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ArticleOncology letters2020

ADAM9: A novel player in vestibular schwannoma pathogenesis.

Maria Breun, Alexandra Schwerdtfeger, Donato Daniel Martellotta, Almuth F Kessler, Camelia M Monoranu, Cordula Matthies, Mario Löhr, Carsten Hagemann

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Article in Oncology letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria BreunDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Alexandra SchwerdtfegerDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Donato Daniel MartellottaDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Almuth F KesslerDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Camelia M MonoranuDepartment of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Würzburg, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Cordula MatthiesDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Mario LöhrDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Carsten HagemannDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg · DEUniversity of Würzburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A disintegrin and metalloproteinase 9 (ADAM9) is a member of the transmembrane ADAM family. It is expressed in different types of solid cancer and promotes tumor invasiveness. To the best of our knowledge, the present study was the first to examine ADAM9 expression in vestibular schwannomas (VS) from patients with and without neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and to associate the data with clinical parameters of the patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate if ADAM9 could be used as prognostic marker or therapeutic target. ADAM9 mRNA and protein levels were measured in VS samples (n=60). A total of 30 of them were from patients with neurofibromatosis. Healthy peripheral nerves from autopsies (n=10) served as controls. ADAM9 mRNA levels were measured by PCR, and protein levels were determined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and western blotting (WB). The Hannover Classification was used to categorize tumor extension and hearing loss. ADAM9 mRNA levels were 8.8-fold higher in VS compared with in controls. The levels were 5.6-fold higher in patients with NF2 and 12-fold higher in patients with sporadic VS. WB revealed two mature isoforms of the protein, and according to IHC ADAM9 was mainly expressed by S100-positive Schwann cells. There was a strong correlation between ADAM9 mRNA expression and the level of functional impairment (r~1, p=0.01). Particularly, the secreted isoform of ADAM9 was expressed in patients with higher hearing impairment. ADAM9 mRNA was overexpressed in the tumor samples relative to healthy vestibular nerves, and there was an association between higher ADAM9 expression levels and greater hearing impairment. Therefore, ADAM9 may be a prognostic marker for VS, and ADAM9 inhibition might have the potential as a systemic approach for the treatment of VS.

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a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 9molecular markerpathogenesisvestibular schwannoma

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PMID32194680
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