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Expression of the retinoblastoma gene product in human hepatocellular carcinoma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7535739     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Using the mouse anti-human retinoblastoma gene product (pRB) monoclonal antibody, PMG3-245, pRB was detected immunohistocytochemically in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues and a human HCC cell line, designated OCUH-16, recently established in our laboratory. This antibody reacted with human pRB and yielded a single band of approximately 110 kd from cultured OCUH-16 cells. The granules that stained for pRB were found mostly in the HCC cell nuclei, with a few granules observed in the rough endoplasmic reticulum by electron microscopy. Most of the stained granules were located in the euchromatin-rich areas. The percentage of OCUH-16 cells that expressed pRB or DNA polymerase alpha (DNA-PA) decreased over time as the number of OCUH-16 cells increased. The number of HCC cells that stained for pRB in the biopsy specimens from 11 patients varied and pRB expression was well maintained in early and advanced HCC. The level of pRB expression did not correlate with the differentiation of HCC cells or the clinical prognosis. The expression of pRB statistically correlated with that of DNA-PA (P < .01; r = .92). Some sinusoidal cells also stained for pRB. These findings imply that large deletions in the pRB gene are rare in the initiation or promotion of HCC. The correlation between pRB and DNA-PA may suggest that stained pRB participates in the proliferation of both HCC and non-HCC cells.
Authors:
S Seki; N Kawakita; A Yanai; T Kitada; Y Sakai; K Nakatani; T Yamada; H Sakaguchi; T Kuroki
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Human pathology     Volume:  26     ISSN:  0046-8177     ISO Abbreviation:  Hum. Pathol.     Publication Date:  1995 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-05-09     Completed Date:  1995-05-09     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421547     Medline TA:  Hum Pathol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  366-74     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Biopsy
Blotting, Western
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / chemistry*,  pathology
Cell Nucleus / chemistry
DNA Polymerase II / analysis
Female
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / chemistry*,  pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Retinoblastoma Protein / analysis*
Staining and Labeling
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Monoclonal; 0/Retinoblastoma Protein; EC 2.7.7.-/DNA Polymerase II

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