Thymidine phosphorylase expression correlates with tumor differentiation and bcl-2 in invasive breast cancer |
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Authors: | Qifenq Yang Takeo Sakurai Liang Shan Goro Yoshimura Zhigang Yu Takaomi Suzuma Takeshi Tamaki Teiji Umemura Yasushi Nakamura Misa Nakamura Hirotoshi Utsunomiya Ichiro Mori Kennichi Kakudo |
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Affiliation: | Second Department of Pathology, Wakayama Medical College, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan. |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Angiogenesis plays an important role in the growth and metastasis of solid tumors. Several angiogenic factors have been identified, and thymidine phosphorylase (TP) is thought to be one such factor. To date, little information is available on the relationship between TP and other clinicopathological variables. METHODS: Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded materials from 116 primary breast carcinomas were used. The expression of TP, estrogen receptor, Bcl-2, Bax, p53, c-erbB-2 and MIB-1 was examined by immunohistochemical methods. RESULTS: Nuclear and/or cytoplasmic TP expression was observed in the neoplastic cells, and accentuation of TP was often present at the infiltrating tumor edge and intraductal spread region. Tumor cell TP expression was significantly inversely correlated with histological grade (p< 0.05) and positively correlated with Bcl-2 expression, but no association with other tumor variables was found. CONCLUSIONS: TP is associated with Bcl-2 expression and tumor differentiation in breast cancer. TP may be a new prognostic parameter for breast cancer. |
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Keywords: | Breast cancer Thymidine phosphorylase Bcl-2 |
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