Journal
JOURNAL OF IMMUNOASSAY & IMMUNOCHEMISTRY
Volume 33, Issue 3, Pages 223-233Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15321819.2011.634472
Keywords
angiogenesis; biomarker; cervical cancer; immunohistochemistry; plexin D1
Funding
- King Saud University the research group project [RGP-VPP-079]
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To explore possible role of Plexin D1 in cancer angiogenesis with special focus on cervical cancer. Twelve various normal tissues, 12 various tumor samples, and 59 different stages of cervical cancer samples on tissue microarrays were examined for the expression of Plexin D1. The findings of our study clearly indicate that Plexin D1 is strongly associated with cellular differentiation in the tissues investigated, and that expression is strongly dependent on the tumor histotype. In some tumor subtypes, the protein was detected at several-fold higher levels than was found in the corresponding normal tissues, while in others, expression was similar to normal tissues. Most significantly, strong expression was detected in the endothelial cells of the cervical cancer samples, yet no expression was seen in endothelial cells of normal cervical tissues, which suggests a potential role of Plexin D1 in cervical cancer-associated angiogenesis. Regarding the implications of Plexin D1 and its associations with cancer angiogenesis, it might be a potential cervical cancer biomarker if further studies confirm the present preliminary findings.
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