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Expression of P16 protein and Bcl-2 protein in malignant eyelid tumors.
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Chinese medical journal [Chin Med J (Engl)] 2002 Jan; Vol. 115 (1), pp. 21-5. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Objective: To investigate the relationship between P16 gene (the tumor suppressor gene) and the bcl-2 gene (the apoptosis inhibitor gene) and the incidence and development of malignant eyelid tumors.<br />Methods: The streptavidin-biotin-peroxidase complex immunohistochemistry method was used to study the expression of P16 gene and the bcl-2 gene in 96 cases of malignant eyelid tumors.<br />Results: Among the 96 cases, there were 40 basal cell carcinomas (BCCs), 33 squamous carcinomas and 23 sebaceous carcinoma, with P16 protein positive (nuclear staining) rates 70%, 54.6% and 56.5%, respectively. The P16 positive rate was negatively correlated with the degree of tumor histological differentiation, and the rate difference between the high differentiated carcinomas was significant (P < 0.05). Positive Bcl-2 protein expression was detected in the cytoplasm. All 40 BCC cases were Bcl-2 positive, and nearly all of the tumor cells showed positive cytoplasmic expression, while in the 33 squamous cell carcinoma cases only one showed positive focal reaction, and the staining in the other 32 cases was relatively faint. None of the 23 sebaceous carcinomas expressed Bcl-2.<br />Conclusions: The expression of the P16 protein was related to the occurrence and degree of differentiation of malignant eyelid tumors. The overexpression of the Bcl-2 protein suggests that suppression of apoptosis might play a role in the tumorigenesis of BCC.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Basal Cell chemistry
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell chemistry
Cell Differentiation
Eyelid Neoplasms pathology
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Middle Aged
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 analysis
Eyelid Neoplasms chemistry
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 analysis
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0366-6999
- Volume :
- 115
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Chinese medical journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11930651