Abstract
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is produced by a number of tumor cell types including human malignant mesothelioma (MM), but its role as a direct or indirect factor in tumorigenesis is incompletely understood. We have investigated the expression of TGF-beta isoforms by human and murine MM cells and have analysed the effects of inducible antisense RNA-mediated inhibition of TGF-beta expression on murine MM in vitro and in vivo. The results showed that (a) TGF-beta 1 and -beta 2 were produced by both human and mouse MM cells, (b) antisense RNA against either TGF-beta 1 or -beta 2 cross-inhibited both TGF-beta 1 and -beta 2 expression, (c) inhibition of TGF-beta expression reduced the anchorage-independent growth of MM cells in vitro and the tumorigenicity of MM cells in vivo, and (d) inhibition of TGF-beta expression led to increased T lymphocyte infiltration into tumors. The data suggest that TGF-beta has multiple tumor-enhancing effects in MM.
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