Claudin-1, -3 and -4 proteins and mRNA expression in benign and malignant breast lesions: a research study

Breast Cancer Research

Zsuzsa Schaff²  Krisztina Bögi²  András Kiss²  László Szilák²  Pál Kaposi Novák²  Csilla Páska²  Ágnes Szik²  Sándor Paku¹  Janina Kulka²  Anna-Mária Tőkés² 

[1] Department of Molecular Pathology, Joint Research Organization of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary;2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

关键词: tight junction;    real-time PCR;    immunohistochemistry;    claudin;    breast;   

Others  :  1114966
DOI  :  10.1186/bcr983

 received in 2004-01-23, accepted in 2004-12-02,  发布年份 2005

【 摘 要 】

Introduction

We compared levels of protein and mRNA expression of three members of the claudin (CLDN) family in malignant breast tumours and benign lesions.

Methods

Altogether, 56 sections from 52 surgically resected breast specimens were analyzed for CLDN1, CLDN3 and CLDN4 expression by immunohistochemistry. mRNA was also analyzed using real-time PCR in 17 of the 52 cases.

Results

CLDNs were rarely observed exclusively at tight junction structures. CLDN1 was present in the membrane of normal duct cells and in some of the cell membranes from ductal carcinoma in situ, and was frequently observed in eight out of nine areas of apocrine metaplasia, whereas invasive tumours were negative for CLDN1 or it was present in a scattered distribution among such tumour cells (in 36/39 malignant tumours). CLDN3 was present in 49 of the 56 sections and CLDN4 was present in all 56 tissue sections. However, CLDN4 was highly positive in normal epithelial cells and was decreased or absent in 17 out of 21 ductal carcinoma grade 1, in special types of breast carcinoma (mucinous, papillary, tubular) and in areas of apocrine metaplasia. CLDN1 mRNA was downregulated by 12-fold in the sample (tumour) group as compared with the control group using GAPDH as the reference gene. CLDN3 and CLDN4 mRNA exhibited no difference in expression between invasive tumours and surrounding tissue.

Conclusions

The significant loss of CLDN1 protein in breast cancer cells suggests that CLDN1 may play a role in invasion and metastasis. The loss of CLDN4 expression in areas of apocrine metaplasia and in the majority of grade 1 invasive carcinomas also suggests a particular role for this protein in mammary glandular cell differentiation and carcinogenesis.

【 授权许可】

   
2005 Tőkés et al., licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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