AIMS: To assess cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in sporadic colonic adenomas and to explore the association of COX-2 positivity with adenoma characteristics linked to increased risk of malignant transformation. METHODS AND RESULTS: COX-2 expression and localization were assessed in 64 colorectal adenomas and 35 paired adjacent normal colonic mucosal biopsy specimens. The number of adenoma specimens was then extended to include polyps exhibiting an increasing degree of epithelial dysplasia. Forty colonic hyperplastic polyps were also identified from the pathology diagnostic database and included in the analysis. Immunohistochemistry was performed with the Envision+ peroxidase-linked biotin-free system incorporating a signal amplification step. There was a statistically significant increase in COX-2 expression in colonic polyps compared with paired adjacent normal mucosa, chi(2) = 40.1, P = 0.001. The probability of COX-2 expression increased along with increasing adenoma size and increasing degree of epithelial dysplasia. Fifty-five per cent of the hyperplastic polyp specimens expressed COX-2. CONCLUSIONS: This study associates COX-2 epithelial expression with a number of adenoma characteristics that convey an increased risk of malignant transformation. This is in keeping with a positive role for COX-2 in early colorectal carcinogenesis.
AIMS: To assess cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in sporadic colonic adenomas and to explore the association of COX-2 positivity with adenoma characteristics linked to increased risk of malignant transformation. METHODS AND RESULTS:COX-2 expression and localization were assessed in 64 colorectal adenomas and 35 paired adjacent normal colonic mucosal biopsy specimens. The number of adenoma specimens was then extended to include polyps exhibiting an increasing degree of epithelial dysplasia. Forty colonic hyperplastic polyps were also identified from the pathology diagnostic database and included in the analysis. Immunohistochemistry was performed with the Envision+ peroxidase-linked biotin-free system incorporating a signal amplification step. There was a statistically significant increase in COX-2 expression in colonic polyps compared with paired adjacent normal mucosa, chi(2) = 40.1, P = 0.001. The probability of COX-2 expression increased along with increasing adenoma size and increasing degree of epithelial dysplasia. Fifty-five per cent of the hyperplastic polyp specimens expressed COX-2. CONCLUSIONS: This study associates COX-2 epithelial expression with a number of adenoma characteristics that convey an increased risk of malignant transformation. This is in keeping with a positive role for COX-2 in early colorectal carcinogenesis.
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