肝细胞癌肿瘤抑制基因p53过度表达及点突变的研究

目的检测重庆地区肝细胞癌 p53突变发生率,并进一步探讨 p53突变与肝细胞癌临床病理及相关危险因素的关系.方法应用一种敏感的 ARF 免疫组化和 PCR、银染 PCR-SSCP 方法检测本地区38例肝细胞癌(HCC)组织中肿瘤抑制基因p53的过度表达及点突变.结果 16例有P53蛋白过度表达(41.2%),7例有 p53基因249位密码子点突变(18.4%),2例249位密码子外第7外显子点突变.9例 p53基因有突变的肝癌中8例 P53蛋白阳性,两者符合率为88.9%.p53基因蛋白过度表达和点突变与 HCC 分化和转移有关.本组 HCC p53基因突变率与该地区黄曲霉素(AFB1)含量及乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)感染分布一致.结论该结果提示 p53基因突变与 AFB1和 HBV 等环境因素的协同作用有关,其中 AFB1主要与 p53基因249位密码子特异型突变有关,而 HBV 可能在散发型突变中发挥重要作用.

Overexpression and mutations of tumor suppressor gene p53 in hepatocellular carcinoma

AIMS To examine the prevalance of p53 mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from Chongqing area and the relationship between the p53 mutations and clinicopathological features of HCC,as well as the risk factors. METHODS The overexpression and point mutations of tumor suppressor gene p53 in 38 cases of HCC were detected by a sensitive antigen retrieval fluid (ARF) immunohistochemical method and polymerase chain re- action(PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP),and single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP)-silver staining analysis. RESULTS The results showed that 16 of 38 HCCs had positive p53 protein (42.1%),7 HCCs had p53 mutation at 249 (18.4 % ) and 2 HCCS had point muta- tion within exon 7 other than 249. Among 9 cases of HCC with mutations,8 cases demonstrated positive p53 protein,its coincidental rate was 88.9%. The overexpression and mutations of p53 were significantly related to the differentiation and metastasis of HCCs. The frequency of p53 mutations was consistent with high prevalence of HBV and a moderate aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) exposure in our area. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that AFB1 acts synergistically with HBV in the generation of p53 mutations. Furthermore,dietary exposure to AFB1 may mainly contribute to the tumor specific mutation at codon 249,while HBV may account for other scattered mutations in HCC.