Carlos Eduardo Barros Jucá, Leandro Machado Colli, Clarissa Silva Martins, Marina Lanciotti Campanini, Beatriz Paixão, Renata Viana Jucá, Fabiano Pinto Saggioro, Ricardo Santos de Oliveira, Ayrton Custódio Moreira, Hélio Rubens Machado, Luciano Neder, Sonir Rauber Antonini, Margaret de Castro
CTNNB1 mutations and abnormal β-catenin distribution are associated with the pathogenesis of adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (aCP). We evaluated the expression of the canonical Wnt pathway components in aCPs and its association with CTNNB1 mutations and tumor progression. Tumor samples from 14 aCP patients and normal anterior pituitary samples from eight individuals without pituitary disease were studied. Gene expression of Wnt pathway activator ( WNT4 ), inhibitors ( SFRP1 , DKK3 , AXIN1 , and APC ), transcriptional activator ( TCF7 ), target genes ( MYC , WISP2 , and, CDH1 ), and Wnt modulator ( TP53 ) was evaluated by qPCR...
April 6, 2018: Hormone and Metabolic Research, Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung, Hormones et Métabolisme