Expression Pattern of Caspase 2 in Korean Gastric Cancers
Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association
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: 38-43, 2003.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Caspase 2, a member of the family of ICE-like proteases, is activated by the Fas pathway and induces apoptosis by triggering the caspase cascade. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the expression pattern of caspase 2 might be associated with gastric cancer development and if so, to determine to which pathologic parameter it is linked. MATENRIALS ANDMETHODS:
For the construction of the gastric cancer tissue microarray, 78 paraffin-embedded tissues containing gastric cancer areas were cored 3 times and transferred to the recipient master block. The expression pattern of caspase 2 was examined on tissue microarray slides by using immunohistochemistry and was compared with pathologic parameters, including histologic type, depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, and peritoneal dissemination.RESULTS:
Caspase 2 was expressed on superficial and foveolar epithelial cells and lymphocytes in the gastric mucosa, mainly in cytoplasm. We found loss of caspase 2 expression in 41 (52.6%) of the 78 gastric cancer tissues. Statistically, histologic type and other pathologic parameters were not related with loss of caspase 2 expression.CONCLUSION:
Our findings provide enough evidence that loss of caspase 2 expression may contribute to the development of Korean gastric cancer and that it might be one of the possible escape mechanisms from apoptosis in gastric cancer.
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Assunto principal:
Peptídeo Hidrolases
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Neoplasias Gástricas
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Nações Unidas
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Imuno-Histoquímica
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Linfócitos
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Apoptose
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Citoplasma
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Células Epiteliais
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Caspase 2
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Mucosa Gástrica
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
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