TY - JOUR
T1 - Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 expression in mycosis fungoides
AU - Pedersen, Ida Holst
AU - Willerslev-Olsen, Andreas
AU - Vetter-Kauczok, Claudia
AU - Krejsgaard, Thorbjørn
AU - Lauenborg, Britt
AU - Kopp, Katharina Luise
AU - Geisler, Carsten
AU - Bonefeld, Charlotte M
AU - Zhang, Qian
AU - Wasik, Mariusz A
AU - Dabelsteen, Sally
AU - Andersen, Anders Woetmann
AU - Becker, Jurgen C
AU - Odum, Niels
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - Here, we have studied vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR-3) expression in mycosis fungoides (MF), the most common type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). Immunohistochemistry revealed that in two-thirds of 34 patients, VEGFR-3 was expressed in situ by both tumor and stromal cells irrespective of the disease stage. The natural VEGFR-3 ligand, VEGF-C, partially protected malignant T-cell lines from growth inhibition by the histone deacetylase inhibitor, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA). Whereas the malignant T cells did not produce VEGF-C in vitro, its expression was induced during tumor formation in vivo in a xenograft mouse model of MF. In conclusion, malignant and stromal cells express high levels of VEGFR-3 in all stages of MF. Moreover, malignant T cells trigger enhanced VEGF-C expression in fibroblasts, suggesting that cross-talk between tumor and stromal cells plays a role in lymphangiogenesis and possibly disease progression.
AB - Here, we have studied vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR-3) expression in mycosis fungoides (MF), the most common type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). Immunohistochemistry revealed that in two-thirds of 34 patients, VEGFR-3 was expressed in situ by both tumor and stromal cells irrespective of the disease stage. The natural VEGFR-3 ligand, VEGF-C, partially protected malignant T-cell lines from growth inhibition by the histone deacetylase inhibitor, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA). Whereas the malignant T cells did not produce VEGF-C in vitro, its expression was induced during tumor formation in vivo in a xenograft mouse model of MF. In conclusion, malignant and stromal cells express high levels of VEGFR-3 in all stages of MF. Moreover, malignant T cells trigger enhanced VEGF-C expression in fibroblasts, suggesting that cross-talk between tumor and stromal cells plays a role in lymphangiogenesis and possibly disease progression.
U2 - 10.3109/10428194.2012.726720
DO - 10.3109/10428194.2012.726720
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22946664
SN - 1042-8194
JO - Leukemia and Lymphoma
JF - Leukemia and Lymphoma
ER -