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Table 1 Location of hBD-1, -2, -3, p53 and bcl-2 in malignant, benign and healthy salivary gland tissues (positive ++, weak positive +, negative -)

From: Nuclear hBD-1 accumulation in malignant salivary gland tumours

tumour

behaviour

hBD-1

hBD-2

hBD-3

bcl-2

p53

salivary duct carcinoma

malignant

nucleus (and cytoplasm+)

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm ++

negative-

positive+

mucoepidermoid carcinoma

malignant

nucleus++ (and cytoplasm+)

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

positive++

positive+

adenoid cystic carcinoma

malignant

nucleus++

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++ and nucleus+

negative-

positive+

adenoid cystic carcinoma

malignant

nucleus++

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

negative-

negative

adenoid cystic carcinoma

malignant

nucleus++

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

negative-

negative

carcinosarcoma

malignant

nucleus++

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

positive++

positive+

adenocarcinoma

malignant

nucleus++

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

positive++

positive+

pleomorphic adenoma

benign

cytoplasm++ (and nucleus+)

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

positive++

negative

pleomorphic adenoma

benign

cytoplasm++ (and nucleus+)

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

positive++

negative

pleomorphic adenoma

benign

cytoplasm++ (and nucleus+)

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

positive++

negative

cystadenolymphoma

benign

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm

cytoplasm++

negative-

negative

cystadenolymphoma

benign

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm

cytoplasm++

positive++

negative

oncocytoma

benign

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm

cytoplasm++

positive++

weak positive+

oncocytoma

benign

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

positive++

weak positive+

healthy salvary gland tissue 1

healthy

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm+

cytoplasm++

negative-

negative

healthy salvary gland tissue 2

healthy

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

negative-

negative

healthy salvary gland tissue 3

healthy

cytoplasm+

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

negative-

negative

healthy salvary gland tissue 4

healthy

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm+

cytoplasm++

negative-

negative

healthy salvary gland tissue 5

healthy

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm+

cytoplasm++

negative-

negative

healthy salvary gland tissue 6

healthy

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm+

negative-

negative

healthy salvary gland tissue 7

healthy

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

cytoplasm++

negative-

negative