Insulin-Like Growth Factor II mRNA-Binding Protein 3 (IMP3) as a Useful Immunohistochemical Marker for the Diagnosis of Adenocarcinoma of Small Intestine

The biological characteristics and roles of insulin-like growth factor II mRNA-binding protein 3 protein (IMP3) expression in small-intestinal adenocarcinoma were investigated. The value of IMP3 immunostaining in the diagnosis of small-intestinal epithelial lesions was also evaluated. Immunohistoche...

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Published in:ACTA HISTOCHEMICA ET CYTOCHEMICA 2015/12/25, Vol.48(6), pp.193-204
Main Authors: Daikuhara, Seiichi, Uehara, Takeshi, Higuchi, Kayoko, Hosaka, Noriko, Iwaya, Mai, Maruyama, Yasuhiro, Matsuda, Kazuyuki, Arakura, Norikazu, Tanaka, Eiji, Ota, Hiroyoshi
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Language:English
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adenocarcinoma
immunohistochemistry
IMP3
p53
Regular
small intestine
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Summary:The biological characteristics and roles of insulin-like growth factor II mRNA-binding protein 3 protein (IMP3) expression in small-intestinal adenocarcinoma were investigated. The value of IMP3 immunostaining in the diagnosis of small-intestinal epithelial lesions was also evaluated. Immunohistochemical expression of IMP3 in normal small-intestinal mucosa adjacent to adenoma and adenocarcinoma lesions, and inflamed duodenal and ileal mucosa was analyzed. Samples assessed were: duodenal ulcer (n=6), Crohn’s disease (n=5), low-grade small-intestinal adenoma (n=10), high-grade small-intestinal adenoma (n=13), small-intestinal adenocarcinoma (n=23), lymph node metastases (LNM; n=7), and preoperative biopsies of small-intestinal adenocarcinoma (n=6). Immunohistochemical expression of Ki-67 and p53 was also analyzed in adenoma and adenocarcinoma samples. IMP3 was not expressed in normal epithelium, but weakly expressed in reparative epithelium. Meanwhile, increased IMP3 expression was associated with a higher degree of dysplasia in adenomas, higher T classification, LNM, Ki-67 positivity, histological differentiation, and lower 5-year disease-free survival, but not p53 expression in adenocarcinoma. IMP3 expression appears to be a late event in the small-intestinal carcinogenesis. Assessing the IMP3 staining pattern can be useful in the diagnosis of small-intestinal epithelial lesions when used in conjunction with other histological criteria.
ISSN:0044-5991
1347-5800
DOI:10.1267/ahc.15021