Table 5 Expression of E-cadherin, ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and CK8/18 in the tumors at surgery, upon implantation and during metastasis
From: Establishment and characterization of a metastasis model of human gastric cancer in nude mice
Variable | No | Protein expressiona | mRNA expressiona | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E-cadherin | ICAM-1 | VCAM-1 | CK8/18 | E-cadherin | ICAM-1 | VCAM-1 | ||
surgical specimen | 1 | - | +++ | +++ | +++ | Â | Â | Â |
Primary | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Implanted tumor |  | - | - | ++ | + | 0 | 0 | 0.0927 |
 Metastatic tumor |  | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1st | 5 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Implanted tumor |  | − (0/5) | − (0/5) | + (5/5) | − (0/5) | 0 | 0 | 0.1997 |
 Metastatic tumor |  | − (0/5) | − (0/5) | − (5/5) | − (0/5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2nd ~ 10th | 45 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Implanted tumor |  | − (0/45) | − (0/45) | − (0/45) | − (0/45) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Metastatic tumor |  | − (0/42) | − (0/42) | − (0/42) | − (0/42) | 0 | 0 | 0 |