Survivin in relation to Bcl-2, Bax and in situ apoptotic cell death in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

Autor: Šelemetjev Sonja, Cvejić Dubravka, Savin Svetlana, Paunović I., Tatić S.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Archives of Biological Sciences, Vol 63, Iss 4, Pp 955-963 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0354-4664
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1104955S
Popis: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a rare but highly aggressive human malignancy. It is known that disturbances in apoptotic pathways have a great impact on tumor progression and aggressiveness. In this study the apoptosisrelated molecules Bcl-2 (antiapoptotic), Bax (proapoptotic) and survivin (an inhibitor of apoptosis) were analyzed immunohistochemically in thirty archival cases of ATC. In situ apoptotic cell death was analyzed by the TUNEL method. Mean Bcl-2 staining score (calculated from individual scores from 0-3) was low compared to those for Bax and survivin (p
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