The condition of apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma infiltration and metastasis. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (4):350-351(2000) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2000.04.006.
The condition of apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma infiltration and metastasis
Objective To explore the role of apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) infiltration and intrahepatic metastasis. Methods Using the in situ DNA end-labeling
light microscopy
electron microscopy in combination with computer-imaging analytic technique
we tested quantitatively apoptotic cells in 55 HCC tissues. Results AI was significantly lower in poorly differentiated HCCs than well differentiated HCCs(P<0.05). Furthermore
HCCs with infiltration and intrahepatic metastasis had a significantly lower AI than those without infiltration and intrahepatic metastasis
respectively (P<0.05 and P<0.01). Conclusion AI has a close relation to some biological characteristics of HCC. The abnormal change in apoptosis may play an important role in the infiltration and intrahepatic metastasis of HCC.