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TP53 mutations and S-phase fraction but not DNA-ploidy are independent prognostic indicators in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

2005

To prospectively evaluate the prognostic significance of TP53, H-, K-, and N-Ras mutations, DNA-ploidy and S-phase fraction (SPF) in patients affected by locally advanced laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). Eight-one patients (median follow-up was 71 months) who underwent resective surgery for primary operable locally advanced LSCC were analyzed. Tumor DNA was screened for mutational analysis by PCR/SSCP and sequencing. DNA-ploidy and SPF were performed by flow cytometric analyses. Thirty-six patients (44%) had, at least, a mutation in the TP53 gene. Of them, 22% (8/36) had double mutations and 3% (1/36) had triple mutations. In total, 46 TP53 mutations were observed. The majority (41…

squamous cell carcinomasingle strand conformation polymorphismPrognosipolymerase chain reactionDNA Mutational AnalysisEMTREE drug terms: protein p53 EMTREE medical terms: advanced cancerS PhaseDNA Mutational AnalysiHumansprotein p53 advanced cancer; article; cell cycle S phase; DNA content; exon; flow cytometry; follow up; gene; gene mutation; genetic analysis; histopathology; human; human tissue; larynx carcinoma; multivariate analysis; ploidy; polymerase chain reaction; priority journal; prospective study; single strand conformation polymorphism; squamous cell carcinoma; tp53 gene Carcinoma Squamous Cell; DNA Mutational Analysis; DNA Neoplasm; Genes ras; Humans; Laryngeal Neoplasms; Mutation; Ploidies; Polymorphism Single-Stranded Conformational; Prognosis; S Phase; Survival Rate; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 [EMTREE drug terms]follow uplarynx carcinomatp53 gene MeSH: Carcinoma Squamous Cellexongene mutationhumanmultivariate analysigeneLaryngeal NeoplasmsPolymorphism Single-Stranded ConformationalLaryngeal NeoplasmPloidiesflow cytometryarticleploidyDNA NeoplasmPrognosisGenes rahuman tissueSurvival RateGenes rascell cycle S phasepriority journalDNA contentgenetic analysiMutationCarcinoma Squamous CellhistopathologyTumor Suppressor Protein p53Ploidieprospective study
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Characterization of a novel three-dimensional outgrowth model of human bronchial mucosa

2011

Recently it has been hypothesized that a reactivation of the epithelial-mesenchymal trophic unit (EMTU) of the respiratory mucosa, caused by extensive epithelial damage, may be responsible for the pathogenesis of asthma. However, most research on this subject so far has been limited by the unavailability of in vitro models correctly mimicking the three-dimensional architecture of the properly differentiated human bronchial mucosa. For this reason, we have developed a novel 3D outgrowth model, obtained from bronchial biopsies and composed of both human bronchial epithelial cells (goblet and columnar cells) and fibroblasts with their basement membrane. Here we present the preliminary data obt…

tissue engineering human mucosae 3d models scaffolds EMTU
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