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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal cancer2012

Tissue expression of the proteins fas and fas ligand in colorectal cancer and liver metastases.

Stylianos Kykalos, Spuridon Mathaiou, Anastasios J Karayiannakis, Dimitris Patsouras, Maria Lambropoulou, Constantinos Simopoulos

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal cancer, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stylianos KykalosSecond Department of Surgery, Democritus University of Thrace, Medical School, 68 100, Alexandroupolis, Greece. kykalos@hotmail.com
Spuridon Mathaiou
Anastasios J Karayiannakis
Dimitris Patsouras
Maria Lambropoulou
Constantinos Simopoulos
Democritus University of Thrace · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimOur purpose is to study the clinical significance of Fas/FasL expression in colon cancer and liver metastases (LM). MATERIAL AND

methodsThe expression of Fas/FasL in 68 patients with colon cancer was examined immunohistochemically and correlated to the clinicopathological features of the tumors.

resultsHigh expression of FasL, was observed in stage D and in LM (p=0.024). Fas expression was reduced in stage D tumors and in LM, when compared to earlier stages of disease (p=0.024). LM had also shown a decreased expression of Fas (p=0.016). Tumors with low FasL expression upregulate more often their Fas expression (p = 0.028). No correlation could be established regarding the patients survival.

conclusionsLow expression of Fas and high expression of FasL are more often in colon tumor stage D and in liver metastasis; these imply tumor aggression, resistance against apoptosis, and could be held as negative prognostic factors.

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Biomarkers, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsFas Ligand Proteinfas ReceptorFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLiver NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm StagingPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorFas Ligand Proteinfas Receptor

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