Stat3磷酸化与c-fos和c-jun蛋白表达在肝细胞癌发生中的作用

利用SP免疫组织化学技术检测 5 5例肝细胞癌 (HCC)及其癌旁组织中p Stat3(Tyr70 5 ) ,c fos和c jun蛋白的表达。结果显示 :HCC中p Stat3,c fos和c jun蛋白阳性率和阳性强度均高于癌旁组织 (P <0 .0 1) ,且p Stat3与c fos和c jun蛋白表达强度均呈明显正相关 ,而在癌旁组织中p Stat3仅与c jun蛋白表达相关 ,提示Stat3蛋白的磷酸化可能是HCC发生的早期事件 ,并通过激活c jun和c fos基因使肝细胞恶性转化 ;癌旁肝组织中 ,p Stat3,c jun或c fos呈阳性表达的肝细胞可能是一种具有恶性潜能的癌前细胞群。

Effects of Stat3 phosphorylation and expression of c-fos and c-jun proteins on hepatocarcinogenesis

Expression of phosphorylated Stat3 (p-Stat3), c-fos and c-junproteins was detected by immunohistochemical technique in 55 hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and their surrounding liver tissues. The results showed that the positive rates and signal intensity of p-Stat3, c-fos and c-jun protein in HCCs were significantly higher than those in pericarcinomatous tissues. The expressive intensity of c-fos and c-jun proteins was positively related to p-Stat3 expression in HCCs, whereas the positive correlation of expressive intensity was only observed between c-jun protein and p-Stat3 in pericarcinomatous tissues. The data suggest that the phosphorylation of Stat3 may be an early event in hepatocarcinogenesis; the overexpression of p-Stat3 protein, which activates c-fos and c-jun genes, may contribute to malignant transformation of hepatocytes; hepatocytes which expressed p-Stat3, c-fos or c-jun proteins may be potentially malignant pre-cancer cells in pericarcinomatous liver tissues.