
handle: 20.500.12466/5204
La vimentina es la principal de las proteínas fibrosas que forman los filamentos intermedios del citoesqueleto de las células mesenquimales, mientras que en las células epiteliales es la citoqueratina. La transición epitelio/mesenquimal es un proceso en el que una célula epitelial adquiere de manera temporal el fenotipo de una célula mesenquimal. Es un proceso clave en la remodelación de tejidos, pero también se ha relacionado con la metástasis en el cáncer. El objetivo principal del presente trabajo es estudiar la presencia de células híbridas epiteliales/mesenquimales en el modelo tumoral VX2, un modelo de carcinomas de células escamosas con un alto grado de malignidad. Para ello, se analizaron muestras hepáticas de 4 conejos con tumores inducidos, extrayéndolas a los 14 y 21 días post-inducción, se fijaron, se procesaron histológicamente y se aplicaron técnicas inmunohistoquímicas utilizando anticuerpos monoclonales: anti-citoqueratina 7, anti-vimentina y anti-p53. Entre los 14 y 21 días post-implantación, el tumor VX2 prácticamente duplicó su tamaño. El tumor presentaba similares características histopatológicas en ambos días, pero a los 21 días los focos necróticos intratumorales eran más grandes y numerosos, se podían observar focos de células tumorales en el tejido hepático que rodeaba el tumor y metástasis en pulmón. El análisis de cortes seriados permitió identificar células tumorales positivas a p53 que coexpresaban citoqueratina 7 y vimentina, lo que demuestra la presencia de células híbridas epiteliales/mesenquimales en el modelo tumoral utilizado. Estos resultados sugieren que el modelo VX2 puede ser útil para el estudio de la TEM en la progresión del carcinoma.
Vimentin is the primary fibrous protein that forms the intermediate filaments of the cytoskeleton in mesenchymal cells, while in epithelial cells it is cytokeratin. The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process in which an epithelial cell temporarily acquires the phenotype of a mesenchymal cell. This process is key in tissue remodeling, but has also been associated with other situations, such as metastasis in cancer. The main objective of this study is to investigate the presence of hybrid epithelial/mesenchymal (E/M) cells in the VX2 tumor model, a model of highly malignant squamous cell carcinomas. To do this, liver samples from 4 rabbits with induced tumors were analyzed, extracted 14 or 21 days post-induction, fixed, processed histologically, and immunohistochemical techniques were applied using monoclonal antibodies: anti cytokeratin 7, anti-vimentin, and anti-p53. From the 14th to 21th days post-implantation, the VX2 tumor nearly doubled in size. The tumor presented similar histopathological characteristics on both days, but at 21 days the intratumoral necrotic foci were larger and more numerous, tumor cells could be spotted in the liver tissue surrounding the tumor, and there was metastasis in the lung. The analysis of serial sections allowed the identification of p53-positive tumor cells that co expressed cytokeratin 7 and vimentin, demonstrating the presence of hybrid epithelial/mesenchymal cells in the tumor model used. These results suggest that the VX2 model may be useful for studying EMT in carcinoma progression.
Vimentina, 32 Ciencias Médicas, Citoqueratina 7, Vimentin, Transición epitelio-mesenquimal, Cáncer, Epithelial-mesenchymal transition, Citokeratin 7, Cancer
Vimentina, 32 Ciencias Médicas, Citoqueratina 7, Vimentin, Transición epitelio-mesenquimal, Cáncer, Epithelial-mesenchymal transition, Citokeratin 7, Cancer
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