Significance of leptin expression in invasive potential of pituitary adenomas

We immunohistochemically examined the expression of leptin in pituitary adenomas to investigate the correlation between the invasiveness of tumours and leptin expression. The subjects consisted of 79 patients with pituitary adenoma and were classified into the following groups: (1) non-functioning a...

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2003-04, Vol.105 (2), p.111-116
Main Authors: Isono, Mitsuo, Inoue, Ryo, Kamida, Tohru, Kobayashi, Hidenori, Matsuyama, Junko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenoma - pathology
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Biomarkers, Tumor - analysis
Cytokines
Endocrinopathies
Female
Growth hormones
Growth potential
Humans
Hypothalamus. Hypophysis. Epiphysis (diseases)
Invasion
Labeling
Leptin
Leptin - biosynthesis
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms
Pituitary adenoma
Pituitary gland
Pituitary Neoplasms - pathology
Retrospective Studies
Rodents
Studies
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Summary:We immunohistochemically examined the expression of leptin in pituitary adenomas to investigate the correlation between the invasiveness of tumours and leptin expression. The subjects consisted of 79 patients with pituitary adenoma and were classified into the following groups: (1) non-functioning adenomas; (2) GH-secreting adenomas; (3) prolactinomas; (4) ACTH-secreting adenomas; (5) others (LH, FSH or TSH-secreting adenomas). Thereafter all cases were subdivided according to the size of tumour and the presence of invasion to the surrounding tissue. Among non-functioning adenomas, there was no significant difference between invasive and non-invasive non-functioning adenoma. In functioning adenomas, a significant difference in leptin expression was noted in intrasellar non-invasive adenomas compared to other adenomas. There was also a significant difference in leptin expression between non-invasive and invasive adenomas regardless of size. These results suggest that leptin has a role in the invasive potential of functioning adenomas.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/S0303-8467(02)00129-4