title: [Role of immunohistochemical study of extracellular matrix components in the estimation of the malignant potential of adrenal pheochromocytomas].
abstract: The changes occurring in the extracellular matrix structure and composition greatly affect cell behavior. The present investigation has indicated that active tenascin-C expression is observed in malignant pheochromocytomas, suggesting the altered composition of the extracellular matrix, there is also activation of metalloproteinase-9 and cyclooxygenase-2, which play an important role in many biological processes, including the invasion and metastatic spread of tumor cells, as well as in neoangiogenesis. Benign pheochromocytomas display a slight immunopositive staining of these antigens.
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Bezuglova
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Poliakova
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Kazantseva
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism*; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000378:metabolism; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D019063:Tenascin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D019063:Tenascin; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9