Abstract:
BACKGROUND:The Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway mediates cell survival and proliferation and contributes to tumor progression. Soft tissue leiomyosarcoma continues to show poor prognosis, and little is known about its mechanisms of tumor progression. Here the authors investigated the significance of activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway in soft tissue leiomyosarcomas. METHODS:The phosphorylation status of Akt, mTOR, S6, and the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein (4E-BP1) and the protein expression of phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) were assessed by immunohistochemistry in 145 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples of soft tissue leiomyosarcoma including 129 primary tumors. The expression of phosphorylated Akt and mTOR in comparison with their total forms was assessed by Western blot analysis in 13 frozen samples, which were paired with normal tissue samples. Moreover, 39 frozen tumor samples were analyzed for PIK3CA and AKT1 gene mutation. RESULTS:Immunohistochemically, phosphorylated forms of Akt, mTOR, S6, and 4E-BP1 were positive in 78.3%, 72.6%, 74.5%, and 70.5% of the samples, respectively. These results were correlated with each other, and associated with higher mitotic activity and adverse prognosis. Decreased expression of PTEN was recognized in only 19.7% and had no statistically significant correlation with Akt or other molecules. Immunoblotting showed a high degree of Akt and mTOR phosphorylation in tumor samples compared with that in non-neoplastic tissue. Mutational analysis failed to reveal any PIK3CA or AKT1 mutations around the hot spots. CONCLUSIONS:The Akt/mTOR pathway was activated in most cases of soft tissue leiomyosarcoma and associated with worse clinical behavior and aggressive pathological findings.
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Setsu N,Yamamoto H,Kohashi K,Endo M,Matsuda S,Yokoyama R,Nishiyama K,Iwamoto Y,Dobashi Y,Oda Ydoi
10.1002/cncr.26448subject
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2012-03-15 00:00:00pages
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0008-543Xissn
1097-0142journal_volume
118pub_type
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