BACKGROUND: The cellular retinoic acid-binding protein II (CRABPII) and epidermal fatty acid-binding protein (E-FABP) both serving as the transport protein of retinoic acid (RA), through RA signal transduction pathway, commit the cell to opposite fate, apoptosis or survival. The aim of this study is to investigate the expression of CRABPII and E-FABP and significance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and their lymph node metastases with tissue microarray technique. METHODS: CRABPII and E-FABP proteins were detected in 54 normal lung tissues, 287 primary NSCLC tissues and 112 lymph node metastatic tissues by SP method of immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS: The expression level of CRABPII in the primary lesions was relevant to the gender of NSCLC patients, the metastasis and TNM staging of NSCLC (P<0.05), while the expression level of E-FABP was related to the grading and metastasis of NSCLC (P<0.05). The positive expression rate of E-FABP in NSCLC primary lesion was remarkably higher than that in adjacent normal lung tissues and lymph node metastases, respectively (P<0.05). The expression level of E-FABP had a recognizable advantage over that of CRABPII in NSCLC primary lesions (P<0.05). The differential expressions between CRABPII and E-FABP was correlated with the tumor size, grading, metastasis, TNM staging of NSCLC (P<0.05). The larger the tumor was and the later the TNM staging was, along with cancer metastasis, the more likely the expression of E-FABP would dominate. The expression of CRABPII and difference expression between CRABPII and E-FABP were closely related to the prognosis of NSCLC patients based on Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. CONCLUSIONS: E-FABP showed high exp ression in NSCLC, and the increased E-FABP expression may involved in the occurrence and development of NSCLC. CRABPII might have a negative effect in NSCLC progression, and its expression was negatively related to the prognosis of NSCLC patients.
BACKGROUND: The cellular retinoic acid-binding protein II (CRABPII) and epidermal fatty acid-binding protein (E-FABP) both serving as the transport protein of retinoic acid (RA), through RA signal transduction pathway, commit the cell to opposite fate, apoptosis or survival. The aim of this study is to investigate the expression of CRABPII and E-FABP and significance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and their lymph node metastases with tissue microarray technique. METHODS:CRABPII and E-FABP proteins were detected in 54 normal lung tissues, 287 primary NSCLC tissues and 112 lymph node metastatic tissues by SP method of immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS: The expression level of CRABPII in the primary lesions was relevant to the gender of NSCLCpatients, the metastasis and TNM staging of NSCLC (P<0.05), while the expression level of E-FABP was related to the grading and metastasis of NSCLC (P<0.05). The positive expression rate of E-FABP in NSCLC primary lesion was remarkably higher than that in adjacent normal lung tissues and lymph node metastases, respectively (P<0.05). The expression level of E-FABP had a recognizable advantage over that of CRABPII in NSCLC primary lesions (P<0.05). The differential expressions between CRABPII and E-FABP was correlated with the tumor size, grading, metastasis, TNM staging of NSCLC (P<0.05). The larger the tumor was and the later the TNM staging was, along with cancer metastasis, the more likely the expression of E-FABP would dominate. The expression of CRABPII and difference expression between CRABPII and E-FABP were closely related to the prognosis of NSCLCpatients based on Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. CONCLUSIONS:E-FABP showed high exp ression in NSCLC, and the increased E-FABP expression may involved in the occurrence and development of NSCLC. CRABPII might have a negative effect in NSCLC progression, and its expression was negatively related to the prognosis of NSCLCpatients.
Expression of E-FABP in normal bronchial epithelium (A), alveolar epithelium (B), squamous cell carcinoma (C) and adenocarcinoma (D) (A, B: SP, ×400; C, D: SP, ×200)
CRABPII在正常支气管粘膜上皮(A)、肺泡上皮(B)及鳞状细胞癌(C)、腺癌(D)中的表达(A, B: SP, ×400; C, D: SP, ×200)Expressions of CRABPII in normal bronchial epithelium (A), alveolar epithelium (B), squamous cell carcinoma (C) and adenocarcinoma (D) (A, B: SP, ×400; C, D: SP, ×200)E-FABP在正常支气管粘膜上皮(A)、肺泡上皮(B)及鳞状细胞癌(C)、腺癌(D)中的表达(A, B: SP, ×400; C, D: SP, ×200)Expression of E-FABP in normal bronchial epithelium (A), alveolar epithelium (B), squamous cell carcinoma (C) and adenocarcinoma (D) (A, B: SP, ×400; C, D: SP, ×200)CRABPII在NSCLC原发癌组织和淋巴结转移癌组织中的阳性表达率分别为39.0%和33.0%,其差异无统计学意义(χ2=1.171, P=0.279 > 0.05)。E-FABP在正常肺组织、NSCLC原发癌组织和淋巴结转移癌组织中的阳性表达率分别为24.1%、58.2%和19.4%,E-FABP在NSCLC原发癌组织中的阳性表达率分别高于正常肺组织(χ2=21.223, P < 0.001)和淋巴结转移癌组织(χ2=45.651, P < 0.001)(表 1)。
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CRABPII和E-FABP在正常肺组织、非小细胞肺癌原发癌组织及淋巴结转移癌组织中的表达
Expression of CRABPII and E-FABP in normal lung tissues, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) primary lesions and metastasis lymph node
Tissue type
n
CRABPII
E-FABP
(–)
(+)-(+++)
(–)
(+)-(+++)
Normal lung tissues
54
54
0
41
13
Primary NSCLC tissues
287
175
112
120
167
Metastasis lymph node
103
69
34
83
20
CRABPII和E-FABP在正常肺组织、非小细胞肺癌原发癌组织及淋巴结转移癌组织中的表达Expression of CRABPII and E-FABP in normal lung tissues, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) primary lesions and metastasis lymph node
Relationship between difference expression of CRABPII and E-FABP and clinicopathological characteristics of NSCLC
Characteristic
n
Difference expression between CRABPII and E-FABP
P
E-FABP≥CRABPII
E-FABP < CRABPII
Gender
0.118
Male
230
180
50
Female
57
39
18
Age (year)
0.332
≤61
154
121
33
> 61
133
98
35
Tumor size
0.034
Diameter ≤3 cm
108
75
33
Diameter > 3 cm
179
144
35
Histological type
0.163
Squamous cell carcinoma
133
108
25
Adenocarcinoma
126
92
34
Adenosquamous carcinoma
28
19
9
Grading
0.036
Well
13
7
6
Moderate
144
118
26
Poor
102
75
27
Metastasis
0.029
Yes
143
117
26
No
144
102
42
TNM staging
0.018
Ⅰ+Ⅱ
154
109
45
Ⅲ+Ⅳ
133
110
23
CRABPII和E-FABP在NSCLC原发癌中的差异性表达与各临床病理特征的关系Relationship between difference expression of CRABPII and E-FABP and clinicopathological characteristics of NSCLC
The survival curves of NSCLC patients with negative and positive expression of CRABPII
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E-FABP阴性表达组和阳性表达组NSCLC患者的生存曲线
The survival curves of NSCLC patients with negative and positive expression of E-FABP
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CRABPII与E-FABP差异性表达的NSCLC患者生存曲线
The survival curves of NSCLC patients with difference expression between CRABPII and E-FABP
CRABPII阴性表达组和阳性表达组NSCLC患者的生存曲线The survival curves of NSCLCpatients with negative and positive expression of CRABPIIE-FABP阴性表达组和阳性表达组NSCLC患者的生存曲线The survival curves of NSCLCpatients with negative and positive expression of E-FABPCRABPII与E-FABP差异性表达的NSCLC患者生存曲线The survival curves of NSCLCpatients with difference expression between CRABPII and E-FABP
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