Vascular differentiation and glucose transporter expression in rat gliomas: Effects of steroids

Autor: Henry Brem, Lester R. Drewes, Christopher Guerin, Johannes E. A. Wolff, John Laterra, Gary W. Goldstein
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: Annals of Neurology. 31:481-487
ISSN: 1531-8249
0364-5134
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410310504
Popis: The GLUT1 isoform of the glucose transporter is normally expressed at high levels in differentiated brain vessels that also express a permeability barrier. In contrast, malignant brain neoplasms have relatively undifferentiated vessels that are highly permeable, proliferate to high vascular densities, and often lose GLUT1 expression. Using the rat intracerebral 9L glioma model, we investigated whether dexamethasone-induced changes in permeability are associated with the appearance of other differentiated vascular properties. The percentage of vessels expressing immunohistochemically detectable GLUT1 (74.2 +/- 6.1%) and the tumor vessel density as assessed by laminin immunostaining (282 +/- 37 vessels/mm2) did not vary with control tumor size. Dexamethasone treatment resulted in an 83% reduction of vascular permeability to intravenous Evans blue, an increased percentage of vessels expressing GLUT1 (106.4 +/- 10.5%), lower vascular density (102 +/- 64 vessels/mm2), and smaller tumor size (control cross-sectional area, 17.0 +/- 3.4 mm2; treated, 4.6 +/- 1.0 mm2). Essentially all vessels became GLUT1-positive after dexamethasone treatment. Increased GLUT1 expression by glioma vessels in association with the appearance of other signs of differentiation (low vascular density, slow tumor growth) suggests that immunostaining for GLUT1 may identify neoplasms that are biologically less aggressive.
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