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KMID : 0357920090430050408
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Korean Journal of Pathology
2009 Volume.43 No. 5 p.408 ~ p.412
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Significance of the Expression of Cathepsins B, H, & L in Colonic Epithelial Neoplasms
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Sim Jae-Young
Lee Mi-Ja
Kee Keun-Hong
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Abstract
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Background: Cathepsin is associated with tumorigenesis, tumor invasion and metastasis through its ability to induce degradation of extracellular matrix components.
Methods: To investigate the correlation between cathepsin expression and tumor progression, invasion depth or nodal metastasis, immunohistochemical staining for cathepsins B, H and L were done on 20 hyperplastic polyps, 48 adenomas, and 67 adenocarcinomas of the colon. Evaluation of the expression of cathepsins B, H and L was based on the percentage of neoplastic cells that stained positive for any given cathepsin.
Results: Cathepsin B expression was significantly higher in adenocarcinomas than adenomas (29.33 vs 5.48%), but was not associated with the degree of differentiation, depth of invasion and nodal status of the tumors. Expression of cathepsins H and L was absent or low in both adenomas and adenocarcinomas.
Conclusions: We suggest that cathepsin B is involved in progression of a subset of colonic adenomas, while cathepsins H and L are not.
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KEYWORD
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Cathepsin, Colon, Adenoma, Adenocarcinoma
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