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Objective To investigate the relationship between the expression of the Smad4,TGF-?_1 and T?R II and the possible mechanisms in the development of cholangiocarcinoma. Methods Immunohistochemical SABC method was used to examine the expression of Smad4,TGF-?_1 and T?R II in 49 cases of cholangiocarcinoma and 8 nomal common bile duct.Results The expression rates of Smad4,TGF-?_1 and T?R II in cholangiocarcinoma were (40.82)%(20/49),71.43%(35/49) and 36.73%(18/49) respectively; in normal common bile duct tissues were 87.50(7/8),12.50%(1/8) and 100%(8/8) respectively. There was a significant relationship between the (expression) of TGF-?_1 and clinical stage, and tumor metastasis (P
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Objective To investigate the effect of genetic alteration(homozygous deletion and point mutation)and expression of p16 gene and p16 protein on hilar cholangiocarcinoma(HCGC) . Methods Genetic alteration and expression of p16 protein were detected by polymerase chain reaction single strand comformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and immunohistochemical method in 36 HCGC tissues. Results p16 gene revealed alteration in 21 of 36 HCGC tissues (58.3%),among which 8 had homozygous deletion and 13 had point mutation. In HCGC tissues, 8 revealed no p16 protein expression and 10 showed low level expression of p16 protein. Conclusions The alteration of p16 gene and abnormal expression of p16 protein are significantly correlated with the biological behavior and clinical staging of HCGC,and may be helpful to evalute the malignant degree of HCGC and the patients prognosis.
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Objective To investigate the relationship between the expression of tumor suppressor gene PTEN and p16 protein and the biologcal behaviors of cholangiocarcinomas.Methods The expression of PTEN and p16 protein in 43 of cholangiocarcinoma tissues and 10 chronic cholangitis tissues were investigated by immunohisto-chemical technique.The relationship between expression of PTEN and p16 protein and the clinicopathological parameters of cholangiocarcinoma was analyzed. Results The positive expression rate of PTEN and p16 protein in cholangiocarcinoma was 39.5% and 44.2%,respectively.The expression of PTEN and p16 protein were positively relatad with the TNM staging,differentiation degree and metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma (P
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Objective To establish a novel liver and lung metastatic tumor model in nude mice by splenic inoculation of hilar cholangiocarcinoma cell line.Methods Human hilar cholangiocarcinoma cell line(FPH-0201) cells was established and cultured with a fresh human hilar cholangiocarcinoma specimen.The spleen of 7 nude mice was injected with 0.1ml of hilar cholangiocarcinoma cell suspension(1.5?10~7 cell).The tumor appearing time,tumor local and metastatic formation rate,histological,morphological and ultrastructure of metastatic tumor cell were observed.The sub-cell line was obtained by cutture of metastatic specimen,and sub-cell line cells were again injected into the lower pole of the spleen and metastatic tumor formation rate was observed again.Results The overall local tumor formation rate in spleen was 100%,and metastatic tumor formation rate was 14.3%.The sub-cell line cells that were re-inoculated in mice spleen,had a metastatic tumor formation rate of 100%.Morphological observation of metastatic tumor showed the common features of cholangiocarcinoma.Chromosome number showed a variation of 18~44.Conclusions The hilar cholagiocarcinoma metastatic tumor model that was established in this laboratomy had characteristics compatible with malignant tumor and had all the biological characteristics of human hilar cholagiocarcinoma.
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Objective To investigate the correlation of the expressions of PTTG and VEGF proteins in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma,and study its role in the development of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.Methods Expression of PTTG and VEGF proteins was detected by SABC immunohistochemical technique in 36 cases of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma,30 cases of adjacent histologically noncancerous bile duct tissues and 12 cases of benign bile duct lesions.Results The positive rates of PTTG and VEGF proteins were(72.2)%(26/36) and 83.3%(30/36) respectively,in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma;and 63.3%(19/30) and 76.7%(23/30) in adjacent histologically noncancerous bile duct tissues.The expression of PTTG protein was significantly positively correlated with that of VEGF protein(P
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Objective To study the relationship between the microvesel density(MVD) ,vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) , matrix metalloproteinases 2 ( MMP2 ) with the metastasis, prognosis of cholangiocarcinoma. Methods MVD,expression of VEGF and MMP2 were investigated by means of immunohistochemistry in 45 cholangiocarcinoma tissues and 8 normal bile duct tissues. Results (1)MVD and positive expression rates of VEGF , MMP2 in cholangiocarcinoma tissues were significantly higher than those in normal bile duct tissues ( P