Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is a molecular chaperone that regulates critical signalling proteins of cancer development and progression. Abnormal levels of HSP90 have been observed in human prostatic carcinoma (PC), with prognostic and therapeutic implications. Since spontaneously arising canine PC is a valuable model for the human disease, the aim of this study was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of HSP90 in two normal canine prostates, 17 canine prostates with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and five canine prostates with PC. HSP90 was expressed in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells in all samples, with a significant increase in labelled cells in PCs. Nuclear labelling was observed occasionally in normal tissue, but was increased in BPH and PC. HSP90 immunoreactivity in preneoplastic lesions (proliferative inflammatory atrophy and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia) was similar to that in PCs. Increased HSP90 expression in canine PCs suggests the involvement of this molecule in carcinogenesis and tumour progression, supporting HSP90 as a potential target for therapeutic intervention. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.

Palmieri C, Mancini M, Benazzi C, Della Salda L (2014). Heat Shock Protein 90 is Associated with Hyperplasia and Neoplastic Transformation of Canine Prostatic Epithelial Cells. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY, 150(4), 393-398 [10.1016/j.jcpa.2014.01.006].

Heat Shock Protein 90 is Associated with Hyperplasia and Neoplastic Transformation of Canine Prostatic Epithelial Cells

BENAZZI, CINZIA;
2014

Abstract

Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is a molecular chaperone that regulates critical signalling proteins of cancer development and progression. Abnormal levels of HSP90 have been observed in human prostatic carcinoma (PC), with prognostic and therapeutic implications. Since spontaneously arising canine PC is a valuable model for the human disease, the aim of this study was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of HSP90 in two normal canine prostates, 17 canine prostates with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and five canine prostates with PC. HSP90 was expressed in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells in all samples, with a significant increase in labelled cells in PCs. Nuclear labelling was observed occasionally in normal tissue, but was increased in BPH and PC. HSP90 immunoreactivity in preneoplastic lesions (proliferative inflammatory atrophy and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia) was similar to that in PCs. Increased HSP90 expression in canine PCs suggests the involvement of this molecule in carcinogenesis and tumour progression, supporting HSP90 as a potential target for therapeutic intervention. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
2014
Palmieri C, Mancini M, Benazzi C, Della Salda L (2014). Heat Shock Protein 90 is Associated with Hyperplasia and Neoplastic Transformation of Canine Prostatic Epithelial Cells. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY, 150(4), 393-398 [10.1016/j.jcpa.2014.01.006].
Palmieri C; Mancini M; Benazzi C; Della Salda L
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