AIM: To investigate the expression of E-cadherin, alpha-catenin, beta-catenin, gamma-catenin and cyclin D(1) in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), and analyze their interrelationship with clinicopathological variables and their effects on prognosis. METHODS: Expression of E-cadherin, alpha-catenin, beta-catenin, gamma-catenin and cyclin D(1) was determined by EnVision or SABC immunohistochemical technique in patients with ESCC consecutively, their correlation with clinical characteristics was evaluated and analyzed by univariate analysis. RESULTS: The reduced expression rate of E-cadherin, alpha-catenin, beta-catenin and gamma-catenin was 88.7%, 69.4%, 35.5% and 53.2%, respectively. Cyclin D1 positive expression rate was 56.5%. Expression of gamma-catenin was inversely correlated with the degree of tumor differentiation and lymph node metastasis (chi(2) = 4.183 and chi(2) = 5.035, respectively, P<0.05), whereas the expression of E-cadherin was correlated only with the degree of differentiation (chi(2) = 5.769, P<0.05). Reduced expression of E-cadherin and gamma-catenin was associated with poor differentiation of tumor, reduced expression of gamma-catenin was also associated with lymph node metastasis. There obviously existed an inverse correlation between level of E-cadherin and gamma-catenin protein and survival. The 3-year survival rates were 100% and 56% in E-cadherin preserved expression group and in reduced expression one and were 78% and 48% in gamma-catenin preserved expression group and in reduced expression one, respectively. The differences were both statistically significant. Correlation analysis showed the expression level of alpha-catenin correlated with that of E-cadherin and beta-catenin (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The reduced expression of E-cadherin and gamma-catenin, but not alpha-catenin, beta-catenin and cyclin D1, implies more aggressive malignant behaviors of esophageal carcinoma cells and predicts the poor prognosis of patients.
AIM: To investigate the expression of E-cadherin, alpha-catenin, beta-catenin, gamma-catenin and cyclin D(1) in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), and analyze their interrelationship with clinicopathological variables and their effects on prognosis. METHODS: Expression of E-cadherin, alpha-catenin, beta-catenin, gamma-catenin and cyclin D(1) was determined by EnVision or SABC immunohistochemical technique in patients with ESCC consecutively, their correlation with clinical characteristics was evaluated and analyzed by univariate analysis. RESULTS: The reduced expression rate of E-cadherin, alpha-catenin, beta-catenin and gamma-catenin was 88.7%, 69.4%, 35.5% and 53.2%, respectively. Cyclin D1 positive expression rate was 56.5%. Expression of gamma-catenin was inversely correlated with the degree of tumor differentiation and lymph node metastasis (chi(2) = 4.183 and chi(2) = 5.035, respectively, P<0.05), whereas the expression of E-cadherin was correlated only with the degree of differentiation (chi(2) = 5.769, P<0.05). Reduced expression of E-cadherin and gamma-catenin was associated with poor differentiation of tumor, reduced expression of gamma-catenin was also associated with lymph node metastasis. There obviously existed an inverse correlation between level of E-cadherin and gamma-catenin protein and survival. The 3-year survival rates were 100% and 56% in E-cadherin preserved expression group and in reduced expression one and were 78% and 48% in gamma-catenin preserved expression group and in reduced expression one, respectively. The differences were both statistically significant. Correlation analysis showed the expression level of alpha-catenin correlated with that of E-cadherin and beta-catenin (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The reduced expression of E-cadherin and gamma-catenin, but not alpha-catenin, beta-catenin and cyclin D1, implies more aggressive malignant behaviors of esophageal carcinoma cells and predicts the poor prognosis of patients.
Authors: D S Sanders; R Bruton; S J Darnton; A G Casson; I Hanson; H K Williams; J Jankowski Journal: Int J Cancer Date: 1998-12-18 Impact factor: 7.396
Authors: Wayne Hofstetter; Stephen G Swisher; Arlene M Correa; Kenneth Hess; Joe B Putnam; Jaffer A Ajani; Marcelo Dolormente; Rhodette Francisco; Ritsuko R Komaki; Axbal Lara; Faye Martin; David C Rice; Arcenio J Sarabia; W Roy Smythe; Ara A Vaporciyan; Garrett L Walsh; Jack A Roth Journal: Ann Surg Date: 2002-09 Impact factor: 12.969