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Wu YN, Zhang R, Song XC, Han XX, Zhang J, Li X. C6orf120 gene knockout in rats mitigates concanavalin A‑induced autoimmune hepatitis via regulating NKT cells. Cell Immunol 2022; 371:104467. [PMID: 34896761 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2021.104467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the role of the functional unknown gene C6orf120 in the pathogenesis of AIH and its mechanism of action, using C6orf120 knockout rats. METHODS An autoimmune hepatitis model was established with 35 mg/kg intravenous injection of concanavalin A (Con A) in C6orf120-knockout (C6orf120-/-) and wild-type (WT) rats. Rats were sacrificed after administering Con A for 0, 12, and 24 h. The peripheral blood, liver, spleen, and mesenteric lymph nodes were collected for follow-up studies. RESULTS C6orf120 knockout significantly decreased the serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and improved the histological damage in Con A-induced autoimmune liver injury.Loss of C6orf120 function significantly increased the frequency of CD3+ CD161+ NKT cells in the peripheral blood, liver, and spleen; downregulated the expression of CD314 (NKG2D) in the liver, spleen, and mesenteric lymph nodes; reduced the expression of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines; and suppressed the mRNA and protein expression of Fas and FasL in the liver. Additionally, C6orf120 knockout significantly downregulated the expression of p-JAK1, p-JAK2, p-STAT1, and p-STAT3 in liver tissue. CONCLUSION The protective effect of C6orf120 knockout against Con A-induced hepatitis may be due to the inhibition of NKT cell activation, restriction of cytokine and chemokine activities, inhibition of JAK-STAT and Fas/FasL signaling pathway activation, and reduction in liver inflammation and hepatocyte apoptosis.
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- Yuan-Ni Wu
- Department of Center of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Peking University Ditan Teaching Hospital, Beijing 100015, China
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- Department of Center of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Department of Center of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Peking University Ditan Teaching Hospital, Beijing 100015, China
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- Department of Center of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266011, China
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- Department of Center of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Peking University Ditan Teaching Hospital, Beijing 100015, China; Department of Center of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China.
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Guo Y, Wang W, Chen Y, Sun Y, Li Y, Guan F, Shen Q, Guo Y, Zhang W. Continuous gibberellin A3 exposure from weaning to sexual maturity induces ovarian granulosa cell apoptosis by activating Fas-mediated death receptor signaling pathways and changing methylation patterns on caspase-3 gene promoters. Toxicol Lett 2020; 319:175-186. [PMID: 31733319 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Information on the effects of gibberellic acid (gibberellin A3, GA3) on ovarian follicle development is limited. In our present study, 21-day-old female Wistar rats were exposed to GA3 by gavage (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg body weight, once per day) for eight weeks to evaluate the influence of GA3 on ovarian follicle development. After treatment, significant (P < 0.05) increases (to 40.17 % and 44.5 %, respectively) in atretic follicle proportions and significant decreases (to 19.49 % and 17.86 %, respectively) in corpus luteum proportions were observed in the 50 and 100 mg/kg treatment groups compared to the control group. Significant (P < 0.05) increases (to 31.3 % and 42.0 %, respectively) in follicle apoptosis were observed in the 50 and 100 mg/kg treatment groups by transmission electron microscopy and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assays. Significantly increased expression of caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9 and Fas was observed by real-time PCR and Western blotting. Bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP) revealed obviously decreased total methylation percentages of the caspase-3 promoter region in the two treatment groups. Real-time quantitative PCR also showed significantly decreased mRNA expression of DNA methyltransferase (Dnmt) 3a and Dnmt3b. Further in vitro studies showed that a DNA methylation inhibitor could enhance the GA3-induced increase in the mRNA expression of caspase-3. Overall, our present study indicates that GA3 administration from weaning until sexual maturity can affect ovarian follicle development by inducing apoptosis and suggests that signaling through the Fas-mediated apoptotic pathway may be an important underlying mechanism of this apoptosis. In addition, GA3-induced aberrant DNA methylation patterns might be partly responsible for upregulation of caspase-3 gene expression.
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- Yiwei Guo
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China; Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China; Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China; Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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He X, Peng X, Liu Y, Zhang X, Li H, Yin H. Adenovirus-mediated overexpression FADD induces a significant antitumor effect on human colorectal cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2018; 64:31-35. [PMID: 29808797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays important roles in cancers such as colorectal cancer. Colon cancer cells secrete and express high levels of β-catenin, which may stimulate autocrine signaling and further enhance activities of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway. Free β-catenin in the cytoplasm and nucleus leads to its association with T cell factor (TCF)/lymphocyte enhancing factor (Lef) transcription factors, and subsequent transcriptional activation of downstream target genes. FADD plays a key role in cellular apoptosis in many different types of cancer. Therefore, a recombinant adenovirus is constructed, in which an apoptosis gene FADD is placed under control of a promoter containing Tcf-responsive elements. It is observed that FADD overexpression can suppress cell growth and enhance apoptosis of SW480 cells in vitro. In addition, Ad-FADD can also suppress the growth of subcutaneous xenografts in the nude mice. Together, these results suggest that Ad-FADD has anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in colon cancer cells, which provides a novel strategy for treatment of colorectal cancer.
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- Xueling He
- Laboratory Animal Center of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Ramos-Miguel A, García-Sevilla JA, Barr AM, Bayer TA, Falkai P, Leurgans SE, Schneider JA, Bennett DA, Honer WG, García-Fuster MJ. Decreased cortical FADD protein is associated with clinical dementia and cognitive decline in an elderly community sample. Mol Neurodegener 2017; 12:26. [PMID: 28320441 PMCID: PMC5360099 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-017-0168-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND FADD (Fas-associated death domain) adaptor is a crucial protein involved in the induction of cell death but also mediates non-apoptotic actions via a phosphorylated form (p-Ser194-FADD). This study investigated the possible association of FADD forms with age-related neuropathologies, cognitive function, and the odds of dementia in an elderly community sample. METHODS FADD forms were quantified by western blot analysis in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) samples from a large cohort of participants in a community-based aging study (Memory and Aging Project, MAP), experiencing no-(NCI, n = 51) or mild-(MCI, n = 42) cognitive impairment, or dementia (n = 57). RESULTS Cortical FADD was lower in subjects with dementia and lower FADD was associated with a greater load of amyloid-β pathology, fewer presynaptic terminal markers, poorer cognitive function and increased odds of dementia. Together with the observations of FADD redistribution into tangles and dystrophic neurites within plaques in Alzheimer's disease brains, and its reduction in APP23 mouse cortex, the results suggest this multifunctional protein might participate in the mechanisms linking amyloid and tau pathologies during the course of the illness. CONCLUSIONS The present data suggests FADD as a putative biomarker for pathological processes associated with the course of clinical dementia.
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- Alfredo Ramos-Miguel
- BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- IUNICS, University of the Balearic Islands, Ctra. de Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Baleares, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medicine Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA
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- BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- IUNICS, University of the Balearic Islands, Ctra. de Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Baleares, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Reuss R, Mistarz M, Mirau A, Kraus J, Bödeker RH, Oschmann P. FADD is upregulated in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. Neuroimmunomodulation 2014; 21:221-5. [PMID: 24603611 DOI: 10.1159/000356522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the role of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor signal transduction in multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the gene expression of TNF receptor-associated death domain protein (TRADD) and Fas-associated death domain protein (FADD) in peripheral blood leukocytes of 23 relapsing remitting (RR), 19 secondary progressive (SP) and 12 primary progressive (PP) MS patients, as well as of 29 healthy controls by quantitative RT-PCR. Additionally, we monitored a subgroup of 15 RR MS patients longitudinally every 3 months over the time period of 9 months. RESULTS FADD expression was significantly elevated in RR MS patients compared to the other disease courses (p < 0.048). The median of FADD expression was elevated in the RR MS patient groups compared to the healthy group, but this was not significant (p < 0.053). The median of TRADD expression was elevated in the patient groups compared to the healthy group, but this was not significant (p < 0.14). Neither variable changed significantly over the time course of 9 months. CONCLUSION FADD elevation in leukocytes might be interpreted as the molecular equivalent of an elevated general inflammatory activity in RR MS patients compared to other disease courses. FADD elevation in RR MS reinforces the concept that different pathophysiological and immunological processes sustain RR MS and SP or PP MS.
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- Reinhard Reuss
- Department of Neurology, Bezirkskrankenhaus Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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Yang R, Xu S, Zhang L, Li J, Gao X. [Construction of mammalian cell expression vector for pAcGFP-bFADD fusion protein and its expression in CHO-K1 cell]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2008; 24:1880-1887. [PMID: 19256333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Fas-associated death domain (FADD) is a signal connection protein in Fas/FasL apoptotic path which might play a key role on apoptosis by transferring apoptotic signal. To reveal the intracellular signal transduction molecules involved in the procedure of follicular development in bovine ovary, we cloned FADD gene in bovine ovary tissue with RT-PCR, deleted the termination codon in its cDNA and directionally cloned the amplified FADD gene into eukaryotic expression vector pAcGFP-N1 including AcGFP, successfully constructed the fusion protein recombinant plasmid. After identifying by restrictive enzyme Bgl II/EcoR I and sequencing, transfected pAcGFP-bFADD into CHO-K1 cell mediated by Lipofectamine 2000, observed the expression of AcGFP and detected the transcription and expression of FADD by RT-PCR and Western blotting. The results showed that the cattle FADD was successfully cloned, the pAcGFP-bFADD fusion protein recombinant plasmid was successfully constructed by introducing Bgl II, EcoR I cloning site at two ends of FADD open reading frame and inserting a Kozak sequence before start codon. AcGFP expression was detected as early as 24 h after transfection. The percentage of AcGFP positive cells reached about 65% after 24 h. A 654 bp transcription was amplified by RT-PCR, and 51.4 kD target protein was detected by Western blotting. Construction of pAcGFP-bFADD recombinant plasmid should be helpful for further understanding the mechanism of regulation of FADD on bovine oocytes formation and development.
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- Runjun Yang
- College ofAnimal Science and Technology, NorthwestA & F University, Yangling 712100, China
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BACKGROUND Keratinocytes in oral lichen (OL) planus have been shown to be exposed to potentially cell death-inducing factors such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and FasL, produced by the cells of the inflammatory infiltrate and by the keratinocytes themselves. Mostly, however, the lesions do not show ulceration, the clinical manifestation of substantial keratinocyte death. The aim of this study was to find support for the contention that there is activation of protecting anti-apoptotic mechanisms in keratinocytes in a form of chronic OL (erythematous OL; ERY OL), simultaneously with the pathological cell death signals. METHODS Biopsies from patients with normal oral mucosa (NOM) or with ERY OL were compared by immunohistological staining. RESULTS In ERY OL keratinocytes, both the pro-apoptotic FADD and the anti-apoptotic molecules p-IKK, NF-kappaB/p50, FLIP(L), cIAP-1 and cIAP-2 were strongly upregulated when compared with NOM. There were no significant differences in the staining patterns for active caspase-3 and caspase-8 with only few positive cells for both enzymes. CONCLUSIONS The presently observed marked increase in expression of anti-apoptotic molecules in ERY OL epithelium may counteract the pro-apoptotic assault and rescue the epithelium from rampant cell death and thereby clinical ulceration.
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- Andreas Karatsaidis
- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Xue LY, Ren LQ, Luo W, Guan XJ, Zou SM, Zheng S, Bi R, Xie YQ, He ZG, Lü N. [Expression of Fas, Fas ligand, Fas-associated death domain protein, caspase 8 and mutant P53 protein in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2007; 87:150-4. [PMID: 17425843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the expression of five apoptosis-related proteins, Fas, Fas ligand (FasL), Fas-associated death domain protein (FADD), caspase 8, and mutant p53, in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) tissue, and analyze the association of these proteins with ESCC malignant progression. METHODS 116 ESCC specimens obtained during operation. Tissue microarray composed of the 116 specimens of cancerous tissues and corresponding paracancerous normal epithelium tissues was constructed. The expression of Fas, FasL, FADD, caspase 8, and mutant p53 was detected in the ESCC tissues and paracancerous normal epithelium tissues and analysis was conducted for the correlation between the expression of these proteins and the pathoclinical features and prognosis. involvement, differentiated grade, pTNM stages and disease-free survival. RESULTS The positive rate of Fas in the ESCC tissues was 41.4%, significantly lower than that in the normal squamous epithelium was 95.7%, P < 0.001). The positive rates of FasL and FADD in the ESCC tissues were 76.7% and 50.0%, both significantly higher than those in the normal squamous epithelium (39.7% and 7.8%, both P < 0.001). Caspase 8 was strongly positive in the whole normal esophageal epithelium tissue except basal and superbasal cells, but negative in ESCC. Mutant p53 protein was negative in the normal esophageal epithelium tissue, with only several cases positive in the basal cells, but was diffusely positive in ESCC tissues with a positive rate of 37.1%. The expression of Fas in the well and moderately differentiated ESCC tissues was significantly higher than in the poorly differentiated ones (P = 0.022). The patients with positive expression of FADD had lower disease-free survival rate (P = 0.0028). The expression of Fas, FasL, caspase 8, and mutant p53 was not related with disease-free survival rate (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION The apoptosis-related markers, such as Fas, FasL, FADD, caspase 8, and mutant p53 protein may play important roles in the development and progression of ESCC, and FADD can be used as a marker to predict the advance and prognosis of ESCC.
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- Li-yan Xue
- Department of Pathology, Cancer Institute (Hospital), Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China
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