title: [The features of expression of cellular adhesion molecules in primary colorectal cancer and its metastases].
abstract: Features of expression, distribution and interaction of E-cadherin, beta-catenin and CD-44v6 were immunologically assayed in samples from primary colorectal tumors (129) and their metastases to the lymph nodes (35) and liver (92). Reduction or total absence of E-cadherin expression was significantly more typical of tumors metastasizing, at different stages, to the liver (64/84, 76%) than in metastasis-free ones (14/45, 31%) (p=0.014). Enhanced cytoplasmic immunoreactivity and beta-catenin nuclear translocation occurred in 80% of disseminated tumors. Such alterations of E-cadherin, beta-catenin expression may be regarded as unfavorable prognosis factors involved in colorectal cancer. No significant correlation between CD-44v6 expression and tumor cell ability to metastasize was recorded.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Delektorskaia
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Perevoshchikov
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kushlinskiĭ
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000556:secondary; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D051176:beta Catenin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C112697:CD44v6 antigen; C495270:CTNNB1 protein, human; D015820:Cadherins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors; D051176:beta Catenin