title: [Expression of survivin and caspase-3 in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and their clinical significance].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family, can directly inhibit caspase-3 and caspase-7 activity and plays an important role in oncogenesis. This study was designed to investigate the expression of survivin and caspases-3 in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) with different aggressiveness and their clinical significance.
  
  
  METHODS
  The expression of survivin and caspase-3 in 54 cases of NHL were determined with immunohistochemistry of EnVision.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The expression rates of survivin and caspase-3 were 51.9% (28/54) and 83.3% (45/54), respectively. The expression of survivin in NHL patients with low grade malignancy (19%, 4/21) was lower than that of NHL patients with intermediate-high grade malignancy; the difference was statistically significant. The expression of caspase-3 showed the same tendency. Co-expression rate of survivin and caspase-3 was 46.3% (25/54).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The expression of survivin is upregulated in NHL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710033, P.R.China. lhl882002@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hong-Ling
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bing-Zhong
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Zhen-Chuan
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Shang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017209:Apoptosis; D053148:Caspase 3; D020169:Caspases / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D000077022:Survivin
chemical_list: C107489:BIRC5 protein, human; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D000077022:Survivin; C505407:CASP3 protein, human; D053148:Caspase 3; D020169:Caspases