Alterations of p53 and Rb Pathways Are Associated with High Proliferation in Bladder Urothelial Carcinomas
Anna C Goussia1, Alexandra Papoudou-Bai2, Antonia Charchanti3
1Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece agoussia@uoi.gr.
Background/Aim:
Since most cancers are associated with alterations of the p53 and Rb pathways, the expression of p53, p21, Rb, p16, p27, cyclin D1, cyclin A, cyclin B1 and Ki67 proteins were analyzed in bladder urothelial carcinomas (BUC).
Materials And Methods:
One hundred twenty-two cases of BUC were studied by immunohistochemistry.
Results:
The pathways p53/p21 and Rb/p16/cyclin D1 exhibited alterations in 81/115 and 63/84 cases, respectively. Alterations of the p53/p21 and Rb/p16/cyclin D1 pathways were positively correlated with high cyclin A expression. High expression of p53, Ki67, cyclin A and cyclin B1 was inversely correlated with the papillary morphology of the tumor and positively with tumor grade and T-stage.
Conclusion:
The results showed that a) alterations of the p53 and Rb pathways are associated with high proliferation of tumor cells in BUC and b) high expression of cell-cycle proteins is associated with adverse histopathological parameters of these tumors.
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