D Y Feng1, H Zheng, Y Tan, R X Cheng. 1. Department of Pathology, Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410078, Hunan Province, China. cslj4841401@public.cs.hn.cn
Abstract
AIM: To study the effect of phosphorylation of MAPK and Stat3 and the expression of c-fos and c-jun proteins on hepatocellular carcinogenesis and their clinical significance. METHODS: SP immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of p42/44(MAPK), p-Stat3, c-fos and c-jun proteins in 55 hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and their surrounding liver tissues. RESULTS: The positive rates and expression levels of p42/44(MAPK), p-Stat3, c-fos and c-jun proteins in HCCs were significantly higher than those in pericarcinomatous liver tissues (PCLT). A positive correlation was observed between the expression of p42/44(MAPK) and c-fos proteins,and between p-Stat3 and c-jun but there was no significant correlation between p42/44(MAPK) and p-Stat3 in HCCs and their surrounding liver tissues. CONCLUSION: The abnormalities of Ras/Raf/MAPK and JAKs/Stat3 cascade reaction may contribute to malignant transformation of hepatocytes. Hepatocytes which are positive for p42/44(MAPK), c-fos or c-jun proteins may be potential malignant pre-cancerous cells. Activation of MAPK and Stat3 proteins may be an early event in hepatocellular carcinogenesis.
AIM: To study the effect of phosphorylation of MAPK and Stat3 and the expression of c-fos and c-jun proteins on hepatocellular carcinogenesis and their clinical significance. METHODS:SP immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of p42/44(MAPK), p-Stat3, c-fos and c-jun proteins in 55 hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and their surrounding liver tissues. RESULTS: The positive rates and expression levels of p42/44(MAPK), p-Stat3, c-fos and c-jun proteins in HCCs were significantly higher than those in pericarcinomatous liver tissues (PCLT). A positive correlation was observed between the expression of p42/44(MAPK) and c-fos proteins,and between p-Stat3 and c-jun but there was no significant correlation between p42/44(MAPK) and p-Stat3 in HCCs and their surrounding liver tissues. CONCLUSION: The abnormalities of Ras/Raf/MAPK and JAKs/Stat3 cascade reaction may contribute to malignant transformation of hepatocytes. Hepatocytes which are positive for p42/44(MAPK), c-fos or c-jun proteins may be potential malignant pre-cancerous cells. Activation of MAPK and Stat3 proteins may be an early event in hepatocellular carcinogenesis.
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