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ArticleThe American journal of pathology2011

Serpin peptidase inhibitor clade A member 1 (SerpinA1) is a novel biomarker for progression of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Mehdi Farshchian, Atte Kivisaari, Risto Ala-Aho, Pilvi Riihilä, Markku Kallajoki, Reidar Grénman, Juha Peltonen, Taina Pihlajaniemi, Ritva Heljasvaara, Veli-Matti Kähäri

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Article in The American journal of pathology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Mehdi FarshchianDepartment of Dermatology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
Atte Kivisaari
Risto Ala-Aho
Pilvi Riihilä
Markku Kallajoki
Reidar Grénman
Juha Peltonen
Taina Pihlajaniemi
Ritva Heljasvaara
Veli-Matti Kähäri
Turku University Hospital · FIUniversity of Oulu · FIScientific Research Clinical Institute. L.I. Sverzhevsky · RUTurku Centre for Biotechnology · FIUniversity of Turku · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of keratinocyte-derived nonmelanoma skin cancers is increasing worldwide because of cumulative recreational exposure to sunlight. At present, no specific molecular markers are available for assessing the progression of premalignant actinic keratoses to invasive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We examined the role of the Serpin family in skin SCCs. Expression profiling of cutaneous SCC cell lines (n = 8) revealed up-regulation of SerpinA1 compared with normal epidermal keratinocytes (n = 5). Analysis with quantitative RT-PCR showed that the mean level of SerpinA1 mRNA was markedly up-regulated in cutaneous SCC cell lines (n = 8) compared with in normal keratinocytes. SerpinA1 production by SCC cells was dependent on p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activity and was up-regulated by epidermal growth factor, tumor necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ, and IL-1β. Immunostaining of tissue arrays with 148 human tissue samples revealed tumor cell-associated expression of SerpinA1 in 19 of 36 actinic keratoses, 22 of 29 Bowen's disease samples, 67 of 71 sporadic SCCs, and all 12 recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa-associated SCCs examined. Moreover, tumor cell-associated SerpinA1 staining was detected in all chemically induced mouse skin SCCs studied (n = 17). Overexpression of SerpinA1 mRNA was also detected by quantitative RT-PCR in chemically induced mouse skin SCCs (n = 14) compared with control tissues (n = 14). These data identify SerpinA1 as a novel tumor cell-associated biomarker for progression of cutaneous SCCs.

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alpha 1-AntitrypsinAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Transformation, NeoplasticCytokinesDisease ProgressionHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKeratinocytesMicep38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesSkin NeoplasmsTumor Cells, CulturedUp-Regulationalpha 1-AntitrypsinBiomarkers, TumorCytokinesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteinsp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases

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PMID21723846
PMCPMC3157260
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