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ArticleInternational journal of gastrointestinal cancer2003

Immunohistochemical evaluation of tissue-specific proteolytic enzymes in adenomas containing foci of early carcinoma: correlations with cathepsin D expression and other malignant features.

Toshiaki Kunimura, Tomoko Inagaki, Masahiro Wada, Jun Ushio, Kasumi Sato, Tetsuji Enosawa, Masanao Nakashima, Hirotaka Kato, Ryouji Hayashi, Kouji Saitou and 1 more

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Article in International journal of gastrointestinal cancer, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Toshiaki KunimuraFirst Department of Pathology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. kunimura@med.showa-u.ac.jp
Tomoko Inagaki
Masahiro Wada
Jun Ushio
Kasumi Sato
Tetsuji Enosawa
Masanao Nakashima
Hirotaka Kato
Ryouji Hayashi
Kouji Saitou
Toshio Morohoshi
Showa University · JP

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Abstract

backgroundCathepsin D (CD) is an aspartyl lysosomal protease, and the prognostic value of CD expression has been studied in a variety of tumors, however, its role in early adenocarcinomas remains unclear. AIM OF THE STUDY: We evaluated the expression of CD in a series of colorectal adenomas with severe dysplasia containing foci of early carcinoma and compared the results to several histopathological and immunohistochemical features.

methodsAdenomas were obtained by endoscopic polypectomy from 33 patients. Twenty-four of the 33 adenomas contained well-differentiated adenocarcinomas and nine adenomas contained moderately differentiated adenocarcinomas.

resultsPositive CD expressions were observed in 25% of well-differentiated adenocarcinomas and in 66.7% of moderately differentiated adenocarcinomas (p < 0.05). Of the 12 adenocarcinomas with positive CD expression, four had positive CD expression in their adenomas (p < 0.01), 6 showed positive Ki-67 expression in their adenomas (NS), and 10 had positive p53 expression in their adenomas (p < 0.05). No significant association was seen between the level of CD expression and adenoma size.

conclusionsThe expression of CD in adenocarcinoma correlated significantly with differentiation, and with the levels of CD and p53 expression in the adenomas of the polyp.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAdenocarcinomaAdenomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinomaCathepsin DCell DifferentiationColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedTumor Suppressor Protein p53Cathepsin DTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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