AIM To determine the prevalence and diagnostic value of autoantibodies inα-fetoprotein(AFP)-negative hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).METHODS Fifty-six serum samples from AFP-negative HCC cases,86 from AFP-positive HCC ...AIM To determine the prevalence and diagnostic value of autoantibodies inα-fetoprotein(AFP)-negative hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).METHODS Fifty-six serum samples from AFP-negative HCC cases,86 from AFP-positive HCC cases,168 from chronic liver disease cases,and 59 from normal human controls were included in this study.Autoantibodies to nucleophosmin(NPM)1,14-3-3zeta and mouse double minute 2 homolog(MDM2)proteins in AFP-negative HCC serum were evaluated by enzymelinked im munosorbent assay.Partially positive sera were further evaluated by western blotting.Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of three tumor-associated antigens(TAAs)in AFP-negative HCC and normal control tissues.RESULTS The frequency of autoantibodies to the three TAAs in AFP-negative HCC sera was 21.4%,19.6%and 19.6%,which was significantly higher than in the chronic liver disease cases and normal human controls(P<0.01)as well as AFP-positive HCC cases.The sensitivity of the three autoantibodies for diagnosis of AFP-negative HCC ranged from 19.6%to 21.4%,and the specificity was approximately 95%.When the three autoantibodies were combined,the sensitivity reached 30.4%and the specificity reached 91.6%.CONCLUSION Autoantibodies to NPM1,14-3-3zeta and MDM2 may be useful biomarkers for immunodiagnosis of AFP-negative HCC.展开更多
Objective 14-3-3-zeta protein has been found to be associated with survival signaling in cancer.However,prognostic value and the predictive effect of its gene expression for determining the efficacy of endocrine thera...Objective 14-3-3-zeta protein has been found to be associated with survival signaling in cancer.However,prognostic value and the predictive effect of its gene expression for determining the efficacy of endocrine therapy in breast cancer are unclear.Methods The differential 14-3-3-zeta gene expression between cancer and normal tissue was assayed using ONCOMINE database analysis.The correlation between 14-3-3-zeta gene and proliferative/metastasis-associated genes was analyzed using Breast Cancer Gene-Expression Miner v4.1(bc-Gen Ex Miner v4.1).The prognostic value of its expression in breast cancer was analyzed using bc-Gen Ex Miner v4.1 and Kaplan-Meier Plotter.Results The 14-3-3-zeta gene expression was elevated in breast cancer tissue compared with normal breast tissue,which was higher in invasive ductal breast cancer than in ductal breast cancer in situ.It was also positively correlated with the degree of malignancy and the clinical stage of breast cancer and with some proliferative genes.A high level of 14-3-3-zeta expression was predictive of shorter relapse-free survival(RFS)in ER-positive but not ER-negative breast cancer.Further analysis showed the association of high 14-3-3-zeta expression and a shorter RFS in endocrine therapy or tamoxifen-only-treated population,regardless of whether chemotherapy had been used.Conclusion 14-3-3-zeta gene expression is upregulated and associated with a relatively high degree of malignancy and late clinical stage in breast cancer.It is a promising prognostic factor for ER-positive breast cancer and a predictor of the efficacy of endocrine therapy.展开更多
基金Supported by Clinical Research Cooperation Fund of the Capital Medical University,No.15JL67Project of Science and Technology Development Plan of Beijing Municipal Education Commission,No.KM201610025021+2 种基金High-Tech Personnel Training Program of Beijing Health System,No.2015-3-104Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission,No.Z151100004015066Shaanxi Science and Technology Coordination and Innovation Project,No.2016KTZDSF02-02
文摘AIM To determine the prevalence and diagnostic value of autoantibodies inα-fetoprotein(AFP)-negative hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).METHODS Fifty-six serum samples from AFP-negative HCC cases,86 from AFP-positive HCC cases,168 from chronic liver disease cases,and 59 from normal human controls were included in this study.Autoantibodies to nucleophosmin(NPM)1,14-3-3zeta and mouse double minute 2 homolog(MDM2)proteins in AFP-negative HCC serum were evaluated by enzymelinked im munosorbent assay.Partially positive sera were further evaluated by western blotting.Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of three tumor-associated antigens(TAAs)in AFP-negative HCC and normal control tissues.RESULTS The frequency of autoantibodies to the three TAAs in AFP-negative HCC sera was 21.4%,19.6%and 19.6%,which was significantly higher than in the chronic liver disease cases and normal human controls(P<0.01)as well as AFP-positive HCC cases.The sensitivity of the three autoantibodies for diagnosis of AFP-negative HCC ranged from 19.6%to 21.4%,and the specificity was approximately 95%.When the three autoantibodies were combined,the sensitivity reached 30.4%and the specificity reached 91.6%.CONCLUSION Autoantibodies to NPM1,14-3-3zeta and MDM2 may be useful biomarkers for immunodiagnosis of AFP-negative HCC.
基金Science and Technology Foundation of Liaoning Provincegrant number:20170540995+5 种基金Science and Technology Foundation of Shenyang Citygrant number:RC170545the National Science Foundation of Chinagrant number:81302313Talent Project of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical Universitygrant number:345
文摘Objective 14-3-3-zeta protein has been found to be associated with survival signaling in cancer.However,prognostic value and the predictive effect of its gene expression for determining the efficacy of endocrine therapy in breast cancer are unclear.Methods The differential 14-3-3-zeta gene expression between cancer and normal tissue was assayed using ONCOMINE database analysis.The correlation between 14-3-3-zeta gene and proliferative/metastasis-associated genes was analyzed using Breast Cancer Gene-Expression Miner v4.1(bc-Gen Ex Miner v4.1).The prognostic value of its expression in breast cancer was analyzed using bc-Gen Ex Miner v4.1 and Kaplan-Meier Plotter.Results The 14-3-3-zeta gene expression was elevated in breast cancer tissue compared with normal breast tissue,which was higher in invasive ductal breast cancer than in ductal breast cancer in situ.It was also positively correlated with the degree of malignancy and the clinical stage of breast cancer and with some proliferative genes.A high level of 14-3-3-zeta expression was predictive of shorter relapse-free survival(RFS)in ER-positive but not ER-negative breast cancer.Further analysis showed the association of high 14-3-3-zeta expression and a shorter RFS in endocrine therapy or tamoxifen-only-treated population,regardless of whether chemotherapy had been used.Conclusion 14-3-3-zeta gene expression is upregulated and associated with a relatively high degree of malignancy and late clinical stage in breast cancer.It is a promising prognostic factor for ER-positive breast cancer and a predictor of the efficacy of endocrine therapy.
