AIM: To investigate the expression of p28/gankyringene and its role in the carcinogenetic process of humanhepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).METHODS: 64 specimens of HCC and para-carcinomatissues, 22 specimens of non-tumo...AIM: To investigate the expression of p28/gankyringene and its role in the carcinogenetic process of humanhepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).METHODS: 64 specimens of HCC and para-carcinomatissues, 22 specimens of non-tumor liver tissues (7normal, 15 cirrhosis), 10 specimens of normal humantissues and 5 hepatoma cell lines were studied for theexpression of p28/gankyrin by Northern blot. Theexpression of p28/gankyrin protein was detectedimmunohistochemically by using the specificpolyclonal antibody. RESULTS: Northern blot analysis indicated that theexpression of p28/gankyrin mRNA was intensivelydistributed in brain and heart, weakly in lung, spleenand muscle, undetectable in digestive system includingliver, pancreas, stomach, small and large intestines.p28/gankyrin mRNA was absent in normal liver, weaklydetected in liver cirrhosis and in 18 of 64 para-carcinoma liver tissues. In contrast, the expression ofp28/gankyrin mRNA was intensively detected in ali 5hepatoma cell lines tested, markedly increased in 57of 64 and moderately increased in 5 of 64 HCC samples.In comparison with liver cirrhosis and para-carcinomaliver tissues, the average expression of p28/gankyrin mRNA in HCC was increased 3.6- (2.901+0.507 vs 0.805 + 0.252, P＜0.05) and 5.2-fold (2.901 +0.507 vs 0.557+0.203, p＜0.01), respectively, Inaddition, p28/gankyrin mRNA expression level washigher in HCC with portal vein tumor thrombus andmicroscopic hepatic vein involvement (P--0.021 andP=-0.047, respectively). The overexpression of p28/gankyrin protein in HCC was targeted in hepatic tumorcells, not in bile duct cells and other interstitial cells.CONCLUSION: Overexpression of p28/gankyrin in HCCplays an important role and contributes to themetastasis potential in the process of carcinogenesis.p28/gankyrin may become a specific biological tissuemarker for the pathological diagnosis of HCC.展开更多
基金the Chinese National Distinguished Young Scholar Awards,No.39825114Chinese National Key Project of Basic Research,No.G1998051210the Key Project of the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation,No.39830080.
文摘AIM: To investigate the expression of p28/gankyringene and its role in the carcinogenetic process of humanhepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).METHODS: 64 specimens of HCC and para-carcinomatissues, 22 specimens of non-tumor liver tissues (7normal, 15 cirrhosis), 10 specimens of normal humantissues and 5 hepatoma cell lines were studied for theexpression of p28/gankyrin by Northern blot. Theexpression of p28/gankyrin protein was detectedimmunohistochemically by using the specificpolyclonal antibody. RESULTS: Northern blot analysis indicated that theexpression of p28/gankyrin mRNA was intensivelydistributed in brain and heart, weakly in lung, spleenand muscle, undetectable in digestive system includingliver, pancreas, stomach, small and large intestines.p28/gankyrin mRNA was absent in normal liver, weaklydetected in liver cirrhosis and in 18 of 64 para-carcinoma liver tissues. In contrast, the expression ofp28/gankyrin mRNA was intensively detected in ali 5hepatoma cell lines tested, markedly increased in 57of 64 and moderately increased in 5 of 64 HCC samples.In comparison with liver cirrhosis and para-carcinomaliver tissues, the average expression of p28/gankyrin mRNA in HCC was increased 3.6- (2.901+0.507 vs 0.805 + 0.252, P＜0.05) and 5.2-fold (2.901 +0.507 vs 0.557+0.203, p＜0.01), respectively, Inaddition, p28/gankyrin mRNA expression level washigher in HCC with portal vein tumor thrombus andmicroscopic hepatic vein involvement (P--0.021 andP=-0.047, respectively). The overexpression of p28/gankyrin protein in HCC was targeted in hepatic tumorcells, not in bile duct cells and other interstitial cells.CONCLUSION: Overexpression of p28/gankyrin in HCCplays an important role and contributes to themetastasis potential in the process of carcinogenesis.p28/gankyrin may become a specific biological tissuemarker for the pathological diagnosis of HCC.
