Background: The overexpression of p53 has been found to be correlated with prognosis of some carcinomas, including gastric cancer, but
no studies have reported on its relationship to the location of gastric cancer. In the present study, we compared the p53
expression of proximal and distal gastric cancer concerning histopathology and prognosis.
Methods: A total of 170 tumors in the patients with proximal (80 cases) and distal (90 cases) gastric cancer were studied by immunohistochemical
methods.
Results: p53 immunopositivity was detected in 28.8% of all tumors. The p53-positive expression in proximal gastric cancer was higher
than in distal gastric cancer (38.8% vs. 20.0%, p<0.05). A 5-year survival analysis showed that there is no significant difference
between tumors that are p53 positive and p53 negative. No correlation was found between p53 expression and histopathology
of gastric cancer.
Conclusion: p53 nuclear staining is not useful as a prognostic indicator or as a parameter in gastric cancer. 相似文献
The 2.311 kb EcoRI F fragment of bacteriophage MB78 has been cloned in multicopy vectors pUC19 and pCR90. Salmonella typhimurium strains carrying such plasmids cannot support development of phage MB78 while other Salmonella phages like P22 and 9NA grow normally. Most of the phage MB78 induced functions are normal in such transformed hosts but proper maturation of the phage particles does not take place. Deletion of 138 bp from the 3 end of the cloned fragment reverses the inhibitory effect. Analysis of nucleotide and the deduced amino acid sequence of a 1.2 kb HindIII-SalI fragment of the phage genome which overlaps the 138 bp confirms that this part contains the upstream regulatory region of the major structural protein gene. It seems that in presence of multiple copies of the upstream regulatory region (which includes a number of promoter like sequence) of the coat protein gene, the maturase gene is down regulated and this is effective only in cis, a situation quite similar to that of Q RNA phages. 相似文献
Differentiated gastric carcinoma (DGC) corresponds roughly to the intestinal type of gastric carcinoma described by Laurén. It has been suggested that DGCs arise from intestinalized gastric mucosa, but recent findings regarding their mucin expression do not support this hypothesis. To evaluate the histogenetic relationship between DGCs and intestinal metaplasia, lesions that are as small as possible should be examined. Twenty-five DGCs, ranging in their greatest dimension from 0.4 to 2.7 mm, were collected and divided into two groups by size. Group A consisted of 13 lesions less than 1.4 mm across, and group B of 12 lesions 1.4 mm or more. The presence of mucin and a brush border was assessed by immunostaining with antibodies against human gastric mucin, pyloric-gland-type mucin, Muc-2 glycoprotein, and CD10 antigen, and the lesions were classified as having the gastric phenotype (G-type), intestinal phenotype (I-type), mixed gastric and intestinal phenotype (M-type), or null phenotype (N-type). Thirteen (52%) of the 25 lesions were N-type, 5 (20%) lesions were G-type, 5 (20%) were I-type, and 2 (8%) were M-type. Group A had a larger proportion of N-type lesions than B (10/13, or 77%, vs. 3/12, or 25%; p = 0.027, chi-square test for proportions). Group B had a larger proportion of G-type lesions than A (5/12, or 42%, vs. 0/13, or 0%; p = 0.033). The phenotypes of the carcinomas and their surrounding mucosa were unrelated. Therefore, DGCs may arise from gastric mucosa affected by intestinal metaplasia or not, without having either the gastric or intestinal phenotype. 相似文献
The p53 gene located at chromosome 17pl3 is found to be altered (allelic loss or other mutation) in multiple human cancers,
including osteosarcomas. The mutated gene produces a protein with a prolonged half-life thus rendering it detectable by conventional
immunohistochemistry. We examined the correlation between p53 expression and clinical prognosis as well as response to therapy.
Twentyone patients with previously untreated and histologically verified highly malignant osteosarcoma were used for this
study. Biopsy material taken both prior to the start of COSS 91 protocol and at the time of surgery (ten weeks later) was
examined for alterations in p53 protein expression and drug resistance. Two patients who had strong (+++) p53 protein expression
and three others who became positive during the chemotherapy had significantly worse prognosis (all of them died within one
year) than those who showed no p53 expression both at biopsy and after chemotherapy (all 11 patients are alive, average follow-up
time: 3.5 years). All patients who showed any kind of positive p53 protein expression on initial biopsy were non-respon-ders
to chemotherapy. In contrast, 69% (9 out of 13) of those who exhibited no p53 expression on initial biopsy were responders
or intermediate responders to chemotherapy. We concluded that p53 expression may be a useful prognostic factor in osteosarcomas.
The direct correlation between p53 positive expression and resistance to therapy can help in identifying patients who are
in need of a more vigorous or different chemotherapeutical protocol. 相似文献
Introduction: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive malignancy arising from the mesothelial cells lining the pleura and other serosal membranes. It is associated with an extremely poor prognosis and has limited therapeutic options.
Areas covered: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is known to be highly overexpressed in mesothelioma with reported EGFR overexpression between 44 to 97%. Given this, several anti-EGFR agents have been trialed in mesothelioma. In this review, we provide an overview of the current available data on anti-EGFR therapies in MM and future directions of investigation with these targeted agents in MM.
Expert opinion: While many anti-EGFR therapies have failed to show significant efficacy in the management of MM, the pathway is biologically active and its abrogation preclinically points toward it being a valid target. Toward targeting the pathway, many novel EGFR-based therapies are still being investigated. Current ongoing research of interest in MM include EGFR-targeted nanotechnology approach for drug delivery, antibodies targeting the extracellular EGFR and potentially anti-EGFR antibody drug conjugates. 相似文献
Omentin-1 is an adipokine expressed by the adipose tissue and is reduced in obesity. This study was designed to calculate the protective efficiency and mechanism of omentin-1 against inflammation of the adipose tissue in obese mice. A transgenic mouse model with omentin-1 protein overexpression was established by crossing omentin-1 transgenic mice with Fabp4-Cre mice. Obesity was induced in the mice by feeding them a high-fat diet for 10 weeks. Fabp4-Cre-mediated overexpression of omentin-1 significantly increased serum omentin-1 level, serum anti-inflammatory factor levels, and expression of M2-specific mRNAs; inhibited body weight and adipose tissue weight gain; improved glucose tolerance, insulin tolerance, and insulin sensitivity; decreased serum levels of insulin and proinflammatory factors, adipocyte size, and expression of M1-specific mRNAs; suppressed macrophage infiltration; downregulated expression of proinflammatory factors; upregulated expression of anti-inflammatory factors; and inhibited thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP)/NOD-like receptor 3 (NLRP3) signaling in the adipose tissue of obese mice. An NLRP3 inhibitor (20 mg/kg MCC950) exhibited the same effects as overexpression of omentin-1. Pretreatment with omentin-1 inhibited lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation via TXNIP/NLRP3 signaling in RAW 264.7 macrophages. These findings suggest that omentin-1 suppresses adipose tissue inflammation in obese mice, at least partly, via inhibiting the TXNIP/NLRP3 signaling pathway. 相似文献