OBJECTIVE: To analyze the expression of Syndecan-1 in dense and non-dense human breast tissue. METHODS: Specimens of histologically normal tissue were obtained from postmenopausal women undergoing surgery for breast cancer. Each tissue block was subject to radiological examination and pair-wise samples of dense and non-dense tissue were collected. Semi-quantitative assessment of immunohistochemical staining intensity for Syndecan-1 and estrogen receptor subtypes was performed. RESULTS: The expression of Syndecan-1 in all tissue compartments was significantly higher in dense than in non-dense specimens. The strongest staining was recorded in stromal tissue. There was a strong correlation between epithelial estrogen receptor alpha and stromal cell Syndecan-1 expression in dense tissue (rs = 0.7; p = 0.02). This association was absent in non-dense tissue. CONCLUSION: An increase of Syndecan-1 in all tissue compartments and a redistribution from epithelium to stroma may be a characteristic feature for dense breast tissue.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the expression of Syndecan-1 in dense and non-dense human breast tissue. METHODS: Specimens of histologically normal tissue were obtained from postmenopausal women undergoing surgery for breast cancer. Each tissue block was subject to radiological examination and pair-wise samples of dense and non-dense tissue were collected. Semi-quantitative assessment of immunohistochemical staining intensity for Syndecan-1 and estrogen receptor subtypes was performed. RESULTS: The expression of Syndecan-1 in all tissue compartments was significantly higher in dense than in non-dense specimens. The strongest staining was recorded in stromal tissue. There was a strong correlation between epithelial estrogen receptor alpha and stromal cell Syndecan-1 expression in dense tissue (rs = 0.7; p = 0.02). This association was absent in non-dense tissue. CONCLUSION: An increase of Syndecan-1 in all tissue compartments and a redistribution from epithelium to stroma may be a characteristic feature for dense breast tissue.
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