We previously reported that galectin-1 gene expression increases up to 100-fold in oncogene-transformed rat thyroid cells compared with their normal counterparts and that the relative mRNA levels correlate with the degree of malignancy. In the present study we investigated whether galectin-1 is differentially expressed in human thyroid neoplasms, which range from well-differentiated tumors to undifferentiated anaplastic carcinomas. We analyzed 74 human thyroid specimens of neoplastic, hyperproliferative and normal tissues and several tumor cell lines. Galectin-1 mRNA and protein levels were higher in 6 thyroid carcinoma-derived cell lines than in normal thyroid primary cultures and adenoma cells. Galectin-1 mRNA levels increased in 28/40 papillary carcinomas and in 6/7 anaplastic carcinomas compared with normal or hyperplastic thyroid. Conversely, galectin-1 expression was unaffected in follicular carcinomas and benign adenomas. Immunohistochemical analysis of normal thyroid and papillary carcinoma sections revealed a higher content of galectin-1 protein in neoplastic follicular cells than in normal cells.
Expression of galectin-1 in normal human thyroid gland and in differentiated and poorly differentiated thyroid tumors / Chiariotti, Lorenzo; Berlingieri, Mt; Battaglia, C; Benvenuto, G; Martelli, Ml; Salvatore, Paola; Chiappetta, G; Bruni, CARMELO BRUNO; Fusco, Alfredo. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. - ISSN 0020-7136. - 64(3):3(1995), pp. 171-175. [10.1002/ijc.2910640305]
Expression of galectin-1 in normal human thyroid gland and in differentiated and poorly differentiated thyroid tumors.
CHIARIOTTI, LORENZO;SALVATORE, PAOLA;BRUNI, CARMELO BRUNO;FUSCO, ALFREDO
1995
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We previously reported that galectin-1 gene expression increases up to 100-fold in oncogene-transformed rat thyroid cells compared with their normal counterparts and that the relative mRNA levels correlate with the degree of malignancy. In the present study we investigated whether galectin-1 is differentially expressed in human thyroid neoplasms, which range from well-differentiated tumors to undifferentiated anaplastic carcinomas. We analyzed 74 human thyroid specimens of neoplastic, hyperproliferative and normal tissues and several tumor cell lines. Galectin-1 mRNA and protein levels were higher in 6 thyroid carcinoma-derived cell lines than in normal thyroid primary cultures and adenoma cells. Galectin-1 mRNA levels increased in 28/40 papillary carcinomas and in 6/7 anaplastic carcinomas compared with normal or hyperplastic thyroid. Conversely, galectin-1 expression was unaffected in follicular carcinomas and benign adenomas. Immunohistochemical analysis of normal thyroid and papillary carcinoma sections revealed a higher content of galectin-1 protein in neoplastic follicular cells than in normal cells.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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