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ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY
卷 14, 期 6, 页码 898-906出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdg257
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endometrial cancers; growth arrest-specific gene 6; receptor tyrosine kinase Axl
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Background: Gash, the protein product of the growth arrest-specific gene 6 (gas6), a member of the vitamin K-dependent protein family, was identified as a ligand for the Axl/Sky family of receptor tyrosine kinases. Gash acts as a growth-potentiating factor for thrombin-induced proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells. The aim of the present study was to test for the presence of Gash and its receptors Axl and Sky, related to specific growth in uterine endometrial cancers, and to evaluate their plausible growth potential and mechanism. Materials and methods: Sixty patients underwent curative resection for uterine endometrial cancers. In uterine endometrial cancers, the mRNA levels and histoscores of Gash, Axl and Sky were determined by competitive RT-PCR using recombinant RNA and immunohistochemical studies, respectively. The rate of proliferation by immunochemistry for Ki67 and the rate of apoptosis by TUNEL were determined. Results: The mRNA levels and the histoscores of Gash and Axl in well-differentiated endometrial cancers (G1 EC) were significantly higher than in normal uterine endometrium (NE) and in moderately and poorly differentiated endometrial cancers (G2 + G3 EC). The rate of apoptosis in G 1 EC was significantly lower than that in NE and in G2 + G3 EC. Conclusions: Gash and Axl signal transduction is aberrantly stimulated in well-differentiated endometrial cancers, plausibly related to tumor progression due to protection from apoptosis in cancers cells.
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