| Fetal haemopoiesis marking low-grade urinary bladder cancer. | |
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PMID: 22735903 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The immunohistochemical features of fetal haemoglobin cells and their distribution patterns in solid tumours, such as colorectal cancer and blastomas, suggest that fetal haemopoiesis may take place in these tumour tissues. These locally highly concentrated fetal haemoglobin (HbF) cells may promote tumour growth by providing a more efficient oxygen supply. METHODS AND RESULTS: Biomarkers of HbF were checked in transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary bladder, assessing this as a new parameter for disease management. Fetal haemoglobin was immunohistochemically examined in tumours from 60 patients with TCC of the bladder. Fetal haemoglobin erythrocytes and erythroblasts were mainly clonally distributed in proliferating blood vessels and not mixed with normal haemoglobin erythrocytes. The proportion of such HbF blood vessels could reach more than half of the total number of vessels. There were often many HbF erythroblasts distributed in one-cell or two-cell capillaries and present as 5-15% of cells in multi-cell vessels. This suggests a local proliferation of HbF-cell progenitors. Fetal haemoglobin cells were prominently marking lower grades of tumours, as 76% (n=21) of the patients with G1pTa were HbF+, whereas only 6.7% (n=30) of the patients with G3pT1-pT2a were HbF+. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that HbF, besides being a potential new marker for early tumour detection, might be an essential factor of early tumour development, as in fetal life. Inhibiting HbF upregulation may provide a therapeutic target for the inhibition of tumour growth. |
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Authors:
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M Wolk; J E Martin |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-06-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British journal of cancer Volume: 107 ISSN: 1532-1827 ISO Abbreviation: Br. J. Cancer Publication Date: 2012 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-07-25 Completed Date: 2013-01-08 Revised Date: 2013-04-16 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370635 Medline TA: Br J Cancer Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 477-81 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2012 Cancer Research UK |
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Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Core Pathology Facility, The Royal London Hospital, 80 Newark Street, London E1 2ES, UK. wolk1@bezeqint.net |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Blood Vessels / metabolism, pathology Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / blood, metabolism, pathology* Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / metabolism, pathology Erythroblasts / metabolism, pathology Erythrocytes / metabolism, pathology Fetal Hemoglobin / metabolism* Humans Immunohistochemistry Middle Aged Tumor Markers, Biological / metabolism* Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / blood, metabolism, pathology* |
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0/Tumor Markers, Biological; 9034-63-3/Fetal Hemoglobin |
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