Midkine expression in malignant salivary gland tumors and its role in tumor angiogenesis

Oral Oncology
Tomoko OtaYukio Ando

Abstract

The aims of this study were to investigate midkine (MK) expression patterns in salivary gland tumors (SGTs) and to evaluate the correlation between MK expression and the degree of malignancy. We performed immunohistochemistry to examine MK expression in specimens of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC), and pleomorphic adenoma (PA). In addition, we performed immunohistochemistry for CD31 and measured microvessel density (MVD), which is an indicator of angiogenesis. Immunohistochemistry showed that MK protein expression was significantly higher in specimens of malignant SGTs (ACC [P<0.01] and MEC [P<0.001]) than in benign SGT (PA) samples. Furthermore, MVD values tended to be higher in cases that exhibited high expression of MK, which indicated a significant correlation between the degree of MK expression and MVD (P<0.001). These results suggest that MK may play important roles in malignant transformation and tumor angiogenesis in SGTs.

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