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ArticleOncology letters2018

Expression of tumor suppressor programmed cell death 4 in endometrioid endometrial carcinomas and clinicopathological significance.

Yanping Liu, Han Sun, Hongju Mao, Meng Gao, Xiao Tan, Yue Li, Yan Li, Guy Mutangala Muloye, Lining Zhang, Xiaoyan Wang and 1 more

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Article in Oncology letters, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yanping LiuDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Han SunDepartment of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Hongju MaoDepartment of Infection, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, P.R. China.
Meng GaoDepartment of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Xiao TanDepartment of Pathology, The People's Hospital of Linyi City, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China.
Yue LiDepartment of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Yan LiDepartment of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Guy Mutangala MuloyeDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Lining ZhangDepartment of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Xiaoyan WangDepartment of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Zengtao WeiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Shandong University · CNLinyi People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4), as a novel tumor suppressor, serves important roles in the pathogenesis of tumors. The expression of PDCD4 is downregulated or lost in various human tumors. However, the expression of PDCD4 in endometrial cancer and the clinicopathological significance remain unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of PDCD4 in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma (EEC) and the association with clinicopathological parameters. The expression of PDCD4 in EEC tissues and control endometrium was detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, western blotting and immunohistochemistry. PDCD4 expression was also investigated in control endometrial glandular epithelial cells and the endometrial cancer KLE cell line by immunocytochemistry, and the association between PDCD4 expression and clinicopathological parameters of patients with EEC was analyzed. The results demonstrated that PDCD4-positive staining was mainly located in the cytoplasm of endometrial glandular epithelial cells and EEC cells. The staining index of PDCD4 in the proliferative phase was significantly increased compared with that in the secretory phase of control endometrium (P<0.001). There was significantly decreased PDCD4 expression in grade (G) 2/3 EEC tissues compared with the proliferative phase of control endometrium (P<0.001). PDCD4 expression was significantly associated with tumor grade. The PDCD4 levels in G1 EEC tissues were higher compared with the G2/3 EEC group (P<0.01). The results indicated that PDCD4 is associated with the histological grade of EEC, and that PDCD4 may be a valuable indicator of the degree of tumor malignancy in patients with EEC.

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endometrial cancerprogrammed cell death 4tumor gradetumor suppressor gene

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PMID29805661
PMCPMC5958723
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