PAX8 expression in human bladder cancer

  • Authors:
    • Lucia Pellizzari
    • Cinzia Puppin
    • Laura Mariuzzi
    • Francesca Saro
    • Maura Pandolfi
    • Roberto Di Lauro
    • Carlo Alberto Beltrami
    • Giuseppe Damante
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  • Published online on: November 1, 2006     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.16.5.1015
  • Pages: 1015-1020
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Abstract

PAX8 is a transcription factor with a role in ontogenesis of the urinary tract. The aim of the present investigation was to investigate PAX8 expression in normal bladder and in non-invasive urothelial tumours. Nine cases of normal urothelial mucosa, 2 cases of papillary urothelial neoplasia of low malignant potential, 12 cases of low grade non-invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma and 16 cases of high grade non-invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma were investigated by immunohistochemistry. PAX8 mRNA expression was evaluated by RT-PCR in a different set of normal bladder mucosas and tumours. In addition, PAX8 expression was evaluated by RT-PCR in bladder from 2 human embryos and in several continuous cell lines derived from bladder tumours (5637, RT-112, TCC-SUP, HT 1376). In immunohistochemical studies, PAX8 was expressed in 28 out of 30 non-invasive urothelial tumours, but not in the normal adult bladders. In RT-PCR studies, PAX8 was expressed in 13 out of 13 bladder tumours but not in the 6 normal bladder mucosa. Contrary to that in adults, PAX8 was expressed in 2 cases of bladder mucosa from 16-week-old embryos. PAX8 was expressed in all the cell lines from bladder tumours. Both in the bladder tumours and cell lines PAX8 expression was highly heterogeneous in terms of the splicing isoforms. Treatment of cell lines with sodium butyrate (NaB) induced several changes of the splicing isoforms. Therefore, only subsets of molecular events that determine the PAX8 mRNA splicing heterogeneity in bladder tumours are sensitive to NaB treatment.

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Pellizzari L, Puppin C, Mariuzzi L, Saro F, Pandolfi M, Di Lauro R, Beltrami CA and Damante G: PAX8 expression in human bladder cancer. Oncol Rep 16: 1015-1020, 2006.
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Pellizzari, L., Puppin, C., Mariuzzi, L., Saro, F., Pandolfi, M., Di Lauro, R. ... Damante, G. (2006). PAX8 expression in human bladder cancer. Oncology Reports, 16, 1015-1020. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.16.5.1015
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Pellizzari, L., Puppin, C., Mariuzzi, L., Saro, F., Pandolfi, M., Di Lauro, R., Beltrami, C. A., Damante, G."PAX8 expression in human bladder cancer". Oncology Reports 16.5 (2006): 1015-1020.
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Pellizzari, L., Puppin, C., Mariuzzi, L., Saro, F., Pandolfi, M., Di Lauro, R., Beltrami, C. A., Damante, G."PAX8 expression in human bladder cancer". Oncology Reports 16, no. 5 (2006): 1015-1020. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.16.5.1015