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Title: Intermittent hypoxia is associated with high hypoxia inducible factor-1α but not high vascular endothelial growth factor cell expression in tumors of cutaneous melanoma patients
Author: Almendros López, Isaac
Martínez García, Miguel Ángel
Campos Rodríguez, Francisco
Riveiro Falkenbach, Erica
Rodríguez Peralto, José Luis
Nagore, Eduardo
Martorell Calatayud, Antonio
Hernández Blasco, Luis
Bañuls Roca, Jose
Chiner Vives, Eusebi
Sánchez de la Torre, Alicia
Abad Capa, Jorge
Montserrat Canal, José Ma.
Pérez Gil, Amalia
Cabriada Nuño, Valentín
Cano Pumarega, Irene
Corral Peñafiel, Jaime
Diaz Cambriles, Trinidad
Mediano, Olga
Dalmau Arias, Joan
Farré Ventura, Ramon
Gozal, David
Keywords: Melanoma
Síndromes d'apnea del son
Tumors
Melanoma
Sleep apnea syndromes
Tumors
Issue Date: 26-Apr-2018
Publisher: Frontiers Media
Abstract: Epidemiological associations linking between obstructive sleep apnea and poorer solid malignant tumor outcomes have recently emerged. Putative pathways proposed to explain that these associations have included enhanced hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) cell expression in the tumor and altered immune functions via intermittent hypoxia (IH). Here, we examined relationships between HIF-1α and VEGF expression and nocturnal IH in cutaneous melanoma (CM) tumor samples. Prospectively recruited patients with CM tumor samples were included and underwent overnight polygraphy. General clinical features, apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), desaturation index (DI4%), and CM characteristics were recorded. Histochemical assessments of VEGF and HIF-1α were performed, and the percentage of positive cells (0, <25, 25-50, 51-75, >75%) was blindly tabulated for VEGF expression, and as 0, 0-5.9, 6.0-10.0, >10.0% for HIF-1α expression, respectively. Cases with HIF-1α expression >6% (high expression) were compared with those <6%, and VEGF expression >75% of cells was compared with those with <75%. 376 patients were included. High expression of VEGF and HIF-1α were seen in 88.8 and 4.2% of samples, respectively. High expression of VEGF was only associated with increasing age. However, high expression of HIF-1α was significantly associated with age, Breslow index, AHI, and DI4%. Logistic regression showed that DI4% [OR 1.03 (95% CI: 1.01-1.06)] and Breslow index [OR 1.28 (95% CI: 1.18-1.46)], but not AHI, remained independently associated with the presence of high HIF-1α expression. Thus, IH emerges as an independent risk factor for higher HIF-1α expression in CM tumors and is inferentially linked to worse clinical CM prognostic indicators.
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.00272
It is part of: Frontiers In Neurology, 2018, vol. 9, p. 272
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/146287
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.00272
ISSN: 1664-2295
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Articles publicats en revistes (IDIBAPS: Institut d'investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer)

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