Factors associated with p53 nuclear accumulation in prostatic adenocarcinoma Journal Article


Authors: Zhang, Z. F.; Aprikian, A.; Sarkis, A. S.; Zeng, Z. S.; Pollack, D.; Cordon-Cardo, C.; Fair, W. R.; Begg, C. B.
Article Title: Factors associated with p53 nuclear accumulation in prostatic adenocarcinoma
Abstract: Prostatic adenocarcinoma is an age-related cancer. The extremely high proportion of this disease with advanced age merits the study of age-dependent carcinogenesis. TP53 is considered a common target for carcinogenic agents including exogenous carcinogens as well as endogenous mutagens. Mutations of this gene are reported to be the most frequent nuclear abnormalities in human cancer. In order to investigate the relationship between age and altered patterns of p53 expression, we have analyzed a group of 48 patients with primary prostatic adenocarcinoma. We assessed p53 nuclear accumulation immunohistochemically by the anti-p53 antibodies PAb1801 and CM-1, and identified 9 out of 48 patients (19%) displaying p53-positive phenotype. We observed a significant association between advanced age and p53 nuclear accumulation. The data suggest that p53 nuclear accumulation may be related to the aging process in prostatic adenocarcinoma.
Keywords: immunohistochemistry; adult; clinical article; human tissue; aged; genes; gene expression; protein p53; age; cell nucleus; epidemiology; p53; prostate carcinoma; prostate neoplasms; human; male; priority journal; article
Journal Title: International Journal of Oncology
Volume: 4
Issue: 4
ISSN: 1019-6439
Publisher: Spandidos Publications  
Date Published: 1994-04-01
Start Page: 897
End Page: 902
Language: English
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 21566999
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.4.4.897
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Notes: Source: Scopus
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  1. Colin B Begg
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  2. Zhaoshi Zeng
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  3. William R Fair
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  4. Zuo-Feng Zhang
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  5. Alvaro S. Sarkis
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  6. Daphna M. Pollack
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