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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) is a multifunctional cell surface receptor binding many different ligands including proteinases and their inhibitors, some of which are known to be involved in tumor biology. We studied the expression of LRP and its putative role in colorectal carcinoma. Tissue samples were obtained from 50 patients with colorectal carcinoma and fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin. Immunohistochemical staining was performed using antibodies directed against LRP, cathepsin B and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA). The expression of LRP was further studied by polymerase chain reaction. The TNM stage was determined according to UICC guide lines and was based upon histological analysis. LRP was primarily expressed in stroma cells [36 patients (72%)] and less frequently in tumor cells [6 patients (12%)]. In 22% of all cases LRP was prominent at the invasion front. Cathepsin B was found both in the tumor stroma [50 (100%)] and in the tumor cells [46 (92%)]. u-PA was present in the tumor stroma [44 (88%)] and in the tumor cells [44 (88%)]. In stromal cells the expression of LRP correlated significantly with the expression of u-PA (p=0.043). Furthermore, the expression of LRP and of u-PA in tumor cells correlated with the tumor stage according to UICC (p=0.038 and 0.018, respectively). We provide evidence that LRP is expressed in colorectal cancer. As LRP forms complexes with u-PA and its inhibitor, we suspect that LRP can influence the known effects of u-PA on tumor biology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1021-335X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
361-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Cathepsin B, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Colorectal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-1, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Neoplasm Invasiveness, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:17203175-Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
The expression of low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein in colorectal carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, and Charité-University Hospital, Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article