The "game" of glial fibrillary acidic and S100 proteins in pituitary adenomas: two players or several?

CONCLUSIONS: GFAP and S100 protein expressions in tumour cells from pituitary adenomas are influenced by hormone profile. Our results support the presence of two molecular subtypes of FS cells GFAP+/VEGF+/S100 respectively and another one that is GFAP-/S100+/EGFR+ simultaneously with the classical variant GFAP+/S100+. It is possible that S100+/EGFR+ pituitary adenomas represent a group of pituitary adenomas with an aggressive behaviour and a high ability of invasion and recurrence INTRODUCTION: S100 protein and GFAP expression in pituitary adenomas tumour cells is not well known; few correlations with other prognostic or therapeutic factors have previously been reported in pituitary adenomas. We aim to elucidate their involvement in the pathogenesis of pituitary adenomas and to establish the correlation of their expression with different growth factors and growth factor receptors known to have a prognostic and/or therapeutic role.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sixty-one cases of pituitary adenomas were immunohistochemically assessed for the expression of GFAP and S100 protein in both tumour cells and FS cells, in close relationship with hormone profile, and correlated with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression, previously studied by our team.
RESULTS: GFAP and S100 protein were expressed both in tumour cells and FS cells. Differences between morphology, distribution, and density of GFAP+ FS cells and S100+ FS ...

Source: Endokrynologia Polska - June 29, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Cimpean AM, Ceausu AR, Corlan A, Melnic E, Jitariu AA, Raica M Tags: Endokrynol Pol Source Type: research