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Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2008 Sep 15; 1(1):18-25. doi:10.3889/MJMS.1857-5773.2008.0004 Basic Science
Aberrant Expression of Polycystin-1 in Renal Cell Tumors Jean Gogusev1, Yves Chretien2, Dominique Droz1, 3 1INSERM U507, Hôpital Necker; 2Service d’Urologie, Hôpital Necker; 3Service d’Anatomie Pathologique, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
Polycystin-1 (PC1) is a cellular transmembrane protein coded by the polycystic kidney disease (PKD1) gene, prevalently expressed in developing/mature kidney and in autosomal polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Limited data are available concerning the PC1 involvement in renal tumorigenenesis. Polycystin-1 expression was evaluated in 8 clear cell renal cell carcinomas (RCCs), 7 tubulopapillary cell type tumors, 3 solid RCCs developed in patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHLD), one RCC developed in a patient on chronic haemodialysis and one angiomyolipoma in a patient with Tuberous sclerosis (TS). In the normal kidney, consistent level of polycystin-1 was detected in distal tubules, collecting duct, glomerular podocytes and vascular smooth muscle cells. The strongest immunoreactivity against polycystin-1 was observed in epithelial cells lining the cystic components in all ADPKD tissues. Five cases of clear cell type RCCs and two-tubulopapillary cell type RCCs consistently expressed PC1. In the VHL disease associated renal carcinomas, both the neoplastic cells and cystic tissue areas weakly expressed PC1. In TS-associated angiomyolipoma, the vascular component was PC1 positive, while the tumoral cells were scarcely stained. The present report indicates consistent expression of the PKD1 gene product polycystin-1, in normal kidney, ADPKD tissues, and renal cell carcinomas. The findings suggest that the level of PC1 expression is linked to tumor cell type, being a more frequent event in clear cell RCC.
Key words: Polycystin-1 (PC1); Autosomal plycystic kidney disease (ADPKD); Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC); von Hippel-Lindau disease; Immunohistochemistry.
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