Zhuang L, Zhang Z, Guo Y
Department of Urology, First Hospital, Beijing Medical University, Institute of Urology, Beijing Medical University, Beijing 100034, China.
Chin Med J (Engl). 1999 Mar;112(3):251-5.
To investigate the expression of growth factor Wnt-5A in urinary tumor cell lines.
By semi-quantitative RT-PCR (reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction), the expression of Wnt-5A in six urinary malignant cell lines, one primary cultured renal fibroblast and one case of normal human renal tissue was detected using Gel Doc 1000 computer controlled molecular analysis system.
The expression of Wnt-5A in-urinary tumor cell lines was much higher than that in primary cultured renal fibroblasts (PRF) and normal human renal tissue (NRT). The levels of Wnt-5A mRNA were different between six malignant cell lines.
The overexpression of growth factor Wnt-5A has a potential effect on the oncogenesis of urinary malignancies.