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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2007

Pancreas duodenal homeobox-1 expression and significance in pancreatic cancer.

Tao Liu, Shan-Miao Gou, Chun-You Wang, He-Shui Wu, Jiong-Xin Xiong, Feng Zhou

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tao LiuDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Shan-Miao Gou
Chun-You Wang
He-Shui Wu
Jiong-Xin Xiong
Feng Zhou
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

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aimTo study the correlations of Pancreas duodenal homeobox-1 with pancreatic cancer characteristics, including pathological grading, TNM grading, tumor metastasis and tumor cell proliferation.

methodsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to detect PDX-1 mRNA expression in pancreatic cancer tissue and normal pancreatic tissue. The expression of PDX-1 protein was measured by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. Immunohistochemistry was also used to detect proliferative cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Correlations of PDX-1 with pancreatic cancer characteristics, including pathological grading, TNM grading, tumor metastasis and tumor cell proliferation, were analyzed by using c2 test.

resultsImmunohistochemistry showed that 41.1% of pancreatic cancers were positive for PDX-1 expression, but normal pancreatic tissue except islets showed no staining for PDX-1. In consistent with the result of imunohistochemistry, Western blot showed that 37.5% of pancreatic cancers were positive for PDX-1. RT-PCR showed that PDX-1 expression was significantly higher in pancreatic cancer tissues than normal pancreatic tissues (2(-3.56 +/- 0.35) vs 2(-8.76 +/- 0.14), P < 0.01). Lymph node metastasis (P < 0.01), TNM grading (P < 0.05), pathological grading (P < 0.05) and tumor cell proliferation (P < 0.01) were significantly correlated with PDX-1 expression levels.

conclusionPDX-1 is re-expressed in pancreatic cancer, and PDX-1-positive pancreatic cancer cells show more malignant potential compared to PDX-1-negative cells. Therefore, PDX-1-positive cells may be tumor stem cells and PDX-1 may act as alternate surface marker of pancreatic cancer stem cells.

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AgedBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedNeoplastic Stem CellsPancreatic NeoplasmsTrans-ActivatorsBiomarkers, TumorHomeodomain Proteinspancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 proteinTrans-Activators

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PMID17552012
PMCPMC4146825
OpenAlexW2109681240

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