Journal article
The mTOR pathway is frequently activated in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and chronic pancreatitis
Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology, Vol.18(5), pp.442-447
10/2010
DOI: 10.1097/PAI.0b013e3181de115b
PMID: 20661135
Abstract
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a serine/threonine kinase critical to cell growth and proliferation through its effects on protein translation. Activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt/mTOR pathway has been described in various tumor types. Earlier studies have demonstrated loss of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) function in some pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAs). We performed immunohistochemistry for PTEN and p-RPS6 (major downstream mTOR effector) in a group of PDAs. An assessment of chronic pancreatitis (CP) and normal pancreas (NL) was performed in parallel.
Tissue microarrays were constructed from 49 PDA, 27 CP, and 12 NL. Cases were scored as follows: PTEN (intact: ≥ 5% staining and lost: < 5%) and p-RPS6 (0, 1+: modest intensity in ≥ 5% of cells and 2+: strong intensity ≥ 5% of cells).
Forty-one percent of PDAs demonstrated loss of PTEN, and 75% demonstrated p-RPS6 immunoreactivity (1+ in 22 and 2+ in 3). PTEN was uniformly intact in NL and CP. Although p-RPS6 immunoreactivity was only noted in 1 NL control (8%), 1+ positivity was observed in 62% of CP.
mTOR pathway activation, as evidenced by p-RPS6 immunoreactivity, is frequent in PDA. p-RPS6 expression was also frequent in CP, highlighting the importance of this pathway in both neoplastic and inflammatory processes. Given evidence of pathway activation and the existence of specific anti-mTOR therapeutics, mTOR represents a logical target for directed biologic therapy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The mTOR pathway is frequently activated in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and chronic pancreatitis
- Creators
- Andrew M Bellizzi - Departments of Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USAMark BloomstonXiao-Ping ZhouObiajulu Hans IwenofuWendy L Frankel
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology, Vol.18(5), pp.442-447
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1097/PAI.0b013e3181de115b
- PMID
- 20661135
- ISSN
- 1541-2016
- eISSN
- 1533-4058
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2010
- Academic Unit
- Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984047853802771
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