UP-REGULATION OF CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 GENE EXPRESSION CORRELATES WITH TUMOR ANGIOGENESIS IN HUMAN BREAST CANCER

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摘要 Objective:Tostudytherelationshipbetweencyclooxygenase-2(COX-2)expressionandtumorangiogenesisinhumanbreastcancer.Methods:Archivalprimarybreastcarcinomas(n=62),adjacentductalcarcinomainsitu(DCIS,n=13)andDCISalone(n=5)wereanalyzedforCOX-2andVEGFexpressionbyimmunohistochemistryusingspecificmonoclonalantibodies.Microvesseldensity(MVD)wasalsoexaminedtheusingCD34staining.Results:AsignificantcorrelationwasfoundbetweenCOX-2andVEGFexpression(P<0.01).BothCOX-2andVEGFweresignificantlycorrelatedwithMVD(P<0.05)andP<0.01,respectively).COX-2andVEGFgeneswereoverexpressedintumorspecimensascomparedwithnormalepithelia.Conclusion:COX-2isrelatedtotumorangiogenesisinbreastcancer.ItislikelythatVEGFisoneofthemostimportantmediatorsoftheCOX-2angiogenicpathway.
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出版日期 2003年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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