RGD Reference Report - Expression and mutational analysis of tyrosine kinase receptors c-kit, PDGFRalpha, and PDGFRbeta in ovarian cancers. - Rat Genome Database

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Expression and mutational analysis of tyrosine kinase receptors c-kit, PDGFRalpha, and PDGFRbeta in ovarian cancers.

Authors: Wilczynski, SP  Chen, YY  Chen, W  Howell, SB  Shively, JE  Alberts, DS 
Citation: Wilczynski SP, etal., Hum Pathol. 2005 Mar;36(3):242-9.
RGD ID: 2298578
Pubmed: PMID:15791568   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.humpath.2004.11.009   (Journal Full-text)

Most women with epithelial ovarian cancer are diagnosed with advanced disease. Despite surgery and initial tumor reduction by standard chemotherapy, the tumors frequently recur and the patients eventually die of their disease. New drugs that inhibit tyrosine kinase receptors (TKRs) are being investigated for treatment and this study was undertaken to determine the expression and mutational state for 3 TKRs (c-kit, platelet-derived growth factor receptor [PDGFR] alpha, and PDGFR beta) in ovarian cancer. Tissue arrays containing 84 epithelial ovarian tumors were studied by immunohistochemistry with antibodies specific for c-kit, PDGFR alpha, and PDGFR beta. Immunoreactivity was detected in 78% of the tumor to at least one TKR. PDGFR alpha was expressed in the largest percentage of ovarian tumors (58%) whereas 29% expressed PDGFR beta. Two commercial antibodies against c-kit were studied and 33% of the tumors stained with one but only 6% were interpreted as positive with the second antibody. Activation of TKRs may occur through mutations but, by sequence analysis, no mutations were detected in 6 ovarian tumors with elevated immunoreactivity for each of the TKRs (c-kit, PDGFR alpha, and PDGFR beta). Tyrosine kinase receptors could also be activated through autocrine or paracrine stimulation of receptor by its ligand. Of 43 (35%) tumors tested for both c-kit receptor and its ligand (stem cell factor), 15 expressed both proteins indicating the possibility that this autocrine stimulation feedback loop is a factor in the growth of some ovarian cancers. This study demonstrates that PDGFR alpha, PDGFR beta, and c-kit are expressed in a high percentage of epithelial ovarian cancers suggesting that tyrosine kinase inhibitors may be useful in the treatment of these tumors.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Endometrioid Carcinomas  IEP 2298578protein:decreased expression:ovaryRGD 
Endometrioid Carcinomas  IEP 2298578protein:increased expression:ovaryRGD 
Endometrioid Carcinomas  ISOPDGFRA (Homo sapiens)2298578; 2298578protein:decreased expression:ovaryRGD 
Endometrioid Carcinomas  ISOPDGFRB (Homo sapiens)2298578; 2298578protein:increased expression:ovaryRGD 
Ovarian Neoplasms  IEP 2298578protein:decreased expression:ovaryRGD 
Ovarian Neoplasms  IEP 2298578protein:increased expression:ovaryRGD 
Ovarian Neoplasms  ISOPDGFRA (Homo sapiens)2298578; 2298578protein:decreased expression:ovaryRGD 
Ovarian Neoplasms  ISOPDGFRB (Homo sapiens)2298578; 2298578protein:increased expression:ovaryRGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Pdgfra  (platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha)
Pdgfrb  (platelet derived growth factor receptor beta)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Pdgfra  (platelet derived growth factor receptor, alpha polypeptide)
Pdgfrb  (platelet derived growth factor receptor, beta polypeptide)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
PDGFRA  (platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha)
PDGFRB  (platelet derived growth factor receptor beta)


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