Coordinated Increased Expression of Cyclooxygenase2 and Nuclear Factor 𝜅B Is a Steady Feature of Urinary Bladder Carcinogenesis

Objectives. The inescapable relationship between chronic inflammation and carcinogenesis has long been established. Our objective was to investigate COX-2 and NF-𝜅B immunohistochemical expression in a large series of normal epithelium and bladder carcinomas. Methods. Immunohistochemical methodology...

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Main Authors: Stylianos Kontos, Georgia Sotiropoulou-Bonikou, Athina Kominea, Maria Melachrinou, Eleni Balampani, Dionysis Bonikos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Advances in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/871356