Vol 47, No 1 (2009)
Original paper
Submitted: 2011-12-19
Published online: 2009-05-08
Immunohistochemical assessment of Fhit protein expression in advanced gastric carcinomas in correlation with Helicobacter pylori infection and survival time.
Jolanta Czyzewska, Katarzyna Guzińska-Ustymowicz, Anna Pryczynicz, Andrzej Kemona, Roman Bandurski
DOI: 10.2478/v10042-009-0010-6
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Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2009;47(1):47-53.
Vol 47, No 1 (2009)
ORIGINAL PAPERS
Submitted: 2011-12-19
Published online: 2009-05-08
Abstract
Fhit protein is known to play a role in the process of neoplastic transformation. It has been demonstrated that FHIT gene inactivation is manifested by a lack or very low concentration of Fhit protein in tissues collected from tumours in many organs, including head, neck, breast, lungs, stomach or large intestine. The study included a group of 80 patients with advanced gastric carcinomas. The expression of Fhit protein was assessed by means of the immunohistochemical method (avidin-biotin-streptavidin) in the sections fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin, using rabbit polyclonal antiFhit antibody (Abcam, UK) at 1: 200. Statistical analysis did not show any correlation of the expression of Fhit protein in the main mass of tumour and in the metastasis to lymph node with gender, depth of wall invasion, histological differentiation, Lauren's classification, Bormann's classification, metastases to local lymph nodes or Helicobacter pylori infection. However, a strong statistical correlation was revealed of Fhit protein expression in the main mass of tumour with patients' age (p=0.04) and tumour location in the stomach (p=0.02). No relationship was found between Fhit expression in the main mass of tumour and survival time (p=0.26).
Abstract
Fhit protein is known to play a role in the process of neoplastic transformation. It has been demonstrated that FHIT gene inactivation is manifested by a lack or very low concentration of Fhit protein in tissues collected from tumours in many organs, including head, neck, breast, lungs, stomach or large intestine. The study included a group of 80 patients with advanced gastric carcinomas. The expression of Fhit protein was assessed by means of the immunohistochemical method (avidin-biotin-streptavidin) in the sections fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin, using rabbit polyclonal antiFhit antibody (Abcam, UK) at 1: 200. Statistical analysis did not show any correlation of the expression of Fhit protein in the main mass of tumour and in the metastasis to lymph node with gender, depth of wall invasion, histological differentiation, Lauren's classification, Bormann's classification, metastases to local lymph nodes or Helicobacter pylori infection. However, a strong statistical correlation was revealed of Fhit protein expression in the main mass of tumour with patients' age (p=0.04) and tumour location in the stomach (p=0.02). No relationship was found between Fhit expression in the main mass of tumour and survival time (p=0.26).
Title
Immunohistochemical assessment of Fhit protein expression in advanced gastric carcinomas in correlation with Helicobacter pylori infection and survival time.
Journal
Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Issue
Vol 47, No 1 (2009)
Article type
Original paper
Pages
47-53
Published online
2009-05-08
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DOI
10.2478/v10042-009-0010-6
Bibliographic record
Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2009;47(1):47-53.
Authors
Jolanta Czyzewska
Katarzyna Guzińska-Ustymowicz
Anna Pryczynicz
Andrzej Kemona
Roman Bandurski
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