Background. The point mutations occurring in codons 12 and 13 of the ki-ras gene are useful genetic markers to identify intratumoral heterogeneity. A single tumor crypt, which consists of monoclonal cells, can be obta...
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Background. The point mutations occurring in codons 12 and 13 of the ki-ras gene are useful genetic markers to identify intratumoral heterogeneity. A single tumor crypt, which consists of monoclonal cells, can be obtained using the crypt isolation method. ki-ras gene mutations have been examined using the crypt isolation method to determine whether multiclonarity is present within the same tumor. methods. ki-ras gene mutations were analyzed using a crypt isolation technique coupled with polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing in 21 sporadic colorectal carcinomas. The specimens were divided into two groups: a representative sample, which was composed of more than 50 tumor crypts, and a single tumor crypt sample. The latter consisted of 10 single tumor crypts, which were obtained from the same tumor separately. Results. ki-ras gene mutations were found in 11 of 21 representative samples and in 12 of 21 single tumor crypt samples. In the 11 samples with ki-ras mutation, ki-ras mutations were also found in most single tumor crypts. Among the 12 base substitutions found, G:C to A:T transitions were the most commonly observed. There were no differences between the two samples in the types of ki-ras mutations found. One ki-ras mutation that was not detected in the representative sample was observed in only a single tumor crypt. Conclusions. most carcinomas appear to have a homogeneous composition that may result from the successful progression of one of the clones having a ki-ras mutation. Additional mutations in the ki-ras gene were rarely observed in colorectal carcinomas.
AIm: To establish a relevant animal model of human gastrointestinal cancer, which can be used for repetitive investigations, so as to improve our understanding and management of carcinogenesis and cancer metastasis. m...
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AIm: To establish a relevant animal model of human gastrointestinal cancer, which can be used for repetitive investigations, so as to improve our understanding and management of carcinogenesis and cancer metastasis. mETHODS: Intact tissues of human colorectal and pancreatic cancers were transplanted in nude mice. The biological characteristics of the original and the corresponding transplanted tumors were investigated by HE staining, PAS staining and immunostaining. The metastases in the livers and lungs of nude mice were investigated by immunostaining with biotinylated mab KL-1 and by RT-PCR using CK20 specific primers. RESULTS: There were totally 9 of 16 surgical specimens growing in nude mice subcutaneously and/or orthotopically (4 of 6 colorectal and 5 of 10 pancreatic cancer). Tumor cell content of the specimens and freezing of tissue specimens are important factors influencing the growth of transplanted tumor. In the group of fresh tumor tissues with greater than 50% tumor cell content, the success rate of the transplantation was 100% (3 cases of pancreatic cancer and 3 cases of colorectal cancer). The orthotopically trans-planted tumors resemble the original tumor morphologically and biologically, including TAA expression such as CEA by immunohistochemistry, and CEA level in the serum of mice. ki-67 labeling index and the expression of TAA especially K-ras, 17-1A and RA-96, are associated with the potential of tumor growth in nude mice. micrometastases in the lungs and livers of tumor bearing mice can be detected by immunostaining with biotinylated mab KL-1 and CK20-specific RT-PCR. CONCLUSION: An orthotopic transplantation model for human colon and pancreatic cancer in nude mice has been set up. We have also established sensitive detection methods with CK-immunohistochemistry and CK20-RT-PCR to study xenotransplanted human cancer and its metastatic cancer cells in the liver and lung of nude mice. This study may be helpful in understanding the mechanism of ca
We have investigated how gastric H. pylori infection affects antrum secretory cell types by studying the expression of secretory proteins in antrum epithelium. Antrum biopsy specimens were prospectively collected from...
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We have investigated how gastric H. pylori infection affects antrum secretory cell types by studying the expression of secretory proteins in antrum epithelium. Antrum biopsy specimens were prospectively collected from 102 individuals (49 H. pylori-infected). Immunohistochemistry was performed for secretory mucins (mUC5AC, mUC5B, mUC6), Trefoil factor family (TFF)-peptides (TFF1, TF-F2), endocrine peptides (gastrin, chromogranin A), and proliferating cells (ki-67). Protein expression was quant-ified morphometrically. H. pylori infection was significantly correlated to mucosal inflammation and to epithelial atrophy and proliferation. In H. pylori-infected patients the number of proliferating cells increased significantly, and the zone of proliferating cells shifted toward the surface epithelium of the antral glands. Infection was correlated with decreased mUC5AC, TFF1, and TFF2 expression and increased mUC6 and mUC5B expression. Endocrine cells expressing chromagranin A and gastrin shifted toward the surface epithelium of the antral glands in H. pylori-infected patients. H. pylori infection and concomitant inflammation induced increased epithelial proliferation and triggered coordinate deregulation of secretory cell populations in the antrum. In particular, infection led to a coordinated increase in cells expressing mUC6 and mUC5B at the expense of mUC5AC-producing cells.
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