The adhesion molecules play a major role in inflammation as well as in neoplastic diseases.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the expressions of the adhesion molecules, intercellular …

Villin is an actin‐binding cytoskeletal protein required for brush‐border formation in the
normal small intestinal and renal proximal tubule epithelium. Villin is a marker of cell …

The identification of intestinal metaplasia (IM) in the esophagus is necessary for the
selection of patients with Barrett esophagus (BE) for surveillance. We studied 108 …

Background Histopathologic differentiation between the stages of Barrett's carcinogenesis is
often challenging. Liver–intestine (LI)-cadherin, an intestine-specific marker, is involved in …

Background: Chronic gastritis and esophagitis are associated with changes in mucosal
glycosylation patterns. Lectins represent a group of specific carbohydrate binding proteins …

We have previously demonstrated a specific pattern of mucin (MUC) core polypeptide
expression in Barrett's esophagus (BE) characterized by MUC1 and MUC6 positivity in …

Background & Aims: The metaplastic process in which the normal squamous epithelium of
the distal esophagus is replaced by columnar-lined epithelium, known as Barrett's …

Abstract Background and Aim: Although several molecular biomarkers for esophageal
adenocarcinoma (EAC) have been shown to be useful disease indicators, none has been …

Purpose Barrett's esophagus is one of the main risk factors for increased incidence of
esophageal adenocarcinoma. In this study, we studied protein expression levels and …

Background Mucin immunoexpression in adenocarcinoma arising in Barrett's esophagus
(BE) may indicate the carcinogenesis pathway. The aim of this study was to evaluate …