Abdulwahab A Abuderman1, Ola A Harb2, Loay M Gertallah3, Nahlah Makki Almansour4. 1. Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. 2. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. 3. Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. 4. Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Transcription factor activating protein 2 B (TFAP2 B) is a transcription factor that regulates many steps of embryogenesis, cell growth, apoptosis and recently oncogenesis and cancer progression. AP-1 is a transcription factor that is a downstream molecule of the MAPK signaling pathway. Juxtaposed with zinc finger gene 1 (JAZF1) is a recently detected transforming growth factor which has a role in carcinogenesis. Hence the present study aimed to assess those markers expression in tissues from patients with such cancer correlation their expression with clinic-pathological findings of the tumor and prognostic and follow-up findings of patients. METHODS: We have collected tissue samples from papillary thyroid cancer patients and adjacent non-neoplastic tissues from 80 patients. We assessed the expression of TFAP2B, AP-1 and JAZF1 using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Expression of TFAP2B was positively associated with lymph nodes metastases (p=0.003), distant metastases (p=0.002), recurrence of the tumor (p=0.002), unfavourable disease-free survival rate (p=0.003). AP-1 expression is positively associated with advanced stage (p=0.002), presence of extra-thyroid invasion (p=0.005), recurrence of the tumor (p=0.005), unfavorable disease-free survival rate (p=0.01). JAZF1 expression is negatively associated with huge tumor size (0.023), vascular invasion (p=0.007) and unfavorable overall survival rate (p=.030). CONCLUSION: High expression levels of TFAP2B and AP-1 and low expression levels of JAZF1 were associated with unfavourable pathological, prognostic parameters and dismal patient's outcome.<br />.
OBJECTIVE:Transcription factor activating protein 2 B (TFAP2 B) is a transcription factor that regulates many steps of embryogenesis, cell growth, apoptosis and recently oncogenesis and cancer progression. AP-1 is a transcription factor that is a downstream molecule of the MAPK signaling pathway. Juxtaposed with zinc finger gene 1 (JAZF1) is a recently detected transforming growth factor which has a role in carcinogenesis. Hence the present study aimed to assess those markers expression in tissues from patients with such cancer correlation their expression with clinic-pathological findings of the tumor and prognostic and follow-up findings of patients. METHODS: We have collected tissue samples from papillary thyroid cancerpatients and adjacent non-neoplastic tissues from 80 patients. We assessed the expression of TFAP2B, AP-1 and JAZF1 using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Expression of TFAP2B was positively associated with lymph nodes metastases (p=0.003), distant metastases (p=0.002), recurrence of the tumor (p=0.002), unfavourable disease-free survival rate (p=0.003). AP-1 expression is positively associated with advanced stage (p=0.002), presence of extra-thyroid invasion (p=0.005), recurrence of the tumor (p=0.005), unfavorable disease-free survival rate (p=0.01). JAZF1 expression is negatively associated with huge tumor size (0.023), vascular invasion (p=0.007) and unfavorable overall survival rate (p=.030). CONCLUSION: High expression levels of TFAP2B and AP-1 and low expression levels of JAZF1 were associated with unfavourable pathological, prognostic parameters and dismal patient's outcome.<br />.
Authors: J M Karjalainen; J K Kellokoski; A J Mannermaa; H E Kujala; K I Moisio; P J Mitchell; M J Eskelinen; E M Alhava; V M Kosma Journal: Br J Cancer Date: 2000-06 Impact factor: 7.640
Authors: Dennis J Hazelett; Suhn Kyong Rhie; Malaina Gaddis; Chunli Yan; Daniel L Lakeland; Simon G Coetzee; Brian E Henderson; Houtan Noushmehr; Wendy Cozen; Zsofia Kote-Jarai; Rosalind A Eeles; Douglas F Easton; Christopher A Haiman; Wange Lu; Peggy J Farnham; Gerhard A Coetzee Journal: PLoS Genet Date: 2014-01-30 Impact factor: 5.917