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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-10
pubmed:abstractText
Hemangiopericytoma is a rare soft tissue tumor originating from contractile pericapillary pericytes. To address the issue of molecular genetic events that participate in genesis and progression of hemangiopericytoma we analyzed insulin-like growth factor (IGF) II and IGF I receptor in 29 tumors collected from a human tumor bank network. Seven of these tumors were associated with severe hypoglycemia; six were retroperitoneal and one was located in the leg. Of 22 tumors tested 12 (54.5%) exhibited IGF II mRNA, while almost 90% (17 of 19) of hemangiopericytomas exhibited IGF I receptor mRNA. Sera from some patients whose tumors expressed IGF II mRNA contained elevated levels of IGF II. Removal of the tumor eliminated most of the IGF II immunoreactivity from the sera. The potential role of IGF II as a growth-promoting factor was examined on three malignant primary hemangiopericytoma cell cultures. Extracellular addition of IGF II significantly enhanced cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides that specifically inhibit IGF II mRNA, at a concentration of 40 or 80 micrograms/ml, inhibited the growth of hemangiopericytoma cells significantly, by 40%. Simultaneous administration of antisense deoxyoligonucleotides to both IGF II and IGF I receptor inhibited tumor cell proliferation by even 80%. Our data suggest that tumor cells produce IGF II, and that this in turn stimulates their proliferation by autocrine mechanisms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0946-2716
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
865-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Hemangiopericytoma, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Insulin-Like Growth Factor II, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Molecular Weight, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Oligoribonucleotides, Antisense, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Radioimmunoassay, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Receptor, IGF Type 1, pubmed-meshheading:10682323-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
The expression and role of insulin-like growth factor II in malignant hemangiopericytomas.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Molecular Medicine, Ruder Boskovi? Institute, Zagreb, Croatia. pavelic@rudjer.irb.hr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't