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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
Thyrotropin (TSH) is a thyroid-specific growth factor inducing differentiated function and growth of thyrocytes in vitro. In thyroid cancer, loss of TSH-receptor (TSHR) expression is a sign of de-differentiation and is believed to contribute to the malignant phenotype. The present studies aimed to determine the in vitro and in vivo effects of functioning TSHR in the follicular thyroid cancer cell line HTC, a subclone of FTC133 cells, lacking endogenous expression of TSHR, and HTCtshr+ cells transfected with human TSHR-cDNA. HTCtshr+ cells grew faster in vitro (doubling time 1.15 vs 1.56 d, p < 0.05) and TSH caused a dose-dependent growth response. Adhesion to and invasion through reconstituted basement membrane were reduced in HTCtshr+ cells, but when stimulated with TSH increased to levels comparable to naïve HTC cells. In vivo, tumor latency was 11 d for naïve HTC as compared to 21 d for HTCtshr+ xenografts. Smaller tumor volumes were registered for HTCtshr+ cells (250 +/- 217 vs 869 +/- 427 mm3, p < 0.05). Angiogenesis, as determined by vascular surface density (VSD) of experimental tumors, was enhanced in naïve HTC tumors (VSD 0.87 +/- 0.1 microm-1 vs 0.55 +/- 0.2 microm-1 in HTCtshr+, p < 0.05). VEGF secretion was more pronounced in naïve HTC cells stimulated with EGF, than in HTCtshr+ cells stimulated with either TSH or EGF. In conclusion, regained expression of functional TSHR in the follicular thyroid cancer cell line HTC alters in vitro features commonly associated with the malignant phenotype. Smaller tumors and reduced angiogenesis of xenotransplanted HTC cells with functioning TSHR suggest a less aggressive in vivo phenotype. The present data highlight the pivotal role of TSHR to affect transformed thyrocytes in vitro and in vivo. They also suggest a role for EGF as a modulator of angiogenesis in thyrocytes devoid of TSHR.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1355-008X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
129-38
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-6-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Adenocarcinoma, Follicular, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Antigens, CD34, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Cell Growth Processes, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Extracellular Matrix, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Neovascularization, Pathologic, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Receptors, Thyrotropin, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Thyroid Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:17185801-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional thyrotropin receptor attenuates malignant phenotype of follicular thyroid cancer cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Philipps-University of Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany. hoffmans@mailer.uni-marburg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article