- Expression of Survivin in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma: Relationship to Tumor Biology and Prognosis in Surgically Treated Patients.
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Min Jung Jung, Bong Kwon Chun
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Korean J Pathol. 2005;39(3):151-157.
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- BACKGROUND
Survivin, a novel member of inhibitor-of-apoptosis, is undetectable in most terminally differentiated nonproliferative adult tissue, but is overexpressed in some human malignancies. The survivin gene expression is repressed by binding of wild-type p53 with the survivin promotor. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of survivin expression, its association with p53 overexpression and proliferative index, and clinicopathological significance in non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC).
METHODS
Immunohistochemical stainings were performed in 59 cases of primary NSCLC for survivin, p53 and Ki-67.
Correlations between the survivin expression, p53 overexpression and Ki-67 labeling index were analyzed.
RESULTS
Survivin expression was detected in 47 carcinomas (80%) with nuclear immunoreactivity (56%). Survivin nuclear immunoreactivity revealed significantly worse prognosis in NSCLC patients (p=0.003), and correlated with lymph node metastasis (p=0.014), lymphovascular invasion (p=0.032), p53 overexpression, and Ki-67 labeling index (KI 24.2 +/- 6.9, p=0.045). Survivin expression was not correlated with histological type and pT status.
CONCLUSIONS
High incidence of survivin overexpression in NSCLC suggests that survivin is involved in lung carcinogenesis, and nuclear expression of survivin can be used as a poor prognostic predictor in NSCLC patients.
Expression of mutant p53 seems to be a possible mechanism of survivin up-regulation in NSCLC.
- The Relationship between PTEN Tumor Suppressor Gene and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Mediated Angiogenesis in Breast Cancer.
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Jean Kyung Park, Min Jung Jung, Bong Kwon Chun, Bang Hur
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Korean J Pathol. 2004;38(2):100-105.
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PTEN is a novel tumor suppressor gene located at chromosome 10q23.3. Loss of PTEN function has been implicated in the progression of several types of cancer.
Angiogenesis is a critical factor in tumor growth and metastasis. We investigated PTEN expression in invasive breast cancers and described its role in the regulation of angiogenesis related to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
METHODS
Forty-five, surgically resected, formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded breast cancer tissue samples were analyzed for PTEN and VEGF expressions by immunohistochemistry and for microvessel density (MVD) by CD34 immunostaining.
RESULTS
Loss of PTEN expression was found in 35.6% (16/45) of the breast cancer tissues, all of which showed positive VEGF expression. Among 29 cases with normal PTEN expression, 15 (51.7%) were VEGF positive. MVD was significantly higher in tumors with a loss of PTEN expression than in those with normal PTEN expression.
CONCLUSION
A loss of PTEN expression might increase the VEGF-related angiogenesis in breast cancer. There was no correlation between PTEN expression and clinicopathologic parameters. Detection of the loss of PTEN expression may serve as a useful biologic marker for progression in invasive breast cancer.
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