title: CD44 expression in colorectal cancer. An immunohistochemical study including correlation with cathepsin D immunoreactivity and some tumour clinicopathological features.
abstract: CD44 is a cell adhesion molecule involved in tumour growth and progression. This study was undertaken to evaluate the expression of CD44 standard protein in a series of 54 colorectal adenocarcinomas in correlation with cathepsin D immunoreactivity and some other clinicopathological variables. Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues were investigated with anti-CD44 standard protein and anti-cathepsin D antibody. Immunolocalisation of CD44 protein and cathepsin D was performed using LSAB method. 13 (41.9%) out of 31 carcinomas without lymph-node metastases had positive CD44 expression, whereas only 6 (26.1%) out of 23 carcinomas with lymph-node metastases were found positive for CD44 expression. CD44 expression in carcinomas was positively correlated with tumour cells cathepsin D (p<0.01) immunostaining. statistically significant correlation was found between the expression of CD44 standard protein and the tumour site, age and sex of the patients. These results suggest that the standard-type CD44 protein lymph-node metastases, probably with cooperation of cathepsin D.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of General Surgery, Medical Academy, Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zalewski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Famulski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sulkowska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sobaniec-Lotowska
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kisielewski
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sulkowski
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D002402:Cathepsin D / Q000032:analysis*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors / Q000032:analysis*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors; D002402:Cathepsin D