| 1 | Expression of calreticulin is associated with infiltration of T-cells in stage ⅢB colon cancer显示文摘AIM: To investigate the correlation between expression of calreticulin and infiltration of lymphocytes in stage ⅢB colon cancer. METHODS: Sixty-eight pathologically-confirmed speci-mens were obtained from stage ⅢB (T3N1M0) colon cancer patients who underwent radical resection between January 1999 and May 2002 at the Cancer Center of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. Immuno-histochemical analysis was performed to show infiltration of lymphocytes and expression of calreticulin in colon cancer. Association between calreticulin expression, infiltration of lymphocytes, and 5-year survival rate of patients was assessed. RESULTS: The expression level of calreticulin was lower in cancer nest than in its adjacent normal epithelium since 61.8% (42/68) of the samples were stained with calreticulin in colon cancer. The expression of calreticulin in colon cancer was associated with the infi ltration of CD45RO+ cells rather than with that of CD3+ cells. In addition, the stronger expression of calreticulin and the higher infiltration of CD3+ and CD45RO+ cells in colon cancer were associated with the higher 5-year survival rate of patients. CONCLUSION: Expression of calreticulin is associated with infiltration of T-cells, which implies that a low expression level of molecular marker may represent a new mechanism underlying immune escape in colon cancer. | Rui-Qing Peng, Ya Ding, Xing Zhang, Yi-Xin Zeng, Xiao- Shi Zhang, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Biotherapy Center, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, 651 Dongfeng R E, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China Ying-Bo Chen, Zhi-Wei Zhou, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Gastric and Pancreatic Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, 651 Dongfeng R E, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China Rong Zhang, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Endoscopy, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, 651 Dongfeng R E, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China Xing-Juan Yu, Yi-Xin Zeng, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Experimental Research, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, 651 Dongfeng R E, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China | 2010 | World Journal of Gastroenterology2010，16，19： | 16 |
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