BACKGROUND: Mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MECs) are the most common malignant tumor of the salivary glands; however, the histogenesis of MECs has been still controversial. This study was undertaken to investigate the histogenesis of MECs by the examination of their collagen gel-based coculture tissue and transplanted tumors. METHODS: Two cell lines from a primary and a metastatic MECs were established and characterized by the mutational analysis of the p53 gene and in vivo tumorigenicity in athymic nude mice. Collagen gel-based organotypic cocultures were performed, and the ultrastructural and immunohistochemical findings were examined. RESULTS: Two cell lines demonstrated p53 point mutation at the same codon. A metastatic cell line of MEC showed in vivo tumorigenicity. Transplanted tumors and the collagen gel-based culture tissues showed poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinomas devoid of mucous cell differentiation; however, they disclosed the differentiation of myoepithelial cells. CONCLUSIONS: MECs appear to be centered on the squamous cell differentiation, and the specific differentiation of myoepithelial or mucous cells seems to be modulated by the property of microenvironment.
BACKGROUND:Mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MECs) are the most common malignant tumor of the salivary glands; however, the histogenesis of MECs has been still controversial. This study was undertaken to investigate the histogenesis of MECs by the examination of their collagen gel-based coculture tissue and transplanted tumors. METHODS: Two cell lines from a primary and a metastatic MECs were established and characterized by the mutational analysis of the p53 gene and in vivo tumorigenicity in athymic nude mice. Collagen gel-based organotypic cocultures were performed, and the ultrastructural and immunohistochemical findings were examined. RESULTS: Two cell lines demonstrated p53 point mutation at the same codon. A metastatic cell line of MEC showed in vivo tumorigenicity. Transplanted tumors and the collagen gel-based culture tissues showed poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinomas devoid of mucous cell differentiation; however, they disclosed the differentiation of myoepithelial cells. CONCLUSIONS: MECs appear to be centered on the squamous cell differentiation, and the specific differentiation of myoepithelial or mucous cells seems to be modulated by the property of microenvironment.
Authors: João Rafael Habib Souza Aquime; Lara Carolina D'Araújo Pinto Zampieri; Maria Sueli da Silva Kataoka; Nelson Antonio Bailão Ribeiro; Ruy Gastaldoni Jaeger; Artur Luiz da Silva; Rommel Thiago Jucá Ramos; Sérgio de Melo Alves Júnior; João de Jesus Viana Pinheiro Journal: Cells Date: 2020-01-08 Impact factor: 6.600
Authors: Ilia Lozev; Sonya Ruseva; Ivan Pidakev; José Carlos Cardoso; Uwe Wollina; Torello Lotti; Georgi Konstantinov Maximov; Ivan Terziev; Georgi Tchernev Journal: Open Access Maced J Med Sci Date: 2018-01-13