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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-31
pubmed:abstractText
Activation of Akt signaling pathway has been documented in various human malignancies, including breast carcinoma. The objective of this study is to determine the incidence of Akt phosphorylation in breast tumours and its relationship with expression of ER-alpha, ER-beta, HER2, Ki-67 and phosphorylated Bcl-2 associated death domain (p-BAD). Immunohistochemical staining was performed to detect these molecules on 43 paraffin-embedded breast tumour tissues with commercially available antibodies. Eighteen (41.9%), 3 (7.0%), 23 (53.5%), 35 (81.4%), 21 (48.8%), 29 (67.4%), and 34 (81.0%) of breast tumours were positive for nuclear ER-alpha, nuclear ER-beta, membranous HER2, cytonuclear p-Akt (Thr308), p-Akt (Ser473), p-BAD and Ki-67, respectively. ER-alpha expression was inversely correlated with HER2 and Ki-67 (P = 0.041 and P = 0.040, respectively). The p-Akt (Ser473) was correlated with increased level of p-BAD (Ser136) (P = 0.012). No relationship of Akt phosphorylation with HER2, ER-alpha or ER-beta was found. The p-Akt (Ser473) immunoreactivity was significantly higher in stage IV than in stage I or II (P = 0.036 or P = 0.009). The higher Ki-67 and lower ER-alpha expression showed an association with patient age of <50 years (P = 0.004) and with positive nodal status (P = 0.033), respectively. Our data suggest that the Akt phosphorylation and inactivation of its downstream target, BAD may play a role in survival of breast cancer cell. This study does not support the simple model of linear HER2/PI3K/Akt pathway in breast cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1532-2807
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
239-48
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-4-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Estrogen Receptor alpha, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Estrogen Receptor beta, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Ki-67 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Malaysia, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Neoplasm Staging, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Oncogene Protein v-akt, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Receptor, erbB-2, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19882362-bcl-Associated Death Protein
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunohistochemical detection of phospho-Akt, phospho-BAD, HER2 and oestrogen receptors alpha and beta in Malaysian breast cancer patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. shf@medic.upm.edu.my
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't