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KMID : 0614620040440040186
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Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2004 Volume.44 No. 4 p.186 ~ p.192
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Expression of Cdx-2 Homeobox Gene in Intestinal Metaplasia and Gastric Adenocarcinoma
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백창희/Paik CH
한동수/이승현/정용우/김종표/손주현/함준수/오영하/박용욱/Han DS/Lee SH/Chung YW/Kim JP/Sohn JH/Hahm JS/Oh YH/Park YU
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Abstract
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Background/Aims: The Cdx-1 and Cdx-2 genes are intestinal transcription factors that may be involved in the regulation of proliferation and differentiation of intestinal epithelial cells. The Cdx-1 and Cdx-2 are expressed in the epithelium of the small intestine and colon but not in the normal epithelium of the esophagus and stomach.
Conversely, aberrant Cdx-2 expression is often observed in the esophagus and stomach. We investigated the expression and role of Cdx-2 in intestinal metaplasia and gastric adenocarcinoma.
Methods: The gastric tissues obtained endoscopically were analyzed by the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and histology. The Cdx-1 and Cdx-2 mRNA expression was confirmed and analyzed according to updated Sydney classification. Then, immunohistochemical study with monoclonal anti-Cdx-2 antibody was performed with gastric adenocarcinoma obtained by surgical resection.
Results: The prevalence of Cdx-1 and Cdx-2 mRNA expression was significantly
higher in mucosa with intestinal metaplasia than mucosa without intestinal metaplasia. In immunohistochemical study, nuclear staining of Cdx-2 was strong in metaplastic mucosa, but weak in adjacent normal gastric mucosa (p<0.001). The expression of Cdx-2 in gastric adenocarcinoma was lower than in metaplastic mucosa (p<0.001). The Cdx-2 expression was also detected in 97% of intestinal type gastric adenocarcinoma and 61.5% of diffuse type gastric adenocarcinoma (p=0.003).
Conclusions: Aberrant expression of Cdx-2 is observed in intestinal metaplasia and a subset of gastric adenocarcinoma, which is predominant in intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinoma. Therefore, Cdx-2 may play an important role in gastric carcinogenesis, especially in intestinal type adenocarcinoma.
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