Production of stem cell factor in canine mast cell tumors |
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| Authors: | Yosuke Amagai Akane Tanaka Kyungsook Jung Akira Matsuda Kumiko Oida Sho Nishikawa Hyosun Jang Saori Ishizaka Hiroshi Matsuda |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Cooperative Major in Advanced Health Science, Graduate School of Bio-Applications and System Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan;2. Laboratories of Comparative Animal Medicine, Division of Animal Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan;3. Laboratories of Veterinary Molecular Pathology and Therapeutics, Division of Animal Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Mast cell tumor (MCT) is the most common cutaneous tumor in dogs. We recently revealed that production of stem cell factor (SCF) contributes to the proliferation of neoplastic mast cells in an autocrine/paracrine manner. The aim of the present study was to determine the contribution of the mechanism in clinical MCTs. In consequence, high SCF expression (>10 times compared to HRMC cells) was observed in 5 of 7 MCT samples used in the study regardless of KIT mutation, which was confirmed in immunohistochemical analysis. In addition, production of SCF was observed in Ki-67-positive cells in the MCT xenograft. These results indicate the broad contribution of SCF autocrine/paracrine mechanism on clinical MCTs, providing the rationale for the clinical use of KIT inhibitors regardless of KIT mutation. |
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| Keywords: | KIT Mast cell tumor Stem cell factor |
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