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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Kalantari, Elhama; 1 | Asadi Lari, Mohammad Hosseinb; 1 | Roudi, Raheleha | Korourian, Alirezac | Madjd, Zahraa; c; *
Affiliations: [a] Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | [b] Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada | [c] Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Zahra Madjd, Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Hemmat Street (Highway), Next to Milad Tower, Post Code: 14496-14530, Tehran, Iran. Tel.: +98 2186703212; Fax: +98 2188622608; E-mail: [email protected]/[email protected].
Note: [1] E. Kalantari and M. H. Asadi Lari contributed equally to this work and are joint first authors.
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Gastric carcinoma is the third most common malignancy and is one of the main causes of cancer deaths worldwide. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a subpopulation of tumour cells capable of self-renewal and differentiation, likely responsible for the initiation, recurrence, metastasis and chemo/radio-resistance. OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to evaluate the expression patterns and clinicopathologic significance of putative CSC markers, Lgr5 and DCLK1, in gastric carcinoma. METHOD: The expression levels of Lgr5 and DCLK1 were examined in a well-defined series of gastric carcinoma tissues, including 75 (80%) from intestinal and 19 (20%) from diffuse subtypes, using tissue microarray (TMA). In addition, the correlation of the expression of these markers with clinicopathological factors was explored. RESULTS:Higher expressions of Lgr5 and DCLK1 were mainly detected in intestinal subtypes of gastric carcinomas compared to diffuse subtypes (P= 0.005 and P= 0.050, respectively). We also found a higher expression of Lgr5 and DCLK1 more frequently in well-differentiated gastric carcinoma cases (P< 0.001 and P= 0.007). The combined analysis demonstrated that the co-expression of Lgr5 and DCLK1 (Lgr5High/DCLK1High) was more common in intestinal subtypes (P= 0.025) and well-differentiated gastric carcinoma samples (P< 0.001). Interestingly, there was a significant correlation between Lgr5High/DCLK1High phenotype and early-stage gastric carcinoma specimens (P= 0.045). CONCLUSION: Our findings indicated that the Lgr5High/DCLK1High expression pattern may be considered as a signature phenotype for intestinal subtypes of gastric carcinoma.
Keywords: Gastric carcinoma, cancer stem cells, Lgr5, DCLK1
DOI: 10.3233/CBM-170383
Journal: Cancer Biomarkers, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 563-573, 2017
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