title: [The role of the expression of PPAR-gamma gene in the adipogenesis in hemangioma evolution].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the role of the expression of PPAR-gamma gene in the adipogenesis in hemangioma evolution.
  
  
  METHODS
  Routine immunohistochemistry staining of Perilipin A, the marker antigen of adipocytes, was performed to observe the adipogenesis in hemangioma. Immunofluorescence staining of PPAR-gamma, the important transcription factor in promoting adipogenesis, was carried out to observe its location in hemangioma tissue, with the co-staining of alpha-SMA and CD31. And RT-PCR was used to examine the expression of PPAR-gamma gene in hemangioma in different stages.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the evolution of hemangioma, the number of adipocytes increased continuously. And the tumor was replaced by fibrofatty tissue finally. PPAR-gamma was located in the nuclei of perivascular cell in hemangioma tissue. The expression of PPAR-gamma gene in hemangioma increased in the evolution of hemangioma, but still was lower than that in normal fat tissue from children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The expression of PPAR-gamma in the perivascular cells suggests that they may contribute to the adipogenesis in hemangioma involution.
authors.affiliation: Department of pathology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing 210002, China.
authors.forename: Si-Ming
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Rong-Liang
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hai-Ni
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wei-Min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Xiao-Jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D050156:Adipogenesis; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D047495:PPAR gamma / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D047495:PPAR gamma