原发胃癌中p16基因及其甲基化状态、表达异常的研究

目的：检测胃癌组织中p16基因及启动了甲基化状态和p16蛋白表达情况。方法：选择p16基因及启动子区域,用PCR－SSCP、MSP（甲基化特异的PCR）法、测序和免疫组化等方法对100例胃癌患者的癌组织和癌旁组织进行检测。结果：71％的病例p16表达阴性,54％的病例具有p16基因启动子区的高甲基化,50％的病例同时有p16表达阴性和p16基因启动子区的高甲基化,无突变和纯合缺失检出。结论：提示p16基因启动子区域高甲基化是胃癌中p16基因失活的主要原因。     

5-氮杂-2′-脱氧胞苷对胃癌AGS细胞CHFR基因去甲基化作用及意义

目的观察5-氮杂-2′-脱氧胞苷（5-Aza-CdR）对胃癌AGS细胞CHFR基因去甲基化的作用,并探讨其临床意义。方法分别采用BSP和RT-PCR技术检测5-Aza-CdR处理前后胃癌AGS细胞CHFR基因启动子甲基化状态及其mRNA。结果 AGS细胞CHFR基因启动子在5-Aza-CdR处理前呈现高甲基化状态（甲基化率≥60%）,其mRNA表达完全缺失;5-Aza-CdR处理后则表现为低或无甲基化状态（甲基化率≤20%）,其mRNA表达恢复正常。结论 CHFR基因启动子在AGS细胞中呈高甲基化状态,5-Aza-CdR能显著逆转其CHFR基因异常甲基化,诱导CHFR基因表达,为胃癌的治疗提供新思路。     

Hypermethylation and aberrant expression of Wnt antagonist secreted frizzled-related protein 1 in gastric cancer

AIM： To identify the methylation of secreted frizzled-related protein 1 （SFRP1） in gastric cancer and to investigate the aberrant expression of SFRP1 and its correlation with the clinical pathological features of patients.
METHODS： We determined SFRP1 methylation and SFRP1 mRNA expression in 3 gastric cancer cell lines SGC-7901, BGC-823, HGC-27, from 52 primary gastric cancer specimens and matched tumor adjacent tissue specimens by methylation-specific （MSP） PCR and RT-PCR respectively. Fisher＇s exact test was used to analyze the statistical association between clinical pathological data and aberrant expression of SFRP1.
RESULTS： In 3 cancer cell lines, BGC-823 and HGC-27 had methylated SFRP1 and lost SFRP1 mRNA expression. After treatment of BGC-823 and HGC-27 with the demethylating agent, 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine, SFRP1 was re-expressed. In 52 primary gastric cancer specimens and matched tumor adjacent tissue specimens, hypermethylation of SFRP1 was detected in 23 （44%） and 8 （15%） specimens respectively （x^2= 10.34, P 〈 0.01）. Loss of SFRP1 expression was detected in 17（33%） and 6 （12%） specimens respectively （x^2= 6.75, P 〈 0.01）. There was a significant correlation between SFRP1 hypermethylation and SFRP1 expression loss. SFRP1 expression was also correlated significantly with tumor stage and lymph node status, but not with patient sex, age and histological type.
CONCLUSION： SFRP1 inactivation is a common and early event caused mainly by hypermethylation in gastric cancer. SFRP1 expression loss may be correlated with tumor metastasis in primary gastric cancer.     

p16基因启动子区甲基化在人嗜铬细胞瘤和副神经节瘤中的变化

目的 检测嗜铬细胞瘤(PHEO)和副神经节瘤(PGL)中p16基因突变和启动子区DNA甲基化改变,分析其与患者临床特征之间的关系.方法收集34例(PHEO 20例、PGL14例)组织标本及患者临床资料,通过甲基化特异性PCR(MSP)测定p16基因启动子区甲基化状态,DNA测序检测基因序列以及RT-PCR方法测定其mRNA表达.结果 (1)34例肿瘤组织中未发现p16基因纯合缺失及点突变;(2)35.3%(12/34)的患者存在p16基因高甲基化,p16基因甲基化阳性标本中,PHEO和PGL分别占25%和75%,两者差异有统计学意义(P=0.005);p16基因甲基化在恶性、单发肿瘤、发病年龄早的亚组中有增高趋势(P＞0.05);(3)甲基化与非甲基化肿瘤组织之间p16 mRNA表达无统计学差异;不同特点的肿瘤中其mRNA表达亦无统计学差异,但恶性肿瘤p16 mRNA表达与良性肿瘤相比有下降的趋势(0.83±0.65对1.12±0.81,P=0.278).结论人PHEO和PGL中,p16基因纯合缺失和突变并不常见,但p16基因启动子区甲基化是其失活的主要形式.     

胃癌组织中肿瘤相关基因甲基化及其表达与叶酸和代谢酶MTHFR基因多态性的关系

目的:探讨人胃癌组织中癌基c-myc,抑癌基因p16INK4A,p21WAF1,错配修复基NhMLH1和hM2SH2的甲基化状态及其表达与叶酸、MTHFR基因多态性的关系．方法:胃癌38例手术切除标本的癌区、癌旁和外周正常黏膜组织,运用FOL ACS:180自动化学发光系统测定叶酸含量,PCR-RFLP技术检测MTHFR基因677(C→T)和1298(A→C)两个常见多态,并分别以Real—time RT-PCR和甲基化特异性PCR (MSP)技术检测肿瘤相关基因的表达和甲基化状态．结果:c-myc表达升高,p16INK4A,hMLH1和hMSH2表达降低的胃癌黏膜组织其基因启动子区异常甲基化．p21WAF1,hMSH2表达降低, p16INK4A高甲基化者叶酸水平明显降低,c-myc低甲基化和表达升高者中均存在低叶酸水平．MTHFR 677CC基因型的胃癌黏膜组织p16INK4A甲基化升高且表达降低,而其余肿瘤相关基因的甲基化及其表达与MTHFR两个常见多态均无明显相关性．结论:DNA甲基化在胃癌的发生、发展中具有重要作用,叶酸水平和MTHFR基因多态性通过影响部分肿瘤相关基因的甲基化状态而调控其表达．     

乳腺癌组织p16基因甲基化与ER、PR、HER2及p53表达的关系

目的探讨乳腺癌组织中p16基因甲基化与相关受体表达的相关性,进一步提高乳腺癌的诊断水平。方法采用甲基化特异性PCR（MSP）法检测86份乳腺癌组织及40份乳腺癌患者血清中p16基因的甲基化状态;采用免疫组化sP法检测乳腺癌组织中雌激素受体（ER）和孕激素受体（PR）、人类表皮生长因子受体2（HER2）及p53基因表达,分析各指标之间及与乳腺癌之间的关系。结果乳腺癌组织及血清中p16基因甲基化率分别为29．1％、27．5％;15例ER、PR、HER2均为阴性表达者（三阴乳腺癌）,p16基因甲基化率为86．67％（13／16）,非三阴乳腺癌71例,p16基因甲基化率为16．9％（12／71）,P〈0．01。p16基因甲基化与ER、PR蛋白表达呈负相关（r=-0．425、-0．512,P均〈0．05）,与HER2表达呈正相关（r=0．443,P〈0．05）;与p53表达无明显相关性。结论p16基因甲基化是乳腺癌中常见的分子改变,其与ER、PR、HER2联合检测可作为乳腺癌早期诊治及预后判断的重要指标。     

Mechanism and pathobiologic implications of CHFR promoter methylation in gastric carcinoma

AIM： TO investigate the aberrant methylation of CHFR promoter in human gastric cancer （GC） and its impact on the expression of CHFR mRNA and protein, as well as its correlation with clinical and histological features of human GC. METHODS： Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction （MSPCR） was used to detect the methylation status of CHFR promoter in 20 primary GC samples and paired normal gastric mucosa. The CHFR mRNA and protein expressions were investigated both by RT-PCR and by Western blotting. The CHFR protein expression in 39 GC samples was immunohistochemically examined. RESULTS： The DNA methylation of the CHFR gene was found in 9 of the 20 GC samples （45%） and the down-regulation of CHFR mRNA and protein was significantly associated with the methylation status of the CHFR gene （P = 0.006）. In 20 samples of corresponding non-neoplastic mucosa, no DNA methylation of the CHFR gene was detected. The CHFR gene methylation in poorly differentiated GC samples was significantly higher than that in well-differentiated GC samples （P = 0.014）. Moreover, the negative CHFR protein expression rate in paraffin-embedded GC samples was 55.07% （38/69）, the positive rate in poorly differentiated GC samples was 36.73% （18/49）, which was significantly lower than 65.00% （13/20） in well-differentiated GC samples （X^2 = 4.586, P = 0.032）. CONCLUSION： Aberrant methylation of the CHFR gene may be involved in the carcinogenesis and development of GC, and is the predominant cause of down-regulation or loss of CHFR mRNA or protein expression. As aberrant methylation of CHFR promoter is correlated with tumor differentiation, it may help to predict the prognosis of GC and CHFR may become a novel target of gene therapy for GC in the future.