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Immunohistochemical detection of steroid receptors in a case of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. 1989

M H Colley, and E Geppert, and W A Franklin

Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.

Abnormal proliferation of smooth muscle cells in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is thought to be influenced by estrogen and progesterone. However, the results of previous studies using cytosolic methods to measure estrogen and progesterone receptor content in lung tissue from these patients have been inconsistent. We used immunohistochemical methods to study the tissue distribution of estrogen and progesterone receptors in LAM as well as in smooth muscle of several other organs, including histologically normal lung, colon, bladder, prostate, uterus, and uterine leiomyomas. Progesterone receptor was expressed strongly and estrogen receptor more weakly by the abnormal myoid cells of LAM. Hormone receptors were absent from all other constituents of lung tissue in our patient. These findings were similar to those in histologically normal myometrium and uterine leiomyomas. Although we found focal labeling of prostatic stromal cells with anti-progesterone receptor, no other smooth muscle tissue expressed either estrogen or progesterone receptor. We conclude that LAM is an abnormal proliferation of smooth muscle cells that express both estrogen and progesterone receptors.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007150	Immunohistochemistry	Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents.	Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D008175	Lung Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the LUNG.	Cancer of Lung,Lung Cancer,Pulmonary Cancer,Pulmonary Neoplasms,Cancer of the Lung,Neoplasms, Lung,Neoplasms, Pulmonary,Cancer, Lung,Cancer, Pulmonary,Cancers, Lung,Cancers, Pulmonary,Lung Cancers,Lung Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Lung,Neoplasm, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Cancers,Pulmonary Neoplasm
D008203	Lymphangiomyoma	A tumorlike condition characterized by SMOOTH MUSCLE and ENDOTHELIUM proliferation of LYMPHATIC VESSELS and LYMPH NODES in the MEDIASTINUM and retroperitoneum, also in the lung. It may be manifested by chylous PLEURAL EFFUSION and ASCITES.	Lymphangioleiomyoma,Lymphangioleiomyomas,Lymphangiomyomas
D008232	Lymphoproliferative Disorders	Disorders characterized by proliferation of lymphoid tissue, general or unspecified.	Duncan's Syndrome,X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome,Duncan Disease,Epstein-Barr Virus Infection, Familial Fatal,Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Lymphoproliferative Disease In Males,Familial Fatal Epstein-Barr Infection,Immunodeficiency 5,Immunodeficiency, X-Linked Progressive Combined Variable,Lymphoproliferative Disease, X-Linked,Lymphoproliferative Syndrome, X-Linked, 1,Purtilo Syndrome,X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease,X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disorder,Disease, Duncan,Disease, X-Linked Lymphoproliferative,Diseases, X-Linked Lymphoproliferative,Disorder, Lymphoproliferative,Disorder, X-Linked Lymphoproliferative,Disorders, Lymphoproliferative,Disorders, X-Linked Lymphoproliferative,Epstein Barr Virus Induced Lymphoproliferative Disease In Males,Epstein Barr Virus Infection, Familial Fatal,Familial Fatal Epstein Barr Infection,Immunodeficiency 5s,Immunodeficiency, X Linked Progressive Combined Variable,Lymphoproliferative Disease, X Linked,Lymphoproliferative Diseases, X-Linked,Lymphoproliferative Disorder,Lymphoproliferative Disorder, X-Linked,Lymphoproliferative Disorders, X-Linked,Lymphoproliferative Syndrome, X-Linked,Lymphoproliferative Syndromes, X-Linked,Purtilo Syndromes,Syndrome, Purtilo,Syndrome, X-Linked Lymphoproliferative,Syndromes, Purtilo,Syndromes, X-Linked Lymphoproliferative,X Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease,X Linked Lymphoproliferative Disorder,X Linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome,X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Diseases,X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disorders,X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Syndromes
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011960	Receptors, Estrogen	Cytoplasmic proteins that bind estrogens and migrate to the nucleus where they regulate DNA transcription. Evaluation of the state of estrogen receptors in breast cancer patients has become clinically important.	Estrogen Receptor,Estrogen Receptors,Estrogen Nuclear Receptor,Estrogen Receptor Type I,Estrogen Receptor Type II,Estrogen Receptors Type I,Estrogen Receptors Type II,Receptor, Estrogen Nuclear,Receptors, Estrogen, Type I,Receptors, Estrogen, Type II,Nuclear Receptor, Estrogen,Receptor, Estrogen
D011980	Receptors, Progesterone	Specific proteins found in or on cells of progesterone target tissues that specifically combine with progesterone. The cytosol progesterone-receptor complex then associates with the nucleic acids to initiate protein synthesis. There are two kinds of progesterone receptors, A and B. Both are induced by estrogen and have short half-lives.	Progesterone Receptors,Progestin Receptor,Progestin Receptors,Receptor, Progesterone,Receptors, Progestin,Progesterone Receptor,Receptor, Progestin
D011987	Receptors, Steroid	Proteins found usually in the cytoplasm or nucleus that specifically bind steroid hormones and trigger changes influencing the behavior of cells. The steroid receptor-steroid hormone complex regulates the transcription of specific genes.	Corticosteroid Receptors,Receptors, Corticosteroid,Steroid Receptors,Corticosteroid Receptor,Receptors, Steroids,Steroid Receptor,Receptor, Corticosteroid,Receptor, Steroid,Steroids Receptors
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man