Expression of SIRT1 in gastric cardiac cancer and its clinicopathologic significance.

SIRT1 is a deacetylase that modifies gene expression. Some researchers have found that SIRT1 is upregulated in malignant tumor tissues. Therefore, this study investigated the SIRT1 expression in gastric cardiac carcinoma and its correlation with clinicopathologic features and prognosis. Tissue microarray technique and immunohistochemical stains were used to detect the expression of SIRT1, p53, and Ki-67 in 176 gastric cardiac carcinoma tissues and 32 normal gastric cardiac region tissues. SIRT1 expression in gastric cardiac carcinoma was significantly higher than that in normal gastric cardiac tissues and was associated with lymphatic metastasis, TNM stage, survival rate and mean survival time. Expression of Ki-67 in the SIRT1 positive group was significantly higher than that in the negative group. In conclusion, high expression of SIRT1 in gastric cardiac carcinoma was correlated with lymphatic metastasis, TNM stage, proliferative status and prognosis. SIRT1 might be a biological parameter to evaluate malignant degree and prognosis of gastric cardiac carcinoma.