scholarly journals Autofluorescence Imaging Reflects the Nuclear Enlargement of Tumor Cells as well as the Cell Proliferation Ability and Aberrant Status of the p53, Ki-67, and p16 Genes in Colon Neoplasms

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentaro Moriichi ◽  
Mikihiro Fujiya ◽  
Yu Kobayashi ◽  
Yuki Murakami ◽  
Takuya Iwama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Methylation Status ◽  
Aberrant Methylation ◽  
Autofluorescence Imaging ◽  
Pathological Findings ◽  
Ki 67 ◽  
Aberrant Expression ◽  
Colon Neoplasms ◽  
Nuclear Enlargement

Background: Autofluorescence imaging (AFI) is useful for diagnosing colon neoplasms, but what affects the AFI intensity remains unclear. This study investigated the association between AFI and the histological characteristics, aberrant methylation status, and aberrant expression in colon neoplasms. Methods: Fifty-three patients with colorectal neoplasms who underwent AFI were enrolled. The AFI intensity (F index) was compared with the pathological findings and gene alterations. The F index was calculated using an image analysis software program. The pathological findings were assessed by the tumor crypt density, cell densities, and N/C ratio. The aberrant methylation of p16, E-cadherin, Apc, Runx3, and hMLH1 genes was determined by a methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction. The aberrant expression of p53 and Ki-67 was evaluated by immunohistochemical staining. Results: An increased N/C ratio, the aberrant expression of p53, Ki-67, and the altered methylation of p16 went together with a lower F index. The other pathological findings and the methylation status showed no association with the F index. Conclusions: AFI reflects the nuclear enlargement of tumor cells, the cell proliferation ability, and the altered status of cell proliferation-related genes, indicating that AFI is a useful and practical method for predicting the dysplastic grade of tumor cells and cell proliferation.

Heparanase expression of glioma in human and animal models

2010 ◽  
Vol 113 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Hong ◽  
Kevin K. Nelson ◽  
Ana C. deCarvalho ◽  
Steven N. Kalkanis
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Animal Models ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Human Glioma ◽  
Ki 67 ◽  
Western Blot Assay ◽  
Significant Difference

Object Mammalian heparanase has been shown to function in tumor progression, invasion, and angiogenesis. However, heparanase expression in gliomas has not been well analyzed. To clarify its expression in gliomas, human glioma tissues and glioma animal models were investigated. Methods The expression of heparanase mRNA was determined in 33 resected human glioma tissues by semiquantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Heparanase expression was verified with a Western blot assay and immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining. Primary neurospheres from human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) were developed in vitro. Heparanase expression in murine astrocytoma and human primary neurosphere animal models was examined using IHC. Results The authors found that heparanase mRNA is greatly increased in gliomas including oligodendroglioma (9 samples), anaplastic astrocytoma (11 samples), and GBM (13 samples) as compared with healthy brain mRNA (3 samples). Note, however, that no significant difference was observed among the 3 tumor groups. Increased heparanase expression was also found in tumor tissues on Western blotting. Immunohistochemistry staining demonstrated that heparanase was expressed by neovessel endothelial cells, infiltrated neutrophils, and in some cases, by neoplastic cells. Heparanase-expressing cells, including GBM tumor cells and neovessel endothelial cells, exhibited decreased expression of CD44, a cell adhesion molecule on the cell membrane that is important for regulating tumor invasion. In addition, heparanase-expressing tumor cells showed an elevated density of the cell proliferation marker Ki 67, as compared with its density in non–heparanase-expressing tumor cells, suggesting that heparanase expression is correlated with enhanced tumor proliferation. Two animal glioma models were tested for heparanase expression. Both murine astrocytoma cells (Ast11.9-2) and cultured primary human GBM neurospheres expressed heparanase when grown in animal brain tissue. Conclusions Glioma tissues contain increased levels of heparanase. Multiple cell types contribute to the expression of heparanase, including neovessel endothelial cells, tumor cells, and infiltrated neutrophils. Heparanase plays an important role in the control of cell proliferation and invasion. Animal models using Ast11.9-2 and primary neurospheres are suitable for antitumor studies targeting heparanase.

scholarly journals Aberrant methylation of multiple imprinted genes in embryos of tamoxifen-treated male rats

Reproduction ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 146 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neelam A Kedia-Mokashi ◽  
Leena Kadam ◽  
Mandar Ankolkar ◽  
Kushaan Dumasia ◽  
N H Balasinor
Keyword(s):  
De Novo ◽  
Methylation Status ◽  
Cpg Islands ◽  
Transcript Level ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Imprinted Genes ◽  
Aberrant Methylation ◽  
Aberrant Expression ◽  
Treated Male ◽  
Epigenetic Phenomenon

Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic phenomenon known to regulate fetal growth and development. Studies from our laboratory have demonstrated that treatment of adult male rats with tamoxifen increased postimplantation loss around mid gestation. Further studies demonstrated the aberrant expression of transcripts of several imprinted genes in the resorbing embryos at days 11 and 13 of gestation including IGF2. In addition, decreased methylation at theIgf2–H19imprint control region was observed in spermatozoa and in resorbing embryos sired by tamoxifen-treated males. In this study, methylation analysis of the imprinted genes, which were found to be differentially expressed, was done using EpiTYPER in the spermatozoa of tamoxifen-treated rats and in postimplantation embryos sired by tamoxifen-treated rats. Differentially methylated regions (DMRs) for most imprinted genes have not been identified in the rats. Hence, initial experiments were performed to identify the putative DMRs in the genes selected for the study. Increased methylation at CpG islands present in the putative DMRs of a number of imprinted genes was observed in the resorbing embryos sired by tamoxifen-treated male rats. This increase in methylation is associated with the downregulation of most of these genes at the transcript level in resorbing embryos. No change in the methylation status of these genes was observed in spermatozoa. These observations suggest that a deregulation of mechanisms protecting unmethylated alleles from a wave ofde novomethylation occurs following implantation.

scholarly journals Long-Term Disturbed Expression and DNA Methylation of SCAP/SREBP Signaling in the Mouse Lung From Assisted Reproductive Technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Le ◽  
Ning Wang ◽  
Qijing Wang ◽  
Xinyun Yang ◽  
Lejun Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Target Genes ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Methylation Status ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Mouse Lung ◽  
Aberrant Methylation ◽  
Aberrant Expression ◽  
Expression Levels

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) has been linked to cholesterol metabolic and respiratory disorders later in life, but the mechanisms by which biosynthetic signaling remain unclear. Lung inflammatory diseases are tightly linked with the sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) and SREBP cleavage-activating protein (SCAP), but this has not been shown in an ART offspring. Here, mouse models from a young to old age were established including in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic injection (ICSI), and in vivo fertilized groups. In our results, significantly higher plasma levels of CRP, IgM, and IgG were identified in the aged ICSI mice. Additionally, pulmonary inflammation was found in four aged ART mice. At three weeks, ART mice showed significantly downregulated levels of Scap, Srebp-1a, Srebp-1c, and Srebf2 mRNA in the lung. At the same time, significant differences in the DNA methylation rates of Scap-Srebfs and protein expression of nuclear forms of SREBPs (nSREBPs) were detected in the ART groups. Only abnormalities in the expression levels of Srebp-1a and Srebp-1c mRNA and nSREBP1 protein were found in the ART groups at 10 weeks. However, at 1.5 years old, aberrant expression levels and DNA methylation of SCAP, SREBP1, and SREBP2, and their associated target genes, were observed in the lung of the ART groups. Our results indicate that ART increases long-term alterations in SCAP/SREBP expression that may be associated with their aberrant methylation status in mouse.

scholarly journals Prognostic role of Ki-67 in glioblastomas excluding contribution from non-neoplastic cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rikke H. Dahlrot ◽  
Julie A. Bangsø ◽  
Jeanette K. Petersen ◽  
Ann Mari Rosager ◽  
Mia D. Sørensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Digital Image Analysis ◽  
Prognostic Markers ◽  
Methylation Status ◽  
Digital Pathology ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Ki 67 ◽  
Who Grade ◽  
Diagnostic Setting

AbstractSurvival of glioblastoma patients varies and prognostic markers are important in the clinical setting. With digital pathology and improved immunohistochemical multiplexing becoming a part of daily diagnostics, we investigated the prognostic value of the Ki-67 labelling index (LI) in glioblastomas more precisely than previously by excluding proliferation in non-tumor cells from the analysis. We investigated the Ki-67 LI in a well-annotated population-based glioblastoma patient cohort (178 IDH-wildtype, 3 IDH-mutated). Ki-67 was identified in full tumor sections with automated digital image analysis and the contribution from non-tumor cells was excluded using quantitative double-immunohistochemistry. For comparison of the Ki-67 LI between WHO grades (II-IV), 9 IDH-mutated diffuse astrocytomas and 9 IDH-mutated anaplastic astrocytomas were stained. Median Ki-67 LI increased with increasing WHO grade (median 2.7%, 6.4% and 27.5%). There was no difference in median Ki-67 LI between IDH-mutated and IDH-wildtype glioblastomas (p = 0.9) and Ki-67 LI was not associated with survival in glioblastomas in neither univariate (p = 0.9) nor multivariate analysis including MGMT promoter methylation status and excluding IDH-mutated glioblastomas (p = 0.2). Ki-67 may be of value in the differential diagnostic setting, but it must not be over-interpreted in the clinico-pathological context.

scholarly journals Molecular interactions of miR-338 during tumor progression and metastasis

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meysam Moghbeli
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Tumor Progression ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Circular Rnas ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Specific Expression ◽  
Aberrant Expression ◽  
Non Coding Rnas

Abstract Background Cancer, as one of the main causes of human deaths, is currently a significant global health challenge. Since the majority of cancer-related deaths are associated with late diagnosis, it is necessary to develop minimally invasive early detection markers to manage and reduce mortality rates. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), as highly conserved non-coding RNAs, target the specific mRNAs which are involved in regulation of various fundamental cellular processes such as cell proliferation, death, and signaling pathways. MiRNAs can also be regulated by long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and circular RNAs (circRNAs). They are highly stable in body fluids and have tumor-specific expression profiles, which suggest their suitability as efficient non-invasive diagnostic and prognostic tumor markers. Aberrant expression of miR-338 has been widely reported in different cancers. It regulates cell proliferation, migration, angiogenesis, and apoptosis in tumor cells. Main body In the present review, we have summarized all miR-338 interactions with other non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) and associated signaling pathways to clarify the role of miR-338 during tumor progression. Conclusions It was concluded that miR-338 mainly functions as a tumor suppressor in different cancers. There were also significant associations between miR-338 and other ncRNAs in tumor cells. Moreover, miR-338 has a pivotal role during tumor progression using the regulation of WNT, MAPK, and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways. This review highlights miR-338 as a pivotal ncRNA in biology of tumor cells.

scholarly journals Crosstalk Between Inflammatory Signaling and Methylation in Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipanwita Das ◽  
Nandini Karthik ◽  
Reshma Taneja
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Growth Factors ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Histone Methylation ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Inflammatory Mediators ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Aberrant Methylation ◽  
Aberrant Expression ◽  
Cancer Pathogenesis

Inflammation is an intricate immune response against infection and tissue damage. While the initial immune response is important for preventing tumorigenesis, chronic inflammation is implicated in cancer pathogenesis. It has been linked to various stages of tumor development including transformation, proliferation, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Immune cells, through the production of inflammatory mediators such as cytokines, chemokines, transforming growth factors, and adhesion molecules contribute to the survival, growth, and progression of the tumor in its microenvironment. The aberrant expression and secretion of pro-inflammatory and growth factors by the tumor cells result in the recruitment of immune cells, thus creating a mutual crosstalk. The reciprocal signaling between the tumor cells and the immune cells creates and maintains a successful tumor niche. Many inflammatory factors are regulated by epigenetic mechanisms including DNA methylation and histone modifications. In particular, DNA and histone methylation are crucial forms of transcriptional regulation and aberrant methylation has been associated with deregulated gene expression in oncogenesis. Such deregulations have been reported in both solid tumors and hematological malignancies. With technological advancements to study genome-wide epigenetic landscapes, it is now possible to identify molecular mechanisms underlying altered inflammatory profiles in cancer. In this review, we discuss the role of DNA and histone methylation in regulation of inflammatory pathways in human cancers and review the merits and challenges of targeting inflammatory mediators as well as epigenetic regulators in cancer.

Expression Of Histological markers and PET-CT Maximal Standardized Uptake for Follicular Lymphoma

Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (21) ◽  
pp. 5058-5058
Author(s):  
Caroline Delette ◽  
Christine Robin ◽  
Jean-Fortuné Ikoli ◽  
Lazhar Saidi ◽  
Anne Parcelier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Follicular Lymphoma ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Glucose Transporter ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Standardized Uptake Value ◽  
Ki 67 ◽  
Glut 1 ◽  
Pet Ct

Abstract Background Follicular lymphoma is the second most common non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtype. PET-CT is a useful tool to evaluate staging and monitoring of follicular lymphoma. Calculation of maximal standardized uptake value (SUV max) is variable and related to the aggressiveness of lymphoma. In tumor cells, there is an increase in uptake and consumption of glucose. Therefore GLUT-1, a membranous glucose transporter, may have an impact on the SUV max. To our knowledge, data regarding eventual correlation between GLUT-1 and SUV in different subtypes of lymphoma is sparse (Hye Kyung Shim et al, Nuclear Medicine and Biology 2009; S. Hartmann et al, BMC Cancer 2012), especially in follicular lymphoma. In addition, Ki67, a marker of cell proliferation is also linked to the metabolism of tumors cells. Only few studies have shown a correlation between SUV max and Ki-67 in follicular lymphoma (Tomas Papjik et al, European Journal of Haematology 2010; Yi shou et al, Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics 2012). Elsewhere, it was demonstrated that microenvironment composed of dendritic cells, macrophages, T cells and vascular endothelium play a key role in the prognosis of follicular lymphoma (Pedro Farinha et al, Blood 2005), it could have also an impact on SUV max. The aim of our study was to identify histological markers involved in glucose metabolism, cell proliferation and microenvironment, influencing SUV max in follicular lymphoma. Materials and Methods Lymph node biopsies of 21 patients treated in our hematologic department at diagnosis and/ or relapse were retrospectively included. Patients underwent PET-CT and node biopsy simultaneously. Five histological markers (Ki67, GLUT 1, CD20 for B lymphocytes, CD3 for T lymphocytes, and CD68 for macrophages) were analyzed. Pathologists perform visually the immunostaining analysis without knowledge of the PET-CT results. Percentage of expression of immunological markers was compared with SUV max from the biopsy site. The correlation was analyzed using Spearman’s method to calculate the coefficient of correlation r. Results Ki-67 (median 40, range [3; 80]) and GLUT1 (median 53, range [0; 100]) were not related to the level of expression of the SUV max (respectively r = 0.3603 and p = 0.1086, r = 0.0215 and p = 0.9283). Concerning the microenvironment, CD68 (median 6, range [0; 18]) and CD3 (median 22, range [7; 60]) did not show any correlation (respectively r = 0.1370 and p = 0.5536, r = -0.2115 and p = 0.3708). Interestingly, percentage of CD20 expression (median 79, range [51; 99]) appears to be correlated significantly with the SUV max (r = 0.4924, p = 0.0274). Discussion and Conclusion In this study, it was not possible to identify a specific histological marker influencing the SUV max. Otherwise, interest in glucose metabolism and particularly other isoforms of GLUT receptor or enzymes involved in the metabolism, like hexokinase, appears to be a promising track. Considering that CD20 stains B tumor cell and normal B lymphocyte in the tumor, it could be interesting to analyze the ratio of CD20/CD10, assuming that all tumor cells express CD10. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Expression of β-Catenin in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2001 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-125
Author(s):  
Norina Basa ◽  
Daniela Lazar ◽  
Remus Cornea ◽  
Sorina Taban ◽  
Melania Ardelean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Tumor Cell ◽  
Mitotic Index ◽  
Histological Grade ◽  
Proliferation Index ◽  
Tumor Cell Proliferation ◽  
Ki 67 ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Development And Evolution

Alteration of β-catenin expression is involved in the development and evolution of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); β-catenin is able to influence tumor cell proliferation. We analyzed the immunohistochemical (IHC) expression of β-catenin on a group of 32 patients diagnosed with HCC using the anti-β-catenin monoclonal antibody (clone E247). We correlated the expression of β-catenin with the proliferation index of Ki-67 (PI Ki-67), the mitotic index (MI) and other clinical and pathological features. We observed an altered β-catenin expression in 58.38% of all HCC cases. This expression was insignificantly correlated with tumor size (]5 cm) (p = 0.683), histological grade G1-G2 (p = 0.307), vascular invasion (p = 0.299) and advanced pT stage (p = 0.453); we obtained a significantly higher MI in HCC with altered β-catenin expression (p = 0.018), as compared to HCC without overexpression (1.66 � 1.37) (p = 0.038) and a PI Ki-67 of 22.49 � 20.1 and 28.24 � 18.2, respectively in tumors with altered β-catenin expression with insignificant differences compared to HCC without overexpression (25.95 � 15.2) (p = 0.682 and p = 0.731, respectively). According to the results we obtained, aberrant β-catenin expression in HCC was correlated with a high mitotic index, therefore playing an important role in tumor progression by stimulating tumor cell proliferation; non-nuclear β-catenin overexpression can have a pathological significance in HCC, especially in cases of HCC associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.

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