BACKGROUND: The human epidermal growth factor family (HER) members play a significant role in the mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition during renal tubulogenesis. HER misexpression has been linked also to loss of growth control, invasiveness, and promotion of angiogenesis in breast cancers and other human malignant tumors METHODS: The authors screened Wilms' tumor samples and derived cell lines for expression of her2/neu, which was detected in both unfavorable and favorable histology tissues. Xenografts were implanted in mice using her2/neu(+) and her2/neu(-) cell lines and the effect of specific blockade tested using monoclonal anti-her2/neu antibody. RESULTS: Blocking antibody suppressed tumor growth in her2/neu(+) but not her2/neu(-) experimental Wilms' tumor. In addition, antibody exposure resulted in suppression of tumor angiogenesis but no decrease in tumor cell proliferation in her2/neu(+) xenografts. CONCLUSIONS: Her2/neu contributes to the growth of some Wilms' tumors, and an important mechanism of its action is promotion of angiogenesis.
BACKGROUND: The human epidermal growth factor family (HER) members play a significant role in the mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition during renal tubulogenesis. HER misexpression has been linked also to loss of growth control, invasiveness, and promotion of angiogenesis in breast cancers and other human malignant tumors METHODS: The authors screened Wilms' tumor samples and derived cell lines for expression of her2/neu, which was detected in both unfavorable and favorable histology tissues. Xenografts were implanted in mice using her2/neu(+) and her2/neu(-) cell lines and the effect of specific blockade tested using monoclonal anti-her2/neu antibody. RESULTS: Blocking antibody suppressed tumor growth in her2/neu(+) but not her2/neu(-) experimental Wilms' tumor. In addition, antibody exposure resulted in suppression of tumor angiogenesis but no decrease in tumor cell proliferation in her2/neu(+) xenografts. CONCLUSIONS:Her2/neu contributes to the growth of some Wilms' tumors, and an important mechanism of its action is promotion of angiogenesis.
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