整合素alpha-v mRNA在食管鳞状细胞癌组织的表达研究

目的:检测食管鳞状细胞癌(Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ESCC)组织整合素αv(integrinαv ITGA V)的表达,分析ITGA V表达与临床病理因素之间的相关性,探讨ITGA V在ESCC的进展和预后中的作用。方法:采用实时荧光定量PCR法检测72例ESCC组织ITGA V的表达,并同时检测33例食管炎性组织为对照。分析ITGA V表达与ESCC癌临床病理因素之间的相关性。结果:ESCC癌组织中ITGA V的m RNA表达水平明显高于炎症组织(P<0.05),且表达水平与T、N和临床分期(P均<0.05)呈显著相关,而与患者年龄及性别无相关性。结论:ITGA V的过度表达与ESCC的转移、进展有关,ITGA V可能会成为ESCC患者个体化治疗有效的预后标志物。     

整合素αv mRNA在食管鳞状细胞癌组织的表达研究

目的:检测食管鳞状细胞癌(Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ESCC)组织整合素αv(integrinαv ITGA V)的表达,分析ITGA V表达与临床病理因素之间的相关性,探讨ITGA V在ESCC的进展和预后中的作用。方法:采用实时荧光定量PCR法检测72例ESCC组织ITGA V的表达,并同时检测33例食管炎性组织为对照。分析ITGA V表达与ESCC癌临床病理因素之间的相关性。结果:ESCC癌组织中ITGA V的m RNA表达水平明显高于炎症组织(P0.05),且表达水平与T、N和临床分期(P均0.05)呈显著相关,而与患者年龄及性别无相关性。结论:ITGA V的过度表达与ESCC的转移、进展有关,ITGA V可能会成为ESCC患者个体化治疗有效的预后标志物。     

HIF-1α与LOX在食管鳞状细胞癌中高免疫反应阳性

目的探讨缺氧诱导因子(hypoxia inducible factor,HIF-1α)、赖氨酰氧化酶(lysyloxidase,LOX)蛋白在食管鳞状细胞癌(esophageal squamous cell carcinoma,ESCC)中的表达和临床意义。方法通过免疫组织化学法检测40例ESCC患者肿瘤组织和癌旁正常组织中HIF-1α与LOX的蛋白表达水平,结合患者临床病理资料分析HIF-1α与LOX蛋白表达与临床病理特征的关系及两种蛋白表达的相关性。结果 ESCC癌组织中HIF-1α和LOX蛋白阳性表达率高于癌旁组织。HIF-1α的阳性表达与淋巴结转移、肿瘤浸润深度T分级显著相关,LOX的阳性表达与淋巴结转移、肿瘤浸润深度T分级和TNM分期显著相关,同时HIF-1α与LOX的表达呈显著正相关。结论 HIF-1和LOX在ESCC的侵袭转移中可能发挥协同作用,可以作为ESCC肿瘤浸润、进展及预后的指标。     

Flot-2高表达促进食管鳞状细胞癌的生长和侵袭

目的探究flotillin-2(Flot-2)在人食管鳞状细胞癌中的表达及基本功能。方法利用免疫组织化学技术检测76例人食管鳞状细胞癌组织及相应癌旁组织中Flot-2的免疫反应阳性水平,并分析其与食管鳞状细胞癌的相关性。以小分子si RNA降低人食管鳞状细胞癌细胞系KYSE150细胞中Flot-2表达后,利用CKK-8及Transwell小室实验,检测细胞生长和侵袭能力的变化。结果 Flot-2在人食管鳞状细胞癌组织中免疫反应性明显升高,其在转移组织中的免疫反应水平显著高于非转移组织。敲低Flot-2表达后,KYSE150细胞的生长和侵袭能力明显降低。结论 Flot-2能促进细胞的生长和侵袭,参与人食管鳞状细胞癌的发生与转移过程。     

肌动蛋白结合蛋白对肝癌细胞迁移与侵袭能力的影响及其机制研究

该文旨在探讨肌动蛋白结合蛋白(actin-binding protein,ANLN)对肝癌细胞迁移与侵袭能力的影响。应用荧光定量PCR(q RT-PCR)检测ANLN在肝癌组织和癌旁组织中的表达差异,运用慢病毒介导sh RNA干扰技术靶向敲低肝癌细胞Huh-7中ANLN的表达,并通过q RT-PCR和Western blot方法验证敲低效率;通过细胞迁移实验和侵袭实验检测肝癌细胞的迁移与侵袭能力。进一步通过q RT-PCR和Western blot检测ANLN基因敲低对基质金属蛋白酶9(matrix metallopeptidase 9,MMP9)m RNA和蛋白质水平的影响。最后,分析MMP9在ANLN敲低调控的肝癌细胞迁移侵袭过程中的作用。结果显示,在20例肝癌组织样本和癌旁组织中,ANLN在肝癌组织中m RNA水平较癌旁组织显著增高(P0.001)。其中,在发生转移的肝癌组织中,ANLN m RNA水平较无转移的肝癌组织显著增高(P0.001)。慢病毒介导sh RNA能显著抑制肝癌细胞中ANLN的表达,ANLN基因敲低能抑制肝癌细胞的迁移能力,并能显著抑制肝癌细胞的侵袭能力。机制研究发现,ANLN的基因敲低能显著抑制MMP9的表达,MMP9的过表达能逆转ANLN基因敲低对肝癌细胞迁移侵袭能力的抑制作用。该研究结果提示,在肝癌组织中,ANLN m RNA水平明显增高,ANLN的表达水平与迁移侵袭能力密切相关。ANLN基因敲低可能通过调节MMP9的表达,从而抑制肝癌细胞的迁移侵袭能力。     

食管鳞状细胞癌中SOX2和Slug的表达及与肿瘤出芽之间的关系

目的探讨食管鳞状细胞癌中SOX2、Slug的表达与临床病理参数的关系及两者表达与肿瘤出芽的关系。方法应用免疫组织化学染色方法检测89例食管鳞状细胞癌及癌旁组织中SOX2、Slug的表达及计算食管鳞状细胞癌病例HE切片中肿瘤出芽的数量。分析SOX2、Slug的表达在ESCC侵袭和转移中的临床病理学意义。结果食管鳞状细胞癌中SOX2、Slug的表达率分别为53.93%和68.53%,明显高于癌旁组织SOX2和Slug表达率(31.46%和31.46%);癌组织中肿瘤出芽率为39.32%。SOX2高表达与食管鳞状细胞癌的浸润深度、淋巴结转移及高临床分期有关,Slug高表达与食管鳞状细胞癌的分化程度、浸润深度、淋巴结转移及高临床分期有关。肿瘤出芽发生率与食管鳞状细胞癌的分化程度、浸润深度、淋巴结转移及高临床分期有关。Spearman相关性分析表明,食管鳞状细胞癌组织中SOX2表达与Slug表达呈显著正相关,Slug表达与肿瘤出芽明显呈正相关。结论SOX2的高表达可能通过上调Slug的表达从而促进肿瘤的出芽,在食管鳞状细胞癌的侵袭及转移过程中发挥重要作用。     

CXCR4/Akt信号通路对食管癌细胞侵袭和肿瘤转移的调控作用

多项研究发现CXCR4在各种类型的癌症中高表达,然而尚不清楚CXCR4在食管癌细胞生长和转移中的作用。本研究检测了CXCR4在食管癌组织和细胞系(TE-1)中的表达,并通过转染CXCR4-短发夹RNA(CXCR4-sh RNA)慢病毒来敲低TE-1细胞中CXCR4的表达。应用PI3K/AKT抑制剂LY294002(50μmol/L)处理TE-1细胞12 h来考察AKT信号在食管癌细胞生长和转移中的作用;应用蛋白质印迹分析检测AKT和Rho家族蛋白(RhoA,Rac-1和Cdc42)的表达;应用CCK-8实验检测细胞增殖;Transwell实验检测细胞侵袭;对雄性BALB/c-nu/nu裸鼠皮下注射转染CXCR4-shRNA的TE-1细胞建立肿瘤异种移植模型。研究显示,CXCR4在食管癌组织中的表达水平明显高于癌旁组织,并且与TNM分期和淋巴结转移有关。CXCR4在人食管鳞状细胞癌细胞系(TE-1)中的表达水平明显高于人正常食管上皮细胞系(human normal esophageal epithelial cell line,HEEC)。敲低CXCR4能抑制食管鳞状细胞癌细胞的增殖和侵袭能力,并抑制肿瘤异种移植裸鼠的肿瘤形成。敲低CXCR4抑制了AKT的磷酸化及RhoA、Rac-1和Cdc42的表达。此外,PI3K/AKT抑制剂LY294002处理显著降低了TE-1细胞中AKT的磷酸化,并降低了RhoA、Rac-1和Cdc42的表达。本研究表明,CXCR4在食管癌患者中上调,与不良预后相关。下调CXCR4的表达可在体内和体外抑制食管癌肿瘤的生长和转移。下调CXCR4可通过抑制AKT信号的激活来抑制Rho家族粘附/侵袭相关蛋白的表达,从而抑制肿瘤转移。     

maspin在食管鳞状细胞癌中的表达及其与微血管密度的关系

目的研究旨在寻找能预测食管鳞状细胞癌(esophageal squamous cell carcinoma,ESCC)浸润、转移及术后生存率的生物因子。方法采用免疫组织化学ElivisionTM plus法检测100例ESCC和30例正常食管组织中maspin的表达和微血管密度(microvessel density,MVD)情况。结果在正常食管组织和ESCC组织中,maspin的阳性表达率分别为100%和43.0%,差异有显著性(P<0.01);maspin的表达水平与肿瘤的分化程度、浸润深度、淋巴结转移和临床分期有关(全部P<0.01);MVD计数与肿瘤的大小、分化程度、淋巴结转移以及临床分期有关(全部P<0.01);且maspin的表达与MVD计数呈负相关(P<0.01)。结论 maspin的表达和MVD计数与ESCC组织的分化程度、转移和预后等均有关;maspin和MVD联合检测对ESCC的进展及预后判断有重要意义。     

KMT6在肝癌细胞转移中的作用及对肝癌预后的影响

目的:探讨组蛋白赖氨酸甲基转移酶6(histone lysine methyltransferase 6,KMT6)对人肝癌细胞转移的调控作用及对肝癌患者预后的影响。方法:采用RNA干涉技术合成靶向KMT6的小干扰RNA(KMT6 siRNA)片段,瞬时转染至人肝癌细胞系Huh-7。随后,分别采用细胞黏附实验、细胞侵袭实验以及划痕迁移实验检测肝癌细胞的黏附、侵袭和迁移等肿瘤细胞转移能力。运用Oncomine数据库和cBioportal肝癌数据库分析KMT6的表达情况及对肝癌预后的影响。结果:靶向KMT6的小干扰RNA(KMT6 siRNA)片段瞬时转染至人肝癌细胞系Huh-7后,KMT6蛋白的表达显著下降,且黏附率、侵袭率和划痕修复率均显著降低(P<0.05)。Oncomine肝癌数据库分析表明肝癌组织KMT6的表达增加,cBioportal肝癌数据库分析表明KMT6基因改变与肝癌患者预后不良密切相关。结论:KMT6分子可促进肝癌细胞黏附、侵袭和迁移,其基因改变与肝癌患者预后不良显著相关。KMT6分子有望成为肝癌治疗的新靶点。     

SIRT3通过调控脂质代谢重编程参与哈萨克族食管鳞癌的发生发展

目的 探讨沉默信息调节因子2相关酶3 (SIRT3)基因在哈萨克族食管鳞癌中(ESCC)的表达水平及其与临床病理特征及预后的关系,SIRT3对ESCC脂质代谢重编程的潜在作用。方法 采用qRT-PCR方法检测哈萨克族食ESCC及临近正常组织标本SIRT3的表达水平。免疫组织化学方法检测ESCC组织及临近正常组织中SIRT3的蛋白表达水平。分析SIRT3的表达与哈萨克族ESCC患者临床病例特征的关系,Kaplan-Meier法绘制生存曲线分析SIRT3的表达与患者预后相关性。Cox比例风险回归模型分析影响ESCC患者不良预后发生的危险因素。慢病毒感染ESCC细胞株KYSE150,稳定敲低SIRT3,通过超高效液相色谱质谱技术（UPLC-MS/MS）进行脂质组学分析。结果 在哈萨克族ESCC组织中,SIRT3 mRNA表达水平较癌旁正常组织增高。免疫组织化学显示SIRT3在ESCC细胞癌组织中的表达水平高于癌旁正常组织;SIRT3表达与肿瘤分化、淋巴结转移显著相关,而与患者年龄、性别、肿瘤T分期及TNM分期之间无相关性;生存曲线分析表明,SIRT3表达与ESCC细胞癌患者总体预后之间密切相...     

H2-Calponin 在食管鳞癌中的表达及其与食管磷癌预后的关系

目的:探讨H_2-Calponin在食管磷癌组织中的表达及其与食管磷癌患者临床病理特征及预后的相关性。方法:利用免疫组织化学染色技术检测73例食管磷癌及相应癌旁组织中H_2-Calponin的表达情况,并分析其与食管磷癌患者临床病理参数及预后的关系。结果:H_2-calponin在食管磷癌组织中的阳性表达率为95.8%(70/73),显著高于癌旁组织(35.8%,24/67),差异具有统计学意义(p0.0001)。H_2-calponin的表达与食管癌患者的性别、年龄、肿瘤大小、浸润深度及淋巴结转移均无显著相关性,但与AJCC分期显著相关(P0.05)。H_2-calponin的表达水平影响食管癌患者预后及生存期。结论:H_2-Calponin在食管磷癌组织中呈高表达并可预示食管磷癌预后不良。     

Targeted Knockdown of IQGAP1 Inhibits the Progression of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Vitro and In Vivo

IQGAP1 is a scaffolding protein that can regulate several distinct signaling pathways. The accumulating evidence has demonstrated that IQGAP1 plays an important role in tumorigenesis and tumor progression. However, the function of IQGAP1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has not been thoroughly investigated. In the present study, we showed that IQGAP1 was overexpressed in ESCC tumor tissues, and its overexpression was correlated with the invasion depth of ESCC. Importantly, by using RNA interference (RNAi) technology we successfully silenced IQGAP1 gene in two ESCC cell lines, EC9706 and KYSE150, and for the first time found that suppressing IQGAP1 expression not only obviously reduced the tumor cell growth, migration and invasion in vitro but also markedly inhibited the tumor growth, invasion, lymph node and lung metastasis in xenograft mice. Furthermore, Knockdown of IQGAP1 expression in ESCC cell lines led to a reversion of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) progress. These results suggest that IQGAP1 plays crucial roles in regulating ESCC occurrence and progression. IQGAP1 silencing may therefore develop into a promising novel anticancer therapy.     

血清应答因子在食管鳞癌细胞侵袭转移中的作用

目的:研究血清应答因子(serum response factor,SRF)在人食管鳞癌细胞体外侵袭转移中的意义。方法:选用EC9706-H、EC9706-L和EC109-H、EC109-L两对高低转移细胞系,采用细胞划痕实验验证食管鳞癌高低转移细胞系体外侵袭转移能力的差异;Western blot检测SRF在两对食管鳞癌高低转移细胞系中的差异表达;在EC9706-H、EC109-H细胞中加入CCG(SRF抑制剂)抑制SRF的表达后,检测其侵袭转移能力的变化。结果:细胞划痕实验验证了两对食管鳞癌高低转移细胞系侵袭转移能力的差异;Western blot结果提示SRF在EC9706-H、EC109-H细胞中的表达水平显著高于EC9706-L、EC109-L细胞;在EC9706-H、EC109-H细胞中加入CCG抑制SRF的表达后,其侵袭转移能力明显减退。结论:SRF在高转移性食管鳞癌细胞系中呈现高表达,在低转移性食管鳞癌细胞系中呈现低表达,抑制高转移性食管鳞癌细胞系中SRF的表达后,其侵袭转移能力下降,提示SRF和食管鳞癌的侵袭转移能力呈正相关。     

Long noncoding RNA lnc-ABCA12-3 promotes cell migration,invasion, and proliferation by regulating fibronectin 1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play important roles in human cancers, including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We previously demonstrated that a novel lncRNA, lnc-ABCA12-3, was overexpressed in ESCC tissues. However, the exact function of lnc-ABCA12-3 is unknown. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the expression of lnc-ABCA12-3 in ESCC and to explore the potential mechanism of lnc-ABCA12-3 in cell migration, invasion, and proliferation. We showed that lnc-ABCA12-3 was upregulated in ESCC tumor tissues and cell lines. The increased expression of lnc-ABCA12-3 was positively associated with advanced tumor-node-metastasis stages and poor prognosis. The knockdown of lnc-ABCA12-3 inhibited the cell migration, invasion, and proliferation abilities of KYSE-510 and Eca-109 cells. We also found that fibronectin 1 (FN1) was upregulated in ESCC tumor tissues. The expression of FN1 messenger RNA was positively correlated with the expression of lnc-ABCA12-3 in ESCC tumor tissues. After lnc-ABCA12-3 knockdown, the expression of FN1 was downregulated. In addition, the overexpression of FN1 restored the abilities of cell migration, invasion and proliferation in Eca-109 cells. Further studies indicated that lnc-ABCA12-3 acted as a competing endogenous RNA for miR-200b-3p to regulate FN1 expression. In conclusion, these results suggest that lnc-ABCA12-3 is a novel oncogene in tumorigenesis and that its high expression is related to a poor prognosis for patients with ESCC. lnc-ABCA12-3 promotes cell migration, invasion, and proliferation via the regulation of FN1 in ESCC. Our data suggest that lnc-ABCA12-3 might serve as a potential prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for ESCC.     

MicroRNA-143 functions as a tumor suppressor in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Esophageal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide with a poor prognosis. MicroRNAs(miRNAs) are a class of naturally occurring small noncoding RNAs and play an important role in cancer initiation and development. In this study, we demonstrate that the expression levels of miR-143 and miR-145 were significantly decreased in ESCC tissues in comparison with adjacent normal esophageal squamous tissues(NESTs). Furthermore, an inverse correlation between miR-143 and tumor invasion depth and lymph node metastasis was observed. The enforced expression of miR-143 induced growth suppression and apoptosis of ESCC cells. Rescue of miR-143 significantly suppressed the ESCC cells migration and invasion capabilities. Moreover, we show that functions of miR-143 in ESCC are mediated at least in part by the inhibition of extracellular signal regulated kinase-5(ERK-5) activity. These results prove that miR-143 may act as a tumor suppressor in ESCC.     

FAM3B promotes progression of oesophageal carcinoma via regulating the AKT–MDM2–p53 signalling axis and the epithelial‐mesenchymal transition

FAM3B has been suggested to play important roles in the progression of many cancers, such as gastric, oral, colon and prostate cancer. However, little is known about the role of FAM3B in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). In the present study, we found that FAM3B expression was higher in ESCC tissues than in adjacent normal tissues. Using quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction, we found similar results in cell lines. FAM3B expression was significantly related to T/TNM stage. Importantly, Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed that a high expression level of FAM3B predicted a poor outcome for ESCC patients. Overexpression of FAM3B inhibits ESCC cell death, increases oesophageal tumour growth in xenografted nude mice, and promotes ESCC cell migration and invasion. Further studies confirmed that FAM3B regulates the AKT–MDM2–p53 pathway and two core epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition process markers, Snail and E‐cadherin. Our results provide new insights into the role of FAM3B in the progression of ESCC and suggest that FAM3B may be a promising molecular target and diagnostic marker for ESCC.     

Pokemon、P14ARF 蛋白在食管鳞状细胞癌中的表达及临床意义

目的:探讨食管鳞癌(esophageal squamous cell cacinoma,ESCC)组织中Pokemon和P14ARF表达的关系及其对ESCC临床病理特征和预后的判定价值。方法:应用SP免疫组织化学方法检测Pokemon和P14ARF二种蛋白在96例ESCC组织及20例癌旁正常组织中的表达,分析它们与ESCC病理学特征的关系,以及Pokemon和P14ARF的相关性,并结合随访资料观察上述蛋白表达对ESCC长期预后的影响。结果:癌旁正常组织中未见Pokemon蛋白表达,P14ARF蛋白阳性表达率为90.0%;在ESCC组织中Pokemon和P14ARF阳性表达率分别为75.0%和30.2%。Pokemon表达与P14ARF表达呈负相关(r=-0.458,P=0.000)。Pokemon和P14ARF的表达与TNM分期和淋巴结转移相关(P<0.05)。Pokemon表达阳性组的5年生存率分别为20.8%,显著低于阴性组(P=0.004);P14ARF表达阳性组的5年生存率为41.4%,显著高于阴性组(P=0.011)。结论:Pokemon蛋白的高表达和P14ARF蛋白低表达可能与ESCC的发生、发展关系密切,它们对于ESCC预后评估有一定的临床意义。