Objective: To investigate the correlation between the microsatellite instability (MSI) and the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in gastric adenocarcinoma. Methods: PCR SSCP method was used to d...Objective: To investigate the correlation between the microsatellite instability (MSI) and the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in gastric adenocarcinoma. Methods: PCR SSCP method was used to detect MSI of thirty cases with gastric adenocarcinoma at five loci in each patient. Expression of VEGF was examined by the method of immunohistochemistry. Results: The positive of MSI was in 13 patients out of 30 patients (43.4%) in our study. Positive VEGF Immunostaining was detected in 18 patients (60.0%). VEGF was decreased in microsatellite instability high (MSI H) gastric adenocarcinoma. Conclusion: MSI H and microsatellite stable (MSS) gastric adenocarcinoma may follow a different pathway of angiogenesis. The low frequency of VEGF expression among MSI H cancer may partially explain why these cancers are less aggressive.展开更多
文摘Objective: To investigate the correlation between the microsatellite instability (MSI) and the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in gastric adenocarcinoma. Methods: PCR SSCP method was used to detect MSI of thirty cases with gastric adenocarcinoma at five loci in each patient. Expression of VEGF was examined by the method of immunohistochemistry. Results: The positive of MSI was in 13 patients out of 30 patients (43.4%) in our study. Positive VEGF Immunostaining was detected in 18 patients (60.0%). VEGF was decreased in microsatellite instability high (MSI H) gastric adenocarcinoma. Conclusion: MSI H and microsatellite stable (MSS) gastric adenocarcinoma may follow a different pathway of angiogenesis. The low frequency of VEGF expression among MSI H cancer may partially explain why these cancers are less aggressive.