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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
Polycomb-group proteins Bmi1 and EZH2 are involved in the malignant transformation and biological aggressiveness of several human carcinomas. We herein examined the significance of the Bmi1 and EZH2 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its preneoplastic lesions, dysplastic nodules. The expression of Bmi1 and EZH2 were examined immunohistochemically in HCC (n=27) and dysplastic nodules (n=14), and combined hepatocellular and cholangiocarcinoma (HC-CC) (n=14). The effect of Bmi1 and EZH2 knockdown was examined in cultured HCC cells (HuH7 and HepG2) using siRNA. It was determined that Bmi1 was constantly expressed in cholangiocytes, but not in hepatocytes, and EZH2 was detected in neither cholangiocytes nor hepatocytes. Bmi1 and EZH2 were overexpressed in HCC and more extensively in HC-CC (P<0.01). Interestingly, Bmi1 and EZH2 were not overexpressed in the dysplastic nodules. The expression of Bmi1 and EZH2 was heterogeneous and associated with vascular infiltration, the histological grades, and the cell proliferation activity in HCC and HC-CC. In cultured carcinoma cells overexpressing Bmi1 and EZH2, knockdown of Bmi1 and EZH2 resulted in decreased cell proliferation activities. Therefore, the overexpression of polycomb-group proteins Bmi1 and EZH2 is associated with the malignant progression of HCC, thereby reflecting the aggressive biological behavior in HCC and HC-CC.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1530-0307
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
873-82
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Bile Duct Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Cholangiocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Liver Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Neovascularization, Pathologic, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Proto-Oncogene Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-RNA, Small Interfering, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Repressor Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18591938-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The overexpression of polycomb group proteins Bmi1 and EZH2 is associated with the progression and aggressive biological behavior of hepatocellular carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article