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Table 2 NIS expression in normal and diseased human gastro-intestinal tissues

From: Expression of the Na+/l-symporter (NIS) is markedly decreased or absent in gastric cancer and intestinal metaplastic mucosa of Barrett esophagus

 

Number of samples

NIS (+)

NIS (-)

Esophagus

42

  

   - normal mucosa

4

0 (0 %)

4 (100 %)

   -squamous cell carcinoma*

6

0 (0 %)

6 (100 %)

   -adenocarcinoma

4

0 (0 %)

4 (100 %)

- Barrett– junctional/fundus type

5

5 (100 %)

0 (0 %)

- Barrett– intestinal metaplasia

5

0 (0 %)

5 (100 %)

Stomach

53

  

   - normal

8

8 (100 %)

0 (0 %)

   -adenocarcinoma*

8

0 (0 %)

8 (100 %)

   -polyp (hyperplastic)

10

9 (90 %)

1 (10 %)

   -gastritis

6

6 (100 %)

0 (0 %)

Small intestine

11

  

   -normal

4

0 (0 %)

4 (100 %)

   -inflammation

3

0 (0 %)

3 (100 %)

   -polyp

2

0 (0 %)

2 (100 %)

   -adenocarcinoma

2

0 (0 %)

2 (100 %)

Colon

49

  

   -normal

8

0 (0 %)

8 (100 %)

   -inflammation

3

0 (0 %)

3 (100 %)

   -polyp

9

0 (0 %)

9 (100 %)

   -adenocarcinoma*

8

0 (0 %)

8 (100 %)

  1. * Samples obtained from the corresponding peritumoral tissues are shown in Table 3; however, they are included in the total number of samples in this table.