Immunoblot analysis of c-Met expression in human colorectal cancer: Overexpression is associated with advanced stage cancer Journal Article
| Authors: | Zeng, Z.; Weiser, M. R.; D'alessio, M.; Grace, A.; Shia, J.; Paty, P. B. |
| Article Title: | Immunoblot analysis of c-Met expression in human colorectal cancer: Overexpression is associated with advanced stage cancer |
| Abstract: | c-Met, the receptor of hepatocyte growth factor is known to be responsible for the motility and mitogenesis of epithelial cells including cancer cells. To investigate the significance of c-Met expression in human colorectal cancer (CRC), total cellular protein, extracted from 130 CRCs were examined by Western blot analysis. The signal was quantitated by ChemiImager 4000 Low Light Imaging System. c-Met expression was analyzed as the ratio of tumor to matched normal tissue (T/N) and expressed as fold-increase. The cellular localization of c-Met was assessed by immunohistochemistry. The T/N fold increase of c-Met varied from 0.2 to 10.7 with a mean of 3.41 +/- 0.23 (mean +/- SE). 69% primary CRC showed overexpression (T/N > 2.0) of c-Met. Significantly higher c-Met levels were found in CRC with blood vessel invasion (P = 0.04), and in advanced stage (P = 0.04). No relationship was noted between c-Met expression and age, tumor size, location, differentiation. C-Met immunoreactivity was observed in the membrane and cytoplasm of cancer cells. Positive staining of endothelial cells of blood vessels within normal submucosa and tumor was also evident. C-Met protein is expressed at levels significantly higher than adjacent mucosa in most primary adenocarcinomas of the colon. Our results support an important role for c-Met in human CRC progression and metastasis. |
| Keywords: | adult; aged; aged, 80 and over; middle aged; comparative study; adenocarcinoma; metabolism; metastasis; cell differentiation; pathology; tumor cells, cultured; colorectal neoplasms; cancer invasion; endothelium cell; endothelial cells; enzyme immunoassay; immunoenzyme techniques; blotting, western; adenoma; cell culture; colorectal tumor; western blotting; blood vessel; neoplasm invasiveness; colon; blood vessels; scatter factor receptor; proto-oncogene proteins c-met; humans; prognosis; human; article |
| Journal Title: | Clinical and Experimental Metastasis |
| Volume: | 21 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| ISSN: | 0262-0898 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Date Published: | 2004-12-01 |
| Start Page: | 409 |
| End Page: | 417 |
| Language: | English |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 15672865 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10585-005-1617-4 |
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| Notes: | Clin Exp Metastasis -- Cited By (since 1996):26 -- Export Date: 16 June 2014 -- Source: Scopus |
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