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 language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 11-13 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators |
| Volume | 141 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- COX
- PGE
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Renal parenchyma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Pharmacology
- Cell Biology
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