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Angiogenesis in primary hyperparathyroidism.
Segiet, Oliwia Anna; Michalski, Marek; Brzozowa-Zasada, Marlena; Piecuch, Adam; Zaba, Malgorzata; Helewski, Krzysztof; Gabriel, Andrzej; Wojnicz, Romuald.
Affiliation
  • Segiet OA; Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland. Electronic address: oliwka.anna@gmail.com.
  • Michalski M; Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland.
  • Brzozowa-Zasada M; Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland.
  • Piecuch A; Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland.
  • Zaba M; Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland.
  • Helewski K; Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland.
  • Gabriel A; Department of Pathomorphology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland.
  • Wojnicz R; Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland.
Ann Diagn Pathol ; 19(2): 91-8, 2015 Apr.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25648902
ABSTRACT
Angiogenesis can be described as a formation of new vessels from the existing microvasculature and is a process of great importance to the tumor development. Parathyroid tissue can trigger spontaneous induction of angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo models in a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-dependent manner. Autotransplantated parathyroid tissue after thyroidectomy is able to form new vasculature and produce parathormone, maintaining calcium homeostasis. A great amount of factors contributes to the process of new vessel formation in primary hyperparathyroidism, such as VEGF, transforming growth factor ß, and angiopoietins. Studies demonstrated that markers for angiogenesis can be useful in distinguishing between parathyroid hyperplasia and neoplasia, due to the increased angiogenesis in parathyroid proliferative lesions compared with parathyroid adenomas. These factors include, inter alia, VEGF, VEGFR2, CD105, and fibroblast growth factor-2. Although these differences appear promising in the differential diagnosis, there is an overlap between benign and malignant parathyroid lesions and there is no definite cutoff value. Loss of heterozygosity and comparative genomic hybridization studies revealed chromosomal regions frequently altered in parathyroid tumorigenesis at 9p21, 1p21-22, 1p35-36, and 11q13. Therefore, immunohistochemistry and genetic testing should be an additional diagnostic marker in combination with the traditional criteria. A better understanding of angiogenesis in primary hyperparathyroidism could result in more precise assessment of diagnosis and more effective treatment, especially in those cases, in which the commonly used parameters are insufficient.
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Parathyroid Glands / Hyperparathyroidism, Primary Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2015 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Parathyroid Glands / Hyperparathyroidism, Primary Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2015 Type: Article