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:AKT/PKB is a central signaling molecule related to stimulation of cell proliferation and inhibition of apoptosis. Perturbations of AKT expression and function play an important role in tumor development and progression. We wanted to determine (a) whether AKT is overexpressed in human prostatic tumors, (b) whether AKT expression is correlated with tumor grade, and (c) whether AKT expression correlates with clinicopathological parameters. AKT expression was investigated by immunohistochemistry in sections from 56 paraffin-embedded prostate specimens displaying benign prostatic tissue (BPT), prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), and primary tumors graded 2-5 according to Gleason. The staining intensity for AKT was significantly more pronounced in tumors compared to BPT, with PIN ranging between BPT and carcinomas. Similarly, the fraction of AKT-positive cells was higher in tumors than in BPT. A score of AKT expression (calculated as product from intensity and fraction of positive cells) ranging from 0-6 was also significantly higher in tumors than in BPT. Furthermore, the intensity of AKT expression in tumors showed a positive correlation with high preoperative serum levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA >/= 10 ng/ml, p = 0.0325). These data show that AKT is upregulated in prostate cancer and that expression is correlated with tumor progression.
journal_name
Int J Cancerjournal_title
International journal of cancerauthors
Liao Y,Grobholz R,Abel U,Trojan L,Michel MS,Angel P,Mayer Ddoi
10.1002/ijc.11471keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2003-11-20 00:00:00pages
676-80issue
4eissn
0020-7136issn
1097-0215journal_volume
107pub_type
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