Expression of Cyclin-dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21(WAF1/CIP1) in Non-small Cell Lung Carcinomas: Relationship with p53 Status and Proliferative Activity / Journal of the Korean Cancer Association, 대한암학회지
Cancer Research and Treatment
;
: 329-334, 2001.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-41067
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The objectives of this study are to elucidate the level of p21(WAF1/CIP1) expression in non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs) and to investigate the relationship between the p21(WAF1/CIP1) expression and clinicopathologic features; p53 overexpression; and proliferative activity measured by Ki-67 expression. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The expressions of p21(WAF1/CIP1), p53, and Ki-67 proteins were analyzed by immunohistochemistry in 45 formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded NSCLC specimens. 43 patients underwent curative resections and 2 patients had bronchoscopic biopsy specimens only. The correlations between p21(WAF1/CIP1) immunoexpression and p53 status; Ki-67 proliferative activity; and clinicopathologic parameters were analyzed statistically by chi-square or Fisher's exact test.RESULTS:
p21(WAF1/CIP1) expression in the carcinoma cells was found in 28 (62%) of 45 cases. There was no significant correlation between p21(WAF1/CIP1) expression and abnormal accumulation of p53 protein. In 16 (36%) of 45 cases, p21(WAF1/CIP1) was expressed inde pendently of p53 overexpressions. p21WAF1/CIP1 expression was not associated with patient sex, smoking history, pathological stage, tumor size, histological grade or type. However, p21WAF1/CIP1 immunoreactivity was significantly higher in older individuals over 59 years and tended to occur more intensely in the more highly differentiated portion of the squamous carcinoma. Also, a positive correlation between p21WAF1/CIP1 and Ki-67 expression was observed.CONCLUSIONS:
The present findings overall suggest that aberrations in the relationship between p21(WAF1/CIP1) and p53 expressions may be important in the development of NSCLCs; that a p53-independent pathway may be substantially involved in the induction of p21(WAF1/CIP1) expression in NSCLCs; and that the proliferative activity of lung cancers might be dependent on positive control of the cell cycle by p21(WAF1/CIP1).
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phosphotransferases
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Smoke
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Biopsy
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Immunohistochemistry
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Smoking
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Cell Cycle
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Lung
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Lung Neoplasms
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Cancer Research and Treatment
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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