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Co-expression of CD44v3 and heparanase is correlated with metastasis of human colon cancer

  • Authors:
    • Hiroki Kuniyasu
    • Yoshitomo Chihara
    • Tadahiko Kubozoe
    • Tadateru Takahashi

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  • Published online on: September 1, 2002     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.10.3.333
  • Pages: 333-337
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Abstract

Heparanase is an enzyme that degrades extracellular glycoprotein to release heparan sulfate molecules. CD44 variant exon 3 (CD44v3), a receptor for heparan sulfate, generates intracellular signals for cell migration. Production of CD44v3 and expression of heparanase were detected by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, respectively. In 145 cases of colon cancer, heparanase mRNA and CD44v3 protein were detected in 46% and 43%, respectively. Co-expression of heparanase and CD44v3 was found in cases of 12% of Dukes' B, 32% of Dukes' C, and 57% of Dukes' D cases. Survival analysis found a significantly poorer prognosis in patients showing concurrent expression of heparanase and CD44v3 than in patients not showing both (p<0.0001). Concurrent expression of heparanase and CD44v3 might be a mechanism of cancer invasion and metastasis in colon cancer.

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September 2002
Volume 10 Issue 3

Print ISSN: 1107-3756
Online ISSN:1791-244X

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Kuniyasu H, Chihara Y, Kubozoe T and Takahashi T: Co-expression of CD44v3 and heparanase is correlated with metastasis of human colon cancer. Int J Mol Med 10: 333-337, 2002.
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Kuniyasu, H., Chihara, Y., Kubozoe, T., & Takahashi, T. (2002). Co-expression of CD44v3 and heparanase is correlated with metastasis of human colon cancer. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 10, 333-337. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.10.3.333
MLA
Kuniyasu, H., Chihara, Y., Kubozoe, T., Takahashi, T."Co-expression of CD44v3 and heparanase is correlated with metastasis of human colon cancer". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 10.3 (2002): 333-337.
Chicago
Kuniyasu, H., Chihara, Y., Kubozoe, T., Takahashi, T."Co-expression of CD44v3 and heparanase is correlated with metastasis of human colon cancer". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 10, no. 3 (2002): 333-337. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.10.3.333