Lucília Lovane, Carla Carrilho, Christina Karlsson
{"title":"Tissue microarray validation in cervical carcinoma studies. A methodological approach.","authors":"Lucília Lovane, Carla Carrilho, Christina Karlsson","doi":"10.14670/HH-18-796","DOIUrl":"10.14670/HH-18-796","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tissue microarrays (TMAs) are a cost-effective tool to study biomarkers in clinical research. Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most prevalent in women worldwide, with the highest prevalence in low-middle-income countries due to a lack of organized screening. CC is associated with persistent high-risk human papillomavirus infection. Several biomarkers have been studied for diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic purposes. We aimed to evaluate and validate the effectiveness of TMA in CC compared to whole slide images (WSs). We selected and anonymized twenty cases of CC. P16, cytokeratin 5 (CK5), cytokeratin 7 (CK7), programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and CD8 expression were immunohistochemically investigated. All WS were scanned and 10 representative virtual TMA cores with 0.6 mm diameter per sample were selected. Ten random combinations of 1-5 cylinders per case were assessed for each biomarker. The agreement of scoring between TMA and WS was evaluated by kappa statistics. We found that three cores of 0.6 mm on TMA can accurately represent WS in our setting. The Kappa value between TMA and WS varied from 1 for p16 to 0.61 for PD-L1. Our study presents an approach to address TMA sampling that could be generalized to TMA-based research, regardless of the tissue and biomarkers of interest.</p>","PeriodicalId":13164,"journal":{"name":"Histology and histopathology","volume":" ","pages":"317-325"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141859625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lingyan Jin, Hye-Yeong Jin, Younghoon Kim, Nam-Yun Cho, Jeong Mo Bae, Jung Ho Kim, Sae-Won Han, Tae-You Kim, Gyeong Hoon Kang
{"title":"Clinicopathological and molecular features of genome-stable colorectal cancers.","authors":"Lingyan Jin, Hye-Yeong Jin, Younghoon Kim, Nam-Yun Cho, Jeong Mo Bae, Jung Ho Kim, Sae-Won Han, Tae-You Kim, Gyeong Hoon Kang","doi":"10.14670/HH-18-785","DOIUrl":"10.14670/HH-18-785","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Colorectal cancers (CRCs) are traditionally divided into those with either chromosomal instability (CIN) or microsatellite instability (MSI). By utilizing TCGA data, the Laird team found a subset of CRCs, namely, genome-stable CRCs (GS CRCs), which lack both CIN and MSI. Although the molecular features of GS CRCs have been described in detail, the clinicopathological features are not well defined. A total of 437 CRCs were analyzed for copy number variation (CNV) statuses in eight genes (<i>ARID1A, EGFR, FGFR1, KDM5B, MYBL2, MYC, SALL4,</i> and <i>SETDB1</i>) using droplet-digital PCR. CRCs that showed CNV in ≤ one gene and no MSI were defined as GS-like CRCs. Clinicopathological and molecular features of GS-like CRCs were compared with those of CIN-like CRCs. GS-like CRCs comprised 4.6% of CRCs and showed a predilection toward the proximal colon, lower nuclear optical density, <i>KRAS</i> mutation, <i>PIK3CA</i> mutation, and aberrant expression of KRT7. Survival analysis showed no significant difference between the three subgroups. Through our study, the GS-like subtype was found to comprise a minor proportion of CRCs and have proclivity toward a proximal bowel location, hypochromatic tumor nuclei, aberrant KRT7 expression, and a high frequency of <i>KRAS</i> and <i>PIK3CA</i> mutations.</p>","PeriodicalId":13164,"journal":{"name":"Histology and histopathology","volume":" ","pages":"381-388"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141590198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electroacupuncture pretreatment inhibits ferroptosis and inflammation after middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats by activating Nrf2.","authors":"Yanpeng Pu, Jingyan Cheng, Zhenya Wang, Jingbo Zhang, Fajun Liang, Xianbao Zhang, Zhijun Zheng, Miaomiao Yin, Zhen Wang","doi":"10.14670/HH-18-780","DOIUrl":"10.14670/HH-18-780","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Electroacupuncture (EA) pretreatment can effectively increase the tolerance of the brain to ischemic stroke. The mechanism of ischemic tolerance induced by EA is related to Nrf2, but its specific mechanism has not been elucidated. This paper was designed to explore the effect of EA pretreatment on brain injury and the related mechanisms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Rats were pretreated with EA before middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) modeling. The symptoms of neurological deficit and the volume of cerebral infarction were measured. The levels of inflammatory factors, oxidative stress-related factors, LPO, ROS, and Fe<sup>2+</sup> were evaluated by the corresponding kits. Cell apoptosis was determined through TUNEL staining. The mRNA expression of inflammatory factors was examined by RT-qPCR, and the protein expression of ferroptosis-related factors, pyroptosis-related proteins, Keap1, Nrf2, HO-1, and NQO1 by western blotting.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>EA pretreatment improved the symptoms of neurological deficit and reduced the volume of cerebral infarction. EA pretreatment significantly inhibited oxidative stress, inflammatory response, ferroptosis, pyroptosis, and apoptosis in brain tissues of MCAO rats. Mechanistically, EA pretreatment could activate Nrf2 expression and reduce Keap1 expression.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>EA pretreatment reduced inflammation and oxidative stress and inhibited ferroptosis by activating Nrf2 expression, ultimately delaying the development of ischemic stroke.</p>","PeriodicalId":13164,"journal":{"name":"Histology and histopathology","volume":" ","pages":"357-367"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141491736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peng Li, Fangfang Li, Si Chen, Qiulei Ma, Jie Wang, Bingquan Ma, Jin Xu
{"title":"Role of acupuncture in improving the outcome of sepsis-induced lung injury.","authors":"Peng Li, Fangfang Li, Si Chen, Qiulei Ma, Jie Wang, Bingquan Ma, Jin Xu","doi":"10.14670/HH-18-781","DOIUrl":"10.14670/HH-18-781","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of serum exosomes of mice after acupuncture (acu-exo) on acute lung injury (ALI) in sepsis <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Serum exosomes (acu-exo) of normal mice were prepared after acupuncture. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to establish the model of ALI <i>in vivo</i> and <i>in vitro</i>. Immunohistochemistry, western blot, and immunofluorescence were used to evaluate the mechanism of acu-exo on ALI. P2X7 knockout mice and P2X7 siRNA were used to verify the mechanism.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with normal mice, serum exosomes were significantly increased in normal mice after acupuncture. The results showed that P2X7 was increased in the lung of septic mice as compared with the WT group. It was also found that the increase in NLRP3 and NF-κB was accompanied by the activation of P2X7. Increased P2X7 led to activation of the P2X7 receptor causing mitochondrial dysfunctions in lung tissue of septic mice. Knockout of P2X7 or silenced P2X7 markedly decreased NLRP3 and NF-κB and led to mitochondrial function recovery in lung tissue of sepsis. At the same time, acu-exo significantly restored the above changes in the lung tissue of septic mice.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Inhibition of P2X7 led to mitochondrial function recovery of lung tissue by inhibiting NLRP3 and NF-κB. At the same time, acu-exo could improve ALI by decreasing NLRP3 and NF-κB activation.</p>","PeriodicalId":13164,"journal":{"name":"Histology and histopathology","volume":" ","pages":"369-380"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141497877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hui Tang, Xiaojun Jiang, Lili Zhu, Liming Xu, Xiaoxi Wang, Hong Li, Feifei Gao, Xinxin Liu, Chuanli Ren, Yan Zhao
{"title":"Clinicopathologic and molecular characteristics of neuroendocrine carcinomas of the gallbladder.","authors":"Hui Tang, Xiaojun Jiang, Lili Zhu, Liming Xu, Xiaoxi Wang, Hong Li, Feifei Gao, Xinxin Liu, Chuanli Ren, Yan Zhao","doi":"10.14670/HH-18-788","DOIUrl":"10.14670/HH-18-788","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinomas (GB-NECs) are a rare subtype of malignant gallbladder cancer (GBC). The genetic and molecular characteristics of GB-NECs are rarely reported. This study aims to assess the frequency of microsatellite instability (MSI) in GB-NECs and characterize their clinicopathologic and molecular features in comparison with gallbladder adenocarcinomas (GB-ADCs). Data from six patients with primary GB-NECs and 13 with GB-ADCs were collected and reevaluated. MSI assay, immunohistochemistry for mismatch repair proteins (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2), comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) via next-generation sequencing (NGS), and evaluation of tumor mutation burden (TMB) were conducted on these samples. The six GB-NEC cases were all female, with a mean age of 62.0±9.2 years. Of these, two cases were diagnosed as large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (LCNECs), while the remaining four were small cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (SCNECs). Microsatellite states observed in both GB-NECs and GB-ADCs were consistently microsatellite stable (MSS). Notably, <i>TP53</i> (100%, 6/6) and <i>RB1</i> (100%, 6/6) exhibited the highest mutation frequency in GB-NECs, followed by <i>SMAD4</i> (50%, 3/6), <i>GNAS</i> (50%, 3/6), and <i>RICTOR</i> (33%, 2/6), with <i>RB1, GNAS,</i> and <i>RICTOR</i> specifically present in GB-NECs. Immunohistochemical (IHC) assays of p53 and Rb in the six GB-NECs were highly consistent with genetic mutations detected by targeted NGS. Moreover, no statistical difference was observed in TMB between GB-NECs and GB-ADCs (<i>p</i>=0.864). Although overall survival in GB-NEC patients tended to be worse than in GB-ADC patients, this difference did not reach statistical significance (<i>p</i>=0.119). This study has identified the microsatellite states and molecular mutation features of GB-NECs, suggesting that co-mutations in <i>TP53</i> and <i>RB1</i> may signify a neuroendocrine inclination in GB-NECs. The IHC assay provides an effective complement to targeted NGS for determining the functional status of p53 and Rb in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":13164,"journal":{"name":"Histology and histopathology","volume":" ","pages":"389-400"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141748014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francisco-Javier Campos-Martínez, Jesús-María Salas-Álvarez, Joshua Falckenheiner-Soria, Carmen Murube-Algarra, Alonso Camacho-Ramírez, Francisco-Manuel Visiedo-García, J Arturo Prada-Oliveira, Gonzalo M Pérez-Arana, Antonio Ribelles-García
{"title":"Effects of preduodenal ileal surgical transposition on enteroendocrine intestinal cells in wistar rats: Histomorphological and serum changes.","authors":"Francisco-Javier Campos-Martínez, Jesús-María Salas-Álvarez, Joshua Falckenheiner-Soria, Carmen Murube-Algarra, Alonso Camacho-Ramírez, Francisco-Manuel Visiedo-García, J Arturo Prada-Oliveira, Gonzalo M Pérez-Arana, Antonio Ribelles-García","doi":"10.14670/HH-18-791","DOIUrl":"10.14670/HH-18-791","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In our study, we focused on the role of the distal ileum as a main endocrine actor in relation to the pancreas. We investigated the effects of intestinally released hormones on the pancreas in terms of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) improvement, as a main effect of bariatric surgeries. To specifically study the importance of the ileum, we used an experimental surgical model performed in healthy Wistar rats. After preduodenal transposition of the ileum, we analyzed the histology and enterohormonal cells of the intestine. We measured the plasma level of several hormones and effectors in this enteropancreatic axis. We used a surgical control (Sham) group and a surgical group, where ileum preduodenal transposition (PDIT) was performed. We measured basal glycemia and serum levels of several incretins, including GLP-1, PYY, and GIP, and we performed a glucose overdose test. After two test periods, the basal glycemia and glucose overdose results were not different between groups, however, the PDIT group had significantly increased expression of GLP-1, with increased cellular release in the ileum and duodenum compared with the Sham group. Both plasma GIP levels and GIP tissue expression were decreased in the PDIT group compared with the sham group. There were no differences in PPY hormone levels. The ileum crypts and villi of the PDIT group showed improvement in histological parameters. We concluded that model animals had an altered transposed ileum related to the enterohormonal adaptation of the ileum. Our results indicated that the ileum is important in the hormonal control of the enteropancreatic axis.</p>","PeriodicalId":13164,"journal":{"name":"Histology and histopathology","volume":" ","pages":"307-316"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141787916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
İlhan Özdemir, Fuat Zaman, Dilek Doğan Baş, Umut Sari, Şamil Öztürk, Mehmet Cudi Tuncer
{"title":"Inhibitory effect of Curcumin on a cervical cancer cell line via the RAS/RAF signaling pathway.","authors":"İlhan Özdemir, Fuat Zaman, Dilek Doğan Baş, Umut Sari, Şamil Öztürk, Mehmet Cudi Tuncer","doi":"10.14670/HH-18-797","DOIUrl":"10.14670/HH-18-797","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Cervical cancer has a very important place in female infertility and ranks fourth among cancers affecting women. Curcumin (CUR) is closely associated with the expression and activity of various regulatory proteins. It is also known that curcumin has preventive and therapeutic effects on various types of cancer. In this study, the anticancer activities of curcumin were demonstrated in the human cervical cancer cell line (HeLa).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>qRT-PCR and western blot analyses were used to evaluate mRNA and protein expression of curcumin in HeLa and immortalized human skin keratinocyte cell lines (HaCaT) (proliferation and apoptosis regulatory markers of the RAS/RAF signaling pathway). MTT analysis was performed, showing HeLa and HaCaT cell proliferation depending on the dose and duration of curcumin and doxorubicin. A wound scratch healing assay was applied to examine cell migration and invasion of HeLa after curcumin application. To determine the role of curcumin and doxorubicin in the apoptosis of HeLa cells, the mRNA levels of caspase-3 were examined by qRT-PCR. The results were analyzed with a one-way ANOVA SPSS 20.0 program.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>CUR (IC50: 242.8 μM) and DOX (IC50: 92.1 μM) were determined to have the ability to inhibit the proliferation of HeLa cells and induce apoptosis over a 72-hour period and dose-dependently. Moreover, the results revealed that the mRNA and protein expression levels of RAF and RAS in HeLa cells were downregulated by CUR and DOX.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings show that an alternative treatment method for cervical cancer can be developed with the application of CUR and DOX. Alternative methods for cervical cancer treatment may be developed using different methods in future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":13164,"journal":{"name":"Histology and histopathology","volume":" ","pages":"327-334"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141874695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EFNA4 deletion suppresses the migration, invasion, stemness, and angiogenesis of gastric cancer cells through the inactivation of Pygo2/Wnt signaling.","authors":"Xian Wang, Tiran Zhang, Rong Yu","doi":"10.14670/HH-18-779","DOIUrl":"10.14670/HH-18-779","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gastric cancer represents an aggressive malignancy and a leading contributor to cancer death. Ephrin-A4 (EFNA4) has been proposed to be related to the immune microenvironment and prognosis of gastric cancer. This study was undertaken to discuss the participation and mechanism of EFNA4 in the development of gastric cancer. RT-qPCR and western blot examined EFNA4 and Pygopus2 (Pygo2) expression in gastric cancer cells. After transfection of EFNA4 interference plasmids or co-transfection of EFNA4 interference plasmids and Pygo2 overexpression plasmids, cell proliferation was detected by the CCK-8 method and EDU staining. Wound healing, Transwell, TUNEL, and endothelial cell tube formation assays detected cell migration, invasion, apoptosis, and angiogenesis, respectively. Western blot examined the expression of metastasis-, apoptosis-, angiogenesis-, and Wnt signaling-associated proteins. Cell stemness was estimated by the sphere formation assay, RT-qPCR, and western blot. Through the experimental data, it was noticed that EFNA4 expression was increased in gastric cancer cells. Knockdown of EFNA4 suppressed the proliferation, migration, invasion, angiogenesis as well as stemness while aggravating the apoptosis of gastric cancer cells. Also, EFNA4 depletion reduced Pygo2 protein expression and then inactivated Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Further elevation of Pygo2 reversed the impacts of EFNA4 silencing on Wnt/β-catenin signaling, cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, invasion, angiogenesis as well as stemness in gastric cancer. Accordingly, the knockdown of EFNA4 might downregulate Pygo2 and inactivate Wnt/β-catenin signaling to exert protective effects against gastric cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":13164,"journal":{"name":"Histology and histopathology","volume":" ","pages":"343-356"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141491735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabrielle A Albano, Paola E Parrales, Abigail S Hackam
{"title":"Wnt5a regulates the expression of developmental genes in the adult retina following optic nerve crush injury.","authors":"Gabrielle A Albano, Paola E Parrales, Abigail S Hackam","doi":"10.14670/HH-18-896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14670/HH-18-896","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Canonical and non-canonical Wnt signaling pathways are well-characterized regulators of retinal development. Wnt signaling also promotes neuroprotection and regeneration in adult tissues, including retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival and axonal regrowth after optic nerve injury. However, it is unknown whether Wnt-dependent neuroprotection after injury in the adult CNS is associated with altered expression of developmental genes. Muller glia are a prominent radial glia type in the retina that play critical roles in retinal neuron protection, RGC neurite growth, and axon regeneration by acting through Wnt and other signaling pathways. We recently used mass spectrometry to characterize proteins secreted from Muller glia in response to Wnt signaling. In this study, we investigated whether the Wnt-induced Muller glia secretome includes proteins involved in development and whether their corresponding genes are regulated by Wnt5a during axonal regeneration in a mouse model of optic nerve crush (ONC) injury. Adult mice received intravitreal injections of Wnt5a or saline at the time of ONC injury, and then retina tissue was collected at early time points post-injury. The expression of candidate Wnt-regulated developmental genes and related proteins were characterized by qPCR and immunohistochemistry. Our findings revealed that Wnt5a downregulated the expression of specific developmental genes, including cilia-related genes <i>Nphp4, INTU</i>, and <i>Jade1</i>, as well as transcriptional regulators <i>Pax6</i> and <i>Tsc1</i>, with time-dependent changes observed during axonal regrowth. Several of these genes were localized to RGCs and inner nuclear layer cells, suggesting direct effects in RGCs and contributions from Muller glia. These results demonstrate that specific developmental gene pathways are suppressed by Wnt5a in association with RGC survival and axon regrowth following injury. Therefore, this study adds to our knowledge of potential mechanisms of Wnt-mediated optic nerve regeneration and identifies new categories of putative regeneration-regulating genes for further study.</p>","PeriodicalId":13164,"journal":{"name":"Histology and histopathology","volume":" ","pages":"18896"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143614798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Isabella Bollen, Marit Bernhardt, Thore Thiesler, Franziska Isabelle Winterhagen, Andreas Türler, Manuel Ritter, Alexander Mustea, Glen Kristiansen
{"title":"The prognostic value of adipokine receptors leptinR and adiponectinR1 in obesity-inducible solid tumours.","authors":"Isabella Bollen, Marit Bernhardt, Thore Thiesler, Franziska Isabelle Winterhagen, Andreas Türler, Manuel Ritter, Alexander Mustea, Glen Kristiansen","doi":"10.14670/HH-18-895","DOIUrl":"10.14670/HH-18-895","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>With the rising incidence of life expectancy, obesity, and tumours, understanding the incretory influence of adipose tissue in tumorigenesis becomes increasingly important. As the adipokines leptin and adiponectin are released by fat tissue, we aimed to analyse the expression of their respective receptors in tumours for which an association with obesity is epidemiologically hypothesised.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The expression of leptinR and adipoR1 were analysed in cohorts of renal cell cancer (n=391), cervical cancer (n=155), vulvar cancer (n=107), and endometrial cancer (n=90) by immunohistochemistry and correlated with clinicopathological parameters including survival times.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Expression of leptinR was high in renal cell cancer (62.2% of cases), vulvar carcinoma (50%), and endometrial cancer (80.5% of tissue-samples). High expression was associated with favourable clinicopathological markers and longer overall survival times in renal cell and vulvar cancer. AdipoR1 was only weakly expressed in all four tumour entities and did not show significant associations with clinicopathological parameters or prognosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>High leptinR is a promising biomarker of favourable tumour outcomes in renal cell carcinoma and vulvar carcinoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":13164,"journal":{"name":"Histology and histopathology","volume":" ","pages":"18895"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143604720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}