Published February 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Function of P44/42 mitogen-activated protein kinases in epiglottis

  • 1. Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Fuzhou (China). Dept. of Radiotherapy
  • 2. The Second Military Medical Univ., Shanghai (China). Dept. of Radiation Medicine

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The work is to investigate the role of the P44/42 mitogen-activated protein kinases in proliferation disorder of epiglottis carcinoma induced by X-ray irradiation. After obtaining the tissues from the radiation-induced epiglottis carcinoma, the authors observed the P44/42 MAPK protein expression level and the phosphorylation level in epiglottis carcinoma by western blotting, and the mRNA level by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The results showed that the P44/42 MAPK expression of protein and mRNA was significantly higher in lepiglottis carcinoma than in normal tissue nearby the tumor. And the level of P44/42 MAPK phosphorylation in epiglottis carcinoma was higher than in that of the normal tissue. The results suggest that P44/42 MAPK may play a role in proliferation disorder of epiglottis carcinoma induced by the radiation. (authors)

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Journal Title
Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 31-33
ISSN
1000-3436

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Notes
3 figs., 10 refs.