Hypertonic Saline Attenuates Colonic Tumor Cell Metastatic Potential by Activating Transmembrane Sodium Conductance
Shields CJ, Winter DC, Geibel JP, O’Sullivan G, Wang JH, Redmond HP. Hypertonic Saline Attenuates Colonic Tumor Cell Metastatic Potential by Activating Transmembrane Sodium Conductance. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 2006, 211: 35-42. PMID: 16988862, DOI: 10.1007/s00232-006-0011-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertonic salineSodium-hydrogen exchangeIntegrin expressionIntracellular sodiumMetastatic potentialHuman colonic tumor cellsAdhesion molecule expressionSodium concentrationColonic tumor cellsTumor cell metastatic potentialIntracellular pHCell metastatic potentialCytosolic sodium concentrationMolecule expressionΒ1 integrin expressionHyperosmolar solutionsConfocal laser microscopic imagingEffect of hypertonicityTumor cellsInhibitory effectSodium responseHypertonic exposureCellular alkalinizationTumor cell-endothelial interactionsSodium conductance