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dc.contributor.authorIoachim, E.en
dc.contributor.authorAssimakopoulos, D.en
dc.contributor.authorPeschos, D.en
dc.contributor.authorZissi, A.en
dc.contributor.authorSkevas, A.en
dc.contributor.authorAgnantis, N. J.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T19:11:56Z-
dc.date.available2015-11-24T19:11:56Z-
dc.identifier.issn0344-0338-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/20985-
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dc.subjectmetallothioneinen
dc.subjectp53en
dc.subjectpcnaen
dc.subjectlarynxen
dc.subjectbreast carcinomasen
dc.subjectlocalizationen
dc.subjectresistanceen
dc.subjectmarkersen
dc.subjectheaden
dc.subjectnecken
dc.subjectmetastasisen
dc.subjectsurvivalen
dc.subjectlesionsen
dc.subjectliveren
dc.titleImmunohistochemical expression of metallothionein in benign premalignant and malignant epithelium of the larynx: Correlation with p53 and proliferative cell nuclear antigenen
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.enJournal articleen
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
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heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
heal.publicationDate1999-
heal.abstractIn this study we evaluated the immunohistochemical expression of metallothionein (MT) in 44 squamous cell carcinomas, 14 cases of in situ carcinoma, 47 with epithelial dysplasia, 11 papillomas and 21 cases of keratosis. The MT expression was studied in correlation with p53 protein expression and the proliferative cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The monoclonal antibodies E9 (anti-MT), DO-7 (which reacts with a denaturation-resistant epitope in wild-type and mutant p53) and PC10 (anti-PCNA) on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue were used employing the immunoperoxidase (ABC) method. The immunohistochemical localization of MT has shown its rather ubiquitous presence in the cytoplasm and nucleus of both benign and malignant epithelial cells. In most cases the adjacent "normal" epithelium showed low positivity in the basal portion. The mean value of metallothionein expression was 35.73 in squamous cell carcinomas, 32.21 in in situ carcinomas, 11.86 in dysplastic epithelium, 5.10 in papillomas and 3.5 in keratosis. In carcinomas, low MT expression (<10% of neoplastic cells) was observed in 20.5% of the cases, moderate (10%-50% of neoplastic cells) in 54.5% and extensive expression (>50% of neoplastic cells) in 25% of the cases. We did not find any statistically significant difference of MT expression between in situ and infiltrating carcinomas, while we did observe a significant difference between carcinomas and the other groups. There was a statistically significant difference in the PCNA values in both benign and malignant lesions, while no statistically significant difference was observed in p53 protein expression in the above groups. A positive correlation between MT expression and the PCNA value (p < 0.0001) in the benign and malignant groups was detected. The PCNA value was also correlated with the p53 protein expression (p = 0.001). No correlation was found between MT and p53 protein expression. In conclusion, these results suggest that the MT expression may play a role in the development of malignant disease of the larynx, from the early phase of laryngeal carcinogenesis, independently from the p53 expression. It is also possible to contribute to tumour cell growth, as determined by the PCNA score.en
heal.journalNamePathology Research and Practiceen
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
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