only infrequently metastasize; why these differences exist is not known. The local environment can regulate cancer growth and development, and it is probable the aqueous and vitreous humors have an important role in regulating uveal melanoma behavior. METHODS:To explore this possibility cultures of uveal melanoma were exposed to aqueous and vitreous and the effects investigated using invasion and proliferation assays. ChemiArrays (Chemicon International, Temecula, Calif) were performed to determine which regulatory factors might influence the process. RESULTS:The vitreous universally promoted uveal melanoma invasion, whereas the aqueous mainly had no effect or was inhibitory. Tumor location, and the baseline invasion of the melanoma, affected the ability of aqueous and vitreous from different patients to regulate invasive behavior. Proliferation was not significantly altered as a result of exposure to the aqueous or vitreous. The ability of the humors to regulate uveal melanomas may involve TIMP-2, TIMP-3, and TGF-beta2, as high expression was found by ChemiArray analysis and there were differences in the levels of the regulators in the aqueous compared with the vitreous. CONCLUSIONS:The findings suggest that in situ uveal melanoma development reflects an interaction between the tumor and the environment of the eye. Exposure to the aqueous would therefore contribute to the benign nature of iris melanomas, whereas potential interaction with the vitreous appears to promote the aggressive behavior of posterior uveal melanomas.
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Cancerjournal_title
Cancerauthors
Canovas D,Rennie IG,Nichols CE,Sisley Kdoi
10.1002/cncr.23358subject
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2008-04-15 00:00:00pages
1787-94issue
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0008-543Xissn
1097-0142journal_volume
112pub_type
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