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Published on: April 9, 2017
Expression of the putative cannabinoid receptor GPR55 is increased in endometrial carcinoma
Thangesweran Ayakannu1,2,3, Anthony H Taylor4,5, Justin C Konje3,6
1Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Abstract:
Although the expression of the putative cannabinoid receptor GPR55 has been shown to be involved in the growth of various tumours and is increased in a number of cancers, its expression has not been examined in patients with endometrial cancer (EC). Quantitative RT-PCR (for mRNA levels) and immunohistochemistry (for protein levels) were used to measure GPR55 expression in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 EC and correlated against cannabinoid receptor (CB1 and CB2) protein levels using non-cancerous endometrium as the control tissue. The data indicated that GPR55 transcript and GPR55 protein levels were significantly (p < 0.002 and p < 0.0001, respectively) higher in EC tissues than in control tissues. The levels of immunoreactive GPR55 protein were correlated with GPR55 transcript levels, but not with the expression of CB1 receptor protein, and were inversely correlated with CB2 protein expression, which was significantly decreased. It can be concluded that GPR55 expression is elevated in women with EC, and thus could provide a potential novel biomarker and therapeutic target for this disease.
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