title: Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) and Survivin (S) expression in non-Hogkin's lymphomas.
abstract: Survivin (S) is a member of inhibitor of apoptosis family (IAP) and is expressed in the majority of malignant tumors but undetectable in normal differentiated adult tissues. S is an encouraging target for cancer therapy. TSP-1 is a multifunctional protein regulating cell growth, motility and apoptosis in both physiological and pathological conditions. The role of TSP-1 in cancer progression remains controversial. We aimed to determine the pathogenetic and prognostic role of TSP-1 and S in non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL). S and TSP-1 expressions were looked for in 177 cases with NHL. S was found to be positive in 94 of the cases (53%). TSP-1 was found to be positive in 31 of the cases (17.5%). There was a strong association between S and TSP-1 and also aggressive histology with S and TSP-1. The overall survival (OS) times were longer in cases without S expression than cases with S expression (p=0.0514). Although the OS was shorter in TSP-1 expressing cases as compared with TSP-1 (-) cases, difference was not significant (p=0.2428). In conclusion, S and TSP-1 expressions were detected in 53 and 17.5% of the cases with NHL, and are associated with aggressive histology and shorter OS.
authors: Department of Oncology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey. sepay@cu.edu.tr
authors: Semra
authors: S
authors: Paydas
authors: Melek
authors: M
authors: Ergin
authors: Seyda
authors: S
authors: Erdogan
authors: Gulsah
authors: G
authors: Seydaoglu
authors: Sinan
authors: S
authors: Yavuz
authors: Umut
authors: U
authors: Disel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011379:Prognosis; D000077022:Survivin; D019700:Thrombospondin 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: C107489:BIRC5 protein, human; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D000077022:Survivin; D019700:Thrombospondin 1