岩藻糖链与肝癌细胞发生和转移的相关性研究

研究观察了大鼠诱发肝癌过程中,与UEA、LCA凝集素相结合的含岩藻糖糖蛋白尤其是80 ku蛋白的动态变化．在肝癌病人标本中,也观察到了高转移性肝癌细胞比低转移性肝癌细胞表达更多的UEA、LCA相结合的岩藻糖蛋白．岩藻糖寡糖可以构成一些非常重要的黏附分子的结构,如Lewis抗原．继而进一步观察了不同转移潜能的肝癌细胞中Lewis抗原的表达差异,发现高转移性肝癌细胞 (HMCC97H) 比低转移性肝癌细胞(HMCC97L)表达更高的Lewis x 和 b．在肝癌转移动物模型中,转移灶组织中的Lewis抗原合成关键酶α1,3/1,2以及 α1,6 岩藻糖转移酶活性远比对照组高．当肝癌细胞在维甲酸作用以后,细胞表面的Lewis x 或 b 的水平显著下降,α1,3/1,2岩藻糖转移酶活性也显著下降．同时我们观察到Lewis x可以存在于表皮细胞生长因子受体(EGFR)分子上,在维甲酸作用以后,EGFR上的Lewis x抗原和磷酸化水平都显著性下降．上述结果提示岩藻糖化的糖链如Lewis x在肝癌细胞的发生和转移过程中起重要的作用．     

miR-191在非小细胞肺癌中的表达及其临床意义

目的:探讨miR-191在非小细胞肺癌(non-small cell lung cancer,NSCLC)中的表达及其临床意义。方法:采用实时荧光相对定量聚合酶链式反应(quantitative realtime polymerase chain reaction,qRT-PCR)技术检测非小细胞肺癌患者的癌组织及癌旁组织中miR-191的表达水平,并分析其与患者临床病理特征及生存期的相关性。结果:与癌旁组织比较,癌组织中miR-191的表达显著上调。组织分化程度低或有淋巴结转移的NSCLC患者癌组织中miR-191表达明显高于组织分化程度高或无淋巴结转移的NSCLC患者(P0.05),癌组织高表达miR-191的NSCLC患者生存期明显短于癌组织低表达miR-191的NSCLC患者(P0.05)。结论:miR-191在非小细胞肺癌中表达上调,与组织分化程度、淋巴结转移和患者生存期有关。     

波形蛋白在非小细胞肺癌组织中的表达及其临床意义

目的:探究波形蛋白在非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)组织中的表达及其与肺癌浸润转移的相关性。方法:收集2012年6月-2014年6月我院手术切除的NSCLC癌组织标本150例及癌旁正常组织(距肿瘤5 cm)79例,提取两组的RNA,采用实时荧光定量聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测波形蛋白m RNA表达水平,免疫组化法检测波形蛋白的蛋白表达,分析波形蛋白表达水平与淋巴结转移、TNM分期的相关性。结果:波形蛋白m RNA在NSCLC癌组织中的表达明显高于癌旁正常组织(P0.05)。NSCLC癌组织中波形蛋白m RNA表达水平的上调与淋巴结转移及TNM分期(P0.05)相关。结论:波形蛋白在NSCLC患者中表达异常升高,与NSCLC的发生和浸润转移密切相关。     

唾液酸转移酶对肿瘤中唾液酸化结构的影响

随着侵袭能力的增强,肿瘤细胞表面经常会出现唾液酸化糖链结构的增加。现在已经证实许多特殊的唾液酸化结构,如TF类抗原、sLew类抗原、α2-6唾液酸化的乳糖胺结构、PSA结构、神经节苷脂结构都参与细胞间的相互作用。本文综述了与肿瘤相关的特殊的唾液酸化结构的改变与相应的唾液酸转移酶在其中发挥的作用。     

非小细胞肺癌中HMGA2的表达与细胞增殖的关系

目的探讨High mobility group A2 protein（HMGA2）的表达对非小细胞肺癌生长、转移的影响,与临床病理参数和细胞增殖的关系。方法应用免疫组化法检测38例非小细胞肺癌组织（23例鳞癌,15例腺癌）及癌旁的正常肺组织标本中HMGA2和Ki-67的表达。结果HMGA2和Ki-67在癌旁的正常肺组织中均不表达,而在肺癌组织中的表达阳性率分别为39．47％、44．74％,二者在肺癌组和癌旁的正常肺组织组之间差异有显著性（P〈0．05）。HMGA2的表达在伴淋巴结转移的肺癌组织明显高于不伴有淋巴结转移的肺癌组织（P〈0．05）,而与其他临床病理参数包括肿瘤的分化程度、肿瘤大小和TNM分期以及细胞增殖指标Ki-67之间没有相关性。结论本研究显示HMGA2在非小细胞肺癌组织中异常表达,可能与肺癌的发生和进展有关。     

非小细胞肺癌中DPC4、VEGF基因的表达及相关性研究

目的:研究DPC4和VEGF基因在非小细胞肺癌中的表达及相关性.方法:利用免疫组织化学SP法检测60例NSCLC组织、10例相应的癌旁正常肺组织中DPC4、VEGF的表达.结果:DPC4在60例NSCLC标本中的阳性表达率为63.3%(38/60),癌旁正常肺组织中的阳性表达率90.0%(9/10),差别有显著性意义(P＜0.05);DPCA与患者的年龄、性别、组织学类型、TNM分期、肿瘤细胞分化程度无关(P＞0.05),而与淋巴结转移显著相关(P＜0.05).肺癌组织中VEGF阳性率(81.7%,49/60)明显高于正常肺组织(20.0%,2/10),有显著性差别(P＜0.05);VEGF的阳性表达与患者的年龄、性别、组织学类型无关(P＞0.05),而与TNM分期、肿瘤细胞分化程度、淋巴结转移明显相关.60例NSCLC中,DPCA的表达与VEGF呈明显的负相关(r=0.303,P＜0.05).结论:DPC4在肺癌组织中低表达,可促进肺癌的淋巴结转移.VEGF在肺癌组织中高表达,可促进肺癌的发生、发展、转移.DPC4、VEGF在肺癌中的表达呈负相关,提示DPC4可能通过下调VEGF的表达而抑制血管的生成.     

ILK在肺鳞状细胞癌和肺腺癌的表达及其与临床病理特征和预后的关系

目的 探讨ILK在肺鳞状细胞癌和肺腺癌组织中的表达情况,及其与病理分型、肿瘤分化、分期、淋巴结转移及预后的关系。方法采用S-P免疫组织化学方法和Western Blot法,检测肺鳞状细胞癌和肺腺癌组织及相应癌旁肺组织中整合连接激酶（integrin-linkedkinase,ILK）的表达情况,并结合临床和病理资料进行分析。结果免疫组化结果显示：ILK在53／76（70％）的肺癌组织中阳性表达。其中鳞状细胞癌阳性率75％（33／44）,腺癌阳性率62．5％（20／32）,其表达与肺鳞状细胞癌的分化呈负相关（P〈0．01）,与临床分期（P〈0．01）、淋巴结转移（P〈0．01）呈正相关;与肺腺癌的临床分期（P〈0．01）和淋巴结转移（P〈0．01）正相关,与分化程度无相关性（P〉0．05）。同时,其表达与患者的生存时间呈负相关（P〈0．01）,与年龄、性别、肿瘤大小和组织类型等因素无关。Western Blot法进一步证实ILK在肺癌组织中的表达显著高于癌旁正常肺组织（P〈0．01）,其表达与肺癌的分化（P〈0．01）显著负相关。结论肺鳞状细胞癌和肺腺癌中,ILK与肺癌的侵袭和转移有关。ILK可作为判断肺鳞状细胞癌和肺腺癌预后的参考指标。     

红桂木凝集素受体在肺癌组织的表达及意义

为探讨肺癌中红桂木凝集素(ALL)受体的表达及其临床意义,本研究应用凝集素亲和组化法检测45例原发性肺癌(鳞癌25例,腺癌20例),阴性对照采用20例癌旁正常肺组织。凝集素组化显示,28例(62.2%)肺癌和3例(15%)癌旁正常肺组织的红桂木凝集素受体表达阳性,差异具有显著性。红桂木凝集素受体表达与肺癌TNM分期、淋巴结转移、分化程度有关,但与年龄、性别、肿瘤大小、病理类型无关。     

非小细胞肺癌组织中PTEN基因与Ki67的表达及意义

目的:探讨第10染色体同源丢失性磷酸酶-张力蛋白酶基因(PTEN)、Ki67在非小细胞肺癌组织中的表达及其相关性.方法:用免疫组化方法检测67例非小细胞肺癌组织以及41例癌旁正常肺组织中PTEN基因、Ki67蛋白的表达,并分析其与各临床病理指标及细胞增殖之间的相关性.结果:PTEN基因在67.16％(45/67)的非小细胞肺癌中阳性表达率为32.84％(22/67),而在正常肺组织中阳性表达率为82.97％,显著高于非小细胞癌组织.PTEN基因的表达与组织类型、细胞分化程度、淋巴结转移密切相关(分别为X2=5.44,P=0.019;X2=4.740,P=0.029;X2=4.51,P=0.034),在鳞癌和低分化癌中PTEN基因失表达率或表达减少率较高.肺癌中Ki67的过度表达与肺癌的临床分期、淋巴结转移相关(X2=6.90,P=0.009; X2=5.68,P=0.017),PTEN蛋白阳性表达与Ki67负相关(r=-0.239,P＜0.05).细胞增殖指数越高,PTEN基因表达越少,二者呈负相关(r=-0.252,P＜0.05).结论:PTEN蛋白表达的缺失与非小细胞肺癌的恶性侵袭有关.联合检测PTEN与Ki67的表达可有助于判断非小细胞肺癌的预后.     

RalA RhoC 在非小细胞肺癌组织中的表达及意义

目的:观察RalA和RhoC基因在非小细胞肺癌组织细胞中的表达变化,探讨它们的表达在非小细胞肺癌发展和侵袭转移中的作用。方法:通过实时荧光定量PCR(FQ-PCR)检测RalA、RhoC在60例非小细胞肺癌患者的肿瘤组织和癌旁组织细胞中的表达,了解其与非小细胞肺癌临床病理学指标的关系。结果:RhoC在非小细胞肺癌组织细胞中的表达较癌旁组织显著增高(P<0.05),且与淋巴结的转移、TNM分期和分化程度密切相关(P<0.05)。而RalA在非小细胞肺癌组织细胞中的表达量低于癌旁组织(P<0.05),与淋巴结转移无明显相关(P>0.05)。二者在鳞、腺癌中表达均无差异(P<0.05)。结论:肺癌组织细胞中RhoC表达升高及RalA表达异常下调与非小细胞肺癌的发生、发展及侵袭机制关系密切。     

Immunohistochemical study of the expression of fucosylated glycoconjugates in human lung carcinoma]

Lewis X, Sialyl Lewis X and Sialyl Dimeric Lewis X are three fucosylated glycoconjugates on cell surface. With immunohistochemical method, the expression of the three structures in the original lung cancer tissues (with or without metastasis), adjacent tissues and metastatic lesions of lung carcinoma were studied. It was found that the three antigens were expressed with different intensity on the cell surface and in the cytoplasm of the lung carcinoma cell. However, there was no or only trace expression of these antigens in the adjacent tissues of lung carcinoma and normal lung tissues. Moreover, the original lesions of lung carcinoma with metastasis and/or poor differentiation expressed higher level of the three antigens than those without metastasis and/or with well or medium differentiation. Sialyl Lewis X was considered to be more closely related to the metastatic ability and differentiation of the lung carcinoma cell than the other two antigens, Lewis X and Sialyl Dimeric Lewis X. Furthermore, in the lymph nodes with lung carcinoma cell metastasis, there were expression of the three antigens with different degree, while in those lymph nodes without lung carcinoma cell metastasis, there was no expression of the three antigens.     

Altered expression of sialyl-Tn, Lewis antigens and carcinoembryonic antigen between primary and metastatic lesions of uterine cervical cancers.

Immunohistochemical examination was performed of serial sections of 24 normal human adult cervical tissues and 53 human cervical carcinomas including 36 cases with lymph node metastasis. For this investigation, monoclonal antibodies directed to Lewis-X, Lewis-Y, sialyl-dimeric Lewis-X (SDLX), sialyl-Tn (STn) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were used. STn and CEA antigens were expressed very weakly in the normal cervical epithelium but strongly in the cancer cells, indicating the antigens to be oncogenic antigens of cervical squamous cell carcinoma. No significant difference in immunoreactivity was observed between primary and metastatic lesions of carcinoma or between primary lesions with and without metastasis. However, the expression patterns of STn and Lewis-Y antigens were quite different between primary lesions and metastatic lesions. In primary lesions the cancer cell nests tended to be stained centrally, but in metastatic lesions the cancer cell nests tended to be stained peripherally. This finding may reflect an important role of these carbohydrate chains in the process of metastasis of cervical squamous cell carcinoma to regional lymph nodes.     

Altered expression of sialyl-Tn,Lewis antigens and carcinoembryonic antigen between primary and metastatic lesions of uterine cervical cancers

Summary Immunohistochemical examination was performed of serial sections of 24 normal human adult cervical tissues and 53 human cervical carcinomas including 36 cases with lymph node metastasis. For this investigation, monoclonal antibodies directed to Lewis-X, Lewis-Y, sialyl-dimeric Lewis-X (SDLX), sialyl-Tn (STn) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were used. STn and CEA antigens were expressed very weakly in the normal cervical epithelium but strongly in the cancer cells, indicating the antigens to be oncogenic antigens of cervical squamous cell carcinoma. No significant difference in immunoreactivity was observed between primary and metastatic lesions of carcinoma or between primary lesions with and without metastasis. However, the expression patterns of STn and Lewis-Y antigens were quite different between primary lesions and metastatic lesions. In primary lesions the cancer cell nests tended to be stained centrally, but in metastatic lesions the cancer cell nests tended to be stained peripherally. This finding may reflect an important role of these carbohydrate chains in the process of metastasis of cervical squamous cell carcinoma to regional lymph nodes.     

Regulation of sialyl Lewis antigen expression in colon cancer cells by sialidase NEU4

Sialyl Lewis antigens, sialyl Lewis a and sialyl Lewis x, are utilized as tumor markers, and their increase in cancer is associated with tumor progression by enhancement of cancer cell adhesion to endothelial E-selectin. However, regulation mechanisms are not fully understood. We previously demonstrated that NEU4 is the only sialidase efficiently acting on mucins and it is down-regulated in colon cancer. To elucidate the significance of NEU4 down-regulation, we investigated sialyl Lewis antigens as endogenous substrates for the sialidase. NEU4 was found to hydrolyze the antigens in vitro and decrease cell surface levels much more effectively than other sialidases. Western blot, thin layer chromatography, and metabolic inhibition studies of desialylation products revealed NEU4 to preferentially catalyze sialyl Lewis antigens expressed on O-glycans. Cell adhesion to and motility and growth on E-selectin were significantly reduced by NEU4. E-selectin stimulation of colon cancer cells enhanced cell motility through activation of the p38/Hsp27/actin reorganization pathway, whereas NEU4 attenuated the signaling. On immunocytochemical analysis, some NEU4 molecules were localized at cell surfaces. Under hypoxia conditions whereby the antigens were increased concomitantly with several sialyl- and fucosyltransferases, NEU4 expression was markedly decreased. These results suggest that NEU4 plays an important role in control of sialyl Lewis antigen expression and its impairment in colon cancer.     

Carbohydrate-mediated cell adhesion involved in hematogenous metastasis of cancer

The carbohydrate determinants, sialyl Lewis A and sialyl Lewis X, which are frequently expressed on human cancer cells, serve as ligands for a cell adhesion molecule of the selectin family, E-selectin, which is expressed on vascular endothelial cells. These carbohydrate determinants are involved in the adhesion of cancer cells to vascular endothelium and thus contribute to hematogenous metastasis of cancer. The initial adhesion mediated by these molecules triggers activation of integrin molecules through the action of several cytokines and leads to the extravasation of cancer cells. Cancer cells also produce humoral factors that facilitate E-selectin expression on endothelial cells. The degree of expression of the carbohydrate ligands at the surface of cancer cells is well correlated with the frequency of hematogenous metastasis and prognostic outcome of patients with cancers. The alteration of glycosyltransferase activities that leads to the enhanced expression of these carbohydrate ligands on cancer cell surface are currently being investigated. This revised version was published online in November 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

舌鳞癌层粘连蛋白的表达及意义

采用免疫组织化学技术,研究了正常、异常增生组织、舌癌及舌癌淋巴结转移灶中层粘连蛋白的表达、分布及意义。结果发现：正常舌粘膜、轻度异常增生组织的基底膜处层粘连蛋白呈连续线状分布,中度和重度异常增生组织基底膜层粘连蛋白的分布有局部断裂。舌癌中层粘连蛋白的分布呈多种形式,分化好的舌癌层粘连蛋白呈线状,但明显不连续,分化差的舌癌中的层粘连蛋白常呈碎片状,而舌癌的淋巴结转移灶中层粘连蛋白的分布与原发灶相似。统计分析表明,层粘连蛋白的表达与舌癌的分化程度相关,而与舌癌的转移无关。观察结果表明：舌癌分化程度愈低,层粘连蛋白的缺损愈严重,层粘连蛋白的表达、分布特点可以作为判断癌恶性程度的指标,但不能判断舌癌的转移     

Model for mediastinal lymph node metastasis produced by orthotopic intrapulmonary implantation of lung cancer cells in mice

This study is designed to establish a pulmonary tumor model to investigate the biology and therapy of lung cancer in mice. Current methods for forming a solitary intrapulmonary nodule and subsequent metastasis to mediastinal lymph nodes are not well defined. Lewis lung carcinoma cell (LLC) suspensions were orthotopically introduced into the lung parenchyma of C57/BL6 mice via a limited skin incision without thoracotomy followed by direct puncture through the intercostal space. The implantation process was performed within approximately 50 sec per mouse, and the operative mortality was less than 5%. Single pulmonary nodules developed at the implanted site in 93% of animals and subsequent mediastinal lymph nodes metastasis were observed in all mice that were succeeded to form a lung nodule after intrapulmonary implantation. The size of tumor nodule and the weight of mediastinal lymph node increased in a time-dependent manner. The mean survival time of mice implanted successfully with LLC cells was 21 +/- 2 days (range; 19-24 days). Histopathological analysis revealed that no metastatic tumor was detectable in the mediastinal lymph nodes on day 11, but metastatic foci at mediastinal lymph nodes were clearly observed on days 17 and 21 after implantation. Other metastases in distant organs or lymph nodes were not observed at 21 days after the implantation. Comparative studies with intrapleural and intravenous injections of LLC cells suggest that the mediastinal lymph node metastasis by intrapulmonary implantation is due to the release of tumor cells from the primary nodule, and not due to extrapulmonary leakage of cells. An intravenous administration of CDDP on day 1 after tumor implantation tended to suppress the primary tumor nodule and significantly inhibited the lymph node metastasis. Thus, a solitary pulmonary tumor nodule model with lymph node metastasis approximates clinical lung cancer, and may provide a useful basis for lung cancer research.     

Expression of a carbohydrate signal, sialyl dimeric Le(x) antigen, is associated with metastatic potential of transitional cell carcinoma of the human urinary bladder.

Sialyl dimeric Le(x) antigen was expressed in significant portion of transitional cell carcinoma of the human urinary bladder, but not in the normal uroepithelial tissue. Primary tumors with weak or no expression of the antigen scarcely metastasized to lymph nodes, whereas tumors with high levels of antigen expression metastasized frequently. Metastatic lymph nodes expressed the antigen in most cases. Sialyl dimeric Le(x) antigen was mainly located on 60 and 42 KDa glycoproteins. Since a group of cell adhesion molecules, called LECCAMs, recognize a portion of the antigen, the above results strongly suggest that a LECCAM on the surface of host cells recognizes the carbohydrate structure on the glycoprotein, leading to promotion of metastasis.     

CERNA2: A predictor for clinical progression and poor prognosis in cervical carcinoma

Competing long noncoding RNA 2 (lncRNA 2) for microRNA let-7b (CERNA2) has emerged as an important regulator of tumorigenesis and cancer progression but the clinical value and regulatory function of CERNA2 is yet to be investigated in cervical carcinoma. In our study, we found the CERNA2 expression was obviously increased in cervical carcinoma tissues compared with adjacent normal cervical tissues. In addition, we observed that metastatic lymph nodes exhibited high levels of CERNA2 expression in contrast to primary cervical carcinoma tissues. Furthermore, high CERNA2 expression was associated with advanced clinical stage, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis poor histological grade, and short overall survival in cervical carcinoma patients. Moreover, high CERNA2 expression acted as an independent unfavorable predictor for overall survival in cervical carcinoma patients. The cell migration and invasion assays in vitro suggested that knockdown of CERNA2 remarkably inhibited cell migration and invasion in cervical carcinoma. In conclusion, CERNA2 functions as an oncogenic lncRNA and may be as a potential therapeutic target in cervical carcinoma.