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ArticleBiomedicines2022

Ovarian Cancer-Cell Pericellular Hyaluronan Deposition Negatively Impacts Prognosis of Ovarian Cancer Patients.

Leticia Oliveira-Ferrer, Barbara Schmalfeldt, Johannes Dietl, Catharina Bartmann, Udo Schumacher, Christine Stürken

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Article in Biomedicines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Leticia Oliveira-FerrerDepartment of Gynaecology and Gynaecologic Oncology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9075-0280
Barbara SchmalfeldtDepartment of Gynaecology and Gynaecologic Oncology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Johannes DietlDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Wuerzburg, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany.
Catharina BartmannDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Wuerzburg, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany.
Udo SchumacherDepartment of Anatomy and Experimental Morphology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Christine StürkenDepartment of Anatomy and Experimental Morphology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Universität Hamburg · DEUniversity of Würzburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHyaluronan (HA), a component of the extracellular matrix, is frequently increased under pathological conditions including cancer. Not only stroma cells but also cancer cells themselves synthesize HA, and the interaction of HA with its cognate receptors promotes malignant progression and metastasis.

methodsIn the present study, HA deposition in tissue sections was analyzed by hyaluronan-binding protein (HABP) ligand histochemistry in 17 borderline tumors and 102 primary and 20 recurrent ovarian cancer samples. The intensity and, particularly, localization of the HA deposition were recorded: for the localization, the pericellular deposition around the ovarian cancer cells was distinguished from the deposition within the stromal compartment. These histochemical data were correlated with clinical and pathological parameters. Additionally, within a reduced subgroup of ovarian cancer samples (

resultsBoth stroma-localized and pericellular tumor-cell-associated HA deposition were observed. Cancer-cell pericellular HA deposition, irrespective of its staining intensity, was significantly associated with malignancy, and in the primary ovarian cancer cohort, it represents an independent unfavorable prognostic marker for overall survival. Furthermore, a significant association between high CD44, HAS2 and HAS3 mRNA levels and a cancer-cell pericellular HA-deposition pattern was noted. In contrast, stromal hyaluronan deposition had no impact on ovarian cancer prognosis.

conclusionsIn conclusion, the site of HA deposition is of prognostic value, but the amount deposited is not. The significant association of only peritumoral cancer-cell HA deposition with high CD44 mRNA expression levels suggests a pivotal role of the CD44-HA signaling axis for malignant progression in ovarian cancer.

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hyaluronan-related enzymesovarian cancerstromal hyaluronantumor-associated hyaluronan staining pattern

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PMID36428513
PMCPMC9687866
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