Y., Tajima T., Murakami T., Saito T., Hiromoto Y., Akazawa N., Sasahara H., Mitomi T., Yao S., Watanabe Supplementary Material for: Distinct Involvement of the Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in Gastric Adenocarcinoma of Fundic Gland Type and Conventional Gastric Adenocarcinoma <p><b><i>Background/Aims:</i></b> Gastric adenocarcinoma of fundic gland type (GAFG), which is a rare variant of gastric cancer, is reportedly associated with both Wnt/β-catenin signaling activation and guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha stimulating complex (<i>GNAS</i>) mutations. This study aimed to elucidate potential roles of the Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway in GAFG. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We performed immunostaining for β-catenin and Shh signal-associated proteins, including Patched (Ptch), Smoothened (Smo), and Glioma-associated oncogene-1 (Gli1), and the direct sequencing of <i>GNAS</i>/<i>BRAF</i>/<i>KRAS</i> in 27 GAFGs, and compared them with 30 conventional gastric adenocarcinomas (CGAs). <b><i>Results:</i></b> GAFGs exhibited significantly lower immunoreactivity scores for Ptch, Smo, and Gli1 than CGAs. Moreover, while the Ptch score was significantly lower in the GAFG tumor areas than in the non-neoplastic areas adjacent to GAFG, the score was significantly higher in the CGA tumor areas than in the non-neoplastic areas. Similar trends were observed in the scores for Smo and Gli1. β-Catenin expression and <i>GNAS</i> mutations were found in 22 (81%) and 8 (30%) of the 27 GAFGs respectively. Gli1 expression was significantly associated with mutations in <i>GNAS</i>. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> GAFG and CGA exhibited distinct Ptch, Smo, and Gli1 expression patterns. Downregulation of the Shh signaling pathway, as well as activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, may therefore be associated with tumorigenesis in GAFG.</p> Gastric adenocarcinoma of fundic gland type;Sonic hedgehog signaling pathway;β-Catenin;Guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha stimulating complex 2017-07-21
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