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ArticleCancer diagnosis & prognosis

Comparative Expression Analysis of

Athanasios Niotis, Dimitrios Dimitroulis, Despoina Spyropoulou, Evangelos Tsiambas, Helen Sarlanis, Dimitrios Davris, Evangelos Falidas, Nikolaos Kavantzas, Dimitrios Peschos, Loukas Manaios and 1 more

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  1. [p53-SOAT1 Axis: A Novel Target for Tumor Lipid Metabolism and Therapy].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Athanasios NiotisSecond Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, 'Laiko' General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios DimitroulisSecond Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, 'Laiko' General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece.
Despoina SpyropoulouDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Evangelos TsiambasFirst Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece.
Helen SarlanisFirst Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios DavrisDepartment of Surgery, Halkida General Hospital, Halkida, Greece.
Evangelos FalidasDepartment of Surgery, Halkida General Hospital, Halkida, Greece.
Nikolaos KavantzasFirst Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios PeschosDepartment of Physiology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Loukas ManaiosDepartment of Surgery, ''Bioclinic'' Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos C KonstantinidisDepartment of Urology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRGeneral Hospital of Attica · GRLaiko General Hospital of Athens · GRPolyclinic General Hospital · GRUniversity of Ioannina · GRUniversity of Patras · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background/Aim: The tumor protein 53 (TP53) tumor suppressor protein (17p13.1) acts as a significant regulator for the cell cycle normal function. The gene is frequently mutated in colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) patients and is associated to poor prognosis and low response rates to chemo-targeted therapy. Our purpose was to correlate TP53 expression with Mouse Double Minute 2 Homolog (MDM2), a proto-oncogene (12q14.3) and a major negative regulator in the TP53-MDM2 auto-regulatory pathway. Materials and Methods: A total of forty (n=40) colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) cases were included in this study. An immunohistochemistry-based assay was implemented by using anti-TP53 and anti-MDM2 antibodies in the corresponding tissue sections. Additionally, a digital image analysis assay was implemented for objectively measuring TP53/MDM2 immunostaining intensity levels. Results: TP53 protein overexpression was detected in 27/40 (67.5%), whereas MDM2 overexpression in 28/40 (70%) cases. Interestingly, in 21/40 (52.5%) cases, a combined TP53/MDM2 co-expression was detected, whereas in 6/40 (15%), a combined loss of expression was identified (overall co-expression: p=0.119). p53 overexpression was significantly correlated to grade of the examined cases (p=0.001), whereas MDM2 to stage and max diameter of the malignancies (p=0.001 and 0.024, respectively). Conclusion: TP53/MDM2 over expression is a frequent and significant genetic event in CRCs associated with an aggressive biological behavior, as a result of increased dedifferentiation grade and advanced stage/elevated tumor volume, respectively. MDM2 oncogene overactivation combined with mutated and overexpressed TP53 is observed in sub-groups of patients leading to specific gene/protein signatures - targets for personalized chemotherapeutic approaches.

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carcinomaColongeneMDM2oncogeneTP53tumor suppressor

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PMID38434910
PMCPMC10905287
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