Objective: To study the expressions of (CSC), bladder transitional cell cancer metallothionein and the significances in cervical squamous cell cancer (BTC), esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESC), gastral tubula...Objective: To study the expressions of (CSC), bladder transitional cell cancer metallothionein and the significances in cervical squamous cell cancer (BTC), esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESC), gastral tubular adenocarcinoma (GC) and large intestinal tubular adenocarcinoma (LIC). Methods: lmmunohistochemical method was used to examine the expression rates of MT in five types of cancer tissue. Results: The expression rates of MT were 75.00% (24/32) in ESC, 52.27% (46/88) in GTC, 59.46% (44/74) in LIC, 64.86% (48/74) in BTC and 58.57% (41/70) in CSC respectively. The positive rates of MT expression were higher in low differentiation and deep muscular group than those in medium or high differentiation and superficial muscular invasion group (P〈0.05). Conclusion: The expression of MT is related to differentiation degree and invasion degree.展开更多
Cancer Stem Cells (CSC) have the ability to self-renew and are present in most tissues including breast, brain, lung, prostates, testis, ovary, esophagus, colon, and liver. Their origin is yet to be discovered, though...Cancer Stem Cells (CSC) have the ability to self-renew and are present in most tissues including breast, brain, lung, prostates, testis, ovary, esophagus, colon, and liver. Their origin is yet to be discovered, though a series of hypotheses have been proposed in this regard. CSCs play a role in not only the creation of cancer, but also in its evolution, metastasis, and recurrence. CSCs have an important role in cancer therapy and the resistance towards chemotherapeutic agents. This article reviews the characteristics of cancer stem cells in terms of origin, resistance towards chemotherapy, methods of isolation, and cancer therapy.展开更多
文摘Objective: To study the expressions of (CSC), bladder transitional cell cancer metallothionein and the significances in cervical squamous cell cancer (BTC), esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESC), gastral tubular adenocarcinoma (GC) and large intestinal tubular adenocarcinoma (LIC). Methods: lmmunohistochemical method was used to examine the expression rates of MT in five types of cancer tissue. Results: The expression rates of MT were 75.00% (24/32) in ESC, 52.27% (46/88) in GTC, 59.46% (44/74) in LIC, 64.86% (48/74) in BTC and 58.57% (41/70) in CSC respectively. The positive rates of MT expression were higher in low differentiation and deep muscular group than those in medium or high differentiation and superficial muscular invasion group (P〈0.05). Conclusion: The expression of MT is related to differentiation degree and invasion degree.
文摘Cancer Stem Cells (CSC) have the ability to self-renew and are present in most tissues including breast, brain, lung, prostates, testis, ovary, esophagus, colon, and liver. Their origin is yet to be discovered, though a series of hypotheses have been proposed in this regard. CSCs play a role in not only the creation of cancer, but also in its evolution, metastasis, and recurrence. CSCs have an important role in cancer therapy and the resistance towards chemotherapeutic agents. This article reviews the characteristics of cancer stem cells in terms of origin, resistance towards chemotherapy, methods of isolation, and cancer therapy.