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Immunohistochemical localization of inhibin and activin subunits, activin receptors, and Smads in ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma.

Abstract
Our purpose was to examine the immunolocalization of inhibin, activin and the activin signaling system in ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma tissue. Tissue samples of ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma were collected from ten women. The patients' ages ranged from 41 to 71 years (mean +/- standard deviation; 53.4+/-9.9). Their surgicopathological staging was based on the criteria of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO); there were 5 patients with stage I, 3 with stage II, and 2 with stage III. We examined the immunohistochemical localization of inhibin/activin alpha-subunit, betaA-subunit, activin A, and activin receptor types IA, IB, IIA, IIB, Smad2, Smad3 and Smad4 using an avidin-biotin peroxidase complex technique. With the antibodies against the betaA-subunit, and activin A, we observed positive immunoreactive staining in the cytoplasm of clear cell adenocarcinoma, whereas we did not observe any staining for the alpha-subunit of inhibin. We observed positive immunoreactive staining in the cell cytoplasm and surface with the antibodies against the activin receptors, types IA, IB, IIA and IIB. We observed positive immunoreactive staining in the cytoplasm and nucleus with the antibodies against the Smad2, Smad3 and Smad4. It is suggested that activin A, not inhibins, might be secreted by ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma, and that an activin signal transduction pathway might exist in ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma.
AuthorsYasushi Mabuchi, Mareo Yamoto, Sawako Minami, Naohiko Umesaki
JournalOncology reports (Oncol Rep) Vol. 15 Issue 2 Pg. 291-6 (Feb 2006) ISSN: 1021-335X [Print] Greece
PMID16391844 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Smad Proteins
  • Activins
  • Inhibins
  • Activin Receptors
Topics
  • Activin Receptors (metabolism)
  • Activins (metabolism)
  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell (metabolism)
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Inhibins (metabolism)
  • Middle Aged
  • Ovarian Neoplasms (metabolism)
  • Smad Proteins (metabolism)

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