Table 3 The correlation of the expression of Beclin-1 with either proliferation and apoptosis related proteins or MVD in HCC

PCNA

−0.242/0.014*

-

21

4

19.0

8

38.1

9

42.9

+

62

16

25.8

35

56.5

11

17.7

++

20

8

40.0

10

50.0

2

10.0

NET-1

−0.245/0.013*

-

7

0

0.0

2

28.6

5

71.4

+

59

15

25.4

32

54.2

12

20.3

++

37

13

35.1

19

51.4

5

13.5

Bcl-2

−0.226 /0.021*

-

73

16

21.9

38

52.1

19

26.0

+

19

7

36.8

10

52.6

2

10.5

++

11

5

45.5

5

45.5

1

9.1

Bax

0.242/0.014*

-

51

21

41.2

21

41.2

9

17.6

+

27

5

18.5

14

51.9

8

29.6

++

15

2

13.3

8

53.3

5

33.3

Suvivinin

0.044/0.659

-

39

12

30.8

20

51.3

7

17.9

+

43

10

23.3

22

51.2

11

25.6

++

21

6

28.6

11

52.4

4

19.0

MVD

−0.292/0.003*

Higher

34

11

32.4

22

64.7

1

2.9

Middle

35

15

42.9

8

22.9

12

34.3

Lower

34

2

5.9

23

67.6

9

26.5