2007
CTGF, intestinal stellate cells and carcinoid fibrogenesis.
Kidd M, Modlin I, Shapiro M, Camp R, Mane S, Usinger W, Murren J. CTGF, intestinal stellate cells and carcinoid fibrogenesis. World Journal Of Gastroenterology 2007, 13: 5208-16. PMID: 17876891, PMCID: PMC4171302, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCarcinoid TumorCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedConnective Tissue Growth FactorExtracellular MatrixFemaleFibrosisGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntestine, SmallMaleMiddle AgedRNA, MessengerTissue Array AnalysisTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsCarcinoid tumor patientsStellate cellsCarcinoid tumorsTumor patientsTissue microarrayGI carcinoid tumorsDevelopment of agentsGI carcinoidsPlasma CTGFSerum CTGFSystemic complicationsFibrotic mediatorsGastric carcinoidsHistological fibrosisPeritoneal fibrosisNormal mucosaTumor fibrosisFibrotic responseFibrosisFibrotic tissueRT-PCR analysisCTGFTGFbeta1Q-RT-PCR analysisSandwich ELISA
2006
Q RT-PCR Detection of Chromogranin A
Kidd M, Modlin IM, Mane SM, Camp RL, Shapiro MD. Q RT-PCR Detection of Chromogranin A. Annals Of Surgery 2006, 243: 273-280. PMID: 16432362, PMCID: PMC1448909, DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000197734.28551.0f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGI carcinoidsGI adenocarcinomasQ-RT-PCRNormal mucosaLymph node metastasisNormal lymph nodesCgA gene expressionCgA protein levelsProtein expression levelsAppendiceal tumorsNormal LNsLiver metastasesLN metastasisLymph nodesNode metastasisAppendiceal carcinoidsNonmetastatic lesionsEpithelial tumorsCgA levelsTissue microarrayTherapeutic strategiesCarcinoidsNE cellsImmunohistochemical measurementsRT-PCR detection