EXPRESSION OF TGF-BETA AND PROCOLLAGEN TYPE-I AND TYPE-III IN HUMAN GASTRIC CARCINOMAS
EXPRESSION OF TGF-BETA AND PROCOLLAGEN TYPE-I AND TYPE-III IN HUMAN GASTRIC CARCINOMAS
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DOI:
10.1002/ijc.2910440303
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发表时间:
1989-09-15
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
TAHARA, E
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作者:
YOSHIDA, K;YOKOZAKI, H;TAHARA, E
To elucidate the difference between scirrhous and non-scirrhous gastric carcinomas, we examined the expressions of TGF-.beta., procollagen type I and type III in 7 gastric carcinoma cell lines and 37 gastric carcinoma tissues, and also examined the effect of TGF-.beta. on the expression of procollagen mRNA by TMK-I cells. TGF-.beta. mRNA was detected in all the tumors examined in vivo and in vitro. Interestingly, 9 (90%) of 10 scirrhous gastric carcinomas revealed higher levels of TGF-.beta. mRNA than normal tissues, while 8 (38%) of 21 well-differentiated adenocarcinomas had higher TGF-.beta. mRNA levels than normal tissues. As for procollagen mRNA, most of the human gastric carcinoma cell lines expressed type-I procollagen mRNA and MKN-I expressed type-III procollagen mRNA. Furthermore, procollagen type-I mRNA accumulation in TMK-I cells was increased by exogenous TGF-.beta.. Most of the tumor tissues from surgical specimens expressed higher procollagen mRNA than normal tissues. These results indicate that TGF-.beta. produced by carcinoma cells might stimulate collagen synthesis not only by fibroblasts but also by carcinoma cells themselves, leading to diffuse fibrosis of scirrhous gastric carcinomas.