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Title:

Differential expression of c-Met, its ligand HGF/SF and HER2/neu in DCIS and adjacent normal breast tissue.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Article
Author(s):
Lindemann, K; Resau, J; Nährig, J; Kort, E; Leeser, B; Annecke, K; Welk, A; Schafer, J; Vande Woude, GF; Lengyel, E; Harbeck, N
Abstract:
AIMS: Tyrosine kinase receptors Her2/neu and c-Met play an important role in breast cancer development and progression. Our aim was to determine the expression of c-Met, its ligand hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) and Her2/neu in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) lesions of the breast (n = 39) by two different immunocytochemical techniques, classical immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence, and to correlate their expression levels with histopathological and clinical characteristics. METHODS AND RESULTS: Both methods revealed similar c-Met staining patterns in both the in situ component and the adjacent normal tissue (P < 0.001). However, an imbalance in c-Met expression between tumour and surrounding normal tissue was correlated with high-grade DCIS (Van Nuys Grade 3). No correlation existed between Her2/neu and c-Met expression. High HGF/SF immunoreactivity was observed in 43.6% of the cases, yet the adjacent cellular stroma revealed only low levels of HGF/SF. No correlation existed between c-Met, Her2/neu or HGF/SF expression and clinicopathological factors. CONCLUSION: An imbalance in c-Met expression between tumour and surrounding normal tissue is associated with an aggressive DCIS phenotype. Moreover, c-Met and HGF/SF may contribute to tumour development by different means than those controlled by Her2/neu.
Journal title abbreviation:
Histopathology
Year:
2007
Journal volume:
51
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
54-62
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2559.2007.02732.x
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17593080
Print-ISSN:
0309-0167
TUM Institution:
Frauenklinik und Poliklinik; Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie
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