PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - ŞERBAN COMŞA AU - ROXANA POPESCU AU - ŞTEFANA AVRAM AU - RALUCA AMALIA CEAUȘU AU - ANCA MARIA CÎMPEAN AU - MARIUS RAICA TI - Bevacizumab Modulation of the Interaction Between the MCF-7 Cell Line and the Chick Embryo Chorioallantoic Membrane DP - 2017 Mar 01 TA - In Vivo PG - 199--203 VI - 31 IP - 2 4099 - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/31/2/199.short 4100 - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/31/2/199.full SO - In Vivo2017 Mar 01; 31 AB - Aim: To evaluate the interaction between MCF-7 breast cancer cells and the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) and the ability of bevacizumab to modulate this process. Materials and Methods: We implanted MCF-7 cells onto CAM and repeatedly added bevacizumab to a subset of eggs. We then evaluated the morphological and immunohistochemical profiles of CAM and MCF-7. Results: MCF-7 cells entered the mesoderm and stimulated the mesenchymal cells to acquire vasculogenic and myofibroblastoid features. MCF-7 cells developed an estrogen receptor-, progesterone receptor-, p53- and Ki67-negative status and entered the epithelial–mesenchymal transition. Bevacizumab down-regulated the expression of B-cell lymphoma 2 protein (BCL-2), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and E-cadherin in MCF-7 and inhibited vasculogenesis. Conclusion: MCF-7 cells turn the mesoderm of CAM into a surrogate tumor stroma. CAM induces a triple-negative, non-proliferative but still anti-apoptotic status in MCF-7 cells. Although antivasculogenic, bevacizumab stimulates MCF-7 cells to acquire a more aggressive status.