OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of junction protein, p130 Crk-associated substance (p130Cas), and adhesion molecules, E-cadherin and β-catenin, on the biological behavior of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. METHODS: In 72 paraffin embedded specimens of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and 20 normal controls, the expression of p130Cas, E-cadherin and β-catenin was examined by quantum dot-based immunofluorescence histochemistry (QD-IHC) and conventional immunohistochemistry (IHC). RESULTS: QD-IHC was consistent with IHC in detecting the expression of the three molecules (P > 0.05 for all comparisons). The positive expression rate of p130Cas in bladder cancer tissues increased more significantly than that in normal bladder tissues (P < 0.001). Similarly, the aberrant expression rates of E-cadherin and β-catenin in bladder cancer tissues were significantly higher than those in normal bladder tissues (P < 0.001 for both comparisons). The expression of each molecule was correlated with tumor pathological grade and clinical stage (P < 0.05 for all comparisons), but not with tumor number and size (P > 0.05 for all comparisons). Furthermore, negative correlations were found between the expression intensities of p130Cas and E-cadherin or β-catenin in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder (P < 0.05 for both comparisons). CONCLUSIONS: p130Cas, E-cadherin and β-catenin might represent useful predictors of malignant degree of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of junction protein, p130 Crk-associated substance (p130Cas), and adhesion molecules, E-cadherin and β-catenin, on the biological behavior of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. METHODS: In 72 paraffin embedded specimens of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and 20 normal controls, the expression of p130Cas, E-cadherin and β-catenin was examined by quantum dot-based immunofluorescence histochemistry (QD-IHC) and conventional immunohistochemistry (IHC). RESULTS: QD-IHC was consistent with IHC in detecting the expression of the three molecules (P > 0.05 for all comparisons). The positive expression rate of p130Cas in bladder cancer tissues increased more significantly than that in normal bladder tissues (P < 0.001). Similarly, the aberrant expression rates of E-cadherin and β-catenin in bladder cancer tissues were significantly higher than those in normal bladder tissues (P < 0.001 for both comparisons). The expression of each molecule was correlated with tumor pathological grade and clinical stage (P < 0.05 for all comparisons), but not with tumor number and size (P > 0.05 for all comparisons). Furthermore, negative correlations were found between the expression intensities of p130Cas and E-cadherin or β-catenin in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder (P < 0.05 for both comparisons). CONCLUSIONS:p130Cas, E-cadherin and β-catenin might represent useful predictors of malignant degree of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.
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