Expression of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and its receptor in epithelial skin tumors.
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptors (G-CSFR) have been observed on the surface of not only hematopoietic cells but also several cancer cells. In the present study, we investigated the expression of G-CSFR or G-CSF in epithelial skin tumors by immunohistochemical staining. The assessments were defined by the percentage of G-CSFR or G-CSF positive cells and expressed as G-CSFR and G-CSF scores. The G-CSFR score in SCC (77.6+/-20.0%) was significantly higher than that in Bowen's disease (BD) (51.0+/-35.6%), actinic keratosis (AK) (49.3+/-34.6%) or normal skin (30.0+/-32.1%) (P=0.0004, P=0.0003, P<0.0001, respectively). The mean G-CSF score in SCC (56.7+/-27.4%) or in BD (44.1+/-31.4%) was higher than that in normal skin (24.9+/-25.8%) (P=0.0075, P<0.001, respectively). G-CSF expression in AK (29.8+/-31.2%) was lower than that in SCC (P=0.0037). There was significant positive correlation between the G-CSFR score and the G-CSF score (gamma=0.274, P=0.0107) in skin tumors. These findings suggested that the assessment of G-CSFR expression might be associated with carcinogenesis of skin tumors.
Hirai
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Department of Dermatology, Fukui Medical University, Matsuoka, Shimoaizuki 23, Yoshida, 910-1193, Fukui, Japan. khirai@fmsra.fukui-med.ac.jp
Kumakiri
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Fujieda
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Sunaga
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Lao
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Imamura
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Ueda
K
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Fukuda
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D000368:Aged; D001913:Bowen's Disease / Q000378:metabolism; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007642:Keratosis / Q000378:metabolism; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*
D019394:Ki-67 Antigen; D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor