title: Expression of neural cell adhesion molecule in renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: Neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) is important for cell migration and it could be expressed in some renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In recent decades, the incidence of RCC has been steadily rising by 2-4% each year. In this study NCAM expression and correlation with nuclear grade in different RCC were analyzed. We analyzed NCAM expression on 7 different RCC cell lines and 32 different RCC by immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, Western blot and FACS analysis. NCAM expression is detected in 6 cell lines and 16 RCC cases. NCAM-140 kDa isoform is expressed in different RCC and RCC cell lines. NCAM expression in non-invasive clear cell RCC is lower than in clear cell RCC with high nuclear grade. Expression of NCAM is not exclusive for specific RCC type, so NCAM can not be used as a specific diagnostic marker for RCC. NCAM expression is in correlation with nuclear grade in clear cell RCC, suggesting that NCAM expression is involved in aggressive behavior and metastatic potential in RCC.
authors.forename: Sanja L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cirović
authors.forename: Bojan S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Cegar
authors.forename: Jelena M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vjestica
authors.forename: Dusko M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dundjerović
authors.forename: Martina M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Stojanović
authors.forename: Aleksandar M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vuksanović
authors.forename: Dragan B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Mitrović
authors.forename: Miodrag D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lazić
authors.forename: Cane D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Tulić
authors.forename: Jasmina Z
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Marković-Lipkovski
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D019006:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019006:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules