ISSN:
1432-0533
Schlagwort(e):
Key words p27/kip1
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Oligodendrogliomas
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Histological grading
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Prognosis
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MIB-1
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Medizin
Notizen:
Abstract p27/kip1 regulates the G1-S transition of the cell cycle by inhibiting cyclinD-CDK4, cyclinE-CDK2 and cyclinA-CDK2 complexes. Regulation of p27 levels occurs mainly post-translationally by ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal proteolysis. Although genetic changes of p27/kip1 are extremely rare, in many human carcinomas p27 levels are reduced, correlate with histological malignancy, and are associated with poor prognosis. In astrocytic gliomas, p27 decreases with anaplasia and is almost absent in glioblastomas. p27/kip1 was immunohistochemically studied in 37 oligodendrogliomas, categorized according to WHO classification. In this series, the immunohistochemical reaction for p27 was confined to nuclei. p27 score showed a tendency to decrease with malignancy. When the p27 score was considered as high versus low expression (cut-off of p27 labeling index, LI, at 25%), it represented an independent prognostic factor in univariate (P = 0.02) and in multivariate analysis (P = 0.04). The risk ratio suggested that the p27 low expression group had a threefold increased possibility to show a reduced survival. Moreover, p27 levels did not correlate with MIB-1 LI, suggesting that p27 is not merely associated with the control of proliferation.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004010051128
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