We investigated the effect of three growth factors, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), on heparanase mRNA induction in lung cancer cells in vitro.
This study aims to discuss the correlation between miR-1258 and the expression of heparanase (HPSE) in the cancer cells of the patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the inhibition mechanism of miR-1258 on the invasion of lung cancer cell.
Applying patient-derived lung cancer xenografts and a potent inhibitor of heparanase enzymatic activity (PG545) we investigated the significance of heparanase in the pathogenesis of lung cancer.