Overexpression of UDP-Glucose 4-Epimerase Is Associated with Differentiation Grade of Gastric Cancer
Joint Authors
Pitta, Ivan da Rocha
de Melo Rego, Moacyr Jesus Barreto
Cordeiro, Marina Ferraz
de Souza, Maria de Fátima Deodato
da Silva Filho, Antônio Felix
de Barros Albuquerque, Amanda Pinheiro
Quirino, Michael Williams Leal
de Souza Albuquerque, Mário Sérgio
Martins, Mário Rino
Lucena-Araujo, Antônio Roberto
Pitta, Maira Galdino da Rocha
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-11-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The UDP-glucose 4-epimerase (GALE) is a glycosyltransferase, which acts on protein and lipid glycosylation in normal and neoplastic cells.
This study is aimed at investigating the differential tissue expression of GALE and its possible association with clinical-pathological parameters and the outcome of gastric adenocarcinoma patients.
Seventy-one patients were evaluated in relation to GALE expression by immunohistochemistry.
Our results showed that 48 (67.6%) patients were GALE positive and 23 (32.4%) negative.
Positive staining was present on well-differentiated and moderate-differentiated histological grade of gastric adenocarcinomas (p<0.0001).
There was no significant association with outcome parameters (p>0.05).
Besides that, our results corroborated with the validation cohort analysis, where the expression of GALE mRNA was also associated with the histological grade (p<0.001).
These results suggest a possible use of this enzyme as a biomarker for well and moderately differentiated tumors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Souza, Maria de Fátima Deodato& da Silva Filho, Antônio Felix& de Barros Albuquerque, Amanda Pinheiro& Quirino, Michael Williams Leal& de Souza Albuquerque, Mário Sérgio& Cordeiro, Marina Ferraz…[et al.]. 2019. Overexpression of UDP-Glucose 4-Epimerase Is Associated with Differentiation Grade of Gastric Cancer. Disease Markers،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147574
Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Souza, Maria de Fátima Deodato…[et al.]. Overexpression of UDP-Glucose 4-Epimerase Is Associated with Differentiation Grade of Gastric Cancer. Disease Markers No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147574
American Medical Association (AMA)
de Souza, Maria de Fátima Deodato& da Silva Filho, Antônio Felix& de Barros Albuquerque, Amanda Pinheiro& Quirino, Michael Williams Leal& de Souza Albuquerque, Mário Sérgio& Cordeiro, Marina Ferraz…[et al.]. Overexpression of UDP-Glucose 4-Epimerase Is Associated with Differentiation Grade of Gastric Cancer. Disease Markers. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147574
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147574