Author:
Sánchez-Ramírez Damián,Medrano-Guzmán Rafael,Candanedo-González Fernando,De Anda-González Jazmín,García-Rios Luis Enrique,Pérez-Koldenkova Vadim,Gutiérrez-de la Barrera Marcos,Rodríguez-Enríquez Sara,Velasco-Velázquez Marco,Pacheco-Velázquez Silvia Cecilia,Piña-Sánchez Patricia,Mayani Héctor,Gómez-Delgado Alejandro,Monroy-García Alberto,Martínez-Lara Ana Karen,Montesinos Juan José
Abstract
Desmoplastic stroma (DS) and the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) play a key role in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) progression. To date, however, the combined expression of DS and EMT markers, and their association with variations in survival within each clinical stage and degree of tumor differentiation is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between expression of DS and EMT markers and survival variability in patients diagnosed with PDAC. We examined the expression levels of DS markers alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), fibronectin, and vimentin, and the EMT markers epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EPCAM), pan-cytokeratin, and vimentin, by immunohistochemistry using a tissue microarray of a retrospective cohort of 25 patients with PDAC. The results were examined for association with survival by clinical stage and by degree of tumor differentiation. High DS markers expression -α-SMA, fibronectin, and vimentin- was associated with decreased survival at intermediate and advanced clinical stages (p=0.006-0.03), as well as with both poorly and moderately differentiated tumor grades (p=0.01-0.02). Interestingly, the same pattern was observed for EMT markers, i.e., EPCAM, pan-cytokeratin, and vimentin (p=0.00008-0.03). High expression of DS and EMT markers within each clinical stage and degree of tumor differentiation was associated with lower PDAC survival. Evaluation of these markers may have a prognostic impact on survival time variation in patients with PDAC.
Subject
Cell Biology,Histology,Biophysics
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