title: [Expression of p53 protein and proliferative activity in multiform glioblastoma].
abstract: The aim of the study of 41 multiform glioblastomas was the analysis of p53-protein immunoreactivity in neoplastic cells and evaluation of relationship of this biologic marker to tumour proliferation activity. Positive p53 expression was observed in 24 (58.5%) tumours, the negative one in 17 tumours (41.5%). Proliferation indexes of PCNA, anti-Ki6 and AgNORs showed high values in the multiform glioblastoma p53 positive group, but without statistical differences in comparison with the group of p53-negative glioblastomas. Significant differences were observed in survival time of patients with p53 positive tumours in comparison with p53-negative ones. In 15 patients with p53-positive multiform glioblastomas survival time was less than 6 months (62.5%) on the contrary with only 4 patients with similar survival time in p53-negative glioblastoma group (23.5%). Our results suggest that p53 expression in multiform glioblastoma cells, generally considered as the indirect index of p53 suppressor gene, reflects aggressive stadium of neoplastic disease and significantly worsens the prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Anatomii Patologicznej, Akademii Medycznej, Białymstoku.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zimnoch
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cylwik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dziecioł
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lewko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000235:genetics*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
vernacular_title: Ekspresja białka p53 i aktywność proliferacyjna w niedojrzałych glejakach wielopostaciowych.