Overexpression of bone morphogenetic protein 2 through aberrant canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays an important role in heterotopic ossification of adrenal myelolipoma

Auteurs-es

  • Yozo Mitsui
  • Hiroaki Yasumoto
  • Miho Hiraki
  • Naoko Arichi
  • Noriyoshi Ishikawa
  • Yuji Harada
  • Riruke Maruyama
  • Hiroaki Shiina

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.1610

Mots-clés :

adrenal myelolipoma, heterotopic ossification, bone morphogenetic protein, β-catenin

Résumé

The precise mechanism of heterotopic ossification caused by several types of tumours is largely unknown. However, recent studies have indicated that bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) is closely linked to the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in this rare phenomenon of bone formation. We report a rare case of adrenal myelolipoma (ML) in a 27-year-old woman with heterotopic bone formation. Immunohistochemical findings showed BMP2 expression in the cytoplasm of tumour cells, as well as the matrix adjacent to newly developed bone tissue. In addition, β-catenin was prominent in the cytoplasm and nuclei of BMP2-positive tumour cells. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of adrenal ML showing heterotopic ossification with accelerated expression of both BMP2 and β-catenin. Our case findings indicate that BMP2 overexpression via aberrant canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling may contribute to heterotopic bone formation occurring in adrenal ML.

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2014-02-12

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Mitsui, Y., Yasumoto, H., Hiraki, M., Arichi, N., Ishikawa, N., Harada, Y., … Shiina, H. (2014). Overexpression of bone morphogenetic protein 2 through aberrant canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays an important role in heterotopic ossification of adrenal myelolipoma. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 8(1-2), e104–7. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.1610

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Case Report