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BMC CANCER
卷 16, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2091-x
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TGF-beta 1; Lauren classification; Gastric cancer
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- Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) [HI13C2162]
- National R&D Program for Cancer Control - Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea [1020390]
- Hallym University Research Fund [HURF-2014-45]
Background: Aberrant TGF-beta 1 signaling is suggested to be involved in gastric carcinogenesis. However, the role of TGF-beta 1 in intestinal-type [i-GC] and diffuse-type [d-GC] gastric cancer remains largely unknown. In this study, we evaluated the expression of TGF-beta 1 signaling molecules and compared the clinicopathological features of i-GC and d-GC. Methods: Patients (n=365, consecutive) who underwent curative gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma in 2005 were enrolled. We performed immunohistochemical staining of TGF-beta 1, TGF-beta 1 receptor-2 (T beta R2), Smad4, p-ERK1/2, TGF-activated kinase (TAK) 1, and p-Akt in 68 paraffin-embedded tumor blocks (33 i-GC and 35 d-GC), scored the expression according to the extent of staining, and evaluated differences between the histologic subtypes. Results: Patients with d-GC differed from those with i-GC as follows: younger and more likely to be female; more aggressive stage; higher recurrence rate. The expression of TGF-beta 1 and T beta R2 was higher in i-GC (P = 0.05 and P <0.001, respectively). The expression of Smad4, a representative molecule of the Smad-dependent pathway, was decreased in both subtypes. TAK1 and p-Akt, two major molecules involved in the Smad-independent pathway, were over-expressed (69 similar to 87 % of cases stained), without a statistically significant difference between i-GC and d-GC. Of note, the expression of p-ERK1/2, a Smad-independent pathway, was significantly increased in i-GC (P = 0.008). Conclusions: The clinicopathological characteristics vary in different histologic gastric cancer subtypes. Although TGF-beta 1 signaling in gastric cancer cells appears hyper-activated in i-GC compared to d-GC, the Smad-dependent pathway seems down-regulated while the Smad-independent pathway seems up-regulated in both histologic subtypes.
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