Nassios, Anais and Wallner, Susanne and Haferkamp, Sebastian and Klingelhoeffer, Christoph and Brochhausen, Christoph and Schreml, Stephan (2019) Expression of proton-sensing G-protein-coupled receptors in selected skin tumors. EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, 28 (1). pp. 66-71. ISSN 0906-6705, 1600-0625
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Background In humans, there are four known proton-sensing G-Protein-coupled receptors (pH-GPCRs): GPR4 (GPR19), TDAG8 (GPR65, T-cell death-associated gene 8), OGR1 (GPR68, ovarian cancer GPCR1) and G2A (GPR132, G2 accumulation protein). They are known to be involved in sensing changes of extracellular proton concentrations in the acidic microenvironment of tumors, which leads to altered cell proliferation, migration, metastasis, immune cell function and inflammation. However, little is known about the expression of pH-GPCRs in the skin and especially skin cancers. Aim We studied the expression of pH-GPCRs in selected skin cancers, that is Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP), atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) and pleomorphic dermal sarcoma (PDS). Methods We did immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence to analyse the expression of GPR4, TDAG8, OGR1 and G2A using paraffin-embedded tissue samples (n = 4, exceptions: PDS GPR4/GPR65 n = 5, AFX GPR132 n = 3) from patients suffering from MCC, DFSP, AFX and PDS. Results (a) GPR4 was expressed on all AFX and PDS specimens. All AFX and MCC showed a positive expression of G2A. All PDS exhibited a strong positive expression of G2A. (b) MCCs neither expressed GPR4 nor TDAG8. All DFSP showed no expression of TDAG8. (c) For any other combination of GPCR and skin disease, we found positive/negative mixed results. Conclusions These are the first results on pH-GPCRs in selected skin cancers. We provide evidence that these GPCRs are differentially expressed on the various types of skin cancers and that they can potentially be addressed as a therapeutic target in extensive disease.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | PH; TDAG8; MIGRATION; GENE; PROLIFERATION; INVOLVEMENT; METASTASIS; INHIBITION; GPR4; atypical fibroxanthoma; dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; merkel cell carcinoma; pleomorphic dermal sarcoma |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Dermatologie und Venerologie Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Pathologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2020 07:08 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2020 07:08 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/27897 |
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