Expression of JMJD2A in infiltrating duct carcinoma was markedly higher than fibroadenoma, and associated with expression of ARHI, p53 and ER in infiltrating duct carcinoma.

Jumonji Domain Containing 2A (JMJD2A) may be a cancer-associated gene involved in human breast cancer. With a view to investigating expression of JMJD2A in human breast cancer and benign lesion tissues as well as relationship between JMJD2A and tumor related proteins, histological and immunohistochemical analysis, Western blot and quantitative real-time PCR in infiltrating duct carcinoma and fibroadenoma for JMJD2A and immunohistochemical analysis and quantitative real-time PCR in infiltrating duct carcinoma for tumor related proteins (ARHI, p53, ER, PR and CerbB-2) were performed. Histological examination validated the clinical diagnosis. The JMJD2A positive rate of infiltrating duct carcinoma was significantly higher than fibroadenoma by immunohistochemical analysis. The mean optical density of JMJD2A in infiltrating duct carcinoma was higher than fibroadenoma by western blot. JMJD2A mRNA level in infiltrating duct carcinoma was higher than fibroadenoma by quantitative real-time PCR. Spearman correlation analysis revealed that the expression of JMJD2A was associated with ARHI, p53 and ER from immunohistochemical results respectively. Pearson correlation analysis revealed that the expression of JMJD2A was associated with ARHI, p53 and ER from quantitative real-time PCR results respectively. Expression of JMJD2A in infiltrating duct carcinoma was higher, and associated with ARHI, p53 and ER. The results may take JMJD2A as a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target in human breast cancer.

Myoepithelial expression of Fas and strong nuclear expression of FasL in epithelial cells: A marker for risk stratification of breast cancer.

Aim: The clinical significance of Fas and FasL in hormone-sensitive carcinomas has been reported. Our objective was to evaluate the expression of apoptosis-regulating genes Fas and FasL in Indian breast cancer and fibroadenoma patients in relation to hormone receptor status. Study Design: Retrospective. Materials and Methods: Paraffin-embedded tissue samples from 63 untreated female patients with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) and 32 female patients with fibroadenoma were studied. Expression of Fas and FasL was evaluated using immunohistochemical staining method. Statistical Analysis: Fisher's exact test and nonparametric correlation test (Spearman rank correlation test) were performed. Result: Fas was detected in 97% of the fibroadenomas and there was a slight decrease in levels of expression with histological grades of IDC. The expression of FasL was detected in 75% fibroadenomas and its expression increased in IDC. There was no correlation between Fas, FasL expression and hormone receptor status. Strong expression of Fas in myoepithelial cells was noted in 12 out of 32 fibroadenoma cases. Conclusion: Expression of Fas and FasL alone is unlikely to be important as a predictive factor as they express in both normal and malignant breast epithelium. But strong expression of Fas in myoepithelial cells along with strong nuclear expression of FasL in epithelial cells of fibroadenoma could be useful as an early predictive factor for onset of malignancy.

Inmunodetección de FHIT y E-cadherina en fibroadenomas y cáncer ductal y lobulillar de mama / Inmunodetection of FHIT and E-cadherin in fibroadenomas and ductal and lobular human breast cancer

En Chile, el cáncer es la segunda causa de muerte después de las enfermedades cardiovasculares. Los principales cánceres asociados a muerte en mujeres fueron mama, estómago, vesícula biliar, broncopulmonar y cérvico uterino. Alteraciones de las E-cadherinas han sido relacionadas con varios tipos de cáncer, ya que uno de los principales eventos involucrados con su disfunción es el gatillar la invasión y metástasis del tumor. La inactivación del gen CDH1 ha sido demostrada en el cáncer gástrico difuso y el cáncer de mama lobulillar. Asimismo, la inactivación del gen FHIT parece estar asociado con la progresión a neoplasias más agresivas. Se realizaron determinaciones inmunohistoquímicas (IHQ) en fibroadenomas mamarios y cánceres previamente diagnosticados por RE, RPg y Her2, mostrando positividad en todos los casos. La detección (IHQ) de la expresión de FHIT y E-cadherina en tejidos con patologías benignas y malignizados, puede aportar una importante información diagnóstica y pronóstica en el cáncer de mama.

In Chile, cancer is the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular diseases. The major death-related cancers in women were breast, stomach, gallbladder, lung and cervical cancer. Alterations of E-cadherin have been linked to various cancers, as one of the main events involved in its dysfunction is the trigger of tumor invasion and metastasis. CDH1 gene inactivation has been demonstrated in diffuse gastric cancer and lobular breast cancer. Furthermore, inactivation of the FHIT gene to be associated with progression to more aggressive tumors. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) determinations were performed in fibroadenomas and breast cancers previously diagnosed by ER, PgR and Her2, showing positivity in all cases. Immunohistochemical detection of FHIT and E-cadherin expression in tissues with benign disease and malignant, may provide an important diagnostic and prognostic information in breast cancer.

Efficacy of estriol in inhibiting epithelial proliferation in mammary fibroadenoma: randomized clinical trial

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Mammary fibroadenoma is a disease that affects a large number of women of reproductive age. The aim of this study was to evaluate the proliferative activity of mammary fibroadenoma through expression of Ki-67 and c-myc antigens, following administration of oral contraceptive with or without estriol. DESIGN AND SETTING: Placebo-controlled double-blind randomized clinical trial in the Mastology Sector of the Department of Gynecology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo. METHODS: Thirty-three fibroadenoma patients were studied. Ten women (group 1) took an oral contraceptive constituted by levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol together with placebo manufactured in the same capsule for four consecutive cycles with a seven-day interval between them. The other 23 patients (group 2) took the same oral contraceptive together with estriol, which was put into the same capsule and used in the same way as among the group 1 patients. After four cycles, the nodules were surgically removed and sent for immunohistochemical analysis of Ki-67 and c-myc expression. RESULTS: The Ki-67 and c-myc analysis did not reveal any significant differences between the study groups. The values were 9.16 and 10.54 for group 1 and 10.86 and 17.03 for group 2, respectively. There was a tendency towards higher expression of antigens in group 2. CONCLUSION: Our results showed that there was no significant statistical difference in Ki-67 and c-myc expression between our study groups, but only a tendency towards higher expression among users of oral contraceptives containing estriol.

CONTEXTO E OBJETIVO: O fibroadenoma mamário é uma doença que atinge um grande número de mulheres na idade reprodutiva. O objetivo foi avaliar a atividade proliferativa do fibroadenoma mamário, através da expressão do Ki-67 e do c-myc, após a administração de anticoncepcional oral, associado ou não ao estriol. TIPO DE ESTUDO E LOCAL: Ensaio clínico randomizado, duplo-cego, placebo controlado, realizado na Universidade Federal de São Paulo a nível terciário. MÉTODOS: Foram estudadas 33 pacientes portadoras de fibroadenoma, atendidas no setor de Mastologia da Disciplina de Ginecologia da Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina (Unifesp-EPM), sendo que 10 mulheres constituíram o grupo 1, e utilizaram anticoncepcional oral composto de levonorgestrel e etinilestradiol, associados a placebo na mesma cápsula por quatro ciclos consecutivos, com intervalo de sete dias entre cada um. As restantes 23 pacientes alocaram-se no grupo 2 e ingeriram, além do anticoncepcional oral descrito acima, um comprimido de estriol, que foi manufaturado na mesma cápsula e foi utilizado da mesma forma que nas pacientes do grupo 1. Ao final dos quatro ciclos, praticou-se a exérese cirúrgica dos nódulos, com posterior envio para análise imunoistoquímica de Ki-67 e c-myc. RESULTADOS: A análise com Ki-67 e c-myc não revelou diferença significante entre os grupos estudados, que foi de 9,16 e 10,54 no grupo 1 e de 10,86 e 17,03 no grupo 2, respectivamente, apesar de ter havido tendência a maior expressão dos marcadores entre as pacientes do grupo 2. CONCLUSÃO: Nossos resultados demonstram não haver diferença estatisticamente significante na expressão de Ki-67 e de c-myc entre os grupos em estudo, apenas uma tendência a sua maior expressão entre as usuárias de anticoncepcional e estriol.

Lectin binding patterns in benign and malignant lesions of the breast.

The binding patterns of a panel of eight lectins were studied in twenty eight breast lesions, consisting of ten cases of fibroadenoma, three cases of cystosarcoma phyllodes, five cases of fibrocystic disease and ten cases of infiltrating duct carcinoma by light microscopy. The eight lectins viz. PNA, WGA, RCA, SBA, UEA I, LTA, LCA and Con A were tested on paraffin sections using the Avidin Biotin Peroxidase Complex technique. PNA, RCA and UEA I showed a consistent positivity in benign and malignant lesions. The binding was localised mainly along the apices of mammary ductal epithelial cells in the benign lesions. In contrast, the malignant cells showed a considerable variation in staining patterns like diffuse cytoplasmic, membranous, and vacuolar. No definite correlation was seen between the intensity of binding and the histological grade in infiltrating duct carcinoma except in the case of Con A which was seen to bind more intensely to poorly differentiated tumours. The diagnostic significance of these patterns have been discussed.