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- Title
Expression of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (ICAM)-1 in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.
- Authors
Akiko Shirai; Mitsuru Furukawa; Tomokazu Yoshizaki
- Abstract
SUMMARY: OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck (ACCHN) is characterized by late recurrence and frequent distant metastasis. Tumor attack by cytotoxic T lymphocytes and macrophages is mediated by the interaction of leukocyte function-associated antigen (LFA)-1 on lymphocytes with intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 on the tumor surface. Thus, the reduced expression of ICAM-1 on tumor cells could contribute to their escape from host immune surveillance. To investigate the relationship between the clinical features of ACCHN and host immune surveillance, the expression of ICAM-1 and infiltration of T/natural killer (NK) cells and macrophages were immunohistochemically examined.STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis of immunohistochemical tumor characteristics and clinical outcome.METHODS Immunohistochemical study of ICAM-1, T/NK cells, and macrophages was performed on paraffin sections of 42 patients with ACCHN. The expression of T/NK cells and macrophages was represented by T-cell-restricted antigen (TIA)-1 and CD68 expression, respectively. The expression of these molecules and clinical features were analyzed.RESULTS Of 42 ACCHN cases, 15, 9, and 15 patients were classified as ICAM-1 high, TIA-1 high, and CD68 high, respectively. The TIA-1 expression scores in ICAM-1-low patients were significantly lower than those in ICAM-1-high patients (1.3 ± 3.7 vs. 8.3 ± 12.7, P = .0031). The CD68 expression scores in ICAM-1-low patients were also significantly lower than those in ICAM-1-high patients (9.6 ± 9.6 vs. 21.1 ± 17.6, P = .0047). Moreover, ICAM-1-high patients had a significantly better disease-free survival rate (P = .043).CONCLUSIONS Reduced expression of ICAM-1 may promote immune evasion and metastasis, resulting in poor prognosis in ACCHN.
- Subjects
ADENOID cystic carcinoma; METASTASIS; T cells; MACROPHAGES
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 2003, Vol 113, Issue 11, p1955
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
Article