Survivin、P34cdc2在非小细胞肺癌中的表达及意义

目的研究非小细胞肺癌组织中survivin和P34cdc3的表达,探讨survivin和P34cdc2的表达与非小细胞肺癌临床病理特征的关系.方法随机收集非小细胞肺癌(含癌旁细支气管和/或小支气管增生组织和正常肺组织)标本100例.采用免疫组织化学SP法染色.结果在癌组织与癌旁细支气管和/或小支气管上皮增生组织及正常肺组织中survivin和P34cdc2表达差异有显著性(P＜0.01).在癌组织中有过表达,在癌旁细支气管和/或小支气管上皮增生组织中的表达较正常肺组织中的表达增强;癌组织中survivin和P34cdc2表达呈正相关(P＜0.01),癌旁细支气管和/或小支气管上皮增生组织中,survivin和P34cdc2的表达也呈正相关(P＜0.01).癌组织类型、分化程度和淋巴结转移与survivin和P34cdc2的表达均无相关性(P＞0.05).不同临床分期的非小细胞肺癌,其survivin和P34cec2的表达差异有显著性(P＜0.05).结论survivin和P34cdc2在非小细胞肺癌中有过表达现象,在非小细胞肺癌的G2/M期,P34cdc2可能通过将survivinThr(34)磷酸化而激活或增强细胞的抗凋亡能力,从而将细胞周期进程与凋亡调控有机地联系起来.过表达的survivin和P34cdc2可作为反映非小细胞肺癌细胞分裂增殖、凋亡抑制(细胞生存延长)能力和临床分期的指标之一.     

Caspase-3在肝癌组织中的表达及其与HBV感染的关系

目的探讨天冬氨酸特异性半胱氨酸蛋白酶-3（Cysteinyl aspartate-specific proteinase-3,Caspase-3）和生存素（survivin）在原发性肝细胞肝癌（HCC）组织中的表达及其与乙肝病毒（HBV）感染的关系。方法用免疫组化SP法检测21例肝癌组织和10例癌旁组织Caspase-3和survivin的表达．并分析两者表达与HBV感染的关系。结果在肝癌和癌旁组织Caspase-3表达的阳性率分别为33．33％和66．67％（P〈0．05）．survivin在肝癌和癌旁组织表达的阳性率分别为85．71％和0（P〈0．01）。Caspase-3在HBsAg阳性和阴性组表达的阳性率分别为27．78％和66．67％（P〈0．05）;survivin在HBsAg阳性和阴性表达的阳性率分别为88．89％和100％（P〉0．05）。Caspase-3在高、中、低分化组表达的阳性率分别为66．67％、31．25％、33．33％．高分化组与中、低分化组比较差异有显著性（P〈O．05）;survivin在高、中、低分化组表达的阳性率分别为50％、87．5％、100％,高分化组与中、低分化组比较差异有显著性（P〈0．05）。Caspase-3和survivin在HCC的表达呈显著负相关。结论HBV感染能使肝癌组织Caspase-3的表达降低,与survivin共同抑制肝细胞的凋亡,三者在HCC的发生及发展过程中起一定作用。     

survivin在非小细胞肺癌中的表达及其与bc1-2、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bc 1 2、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、bc 1-2、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 Ⅱ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bc 1-2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,bc 1-2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bc1-2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。     

CTGF increases drug resistance to paclitaxel by upregulating survivin expression in human osteosarcoma cells

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant tumor, and its treatments require more effective therapeutic approaches. Paclitaxel has a broad range of antitumor activities, including apoptosis-inducing effects. However, the majority of tumors in patients with advanced cancer eventually develop chemoresistance. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a secreted protein that modulates the invasiveness of certain human cancer cells by binding to integrins. However, the effect of CTGF in paclitaxel-mediated chemotherapy is unknown. Here, we report that the expression of CTGF in osteosarcoma patients was significantly higher than that of the CTGF expression in normal bone tissues. Overexpression of CTGF increased the resistance to paclitaxel-mediated cell apoptosis. In contrast, knockdown of CTGF expression by CTGF shRNA increased the chemotherapeutic effect of paclitaxel. In addition, CTGF increased resistance to paclitaxel-induced apoptosis through upregulation of survivin expression. Moreover, the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-dependent nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway mediated paclitaxel-increased chemoresistance and survivin expression. In a mouse xenograft model, overexpression of CTGF promoted resistance to paclitaxel. In contrast, knockdown of CTGF expression increased the therapeutic effect of paclitaxel in this model. In conclusion, our data indicate that CTGF might be a critical oncogene of human osteosarcoma involved in resistance to paclitaxel treatment.     

Effects of Survivin on cell proliferation and apoptosis in MG-63 cells in vitro

Osteosarcoma is the most frequent primary malignant tumor of the skeleton and occurs mainly in children and adolescent. The prognosis of osteosarcoma is very poor due to its aggressive and no effective treatment. This study is the first to investigate the anti-cancer effects of antisense pEGFP-C1-Survivin on human osteosarcoma cells. It was shown in our results that Survivin blockaded could significantly induce apoptosis and inhibit the invasive of osteosarcoma cells line MG-63. The effects were probably produced by the decreased expression of Survivin induced by antisense pEGFP-C1-Survivin which was examined by RT-PCR and western blotting. All these suggested that Survivin should be very important in the development of osteosarcoma and Survivin blockaded by using antisense pEGFP-C1-Survivin could markedly inhibit the proliferation and invasion of osteosarcoma cells line MG-63, partially reversed their malignant phenotype. Targeting Survivin might be a promising option in the treatment of osteosarcoma.     

Biomarkers for early detection of high risk cancers: From gliomas to nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NpC) is a malignant disease associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection, and often diagnosed at an advanced stage. This significantly curtails patient survival. We hypothesize that a panel of biomarkers can be assembled to assess NpC incidence, early detection, and tumor progression during therapeutic intervention. Our thesis rests on a model of successfully predicting high-risk gliomas by means of a carefully crafted panel of molecular mitotic biomarkers (i.e., securin, survivin and MCM2). The strategy we propose holds strong promise for prevention and cure of NpC. The approach we propose seeks to identify certain biomarkers from viral materials, patient tissues and assessment of related diseases, whose signatures, taken together, will be endowed with some degree of congruency, or sense of a coordinated language (i.e., “votes”). Biomarker “voting” will then permit to outline a broad coordinated molecular map for the molecular and epigenetic characterization of each individual patient''s NpC tumor. We will draw on the process of contrasting biomarkers in health and disease, which rests on the auto-proteomic concept particularly relevant in high-risk cancer individuals, such as is the case for NpC. In brief we defend, current advances in human proteome profiling proffers the possibility of having individual baseline proteomic profiles using local body fluids (e.g., saliva, nasal secretions, sputum) or systemic fluids (e.g., plasma, serum, cerebrospinal fluid) to unravel a personalized molecular map for high-risk NpC individuals. Regular check-up will monitor for new or impending manifestations of NpC, and provide a secure assessment of incidence and early detection.