Expression of metastasis-associated gene-1 is associated with bone invasion and tumor stage in human pituitary adenomas

Jia, W., Zhu, J., Martin, Tracey Amanda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2690-4908, Sanders, Andrew J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7997-5286, Yang, X., Cheng, S., Yu, H., Jia, G., Liu, X., Lu, R. and Jiang, Wen Guo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3283-1111 2015. Expression of metastasis-associated gene-1 is associated with bone invasion and tumor stage in human pituitary adenomas. Cancer Genomics and Proteomics 12 (3) , pp. 113-118.

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Abstract

Metastasis associated gene-1 (MTA1), was initially discovered in aggressive human cancer cell lines and has been subsequently associated with the invasiveness and metastatic potential of cancer cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the present study, we evaluated the expression levels of MTA1 in a cohort of human pituitary tumors (n=95) and examined the relationship between MTA1 expression and the pathological, clinical and aggressiveness of these tumors. RESULTS: MTA1 was expressed at significantly higher levels in large tumors and in those with higher tumor grade. It was also observed that tumors that had invaded the suprasellar bones and tumors that destructed the sella had significantly higher levels than those without bone involvement (p<005). Although there did not appear to exist any relationship between MTA1 and cystic lesions in the tumors, endocrine-active tumors, namely those secreting prolactin, growth hormone, Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing Hormone (LH) had significantly lower MTA1 transcript levels than inactive tumors. CONCLUSION: MTA1 is associated with the aggressive nature of pituitary tumors and may be a potential therapeutic target in this tumor type.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	International Institute of Anticancer Research
ISSN:	1790-6245
Date of Acceptance:	9 February 2015
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2022 09:33
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/88364

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