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PAX2 induces vascular‑like structures in normal ovarian cells and ovarian cancer

  • Authors:
    • Kholoud Alwosaibai
    • Ensaf M. Al‑Hujaily
    • Salmah Alamri
    • Salim Ghandorah
    • Kenneth Garson
    • Barbara C. Vanderhyden
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  • Published online on: April 27, 2022     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11339
  • Article Number: 412
  • Copyright: © Alwosaibai et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

In adult tissue, the paired box 2 (PAX2) protein is expressed in healthy oviductal, but not normal ovarian surface epithelial cells. PAX2 is expressed in a subset of cases of serous ovarian carcinoma; however, the role of PAX2 in the initiation and progression of ovarian cancer remains unknown. The aim of the present study was to determine the biological effects of PAX2 expression in normal and cancerous epithelial cells. By culturing the normal and cancerous ovarian cells that express PAX2 in 3D culture and staining the cells with vasculogenic mimicry markers such as CD31 and PAS, it was shown that PAX2 overexpression in both normal and cancerous ovarian epithelial cells induced formation of vascular‑like structures both in vitro and in vivo. These results indicated a potential role of PAX2 in ovarian cancer progression by increasing the presence of vascular‑like structures to promote the supply of nutrients to tumor cells and facilitate cancer cell proliferation and invasion.
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Alwosaibai K, Al‑Hujaily EM, Alamri S, Ghandorah S, Garson K and Vanderhyden BC: PAX2 induces vascular‑like structures in normal ovarian cells and ovarian cancer. Exp Ther Med 23: 412, 2022.
APA
Alwosaibai, K., Al‑Hujaily, E.M., Alamri, S., Ghandorah, S., Garson, K., & Vanderhyden, B.C. (2022). PAX2 induces vascular‑like structures in normal ovarian cells and ovarian cancer. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 23, 412. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11339
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Alwosaibai, K., Al‑Hujaily, E. M., Alamri, S., Ghandorah, S., Garson, K., Vanderhyden, B. C."PAX2 induces vascular‑like structures in normal ovarian cells and ovarian cancer". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 23.6 (2022): 412.
Chicago
Alwosaibai, K., Al‑Hujaily, E. M., Alamri, S., Ghandorah, S., Garson, K., Vanderhyden, B. C."PAX2 induces vascular‑like structures in normal ovarian cells and ovarian cancer". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 23, no. 6 (2022): 412. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11339