Expression of interferon alpha/beta receptor in human hepatocellular carcinoma.

  • Authors:
    • M Kondo
    • H Nagano
    • M Sakon
    • H Yamamoto
    • O Morimoto
    • I Arai
    • A Miyamoto
    • H Eguchi
    • K Dono
    • S Nakamori
    • K Umeshita
    • K Wakasa
    • Y Ohmoto
    • M Monden
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  • Published online on: July 1, 2000     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.17.1.83
  • Pages: 83-91
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Abstract

Interferon-alpha (IFNalpha) plays a crucial role in the antiproliferation and immunoregulatory activity through the specific cell surface receptor, interferon-alpha/beta receptor (IFNalpha/betaR). We examined the immunohistochemical expression of IFNalpha/betaR in 91 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), HCV-related chronic hepatitis (n=38) and cirrhosis (n=53), dysplastic nodules (n=5), and normal liver (n=9). The level of IFNalpha/betaR increased in chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis compared with normal liver. All the dysplastic nodules showed moderate or high expression. In HCCs, 26% (24/91) of patients showed high IFNalpha/betaR expression while the remaining 38% (35/91) showed moderate, and 35% (32/91) no or faint expression. Clinicopathological survey demonstrated a significant correlation between IFNalpha/betaR expression and differentiation of carcinoma (P=0.0008) although there was no correlation between IFNalpha/betaR expression in HCC and survival or disease-free survival. Thus, IFNalpha/betaR was expressed not only in chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis but in HCC and its expression was significantly correlated with tissue differentiation of carcinoma.

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Kondo M, Nagano H, Sakon M, Yamamoto H, Morimoto O, Arai I, Miyamoto A, Eguchi H, Dono K, Nakamori S, Nakamori S, et al: Expression of interferon alpha/beta receptor in human hepatocellular carcinoma.. Int J Oncol 17: 83-91, 2000
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Kondo, M., Nagano, H., Sakon, M., Yamamoto, H., Morimoto, O., Arai, I. ... Monden, M. (2000). Expression of interferon alpha/beta receptor in human hepatocellular carcinoma.. International Journal of Oncology, 17, 83-91. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.17.1.83
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Kondo, M., Nagano, H., Sakon, M., Yamamoto, H., Morimoto, O., Arai, I., Miyamoto, A., Eguchi, H., Dono, K., Nakamori, S., Umeshita, K., Wakasa, K., Ohmoto, Y., Monden, M."Expression of interferon alpha/beta receptor in human hepatocellular carcinoma.". International Journal of Oncology 17.1 (2000): 83-91.
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Kondo, M., Nagano, H., Sakon, M., Yamamoto, H., Morimoto, O., Arai, I., Miyamoto, A., Eguchi, H., Dono, K., Nakamori, S., Umeshita, K., Wakasa, K., Ohmoto, Y., Monden, M."Expression of interferon alpha/beta receptor in human hepatocellular carcinoma.". International Journal of Oncology 17, no. 1 (2000): 83-91. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.17.1.83