Impact of MACC1 on human malignant glioma progression and patients' unfavorable prognosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1 (MACC1) has been established as an independent prognostic indicator of metastasis formation and metastasis-free survival for patients with colon cancer and other solid tumors. However, no data are available concerning MACC1 expression in human astrocytic tumors. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most prevalent primary brain tumor of adulthood, and due to its invasive and rapid growth, patients have unfavorable prognoses. Although these tumors rarely metastasize, their invasive and migratory behavior is similar to those of metastatic cells of tumors of different origin. Thus, we hypothesized that MACC1 may be involved in progression of human gliomas.

Methods

We performed real-time measurements of proliferation and migratio

SUBMITTER: Hagemann C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3829600 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature