CD133 expression is associated with small round blue cell tumour morphology in human central nervous system neoplasms
| Autor: | Holger Schlaszus, Cornelia Zachskorn, Richard Meyermann, Perikles Simon, Michael Weller, Patrick N. Harter, Michel Mittelbronn, Frauke Röttger, Monika Winkels, Jens Schittenhelm |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Histology medicine.diagnostic_test Cellular differentiation Cell General Medicine CD15 Nestin Biology Stem cell marker Pathology and Forensic Medicine Flow cytometry carbohydrates (lipids) Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction fluids and secretions medicine.anatomical_structure embryonic structures cardiovascular system medicine Cancer research Stem cell neoplasms |
| Zdroj: | Histopathology. 58:739-749 |
| ISSN: | 0309-0167 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.03801.x |
| Popis: | Schittenhelm J, Simon P, Harter P N, Zachskorn C, Schlaszus H, Rottger F, Winkels M, Weller M, Meyermann R & Mittelbronn M (2011) Histopathology58, 739–749 CD133 expression is associated with small round blue cell tumour morphology in human central nervous system neoplasms Aims: CD133 is considered to be a marker for brain tumour-initiating cells. However, most data on CD133 are derived from animal or in-vitro studies. The aim of this study was to characterize CD133 expression, and the distribution and morphological features of CD133+ cells, in primary and secondary human central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms. Methods and results: Tumours were analysed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, western blot, flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. Our results show that only small round blue cell tumours (SRBCTs) exhibit strong and consistent CD133 expression. Interestingly, glioblastomas, large-cell carcinomas and sarcomas were negative for CD133. Only glioblastomas with a focal small-cell component exhibited CD133 immunoreactivity in the SRBCT component. In addition, CD133 expression did not correlate with the expression of other markers associated with stem cell differentiation, including CD15 and nestin. Conclusions: CD133 expression in human CNS neoplasms is independent of the grade of malignancy but strongly correlates with SRBCT morphology. Together with recent findings showing that CD133 is quickly upregulated upon hypoxia and that CD133− cells can also exhibit stem cell properties, our data strongly question the suitability of CD133 as a brain tumour stem cell marker in vivo. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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