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1606072

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-23
pubmed:abstractText
Human soft tissue sarcomas (HSTS) in adults are a family of mesenchymal tumors characterized by high biological aggressiveness and general refractoriness to chemotherapy. A series of 36 HSTS, 24 untreated and 12 homogeneously treated with a presurgical chemotherapeutic regimen consisting of doxorubicin (intra-arterial) and iphosphamide (intra-vein), was analyzed for expression of MDR1 and the glutathione-S-transferase-pi (GST-pi) gene in order to identify molecular phenomena which may be implicated in the chemoresistance displayed by these tumors. The MDR1 gene was expressed in a greater percentage of drug-treated tumors and at higher levels than in untreated ones. By contrast, chemotherapeutic treatment has no effect on GST-pi mRNA expression. The GST-pi expression level (EL) was much higher in the HSTS with biologically aggressive features. In fact, significant correlations were observed between GST-pi and histologic grade (p = 0.01); aneuploidy (p less than 0.01); and histone H3 EL (p = 0.01), suggesting a possible causal relationship between GST-pi activity and biological aggressiveness in HSTS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0923-7534
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:geneSymbol
GST-&pgr;
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
63-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of MDR1 and GST-pi in human soft tissue sarcomas: relation to drug resistance and biological aggressiveness.
pubmed:affiliation
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't