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CAUSATION AND PREVENTION

Plasma Membrane Calcium ATPase Expression in Human Colon Multistep Carcinogenesis

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Pages 251-257 | Published online: 05 Apr 2012
 

Abstract

The expression of the plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase (PMCA) was analyzed in a series of 84 formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded colon samples including normal mucosa (n = 32), adenoma (n = 19), adenocarcinoma (n = 27), and lymph node metastasis (n = 6) using (i) immunohistochemistry, (ii) mRNA in situ hybridization, and (iii) quantitative reverse-transcriptase PCR. A marked reduction of PMCA4 protein was observed in high-grade adenoma, colon cancer as well as lymph node metastasis, pointing to its potential role in the progression of cancer. However, PMCA4 RNA transcripts were unchanged or even increased in colon carcinomas, suggesting posttranscriptional regulation of PMCA4 during carcinogenesis.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank Mrs. C. Keppler and Mr. M. Dreher (Institute of Anatomy, University of Marburg) for their expertise in tissue sectioning and in situ hybridization. Immunohistochemical support by Ms. Hampacher (Institute of Pathologie Nordhessen) is gratefully acknowledged.

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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