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Expression and prognostic significance of urokinase and plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 in endometrial hyperplasia and cancer. 2001

F Taponeco, and C Curcio, and A Giuntini, and V Nardini, and G Fornaciari, and P G Artini, and G D'Ambrogio, and A R Genazzani
Dept. of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, University of Pisa, Italy. carm.curcio@tiscalinet.it

Proteolytic enzymes, like urokinase (uPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1), are involved in remodelling tissues during invasion and metastasis of tumor cells. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the expression and the prognostic significance of these enzymes in endometrial hyperplasia and cancer. We used immunohistochemical staining to localize uPA and PAI-1 antigens and evaluate their expression, and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to measure their levels during the progression of endometrial carcinoma. The results show that the levels of uPA and PAI-1 detection are systematically weak in simplex hyperplasia and are moderate in complex hyperplasia. In the endometrial carcinoma a very strong reaction was observed in the most aggressive variant of epithelial tumors. A positive signal for uPA was found only in the cytoplasm of normal and hyperplastic cells while, in tumors, uPA was present also in the cellular areas surrounding the neoplastic glands and at the apex of the malignant cells. The PAI-1 immunoreactivity was weak to moderate in 95.4% of carcinomas, with a diffuse signal mostly distributed in the cytoplasm of neoplastic cells and tumor stroma. UPA antigen concentrations were significantly higher in endometrial carcinoma than in endometrial hyperplasia (p<0.05) and in normal endometrium (p<0.001). PAI-1 antigen concentrations in carcinoma samples were significantly higher than in normal endometrium (p=0.002), but the difference was not statistically significant with respect to that in endometrial hyperplasia. We did not find any correlation between uPA and PAI-1 concentrations and the standard prognostic parameters for evaluating endometrial carcinoma. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that in hyperplastic endometria and in endometrial carcinoma there is a progressive increase in expression of uPA and PAI-1 than in normal endometrial tissue. In carcinoma tissues, the high expression of uPA is unregulated in the surrounding stroma tissue, particularly in the most aggressive histopathologic variants. UPA and PAI-1 may be factors associated with invasive behavior in endometrial carcinoma independent of other clinicopathological parameters.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007124 Immunoenzyme Techniques Immunologic techniques based on the use of: (1) enzyme-antibody conjugates; (2) enzyme-antigen conjugates; (3) antienzyme antibody followed by its homologous enzyme; or (4) enzyme-antienzyme complexes. These are used histologically for visualizing or labeling tissue specimens. Antibody Enzyme Technique, Unlabeled,Enzyme Immunoassay,Enzyme-Labeled Antibody Technique,Immunoassay, Enzyme,Immunoperoxidase Techniques,Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex Technique,Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody Technique,Antibody Enzyme Technic, Unlabeled,Enzyme-Labeled Antibody Technic,Immunoenzyme Technics,Immunoperoxidase Technics,Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex Technic,Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody Technic,Antibody Technic, Enzyme-Labeled,Antibody Technic, Peroxidase-Labeled,Antibody Technics, Enzyme-Labeled,Antibody Technics, Peroxidase-Labeled,Antibody Technique, Enzyme-Labeled,Antibody Technique, Peroxidase-Labeled,Antibody Techniques, Enzyme-Labeled,Antibody Techniques, Peroxidase-Labeled,Enzyme Immunoassays,Enzyme Labeled Antibody Technic,Enzyme Labeled Antibody Technique,Enzyme-Labeled Antibody Technics,Enzyme-Labeled Antibody Techniques,Immunoassays, Enzyme,Immunoenzyme Technic,Immunoenzyme Technique,Immunoperoxidase Technic,Immunoperoxidase Technique,Peroxidase Antiperoxidase Complex Technic,Peroxidase Antiperoxidase Complex Technique,Peroxidase Labeled Antibody Technic,Peroxidase Labeled Antibody Technique,Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex Technics,Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex Techniques,Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody Technics,Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody Techniques,Technic, Enzyme-Labeled Antibody,Technic, Immunoenzyme,Technic, Immunoperoxidase,Technic, Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex,Technic, Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody,Technics, Enzyme-Labeled Antibody,Technics, Immunoenzyme,Technics, Immunoperoxidase,Technics, Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex,Technics, Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody,Technique, Enzyme-Labeled Antibody,Technique, Immunoenzyme,Technique, Immunoperoxidase,Technique, Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex,Technique, Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody,Techniques, Enzyme-Labeled Antibody,Techniques, Immunoenzyme,Techniques, Immunoperoxidase,Techniques, Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex,Techniques, Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009367 Neoplasm Staging Methods which attempt to express in replicable terms the extent of the neoplasm in the patient. Cancer Staging,Staging, Neoplasm,Tumor Staging,TNM Classification,TNM Staging,TNM Staging System,Classification, TNM,Classifications, TNM,Staging System, TNM,Staging Systems, TNM,Staging, Cancer,Staging, TNM,Staging, Tumor,System, TNM Staging,Systems, TNM Staging,TNM Classifications,TNM Staging Systems
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D004714 Endometrial Hyperplasia Benign proliferation of the ENDOMETRIUM in the UTERUS. Endometrial hyperplasia is classified by its cytology and glandular tissue. There are simple, complex (adenomatous without atypia), and atypical hyperplasia representing also the ascending risk of becoming malignant. Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia,Complex Endometrial Hyperplasia,Simple Endometrial Hyperplasia,Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasias,Complex Endometrial Hyperplasias,Endometrial Hyperplasia, Atypical,Endometrial Hyperplasia, Complex,Endometrial Hyperplasia, Simple,Endometrial Hyperplasias,Endometrial Hyperplasias, Atypical,Endometrial Hyperplasias, Complex,Endometrial Hyperplasias, Simple,Hyperplasia, Atypical Endometrial,Hyperplasia, Complex Endometrial,Hyperplasia, Endometrial,Hyperplasia, Simple Endometrial,Hyperplasias, Atypical Endometrial,Hyperplasias, Complex Endometrial,Hyperplasias, Endometrial,Hyperplasias, Simple Endometrial,Simple Endometrial Hyperplasias
D004797 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed. ELISA,Assay, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Assays, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,Immunosorbent Assay, Enzyme-Linked,Immunosorbent Assays, Enzyme-Linked
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000230 Adenocarcinoma A malignant epithelial tumor with a glandular organization. Adenocarcinoma, Basal Cell,Adenocarcinoma, Granular Cell,Adenocarcinoma, Oxyphilic,Adenocarcinoma, Tubular,Adenoma, Malignant,Carcinoma, Cribriform,Carcinoma, Granular Cell,Carcinoma, Tubular,Adenocarcinomas,Adenocarcinomas, Basal Cell,Adenocarcinomas, Granular Cell,Adenocarcinomas, Oxyphilic,Adenocarcinomas, Tubular,Adenomas, Malignant,Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma,Basal Cell Adenocarcinomas,Carcinomas, Cribriform,Carcinomas, Granular Cell,Carcinomas, Tubular,Cribriform Carcinoma,Cribriform Carcinomas,Granular Cell Adenocarcinoma,Granular Cell Adenocarcinomas,Granular Cell Carcinoma,Granular Cell Carcinomas,Malignant Adenoma,Malignant Adenomas,Oxyphilic Adenocarcinoma,Oxyphilic Adenocarcinomas,Tubular Adenocarcinoma,Tubular Adenocarcinomas,Tubular Carcinoma,Tubular Carcinomas
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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