title: Expression of glutathione-S-transferase-pi in human tumours.
abstract: Expression of glutathione-S-transferase-pi (GST-pi) gene was quantitatively analysed on various human tumours (renal cell, colorectal, head and neck, ovarian carcinomas, soft tissue sarcomas; non-Hodgkin lymphomas) and on the corresponding normal tissues when available (kidney, colorectum and head and neck). GST-pi mRNA expression level was found to be significantly higher in tumours (P less than 0.01) than in the normal counterparts (mainly 7.3, 3.5- and 3.0-fold in colorectal, head and neck, and renal carcinomas, respectively). Most tumours displayed a significant relationship between higher GST-pi expression level and poor differentiation grade of tumour cells, thus suggesting a relationship between GST-pi activity, neoplastic transformation and cellular differentiation grade. The high requirement of GST-pi activity neoplastic cells displayed was not singularly related to cellular replication rate. Finally, GST-pi gene expression levels were not affected by chemotherapeutic treatments.
authors.affiliation: Division of Experimental Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Pordenone, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Toffoli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tumiotto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giannini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quaia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boiocchi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000235:genetics; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000235:genetics*; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000235:genetics; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D005982:Glutathione Transferase