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Biologic correlation between glucose transporters, hexokinase-II, Ki-67 and FDG uptake in malignant melanoma

Park, Seok Gun, Lee, Jai Hyuen, Lee, Won Ae, Han, Kang Min·2012·Nuclear Medicine and Biology

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Introduction The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlative association between tumoral 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]-fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) uptake, and the expressions of glucose transporter 1 (GLUT-1), glucose transporter 3 (GLUT-3), hexokinase II (HK-2), and Ki-67 expression in malignant melanoma. Methods Nineteen patients with histologically proven malignant melanoma and pretreatment FDG PET/CT performance were involved in this preliminary study. For semi-quantitative analysis of FDG PET/CT, maximal standardized uptake values (SUVmax) were estimated. Immunohistochemical staining of tumor sections was performed for GLUT-1, GLUT-3, and HK-2, and for the cell proliferation maker Ki-67. Especially, by combining proportions and intensity of immunochemical staining, we evaluated modified immunohistologic scores of GLUT-1 and GLUT-3. Results The SUVmax of malignant melanoma lesions ranged from 2 to 18.7 (average; 9.1±5.4). Comparison between nodal and extranodal lesions revealed no significant difference of SUVmax (p=0.97). GLUT-1 staining showed the most positive expression level (89.5%, 17/19) among the diverse immunohistochemical markers. There were significant relationships between FDG uptake of malignant melanoma and GLUT-1 proportion (p Conclusions The data in this preliminary study indicate that FDG uptake in malignant melanoma is determined by GLUT-1 and GLUT-3, whereas HK-2 and Ki-67 play no role in FDG uptake of malignant melanoma.

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  • [18F]FDG uptake in tumors, inflammatory cells and brain tissue is mainly brought about by insulin-independent glucose transporters GLUT1 or GLUT3.

    “[18F]FDG uptake in tumors, inflammatory cells and brain tissue is mainly brought about by insulin-independent glucose transporters (GLUT) 1 or 3 [13,14,15,16,17,18,19].”

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Authors
Park, S. G., Lee, J. H., Lee, W. A., & Han, K. M.
Affiliations
Dankook University Hospital (KR)
Corresponding author
Lee, Jai Hyuen
Venue
Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-11
Volume
39
Issue
8
Pages
1167-1172
ISSN
0969-8051 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1972427825
Cited by
51
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nuclear Medicine and Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Dankook University
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
Keywords
melanoma, FDG uptake, glucose transporters, GLUT1, GLUT3, hexokinase 2, Ki-67, cell proliferation, FDG PET/CT, SUVmax, immunohistochemistry scoring, tumor glucose metabolism
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Hexokinase, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Melanoma, Middle Aged, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Ki-67 Antigen, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Glucose Transporter Type 1, Glucose Transporter Type 3

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