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1717965

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
The relative distribution pattern of the pan-endocrine marker Chromogranin A (Chr A) and the proliferation-associated Ki-67 antigen was investigated in 20 prospectively sampled prostatectomy specimens. In cryostat sections, the Chr A immunoreactivity showed evidence of endocrine differentiation in all 15 prostatic adenocarcinomas. Nine tumors displayed a weak, 5 a moderate, and 1 adenocarcinoma a strong endocrine differentiation. These findings highlight the importance of endocrine differentiation in prostate malignancy that histologically resembles ordinary adenocarcinomas. The simultaneous demonstration of Ki-67 and Chr A revealed that in normal, hyperplastic, and neoplastic prostate tissue Chr A-positive cells were preferentially situated in proximity to Ki-67-labeled cells. This relative distribution pattern of both markers may indicate that endocrine cells are involved in controlling cell proliferation through a paracrine hormonal mechanism. However, an obvious correlation was not found between the degree of endocrine differentiation and proliferative activity in prostatic adenocarcinomas. Furthermore, a coexpression of Ki-67 and Chr A in the same (tumor) cells was not observed suggesting that the endocrine phenotype is only expressed in the G0 phase of the cell cycle as well as in normal, hyperplastic, and neoplastic conditions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0270-4137
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
91-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Relation of endocrine-paracrine cells to cell proliferation in normal, hyperplastic, and neoplastic human prostate.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Pathology, University of the Saarland, Homburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't