Glycosphingolipid expression in squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract
| Autor: | Luciana Lopes Guimarães, Marcilio Ferreira Marques Filho, Fernando Walder, Ameria K. Tanaka, Anita H. Straus, Onivaldo Cervantes, Helio K. Takahashi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
squamous cell carcinoma
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Cell Monoclonal antibody Malignant transformation Cell membrane chemistry.chemical_compound head and neck neoplasms Biomarkers Tumor medicine Humans Basal cell Prospective Studies Chromatography High Pressure Liquid glycosphingolipids Globoside business.industry Chemistry Cell growth Glycosphingolipid Molecular biology gangliosides stomatognathic diseases Upper aerodigestive tract medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Carcinoma Squamous Cell lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) business Immunostaining |
| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology. 72(1):25-30 |
| ISSN: | 1808-8694 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)30029-x |
| Popis: | Summary Glycosphingolipids are integral constituents of cellular membrane, arranged in rafts, and with neoplasic cell antisocial behavior, like uncontrolled cell growth, invasiveness, and metastatic potential. Aim However, there are few studies about glycosphingolipids (GSL) expression in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Since GSL are known to be tumor-associated markers we decided to perform a prospective study on the GSL profiles of SCC. Method Specimens of 33 SCC and normal mucosa were obtained and GSLs were extracted and purified by reverse-phase chromatography on C18 column and alkaline hydrolysis in methanol. GSLs were quantified using densitometry of orcinol-stained HPTLC plates. Result A significant increase of GSLs in SCC (3.57µg/mg) was observed as compared to normal mucosa (1.92µg/mg). In SCC, an increase of 2 to 3 times in the amounts of CDH, CTH, Globoside, and GM3 was observed in comparison to normal mucosa. The identification of GM3 as well as its increased expression in SCC was confirmed unequivocally by HPTLC immunostaining and indirect immunofluorescence using MAb DH2 (anti-GM3). BY analyzing SCC and normal mucosa CMHs by GC/MS, normal mucosa expresses only glucosylceramide whereas SCC cells express both glucosylceramide and galactosylceramide. Conclusion The increase in the amount of GSLs in tumor tissue may represent changes of cell membrane microdomains resulting from the malignant transformation process, which is responsible for greater cell-cell or cell-matrix interaction thereby increasing their potential for infiltration and metastasis. |
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