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Clinicopathological significance of maspin and Kail expressions in carcinogenesis and progression of gastric cancer
Meng-Chun Wang, Yan-Min Yang, Xiao-Han Li, Fang Dong, Yan Li
Meng-Chun Wang, Yan-Min Yang, Yan Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Xiao-Han Li, Fang Dong, Department of Pathology, Second Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Correspondence to: Meng-Chun Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province China. mengchunwang@hotmail.com
Received: June 24, 2004 Revised: July 9, 2004 Accepted: August 5, 2004 Published online: October 15, 2004
AIM: To investigate the expressions of maspin and Kai1 in gastric cancer and to explore their roles in tumorigenesis and progression of gastric cancer.
METHODS: Normal gastric mucosa (n = 182), gastric dysplasia (n = 69), and gastric cancer (n = 113) were detected for maspin and Kai1 expressions by immunohistochemical methods. The expressions were compared with clinicopathological parameters of the tumor. Relationship between maspin and Kai1 expressions was analyzed as well.
RESULTS: The positive rates of maspin expression were 79.8% (145/182), 75.4% (52/69), and 50.4% (57/113) in normal gastric mucosa, gastric dysplasia, and gastric cancer, while those of Kai1 expression were 81.9% (149/182), 65.2% (49/69), and 58.4% (66/113) in corresponding tissues, respectively. The gastric normal mucosa and dysplasia more frequently expressed maspin than primary gastric cancer did, (P <0.01), while the normal mucosa showed more frequent expression of Kai1 than dysplasia and primary cancer did (P <0.01). Maspin expression significantly related to invasive depth (P = 0.003<0.01), metastasis (P = 0.027<0.05), Lauren's (P = 0.015<0.05) and histological classification (P = 0.024<0.05), but not to tumor size, Borrmann's classification, growth pattern and TNM staging (P >0.05). Kai1 expression significantly related to invasive depth (P = 0.043<0.05), metastasis (P = 0.005<0.01), growth pattern (P = 0.034<0.05), Lauren's classification (P = 0.000<0.01) and histological classification (P = 0.004<0.01), but not to tumor size, Borrmann's classification and TNM staging (P >0.05). Maspin expression was significantly consistent with Kail expression in primary gastric cancer (P = 0.008<0.05).
CONCLUSION: Down-regulated expressions of maspin and Kai1 play an important role in gastric carcinogenesis. They may have inhibitory effects on invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer. Abnormal expressions of maspin and Kai1 might be an objective indicator for pathobiological behaviors of gastric cancer.
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Citation: Wang MC, Yang YM, Li XH, Dong F, Li Y. Clinicopathological significance of maspin and Kail expressions in carcinogenesis and progression of gastric cancer. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2004; 12(10): 2283-2286
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