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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-2-9
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated the expression pattern of neprilysin (CD10), aminopeptidase N (CD13) and angiotensin-I converting enzyme (CD143) in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC), and their putative roles in hepatocarcinogenesis. Tissue samples were obtained from 31 patients with HCC. Tissue samples obtained from non-neoplastic liver, fetal livers and focal nodular hyperplasias (FNH) were used by comparison. Transcription and expression of CD10, CD13, and CD143 were studied by quantitative RT-PCR, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry. Cell proliferation assays were performed with the C3A hepatoma cell line. The mRNA and protein of each of CD10, CD13 and CD143 were differentially expressed in HCCs. CD10 was decreased in HCCs as compared to non-neoplastic liver tissue, while CD13 and CD143 were mildly increased. In fetal liver and FNHs, the expression of CD10 was less intense than in the surrounding non-tumorous liver. The expression patterns of CD13 and CD143 in fetal livers and FNHs were similar to HCCs and were predominantly localized in bile canaliculi (CD13) and endothelial cells (CD143). CD10 and CD13 mRNAs were expressed by C3A cells and blocking either CD10 or CD13 ectopeptidase activity retarded cell growth significantly in vitro. We demonstrate that ectopeptidases are differentially expressed in HCCs and may have influence on tumor biology. Overall, expression of CD10 in non-neoplastic and neoplastic hepatocytes appears to correlate inversely with their state of proliferation or differentiation. CD13 shows a characteristic canalicular distribution pattern and may be important for cell polarization and bile compartmentalization in HCCs, while CD143 may influence angiogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1019-6439
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
487-95
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Antigens, CD13, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Ki-67 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Liver Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Neprilysin, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:14767532-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Ectopeptidases are differentially expressed in hepatocellular carcinomas.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Otto-von-Guericke-University, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany. christoph.roecken@medizin.uni-magdeburg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article