[Immunohistochemical study of VLA integrins in human gastric carcinoma].
Using an immunohistochemical technique, we investigated expression of collagen receptor VLA-2 integrin and laminin receptor VLA-6 integrin in human gastric carcinoma. The expression of VLA integrins was compared in carcinoma of each histologic type and invasion/growth pattern. VLA-2 and VLA-6 were expressed more weakly in undifferentiated carcinoma than in non-cancerous epithelium. Non-localized invasion was observed in 89% of undifferentiated carcinoma. In differentiated carcinoma, expression of VLA-2 was weak in the mucosal layer. In the submucosal layer, however, VLA-2 expression was significantly different according to the invasion/growth pattern (p < 0.01); weak expression of VLA-2 in the localized invasion type and strong expression of VLA-2 in the non-localized type. VLA-6 was strongly expressed in the mucosal and submucosal layers of the differentiated carcinoma, regardless of the invasion/growth pattern. The present study suggested that VLA-6 contributed to the histologic type and VLA-2 affected the invasion/growth pattern of the gastric carcinoma in varied manners according to the histologic type.
Department of Surgery, University of Tsukuba.
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Koike
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Saitoh
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Todoroki
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Fukao
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Watanabe
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Nakamura
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D016029:Receptors, Very Late Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000378:metabolism
D016023:Integrins; D016029:Receptors, Very Late Antigen