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Expression of pS2/TFF1 Protein in Normal Colonic Mucosa, Adenoma and Adenocarcinoma.
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Original Article Expression of pS2/TFF1 Protein in Normal Colonic Mucosa, Adenoma and Adenocarcinoma.
Seoung Wan Chae, Eun Yoon Cho, Eo Jin Kim, Jin Hee Sohn, Young Euy Park
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine 2004;38(5):324-329
DOI: https://doi.org/
1Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yepark@hallym.or.kr
2Department of Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon 200-702, Korea.
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BACKGROUND
The trefoil factor 1 protein (pS2/TFF1) is a candidate tumor-suppressor protein, and it is a pleiotropic factor involved in the organization and homeostasis of the gastrointestinal tract and various inflammatory or neoplastic diseases. The purpose of this study was to assess the expression of pS2/TFF1 and its clinicopathologic relationship, including the p53 and Ki-67 labeling index, in colorectal carcinogenesis.
METHODS
The expression of pS2/TFF1 protein was evaluated immunohistochemically in 45 samples of normal colonic mucosa, 43 samples of adenoma and 186 samples of colorectal carcinoma.
RESULTS
pS2/TFF1 protein was expressed weakly in 37.8% of normal colonic mucosa samples, and it had a weak to strong expression in 48.8% of adenomas and 28% of colorectal adenocarcinomas. pS2/TFF1 expression in carcinoma was slightly increased in the poorly differentiated group compared with the well to moderately differentiated group (p=0.059). Interestingly, mucinous carcinoma (4/4) and signet ring cell carcinoma (2/3) showed significant increase of pS2/TFF1 expression. pS2/TFF1 expression was inversely correlated with the p53 protein expression and the Ki-67 labelling index (p<0.05). There was no significant correlation with the tumor size, metastasis or pathologic staging.
CONCLUSIONS
Overexpression of pS2/TFF1 expression in colorectal adenocarcinoma was inversely correlated with the Ki-67 labelling index and the p53 expression in cancer. These results suggest that pS2/TFF1 protein may contribute as tumor suppressor factor in colorectal adenocarcinoma.

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