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Physiological and pathological levels of prostaglandin E 2 in renal parenchyma and neoplastic renal tissue

  • Vittore Verratti
  • , Luigi Brunetti
  • , Claudio Ferrante
  • , Giustino Orlando
  • , Lucia Recinella
  • , Annalisa Chiavaroli
  • , Sheila Leone
  • , Run Wang
  • , Francesco Berardinelli

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Abstract

Prostaglandin (PG)E 2 seems to promote tumor proliferation by regulating cell growth, inhibiting apoptosis, promoting angiogenesis, and suppressing host immune surveillance of cancer cells. The suppression of prostaglandins biosynthesis is thought to be the main molecular mechanism for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs antineoplastic effect. Yet the relationship between PGE 2 and human renal cell carcinoma remains unclear. The aim of our study is to evaluate the PGE 2 content in human renal parenchyma and Renal Cell Carcinoma. The study was conducted on 20 consecutive patients undergoing radical nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma. In the normal renal parenchyma and in the neoplastic renal tissue the PGE 2 level was 83.43 ± 5.89 pg/mg and 289.67 ± 22.2 pg/mg, respectively (P < 0.0001). There was no relationship between PGE 2 content and Renal Cell Carcinoma dimension, Fuhrman grade, pathological-Tumor-Node and Metastasis (pTNM) stage and histological subtype. The PGE 2 over-content in neoplastic renal tissue suggests a role of PGE 2 in development and progression of renal carcinoma.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)11-13
Number of pages3
JournalProstaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators
Volume141
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2019

Keywords

  • COX
  • PGE
  • Renal cell carcinoma
  • Renal parenchyma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Cell Biology

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