scholarly journals Infiltrating Mast Cells Correlate with Angiogenesis in Bone Metastases from Gastric Cancer Patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 3237-3250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Ammendola ◽  
Ilaria Marech ◽  
Giuseppe Sammarco ◽  
Valeria Zuccalà ◽  
Maria Luposella ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Sammarco ◽  
Cosmo Damiano Gadaleta ◽  
Valeria Zuccalà ◽  
Emre Albayrak ◽  
Rosa Patruno ◽  
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PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e106834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaosun Liu ◽  
Hailong Jin ◽  
Geer Zhang ◽  
Xianke Lin ◽  
Chao Chen ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Ammendola ◽  
Rosario Sacco ◽  
Giuseppe Sammarco ◽  
Giuseppe Donato ◽  
Valeria Zuccalà ◽  
...  

Background. Angiogenesis is a complex process involved in both growth and progression of several human and animal tumours. Tryptase is a serin protease stored in mast cells granules, which plays a role in tumour angiogenesis. Mast cells (MCs) can release tryptase following c-Kit receptor (c-KitR) activation.Method. In a series of 25 gastric cancer patients with stage T3N2-3M0(by AJCC for Gastric Cancer 7th Edition), immunohistochemistry and image analysis methods were employed to evaluate in the tumour tissue the correlation between the number of mast cells positive to tryptase (MCPT), c-KitR expressing cells (c-KitR-EC), and microvascular density (MVD).Results. Data demonstrated a positive correlation between MCPT, c-KitR-EC, and MVD to each other. In tumour tissue the mean number of MCPT was 15, the mean number of c-KitR-EC was 20, and the mean number of MVD was 20. The Pearson test correlating MCPT and MVD, c-KitR-EC and MVD was significantly (r=0.64,P=0.001;r=0.66,P=0.041, resp.).Conclusion. In this pilot study, we suggest that MCPT and c-KitR-EC play a role in gastric cancer angiogenesis, so we think that several c-KitR or tryptase inhibitors such as gabexate mesilate and nafamostat mesilate might be evaluated in clinical trials as a new antiangiogenetic approach.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
XiaoLi Wu ◽  
Hongbo Ma ◽  
YanYan Li

Abstract Abstract: Objective Gastric cancer is a malignant tumour that severely affects the health of patients. This study analyses the correlation between gastric cancer-infiltrating immune cell patterns and clinical prognosis and provides a scientific basis for the development of comprehensive tumour prevention and treatment strategies. Method Transcripts and related clinical data from 9-2019 for gastric cancer were downloaded from the TCGA database. The proportions of 22 kinds of immune cells were calculated by CIBERSORT software, and the correlation of each immune cell component ratio with tumour grade, clinical stage and overall survival (OS) was evaluated. Results A total of 413 gene transcript data sets were obtained from the TCGA database, including 381 for gastric cancer and 32 for normal tissues. The expression of various macrophages in tumour tissues was abundant. The immune cell composition, which included resting dendritic cells (p=0.02), M1 macrophages (p=0.031), resting mast cells (p=0.02), CD8 T cells (p=2.445e-04), M0 macrophages (p=6.353e-04), activated mast cells (p=0.006), neutrophils (p=0.003), resting NK cells (p=0.014), and gamma delta T cells (p=0.033), is related to the pathological grade. As the tumour stage of gastric cancer patients progresses, the proportion of some immune cells, including eosinophils (p=0.013), activated mast cells (p=0.042), neutrophils (p=0.007), and resting NK cells (p=0.036) gradually increases, while the proportion of other immune cells, for example, CD8 T cells (p=0.018), Tregs (p=0.039), M1 macrophages (p=0.018), and activated NK cells (p=0.042) gradually decreases. Higher expression of CD8 T cells suggests a better prognosis. Conclusion The composition of tumour-infiltrating immune cells differed greatly in different pathological grades and stages of gastric cancer. CD8 T cells can be used as a prognostic factor for gastric cancer patients.


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