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von Stillfried S, Freeborn B, Windeck S, Boor P, Böcker J, Schmidt J, Tholen P, Röhrig R, Majeed R, Wienströer J, Bremer J, Weis J, Knüchel R, Breitbach A, Bülow RD, Cacchi C, Wucherpfennig S, Märkl B, Claus R, Dhillon C, Schaller T, Sipos E, Spring O, Braun G, Römmele C, Kling E, Kröncke T, Wittmann M, Hirschbühl K, Heppner FL, Meinhardt J, Radbruch H, Streit S, Horst D, Elezkurtaj S, Quaas A, Göbel H, Friemann J, Hansen T, Titze U, Lorenzen J, Reuter T, Woloszyn J, Baretton G, Hilsenbeck J, Meinhardt M, Pablik J, Sommer L, Holotiuk O, Meinel M, Esposito I, Crudele G, Seidl M, Mahlke N, Hartmann A, Haller F, Eichhorn P, Lange F, Amann KU, Coras R, Ingenwerth M, Rawitzer J, Schmid KW, Theegarten D, Gradhand E, Smith K, Wild P, Birngruber CG, Schilling O, Werner M, Acker T, Gattenlöhner S, Franz J, Metz I, Stadelmann C, Stork L, Thomas C, Zechel S, Ströbel P, Fathke C, Harder A, Wickenhauser C, Glatzel M, Matschke J, Krasemann S, Dietz E, Edler C, Fitzek A, Fröb D, Heinemann A, Heinrich F, Klein A, Kniep I, Lohner L, Möbius D, Ondruschka B, Püschel K, Schädler J, Schröder AS, Sperhake JP, Aepfelbacher M, Fischer N, Lütgehetmann M, Pfefferle S, Jonigk D, Werlein C, Domke LM, Hartmann L, Klein I, Schirmacher P, Schwab C, Röcken C, Langer D, Roth W, Strobl S, Rudelius M, Delbridge C, Kasajima A, Kuhn PH, Slotta-Huspenina J, Weichert W, Weirich G, Stock K, Barth P, Schnepper A, Wardelmann E, Evert K, Evert M, Büttner A, Manhart J, Nigbur S, Bösmüller H, Fend F, Granai M, Klingel K, Warm V, Steinestel K, Umathum VG, Rosenwald A, Vogt N, Kurz F. [Update on collaborative autopsy-based research in German pathology, neuropathology, and forensic medicine]. Pathologie (Heidelb) 2022; 43:101-105. [PMID: 36114379 PMCID: PMC9483541 DOI: 10.1007/s00292-022-01117-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Autopsies are a valuable tool for understanding disease, including COVID-19. MATERIALS AND METHODS The German Registry of COVID-19 Autopsies (DeRegCOVID), established in April 2020, serves as the electronic backbone of the National Autopsy Network (NATON), launched in early 2022 following DEFEAT PANDEMIcs. RESULTS The NATON consortium's interconnected, collaborative autopsy research is enabled by an unprecedented collaboration of 138 individuals at more than 35 German university and non-university autopsy centers through which pathology, neuropathology, and forensic medicine autopsy data including data on biomaterials are collected in DeRegCOVID and tissue-based research and methods development are conducted. More than 145 publications have now emerged from participating autopsy centers, highlighting various basic science and clinical aspects of COVID-19, such as thromboembolic events, organ tropism, SARS-CoV‑2 detection methods, and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 at autopsy. CONCLUSIONS Participating centers have demonstrated the high value of autopsy and autopsy-derived data and biomaterials to modern medicine. The planned long-term continuation and further development of the registry and network, as well as the open and participatory design, will allow the involvement of all interested partners.
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- Saskia von Stillfried
- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinik RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinik RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinik RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinik RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen, Deutschland ,Medizinische Klinik II (Nephrologie und Immunologie), Universitätsklinik RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen, Deutschland ,Elektronenmikroskopische Einrichtung, Universitätsklinik RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen, Deutschland
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Ortiz-Brüchle N, Muders M, Toma M, Esposito I, Hartmann A, Stöhr R, Reis H, Wild P, Köllermann J, Bremmer F, Leichsenring J, Stenzinger A, Merkelbach-Bruse S, Kirfel S, Perner S, Hartmann N, Roth W, Jung A, Kirchner T, Schwamborn K, Pfarr N, Dahl E, Knüchel R, Gaisa NT. [Status of the availability and use of next generation sequencing (NGS) in bladder cancer-a questionnaire within the uropathology working group]. Urologe A 2019; 59:318-325. [PMID: 31541269 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-019-01046-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Technical advancement and availability of high-throughput analysis has advanced molecular subtyping of most cancers. Thus, new possibilities for precision oncology have emerged. AIM Therefore, we aimed to collect data regarding availability and use of next generation sequencing (NGS) for urothelial cancer within the uropathology working group of the German Society of Pathology. METHODS We collected data by questionnaires and additionally asked for sequencing results of bladder cancers in the participating institutions. RESULTS A total of 13 university-affiliated institutes of pathology took part in the survey. All university institutes offer NGS-based molecular panel diagnostics and provide panels covering between 15 and 170 genes. Altogether, only 20 bladder cancers were sequenced in routine diagnostics and for 10 cancers potential targeted treatment options were available. DISCUSSION So far, despite availability of NGS diagnostics at university institutes of pathology, only few bladder cancer samples have been sequenced. Based on current data from the molecular subtyping of bladder cancers, we recommend a step-by-step protocol with basic immunohistochemistry analysis and subsequent subtype-dependent analyses, e.g., alterations of the fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR) or comprehensive gene panel analyses.
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- N Ortiz-Brüchle
- Institut für Pathologie, Uniklinikum, RWTH Aachen, Pauelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Deutschland
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- Dr. Senckenbergisches Institut für Pathologie, Frankfurt, Deutschland
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- Dr. Senckenbergisches Institut für Pathologie, Frankfurt, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen, Göttingen, Deutschland
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- Molekularpathologisches Zentrum, Pathologisches Institut, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Molekularpathologisches Zentrum, Pathologisches Institut, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Lübeck, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Lübeck, Lübeck, Deutschland
- Pathologie, Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz Lungenzentrum, Borstel, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland
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- Pathologisches Institut, LMU München, München, Deutschland
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- Pathologisches Institut, LMU München, München, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, TU München, München, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, TU München, München, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Uniklinikum, RWTH Aachen, Pauelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Uniklinikum, RWTH Aachen, Pauelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Uniklinikum, RWTH Aachen, Pauelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland.
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Andruszkow J, Hartleben B, Schlué J, Ritz T, Knüchel R, Hasan A, Petersen C, Madadi-Sanjani O. [Staging of liver fibrosis in biliary atresia : Comparison of Chevallier and Ishak score as well as automated evaluation]. Pathologe 2019; 40:85-92. [PMID: 30617605 DOI: 10.1007/s00292-018-0558-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Biliary atresia (BA) is a rare disease of the newborn, resulting in liver cirrhosis due to obliterative cholangiopathy. Liver biopsies are commonly performed in order to confirm the diagnosis and in order to stage fibrosis. OBJECTIVES The present study intended to analyze two established scores for evaluating liver fibrosis focusing on the interobserver variability as well as the prognostic reliability towards the time of liver transplantation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Liver biopsies of BA patients between 2012 and 2015 were evaluated retrospectively by two pathologists at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) and the RWTH Aachen University Hospital. Fibrosis was measured using Ishak and Chevallier scores. Furthermore, a computerized automatically algorithm-based analyzation (ABAA) was performed. Results were evaluated towards the time point of liver transplantation and hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE). RESULTS Overall, 34 liver biopsies were analyzed. The Ishak score showed a remarkable interobserver variability (ΚW = 0.68) while the Chevallier score was proven to have a poor interobserver variability (Fleiss' Κappa = -0.01). However, both scores were correlated positively, as was the ABAA (p < 0.001). Regarding prognostic reliability, ROC analyses of the Ishak score revealed the best validity towards an early liver transplantation within 12 months (AUC 0.813, p = 0.011). In addition, an increased Ishak score ≥4 reduced the survival time with the native liver (hazard ratio 6.6 [95% CI 1.9-23.3]). CONCLUSIONS The Ishak score was revealed to have the best interobserver variability as well as prognostic validity towards an early liver transplantation in BA patients. Due to its easy applicability, the Ishak score was proven superior in comparison to the Chevallier score and ABAA. Therefore, use of the Ishak score is recommended in daily clinical routine for analyzing liver biopsies in BA patients.
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- J Andruszkow
- Institut für Pathologie, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland.
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- Institut für Pathologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Kinderchirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Kinderchirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Kinderchirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland
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Bienert M, Hoss M, Bartneck M, Weinandy S, Böbel M, Jockenhövel S, Knüchel R, Pottbacker K, Wöltje M, Jahnen-Dechent W, Neuss S. Growth factor-functionalized silk membranes support wound healing
in vitro. Biomed Mater 2017; 12:045023. [DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/aa7695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Erlmeier F, Weichert W, Knüchel R, Andruszkow J. [Adult autopsies during the past decade in Germany : Data from two university hospitals]. Pathologe 2017; 38:430-437. [PMID: 28698908 DOI: 10.1007/s00292-017-0319-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The clinical autopsy is the ultimate medical service for a patient and plays a crucial role in the education of physicians and other medical personnel, as well as in the context of quality control. Nevertheless, the number of autopsies is constantly decreasing. Numerous factors, such as the personal attitude of relatives and also clarification of relatives, as well as the increasing application of imaging methods while the patient is still alive, play a central role in this decline. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to demonstrate the development of autopsy services over the past decade in two university hospitals in Germany and therefore to underline the importance of this investigation procedure in pathology. MATERIAL AND METHODS Autopsy reports between the years 2005 and 2014 from 2 university institutes of pathology were analyzed regarding a diverse dataset, including age and sex of the deceased as well as the clinical and pathological causes of death. RESULTS The data showed that the number of autopsies has continuously decreased over the past decade; however, the distribution of characteristics of the deceased remained relatively stable. In this cohort the clinically assumed cause of death differed from the pathological cause of death in 6% of the autopsies. Frequently occurring discrepant diagnoses were cardiac tamponade, aortic dissection and endocarditis/myocarditis. DISCUSSION Our results show that, despite significant improvements in imaging methods, findings do not yield more accurate results than does autopsy. This underscores once again the need to encourage the performance of this final medical act on patients.
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- F Erlmeier
- Institut für Pathologie, Technische Universität München, Trogerstr. 18, 81675, München, Deutschland.
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- Institut für Pathologie, Technische Universität München, Trogerstr. 18, 81675, München, Deutschland.,Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland
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van de Kamp J, Paefgen V, Wöltje M, Böbel M, Jaekel J, Rath B, Labude N, Knüchel R, Jahnen-Dechent W, Neuss S. Mesenchymal stem cells can be recruited to wounded tissue via hepatocyte growth factor-loaded biomaterials. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2016; 11:2988-2998. [DOI: 10.1002/term.2201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Revised: 02/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- J. van de Kamp
- Institute of Pathology; RWTH Aachen University; Aachen Germany
- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Biointerface Laboratory; RWTH Aachen University; Aachen Germany
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- Institute of Pathology; RWTH Aachen University; Aachen Germany
- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Biointerface Laboratory; RWTH Aachen University; Aachen Germany
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- Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology; TU Dresden Dresden
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- Spintec Engineering GmbH; Aachen Germany
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- Institute of Pathology; RWTH Aachen University; Aachen Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; RWTH Aachen University; Aachen Germany
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- Institute of Pathology; RWTH Aachen University; Aachen Germany
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- Institute of Pathology; RWTH Aachen University; Aachen Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Biointerface Laboratory; RWTH Aachen University; Aachen Germany
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- Institute of Pathology; RWTH Aachen University; Aachen Germany
- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Biointerface Laboratory; RWTH Aachen University; Aachen Germany
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Bentz S, Cee A, Endlicher E, Wojtal KA, Naami A, Pesch T, Lang S, Schubert P, Fried M, Weber A, Coy JF, Goelder S, Knüchel R, Hausmann M, Rogler G. Hypoxia induces the expression of transketolase-like 1 in human colorectal cancer. Digestion 2014; 88:182-92. [PMID: 24193262 DOI: 10.1159/000355015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Transketolase-like (TKTL) 1 is one of the key enzymes for anaerobic sugar degradation even in the presence of oxygen (aerobic glycolysis). Transketolase-dependent reactions supply malignant tumors with ribose and NADPH. Therefore, TKTL1 activity could be crucial for tumor proliferation and survival. The aim of the study was to evaluate the expression of TKTL1 in colorectal cancer (CRC) and its regulation under hypoxic conditions. METHODS We studied TKTL1 mRNA and protein expression in CRC cell lines and human CRC biopsies by quantitative real-time PCR, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Regulation of TKTL1 under oxygen depletion was analyzed by cultivating cells either in a three-dimensional spheroid model or in a hypoxia incubator chamber. RESULTS TKTL1 mRNA was heterogeneously expressed in monolayers of cells with high levels in HT-29 and SW480. TKTL1 protein was also clearly detectable in HT-29 and SW480. Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α protein expression correlated with TKTL1 protein expression in SW480 spheroids over time. On the one hand, induction of hypoxia in T84 spheroids did not induce TKTL1; on the other hand, hypoxia by incubation at 1% O₂ in a hypoxia incubator chamber clearly showed an upregulation of TKTL1. In 50% of CRC patients, TKTL1 protein expression was upregulated in tumor compared to non-tumor tissue. The immunohistochemical staining of TKTL1 in CRC patient samples resulted in 14 positive and 30 negative samples. CONCLUSIONS TKTL1 expression correlated with HIF-1α protein expression and was induced upon hypoxic conditions which could facilitate energy supply to tumors under these circumstances.
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- S Bentz
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Lorsy E, Veeck J, Knüchel R, Dahl E. 361: The putative tumor suppressor gene Dickkopf-3 (DKK3) and its role in the carcinogenesis of breast cancer. Eur J Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(14)50321-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rose M, Knüchel R. [How do metastases of urological tumors develop?]. Urologe A 2014; 53:802-16. [PMID: 24824464 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-014-3465-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This overview mainly focuses on the topic of epithelial tumors (carcinomas) because urological tumors are generally of this type. The importance of the topic is reflected by the fact that patients rarely die of the primary tumor, but the majority die of metastases that cause life-threatening situations. More recent findings show that treatment decisions should be based on the metastasis site and less on the tumor's tissue of origin. Given the progression of clinical oncology toward individualized medicine, a better understanding of the biology of metastases is therefore acute and includes some important challenges.
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- M Rose
- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland
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Zaak D, Hofstetter AG, Baumgartner R, Stepp H, Stepp HG, Wagner S, Knüchel R, Schmeller N, Stiegelmayr A, Frimberger D, Kriegmair M. Die 5-Aminolävulinsaure-induzierte Fluoreszenz-endoskopie des oberflächlichen Harnblasenkarzinoms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s001310050282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Noetzel E, Rose M, Bornemann J, Gajewski M, Knüchel R, Dahl E. Nuclear transport receptor karyopherin-α2 promotes malignant breast cancer phenotypes in vitro. Oncogene 2011; 31:2101-14. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2011.403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Kristiansen G, Rose M, Geisler C, Fritzsche FR, Gerhardt J, Lüke C, Ladhoff AM, Knüchel R, Dietel M, Moch H, Varga Z, Theurillat JP, Gorr TA, Dahl E. Endogenous myoglobin in human breast cancer is a hallmark of luminal cancer phenotype. Br J Cancer 2010; 102:1736-45. [PMID: 20531416 PMCID: PMC2883703 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background: We aimed to clarify the incidence and the clinicopathological value of non-muscle myoglobin (Mb) in a large cohort of non-invasive and invasive breast cancer cases. Methods: Matched pairs of breast tissues from 10 patients plus 17 breast cell lines were screened by quantitative PCR for Mb mRNA. In addition, 917 invasive and 155 non-invasive breast cancer cases were analysed by immunohistochemistry for Mb expression and correlated to clinicopathological parameters and basal molecular characteristics including oestrogen receptor-α (ERα)/progesteron receptor (PR)/HER2, fatty acid synthase (FASN), hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), HIF-2α, glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) and carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX). The spatial relationship of Mb and ERα or FASN was followed up by double immunofluorescence. Finally, the effects of estradiol treatment and FASN inhibition on Mb expression in breast cancer cells were analysed. Results: Myoglobin mRNA was found in a subset of breast cancer cell lines; in microdissected tumours Mb transcript was markedly upregulated. In all, 71% of tumours displayed Mb protein expression in significant correlation with a positive hormone receptor status and better prognosis. In silico data mining confirmed higher Mb levels in luminal-type breast cancer. Myoglobin was also correlated to FASN, HIF-2α and CAIX, but not to HIF-1α or GLUT1, suggesting hypoxia to participate in its regulation. Double immunofluorescence showed a cellular co-expression of ERα or FASN and Mb. In addition, Mb levels were modulated on estradiol treatment and FASN inhibition in a cell model. Conclusion: We conclude that in breast cancer, Mb is co-expressed with ERα and co-regulated by oestrogen signalling and can be considered a hallmark of luminal breast cancer phenotype. This and its possible new role in fatty acid metabolism may have fundamental implications for our understanding of Mb in solid tumours.
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- G Kristiansen
- Institute of Surgical Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 12, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Plander M, Seegers S, Ugocsai P, Diermeier-Daucher S, Iványi J, Schmitz G, Hofstädter F, Schwarz S, Orsó E, Knüchel R, Brockhoff G. Different proliferative and survival capacity of CLL-cells in a newly established in vitro model for pseudofollicles. Leukemia 2009; 23:2118-28. [DOI: 10.1038/leu.2009.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Neuss S, Stainforth R, Salber J, Schenck P, Bovi M, Knüchel R, Perez-Bouza A. Long-term survival and bipotent terminal differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) in combination with a commercially available three-dimensional collagen scaffold. Cell Transplant 2009; 17:977-86. [PMID: 19069639 DOI: 10.3727/096368908786576462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Researchers working in the field of tissue engineering ideally combine autologous cells and biocompatible scaffolds to replace defect tissues/organs. Due to their differentiation capacity, mesenchym-derived stem cells, such as human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC), are a promising autologous cell source for the treatment of human diseases. As natural precursors for mesenchymal tissues, hMSC are particularly suitable for bone, cartilage, and adipose tissue replacement. In this study a detailed histological and ultrastructural analysis of long-term cultured and terminally differentiated hMSC on 3D collagen scaffolds was performed. Standardized 2D differentiation protocols for hMSC into adipocytes and osteoblasts were adapted for long-term 3D in vitro cultures in porous collagen matrices. After a 50-day culture period, large numbers of mature adipocytes and osteoblasts were clearly identifiable within the scaffolds. The adipocytes exhibited membrane free lipid vacuoles. The osteoblasts were arranged in close association with hydroxyapatite crystals, which were deposited on the surrounding fibers. The collagen matrix was remodeled and adopted a contracted and curved form. Human MSC survive long-term culture within these scaffolds and could be terminally differentiated into adipocytes and osteoblasts. Thus, the combination of hMSC and this particular collagen scaffold is a possible candidate for bone and adipose tissue replacement strategies.
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- S Neuss
- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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Lindemann-Docter K, Koufou SV, Dahl E, Jakse G, Knüchel R. [Nested-variant urothelial carcinoma. Case report and molecular aspects]. Pathologe 2008; 29:383-6. [PMID: 18654782 DOI: 10.1007/s00292-008-1018-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The nested variant of urothelial carcinoma is a rare urothelial neoplasia which is characterized by relatively bland morphology and early muscle-invasive growth. We report on a 65-year-old male patient with a non-invasive high-grade urothelial lesion (carcinoma in situ and pTa G3). After treatment with BCG an invasive urothelial carcinoma was discovered whereas the carcinoma in situ had disappeared. Examination of the bladder specimen showed a nested-variant urothelial carcinoma. Molecular analyses indicated a de-novo genesis of the invasive urothelial carcinoma.
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Gaisa NT, Köster J, Reinartz A, Ertmer K, Ehling J, Raupach K, Perez-Bouza A, Knüchel R, Gassler N. Expression of acyl-CoA synthetase 5 in human epidermis. Histol Histopathol 2008; 23:451-8. [PMID: 18228202 DOI: 10.14670/hh-23.451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The human epidermis is characterized by a constant renewal of keratinocytes embedded in a matrix enriched with lipids. Numerous proteins involved in lipid metabolism are found in human epidermis, especially in keratinocytes. Long-chain acyl-CoA derivatives, which are catalyzed by human ACSL5, are important metabolites in several biochemical pathways, including ceramide de novo synthesis. The aim of the present study was to investigate expression of acyl-CoA synthetase isoform 5 (ACSL5) in human epidermis by an in situ, as well as a molecular approach. We show that ACSL5 mRNA and protein are found in human epidermis, as well as in non-differentiated and differentiated HaCaT cells. Keratinocytes of stratum spinosum are the main source for ACSL5 expression in both meshed facial or abdominal skin and ridged skin of upper or lower extremities including TUNEL-positive cells in upper cellular layers. Single keratinocytes of chronic solar-exposed meshed facial epidermis occasionally display a stronger ACSL5 immunostaining. In conclusion, our study indicates that epidermal ACSL5 expression might be involved in differentiation and the stress response of keratinocytes.
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- N T Gaisa
- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Pathology, Aachen, Germany
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Mühlfeld AS, Ketteler M, Schwamborn K, Eitner F, Schneider B, Gladziwa U, Knüchel R, Floege J. Sticky platelet syndrome: an underrecognized cause of graft dysfunction and thromboembolic complications in renal transplant recipients. Am J Transplant 2007; 7:1865-8. [PMID: 17532753 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01835.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Sticky platelet syndrome (SPS) leads to hyperaggregabilty of platelets in response to physiologic stimuli. In this report we describe three patients with clinical symptoms of SPS after renal transplantation. The first patient developed an infarction of her transplant kidney with additional, subsequent renal microinfarctions. The second patient suffered multiple strokes and deep vein thrombosis with episodes of pulmonary embolism and ischemic bowel disease due to colonic microinfarctions. The third patient experienced a long episode of unexplained respiratory and graft dysfunction immediately after transplantation until therapy for SPS was initiated, at which point symptoms resolved quickly. Kidney transplant recipients with SPS may be at increased risk of developing thrombosis, given that most immunosuppressive drugs are known to induce either endothelial cell damage or augment platelet aggregation. All patients awaiting renal transplantation should be screened for a history of thrombosis and, if appropriate, tested for SPS. Affected patients should receive dose-adjusted acetylsalicylic acid.
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- A S Mühlfeld
- Division of Nephrology and Immunology, University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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Dahl E, Wiesmann F, Woenckhaus M, Stoehr R, Wild PJ, Veeck J, Knüchel R, Klopocki E, Sauter G, Simon R, Wieland WF, Walter B, Denzinger S, Hartmann A, Hammerschmied CG. Frequent loss of SFRP1 expression in multiple human solid tumours: association with aberrant promoter methylation in renal cell carcinoma. Oncogene 2007; 26:5680-91. [PMID: 17353908 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Oncogenic wingless-related mouse mammary tumour virus (Wnt) signalling, caused by epigenetic inactivation of specific pathway regulators like the putative tumour suppressor secreted frizzled-related protein 1 (SFRP1), may be causally involved in the carcinogenesis of many human solid tumours including breast, colon and kidney cancer. To evaluate the incidence of SFRP1 deficiency in human tumours, we performed a large-scale SFRP1 expression analysis using immunohistochemistry on a comprehensive tissue microarray (TMA) comprising 3448 tumours from 36 organs. This TMA contained 132 different tumour subtypes as well as 26 different normal tissues. Although tumour precursor stages of, for example kidney, colon, endometrium or adrenal gland still exhibited moderate to abundant SFRP1 expression, this expression was frequently lost in the corresponding genuine tumours. We defined nine novel tumour entities with apparent loss of SFRP1 expression, i.e., cancers of the kidney, stomach, small intestine, pancreas, parathyroid, adrenal gland, gall bladder, endometrium and testis. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) exhibited the highest frequency of SFRP1 loss (89% on mRNA level; 75% on protein level) and was selected for further analysis to investigate the cause of SFRP1 loss in human tumours. We performed expression, mutation and methylation analysis in RCC and their matching normal kidney tissues. SFRP1 promoter methylation was frequently found in RCC (68%, n=38) and was correlated with loss of SFRP1 mRNA expression (p<0.05). Although loss of heterozygosity was found in 16% of RCC, structural mutations in the coding or promoter region of the SFRP1 gene were not observed. Our results indicate that loss of SFRP1 expression is a very common event in human cancer, arguing for a fundamental role of aberrant Wnt signalling in the development of solid tumours. In RCC, promoter hypermethylation seems to be the predominant mechanism of SFRP1 gene silencing and may contribute to initiation and progression of this disease.
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- E Dahl
- Molecular Oncology Group, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
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Goebell PJ, Vom Dorp F, Rödel C, Frohneberg D, Thüroff JW, Jocham D, Stief C, Roth S, Knüchel R, Schmidt KW, Kausch I, Zaak D, Wiesner C, Miller K, Sauer R, Rübben H. Nichtinvasives und invasives Harnblasenkarzinom. Urologe A 2006; 45:873-84; quiz 885. [PMID: 16791629 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-006-1065-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Therapy of superficial bladder tumors is transurethral resection (TUR), and in cases of pT1 or high-grade tumors a re-TUR is indicated. Patients with carcinoma in situ receive intravesical chemotherapy or BCG for at least 3 months. Persistent carcinoma in situ may be treated by radical cystectomy. With the provision of a functionally adequate urinary diversion, cystectomy represents an effective treatment for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer without metastatic spread. Regional lymph node metastases can be found in up to 15% of stage T1 disease and are present in 33% of stage T3/4 lesions. Thus, lymphadenectomy gains diagnostic and possibly also therapeutic importance. For selected patients, who cannot be treated by radical cystectomy, multimodal concepts aiming to preserve the bladder are discussed. After or prior to cystectomy systemic chemotherapy may become necessary for some patients to positively affect the course of the disease in cases of locally advanced or metastatic lesions.
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- P J Goebell
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen
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Veeck J, Niederacher D, An H, Klopocki E, Wiesmann F, Betz B, Galm O, Camara O, Dürst M, Kristiansen G, Huszka C, Knüchel R, Dahl E. Aberrant methylation of the Wnt antagonist SFRP1 in breast cancer is associated with unfavourable prognosis. Oncogene 2006; 25:3479-88. [PMID: 16449975 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The canonical Wnt signalling pathway plays a key role during embryogenesis and defects in this pathway have been implicated in the pathogenesis of various types of tumours, including breast cancer. The gene for secreted frizzled-related protein 1 (SFRP1) encodes a soluble Wnt antagonist and is located in a chromosomal region (8p22-p12) that is often deleted in breast cancer. In colon, lung, bladder and ovarian cancer SFRP1 expression is frequently inactivated by promoter methylation. We have previously shown that loss of SFRP1 protein expression is a common event in breast tumours that is associated with poor overall survival in patients with early breast cancer. To investigate the cause of SFRP1 loss in breast cancer, we performed mutation, methylation and expression analysis in human primary breast tumours and breast cell lines. No SFRP1 gene mutations were detected. However, promoter methylation of SFRP1 was frequently observed in both primary breast cancer (61%, n=130) and cell lines analysed by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP). We found a tight correlation (P<0.001) between methylation and loss of SFRP1 expression in primary breast cancer tissue. SFRP1 expression was restored after treatment of tumour cell lines with the demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine. Most interestingly, SFRP1 promoter methylation was an independent factor for adverse patient survival in Kaplan-Meier analysis. Our results indicate that promoter hypermethylation is the predominant mechanism of SFRP1 gene silencing in human breast cancer and that SFRP1 gene inactivation in breast cancer is associated with unfavourable prognosis.
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- J Veeck
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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Huszka C, Dahl E, Knüchel R, Donner A. [Effective data collection in cancer research: an all-in-one database solution]. Verh Dtsch Ges Pathol 2006; 90:203-9. [PMID: 17867598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Tissue banks containing human malignant and benign tissue have become highly important for modem cancer research. They provide an excellent source of information with respect to pathological states and processes. Nowadays tissue samples can be examined using a broad variety of molecular biology methods, at the levels of DNA, RNA and protein. However, these new possibilities impose great expectations from the user side towards tissue banks and their associated databases. Nowadays a database that only manages tissue samples is not timely anymore. In fact a modern database should be capable of registering arbitraty amounts of tissue relevant information in an easily searchable way. In order to simplify the often complicated and time consuming process of data collection, we have developed a software solution that centralizes various aspects of tumor tissue banking. The main task of this software is not only to administer tissue samples but also to provide a centralized data platform for scientists which support their research. To achieve our goals we have constructed a tissue database which is supported by an Oracle System. The access to this database has been made possible with a light-weight, self-developed Java Client Program. The system possesses high levels of security and the access to information in the database is strictly controlled by preset permissions. A flexible search mechanism is also readily available for speedy data extraction according to various criteria. This solution provides us with an "All-in-one" tool for the purpose of flexible and efficient data collection and management in cancer research.
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- C Huszka
- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Aachen
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Endlicher E, Rümmele P, Beer S, Knüchel R, Rath H, Schlottmann K, Grossmann J, Woenckhaus U, Schölmerich J, Messmann H. Barrett's esophagus: a discrepancy between macroscopic and histological diagnosis. Endoscopy 2005; 37:1131-5. [PMID: 16281145 DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS The diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus at present requires endoscopic and histological confirmation of specialized intestinal metaplasia. This study prospectively analyzed the endoscopic and histological prevalence of Barrett's esophagus and the risk factors for the presence of Barrett's esophagus among patients being treated in an endoscopy unit. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 474 unselected patients (58% men; mean age 52 y) were included in the study. Two biopsy specimens each were taken from below and above the squamocolumnar junction and from the antrum and gastric body. Four-quadrant biopsies were taken every 1-2 cm to confirm a macroscopic suspicion of Barrett's esophagus. RESULTS Barrett's esophagus was suspected at endoscopy in 109 patients (23%). Of the 109 patients with endoscopically suspected Barrett's esophagus, only 46 (42%) had the finding confirmed histologically. The sensitivity and specificity for the endoscopic diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus were 62% and 84%, respectively. A multivariate logistic regression analysis identified age (P = 0.0001; odds ratio per life-year 1.087; 95% CI, 1.046-1.139), male sex (P = 0.0020; OR 6.346; 95% CI, 2.094-22.314), and the number of biopsies (P = 0.0025; OR 1.661; 95% CI, 1.247-2.392) as factors associated with evidence of intestinal metaplasia on biopsy. CONCLUSION The striking discrepancy between the endoscopic findings and the histological diagnosis may be due to the focal distribution of intestinal metaplasia. This emphasizes the importance of an adequate biopsy protocol. In addition, better methods of detecting focal islands of intestinal metaplasia that are not visible at conventional endoscopy are needed.
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- E Endlicher
- Dept. of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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Dahl E, Veeck J, An H, Wiesmann F, Klopocki E, Sauter G, Kristiansen G, Hartmann A, Knüchel R. [Epigenetic inactivation of the WNT antagonist SFRP1 in breast cancer]. Verh Dtsch Ges Pathol 2005; 89:169-177. [PMID: 18035687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The WNT signalling pathway plays a central role during embryonic development of multi-cellular organisms, especially for the temporal and spatial specification of organs (e.g. WNT4 in kidney development), a process called pattern formation. Interestingly, genes of the WNT pathway are deregulated in a variety of solid tumours, being considerably up- or down-regulated compared to their expression in the corresponding normal tissue. Some members like WNT1 have demonstrated oncogenic properties in animal models. The SFRP1 gene on chromosome 8 p12 is a negative regulator of the WNT pathway. SFRP1 protein is supposed to bind WNT1 molecules thereby inhibiting the activation of frizzled receptors and the WNT pathway. Characterising an SFRP1-specific antibody we could show that loss of SFRP1 is an extremely common event in breast cancer, i.e. SFRP1 was considerably down-regulated in 73% (n = 1967) of analysed invasive breast cancers. SFRP1 loss is associated with unfavourable prognosis in early breast cancer (pT1 tumours). To analyse the cause of SFRP1 inactivation in breast cancer we performed a parallel expression and promoter methylation analysis in human breast cancer and tumour cell lines. RT-PCR techniques and methylation-specific PCR (MSP) were applied. All tumorigenic cell lines analysed exhibited complete promoter methylation and did not express detectable amounts of SFRP1 mRNA. SFRP1 expression could be restored in these cell lines after treatment with 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine, a demethylating agent. Human primary breast cancer was methylated in nearly 75% of cases. Our results indicate that epigenetic inactivation by methylation is the predominant mechanism of SFRP1 gene silencing in breast cancer.
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- E Dahl
- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen
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Krieg R, Gaisa N, Liotta L, Petricoin E, Knüchel R. Pinpointing a marker protein in papillary bladder carcinomas using SELDI mass spectrometry and microdissection. Pathol Res Pract 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0344-0338(04)80499-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lottner C, Schwarz S, Jung R, Knüchel R, Hofstädter F, Brockhoff G. A novel diagnostic approach for the simultaneous study of HER2/neu overexpression and gene amplification in human breast cancers. Pathol Res Pract 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0344-0338(04)80592-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Schwarz S, Rechenmacher M, Lottner C, Brockhoff G, Hartmann A, Langer S, Knüchel R. FISH analysis in the differential diagnosis of flat urothelial lesions using tissue microarrays. Pathol Res Pract 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0344-0338(04)80552-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Schwarz S, Rechenmacher M, Lottner C, Brockhoff G, Hartmann A, Langer S, Knüchel R. [FISH analysis in the differential diagnosis of flat urothelial lesions using tissue microarrays]. Verh Dtsch Ges Pathol 2004; 88:184-93. [PMID: 16892551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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AIMS FISH technology offers an additional tool in the diagnosis of precancerous and malignant lesions of the urinary tract from cytological specimens. Here, we examined the relevance of chromosomal imbalance in flat urothelial lesions using FISH on paraffin-embedded tissue. In addition, the status of Her2/neu and STK15, a key molecule in the development of aneuploidy, was evaluated. METHODS Flat lesions (normal urothelium, hyperplasia, reactive atypia, dysplasia and Carcinoma in situlCis) of 73 patients were analyzed in respect of chromosome 3, 7, 17 polysomy, deletion of p16, status of HER2/neu and of STK15 by FISH (UroVysion, PathVysion, Vysis) and immunohistochemistry (HercepTest, DAKO) using tissue microarrays. The data were correlated with histology. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Aneusomy of at least one of the chromosomes usually correlates with the histology of carcinoma in situ or invasive tumor growth. Reactive atypias, rarely showing chromosomal imbalance, can be distinguished from Cis in the majority of investigated cases, but the FISH technique is not able to differentiate reactive atypia from mild dysplasia. About 30 % of the non-neoplastic lesions like urothelial hyperplasia and normal urothelium display polysomy of at least one chromosome in more than 20% of all cells, indicating an elevated risk towards a synchronous development of a higher dysplastic lesion (i.e. Cis). Polysomy of one of three investigated chromosomes (3, 7, 17) occurs randomly within all lesions. A deletion of the p16 locus is most frequently observed in aneuploid lesions. Altered Her2/neu expression patterns are frequently observed in malignant and dysplastic lesions but also in 25 % of the non-neoplastic lesions. An overexpression of Her2/ neu is found in 10-20% of invasive urothelial carcinomas and occasionally in Cis (5 %). However, the Her2/neu gene locus is not amplified in these samples. Gene amplification of STK15 was seen in tumors as well as in normal urothelium but it is still unclear whether it indicates an elevated risk towards the development of manifest urothelial tumors.
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- S Schwarz
- Institut für Pathologie, Universität Regensburg
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Stöhr R, Brinkmann A, Fielbeck T, Wild P, Burger M, Blaszyk H, Hofstädter F, Knüchel R, Hartmann A. No evidence for mutation of B-RAF in urothelial carcinomas of the bladder and upper urinary tract. Pathol Res Pract 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0344-0338(04)80498-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Knüchel R, Hartmann A, Stöhr R, Baumgartner R, Zaak D, Krieg RC. [Precancerous conditions in the urothelium. Early detection and molecular understanding through endoscopic fluorescence diagnosis]. Pathologe 2003; 24:473-9. [PMID: 14605854 DOI: 10.1007/s00292-003-0651-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fluorescence diagnosis after application of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) detects red-fluorescing preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions using light excitation. The principle of the method is the relative tumor-selective accumulation of the metabolite protoporphyrin IX (PPIX), which is built intracellularly out of exogenously applied ALA. The early detection of tumors and especially preneoplasias is an ideal prerequisite for genetic analysis of these lesions. With this approach, methods such as fluorescence in situ hybridization and loss of heterozygosity analysis for deletion mapping as well as gene sequencing data could be compared. New data are presented on deletions, numeric chromosomal aberrations, and oligoclonality of tumors found in about 30% of cases. The phenomenon of tumor-selective fluorescence was further investigated by parallel biochemical analysis, which showed marked differences in heme metabolism. The analysis of gene and protein expression may aid in identifying tumor-specific molecules associated with heme metabolism.
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- R Knüchel
- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum, RWTH Aachen.
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Messmann H, Endlicher E, Freunek G, Rümmele P, Schölmerich J, Knüchel R. Fluorescence endoscopy for the detection of low and high grade dysplasia in ulcerative colitis using systemic or local 5-aminolaevulinic acid sensitisation. Gut 2003; 52:1003-7. [PMID: 12801958 PMCID: PMC1773731 DOI: 10.1136/gut.52.7.1003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Longstanding ulcerative colitis (UC), especially in the presence of epithelial dysplasia, is associated with an increased risk of developing cancer. As dysplasia is not visible during routine endoscopy, at least 40-50 random biopsies in four quadrants every 10 cm are recommended. Fluorescence endoscopy after sensitisation with 5-aminolaevulinic acid (5-ALA) was assessed for the detection of dysplasia in ulcerative colitis by taking optical guided biopsies. 5-ALA is converted intracellularly into the sensitiser protoporphyrin IX which accumulates selectively in neoplastic tissue allowing the detection of dysplasia by typical red fluorescence after illumination with blue light. METHODS In 37 patients with UC, 54 examinations were performed with fluorescence endoscopy after oral (20 mg/kg) or local (either with an enema or by spraying the mucosa with a catheter) sensitisation with 5-ALA. A total of 481 biopsies of red fluorescent (n=218) and non-fluorescent (n=263) areas of the colonic mucosa were taken. RESULTS Forty two biopsies in 12 patients revealed either low grade (n=40) or high grade (n=2) dysplasia. Sensitivity of fluorescence for dysplastic lesions was excellent and ranged from 87% (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.73-1.00) to 100% (95% CI 1.00-1.00) after local sensitisation, in contrast with only 43% (95% CI 0.17-0.69) after systemic administration. Specificity did not differ for both forms of local sensitisation (enema 51% (95% CI 0.44-0.57) and spray catheter 62% (95% CI 0.51-0.73)); after systemic sensitisation specificity was 73% (95% CI 0.69-0.83). Negative predictive values of non-fluorescent mucosa for exclusion of dysplasia were very high; 89% after systemic sensitisation and 98-100% after local sensitisation. Positive predictive values were 13% and 14% after local sensitisation with enema and spray catheter, and 21% after oral sensitisation with 20 mg/kg ALA. The overall number of biopsies per examination was less than five from fluorescent positive areas. CONCLUSION Fluorescence endoscopy after 5-ALA sensitisation is a possible tool to visualise dysplastic lesions in ulcerative colitis using 5-ALA sensitisation. Local sensitisation is a promising alternative approach compared with systemic administration of 5-ALA. A randomised controlled study is now indicated to compare the efficacy of endoscopic fluorescence detection with the standard technique of four quadrant random biopsies.
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- H Messmann
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Germany.
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UNLABELLED Clinically, synovial sarcoma becomes apparent as a growing mass. Initial presentation and the course may be variable. We discuss 4 characteristic patients. CASE 1 A 37 year-old female patient presented with a mass in her thigh after two consecutive resections of a malignant hemangioendothelioma. HISTOLOGY Biphasic synovial sarcoma (G II). CASE 2 A tumor was enucleated in the adductors of a 42 year-old female patient. HISTOLOGY Biphasic synovial sarcoma (G I). 2 years later local tumor recurrence (G I) occurred. Treatment was provided by wide resection and radiotherapy. CASE 3: Resection of a suspected neurinoma in the thigh of a 34 year-old male patient. HISTOLOGY Biphasic synovial sarcoma, positive margins. CASE 4: A 74 year- old female patient receiving anticoagulants was symptomatic due to intracranial tumor hemorrhage of a metastasis of a previously unknown synovial sarcoma of her popliteal fossa. The primary tumor was initially misdiagnosed as Baker's cyst, causing a deep vein thrombosis. HISTOLOGY Angioinvasive synovial sarcoma (G II). Survival: 11 months. THERAPY Wide resection and postoperative irradiation in cases 1-3. Indication for the irradiation in case 2 and 3 was due to the inadequate operation. An amputation was performed in case 4 because of infiltration of the neurovascular structures. CONCLUSION The presentation of synovial sarcoma does not differ from other soft tissue sarcomas. Patients should be treated in specialized centers to reduce inadequate operations. Outcome and rate of metastatic disease suggest the need for improved adjuvant treatment modalities.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Amputation, Surgical
- Brain Neoplasms/pathology
- Brain Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- Brain Neoplasms/secondary
- Brain Neoplasms/surgery
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Limb Salvage
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/diagnosis
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/radiotherapy
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/surgery
- Neoplasm Staging
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/diagnosis
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/pathology
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/radiotherapy
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/surgery
- Popliteal Cyst/diagnosis
- Popliteal Cyst/pathology
- Popliteal Cyst/radiotherapy
- Popliteal Cyst/surgery
- Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
- Reoperation
- Sarcoma, Synovial/diagnosis
- Sarcoma, Synovial/pathology
- Sarcoma, Synovial/radiotherapy
- Sarcoma, Synovial/surgery
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/pathology
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/surgery
- Thigh/surgery
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- R Przkora
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Klinikum der Universität Regensburg.
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Waidelich R, Beyer W, Knüchel R, Stepp H, Baumgartner R, Schröder J, Hofstetter A, Kriegmair M. Whole bladder photodynamic therapy with 5-aminolevulinic acid using a white light source. Urology 2003; 61:332-7. [PMID: 12597941 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(02)02164-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether whole bladder photodynamic therapy after intravesical administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid using a white light source would destroy urothelial carcinoma. We sought to define the optimal target group of patients for this therapy. The side effects of treatment were also assessed. METHODS We performed whole bladder photodynamic therapy with 100 J/cm(2) white light 2 to 4.5 hours after intravesical administration of 17% 5-aminolevulinic acid in 12 patients with recurring, multifocal, Stage pTa, grade I to III, urothelial tumors of the bladder and carcinoma in situ. RESULTS Immediately after whole bladder irradiation, histologic examination of biopsies taken from flat suspicious lesions showed no viable cells; remnants of malignant cells were found in papillary tumors. Of the 12 patients, 11 returned for follow-up examination. At a median follow-up of 18 months (range 3 to 25), 3 of the 7 patients with carcinoma in situ and 2 of the 4 patients with papillary tumors were free of disease. In all patients, urinary frequency and urgency subsided within 3 weeks. No decreased bladder capacity or systemic side effects were observed. CONCLUSIONS Our preliminary data show that whole bladder photodynamic therapy with intravesically applied 5-aminolevulinic acid using a white light source is effective in destroying flat malignant lesions of the bladder such as carcinoma in situ. The procedure is easy to perform and is not associated with any major side effects. The findings warrant long-term and multicenter studies.
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- R Waidelich
- Department of Urology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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The paranasal sinuses are a rare location of metastases. The most frequent infraclavicular primary tumor is the renal cell carcinoma (hypernephroma). We report a case of a 64-old-woman with a bilateral renal cell carcinoma and metastases in the paranasal sinuses with destruction of the skull base. If symptoms such as progressive indolent periorbital swelling or intermittent epistaxis occur in adults, one should consider a metastasis of a renal cell carcinoma to the paranasal sinuses even 10 years after nephrectomy.
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- R Reiter
- HNO-Klinik, Universität Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg
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Zaak D, Frimberger D, Stepp H, Wagner S, Baumgartner R, Schneede P, Siebels M, Knüchel R, Kriegmair M, Hofstetter A. Quantification of 5-aminolevulinic acid induced fluorescence improves the specificity of bladder cancer detection. J Urol 2001; 166:1665-8; discussion 1668-9. [PMID: 11586198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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PURPOSE 5-Aminolevulinic acid induced fluorescence endoscopy has outstanding sensitivity for detecting early stage bladder cancer. Nevertheless, a third of the lesions that show specific fluorescence are histologically benign. We decreased the false-positive rate of 5-aminolevulinic acid induced fluorescence endoscopy by incorporating protoporphyrin IX fluorescence quantification into the standard cystoscopy procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 25 cases (53 biopsies) of a history of or suspicion for bladder cancer 5-aminolevulinic acid induced fluorescence endoscopy and fluorescence image quantification were performed. For fluorescence image quantification images obtained with a target integrating color charge-coupled device camera were digitized and stored in a personal computer. Red-to-blue ratios were calculated from fluorescence positive lesions and results were correlated with hematoxylin and eosin histology. RESULTS Malignant fluorescence positive lesions showed significantly stronger fluorescence intensity than fluorescing lesions with benign histology. A threshold was established that decreased the false-positive rate by 30% without affecting sensitivity. CONCLUSIONS Fluorescence image quantification is a new endoscopic method for objectively selecting multicolor fluorescence bladder lesion images for biopsy. It has the potential of eliminating human error by different surgeons with variable experience in fluorescence endoscopy.
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- D Zaak
- Department of Urology and Laser Research Laboratory, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Endlicher E, Rümmele P, Hausmann F, Krieg R, Knüchel R, Rath HC, Schölmerich J, Messmann H. Protoporphyrin IX distribution following local application of 5-aminolevulinic acid and its esterified derivatives in the tissue layers of the normal rat colon. Br J Cancer 2001; 85:1572-6. [PMID: 11720447 PMCID: PMC2363929 DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.2124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Photodynamic diagnosis and especially therapy after sensitization with 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is hampered by limitations of uptake and distribution of ALA due to its hydrophilic nature. Chemical modification of ALA into its more lipophilic esters seems to be promising to overcome these problems. The aim of the present study was to investigate the comparative kinetics of protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) fluorescence in rat colonic tissue after topical application of ALA and its esterified derivatives, ALA-hexylester (h-ALA), ALA-methylester (m-ALA) and ALA-benzylester (b-ALA). Fluorescence intensity induced by PPIX in normal colonic tissue was quantified using fluorescence microscopy at 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 h after sensitization. Mucosa exhibited higher fluorescence levels compared to the underlying submucosa or smooth muscle. Peak fluorescence intensities were seen 4 h after local sensitization with 86.0 mol ml(-1) ALA (513 +/- 0.57 counts per pixel), 6.6 mol ml(-1) m-ALA (508 +/- 35.50) and 4.8 mol ml(-1) h-ALA (532 +/- 128.80), and 6 h after sensitization with 4.6 mol ml(-1) b-ALA (468 +/- 190.27). A 13-18 times lower concentration of ALA esters was required for fluorescence intensities reached with ALA alone. A similar degree of the fluorescence ratio between mucosa and muscularis (5-6:1) was detected for ALA and its derivatives. The time point of the maximum value of this ratio was consistent with peak fluorescence levels for ALA and each ALA-ester. The clinical feasibility and the advantages of topical ALA ester-based fluorescence for detection of malignant and premalignant lesions need further investigations.
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- E Endlicher
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, 93042 Regensburg, Germany
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Machtens S, Serth J, Bokemeyer C, Bathke W, Minssen A, Kollmannsberger C, Hartmann J, Knüchel R, Kondo M, Jonas U, Kuczyk M. Expression of the p53 and Maspin protein in primary prostate cancer: correlation with clinical features. Int J Cancer 2001. [PMID: 11494236 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20010920)95:5<337::aid-ijc1059>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The serine protease inhibitor Maspin has been reported to inhibit the invasiveness and motility of prostate cancer tumor cells. Additionally, a p53-dependent regulatory pathway of Maspin in prostate cancer cell lines has been indicated. The first aim of our study was to determine the prognostic value of Maspin protein expression for the recurrence-free survival of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer. Secondly, Maspin expression was correlated to p53 protein expression in order to gain additional information on a possible and previously suggested regulatory influence of the wild-type p53 protein on the Maspin protein expression. Tumor specimens obtained from 84 patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer were investigated for the expression of the Maspin and p53 protein by an immunohistochemic approach. Maspin protein expression was correlated with further patients' and tumor characteristics such as tumor stage, histologic grading, regional lymph node status, p53 protein expression and recurrence-free survival of the patients following radical prostatectomy. After a median follow-up of 64 months (24-197 months), 23 of 40 patients (58%) with a negative or decreased Maspin expression (group 1) developed local recurrence or systemic tumor progression in contrast to 8 of 44 patients (18%) with a retained expression of the Maspin protein (group 2) (p = 0.02; log-rank test). The median recurrence-free survival following radical prostatectomy was 26 months (12-37 months) for group 1 patients and 41 months (5-134 months) for patients from group 2 (p = 0.04). A positive immunohistochemic staining reaction for the p53 protein was significantly correlated with a decreased expression of the Maspin protein (p = 0.015; Spearman correlation coefficient). Additionally, loss of Maspin protein expression was correlated to higher tumor stages (p = 0.002) and an increasing histologic dedifferentiation (p = 0.03). This is the first study to indicate that Maspin protein possibly functions as a clinically relevant inhibitor of tumor progression, preventing the local invasiveness and further systemic progression of prostate cancer. Our investigation delivers first hints for a p53-dependent regulatory pathway of the Maspin protein in human prostate cancer.
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- S Machtens
- Department of Urology, Hannover University Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Machtens S, Serth J, Bokemeyer C, Bathke W, Minssen A, Kollmannsberger C, Hartmann J, Knüchel R, Kondo M, Jonas U, Kuczyk M. Expression of the p53 and Maspin protein in primary prostate cancer: correlation with clinical features. Int J Cancer 2001; 95:337-42. [PMID: 11494236 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20010920)95:5<337::aid-ijc1059>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The serine protease inhibitor Maspin has been reported to inhibit the invasiveness and motility of prostate cancer tumor cells. Additionally, a p53-dependent regulatory pathway of Maspin in prostate cancer cell lines has been indicated. The first aim of our study was to determine the prognostic value of Maspin protein expression for the recurrence-free survival of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer. Secondly, Maspin expression was correlated to p53 protein expression in order to gain additional information on a possible and previously suggested regulatory influence of the wild-type p53 protein on the Maspin protein expression. Tumor specimens obtained from 84 patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer were investigated for the expression of the Maspin and p53 protein by an immunohistochemic approach. Maspin protein expression was correlated with further patients' and tumor characteristics such as tumor stage, histologic grading, regional lymph node status, p53 protein expression and recurrence-free survival of the patients following radical prostatectomy. After a median follow-up of 64 months (24-197 months), 23 of 40 patients (58%) with a negative or decreased Maspin expression (group 1) developed local recurrence or systemic tumor progression in contrast to 8 of 44 patients (18%) with a retained expression of the Maspin protein (group 2) (p = 0.02; log-rank test). The median recurrence-free survival following radical prostatectomy was 26 months (12-37 months) for group 1 patients and 41 months (5-134 months) for patients from group 2 (p = 0.04). A positive immunohistochemic staining reaction for the p53 protein was significantly correlated with a decreased expression of the Maspin protein (p = 0.015; Spearman correlation coefficient). Additionally, loss of Maspin protein expression was correlated to higher tumor stages (p = 0.002) and an increasing histologic dedifferentiation (p = 0.03). This is the first study to indicate that Maspin protein possibly functions as a clinically relevant inhibitor of tumor progression, preventing the local invasiveness and further systemic progression of prostate cancer. Our investigation delivers first hints for a p53-dependent regulatory pathway of the Maspin protein in human prostate cancer.
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- S Machtens
- Department of Urology, Hannover University Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Frimberger D, Zaak D, Stepp H, Knüchel R, Baumgartner R, Schneede P, Schmeller N, Hofstetter A. Autofluorescence imaging to optimize 5-ALA-induced fluorescence endoscopy of bladder carcinoma. Urology 2001; 58:372-5. [PMID: 11549483 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(01)01222-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To design an optical system for detecting autofluorescence (AF) of bladder tumors and to determine the success of reducing the false-positive rate of 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced fluorescence endoscopy (AFE). AFE provides significantly higher sensitivity in detecting and localizing bladder carcinoma compared with white light endoscopy. The specificity of AFE is equivalent to white light endoscopy, mostly because of the false-positive fluorescence of chronic cystitis lesions. Laser-induced spectral autofluorescence detection is also an efficient method in the diagnosis of bladder carcinoma. METHODS Bladder tissue was excited to AF using the D-Light (375 to 440 nm) after regular AFE with detection of fluorescence-positive areas. The optical image was produced using a special RGB camera. Biopsies were taken from AFE-positive areas, the peritumoral edges, and normal bladder mucosa. The AF images of the suspicious areas were compared with the AFE images and the histologic results. RESULTS A total of 43 biopsies were histologically examined (24 benign and 19 neoplastic). AF imaging showed contrast differences between papillary tumors, flat lesions, and normal mucosa. The combination of AFE with AF raised the specificity of AFE alone from 67% to 88%. CONCLUSIONS AF imaging is possible. The value of the method in reducing the false-positive rate of the highly sensitive AFE needs to be validated with higher numbers. The combination of AF with AFE had a 20% higher specificity than AFE alone in our study.
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- D Frimberger
- Department of Urology, Universitaetskrankenhaus Grosshadern der Ludwig-Maximilians Universitaet, Munich, Germany
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Barrett's esophagus is a major complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease and is associated with 30-125 fold increased risk of developing carcinoma. Because of the rising incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma the malignant potential of Barrett's esophagus has been generally recognized. The definition of Barrett's esophagus has evolved over the last decades. It is now accepted that "Long-Barrett-Segment" (LBS) is used when intestinal-type epithelium, characterized by the presence of goblet cells, is detected in the distal esophagus > 3 cm in length. The term "Short-Barrett-Segment" (SBS) is defined by intestinal metaplasia detection < 3 cm in length in the distal esophagus. Recently, there has been focus on microscopic Barrett's esophagus, so called "Ultra-Short-Barrett's esophagus", with histological evidence of intestinal metaplasia without endoscopic appearance. The most significant predictor of the risk of malignancy in patients with Barrett's esophagus is the presence of dysplasia. Guidelines for surveillance are based on the diagnosis of dysplastic lesions. New methods (e. g. Methylene blue staining, endoscopic fluorescence detection, OCT) to improve the recognition of Barrett's esophagus and especially enhance the detection of premalignant and malignant lesions are under evaluation. So far, the standard biopsy protocol for patients with LBS includes biopsies in the 4 quadrants every 1-2 cm, whereas the appropriate surveillance intervals are dependent on the grade of dysplasia. Whether surveillance in patients with SBS has to be similar to that in patients with LBS is unclear and needs further evaluation.
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- E Endlicher
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I, Institut für pathologie, Universität Regensburg
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Zaak D, Kriegmair M, Stepp H, Stepp H, Baumgartner R, Oberneder R, Schneede P, Corvin S, Frimberger D, Knüchel R, Hofstetter A. Endoscopic detection of transitional cell carcinoma with 5-aminolevulinic acid: results of 1012 fluorescence endoscopies. Urology 2001; 57:690-4. [PMID: 11306382 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(00)01053-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The initial encouraging results using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) induced fluorescence endoscopy (AFE) have promised a procedure with an outstanding sensitivity for the detection of early stage bladder cancer. Summarized here is our clinical experience and data comprising 1012 fluorescence endoscopies. METHODS Two hours, 30 minutes before endoscopy, 1.5 g 5-ALA dissolved in 50 mL of 5.7% sodium monohydrogen phosphate was instilled in patients intravesically. Before AFE, all patients underwent white light endoscopy, and a bladder washing cytologic specimen was obtained. A special light source provided blue light (375 to 440 nm) for fluorescence excitation. Suspicious sites were identified by their red fluorescence contrasting against backscattered blue light when observed through the long pass filter (445 nm) integrated into the telescope eyepiece. RESULTS Two thousand four hundred seventy-five specimens were obtained (2.4 biopsies per AFE). In 552 AFEs (54.5%), neoplastic urothelial lesions were detected, in 34.2% only because of their positive fluorescence; 38.7% of these additionally detected neoplastic foci had poorly differentiated histologic features. CONCLUSIONS AFE has proved to be a clinically feasible procedure with an outstanding detection rate for flat, urothelial, high-risk lesions.
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- D Zaak
- Department of Urology, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Endlicher E, Knüchel R, Fürst A, Schölmerich J, Messmann H. [Endoscopic fluorescence diagnosis of esophageal carcinoma after sensitization with 5-aminolevulinic acid]. Med Klin (Munich) 2001; 96:157-60. [PMID: 11315399 DOI: 10.1007/pl00002188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Barrett's esophagus is a complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) characterized by specialized columnar epithelium that contains goblet cells and replaces the squamous epithelium of the distal esophagus. It is found in about 10% of patients with symptomatic reflux disease and more importantly has been associated with the development of esophageal cancer. Adenocarcinoma arises from dysplasia, which is usually not visible during routine endoscopy, therefore extensive random sampling of the entire Barrett's segment should be performed with biopsies in the 4 quadrants every 1 to 2 cm and of any macroscopic abnormality. CASE REPORT We report the history of a 60-year-old man who was admitted to hospital because of an ulcer in Barrett's esophagus not healing despite conservative treatment. He has suffered from gastroesophageal reflux disease for more than 30 years and an antireflux surgical procedure had not resulted in regression of Barrett's esophagus. However, close surveillance could not reveal any dysplastic or malignant lesion. Endoscopic fluorescence detection (EFD) after sensitization with 30 mg/kg 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) in this patient demonstrated a selective red fluorescence in a macroscopically normal appearing area near the already known ulcer. Biopsies from this fluorescent area showed an adenocarcinoma. Esophagectomy confirmed the presence of intramucosal adenocarcinoma without lymph node metastases.
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- E Endlicher
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I, Universität Regensburg.
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Messmann H, Rümmele P, Bregenzer N, Knüchel R. Images in focus. Carcinoma with unknown primary tumor syndrome with mucosal metastasis in the duodenum mimicking angiodysplasia. Endoscopy 2000; 32:S45. [PMID: 10917197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- H Messmann
- Dept. of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Germany.
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Schäffler A, Barth N, Winkler K, Zietz B, Rümmele P, Knüchel R, Schölmerich J, Palitzsch KD. Identification of a new missense mutation (Gly95Glu) in a highly conserved codon within the high-mobility group box of the sex-determining region Y gene: report on a 46,XY female with gonadal dysgenesis and yolk-sac tumor. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000; 85:2287-92. [PMID: 10852465 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.6.6637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Leydig cells and Sertoli cells of the testes produce hormones that cause male differentiation, if receptors are present. The Y chromosomal SRY gene (sex determining Region Y gene) acts as TDF and is required for regular male sex determination. SRY represents a transcription factor belonging to the superfamily of genes sharing the HMG-box motif(high-mobility group-box), which acts as DNA binding region. Here, we describe a nonmosaic XY sex-reversed female with pure gonadal dysgenesis (46,XY karyotype, completely female external genitalia, normal Müllerian ducts, absence of Wolffian ducts, streak gonads) who harbored a yolk-sac tumor and was referred for the assessment of primary amenorrhea. Using genomic PCR analysis, a 423-bp PCR product, encompassing the HMG-box of the SRY gene, was amplified from the proposita, her father, and her three brothers, whereas no band was visible in the patient's mother and her three sisters. The PCR products were sequenced for mutations subsequently. A new de novo missense mutation within the HMG-box of the SRY gene was discovered in the proposita. A G is replaced by an A in codon 95 at position +284, resulting in the replacement of the nonpolar aminoacid glycine by the polar amino acid glutamate. The glycine at codon 95 is highly conserved between the family of HMG-box proteins and between species. This point mutation has not been described earlier and brings the total number of SRY mutations described so far to 36, each mutation being unique. This mutation was not detected in the patient's father and her male siblings. The present data provide further evidence to support the functional importance of the putative DNA binding activity of the SRY HMG-box domain.
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- A Schäffler
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Germany.
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Kotsianos D, Bach D, Gamarra F, Haimerl W, Knüchel R, Lang SM, Pfeifer KJ, Huber RM. High-dose-rate brachytherapy: dose escalation in three-dimensional miniorgans of the human bronchial wall. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2000; 46:1267-73. [PMID: 10725640 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(99)00531-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy of human lung cancer is well established, however fractionation schemes and dosages are based mainly on experience. The aim of this investigation was to study the effects of different doses of HDR iridium-192 on normal human bronchial epithelium in three-dimensional miniorgans of the human bronchial wall. METHODS AND MATERIALS Forty-eight biopsies from normal bronchi were cultivated for 14 days and exposed at random to different doses of HDR iridium 192 (0 Gy, 30 Gy, 45 Gy, 60 Gy, or 75 Gy). Cell viability was assessed immediately after irradiation, after 4 or 18 days by fluorescent staining, and cell damage of the culture was analyzed by light microscopy. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was measured in the supernatant for 4 days. RESULTS There was no histologically apparent tissue damage regardless of the irradiation dose. The number of nonvital cells increased in irradiated miniorgans depending on the dose used (p < 0. 05 at 75 Gy). This effect occurred early and was less pronounced with time. LDH measurements showed an increase only in the first 24 hours. CONCLUSIONS Our results confirm that normal bronchial epithelium has a high tolerance to early epithelial damage by irradiation. This model of human bronchial miniorgans is useful for further studies of the effects of irradiation on human bronchi.
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- D Kotsianos
- Department of Radiology, Klinikum Innenstadt, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Kuczyk M, Machtens S, Hradil K, Schubach J, Christian W, Knüchel R, Hartmann J, Bokemeyer C, Jonas U, Serth J. Predictive value of decreased p27Kip1 protein expression for the recurrence-free and long-term survival of prostate cancer patients. Br J Cancer 1999; 81:1052-8. [PMID: 10576664 PMCID: PMC2362945 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The p27Kip1 gene has been identified as inductor of cell cycle arrest at the G1 checkpoint to prevent entry of somatic cells into the S phase of the cell cycle when substantial DNA damage has occurred. It has been suggested that decreased expression of the p27Kip1 protein may contribute to the development of human malignancies due to loss of critical antiproliferative mechanisms. In the present study, 95 specimens (T1-T4) from 95 randomly selected patients undergoing radical prostatectomy at the Urological Department of Hannover University (82 patients) as well as in the Josef Hospital Regensburg (13 patients) between 1981 and 1992 for whom tissue blocks for immunohistochemical investigation were available, were investigated for different biological and clinical characteristics as possible predictors for recurrence-free and long-term survival: age, depth of tumour infiltration, histological grade, lymph node status, as well as decreased expression of the p27Kip1 protein. After a median follow-up up of 56 months (24-151 months), seven of 21 (33%) patients (Group 1) with loss of p27Kip1 protein expression or a relative amount of <10% of positively stained tumour cells developed recurrent disease in contrast to 17 of 74 (23%) patients (Group 2) with retained p27Kip1 protein expression (> or =10% of positively stained tumour cells). The median recurrence-free survival was 14 months (5-40 months) for patients from Group 1 and 31 months (7-133 months) for Group 2 patients (P = 0.02). In multivariate analysis, loss of p27Kip1 protein expression was identified as the only independent prognostic parameter for recurrence-free survival. In contrast, neither the univariate nor the multivariate analysis showed a correlation between loss of p27Kip1 protein expression and the long-term survival of the patients. Prospective studies are urgently needed to confirm the independent prognostic value of decreased p27Kip1 protein expression together with overexpression of the p53 tumour suppressor protein in patients with localized prostate cancer. The availability of more refined prognostically important biological variables in addition to established prognostic factors like tumour stage or Gleason score might help decision making in patients at high risk for the development of local recurrence or systemic tumour progression.
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- M Kuczyk
- Department of Urology, Hannover University Medical School, Germany
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Kuczyk M, Serth J, Bokemeyer C, Machtens S, Schwede J, Herrmann R, Paeslack U, Truss MC, Knüchel R, Jonas U. The need for microdissectional tumor cell preparation during the molecular genetic analysis of prostate cancer. World J Urol 1999; 17:115-22. [PMID: 10367371 DOI: 10.1007/s003450050116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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For clinically localized prostate cancer, recent studies strongly indicate that the determination of p53 inactivation allows the identification of a highly aggressive subgroup of prostatic tumors associated with decreased recurrence-free and long-term survival following radical prostatectomy. However, several questions regarding the determination of p53 alterations in prostate cancer, such as the poor correlation between immunohistochemistry and molecular genetic analysis, remain to be clarified. On the DNA level, p53 gene alterations have been identified in only up to 64% of tumors exhibiting immunohistochemically detected overexpression of the p53 oncoprotein. This discrepancy can be explained either by the genetic microheterogeneity of prostate cancer or by stabilization of the wild-type protein due to posttranslational events. In the present study we tried to determine the concordance between an immunohistochemically detected p53 overexpression and the result of molecular genetic analysis. Therefore, tumor tissue obtained by microdissection from 40 prostate cancer specimens was subjected to DNA-sequence analysis. Microdissection was based either only on histopathologic criteria or on the result of the immunohistochemical staining reaction. In 8 of 14 (57%) tumors a positive immunohistochemical reaction could be confirmed by DNA sequencing, which revealed a missense point mutation at the p53 gene locus, mainly in the form of G-->A transversion in exon 5 of the p53 gene. Following the micropreparation of tumor cells exhibiting p53 oncoprotein overexpression, missense point mutation could be detected in an additional 4 cases. Following a microscopically guided tumor cell dissection according to the result of immunohistochemistry, DNA sequencing confirmed an immunohistochemically detected p53 overexpression in 86% of cases investigated. This result indicates that a microdissectional tumor cell preparation is recommended for molecular genetic analysis of histologically heterogeneous tissue specimens such as prostate cancer and should be performed according to and in addition to the result of immunohistochemistry when an immunohistochemical approach is available.
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- M Kuczyk
- Department of Urology, Hannover University Medical School, Germany
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Messmann H, Knüchel R, Bäumler W, Holstege A, Schölmerich J. Endoscopic fluorescence detection of dysplasia in patients with Barrett's esophagus, ulcerative colitis, or adenomatous polyps after 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced protoporphyrin IX sensitization. Gastrointest Endosc 1999; 49:97-101. [PMID: 9869731 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(99)70453-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surveillance of patients with Barrett's esophagus or ulcerative colitis for dysplasia is confined to biopsy specimens taken randomly during endoscopy because dysplasia remains undetectable by visual inspection. We attempted to visualize dysplastic tissue during endoscopy after sensitization with 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) leading to accumulation and formation of protoporphyrin IX and induction of characteristic red fluorescence of the latter substance using blue light illumination. METHODS Six patients with histologically proven low- or high-grade dysplasia (Barrett's esophagus 2, ulcerative colitis 1, Billroth-II stomach 1, rectal polyps 2) were treated with oral administration of different concentrations of 5-ALA (10 to 20 mg/kg) or by local instillation of 3 gm 5-ALA in the rectum. Endoscopic fluorescence detection was performed 1 to 6 hours after sensitization using a blue light source and compared with conventional white light endoscopy. Biopsies of fluorescent and nonfluorescent areas were compared with histologic findings. RESULTS Normal duodenal mucosa and squamous epithelium showed more intense 5-ALA-induced background red fluorescence compared with normal mucosa in the stomach or Barrett's mucosa. Histologically, dysplasia was exclusively found in areas with red fluorescence. False-positive fluorescence was associated with microscopic inflammation of the mucosa or feces in the colon. CONCLUSIONS 5-ALA-induced protoporphyrin IX fluorescence may be useful in the detection of dysplasia in the gastrointestinal tract by enhancement of endoscopic surveillance of patients at a high risk for dysplasia.
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- H Messmann
- Departments of Internal Medicine I, Pathology and Dermatology, University of Regensburg, Germany
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Serth J, Kuczyk M, Machtens S, Bokemeyer C, Herrmann R, Hartmann J, Knüchel R, Jonas U. Analysis of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1 in muscle invasive bladder cancer. Oncol Rep 1999; 6:229-33. [PMID: 9864434 DOI: 10.3892/or.6.1.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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It has been suggested that a deregulated cell cycle control contributes to the development of human malignancies due to the loss of critical antiproliferative mechanisms. The cell cycle is controlled at two checkpoints, one at the G1-S and another at the G2-M transition. Several genes including the structurally related p21WAF/CIP1 gene, the downstream mediator of the p53 tumor suppressor gene, and the p27Kip1 gene have been identified as inducers of cell cycle arrest at the G1 checkpoint when substantial DNA damage has occurred to avoid further replication of the altered genome. Recently, a heat stable 27 kDa protein, the transcript of the p27Kip1 gene, has been identified and was suggested to substantially participate in cell cycle control at the G1 checkpoint. Previous investigations have correlated decreased expression of the p27Kip1 protein with an increased biological aggressiveness of breast and small cell lung cancer. However, the molecular-genetic analysis of a variety of human malignancies including prostate cancer failed to identify any alteration at the p27Kip1 gene locus, therefore suggesting a loss of p27Kip1 protein expression to result from post-transcriptional/post-translational events or from so far unknown regulatory mechanisms. So far, bladder cancer specimens have neither been investigated for p27Kip1 alterations on the DNA level, nor has the result of molecular genetic analysis been correlated with an immunohistochemically detected expression of the gene product, the p27Kip1 protein. The present study is the first to describe p27Kip1 gene alterations on the DNA level in 3 of 42 muscle invasive bladder cancer specimens. In contrast, loss of p27Kip1 protein expression was observed in 14 of 42 (33%) tumors. According to the previously reported observation in a variety of human malignancies, in bladder cancer loss of p27Kip1 protein expression seems to result from post-transcriptional or post-translational events.
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- J Serth
- Department of Urology, Hannover University Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Konur A, Kreutz M, Knüchel R, Krause SW, Andreesen R. Cytokine repertoire during maturation of monocytes to macrophages within spheroids of malignant and non-malignant urothelial cell lines. Int J Cancer 1998; 78:648-53. [PMID: 9808537 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19981123)78:5<648::aid-ijc20>3.0.co;2-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Terminal maturation of human blood monocytes to macrophages (MAC) in vivo is believed to be important for the morphology, antigen expression and functional activity of the resulting MAC population. This process is modulated by the specific tissue micro-environment to which blood monocytes migrate upon leaving the vasculature. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) are a special type of MAC, and little is known about the modulating capacity of the tumor environment on monocyte-to-MAC differentiation. By co-culturing 3-dimensional multicellular spheroids (MCS) of the urothelial-bladder-carcinoma cell lines J82 and RT4 with human monocytes/MAC we generated TAM in vitro. For comparison, monocytes/MAC were co-cultured with the non-tumorigenic urothelial cell line HCV29. The effects on monocyte differentiation were analyzed, particularly with respect to cytokine release. Monocyte maturation was modulated within the tumor spheroid dependent upon the tumor cell type. Monocytes co-cultured with MCS of the poorly differentiated J82 carcinoma spontaneously produced high amounts of IL-1beta and IL-6, but only low amounts of TNF-alpha, which could be further increased by the addition of LPS. This cytokine pattern is characteristic for monocytes and remained constant for up to 8 days in J82-MCS co-cultures. However, in RT4-MCS and HCV29-MCS co-cultures, the initial cytokine pattern changed and after 8 days corresponded well to that of MAC differentiated in vitro without tumor contact. In addition to functional parameters, we analyzed the morphology of J82-MCS-TAM and found that they displayed a monocyte-like morphology. Our data indicate that (1) tumor cells can influence monocyte-to-MAC differentiation, giving rise to TAM with monocyte-specific phenotypic properties; and (2) this capacity is dependent on the type of tumor cell.
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- A Konur
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Regensburg, Germany
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Konur A, Kreutz M, Knüchel R, Krause SW, Andreesen R. Cytokine repertoire during maturation of monocytes to macrophages within spheroids of malignant and non-malignant urothelial cell lines. Int J Cancer 1998. [PMID: 9808537 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19981123)78:5<648::aid-ijc20>3.0.co;2-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Terminal maturation of human blood monocytes to macrophages (MAC) in vivo is believed to be important for the morphology, antigen expression and functional activity of the resulting MAC population. This process is modulated by the specific tissue micro-environment to which blood monocytes migrate upon leaving the vasculature. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) are a special type of MAC, and little is known about the modulating capacity of the tumor environment on monocyte-to-MAC differentiation. By co-culturing 3-dimensional multicellular spheroids (MCS) of the urothelial-bladder-carcinoma cell lines J82 and RT4 with human monocytes/MAC we generated TAM in vitro. For comparison, monocytes/MAC were co-cultured with the non-tumorigenic urothelial cell line HCV29. The effects on monocyte differentiation were analyzed, particularly with respect to cytokine release. Monocyte maturation was modulated within the tumor spheroid dependent upon the tumor cell type. Monocytes co-cultured with MCS of the poorly differentiated J82 carcinoma spontaneously produced high amounts of IL-1beta and IL-6, but only low amounts of TNF-alpha, which could be further increased by the addition of LPS. This cytokine pattern is characteristic for monocytes and remained constant for up to 8 days in J82-MCS co-cultures. However, in RT4-MCS and HCV29-MCS co-cultures, the initial cytokine pattern changed and after 8 days corresponded well to that of MAC differentiated in vitro without tumor contact. In addition to functional parameters, we analyzed the morphology of J82-MCS-TAM and found that they displayed a monocyte-like morphology. Our data indicate that (1) tumor cells can influence monocyte-to-MAC differentiation, giving rise to TAM with monocyte-specific phenotypic properties; and (2) this capacity is dependent on the type of tumor cell.
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- A Konur
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Regensburg, Germany
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