Deregulation of PTEN Expression in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on Tissue Microarray Digital Analysis.

Anticancer research 2017 Oct

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Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) (gene locus: 10q23.3) -a tumor suppressor gene- is deleted, mutated or epigenetically hyper-methylated in a variety of malignancies. PTEN acts as a negative regulator in PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling transduction pathway. Our aim was to investigate PTEN protein expression patterns in laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas (LSCC). Using tissue microarray technology, fifty (n=50) primary LSCCs were cored and re-embedded into one recipient block. Immunohistochemistry and digital image analysis were implemented for evaluating protein expression levels. Abnormal protein expression (low to negative staining intensity values) was observed in 28/50 (56%) tissue cores. Overall PTEN expression was associated with the anatomical region of the malignancies (p=0.039), whereas a borderline correlation with the differentiation grade was also assessed (p=0.05). Aberrant expression of PTEN tumor-suppressor gene in LSCCs seems to affect their biological behavior. Well-differentiated tumors express moderate to high protein levels, an evidence of normal gene function, whereas loss of its expression correlates with a progressive tumor dedifferentiation. Additionally, loss of its expression is detected more frequently in specific anatomical regions of the larynx (glottis, predominantly, and partially supraglottis). Copyright© 2017, International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved.

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Nicholas S Mastronikolis, Evangelos Tsiambas, Theodoros A Papadas, Andreas Karameris, Vasileios Ragos, Dimitrios Peschos, Stylianos N Mastronikolis, Athanasios T Papadas, Christos Liatsos, Ilianna E Armata, Panagiotis P Fotiades. Deregulation of PTEN Expression in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on Tissue Microarray Digital Analysis. Anticancer research. 2017 Oct;37(10):5521-5524