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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-30
pubmed:abstractText
Activation of endothelial cells is often associated with the cellular proliferation in vitro. CD105 is a more specific marker of activated endothelial cells from tumor vessels and Ki-67 is used to assess the proliferation status of both tumor and endothelial cells. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the status of endothelial cells using CD105 and Ki-67 immunohistochemistry in benign and malignant lesions of the uterine cervix. Double stain for CD105/Ki-67 in benign and malignant lesions of the uterine cervix showed that these two markers had divergent expression on endothelial cells from associated tumor blood vessels dependent on lesion type and proliferation status of tumor cells. Absence of CD105/Ki-67 coexpression in endothelial cells was correlated with histopathology of the uterine cervix lesions and tumor proliferative status. The present findings suggest that CD105 expression is an early event, specific for premalignant lesions of the uterine cervix, while endothelial proliferation assessed on Ki-67 combined with the lack of CD105 expression is often associated with invasive cervical carcinoma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1440-1827
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
695-700
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of endoglin and Ki-67 expression in endothelial cells from benign and malignant lesions of the uterine cervix.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Histology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania. ancacimpean1972@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't