Genetic polymorphisms of metabolic enzymes—CYP1A1, CYP2D6, GSTM1, and GSTT1, and gastric carcinoma susceptibility

Genetic polymorphisms in metabolic enzymes are associated with numerous cancers. In this study, the relationships between genetic polymorphisms of phase I metabolic enzymes including cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1), CYP2D6 and phase II metabolic enzymes such as glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) and GSTT1 and gastric carcinoma susceptibility were investigated. Genomic DNA was isolated from the peripheral blood of 129 healthy controls and 123 gastric carcinoma patients from Han ethnic group of Hunan Province located in Central South China. The genetic polymorphisms of the above mentioned enzymes were analyzed using PCR-RFLP techniques. There was no significant difference among the frequencies of CYP1A1 and/or CYP2D6 gene’s wild type, heterozygous or homozygous mutations between the gastric carcinoma group and control group. But the differences among the frequencies of GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotype between the gastric carcinoma and control group were significant (both P < 0.05). Also there were significant differences in the frequencies of GSTM1 null in high/high–middle differentiated, middle differentiated, middle–low differentiated and low differentiated gastric tumor separately. GSTM1 null showed an increased risk in middle–low differentiated and low differentiated gastric carcinoma type, but GSTT1 null was not a risk factor for the four pathological types of gastric carcinoma mentioned above. We report here that the genotypes of CYP1A1 and CYP2D6 are not associated with gastric carcinoma risk; GSTM1 null, but not GSTT1 null inheritably increases risk of some pathological types of gastric carcinoma in Han ethnic population of Hunan Province.     

肠多发性,弥漫性,海绵状血管,淋巴管瘤1例

患者男,37岁,以反复黑便,贫血1年半,于1990年9月6日入院。患者于1年半前,因腰部摔伤始出现黑便,后反复发作。大便呈果酱样,稀薄。量较大,曾先后4次发生虚脱,住院治疗,曾诊为结节性多动脉炎,经用消炎、止血及激素等药物治疗无效。入院后查体:慢性消耗病容,重度贫血貌,无黄染,浅表淋巴结不肿大。心肺无异常,腹部轻度膨隆,无明显压痛,肝脾未触及,腹水征( ),肠鸣音活跃。RBC1.8×10~12/L,Hgb56g/L,大便潜血持续( ),血     

Immunohistochemical expression of TGF-β1, p21WAF1, p53, Ki67, and angiogenesis in gastric carcinomas

Background: Transforming growth factors-beta (TGF-βs) are multifunctional polypeptides with crucial role as regulators of cellular growth and differentiation. It has been reported that TGF-β1 plays a biphasic action on tumorigenesis thus inducing or inhibiting malignant properties of the epithelial cells. Methods: TGF-β1 expression was analyzed in 56 patients with gastric carcinoma by immunohistochemical methods and compared with the expression of p21, p53, and Ki67, as well as with angiogenesis. The correlation of these markers with clinicopathological parameters was also evaluated. Results: TGF-β1 expression was detected in 71% of tumors and was more frequent in adenocarcinomas of the intestinal type (p<0.001). Positivity of p21WAF1, and p53 was observed in 32% and 51% of the tumors, respectively. A high Ki67 proliferating index was detected in 53.5% of the tumors. TGF-β1 expression was significantly correlated with p21 expression (p<0.001) and was inversely correlated with microvessel density. p21 expression was also higher in tumors with low proliferating index (p<0.01). There was no apparent correlation between the expression of these markers and tumor stage, depth of invasion, or lymphnode metastases. Conclusion: The findings show that TGF-β1 may be involved in the activation of the cdk inhibitor p21WAF1 in gastric adenocarcinomas, suggesting p53-independent induction of p21 in gastric cells. TGF-β1 does not seem to contribute to the alteration of the angiogenic status of these tumors.     

Association of β-catenin,Wnt1, Smad4, Hoxa9, and Bmi-1 with the prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

In our previous study, Human Signal Transduction in Cancer Gene Array was used in 12 fresh tumor samples to detect the gene expression profiles in the esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) tissues matched adjacent non-cancerous samples. Among genes up-regulated at least twofold, β-catenin, Wnt1, Smad4, Hoxa9, and Bmi-1 were found. So subsequently, the aim of this study was to investigate the prognosis and clinicopathologic roles of β-catenin, Wnt1, Smad4, Hoxa9, and Bmi-1 in ESCC tissue. The mRNA and protein expression levels of β-catenin, Wnt1, Smad4, Hoxa9, and Bmi-1 genes in 70 ESCC and adjacent non-cancerous paraffin-embedded samples were determined by Real-Time Quantitative PCR (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemical staining. The mRNA expression level of β-catenin, Wnt1, Smad4, Hoxa9, and Bmi-1 in ESCC was significantly higher than that in the adjacent non-cancerous tissues (0.0821 ± 0.0416 vs. 0.0185 ± 0.0201, P = 0.0000; 1.9934 ± 1.9888 vs. 0.8863 ± 0.665, P = 0.0184; 0.0298 ± 0.0215 vs. 0.0189 ± 0.0187, P = 0.0017; 2.098 ± 0.091 vs. 1.016 ± 0.078, P = 0.0000; 2.181 ± 2.158 vs. 0.931 ± 0.894, P = 0.0152; respectively), and the protein expression level of determined genes was also significantly higher than that in the adjacent non-cancerous tissues (0.2835 ± 0.0844 vs. 0.2352 ± 0.0670, P = 0.0003; 0.3830 ± 0.0947 vs. 0.2721 ± 0.1474, P = 0.0000; 0.2637 ± 0.0348 vs. 0.2042 ± 0.0180, P = 0.0000; 0.2058 ± 0.0316 vs. 0.1218 ± 0.0518, P = 0.0000; 0.2736 ± 0.0834 vs. 0.2251 ± 0.0571, P = 0.0001; respectively). Then, the overexpression of mRNA and protein levels of β-catenin, Wnt1 and Bmi-1 was aggressively associated with lymph node metastasis, advanced pathological stage, and prognosis of the patients with ESCC (P < 0.05). The up-expression of Hoxa9 mRNA and protein was also aggressively associated with lymph node metastasis and advanced pathological stage (P < 0.05); however, the overexpression of Hoxa9 protein was not associated with the prognosis (P > 0.05). Meanwhile, the hypo-expression of Smad4 mRNA was aggressively associated with advanced pathological stage and prognosis of the patients with ESCC (P < 0.05); however, the hypo-expression of Smad4 protein was neutral to the prognosis and lymph node metastasis (P > 0.05). β-catenin, Wnt1, Smad4, Hoxa9, and Bmi-1 protein expression analysis showed that the positive outcomes of the combined detection of Wnt1 and β-catenin expression or Wnt1, β-catenin and Bmi-1 expression were significantly worse than those of a single target protein expression (P < 0.05). Meantime, the prognosis of the combined positive expression of Wnt1, β-catenin, and Bmi-1 was poorer than that in the combined positive expression of Wnt1 and β-catenin (P < 0.05). The prognosis of ESCC patients with the overexpression of Wnt1/β-catenin and Bmi-1 was relatively poor, and the level of Wnt1/β-catenin and Bmi-1 was conversely correlated with advanced pathological stage and lymph node metastasis. The expression level of Smad4 and Hoxa9 mRNA was also associated with the prognosis of the patients with ESCC, pathological stage, and lymph node metastasis; however, they might not be the independent prognostic factor.     

VEGF,KDR,MMP-1及转录调节因子Ets-1在卵巢癌组织中表达

[目的]从分子水平观察肿瘤血管生成相关因子VEGF、VEGF受体KDR、基质金属蛋白酶1(MMP-1)以及转录调节因子Ets-1在卵巢上皮性癌中表达规律并揭示其因子间相关关系,为解释促血管生成因子间内在规律提供依据.[方法]利用原位杂交和免疫组织化学染色法检测87例卵巢上皮性癌中VEGF、KDR、MMP-1以及Ets-1等因子mRNA和蛋白表达规律.[结果]VEGFmRNA和蛋白主要分布在癌细胞胞浆中,阳性率分别为77.1%(67/87)和70.1%(61/87);KDRmRNA和蛋白主要在内皮细胞上表达,其表达率与VEGF表达率间存在密切的相关关系(r=0.892);MMP-1在肿瘤细胞和间质血管内皮细胞中表达,尤其在血管新生处表达明显;Ets-1主要分布在内皮细胞中,其表达率与KDR和MMP-1表达率间相关系数分别为0.9004和0.873.[结论]VEGF、KDR、MMP-1以及Ets-1是参与卵巢上皮性癌血管生成的重要因子,为抗肿瘤血管治疗新的治疗靶点.     

晚期原发性肝癌介入治疗与联合靶向药物治疗效果对比分析岳衍晓1,2,宁尚昆1,刘吉兵1,王明亮3,原晓红4

目的 探讨晚期原发性肝癌患者经过肝动脉化疗栓塞术(TACE)与TACE联合索拉非尼治疗后,再用瑞戈非尼治疗的临床有效率.方法 回顾性分析2015-05-26-2019-05-20山东省肿瘤医院介入科46例肝癌晚期患者临床资料.根据患者的治疗方式不同,采用随机数字表法分为TACE组(n=26)和联合靶向药物组(n=20)...     

华人GSTM1,CYP1A1与2E1和APOE等等位基因的基因型

目的探讨华人ＧＳＴＭ１、ＣＹＰ１Ａ１与２Ｅ１，和ＡｐｏＥ等等位基因的基因型，将有助于研究肿瘤病因，环境有害物和机体的相互作用，以及药物代谢。方法收集９５例上海和８９例哈尔滨正常女性的血液，提取ＤＮＡ，作ＣＹＰ１Ａ１、２Ｅ１，ＧＳＴＭ１和ＡｐｏＥ等基因型的分析。结果ＧＳＴＭ１缺失占５２％。ＣＹＰ１Ａ１第７外显子Ａ┐Ｇ突变型纯合子（ｍｍ）占３．９％，突变型等位基因占２２．３％。ＣＹＰ２Ｅ１５′端调控区Ｃ┐Ｔｍｍ占１．６％，突变型等位基因占２３．６％；第六内含子Ｔ┐Ａｍｍ占５．１％，突变型等位基因占２６．４％。ＡｐｏＥ的ε２占８．４％，ε４占９．０％。２５０例ＣＹＰ２Ｄ６中仅１例为２Ｄ６Ａ杂合子，其余都是野生型纯合子。结论这些基因型的频率和等位基因分布在上海和哈尔滨人群中无差异，符合Ｈａｒｄｙ┐Ｗｅｉｎｂｅｒｇ遗传平衡法则     

Diclofenac, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, inhibits DMH-induced colon tumorigenesis through suppression of MCP-1, MIP-1α and VEGF

Angiogenesis is a physiological process involving growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones; however, it also plays a critical role in tumor progression. It favors the transition from hyperplasia to neoplasia, that is, from a state of cellular multiplication to uncontrolled proliferation. Therefore targeting angiogenesis will be profitable as a mechanism to inhibit tumor's lifeline. Further, it is important to understand the cross-communication between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-master switch in angiogenesis and other molecules in the neoplastic and pro-inflammatory milieu. We studied the role of two important chemokines [monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 and macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-lα] alongwith VEGF and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)-induced chemopreventive effect in experimental colon cancer in rat. 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine (DMH, 30 mg/kg body weight, subcutaneously (s.c.) once-a-week) for 18 wk was used as pro-carcinogen and diclofenac (8 mg/kg body weight, orally daily) as the preferential cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor. Expression of COX-2 and VEGF was found to be significantly elevated in the DMH-treated group as compared to the control, which was lowered notably by Diclofenac co-administration with DMH. Gelatin zymography showed prominent MMP-9 activity in the DMH-treated rats, while the activity was nearly absent in all the other groups. Expression of MCP-1 was found to be markedly increased whereas MIP-1α expression was found to be decreased in colonic mucosa from DMH-treated rats, which was reversed in the DMH + Diclofenac group. Our results indicate potential role of chemokines alongwith VEGF in angiogenesis in DMH-induced cancer and its chemoprevention with diclofenac.     

Parental smoking, CYP1A1 genetic polymorphisms and childhood leukemia (Québec, Canada)

Objective: To evaluate the effect of parental smoking on childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and to determine if it is modified by child genetic polymorphisms. Methods: We carried out a case–control study in Québec, Canada, including 491 incident cases aged 0–9 years and as many healthy controls matched on age and sex. Each parent was interviewed separately with respect to smoking habits during and after pregnancy. In addition, we carried out a case-only substudy with 158 cases classified according to presence or absence of the alleles *2A, *2B, and *4 in the CYP1A1 gene. Results: There were small risk increases with maternal smoking during the later trimesters. Interaction odds ratios were increased (although often not significantly) for the CYP1A1*4 allele at high levels of maternal smoking in the last trimesters and at low level of paternal postnatal smoking, and decreased for the CYP1A1*2B allele. The latter appeared to confer a protective advantage at low levels for maternal prenatal smoking and at high levels for paternal postnatal smoking. Conclusions: Reported smoking habits showed no association with leukemia; risks for genetic polymorphisms lacked precision but indicated that the effect of parental smoking could be modified by variant alleles in the CYP1A1 gene.     

乳腺癌组织BRCA1,BRCA1基因区域杂合性缺失的研究

目的 研究乳腺癌组织ＢＲＣＡ１、ＢＲＣＡ２基因区域的杂合性缺失（ＬＯＨ）情况。方法 采用聚合酶链式反应（ＰＣＲ）和聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳,对３０例散发性乳腺癌和２例姐妹乳腺癌进行ＬＯＨ的检测,同时还采用Ｇ显带法对姐妹乳腺癌患者的外周血淋巴细胞染色体畸变情况进行分析。结果 在散发性乳腺癌中,ＢＲＣＡ１、ＢＲＣＡ２基因区域的杂合性缺失率分别为６．１２％和５．７７％;姐妹二人乳腺癌组织在ＢＲＣＡ２基因区域的     

Activation of an endothelial Notch1-Jagged1 circuit induces VCAM1 expression,an effect amplified by interleukin-1β

The Notch1 and Notch4 signaling pathways regulate endothelial cell homeostasis. Inflammatory cytokines induce the expression of endothelial adhesion molecules, including VCAM1, partly by downregulating Notch4 signaling. We investigated the role of endothelial Notch1 in this IL-1β-mediated process. Brief treatment with IL-1β upregulated endothelial VCAM1 and Notch ligand Jagged1. IL-1β decreased Notch1 mRNA levels, but levels of the active Notch1ICD protein remained constant. IL-1β-mediated VCAM1 induction was downregulated in endothelial cells subjected to pretreatment with a pharmacological inhibitor of the γ-secretase, which activates Notch receptors, producing NotchICD. It was also downregulated in cells in which Notch1 and/or Jagged1 were silenced.Conversely, the forced expression of Notch1ICD in naïve endothelial cells upregulated VCAM1 per se and amplified IL-1β-mediated VCAM1 induction. Jagged1 levels increased and Notch4 signaling was downregulated in parallel. Finally, Notch1ICD and Jagged1 expression was upregulated in the endothelium of the liver in a model of chronic liver inflammation.In conclusion, we describe here a cell-autonomous, pro-inflammatory endothelial Notch1-Jagged1 circuit (i) triggering the expression of VCAM1 even in the absence of inflammatory cytokines and (ii) enhancing the effects of IL-1β. Thus, IL-1β regulates Notch1 and Notch4 activity in opposite directions, consistent with a selective targeting of Notch1 in inflamed endothelium.     

ERCC1, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and βIII-Tubulin: Resistance Proteins Associated With Response and Outcome to Platinum-based Chemotherapy in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

IntroductionPlatinum-based chemotherapy is besides the standard antifolate therapy with pemetrexed, the cornerstone for treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), and its efficacy depends on several DNA repair enzymes. Therefore, these enzymes could be biomarkers for “tailoring” chemotherapy. This study evaluated enzymes involved in repair of platinum-caused DNA damage, potentially resulting in a biomarker panel associated with patient response and outcome to platinum-based chemotherapy.Material and MethodsPre- or posttreatment specimens from a total of 103 patients with MPM who were undergoing first-line chemotherapy were tested separately. Immunohistochemistry for ERCC1 (endonuclease excision repair cross-complementing 1), MLH1 (MutL homologue 1), MutS homologue (MSH) 2, MSH6, and βIII-tubulin protein expression, and pyrosequencing for ERCC1 codon 118 and C8092A polymorphisms were performed, and their results were correlated to clinicopathologic data.ResultsERCC1, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and βIII-tubulin were expressed in human MPM specimens at different intensities. When considering only pretreatment specimens, MSH6 protein levels were correlated to progression during chemotherapy (P = .0281). MLH1 protein levels (P = .0205), and ERCC1 codon 118 polymorphisms (P ≤ .0001) were significantly associated with progression-free survival. A significant association between ERCC1 protein levels and overall survival was noted (P = .032). Analyses of posttreatment specimens revealed significant associations between βIII-tubulin protein levels and progression-free survival (P = .0066). ERCC1 C8092A polymorphisms were significantly associated with progression-free survival and overall survival (P = .0463 and P = .0080, respectively) in this group.ConclusionsEnzymes involved in DNA repair mechanisms are associated with patient response and outcome to platinum-based chemotherapy. Their assessment may be a helpful tool to tailor platinum-based chemotherapy of MPM patients who might expect the largest clinical benefit. Prospective validation of this biomarker panel is warranted.