Expression and roles of keratinocyte growth factor and its receptor in esophageal cancer cells

  • Authors:
    • Masanori Yoshino
    • Toshiyuki Ishiwata
    • Masanori Watanabe
    • Tetsuro Matsunobu
    • Osamu Komine
    • Yuri Ono
    • Tetsushi Yamamoto
    • Takenori Fujii
    • Koshi Matsumoto
    • Akira Tokunaga
    • Zenya Naito
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  • Published online on: October 1, 2007     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.31.4.721
  • Pages: 721-728
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Abstract

The keratinocyte growth factor receptor (KGFR), also known as FGFR2 IIIb, is mainly localized in epithelial cells and is activated by the keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) that is predominantly synthesized by mesenchymal cells. In this study, we examined the roles of KGFR and KGF in human esophageal cancer (EC). In noncancerous esophageal tissues, KGFR was localized in epithelial cells from the basal region of the epithelium to the lower one-third of the epithelium, and KGF was weakly localized in the basal to parabasal epithelial cells. On the other hand, Ki-67 was localized in the parabasal cells. In EC tissues, KGFR and KGF were expressed in cancer cells in 22 and 37 of 54 patients, respectively. The coexpression of KGFR and KGF in cancer cells was detected in 14 of 54 (26%) patients. Clinicopathologically, KGFR expression correlated with the well-differentiated cell type of EC (p<0.001), and KGF expression correlated with lymphatic invasion and lymph node metastasis (p=0.004 and 0.021, respectively). The coexpression of KGFR and KGF in cancer cells correlated with the well-differentiated cell type of EC (p=0.001). KGFR-positive, KGF-positive and KGFR/KGF coexpression patients tended to have shorter survival rates, but the survival rates were not statistically significantly different (p=0.44, 0.059 and 0.112, respectively). In human EC cell lines (TE-1, TE-8 and TE-11), KGFR mRNA was expressed but no KGF mRNA was detected. The KGFR mRNA level was highest in TE-1 cells, derived from well-differentiated SCC and lowest in TE-8 cells. KGFR was detected in the cancer cell lines by Western blot analysis. Recombinant human KGF significantly stimulated the growth of TE-8 and -11 cells, derived from moderately differentiated SCC, but had no effect on TE-1 cell growth. These results suggest that KGFR expression correlates with the differentiation of a normal esophageal epithelium and the well-differentiated cell type of EC. On the other hand, KGF may induce the growth of some EC cells in a paracrine manner and closely correlates with lymphatic invasion and lymph node metastasis.

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Yoshino M, Ishiwata T, Watanabe M, Matsunobu T, Komine O, Ono Y, Yamamoto T, Fujii T, Matsumoto K, Tokunaga A, Tokunaga A, et al: Expression and roles of keratinocyte growth factor and its receptor in esophageal cancer cells. Int J Oncol 31: 721-728, 2007
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Yoshino, M., Ishiwata, T., Watanabe, M., Matsunobu, T., Komine, O., Ono, Y. ... Naito, Z. (2007). Expression and roles of keratinocyte growth factor and its receptor in esophageal cancer cells. International Journal of Oncology, 31, 721-728. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.31.4.721
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Yoshino, M., Ishiwata, T., Watanabe, M., Matsunobu, T., Komine, O., Ono, Y., Yamamoto, T., Fujii, T., Matsumoto, K., Tokunaga, A., Naito, Z."Expression and roles of keratinocyte growth factor and its receptor in esophageal cancer cells". International Journal of Oncology 31.4 (2007): 721-728.
Chicago
Yoshino, M., Ishiwata, T., Watanabe, M., Matsunobu, T., Komine, O., Ono, Y., Yamamoto, T., Fujii, T., Matsumoto, K., Tokunaga, A., Naito, Z."Expression and roles of keratinocyte growth factor and its receptor in esophageal cancer cells". International Journal of Oncology 31, no. 4 (2007): 721-728. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.31.4.721