The cancer glycocalyx mediates intravascular adhesion and extravasation during metastatic dissemination

Offeddu et al. employ a microfluidic vascular model to study the effects of selective removal of glycocalyx components from cancer cells. They find that cancer-associated hyaluronic acid and CD44 mediate firm adhesion to endothelial cells and extravasation during metastasis.

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Main Authors: Giovanni S. Offeddu, Cynthia Hajal, Colleen R. Foley, Zhengpeng Wan, Lina Ibrahim, Mark F. Coughlin, Roger D. Kamm
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/43b59cb8b39a432e9084aba3c7f1be2c
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Summary:Offeddu et al. employ a microfluidic vascular model to study the effects of selective removal of glycocalyx components from cancer cells. They find that cancer-associated hyaluronic acid and CD44 mediate firm adhesion to endothelial cells and extravasation during metastasis.