Relationship of aquaporin 1, 3, and 5 expression in lung cancer cells to cellular differentiation, invasive growth, and metastasis potential
Relationship of aquaporin 1, 3, and 5 expression in lung cancer cells to cellular differentiation, invasive growth, and metastasis potential
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DOI:
10.1016/j.humpath.2010.07.022
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发表时间:
2011-05-01
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影响因子:
3.3
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Sakuma, Tsutomu
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作者:
Machida, Yuichiro;Ueda, Yoshimichi;Sakuma, Tsutomu
An oncogenic capacity of aquaporins, transmembrane channels for water, was recently proposed. This study seeks to elucidate the involvement of aquaporin 1, 3, and 5 in the development and progression of lung cancer. Expression of aquaporin I, 3, and 5 was examined by immunohistochemistry, Western blot, and laser-captured microdissection/real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in 160 lung cancers of various histologic subtypes; and its correlation with clinicopathological factors and survival was analyzed. Aquaporin 1, 3, and 5 were expressed in tumor cells in 71%, 40%, and 56% of lung cancers, respectively. Aquaporin expressions were frequent in adenocarcinomas, whereas aquaporin 1 and 5 were negative in squamous cell carcinomas. Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma cells exhibited an apicolateral aquaporin I and apicolateral or basolateral aquaporin 3 localization in nonmucinous type, and apical aquaporin I and 5 and basolateral aquaporin 3 expression in mucinous type, which corresponded to aquaporins expression of nonneoplastic lung tissue. Basolateral aquaporin 5 expression was acquired during tumorigenesis of nonmucinous bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. In contrast, invasive adenocarcinoma tumor cells overexpressed aquaporin 1 and 5 with loss of subcellular polarization and with an intracytoplasmic distribution. Overexpression of aquaporin I correlated with high postoperative adenocarcinoma metastasis ratios and unfavorable disease-free survival rates (P = .031). We conclude that expression patterns of aquaporin 1, 3, and 5 in lung cancer cells are mostly associated with cellular differentiation. However, the expression of aquaporin 1 and 5 is up-regulated in invading lung cancer cells, particularly in adenocarcinomas; and the overexpression of aquaporin I with loss of subcellular polarization is suggested to be involved in their invasive and metastatic potential. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.