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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-14
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of the present study was to compare the expression levels of secretogranin II (SgII), prohormone convertases (PC)1 and PC2, and the proteolytic processing of SgII in benign versus malignant pheochromocytomas. Quantitative (Q)-PCR experiments indicated that SgII, PC1, and PC2 mRNAs were overexpressed in pheochromocytoma compared to non-tumoral chromaffin cells (P<0.001) and in benign compared to malignant tumors (P<0.01). Western blot analysis using a human SgII antiserum revealed the occurrence of a 97-kDa band corresponding to the expected size of SgII, with significantly higher quantities in benign than in malignant tumors (P<0.05). Using antisera directed against sequential regions of SgII (N-terminal, secretoneurin [SN], EM66, internal, and C-terminal sequences), we observed distinct processing profiles between benign and malignant pheochromocytomas. In contrast, using PC1 and PC2 antisera no differences between the two types of tumors were found. RIA measurement showed that EM66 median values between benign and malignant chromaffin cell tumors were significantly different (128.5 vs. 6.3 ng/mg protein, respectively; P<0.001). Taken together, these results indicate that, in pheochromocytoma, malignancy is associated with reduced PC1, PC2, and SgII mRNA expression and decreased levels of processing products of SgII, in line with the low concentrations of EM66 that occur in malignant tumors. These data support the notion that SgII-processing products, such as EM66, could represent prognostic markers of pheochromocytomas.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0077-8923
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1073
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
527-32
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression and processing of the neuroendocrine protein secretogranin II in benign and malignant pheochromocytomas.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM U413, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neuroendocrinology, European Institute for Peptide Research (IFRMP23), University of Rouen, 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, and Department of Endocrinology, Hôpital de Brabois, Nancy, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't