title: Transforming growth factor beta 1 expression in gastric carcinoma.
abstract: Many types of human malignant tumor have been reported to amplify transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) gene and overexpress its protein. However, little work has been done about the content of TGF-beta 1 protein in tissue and blood of patients with malignant tumors. TGF-beta 1 protein of tissue (n = 29) and serum TGF-beta 1 levels in patients with gastric carcinoma (n = 62) were compared with those in normal subjects (n = 10) using a TGF-beta 1 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Also, expression of TGF-beta 1 mRNA (n = 20) and immunohistochemical distribution of the protein (n = 70) in gastric carcinoma tissues were studied. The immunohistochemical expression of TGF-beta 1 protein was significantly correlated with the tissue TGF-beta 1 content (r = 0.45 : p < 0.05). The content of TGF-beta 1 was 311 +/- 212 ng/g wet carcinoma tissue. TGF-beta 1 mRNA was expressed in gastric carcinoma cells. However, unexpectedly serum TGF-beta 1 levels in patients with gastric carcinoma were lower (97.1 +/- 29.4 ng/ml) than those in normal subjects (140.3 +/- 85.7 ng/ml, P < 0.05). Our results support that the tumor cells directly produce TGF-beta 1 and that semiquantitative immunohistochemical staining method for TGF-beta 1 protein is a validative method for TGF-beta 1 protein quantitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea. path@sun.hallym.ac.kr
authors.forename: Y E
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta