乙酰肝素酶mRNA表达和血管生成与胃癌发展的关系

目的　探讨乙酰肝素酶mRNA表达状况和血管生成与胃癌发展的关系。方法　应用原位杂交技术 ,检测 5 2例胃癌组织中乙酰肝素酶mRNA的表达情况 ,并用免疫组化法对全部标本用CD34抗体进行肿瘤血管内皮染色 ,计数肿瘤微血管密度 (MVD) ,分析乙酰肝素酶mRNA与MVD及其与胃癌组织分化程度、浸润深度、淋巴结转移和器官转移的关系。结果　胃癌组织乙酰肝素酶mRNA阳性表达 2 5例 (4 8.1% ) ,MVD平均值为 73.2± 2 2 .8;阴性表达 2 7例 (5 1.9% ) ,MVD平均值为 4 4 .8±11.9,两者之间差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 0 1)。乙酰肝素酶mRNA表达和MVD与胃癌组织浸润深度、淋巴结转移有关 (P <0 .0 0 5 )。结论　乙酰肝素酶与胃癌的血管生成密切相关 ,对胃癌的生长和浸润转移有促进作用 ,乙酰肝素酶可作为反映胃癌生物学行为的客观指标。

Relation of heparanase mRNA expression and angiogenesis to the progression of gastric carcinoma

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relation of heparanase gene and angiogenesis with the progress of gastric carcinoma (GC). METHODS: Expression of heparanase mRNA in 52 GC tissue was detected by in situ hybridization assay. Microvessel density (MVD) was examined by immunohistochemical method. MVD and heparanase mRNA expression were analysed with their relation to histological grade, invasion depth,lymph node metastasis and organ metastasis. RESULTS: MVD was 73.2 +/- 22.8 in 25 (48.1%) tissue with positive heparanase mRNA. It was 44.8 +/- 11.9 in 27 (51.9%) tissues with negative heparanase mRNA, between which the difference was significant (P < 0.001). MVD and heparanase mRNA expression were related with lymph node metastasis and depth of serosal invasion in GC (P < 0.005). CONCLUSION: Heparanase, being related to angiogenesis in gastric cancer, promotes growth, invasion and metastasis. Heparanase mRNA expression is an important predictor of the biological behavior of human gastric carcinoma.