Songtao Gu1, Jianwen Qin. 1. Graduate School, Tianjin Medical University, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, China. kacano@hotmail.com
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The incidence of lung adenocarcinoma increases rapidly, and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), E-cadherin play an important role in the proliferation and differentiation of cancer cell. The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical significance of the expression of HIF-1α, COX-2, E-cadherin in patients with lung adenocarcinoma and the internal relationship among them. METHODS: The expression levels of HIF-1α, COX-2 and E-cadherin were determined in 10 cases of normal lung issue and in 45 cases of issue of lung adenocarcinoma by immunohistochemical method. RESULTS: The positive expression rate of HIF-1α and COX-2 was 60% (27/45) and 40% (18/45) respectively in 45 cases of lung adenocarcinoma, was null in 10 cases of normal lung issue. The positive expression rate of E-cadherin was 48.9% (22/45) in 45 cases of lung adenocarcinoma, was 100% in 10 cases of normal lung issue. The expression of HIF-1α was positively correlated with the size of the cancer (P < 0.05), but not with age, smoking, lymphatic metastasis, differentiated degree and surgical-pathologic staging (P > 0.05). The expression of COX-2 was positively correlated with the size of the cancer, lymphatic metastasis, surgical-pathologic and expression of HIF-1α (P < 0.05), but not with age, smoking and differentiated degree (P > 0.05). The expression of E-cadherin was positively correlated with differentiated degree and lymphatic metastasis (P < 0.05), but not with age, smoking, the size of the cancer, surgical-pathologic and expression of HIF-1α (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The overexpression of HIF-1α and COX-2 and the downregulation of E-cadherin is found in lung adenocarcinoma. The overexpression of HIF-1α may induce the overexpression of COX-2, and is non-correlated with expression of E-cadherin.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The incidence of lung adenocarcinoma increases rapidly, and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), E-cadherin play an important role in the proliferation and differentiation of cancer cell. The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical significance of the expression of HIF-1α, COX-2, E-cadherin in patients with lung adenocarcinoma and the internal relationship among them. METHODS: The expression levels of HIF-1α, COX-2 and E-cadherin were determined in 10 cases of normal lung issue and in 45 cases of issue of lung adenocarcinoma by immunohistochemical method. RESULTS: The positive expression rate of HIF-1α and COX-2 was 60% (27/45) and 40% (18/45) respectively in 45 cases of lung adenocarcinoma, was null in 10 cases of normal lung issue. The positive expression rate of E-cadherin was 48.9% (22/45) in 45 cases of lung adenocarcinoma, was 100% in 10 cases of normal lung issue. The expression of HIF-1α was positively correlated with the size of the cancer (P < 0.05), but not with age, smoking, lymphatic metastasis, differentiated degree and surgical-pathologic staging (P > 0.05). The expression of COX-2 was positively correlated with the size of the cancer, lymphatic metastasis, surgical-pathologic and expression of HIF-1α (P < 0.05), but not with age, smoking and differentiated degree (P > 0.05). The expression of E-cadherin was positively correlated with differentiated degree and lymphatic metastasis (P < 0.05), but not with age, smoking, the size of the cancer, surgical-pathologic and expression of HIF-1α (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The overexpression of HIF-1α and COX-2 and the downregulation of E-cadherin is found in lung adenocarcinoma. The overexpression of HIF-1α may induce the overexpression of COX-2, and is non-correlated with expression of E-cadherin.
Expression of HIF-1α Protein. A: negative expression in normal bronchial epithelium cells (SP, ×100); B: positive expression in normal bronchial epithelium cells next to the lung adenocarcinoma (SP, ×100); C, D: positive expression in the lung adenocarcinoma cells of which there are many brown particles in the cytoplasm and cytoblast (SP, ×400)
HIF-1α的蛋白表达与临床病理资料的关系Correlation between HIF-1α expression and clinicopathological factors in 45 patients with lung adenocarcinomaHIF-1α蛋白的表达。A:正常支气管粘膜上皮细胞HIF-1α蛋白表达阴性(SP, ×100);B:肺腺癌切片相邻正常支气管粘膜上皮细胞HIF-1α阳性表达(SP, ×100);C, D:HIF-1α在肺腺癌的阳性表达,腺癌细胞胞浆和胞核可见棕黄色颗粒(SP, ×400)Expression of HIF-1α Protein. A: negative expression in normal bronchial epithelium cells (SP, ×100); B: positive expression in normal bronchial epithelium cells next to the lung adenocarcinoma (SP, ×100); C, D: positive expression in the lung adenocarcinoma cells of which there are many brown particles in the cytoplasm and cytoblast (SP, ×400)
COX-2的蛋白表达与临床病理资料的关系
10例正常对照组均未见COX-2的表达。45例肺腺癌COX-2的阳性表达率为40%(18/45)。不同性别、年龄组之间COX-2的表达无差异(χ2=0.57, P>0.05; χ2=0.95, P>0.05)。COX-2的蛋白表达与患者是否吸烟无关(χ2=1.5, P>0.05)。COX-2表达在不同分化程度组之间无差异(χ2=0.16, P>0.05)。淋巴结转移阳性组COX-2的阳性表达率(63.7%)与淋巴结转移阴性组(17.3%)相比差异有统计学意义(χ2=10.0, P < 0.01)。肿瘤最大直径>2 cm组COX-2的阳性表达率(51.5%)明显高于≤2 cm组(8.3%),差异有统计学意义(χ2=6.84, P < 0.01)。COX-2阳性表达率在术后分期Ⅰ期组为15%明显低于Ⅱ期和Ⅲ期组(60%),具有明显的统计学差异(χ2=9.34, P < 0.01)。COX-2的表达与HIF-1α的表达有关,HIF-1α阳性表达组COX-2的阳性表达率(51.8%)明显高于HIF-1α表达阴性组(14.3%),差异具有统计学意义(χ2=3.95, P < 0.05)(表 2、表 3,图 2)。
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COX-2的蛋白表达与临床病理资料的关系
Correlation between COX-2 expression and clinicopathological factors in 45 patients with lung adenocarcinoma
Expression of COX-2 protein. A: positive expression in the lung adenocarcionoma of which there are many brown particles in the cytoplasm (SP, ×100); B: negative expression in normal bronchial epithelium cells (SP, ×100); C, D: positive expression in the lung adenocarcionma (SP, ×400)
COX-2的蛋白表达与临床病理资料的关系Correlation between COX-2 expression and clinicopathological factors in 45 patients with lung adenocarcinomaHIF-1α表达与COX-2和E-cadherin表达的关系Correlation among HIF-1α, COX-2 and E-cadherinCOX-2蛋白的表达。A:COX-2蛋白在肺腺癌的阳性表达,胞浆棕黄色的颗粒(SP,×100);B:COX-2在正常支气管粘膜上皮细胞的阴性表达(SP,×100);C, D:COX-2在肺腺癌阳性表达(SP,×400)Expression of COX-2 protein. A: positive expression in the lung adenocarcionoma of which there are many brown particles in the cytoplasm (SP, ×100); B: negative expression in normal bronchial epithelium cells (SP, ×100); C, D: positive expression in the lung adenocarcionma (SP, ×400)
Expression of E-cadherin protein. A: positive expression in normal bronchial epithelium cells of which there are many brown par ticles in the cell membrance (SP, ×100); B : positive staining in normal bronchial epithelium cells (SP, ×40 0); C: expression in the lung welldif ferentiated adenocarcinoma (SP, ×100); D: expression in the lung moderate-differentiated adenocarcinoma (SP, ×100); E: expression in the lung poor-differentiated adenocarcinoma (SP, ×100); F: expression in normal bronchial epithelium cells next to the lung adenocarcinoma (SP, ×100)
E-cadherin的蛋白表达与临床病理资料的关系Correlation between E-cadherin expression and clinicopathological factors in 45 patients with lung adenocarcinomaE-cadherin蛋白的表达。A:E-cadherin在正常支气管粘膜上皮细胞的正常表达,胞膜可见棕色颗粒沉着(SP,×100);B:E-cadherin在正常支气管粘膜上皮细胞的正常表达(SP,×400);C:E-cadherin蛋白在高分化腺癌的表达(SP,×100);D:E-cadherin蛋白在中分化腺癌的表达(SP,×100);E:E-cadherin蛋白在低分化腺癌的表达(SP,×100);F:E-cadherin蛋白在肺腺癌相邻正常支气管粘膜上皮的表达(SP,×100)Expression of E-cadherin protein. A: positive expression in normal bronchial epithelium cells of which there are many brown par ticles in the cell membrance (SP, ×100); B : positive staining in normal bronchial epithelium cells (SP, ×40 0); C: expression in the lung welldif ferentiated adenocarcinoma (SP, ×100); D: expression in the lung moderate-differentiated adenocarcinoma (SP, ×100); E: expression in the lung poor-differentiated adenocarcinoma (SP, ×100); F: expression in normal bronchial epithelium cells next to the lung adenocarcinoma (SP, ×100)
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