Expression of HLA-DR Antigen in Large Bowel Carcinoma
- Affiliated Author(s)
- 장은숙; 손수상
- Alternative Author(s)
- Chang, Eun Sook; Sohn, Soo Sang
- Journal Title
- Journal of Korean Medical Science
- ISSN
- 1011-8934
- Issued Date
- 1995
- Keyword
- HLA-DR antigen; Large bowel carcinoma; Lymphocytes; Monocytes; Mucosa
- Abstract
- One hundred large bowel carcinomas were studied immunohistochemically with regard to expression of HLA-DR antigen (DR). One or two section from each tumor including surrounding normal mucosa were examined by a semiquantitative counting system for tumor cells and mucosal and stromal infiltrates of lymphocytes and mononuclear cells (MNCs) with DR expression and the results were applied Chi-square test. The rate of presence of DR positive (DR+) lymphocytes in lymphoid nodules and DR+ lymphocytes/MCNC in the adjacent mucosaand stroma in DR+ carcinoma (50%) was higher (P<0.01) than in DR carcinoma (21.9%). Thirty-six carcinomas and six (20%) out of 30 DR+ moderately differentiated carcinomas showed homogeneously strong DR+ expression. There was tendency for poorly differentiated carcinoma to be more homogeneous DR+ expression. According to Dukes stage, four (80%) out of 5 carcinomas in Dukes’ stage D were DR-. An increased infiltration of lymphocytes/MNCs into adjacent mucose and stroma in large bowel carcinomas is possibly related with DR expression by carcinoma. From the results of this study, we postulated as follows:1)DR+ tumor cells may act as antigen-presenting cells, 2) They may have an inhibitory effect for distant metastasis, 3) Poorly differentiated carcinoma expressed more DR+ homogeneously.
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