Elevation of plasma and cerebrospinal fluid osteopontin levels in patients with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor

  • Chung Lan Kao
  • , Shih Hwa Chiou
  • , Donald Ming Tak Ho
  • , Yann Jang Chen
  • , Ren Shyan Liu
  • , Chih Wen Lo
  • , Fu Ting Tsai
  • , Chi Hung Lin
  • , Hung Hai Ku
  • , Shang Ming Yu
  • , Tai Tong Wong

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Abstract

Osteopontin, a cancer metastasis-associated gene, is specifically up-regulated in central nervous system (CNS) atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT), but its biological behavior in the progression of CNS AT/RT has never been studied. We obtained plasma, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and brain tissue specimens from lobectomy of hemispherectomy samples from 39 patients (medulloblastoma, 16; AT/RT, 8; epilepsy, 6; hydrocephalus, 9). By enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, the median osteopontin levels in plasma and CSF in AT/RT (852.0 and 1,175.0 ng/mL, respectively) were significantly higher than in medulloblastoma (492.5 and 524.5 ng/mL, respectively) and hydrocephalus and epilepsy (208.0 and 168.0 ng/mL, respectively) (P < .05). The results of real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that osteopontin expression in AT/RT (n = 5) was significantly higher than in medulloblastoma (n = 8) samples. The differences in osteopontin expression in plasma, CSF, and tumor samples in AT/RT and medulloblastoma correlated with survival differences. In 5 patients with AT/RT, plasma osteopontin levels decreased after treatment but increased with relapse. Osteopontin might be a potential marker to aid in identifying AT/RT recurrence.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)297-304
Number of pages8
JournalAmerican Journal of Clinical Pathology
Volume123
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Osteopontin
  • Primitive neuroectodermal tumor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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