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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2005

Relationship between beta-catenin expression and epithelial cell proliferation in gastric mucosa with intestinal metaplasia.

Adriana Romiti, Angelo Zullo, Francesco Borrini, Ida Sarcina, Cesare Hassan, Simon Winn, Silverio Tomao, Aldo Vecchione, Sergio Morini, Pietro Mingazzini

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Helicobacter pylori-induced modulation of the promoter methylation of Wnt antagonist genes in gastric carcinogenesis.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2018
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  2. Small interfering RNA-mediated downregulation of beta-catenin inhibits invasion and migration of colon cancer cells in vitro.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2012
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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adriana RomitiMedical Oncology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Angelo Zullo
Francesco Borrini
Ida Sarcina
Cesare Hassan
Simon Winn
Silverio Tomao
Aldo Vecchione
Sergio Morini
Pietro Mingazzini
CTO Andrea Alesini · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate beta-catenin expression in patients with intestinal metaplasia, and to look for a possible relationship between beta-catenin expression and either epithelial proliferation values or Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection.

methodsTwenty patients with complete type intestinal metaplasia were studied. beta-Catenin expression and epithelial cell proliferation in antral mucosa were assessed using an immunohistochemical analysis. H pylori infection was detected by histology and a rapid urease test.

resultsReduced beta-catenin expression on the surface of metaplastic cells was detected in 13 (65%) out of 20 patients. Moreover, in eight (40%) patients intranuclear expression of beta-catenin was found. When patients were analyzed according to H pylori infection, the prevalence of both beta-catenin reduction at the cell surface and its intranuclear localization did not significantly differ between infected and uninfected patients. Cell proliferation was higher in patients with intranuclear beta-catenin expression as compared to the remaining patients, although the difference failed to reach the statistical significance (36+/-8.9 vs 27.2+/-11.4, P = 0.06). On the contrary, a similar cell proliferation value was observed between patients with reduced expression of beta-catenin on cell surface and those with a normal expression (28.1+/-11.8 vs 26.1+/-8.8, P = 0.7). H pylori infection significantly increased cell proliferation (33.3+/-10.2% vs 24.6+/-7.4%, respectively, P = 0.04).

conclusionBoth cell surface reduction and intranuclear accumulation of beta-catenin were detected in intestinal metaplasia. The intranuclear localization of beta-catenin increases cell proliferation. H pylori infection does not seem to play a direct role in beta-catenin alterations, whilst it significantly increases cell proliferation.

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Agedbeta CateninCell DivisionCytoskeletal ProteinsEpithelial CellsFemaleGastric MucosaHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansMaleMetaplasiaMiddle AgedTrans-Activatorsbeta CateninCTNNB1 protein, humanCytoskeletal ProteinsTrans-Activators

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PMID16038041
PMCPMC4434669
OpenAlexW2105825041

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