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Authors: Anke Tönjes, Markus Scholz, Mathias Fasshauer, Jürgen Kratzsch, Fauci Rassoul, Michael Stumvoll, Matthias Blüher

Date Published: 27th Feb 2007

Publication Type: Journal article

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BACKGROUND: Malignant growth and invasiveness of cancers is a function of both intratumoral and stromal factors. The accessibility to nutrients, oxygen and growth factors, the stromal composition, and the interference with the immune system all shape the tumor invasion front. A recent study has shown a prognostic difference with respect to different invasion patterns analyzed on histological specimens of cervical cancers. The present study analyzes the spatial organization of a cervical cancer and the relation of the tumor invasion front and the infiltration with CD3(+) T-cells. METHODS: From a cervical squamous cell carcinoma specimen, 84 serial sections were performed and three interleaving series were stained with hematoxylin/eosin and immunohistochemistry directed against the cervical carcinoma biomarker p16(INK4a) and the T-cell marker CD3. Sections were passed through an image processing chain to obtain a reconstructed and segmented tissue volume. For local tumor invasion front analysis the mean curvature was used, which in turn was related to the respective local minimum tumor to T-cell distance as well to a T-cell originated diffusing substance's concentration at the tumor surface. RESULTS: Spatial models of the tumor tissue and the infiltrating T-cells were computed. The overall discrete compactness of the tumor invasion front was 0.89, corresponding to a pathological assessment of diffuse infiltration. The comparison of the tumor invasion front with the density of T-cell infiltration revealed an increased smoothening in regions with high T-cell infiltration. CONCLUSIONS: We could demonstrate the spatial organization of a cervical cancer and model the interaction between infiltrating T-cells with the tumor invasion front shape. Increased smoothening in regions with high T-cell infiltration suggests that T-cells may have an influence on the shaping of the tumor invasion front, e.g., by attacking tumor cells displaying specific antigens. The applied technique allows visualization of the spatial organization of tissues and could be extended to analyze multiple stains on alternating sections.

Authors: N. Wentzensen, U. D. Braumann, J. Einenkel, L. C. Horn, M. von Knebel Doeberitz, M. Loffler, J. P. Kuska

Date Published: 7th Feb 2007

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Human Diseases: cervical cancer

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The Interleukin 10 (IL-10) gene is highly polymorphic, and the IL-10(-1087AG) (rs1800896) gene variation is the only so far studied intensively in association with certain diseases. Conflicting data have been published about an association of IL-10(-1087AG) gene variation with lower rates of complete remission and lower overall survival (OS) in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. To further investigate this in malignant lymphoma, we established the IL-10 genotypes in patients from the NHL-B1/ B2 studies from the German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group. In our study, allele frequencies of lymphoma patients are comparable as in healthy controls. No increase of IL-10(-1087G) alleles was found. In addition we did not find any difference in OS or event-free survival between patients with IL-10(-1087AA) and the other genotypes. Comparable results were obtained for the IL-10 loci at -3538 (A/T), -1354 (A/G), -824 (C/T) and -597 (A/C) (rs1800890, rs1800893, rs1800871 and rs1800872).

Authors: D. Kube, T. D. Hua, M. Kloss, B. Kulle, J. Brockmoller, L. Wojnowski, M. Loffler, M. Pfreundschuh, L. Trumper

Date Published: 12th Jan 2007

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Human Diseases: non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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Authors: J. Einenkel, W. Steller, U. D. Braumann, L. C. Horn, C. Krafft

Date Published: 11th Jan 2007

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Human Diseases: cervical cancer

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Motivated by linkage data and the hypothesis that angiogenesis plays a functional role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Jacq and colleagues present a family-based, multi-stage, candidate gene association study in French and European Caucasians in a paper on the association of the ITGAV rs3738919-C variant allele with RA (C-containing genotypes: odds ratio 1.94, confidence interval 1.3 to 2.9, P = 0.002). Support comes from a recent genome-wide study, which on its own would have missed identifying the association. Further research into the associating variant will require detailed haplotype analysis, verification in further studies, and research involving intermediate phenotypes or direct functional experiments. This new RA risk factor supports the role of angiogenesis in the disease. Motivated by linkage data and the hypothesis that angiogenesis plays a functional role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Jacq and colleagues present a family-based, multi-stage, candidate gene association study in French and European Caucasians in a paper on the association of the ITGAV rs3738919-C variant allele with RA (C-containing genotypes: odds ratio 1.94, confidence interval 1.3 to 2.9, P = 0.002). Support comes from a recent genome-wide study, which on its own would have missed identifying the association. Further research into the associating variant will require detailed haplotype analysis, verification in further studies, and research involving intermediate phenotypes or direct functional experiments. This new RA risk factor supports the role of angiogenesis in the disease. Motivated by linkage data and the hypothesis that angiogenesis plays a functional role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Jacq and colleagues present a family-based, multi-stage, candidate gene association study in French and European Caucasians in a paper on the association of the ITGAV rs3738919-C variant allele with RA (C-containing genotypes: odds ratio 1.94, confidence interval 1.3 to 2.9, P = 0.002). Support comes from a recent genome-wide study, which on its own would have missed identifying the association. Further research into the associating variant will require detailed haplotype analysis, verification in further studies, and research involving intermediate phenotypes or direct functional experiments. This new RA risk factor supports the role of angiogenesis in the disease.

Authors: Peter Ahnert, Holger Kirsten

Date Published: 2007

Publication Type: Journal article

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Authors: Sandra Mahr, Holger Kirsten, Brigitte Mueller

Date Published: 2007

Publication Type: Journal article

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Authors: Alfred Winter, Lutz Ißler

Date Published: 2007

Publication Type: InCollection

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