蛋白基因产物9.5与宫颈癌临床病理表现的关系及其作用机制的实验研究

目的:研究蛋白基因产物9.5(PGP9.5)在宫颈癌病理标本中的表达与宫颈癌临床病理特征及预后的关系,并初步探讨利用PGP9.5-siRNA靶向治疗宫颈癌的潜在价值。方法:回顾性分析2008年1月~2015年6月在天津市第五中心医院妇科及天津市中心妇产科医院接受手术治疗并经病理确诊的180例宫颈癌患者临床资料。所有患者宫颈癌病理标本制作病理切片并进行SP法免疫组化染色。以PGP9.5染色后评分为依据将患者分为PGP9.5高表达组和PGP9.5低表达组。观察2组患者年龄、HPV感染、病理分级、肿瘤直径、淋巴结转移、浸润深度、累及脉管和临床分期等临床病理学参数的关系。采用Kaplan-Meier法和log-rank检验进行生存分析。采用PGP9.5-siRNA、NC-siRNA、PGP9.5真核表达质粒和对照空质粒按照脂质体载体试剂说明书转染Si Ha细胞,设立si-PGP9.5组、NC组、PGP9.5组和vector组。同时设立Si Ha细胞空白对照(control)组。分别采用Western blot实验、平板克隆形成实验和Transwell实验分析5组细胞PGP9.5蛋白的表达水平、克隆形成能力和侵袭能力。结果:2组患者病理分级、肿瘤直径、淋巴结转移、浸润深度、累及脉管和临床分期等临床病理参数与PGP9.5表达水平有关。PGP9.5高表达组患者3、5年总体生存率明显低于PGP9.5低表达组患者。与control组相比,si-PGP9.5组SiHa细胞中PGP9.5蛋白的表达量明显降低,克隆形成数量明显减少,过膜细胞数量明显减少;PGP9.5组Si Ha细胞中PGP9.5蛋白的表达量明显升高,克隆形成数量明显增多,过膜细胞数量明显增加。结论:PGP9.5蛋白高表达预示宫颈癌患者预后不良,可能成为预测宫颈癌患者预后的良好指标,对其表达进行抑制可能实现对宫颈癌的有效基因治疗。     

Non-small cell lung cancers frequently express phosphorylated Akt; an immunohistochemical study

Mounting evidence suggests that the alterations of Akt/protein kinase B (PKB) play an important role in tumorigenesis. Phosphorylated Akt regulates many of the key effector molecules involved in apoptosis, angiogenesis, and cell cycle progression during tumorigenesis. The expression of phosphorylated Akt has been described in some human malignancies, but not in primary human lung cancer. In this study, to understand the role of Akt in lung tumorigenesis we analyzed the expression of phosphorylated Akt in 43 non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) by immunohistochemistry. Phosphorylated Akt was detected either in the cytoplasm (23 cases) or nucleus (6 cases) in 29 of 43 NSCLCs (67.4%). Squamous cell carcinomas, adenocarcinomas, and bronchioloalveolar carcinomas expressed phosphorylated Akt in 68.2%, 61.5% and 75%, respectively. We also analyzed the phosphorylated Akt expression between primary NSCLCs and their corresponding nodal metastasis; the expression was not, however, different between the primary and metastatic lesions. Taken together, these results indicate that Akt 1 is frequently activated in NSCLCs, irrespective of the histological subtypes, and suggest that phosphorylated Akt may play a role in the development of NSCLC rather than in the progression of NSCLC.     

BRI基因的表达与非小细胞肺癌发生及转移潜能的关系

目的 探讨BRI基因在人非小细胞肺癌中的差异表达情况及其与肺癌发生及转移能力形成的相关性。方法 应用逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)、Northern印迹杂交方法分析BRI基因在一对遗传背景相同、转移能力不同的人肺腺癌细胞系AGZY83-a和Anip-073中的差异表达,并进一步检测BRI基因在另外6个非小细胞肺癌细胞系(SPC-A-1,A549,95D,TKB-18,GLC-82,PAa)及30例临床肺癌标本中的表达情况。结果 BRI基因在2细胞系中存在明显的差异表达,在具有高转移潜能的Anip973中高表达。在其他6个细胞系中BRI的表达与肺癌转移潜能可能有关。同时发现与同一病例的正常肺组织相比,BRI基因在肺癌组织中高表达,其过表达在有淋巴结转移的肺癌为6／8,无转移者为45．5％(10／22),并且BRI基因在肺癌与正常肺组织之间存在转录本的差异。结论 BRI基因在肺癌中表达上调,其1．6kb转录本表达的增加可能与肺癌的发生和转移能力的形成有关。     

Loss of PDCD4 expression in human lung cancer correlates with tumour progression and prognosis

The programmed cell death 4 gene (PDCD4), a newly identified transformation suppressor, was analysed in lung tumour cell lines and primary lung carcinomas. Reduced PDCD4 mRNA expression was observed in two immortalized lung cell lines and 18 cancer cell lines by northern blot analysis. In the survey of primary lung tumours, PDCD4 cDNA was poorly represented in 47 lung tumours compared with normal lung tissue by cDNA microarray analysis and this poor representation was significantly associated with high-grade (G3) adenocarcinomas (p = 0.012). Immunohistochemical analysis of 124 primary carcinomas comprising all subtypes demonstrated that PDCD4 protein expression was widely lost in tumour samples (83%) and was negatively related to poor prognosis (p = 0.013). The loss of PDCD4 expression correlated with higher grade and disease stage (p = 0.045 and 0.034, respectively), but not tumour size and nodal status. Similarly to the cDNA data, lack of PDCD4 expression was significantly linked to tumour grade in adenocarcinoma (n = 59, p = 0.048), while in squamous cell carcinoma (n = 58), no relationship between PDCD4 expression and clinicopathological parameters was established. These data suggest that the loss of PDCD4 expression is a prognostic factor in lung cancer and may correlate with tumour progression.     

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry reveals decreased calcylcin expression in small cell lung cancer

To date, most of the proteomic analyses on lung cancer tissue samples have been performed using surgical specimens, which are obtained after a diagnosis is made. To determine if a proteomic signature obtained from bronchoscopic biopsy samples could be found to assist with diagnosis, 50 lung cancer bronchoscopic biopsy samples and 13 adjacent normal lung tissue samples were analyzed using histology-directed, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS). Lung tissue samples were cryosectioned, and sinapinic acid was robotically deposited on areas of each tissue section enriched in epithelial cells, either tumor or normal. Mass spectra were acquired using a MALDI-time of flight instrument. Small cell lung cancers (SCLCs) demonstrated clearly different protein profiles from normal lung tissue and from non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). Calcyclin (m/z= 10,094.7) was identified to be underexpressed in small cell lung cancers, as compared with non-small cell lung cancers and normal lung tissue. An immunohistochemistry study using 152 NSCLCs and 21 SCLCs confirmed significantly reduced calcyclin stain in SCLCs. Thus, protein profiles obtained from bronchoscopic biopsy samples via MALDI MS distinguish cancerous epithelium from normal lung tissue and between NSCLCs and SCLCs.     

Frequent silencing of DBC1 is by genetic or epigenetic mechanisms in non-small cell lung cancers

Genome-wide screening of DNA copy number aberrations in 27 cell lines derived from non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs), using a custom-made comparative genomic hybridization (CGH)-array, identified a homozygous deletion of the deleted in bladder cancer 1 gene (DBC1) in one cell line. Homozygous deletion of DBC1, located at 9q33.1, was also observed in two of 53 primary NSCLC tumors examined. Moreover, 21 of the other 26 cell lines showed complete loss of DBC1 expression, although normal lung tissues express this gene, and treatment with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine restored expression of DBC1. Hypermethylation in part of a CpG island around the exon 1 of DBC1 has been reported in urothelial cancers, but the potential association between methylation and expression status was never clarified in that disease. In our experiments, a different part of the same CpG island showed promoter activity in vitro and was frequently methylated in our cell lines and primary tumors of NSCLC, where methylation status correlated inversely with gene expression. Among our primary NSCLC cases, methylation of the DBC1 promoter occurred more frequently in men, elderly patients and smokers than in women, younger patients and nonsmokers respectively, but it was not correlated with tumor stage or histology. Exogenous overexpression of DBC1 in NSCLC cell lines lacking its expression inhibited cell growth. Our results provide the first evidence that DBC1 is a likely tumor suppressor for NSCLC; silencing of the gene through homozygous deletion or methylation of its promoter region may be associated with progression of this disease.     

PTEN/MMAC1/TEP1在肺癌中的丢失和失活

目的 了解抑制癌基因ＰＴＥＮ／ＭＭＡＣ１／ＴＥＰ１（以下简称ＰＴＥＮ）在肺癌中的缺失和失活。方法 选用２４例具有正常对照的肺癌新鲜标本,１８例小细胞肺癌石蜡切片,用聚合酶链反应及杂合性丢失分析法检测ＰＴＥＮ的杂合笥丢失;并采用原位杂交法、免疫组化化学染色法、Ｗｅｓｔｅｍ ｂｌｏｔ法观察肺癌标本中ＰＴＥＮ ｍＲＮＡ和蛋白水平的表达。对１株肺腺癌和３株小细胞肺癌系进行ＰＴＥＮ的Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ、Ｎｏｒ     

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-related protein 1 (IGFBP-rP1) has potential tumour-suppressive activity in human lung cancer

The expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-related protein 1 (IGFBP-rP1) is decreased in various tumours, but the role of IGFBP-rP1 in lung cancer is not yet clear. In this study, IGFBP-rP1 expression in lung cancer cell lines was evaluated and reduced expression of IGFBP-rP1 was found. In tissue microarrays containing 138 primary tumours and 20 normal lung tissues analysed by immunohistochemistry, 58 tumours (42%) exhibited no expression of IGFBP-rP1, while all 20 normal lung tissues showed high expression. In squamous cell lung cancer, low expression of IGFBP-rP1 was significantly linked to high-grade tumours. Treatment with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine restored the expression of IGFBP-rP1 in three of four lung cancer cell lines. Sequencing of PCR products of sodium bisulphite-treated genomic DNA from the three lung cancer cell lines revealed a heterogeneous methylation pattern in the region of exon 1 and intron 1. Stable transfection of IGFBP-rP1 full-length cDNA into the H2170 lung cancer cell line led to increased expression of IGFBP-rP1 protein. IGFBP-rP1-positive transfectants exhibited remarkably reduced colony-forming ability in soft agar, suppression of tumour growth rate in nude mice, and increased apoptotic cell number as well as activated caspase-3 expression level. The data suggest that IGFBP-rP1 is a tumour suppressor inactivated by DNA methylation in human lung cancer.     

Identification of chromosome arm 9p as the most frequent target of homozygous deletions in lung cancer

Genome scanning at a 1-Mb resolution was undertaken in 29 lung cancer cell lines to clarify the distribution of homozygous (i.e., both allele) deletions along lung cancer genomes, using a high-resolution single nucleotide polymorphism array. Eighteen regions, including two known tumor suppressor loci, CDKN2A at 9p21 and FHIT at 3p14, were found homozygously deleted. Frequencies of deletions at the 18 regions were evaluated by genomic polymerase chain reaction in 78 lung cancer cell lines. Seven regions, 2q24, 3p14, 5q11, 9p21, 9p23, 11q14, and 21q21, were homozygously deleted in two or more cell lines. The CDKN2A locus at 9p21 was most frequently deleted (20/78, 26%), and the deletions were detected exclusively in non-small-cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs). The PTPRD (protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type D) locus at 9p23 was the second-most frequently deleted (8/78, 10%), and the deletions were detected in both small-cell lung carcinomas (SCLC) and NSCLC. In addition, the 9p24 region was deleted in a NSCLC. In total, 24 (31%) cell lines carried at least one deletion on chromosome arm 9p, while deletions on the remaining chromosome arms were observed at most in four (5%) cell lines. Deletions at 9p24, 9p23, and 9p21 were not contiguous with one another, and preferential co-occurrence or mutual exclusiveness for the deletions at these three loci was not observed. Thus, it was indicated that 9p is the most frequent target of homozygous deletions in lung cancer, suggesting that the arm contains multiple lung tumor suppressor genes and/or genomic features fragile during lung carcinogenesis.     

Expression of flotillin-2 in human non-small cell lung cancer and its correlation with tumor progression and patient survival

Introduction: Recent studies have revealed that flotillin-2 (FLOT2) played important roles in cancer progression. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathologic and prognostic significance of FLOT2 expression in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was performed to detect FLOT2 mRNA expression in lung cancer cell lines, normal bronchial epithelial cells, 24 pairs of NSCLC tissues and matched adjacent non-tumor tissues. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed to examine FLOT2 protein expression in paraffin-embedded tissues from 90 NSCLC patients. Statistical analyses were performed to evaluate the clinicopathological significance of FLOT2 expression. Results: FLOT2 mRNA expression was evidently up-regulated in lung cancer cell lines and NSCLC tissues compared with normal bronchial epithelial cells and adjacent non-tumor tissues. In the 90 cases of tested NSCLC samples, FLOT2 protein level was positively correlated with tumor stage, and lymph node metastasis. Patients with high FLOT2 expression had shorter overall survival compared with the low FLOT2 expression group. Univariate and multivariate analyses indicated that high FLOT2 expression was an independent poor prognostic factor for NSCLC patients. Conclusions: Our findings provided that high FLOT2 expression was associated with poor outcomes in NSCLC patients, and FLOT2 could be a potential prognostic biomarker for lung cancer progression.     

非小细胞肺癌中Axin与β-连环素异常表达的关系

目的 探讨Axin（axis inhibition protein）和β-连环素（β-catenin）在非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）中的表达、β-catenin突变及它们与各临床病理因素的关系。方法 采用免疫组织化学（SP法）和直接测序方法对100例NSCLC标本中Axin和β-catenin的表达和β-catenin基因突变进行了检测。结果 β-catenin的细胞膜表达降低率为80．0％,细胞核表达率为26．0％。高、中分化和低分化NSCLC中,β-catenin的表达降低率分别为70．0％（35／50）和90．0％（45／50）,差异有统计学意义（P=0．012）。有淋巴结转移和无淋巴结转移NSCLC中β-catenin表达降低率分别为87．3％（48／55）和71．1％（32／45）,差异有统计学意义（P=0．044）。Axin的阳性表达率为48．0％,高、中分化和低分化NSCLC中,Axin的阳性率分别为60．0％（30／50）和36．0％（18／50）,差异有统计学意义（P=0．016）。在β-catenin核表达阳性的病例中,Axin阳性表达率为15．4％（4／26）,低于β-catenin核表达阴性的病例（59．5％,44／74）（P〈0．001）。100例肺癌新鲜标本中未发现β-catenin基因第三外显子突变。结论 β-catenin的膜表达降低与NSCLC的低分化和淋巴结转移相关,Axin的表达与NSCLC的低分化和β-catenin的细胞核蓄积负相关。β-catenin基因第三外显子的突变可能不是NSCLC中β-catenin蛋白异常表达的主要原因。     

非小细胞肺癌中Chibby的表达及与β-catenin表达的关系

目的探讨Chibby在非小细胞肺癌(non-small celllung cancer,NSCLC)的表达及与临床病理因素,β-catenin表达之间的关系。方法采用免疫组织化学SP法检测100例NSCLC及相应癌旁正常肺组织中Chibby和β-catenin的表达,采用Western Blot方法检测35例新鲜肺癌组织及其癌旁正常肺组织中Chibby的表达情况。结果 Western Blot结果显示NSCLC中Chibby蛋白表达水平与癌旁正常肺组织相比无显著差异(>0.05)。免疫组化结果显示Chibby在NSCLC组织中的细胞核阳性率为43.0%(43/100),其在正常肺组织中的细胞核阳性率为82.0%(82/100),差异显著(<0.05);肺腺癌中Chibby细胞核阳性率57.9%(33/57)显著高于其在肺鳞癌中的阳性率23.3%(10/43,<0.05);无淋巴结转移组中Chibby的细胞膜阳性率38.9%(21/54)显著高于淋巴结转移组19.6%(9/46,<0.05)。β-catenin在细胞浆中的异常表达与NSCLC的分化程度呈负相关(<0.05)。Spearman相关性分析发现,NSCLC中Chibby在细胞膜/浆中的定位分别与β-catenin在细胞膜/浆的定位具有相关性(<0.05)。结论 Chibby在NSCLC组织中的细胞核表达显著低于正常肺组织,Chibby可能作为β-catenin的分子伴侣并调控β-catenin在细胞内的定位。     

c-erbB-2、p53、bcl-2和nm23-H1在肺癌中的表达

目的：探讨ｃｅｒｂＢ２、ｐ５３、ｂｃｌ２和ｎｍ２３Ｈ１基因在肺癌发生发展过程中的作用。方法：用免疫组化ＡＢＣ法对原发性肺癌组织中４种基因的表达和突变进行检测。结果：５８例肺癌中,３１例（５３４５％）ｐ５３过度表达,１８例（３１０３％）ｂｃｌ２过度表达。ｃｅｒｂＢ２与ｎｍ２３Ｈ１在１０例小细胞肺癌（ＳＣＬＣ）中未见表达。而在４８例非小细胞肺癌（ＮＳＣＬＣｓ）中两者过度表达率均为５０％。ｃｅｒｂＢ２与ｎｍ２３Ｈ１表达呈正相关（Ｐ＜００５）。腺癌ｎｍ２３Ｈ１的表达明显高于鳞癌（Ｐ＜００５）。ｐ５３、ｂｃｌ２蛋白表达在肺癌分化程度中呈负相关（Ｐ＜００５）。ｎｍ２３Ｈ１、ｐ５３和ｂｃｌ２的表达与患者的生存率有关（Ｐ＜００５）。结论：ｃｅｒｂＢ２、ｐ５３、ｂｃｌ２和ｎｍ２３Ｈ１基因蛋白产物的检测对肺癌患者的诊治和预后评估有积极意义。     

Tissue microarray analysis of Fas and FasL expressions in human non-small cell lung carcinomas; with reference to the p53 and bcl-2 overexpressions

Lack of surface Fas expression is a main route for apoptotic resistance which is considered an important mechanism of tumorigenesis and tumor progression. Fas and FasL expressions in 110 non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs) were investigated to evaluate their roles in pulmonary carcinogenesis and to examine the clinicopathologic significance of Fas expression with its relationship with p53 and bcl-2 overexpressions. Immunohistochemical analysis using tissue microarray demonstrated that a large proportion of NSCLC patients (60%) showed lack of membranous Fas expression. The Fas-negative cases revealed the significantly lower survival rate than Fas-positive ones. Also, the loss of Fas receptor expression was found more frequently in advanced stage and higher nodal status. FasL protein was increased in most NSCLCs (89%) compared to normal lungs. p53 and bcl-2 overexpressions showed no association with Fas expression. Conclusively, reduced membranous Fas expression as a mechanism of apoptotic resistance is considered to play an important part of the pulmonary carcinogenesis, which may predict poor survival and have a bad prognostic influence. Increased FasL expression is thought to be a basis for the immune evasion in NSCLCs. The rare bcl-2 overexpression suggests that this anti-apoptotic protein is unlikely to play a role in the apoptotic resistance of NSCLCs.     

Expression of protein gene product 9.5 in epithelioid and conventional malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors

CONTEXT: Due to the frequent lack of S100 protein expression in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs), especially the epithelioid variant, these tumors are difficult to diagnose without the aid of electron microscopy or a clinical history of neurofibromatosis. METHODS: Protein gene product 9.5 (PGP9.5), a broad neural marker, is expressed in nerve fibers and neurons of both the peripheral and central nervous systems. We compared its expression to that of S100 protein in 16 cases of MPNST. As controls, 6 monophasic synovial sarcomas, 9 leiomyosarcomas, and 5 dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans were included. RESULTS: Expression of PGP9.5 was seen in 15 MPNSTs, with 3 to 4+ positivity in the majority of the cases. Ten cases, 2 epithelioid and 8 conventional MPNSTs, were reactive with PGP9.5, but were negative for S100 protein. Five cases were immunoreactive for both S100 protein and PGP9.5. One case was negative for PGP9.5 but demonstrated focal S100 protein positivity. Expression of PGP9.5 was seen in 4 of 6 synovial sarcomas, 3 of 9 leiomyosarcomas, and none of 5 dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. CONCLUSION: Although PGP9.5 is not a specific marker for MPNST, it is a more sensitive marker than S100 protein (94% vs 38%). When there is a lack of S100 protein expression and a broad panel of immunostains, such as cytokeratin, epithelial membrane antigen, and smooth muscle actin, yields only focal or equivocal staining, PGP9.5 is a useful diagnostic adjunct in confirming the neural origin of a spindle cell sarcoma.     

LncRNA HEIH通过miR-98-5p调节肺癌细胞增殖和凋亡

目的探讨lncRNA HEIH对肺癌细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及其作用机制。方法培养人正常肺上皮细胞BEAS-2B和肺癌细胞系A549、A427、H1299和TKB-1,RT-qPCR检测细胞中HEIH表达水平;分别转染si-HEIH和miR-98-5p mimics至A549细胞,沉默A549细胞中HEIH表达或过表达miR-98-5p;MTT法检测细胞增殖;流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡;Western blot检测CCND1、caspase-3、SHH、GLI-1、PTCH和SUFU蛋白表达。双荧光素酶报告基因实验验证HEIH与miR-98-5p之间的关系。结果与正常肺上皮细胞BEAS-2B相比,肺癌细胞系A549、A427、H1299和TKB-1中HEIH表达水平显著升高(P<0.05).其中A549细胞中的HEIH表达最高。因此,后续实验选择A549细胞为研究对象。沉默HEIH表达或过表达miR-98-5p均可降低A549细胞培养12、48和72 h后吸光度值(A值)(P<0.05)(MTT法);升高凋亡率(P<0.05);抑制CCND1蛋白表达(P<0.05),促进caspase-3蛋白表达(P<0.05)。并且过表达miR-98-5p还抑制了A549细胞中SHH和GLI-1的mRNA和蛋白表达(P<0.05),促进了PTCH和SUFU的mRNA和蛋白表达水平(P<0.05)。过表达HEIH逆转了过表达miR-98-5p对A549细胞增殖、凋亡以及SHH、GLI-1、PTCH和SUFU的mRNA和蛋白表达的影响。结论沉默HEIH表达可能通过靶向miR-98-5p经Hedgehog信号通路抑制肺癌细胞的增殖,并促进其凋亡。     

Cytoplasmic expression of c-erbB2 in non-small cell lung cancers

The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of c-erbB2 in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) with attention both to membranous and cytoplasmic reaction, and to try to elucidate the meaning of cytoplasmic expression of c-erbB2 in NSCLCs. Immunohistochemical c-erbB2 expression and related clinico-pathological features were examined in 312 surgically resected patient tissues of NSCLCs, including 175 cases of adenocarcinoma and 137 cases of squamous cell carcinoma. Immunostaining of inner- and ecto-domain of c-erbB2, mRNA expression and the quantitation of soluble c-erbB2 in cultured media were performed in five NSCLC cell lines. Cytoplasmic expression of c-erbB2 was observed more frequently than membranous, both in patient tissues and cell lines. Neither membranous nor cytoplasmic expression of c-erbB2 was significantly correlated with short outcome in NSCLCs. Membranous c-erbB2 was expressed by both inner and ecto-domain, while cytoplasmic c-erbB2 was expressed by either or both inner and ecto-domain. c-erbB2 mRNA was produced in most cell lines; however, the soluble form was only detectable in a cell line that only presented a membranous c-erbB2. In conclusion, cytoplasmic c-erbB2 of NSCLCs was not a full-length protein only expressed in cellular membrane, but reflected degenerated c-erbB2 fragments with less functional ability.