人成釉细胞瘤中pRb和E2F-1表达与端粒酶活性的关系

目的　研究 pRb、E2F 1和细胞周期素E(cyclinE)在人成釉细胞瘤 (ameloblastoma,AB)中的表达及其与端粒酶 (hTERT)的关系 ,探讨其临床生物学意义。方法　用原位杂交和免疫组化SP法分别检测了AB中 pRb、E2F 1、cyclinE及hTERTmRNA的表达。结果　pRb在AB细胞核中阳性率为2 0 4 % ( 11/ 5 4 )。E2F 1mRNA阳性率为 92 6 % ( 5 0 / 5 4 )。cyclinEmRNA阳性率为 6 6 7% ( 36 / 5 4 )。hTERTmRNA阳性率为 94 4 % ( 5 1/ 5 4 )。伴随AB的复发与恶变 ,hTERT、E2F 1、cyclinE的表达逐渐增高 ,pRb表达丢失。hTERT与E2F 1、cyclinEmRNA之间经Spearman相关分析 ,rs 均为 1 0 0 0 ,P =0 0 0 0 1,呈高度正相关。结论　pRb/E2F 1与AB细胞的增殖、去分化相关 ,端粒酶活性的释放激活与pRb的低表达及E2F 1的高表达可能相关 ,并在G1晚期受cyclinE调节有较高表达

Expression of pRb and E2F-1 and telomerase activity in ameloblastoma

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of pRb and E2F-1, and the association between their expression and the activity of telomerase (hTERT) or cyclin E in human ameloblastoma (AB), and to explore the clinical biological characteristics of AB. METHODS: The expressions of pRb, E2F-1, cyclin E and hTERT mRNA in human AB were detected by in situ hybridization or immunohistochemistry (SP method). RESULTS: The positive expression ratio of pRb in the cell nucleus of AB was 20.4% (11/54). The positive ratio of E2F-1, cyclin E and hTERT mRNA was 92.6% (50/54), 66.7% (36/54) and 94.4% (51/54), respectively. With AB recurrence and malignant transformation, the expression of hTERT, E2F-1, cyclin E was up-regulated. hTERT and cyclin E or E2F-1 mRNA had high positive relation (Spearsman'r(s) = 1.000, P = 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: The regulatory pathway of Rb/E2F-1 is associated with the cell proliferation and in differentiation of AB. The activity or release of telomerase may be related to the lower expression of Rb and higher expression of E2F-1, and is up-regulated in G(1) late phase by cyclin E.