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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
AKT plays an important role in malignant behavior of tumors. The purpose of the present study was to determine the expression of phosphorylated AKT (P-AKT) and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) p65 and their association with clinicopathological parameters and prognosis in epithelial ovarian tumor. On immunohistochemistry 115 samples of ovarian tissue that included 68 specimens of epithelial ovarian cancer, 12 of borderline tumor, 24 of epithelial benign tumor and 11 of normal ovary, were evaluated. Sixty-three patients with ovarian cancer were followed up from 7 to 68 months. The positive expression rate of P-AKT and NF-kappaB p65 were higher in epithelial ovarian cancer than in normal ovarian tissue (P<0.01). Elevated P-AKT or NF-kappaB p65 expression was significantly correlated with late clinical stage (P<0.05 and P<0.01) and poor histological differentiation (both P<0.01). P-AKT expression was significantly correlated with NF-kappaB p65 immunostaining (phi=0.272, P<0.05). Elevated expression of P-AKT was negatively correlated with the survival of ovarian cancer patients, but it was not an independent prognostic factor after multivariate analysis. Overexpression of P-AKT and NF-kappaB p65 were involved in the carcinogenesis and metastasis of ovarian cancer. P-AKT might contribute to the malignant transformation through NF-kappaBp65 upregulation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1440-1827
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
749-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Neoplasm Staging, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Ovarian Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Ovary, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Transcription Factor RelA, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Up-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:19067848-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased staining for phosphorylated AKT and nuclear factor-kappaB p65 and their relationship with prognosis in epithelial ovarian cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. tjmgrx@yahoo.com.cn
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't