胆道肿瘤的潜在标志物Mrp14

目的 探讨胆道肿瘤特异性的标志物，为胆道肿瘤的早期诊断、判断预后、监测复发以及治疗等提供帮助，同时为进一步研究胆道肿瘤的发病机制提供线索。方法 收集经病理结果证实的胆道癌和胆囊癌患者的组织、胆汁标本以及良件胆道和胆囊疾病患者的组织、胆汁标本，应用双向电泳和MALDI-TOF-MS质谱技术检测出恶性和良性组织、恶性和良性病变患者胆汁之间差异表达的蛋白。对同时高表达于胆道癌、胆囊癌及恶性病变胆汁的蛋白Mrp14进行Western blot、免疫组化验证，RT-PCR监测基因表达水平。结果3组蛋白标本双向电泳后质谱成功鉴定出30个差异表达的蛋白，其中Mrp14同时在胆道癌、胆囊癌及恶性病变胆汁中高表达。Western blot、免疫组化及RT-PCR验证其在蛋白和基因水平于恶性组织中高表达。结论 Mrp14在胆道系统恶变后表达增高，可能为胆道肿瘤发生、发展的候选肿瘤标志物。

Mrp14 is a potential biomarker for biliary tract neoplasms

Objective To provide clues to find a biomarker for early diagnosis, prognosis and therapy, as well as to understand the molecular mechanisms governing cancer progression. Methods Surgical specimens were obtained from 87 patients with histopathologically proven malignant or benign lesions. The differential protein profiles of these malignant and benign specimens were detected using two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) combined with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/MS). Western blotting and immuno-histochemistry were used to validate the results. RT-PCR was used to detect the gene expression in the tissues. Results Mrp14 was found to be overexpressed in the tumor tissues of gallbladder cancer and extra-hepatic bile duct cancer, and in the bile of patients with malignant biliary tract tumours. The result was further verified using Western blot and immuno-histochemistry. RT-PCR confirmed the overexpression of Mrpl4 at the gene level. Mrp14 is a potential biomarker for biliary tract neoplasms. Conclusions This is the first report which described the overexpression of Mrp14 in biliary tract neoplasms and further studies are needed to confirm our findings. Mrp14 may be a potential hiomarker for biliary tract neoplasms. It may provide important clues on the molecular mechanisms governing cancer progression.