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Objective To investigate the expression of BCORL1 and E-cadherin and their correlation analysis in gastric carcino-ma .Methods We freshly collected 58 samples of surgically resected paired gastric carcinoma and normal tumor-adjacent tissues and detected BCORL1 and E-cadherin expression in the samples using immunohistochemical staining .The correlation between BCORL1 and E-cadherin protein expression was analysed .Results The protein expression of BCORL1 in gastric carcinoma tissues was sig-nificantly upregulated compared to those of the normal tumor-adjacent tissues(60 .3% vs .17 .2% ,P=0 .000) ,but expression of E-cadherin in gastric carcinoma tissues was significantly lower than those in the normal tumor-adjacent tissues (27 .6% vs .63 .8% , P=0 .000) .Clinicopathological analysis suggested that EphA2 and E-cadherin protein expression were associated with histopatho-logical differentiation ,depth of invasion ,lymph node metastasis and TNM stage(P<0 .05) .BCORL1 was significantly negative cor-related with E-cadherin protein in gastric carcinoma(r= -0 .571 ,P=0 .002) .Conclusion The high-expression of BCORL1 is cor-related with malignant clinicopathological characteristics ,and BCORL1 is negative associated with E-cadherin ,suggesting that BCORL1 promotes tumor progression and metastasis through transcriptional regulating E-cadherin in gastric carcinoma .
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the association between MDR1 gene expression in breast cancer stem cells and the molecular subtypes of breast cancer tissue.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>According to ER, PR, Her-2 and CK5/14 expression profiles, 153 breast cancer specimens were divided into 5 molecular molecular subtypes, in which the expression of MDR1 was detected to analyze the relationship between MDR1 gene expression and the subtypes of breast cancer stem cells.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The expression of MDR1 in Luminal A subtype breast cancer was 0.26∓0.04, which showed no significant difference from that of Luminal B subtype (0.31∓0.03, P>0.05). Compared with these two subtypes, HER-2 (+) subtype breast cancer tissues showed a significantly higher MDR1 expression(0.56∓0.05, P<0.05). MDR1 expression in Basal-like subtype and Normal-like subtype breast cancers was comparable (0.98∓0.01 vs 0.90∓0.15, P<0.05), but both significantly higher than that in Luminal A and B subtypes and HER-2 (+) subtype (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The expression of MDR1 gene in cancer stem cells is related with the molecular subtypes of breast cancer tissue.</p>
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Adult , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B , ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 , Genetics , Metabolism , Breast Neoplasms , Genetics , Metabolism , Neoplastic Stem Cells , MetabolismABSTRACT
Objective To investigate status of macrolide resistance and determine molecular mechanisms in Mycoplasma pneumoniae.Nethods All of 370 throat swab specimens were cultured to isolate Mycoplasma pneumoniae.Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates were identified by nested PCR for specific 16SrRNA gene.Antibiotic susceptibility test was done to identify acrolide resistant strains.23SrRNA gene wag amplified by nested PCR followed by direct automatic sequencing method.The DNA sequences were compared to the sequence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae M129(accession no.X68422)to find molecular mechanisms of drug resistance.Results Fifty clinical strains were isolated from 370 specimens.Of 50 strains.4 strains were susceptible to macrulide,46 strains were macrolide resistant with the percentage of 92%.MICs of resistant strains to erythromycin.Azithromycin and josamycin were elevated.The sequence of 23SrRNA gene in 4 Susceptible strains and the reference strain FH was identical to Mycoplagma pneumoniae gene in GenBank.46 resistant strains arbored a point mutation respectively,among them,40 strains had all A to G transition at position 2063.1 strain had an A to C transition at position 2063,the other five strains showed an A to G transition at position 2064.Conclusions Macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae iS very serious health conceru.The point mutation in 23SrRNA.Xpecailly predominant position 2063 mutation contributed to the macrolide resistance in Mycoplagma pneumoniae.The MICs of resistant strains to erythromycin,azithromycin and iosamycin are much higher than Mycoplasma pneumoniae reference strain FH.
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Background and purpose:Over-expression of Hypoxia-inducible factor-1? in tumors was known to be associated with resistance to radiation,chemotherapy and with the more malignant tumor phenotypes relative to increased invasiveness,metastatic potential.Furthermore,research has shown that HIF-1? over-expression is associated with aberrant P53 accumulation in human tumors.So we investigated the significance of HIF-1? expression and the relationships among expression of HIF-1?,P53 and P-gp in gastric carcinoma.Methods:The expressions of HIF-1?,P53 and P-gp were investigated by immunohistochemistry in 74 specimens of gastric carcinoma.Results:The positive percentage of P53 protein was higher in the group with HIF-1? positive than the one with HIF-1? negative(70.45% vs 30.0%).The positive rate of P-gp protein was also higher in HIF-1? positive group than in HIF-1? negative group(61.36% vs 36.67%),The positive expression of HIF-1? was significantly related to expression of P-53 and P-gp(r_(s)=0.372,0.256).The positive rate of P-gp protein was higher in P53 positive group than in P53 negative group.Spearman rank correlation test showed a positive correlation between P53 expression and P-gp(r_(s)=0.0283,P
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Objective To examine the expression of VEGF,MMP-1,and CXCR4 in breast cancer stem cells and its significance.Methods Flow cytometry was employed to separate breast cancer stem cells from MCF-7 cell.Then the expression of VEGF,MMP-1,and CXCR4 was detected by PCR in different subsets of cells.ResultsCompared with the non-stem cells of breast cancer,the expression of VEGF,MMP-1,and CXCR4 in breast cancer stem cells was significantly higher,but the expression of MMP-1 was not different.ConclusionsThe breast cancer stem cells could achieve increased metastasis ability by enhanced expression of VEGF and CXCR4,which are the key factors in metastasis of breast cancer.