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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
To evaluate the usefulness of determinations of telomerase activity for distinguishing malignant from benign mesothelial lesions, immunohistochemical (using a rabbit polyclonal antibody and the peroxidase method; n = 68) and in situ hybridization (using sense and antisense oligonucleotide probes; n = 46) studies were made on malignant mesotheliomas (epithelioid, 39; sarcomatoid, 18, including 2 of the desmoplastic type; and biphasic, 11) and 19 benign mesothelial lesions (benign mesothelial hyperplasia, 3; and reactive pleuritis, 16). In addition, biochemical studies of telomerase activity were made in 9 of the malignant mesotheliomas. Telomerase activity was detected histochemically in all but one of the malignant mesotheliomas, but only in one (pleuritis) of the benign lesions, in which it was present only in activated lymphocytes. Antisense hybridization signals indicated the presence of telomerase mRNA mainly in the cytoplasm of the malignant cells. Sense probes gave negative results. Biochemical determinations revealed a strong telomerase activity in the 9 malignant mesotheliomas examined. This study demonstrates the usefulness of immunohistochemical staining for the evaluation of mesotheliomas. The required immunostaining can be performed using paraffin sections of formalin-fixed tissues.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0147-5185
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) in malignant mesotheliomas.
pubmed:affiliation
Pathology Section, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article