The onset of angiogenesis in a multistep process of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
The onset of angiogenesis in a multistep process of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
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DOI:
10.2741/3495
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Imawari, Michio
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作者:
Kubota, Yutaro;Kaneko, Kazuhiro;Imawari, Michio
Microvessel density (MVD) is an excellent predictive biomarker regarding tumor stage and survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCCs). However, it is obscure when tissues initiate angiogenesis in the malignant transformation of human esophageal squamous epithelium. To investigate the onset of angiogenesis in the multistep progressive process of ESCCs, immunohistochemical staining for CD31, CD105, and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2) was performed in normal epithelium, Lugol-unstained lesions with non-dysplastic epithelium (LULs-NDE), low-grade dysplasia (LGD), and high-grade dysplasia (HGD) samples. There were significant differences in the mean MVD for CD31 and CD105 between LULs-NDE and LGD (p