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Thorax 58:198-203 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.3.198
  • Lung cancer

Regulation of matrix metalloprotease activity in malignant mesothelioma cell lines by growth factors

Table 1

Expression of growth factor receptors in malignant mesothelioma cells

ZL34 SPC212 M28K M38K STAV-FCS ZL5
Expression of growth factor receptors was performed using RT-PCR; + indicates PCR product detected, – indicates no PCR product detected.
Positive controls: for EGFR, U-1080; for c-erbB2, B3, B4 and IGF-IR, MCF-7; for PDGFR-β, M14k; for IGF-IIR, chang; for c-kit, NCI H69; for FGFR-1, -2, -3 and -4, T-47D. Negative controls: no template added.
*HGF receptor.17
†SCF receptor.
EGFR + + + + + +
c-erbB2
c-erbB3
c-erbB4 + + + + +
c-met* + + + + + +
PDGFR-β + + + + +
IGF-IR + + + + + +
IGF-IIR + + + + + +
c-kit + + + + + +
FGFR-1 + + + +
FGFR-2 +
FGFR-3 + + + + +
FGFR-4 + + + + + +

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