Expression of Nuclear Retinoid Receptors in Normal, Premalignant and Malignant Gastric Tissues Determined by in Situ Hybridization

Overview

Journal Br J Cancer

Specialty Oncology

Date 1999 Jul 2

PMID 10389997

Citations 11

Authors

S Y Jiang

S R Shen

R Y Shyu

J C Yu

H J Harn

M Y Yeh

M M Lee

Y C Chang

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Abstract

Retinoids exhibit multiple functions through interaction with nuclear retinoid receptors and have growth-suppressive activity on gastric cancer cells. To better understand the roles of nuclear retinoid receptors during gastric carcinogenesis, we have used in situ hybridization to investigate expression of retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoid x receptors (RXRs) in premalignant and malignant formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded gastric tissues. Histological sections of eight normal, 17 distal normal and nine gastric cancer tissues were hybridized with non-radioactive RNA probes for subtypes of RAR and RXR. Expression of RAR alpha, RAR beta, RAR gamma, RXR alpha and RXR beta was found in most cell types in gastric mucosa tissues from normal individuals as well as in distal normal tissues from cancer patients. Expression of RAR alpha and RAR beta were found in three and seven cancer tissues, respectively, and levels of RXR alpha mRNA were significantly decreased in poorly differentiated cancer tissues. Among the five investigated nuclear retinoid receptors, only expression of RAR alpha mRNA was significantly decreased in intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia and cancer tissues when compared to adjacent normal tissues. In conclusion, normal gastric mucosa expressed both RARs and RXRs, which supports the physiological role of retinoic acid on normal gastric mucosa. The decrease in RAR alpha expression in premalignant and malignant gastric tissues suggests a significant role of RAR alpha during gastric carcinogenesis.

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