Abstract
We studied the role of caveolin-1 in tumor progression and prognosis in serous ovarian carcinoma and the association between caveolin-1 and MDR1 expression. The study involved immunohistochemical analysis for caveolin-1 and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression in 75 effusions and 90 solid lesions from ovarian and primary peritoneal carcinoma; in situ hybridization for MDR1 messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in 62 effusions and all 90 tumors; and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for caveolin-1 mRNA expression in 23 effusions. Immunohistochemical analysis localized caveolin-1 to the cell membrane in 43 effusions and 24 tumors. P-gp membrane expression was detected in 14 effusions and 11 tumors; MDR1 mRNA, in 20 effusions and 30 tumors. Caveolin-1 mRNA was expressed in 19 effusions. Caveolin-1 protein expression showed no association with that of P-gp protein or MDR1 mRNA. The expression of all markers was similar in carcinoma cells in pleural and peritoneal effusions. Caveolin-1 is a novel diagnostic marker for effusions; expression is moderately elevated in tumor cells in effusions, possibly owing to altered signal transduction and metabolism in cancer cells at this site. Expression seems MDR1 independent.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 225-234 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | American Journal of Clinical Pathology |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Caveolin
- Immunohistochemistry
- MRNA in situ hybridization
- Multidrug resistance
- Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
- Serous effusions
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