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Expression of chemokines in gastrointestinal cancer

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10470255
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Digestive surgery
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

SETO Yasuyuki  Department of Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Assistant Professor, 医学部・附属病院・分院, 講師 (00260498)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TSUNO Nelson  Department of Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Assistant Professor, 医学部・附属病院, 助手 (50282637)
NAGAWA Hirokazu  Department of Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Professor, 医学部・附属病院, 教授 (80228064)
KITAYAMA Joji  Department of Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Assistant Professor, 医学部・附属病院, 講師 (20251308)
波多野 賢二  東京大学, 医学部附属病院, 助手
松田 圭二  東京大学, 医学部附属病院, 助手
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥3,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000)
KeywordsChemokine / MIP-1β / Gastric Cancer / Immunohistochemistry / MIPIβ
Research Abstract

Background. Recently, it has been shown that some precancerous tissues and malignant tumors as well as cultured cancer cell lines are capable of secreting chemokines. Macrophage inflammatory protein-1 β(MIP-β) belongs to the C-C chemokine family that is implicated in a wide range of inflammatory processes. However, how the MIP-β affect tumor growth is unknown.
Method. With the specific mAb to MIP-1β, we examined the expression of MIP-1β in surgically resected gastric carcinomas using immunohistochemistry, and compared the expression pattern in various carcinomas with different histology.
Result. Weak staining of MIP-1β was detected in 34.6% of differentiated carcinomas, but their staining intensity in each cell was less prominent than in normal epithelium. Undifferentiated carcinomas showed contrasted staining pattern between solid type and diffuse type. MIP-β was completely absent in all the undifferentiated carcinoma with solid type growth pattern. In contrast, MIP-1β was strongly expressed in 68% of non-solid type of poorly differentiated carcinoma and 83% of signet-ring cell carcinoma samples. In particular, MIP-1β was strongly stained in carcinoma cells at the front of invasive lesions. In any pathological types, the expression level of MIP-1β did not have a significant correlation with the degree of mononuclear cell infiltration in cancer tissue.
Conclusion. Our results suggest the possibility that MIP-1β production in gastric epithelium may be related to the development or progression of gastric cancer, although it does not seem to play a major role in the recruitment of immune cells in cancer tissue. Especially, MIP-1β may contribute to the invasion step of gastric carcinoma cells with undifferentiated phenotype.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All Other

All Publications (9 results)

  • [Publications] 北山丈二 et al: "細胞培養とケモタキンス"Immunology Frontier. 8(1). 18-24 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 北山丈二 et al: "抗IL-8抗体を用いた重症感染症の制御"外科. 60(5). 524-528 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Saito, S. et al.: "MIPIβ is highly expressed in diffuse type gastric cancer"CANCER. (In press).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kitayama, J. et al.: "Cell adhesion and chemotayis"Immunolosy Frontier. 8(1) (JAPANESE). 18-24 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Saito, S. et al.: "MIP-1β is hilly expressed in diffuse type gastric cancers"Cancer. (in press).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kitayama J. et al.: "Regulation at severe infection with anti-IL-8msb"Surgery. 60(5) (JAPANESE). 524-528 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 北山丈二 et al.: "細胞接着とケモタキシス"Immunology Frontier. 8(1). 18-24 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 北山丈二 et al.: "**-8抗体を用いた重症感染症の抑制"外科. 60(5). 524-528 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Saito.S.et al.: "Macrophage inflammatory Protein 1β is highly expressed in diffuse type *actri* cancer"CANCER. (in press).

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report

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