STAT3 activation and risk of recurrence in meningiomas

  • Authors:
    • Mahlon Johnson
    • Mary O'Connell
    • Kevin Walter
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  • Published online on: February 14, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5736
  • Pages: 2432-2436
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Abstract

Several studies have suggested that activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is associated with initiation, progression and metastasis of numerous types of malignancy. However, the role of the Janus kinase-interleukin 6‑STAT3 signaling pathway in the pathogenesis and recurrence of meningiomas is unknown. The present study evaluated STAT3 activation by western blotting and immunohistochemistry and assessed its association with Ki‑67 labeling in 13 cases of meningioma in which frozen tissue and ≥5.5‑year follow‑up information were available, and in formalin-fixed meningioma tissues from 14 cases with an 8.4‑year follow‑up. The results of the western blot analysis indicated that STAT3 phosphorylation was markedly higher in grade II meningiomas compared with that in grade I, with mean densitometric values of 8.6 and 1.7 following normalization to actin, respectively. High STAT3 phosphorylation/activation was identified in 2 of 3 recurrent World Health Organization (WHO) grade I meningiomas and 0 of 3 non-recurrent meningiomas. Strong STAT3 phosphorylation/activation signal was also found in 2 of 4 recurrent grade II meningiomas and 1 of 3 non‑recurrent cases. According to the immunohistochemistry results, phospho‑STAT3 was not increased in WHO grade II tumors compared with that in grade I tumors, and was not significantly different between recurrent and non‑recurrent cases. Ki‑67 labeling was significantly increased in grade II vs. grade I tumors, and was also significantly increased in recurrent compared with non‑recurrent grade I meningiomas. The results of the current study suggest that, while detection of phosphorylated/activated STAT3 may be useful in isolated cases, identifying activation may be of little value in predicting recurrence.

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Johnson M, O'Connell M and Walter K: STAT3 activation and risk of recurrence in meningiomas. Oncol Lett 13: 2432-2436, 2017
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Johnson, M., O'Connell, M., & Walter, K. (2017). STAT3 activation and risk of recurrence in meningiomas. Oncology Letters, 13, 2432-2436. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5736
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Johnson, M., O'Connell, M., Walter, K."STAT3 activation and risk of recurrence in meningiomas". Oncology Letters 13.4 (2017): 2432-2436.
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Johnson, M., O'Connell, M., Walter, K."STAT3 activation and risk of recurrence in meningiomas". Oncology Letters 13, no. 4 (2017): 2432-2436. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5736