Title Izraženost komponenti signalnoga puta Wnt u difuznom karcinomu želuca
Title (english) The expression of Wnt-signaling pathway components in diffuse gastric cancer
Author Maja Sremac
Mentor Nadan Rustemović (mentor)
Mentor Tamara Nikuševa Martić (komentor)
Committee member Neven Ljubičić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Ljiljana Hlupić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Nives Pećina-Šlaus (član povjerenstva)
Granter University of Zagreb School of Medicine Zagreb
Defense date and country 2021-11-30, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Basic Medical Sciences Cytology, Histology and Embryology
Universal decimal classification (UDC ) 616 - Pathology. Clinical medicine
Abstract Karcinom želuca spada među najčešće maligne bolesti u svijetu i treći je na svjetskoj
ljestvici uzroka smrti od malignih oboljenja. Iako se ukupna incidencija karcinoma želuca
smanjuje unazad proteklih nekoliko desetljeća, zabrinjava porast incidencije difuznog
podtipa kod kojeg unatoč značajnom napretku u dijagnostici i liječenju nažalost nije
postignut značajniji pomak u pronalasku učinkovite terapije. Iako je patogeneza
adenokarcinoma želuca predmet mnogobrojnih istraživanja, molekularni profil difuznih
karcinoma želuca još uvijek predstavlja veliku zagonetku. Cilj disertacije bio je istražiti
promjene proteina obitelji Dishevelled, Secreted frizzled-related proteina i čimbenika
transkripcije TCF-1, molekularnih komponenti signalnog puta Wnt, u difuznim
karcinomima želuca i usporediti rezultate s patološkim i kliničkim parametrima.
Učinjenom imunohistokemijskom i stereološkom kvantitativnom analizom na 62 uzorka
difuznih karcinoma želuca i 62 kontrolna uzorka zdravog tkiva želuca utvrđena je
statistički značajna razlika u izraženosti proteina SFRP1, SFRP3, TCF-1, DVL2 i DVL3.
Izraženost SFRP1, SFRP3 u tumorskom tkivu bila je značajno manja odnosu na zdravo
tkivo, dok je izraženost DVL2, DVL3 i TCF-1 u tumorskom tkivu bila značajno veća u
odnosu na zdravo tkivo. Za niti jedan protein nije utvrđena statistički značajna razlika u
izraženosti u odnosu na kliničke i patološke karakteristike pacijenata. Dobiveni rezultati
ukazuju na značajnu ulogu komponenti signalnoga put Wnt u razvoju difuznog kracinoma
želuca te predstavljaju temelj za daljnja istraživanja.
Abstract (english) Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the world and the third leading
cause of cancer-associated death worldwide. Although the overall incidence of gastric
cancer has declined rapidly over the recent few decades, increase in the incidence of the
diffuse subtype is concerning in which, despite significant advances in diagnosis and
treatment, no significant progress has unfortunately been made in finding an effective
therapy. Although the pathogenesis of gastric adenocarcinoma is the subject of numerous
studies, the molecular profile of diffuse gastric cancer is still a big mystery. The aim of
this dissertation was to investigate changes in protein expression of Dishevelled family,
Secreted frizzled-related protein (SFRP) and transcription factor TCF-1, the molecular
components of the Wnt signaling pathway, in diffuse gastric cancers and compare results
with pathological and clinical parameters. Immunohistochemical and stereological
quantitative analysis of 62 samples of diffuse gastric cancer and 62 control samples of
healthy gastric tissue revealed a statistically significant difference in the expression of
SFRP1, SFRP3, TCF-1, DVL2 and DVL3 proteins. The expression of SFRP1, SFRP3 in
tumor tissue was significantly lower compared to healthy tissue, while the expression of
DVL2, DVL3 and TCF-1 was significantly higher in tumor tissue compared to healthy
tissue. No statistically significant difference in expression was found for any of the
proteins in relation to the clinical and pathological characteristics of the patients. The
obtained results indicate a significant role of the Wnt signaling pathway components in
the development of diffuse gastric carcinoma and represent the basis for further research.
Keywords
difuzni karcinom želuca
signalni put Wnt
Dishevelled (DVL)
Secreted frizzled-related proteini (SFRP)
T-cell factor-1(TCF-1)
Keywords (english)
diffuse gastric cancer
Wnt-signaling pathway
Dishevelled (DVL)
Secreted frizzled-related proteins (SFRP)
T-cell factor-1(TCF-1)
Language croatian
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:105:005727
Study programme Title: Biomedicine and Health Sciences Study programme type: university Study level: postgraduate Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica znanosti, područje biomedicine i zdravstvo (doktor/doktorica znanosti, područje biomedicine i zdravstvo)
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