Expression of cell cycle regulators and growth factor/receptor systems in gastric carcinoma in young adults: association with Helicobacter pylori infection.

  • Authors:
    • K Haruma
    • M Ito
    • K Kohmoto
    • T Kamada
    • Y Kitada
    • W Yasui
    • E Tahara
    • G Kajiyama
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  • Published online on: February 1, 2000     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.5.2.185
  • Pages: 185-275
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Abstract

We studied the expression of cell cycle regulators and growth factor-receptor systems in gastric carcinoma in young adults and tried to clarify the specific alterations associated with H. pylori. We studied 33 young patients (18-29 years old, mean age 26.4) with gastric carcinoma. The patients were classified into two groups according to the degree of atrophic gastritis. Then we examined the expression of p53, cripto, cyclin-E, c-met, c-erbB2 and TGF-alpha immunohistochemically and compared the results between the two groups. The results were compared with 66 sex-, tumor histology-, and depth-matched elder controls (36-86 years old, mean age 64.0). H. pylori was judged by Giemsa staining. Seventeen patients had atrophic changes in the corpus (Group A), while 16 showed superficial gastritis or normal mucosa (Group S). All 17 patients of Group A showed H. pylori infection, while the 3 of the 16 members of Group S did not have H. pylori. p53 overexpression was observed more frequently in Group S (88%) than in Group A (41%, p<0.05). In the 3 patients without H. pylori infection, all carcinoma specimens showed p53 overexpression. Overexpression of cyclin-E was detected in 4 patients from Group S. On the other hand, cripto was observed more frequently in Group A than in Group S. No obvious differences were observed in c-erbB2, TGF-alpha and c-met expression. Overall, p53 overexpression was detected more frequently in younger than in older patients, whereas cripto expression was less detected. These results suggest that p53 and cyclin-E may act in an H. pylori-independent or -adjunctive manner for gastric carcinogenesis. Cripto expression might be correlated tightly with H. pylori infection.

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Haruma K, Ito M, Kohmoto K, Kamada T, Kitada Y, Yasui W, Tahara E and Kajiyama G: Expression of cell cycle regulators and growth factor/receptor systems in gastric carcinoma in young adults: association with Helicobacter pylori infection.. Int J Mol Med 5: 185-275, 2000
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Haruma, K., Ito, M., Kohmoto, K., Kamada, T., Kitada, Y., Yasui, W. ... Kajiyama, G. (2000). Expression of cell cycle regulators and growth factor/receptor systems in gastric carcinoma in young adults: association with Helicobacter pylori infection.. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 5, 185-275. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.5.2.185
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Haruma, K., Ito, M., Kohmoto, K., Kamada, T., Kitada, Y., Yasui, W., Tahara, E., Kajiyama, G."Expression of cell cycle regulators and growth factor/receptor systems in gastric carcinoma in young adults: association with Helicobacter pylori infection.". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 5.2 (2000): 185-275.
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Haruma, K., Ito, M., Kohmoto, K., Kamada, T., Kitada, Y., Yasui, W., Tahara, E., Kajiyama, G."Expression of cell cycle regulators and growth factor/receptor systems in gastric carcinoma in young adults: association with Helicobacter pylori infection.". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 5, no. 2 (2000): 185-275. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.5.2.185