The Correlations of E-Cadherin Catenin Complex(alpha, beta, gamma, p120cat) Expressions and Clinicopathological Findings in Tongue Cancer / 대한이비인후과학회지
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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: 1004-1012, 2004.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
E-cadherin and catenins (alpha, beta, gamma, p120cat) are important epithelial adhesion molecules in normal epithelial cells. Loss of E-cadherin-catenin adhesion is an important step in the progression of epithelial cancers such as tongue cancer. E-cadherin and catenins expression in carcinoma of human tongue was evaluated in relation to their clinicopathological features and prognostic values. SUBJECTS ANDMETHOD:
Thirty-nine specimens of tongue squamous cell carcinoma were examined in this study. These patients were all treated by primary surgery without prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The specimens of formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tumor tissues were investigated by immunohistochemical analysis using E-cadherin and catenin (alpha, beta, gamma, p120cat) monoclonal antibodies.RESULTS:
The expressions of E-cadherin, alpha-catenin, beta-catenin, gamma-catenin and p120cat in cell membranes were reduced or absent in 71.8%, 74.4%, 76.9%, 59.0% and 82.1% of the tumors examined, respectively. The reduced expressions of alpha-catenin and gamma-catenin in the cell membranes was cor-related with tumore differentiation (p=0.018, p=0.004, respectively). There were significant correlations between E-cadherin and expressions of the four cantenins in the cell membranes of tongue cancer. There were no correlations between beta-catenin and p120cat expression in the cytoplasm, cell nucleus and clinicopathological features. There was significant correlation between E-cadherin expression and Kaplan-Meier survival curves.CONCLUSION:
These results suggest that E-cadherin and catenins (alpha, beta, gamma, p120cat) can be used as prognostic markers of human tongue squamous cell carninoma. The result of beta-catenin and p120cat absence in the nucleus suggests that Wnt/Wingless signaling or Kaiso transcription did not occur in the human tongue squamous cell carcinoma.
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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Pronostic
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Radiothérapie
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Langue
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Tumeurs de la langue
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Carcinome épidermoïde
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Cadhérines
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Membrane cellulaire
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Noyau de la cellule
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Cytoplasme
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Traitement médicamenteux
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Coréen
Texte intégral:
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Année:
2004
Type:
Article
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