Moesin overexpression is a unique biomarker of adenomyosis

R Ohara, H Michikami, Y Nakamura… - Pathology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
R Ohara, H Michikami, Y Nakamura, A Sakata, S Sakashita, K Satomi, A Shiba‐Ishii, J Kano…
Pathology international, 2014Wiley Online Library
Adenomyosis is characterized by extension of endometrial glands and stromal cells into the
myometrium. Here we proved that 'moesin'is a unique biomarker of adenomyosis. We
selected two cases of adenomyosis that had been surgically resected and fixed with
formalin. Proteins were extracted from the infiltrating adenomyosis lesions and normal
endometrium by tissue microdissection. The extracted proteins were examined using a LC‐
MS/MS system and the expression profiles of each region were compared. Two hundred …
Adenomyosis is characterized by extension of endometrial glands and stromal cells into the myometrium. Here we proved that ‘moesin’ is a unique biomarker of adenomyosis. We selected two cases of adenomyosis that had been surgically resected and fixed with formalin. Proteins were extracted from the infiltrating adenomyosis lesions and normal endometrium by tissue microdissection. The extracted proteins were examined using a LC‐MS/MS system and the expression profiles of each region were compared. Two hundred and sixty proteins were detected, among which 73 were expressed more in adenomyosis than in normal endometrium. Among these proteins, we focused on overexpression of moesin in adenomyosis. Expression of moesin estimated semiquantitatively using an immunohistochemistry score was higher in adenomyosis than in normal endometrium. In particular, moesin was significanly overexpressed in stromal cells of adenomyosis than in those of normal endometrium. Relative to normal endometrium, moesin was also overexpressed at the RNA level in 9 of 14 cases of adenomyosis and at the protein level in all 14 cases. We also detected activated (phosphorylated) moesin in adenomyosis lesions. The present findings suggest that moesin is characteristically overexpressed and activated in adenomyosis, and that moesin activation may be related to extension of adenomyosis in the myometrium.
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