title: [Thymidine phosphorylase activity and neo-angiogenesis in ovarian cancer].
abstract: Neo-angiogenesis seems to play an important role in the progression of ovarian cancer and in formation of distant metastases. Data from literature on role of phosphorylase in neoplasmatic disease and in neo-angiogenesis are controversial. In mammalian cytosole there are two different pirymidine nucleosyde phosphorylases: thymidine (PT) and uridine (PU). Both of them play important role in the metabolism of nucleosides as well as in the recycling of pyrimidine base. Recently thymidine phosphorylase is identified with platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor (PD-ECGF). It has been demonstrated, that PD-ECGF/PT influence on neo-angiogenesis and correlates with degree of neoplasmatic invasion. In literature the data about thymidine phosphorylase activity and its correlation with neoplasmatic angiogenesis in ovarian tumors are controversial. The aim of the study was to evaluate the activity of PT together with the intensity of angiogenesis in epithelial ovarian tumors. 42 patients with ovarian cancer were included into the study. The enzyme activity was measured in ovarian cancer tissue and in the serum in the spectrophotometer. Intratumoral microvessel density (IMD) was evaluated in tumor using immunohistochemical methods. 10 woman with normal ovaries, treated surgically due to non-oncological reasons served as a control. Activity of PT in ovarian tumor and in serum was compared to the control group. Correlation between the intensity of angiogenesis and PT activity in ovarian cancer was also investigated. Significantly higher PT activity was stated both in tumor and serum when compared to the control. Positive correlation between enzyme activity in the serum and neoplasmatic tissue was found. Surprisingly, the negative correlation between neo-angiogenesis and PT activity in ovarian cancer was observed. Neo-angiogenesis is higher in ovarian cancer, when compared to the group of borderline malignancy tumors. Positive correlation between PT activity and staging in ovarian cancer was observed. No correlation between grading and histopathological type of epithelial cancer was observed. PT activity and neo-angiogenesis evaluation might be useful in diagnostics of ovarian cancer.
authors.affiliation: I Kliniki Ginekologii i Onkologii Ginekologicznej IGi P UM w Łodzi.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wójcik-Krowiranda
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miszczak-Zaborska
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gottwald
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bieńkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000201:enzymology; D013053:Spectrophotometry / Q000379:methods; D013939:Thymidine Phosphorylase / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013939:Thymidine Phosphorylase