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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Expression in Human Pituitary Adenomas and Carcinomas.
Endocrine Pathology 1999
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key mediator of endothelial cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and vascular permeability. Little is known about its expression in human pituitary adenomas. We examined 148 human pituitary adenomas for VEGF protein expression by immunohistochemistry. The strongest immunoreactivity was present in GH adenomas, corticotroph, silent corticotroph. silent subtype 3, and nononcocytic null cell adenomas. GH adenomas treated with octreotide stained less intensely than did untreated tumors. Relatively weak staining was present in PRL, gonadotroph, thyrotroph, and oncocytic null cell adenomas in the same sections showed evidence of down-regulation of VEGE protein expression in adenomas. Pituitary carcinomas usually had stronger staining than adenomas. In situ hybridization studies with oligonucleotide probes showed positive staining in all groups with stronger staining in GH, ACTH, TSH, and gonadotroph adenomas and in pituitary carcinomas. These results indicate that VEGF expression is more prominent in certain adenoma subtypes, that decreased expression occurs in adenomas as compared to nontumorous pituitary and that carcinomas show increased VEGF expression relative to adenomas suggesting up-regulation of VEGF during pituitary tumor progression.
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