鼻咽癌的CT 显像与VEGF 和p53 蛋白表达的相关性研究

目的:探讨鼻咽癌患者CT表现与血管内皮细胞生长因子以及p53蛋白表达的相关性.方法:选择经病理确诊的鼻咽癌患者36例,行螺旋CT扫描并采用免疫组化法检测肿瘤组织中VEGF和p53蛋白的表达,分析影像学特征与VEGF及p53蛋白表达的相关性.结果:鼻咽癌患者肿瘤组织中VEGF的表达与CT征象中的侵及后鼻孔、颅底骨质破坏及颈部淋巴结转移正相关,p53蛋白的表达与颈部淋巴结转移正相关.结论:肿瘤组织中VEGF和p53蛋白表达与鼻咽癌的部分CT影像学特征相关,可作为评价鼻咽癌CT表现恶性度及预后的指标.     

p53和VEGF蛋白表达与子宫内膜癌的关系

目的：检测子宫内膜癌组织中血管内皮生长因子与突变型抑癌基因p53的表达情况,以探讨其在子宫内膜癌发生转移中的作用。方法：应用免疫组化S．P法检测45例子宫内膜癌及10例正常子宫内膜组织中VEGF和突变型p53的表达及其相关性,分析其与各临床病理参数之间的关系。结果：子宫内膜癌组织中VEGF及突变型p53蛋白表达阳性率均高于正常子宫内膜,两者呈显著正相关（P〈0．01）。两者阳性表达率均与临床分期、组织分化程度、淋巴结转移（P〈0．05）有关,VEGF阳性表达率与肌层浸润深度无明显相关性（P〉0．05）,而突变型p53表达则与肌层浸润深度有关（P〈0.05）。结论：VEGF和突变型p53与子宫内膜癌的发生、侵袭、转移和预后相关。     

HSP70和P53蛋白在甲状腺乳头状癌中的表达及其与临床病理特征的关系

目的：探讨热休克蛋白70（HSP70）和P53蛋白在甲状腺乳头状癌组织中的表达及其与临床病理特征的关系。方法：应用免疫组织化学Envision法检测35例甲状腺乳头状癌组织、15例甲状腺良性病变组织及15例正常甲状腺组织中HSP70和P53蛋白的表达,分析HSP70和P53蛋白的表达与甲状腺乳头状癌临床病理学特征的关系。结果：甲状腺乳头状癌组织中HSP70和P53阳性表达率明显高于甲状腺良性病变组织及正常甲状腺组织（P〈0．01）。HSP70在甲状腺乳头状癌组织中的表达与是否有颈部淋巴结转移、浸润深度以及AJCC分期密切相关（P〈0．01）,而与年龄、性别、肿瘤的大小以及分化程度无关（P〉0．05）。P53在PTC组织中的表达与组织分化程度、是否有淋巴结转移、浸润深度以及AJCC分期密切相关（P〈0．01）,而与年龄、性别、肿瘤的大小无关（P〉0．05）。HSP70和P53蛋白在PTC组织中的表达呈正相关性（r=0．679,P〈0．01）。结论：HSP70和p53蛋白在PTC中均呈高表达,并有协同作用,两者可作为预测PTC的生物学行为和预后的参考指标：     

CyclinE和p27蛋白在骨肉瘤中的表达及临床意义

目的探讨CyclinE和p27在骨肉瘤中表达及临床意义。方法检测108例骨肉瘤石蜡包埋组织中CyclinE和p27蛋白表达水平,统计分析其与患者临床病理因素和预后之间的关系。结果骨肉瘤组织中CyclinE的阳性率为68．52％,p27的阳性率为26．85％;CyclinE和p27蛋白表达水平与骨肉瘤病理分级、软组织浸润、远处转移、Enneking分期及患者整体生存期有关（P〈0．05）;CyclinE蛋白阳性组骨肉瘤患者5年存活率显著低于阴性组;而p27蛋白阳性组患者5年存活率显著高于阴性组（P〈0．05）。Cox多因素分析提示软组织浸润及远处转移状态、病理分级、Enneking外科分期、CyclinE和p27蛋白表达水平是影响骨肉瘤患者预后的独立危险因素（P〈0．05）。结论CyclinE和p27蛋白表达水平是判断骨肉瘤患者预后的新指标,联合检测CyclinE和p27蛋白表达水平对骨肉瘤的进展、预后判断有重要意义。     

乳腺癌组织中VEGF—C和p38MAPK的表达及与伴淋巴结转移的关系

目的探讨乳腺浸润性导管癌组织中血管内皮生长因子C（VEGF—C）和丝裂原激活蛋白激酶p38（p38MAPK）的表达关系,以及与乳腺浸润性导管癌淋巴结转移等生物学行为的关系。方法采用免疫组织化学sP法检测70例乳腺浸润性导管癌组织及15例癌旁正常组织中VEGF-C和p38MAPK蛋白的表达,并采用Westernblot法检测13例伴有淋巴结转移的乳腺癌及12例无淋巴结转移的乳腺癌的新鲜组织中VEGF—C和p38MAPK蛋白表达。结果VEGF—C和p38MAPK在乳腺浸润性导管癌组织中的表达（阳性率分别为67．0％和61．4％）明显高于癌旁正常组织;VEGF-C和p38MAPK蛋白在伴有淋巴结转移组的乳腺癌组织中的表达均高于无淋巴结转移组（P=0．005,P=0．005）;在乳腺浸润性导管癌组织中VEGF-C和p38MAPK表达存在显著正相关（r=0．383,P=0．001）,并与乳腺浸润性导管癌的TNM分期（P=0．019,P=0．010）有关;VEGF-C和p38MAPK蛋白表达与乳腺浸润性导管癌肿块的大小（P=0．203,P=0．086）和患者的年龄（P=0．0．266,P=0．087）无明显关系。Western blot也证实,VEGF-C和p38MAPK蛋白在有淋巴结转移组中表达高于无淋巴结转移组。结论VEGF-C和p38MAPK的蛋白表达与乳腺浸润性导管癌的淋巴结转移密切相关,其有望成为乳腺癌治疗的新靶点。     

survivin在非小细胞肺癌中的表达及其与bcl-2、p63表达的关系

目的：探讨survivin在非小细胞肺癌组织（non small cell lung cancer,NSCLC）中的表达,及其与bcl2、p63蛋白表达的相关性。方法：应用二步法免疫组织化法,检测survivin、bcl-2、p63蛋白在60例NSCLC组织和20例正常肺组织中的表达。结果：肺癌组织中的survivin蛋白阳性率（56．67％）明显高于正常肺组织15％）,有显著性差异;（p〈0．05）Ⅲ期surviving蛋白阳性表达率72．73％（16／22）明显高于Ⅰ＋Ⅲ期survivin47．37％（18／38）。有显著差异;（p〈0．05）survivin蛋白表达与患者年龄、病理类型、组织分化程度,淋巴结转移情况无关（P〉0．05）NSCLC组织bc 1-2蛋白表达阳性、阴性组中,survivin蛋白阳性表达率分别为66．67％（18／27）和48．48％（16／33）,两者比较,差异有显著性（P〈0．05）;p63蛋白表达阳性、阴性组中,survivin蛋白阳性表达率分别为53-33％（16／30）和60％（18／30）,两者比较,差异有显著性（P〈0．05）survivin,蛋白与bc1．2蛋白的表达呈正相关。survivin蛋白与p63蛋白的表达呈正相关。结论：survivin在NSCLC组织中表达上调,通过抑制细胞凋亡,在NSCLC的发生和发展中起到重要作用。survivin,bcl-2与p63它们分别在肺癌发生发展过程中不同途径上抑制肺癌细胞的凋亡,对肺癌早期诊断有一定的意义。对3种蛋白进行联合检测,更有利于肺癌的早期诊断和判断肺癌的分化程度、临床分期、淋巴结是否转移及病人的预后。survivin与bcl-2及survivin与p63可能起协同作用、并可能会成为NSCLC基因治疗的新靶点。     

肺癌组织中Cox-2和突变型P53蛋白与凋亡的相关性

目的研究Cox-2蛋白和凋亡相关蛋白突变型p53在肺癌组织中对凋亡的抑制作用,及其对预后的影响。方法应用DNA缺口末端标记技术和免疫组化方法检测116例肺癌患者组织中细胞凋亡、突变型p53和cox-2蛋白表达水平;并用cd34标记血管来计数肿瘤组织的微血管密度。结果116例肺癌中,细胞凋亡高表达56例（48．28％）,突变型p53蛋白阳性47例（40．52％）,cox-2蛋白阳性78例（67．24％）。Cox-2蛋白的表达与肿瘤TNM分期（P=0．014）及其中的淋巴结转移情况（P=0．009）密切相关,且阳性表达的肺癌组织中微血管密度明显高于阴性表达者（P=0．000）,有统计学意义。COX模型多因素分析显示,淋巴结的转移（P=0．004）和cox-2蛋白的阳性表达（P=0．000）是本组肺癌患者的预后不良因素。结论Cox-2能增加突变型p53蛋白的表达,抑制凋亡,可作为判断肺癌患者预后不良的潜在指标。     

乳腺癌中癌胚抗原（CEA）与p53、nm23—H1蛋白表达和部分病理指标的相关性研究

利用免疫组织化学方法检测了乳腺癌CEA与p53和nm23－H1蛋白的表达,对其相关性进行了研究,同时与其它病理指标亦进行了比较。结果：82 例乳腺癌中,CEA阳性67例（82％）,与p53蛋白的表达呈显的负相关（P＜0.05）,而与nm23-H1蛋白的表达则呈显的正相关（P＜0.05）;同时,CEA的表达与肿瘤的病理分级和体积显相关（P＜0.05）,即分级越高或肿瘤越大,CEA阳性表达率越低;而与患年龄、淋巴结转移和肿瘤坏死程度无关（P＞0.05）。综合分析推测：CEA可能是乳腺癌一种高分化肿瘤标志,并与肿瘤的浸润转移潜能有一定的关系,与其它指标联合应用在判断乳腺癌预后有一定的价值。     

Survivin在肺鳞癌、腺癌中的表达及其与Ki67和p53表达的关系

目的探讨survivin在肺鳞癌、腺癌中的表达和意义及其与Ki67、p53表达的相关性。方法采用免疫组织化学SP法检测survivin、Ki67和p53在112例肺鳞癌、腺癌中的表达情况。结果Survivin、Ki67和p53的阳性率分别为59．8％（67／112）、46．4％（52／112）和51．8％（58／112）,survivin的表达与肺癌的低分化（P=0．009）和淋巴结转移正相关（P=0．014）;Ki67和p53的表达分别与肺鳞癌、腺癌的低分化程度负相关（P〈0．05）。Survivin与Ki67和p53在肺鳞癌、腺癌中的表达分别正相关（P〈0．01）。结论Survivin的表达与肺鳞癌、腺癌的低分化和淋巴结转移正相关;Ki67和p53的表达分别与肺鳞癌和腺癌的低分化程度相关,survivin、Ki67和p53三者的协同表达可能是促进肺癌的恶性进展的重要因素。     

普罗布考对动脉粥样硬化大鼠平滑肌细胞凋亡及p53和Fas蛋白表达的影响

目的探讨普罗布考防治动脉粥样硬化（AS）的机制。方法选用雄性大鼠,复制大鼠AS模型,随机分为动脉粥样硬化模型组、普罗布考组和正常对照组。大鼠造模成功后给予普罗布考治疗,6周后处死大鼠,采用流式细胞术检测平滑肌细胞凋亡率及凋亡相关基因p53和Fas蛋白的表达。结果模型组大鼠血管平滑肌细胞凋亡率明显高于对照组（P〈0．05）,p53和Fas蛋白的表达增强（P％0．05）,主动脉壁可肉眼观测典型斑块。普罗布考组大鼠平滑肌细胞的凋亡率明显低于模型组（P〈0．05）,p53和Fas蛋白表达下调（P〈0．05）,主动脉斑块面积较模型组减小明显。结论普罗布考通过调节p53和Fas蛋白表达来调节AS大鼠平滑肌细胞的凋亡。     

Erp1p and Erp2p, Partners for Emp24p and Erv25p in a Yeast p24 Complex

Six new members of the yeast p24 family have been identified and characterized. These six genes, named ERP1-ERP6 (for Emp24p- and Erv25p-related proteins) are not essential, but deletion of ERP1 or ERP2 causes defects in the transport of Gas1p, in the retention of BiP, and deletion of ERP1 results in the suppression of a temperature-sensitive mutation in SEC13 encoding a COPII vesicle coat protein. These phenotypes are similar to those caused by deletion of EMP24 or ERV25, two previously identified genes that encode related p24 proteins. Genetic and biochemical studies demonstrate that Erp1p and Erp2p function in a heteromeric complex with Emp24p and Erv25p.     

Viral Oncoproteins Discriminate between p53 and the p53 Homolog p73

p73 is a recently identified member of the p53 family. Previously it was shown that p73 can, when overproduced in p53-defective tumor cells, activate p53-responsive promoters and induce apoptosis. In this report we describe the generation of anti-p73 monoclonal antibodies and confirm that two previously described p73 isoforms are produced in mammalian cells. Furthermore, we show that these two isoforms can bind to canonical p53 DNA-binding sites in electrophoretic mobility shift assays. Despite the high degree of similarity between p53 and p73, we found that adenovirus E1B 55K, simian virus 40 T, and human papillomavirus E6 do not physically interact with p73. The observation that viral oncoproteins discriminate between p53 and p73 suggests that the functions of these two proteins may differ under physiological conditions. Furthermore, they suggest that inactivation of p73 may not be required for transformation.     

Baculovirus p33 Binds Human p53 and Enhances p53-Mediated Apoptosis

In vertebrates, p53 participates in numerous biological processes including cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, differentiation, and oncogenic transformation. When insect SF-21 cells were infected with a recombinant of the baculovirus Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV) overexpressing human p53, p53 formed a stable complex with the product of the AcMNPV orf92, a novel protein p33. The interaction between p53 and p33 was further confirmed by immunoprecipitation studies. When individually expressed in SF-21 cells, human p53 localized mainly in the nucleus whereas baculovirus p33 displayed diffuse cytoplasmic staining and punctuate nuclear staining. However, coexpression of p33 with p53 resulted in exclusive nuclear localization of p33. In both SF-21 and TN-368 cells, p53 expression induced typical features of apoptosis including nuclear condensation and fragmentation, oligonucleosomal ladder formation, cell surface blebbing, and apoptotic body formation. Coexpression of p53 with a baculovirus inhibitor of apoptosis, p35, OpIAP, or CpIAP, blocked apoptosis, whereas coexpression with p33 enhanced p53-mediated apoptosis approximately twofold. Expression of p53 in SF-21 cells stably expressing OpIAP inhibited cell growth in the presence or absence of p33. Thus, human p53 can influence both insect cell growth and death and baculovirus p33 can modulate the death-inducing effects of p53.     

Cooperation between p27 and p107 during endochondral ossification suggests a genetic pathway controlled by p27 and p130

Pocket proteins and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors negatively regulate cell proliferation and can promote differentiation. However, which members of these gene families, which cell type they interact in, and what they do to promote differentiation in that cell type during mouse development are largely unknown. To identify the cell types in which p107 and p27 interact, we generated compound mutant mice. These mice were null for p107 and had a deletion in p27 that prevented its binding to cyclin-CDK complexes. Although a fraction of these animals survived into adulthood and looked similar to single p27 mutant mice, a larger number of animals died at birth or within a few weeks thereafter. These animals displayed defects in chondrocyte maturation and endochondral bone formation. Proliferation of chondrocytes was increased, and ectopic ossification was observed. Uncommitted mouse embryo fibroblasts could be induced into the chondrocytic lineage ex vivo, but these cells failed to mature normally. These results demonstrate that p27 carries out overlapping functions with p107 in controlling cell cycle exit during chondrocyte maturation. The phenotypic similarities between p107(-/-) p27(D51/D51) and p107(-/-) p130(-/-) mice and the cells derived from them suggest that p27 and p130 act in an analogous pathway during chondrocyte maturation.     

Pil1p and Lsp1p negatively regulate the 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-like kinase Pkh1p and downstream signaling pathways Pkc1p and Ypk1p

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae homologs, Pkh1/2p, of the mammalian 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1) regulate the Pkc1-MAP kinase cascade and the partially parallel Ypk1/2p pathway(s) that control growth and cell integrity. Mammalian PDK1 is regulated by 3-phosphoinositides, whereas Pkh1/2p are regulated by sphingolipid long-chain bases (LCBs). Recently Pkh1/2p were found to complex with two related proteins, Pil1p (Ygr086) and Lsp1p (Ypl004). Because these two proteins are not related to any known protein we sought to characterize their functions. We show that Pkh1p phosphorylates both proteins in vitro in a reaction that is only weakly regulated by LCBs. In contrast, LCBs inhibit phosphorylation of Pil1p by Pkh2p, whereas LCBs stimulate phosphorylation of Lsp1p by Pkh2p. We find that Pil1p and Lsp1p down-regulate resistance to heat stress and, specifically, that they down-regulate the activity of the Pkc1p-MAP and Ypk1p pathways during heat stress. Pil1p and Lsp1p are thus the first proteins identified as regulators of Pkh1/2p. An unexpected finding was that the level of Ypk1p is greatly reduced in pkc1Delta cells, indicating that Pkc1p controls the level of Ypk1p. Homologs of Pil1p and Lsp1p are widespread in nature, and our results suggest that they may be negative regulators of PDK-like protein kinases and their downstream cellular pathways that control cell growth and survival.     

p53, p63 and p73--solos, alliances and feuds among family members

p53 controls crucial stress responses that play a major role in preventing malignant transformation. Hence, inactivation of p53 is the single most common genetic defect in human cancer. With the recent discovery of two close structural homologs, p63 en p73, we are getting a broader view of a fascinating gene family that links developmental biology with tumor biology. While unique roles are apparent for each of these genes, intimate biochemical cross-talk among family members suggests a functional network that might influence many different aspects of individual gene action. The most interesting part of this family network derives from the fact that the p63 and p73 genes are based on the "two-genes-in-one" idea, encoding both agonist and antagonist in the same open reading frame. In this review, we attempt to present an overview of the current status of this fast moving field.     

p73 and p63: Estranged relatives?

Comment on: Holembowski L, et al. Cell Cycle 2011; 10:680-9.