Figure 7

NTR2 expression increases progressively during the cancer development whereas NT and Ascl1 expression is upregulated at the BPH-PIN transition. (a) Immunohistochemical analysis of prostate tissue microarrays comprising normal, BPH, PIN and adenocarcinomas. Sections were stained with anti-NT, anti-NTR2 or anti-Ascl1 antibodies. NTR2 immunoreactivity is most intense in PIN and carcinomas, in contrast NT and Ascl1 immunoreactivity is mostly observed in the carcinomas. (b-d) Histopathological score for each specific prostate tissue based on the immunoreactivity antibody staining.