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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
One hundred and thirty three gastric cancer cases were investigated immunohistochemically to clarify the biological role of survivin in gastric cancer cells using a commercially available anti-survivin antibody (SURV11A). Five gastric cancer cell lines were employed to assess localization of survivin by reverse-transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) Southern blotting, Western blotting and immunofluorescence, signals being found in both nucleus and cytoplasm. Survivin nuclear staining of gastric cancer cells was evident in 109 of 133 cases (82.0%) and associated with a favorable prognosis, being an independent prognosticator on multivariate analysis. Survivin nuclear positivity also correlated with younger age and lower incidence of vessel cancer invasion. In contrast, survivin cytoplasmic positivity was noted in 117 cases (88.0%) and did not correlate with any factor of progression or prognosis. The results indicate that survivin is present in the majority of gastric cancer cells but a nuclear localization may play an important physiological role in hindering tumor progression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0304-3835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
163
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
109-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Blotting, Southern, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Cell Fractionation, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Microtubule-Associated Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Stomach Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Survival Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11163114-Survival Rate
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Survivin expression in tumor cell nuclei is predictive of a favorable prognosis in gastric cancer patients.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Toyama Medical & Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan. eop@ms.toyama-mpu.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't