Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9879417 | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The rate of tumour growth is dependent on the balance between proliferation and apoptosis at all stages of carcinogenesis. Apoptosis inhibition, in turn, depends partly on the balance between expression of two cell death regulatory genes, Bcl-2 and Bax. Colon cancer has long been associated with disturbances in apoptosis regulation. The aim of our study was to determine the expression levels of Bcl-2 and Bax mRNAs in 1 μg sample of total RNA obtained from normal colon and colon adenocarcinoma. This study was intended to evaluate possible differences in Bcl-2 and Bax mRNA levels at particular stages of colon adenocarcinoma classified according to Duke's system. The apoptotic frequency (represented by Bax mRNA copy number) was inversely proportional to the decrease of Bcl-2 gene expression. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) was performed to confirm apoptosis.
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Authors
Monika Paul-Samojedny, Danuta KokociÅska, Arkadiusz Samojedny, Urszula Mazurek, Robert Partyka, Zbigniew Lorenz, Tadeusz Wilczok,