[Expression and significance of membrane skeleton protein 4.1 family in non-small cell lung cancer].

Background And Objective: Protein 4.1, a component of cell membrane skeleton, plays a role in maintaining the shape and mechanical stability of erythrocytes. Recent researches showed that protein 4.

[Heparanase and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in non-small-cell lung cancer].

Objective: To study the clinicopathological significance of heparanase and VEGF expression in NSCLC.

Methods: Eighty-five lung samples were studied. Each sample was divided into two parts, one used for heparanase mRNA detection by reverse transcription PCR and the other for VEGF detection by immunohistochemistry.