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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-17
pubmed:abstractText
To study the clinical relevance of undifferentiated tumour cells in astrocytic gliomas we employed a large tumour tissue microarray (n=283) with corresponding clinical data and analyzed the expression of Nestin and Sox-2, which mark undifferentiated stem- and progenitor cells in the normal brain. Both markers were expressed abundantly and staining of nestin significantly increased with WHO grade. Further, nestin and Sox-2 immunoreactivity was significantly associated with tumour cell proliferation and nestin expression was independently associated with poor patient survival. Our findings suggest that immature glioma cells are involved in tumour growth and tumour progression and significantly impact on patient prognosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1366-5804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
136-43
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Astrocytoma, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Brain Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Intermediate Filament Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Microarray Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-SOXB1 Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21323603-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of stem cell-related markers and survival in astrocytic gliomas.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neurosurgical Research, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Heidelberg, INF 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't