Expression and clinical significance of Apollon in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Autor: Ren‑Wei Guo, Bo‑Lin Chen, Yan‑Wu Zhou, Ai‑Min Leng, Rong Li, Meng‑Ting Shuai, Jun‑Xian Zeng
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Molecular Medicine Reports
ISSN: 1791-3004
Popis: Apollon, an unusually large member of the inhibitors of apoptosis protein family, may be important for oncogenesis development. The aim of the present study was to assess the association between esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and Apollon expression levels, and to highlight the association between Apollon and the occurrence, development and prognosis of ESCC. Apollon expression was detected by immunohistochemical staining and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction in ESCC tissues, adjacent non‑cancerous tissues and paired normal tissues respectively, in order to analyze the association between Apollon expression and the clinicopathological features of ESCC. Survival analysis was used to assess the prognostic significance of Apollon expression. It was determined that the mRNA and protein expression levels of Apollon were significantly higher in the carcinoma tissues compared with the adjacent non‑cancerous tissues and normal control tissues (P
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