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The role of p27kip1 in human malignant brain tumors

Gliomas are the most common human brain tumors and are divided into four stages by WHO classification scheme. Benign gliomas are defined as grades I (Pilocytic astrocytomas) and II (Astrocytomas), whereas grade III (Anaplastic Astrocytomas, AA) and grade IV (Glioblastoma Multiforme, GBM) are malignant. Although both grades III and IV are malignant, the prognoses for these tumors are quite different. The 2-year survival rate for grade III gliomas is 50%, and grade IV is < 20 %. Mechanisms of tumorigenesis are not exactly elucidated in brain tumor cells.
The thesis is to study the role of p27 kip1 in human malignant brain tumors. The experimental methods include ribonuclease protection assay (RPA), western blotting, immunohistochemical staining and immunocytochemical staining. mRNAs of p130, p107, Rb, p53 and p27 kip1 in normal brain tissues and brain tumors were overexpressed in most case. The p27kip1 mRNA were expressed in all astrocytomas and GBM, and mRNA quantity of p27kip1 were more in brain tumors than in normal brain tissues.
PI3K/Akt pathway regulates several cellular functions such as cell survival and cell proliferation. Active Akt can phosphorylate p27kip1 that may contribute cell cycle from G1 phase to S phase. Skp2 identifies phospho-p27kip1 and promotes p27kip1 degradation. We found p27kip1 overexpression and Akt activation in astrocytomas and GBM. The expression of p-Akt were found in 20 %, 87 % and 71 % in normal brain tissues, astrocytomas and GBM, respectively. Expression of p27kip1 and p-Akt has shown significant correlation in GBM (P = 0.0236). Overexpression of p27kip1 mRNA in brain tumors may be consequence of p-Akt and Skp2.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0908103-235600
Date08 September 2003
CreatorsTsai, Feng-Lin
ContributorsChung-Lung Cho, Michael H. Hsiao, John, Han-Jung Chen
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0908103-235600
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