目的:探讨DKK-1、DKK-2和人磷脂酰肌醇蛋白聚糖3(glypican3,GPC3)蛋白在肝细胞癌组织中的表达及临床意义。方法:采用组织芯片联合免疫组织化学法检测DKK-1、DKK-2和GPC3蛋白在10例正常肝、12例肝硬化、57例肝细胞癌及癌旁肝组织中的表...目的:探讨DKK-1、DKK-2和人磷脂酰肌醇蛋白聚糖3(glypican3,GPC3)蛋白在肝细胞癌组织中的表达及临床意义。方法:采用组织芯片联合免疫组织化学法检测DKK-1、DKK-2和GPC3蛋白在10例正常肝、12例肝硬化、57例肝细胞癌及癌旁肝组织中的表达差异,并分析其临床意义。结果:免疫组织化学检测结果发现,DKK-1和DKK-2在肝细胞癌组织中阳性染色率分别为59.65%(34/57)和57.89%(33/57);GPC3只在肝细胞癌组织中表达,其阳性染色率为47.37%(27/57),而在正常肝、肝硬化及癌旁肝组织中均呈阴性表达。DKK-1与DKK-2阳性表达之间存在密切相关性(χ2=0.570,P=0.000),DKK-2与GPC3阳性染色之间也存在相关性(χ2=0.272,P=0.041)。统计分析DKK-1、DKK-2及GPC3在肝细胞癌组织中阳性染色与肝癌患者性别、年龄、血清甲胎蛋白(α-fetoprotein,AFP)水平、乙肝表面抗原(hepatitis B surface antigen,HBsAg)、肿瘤大小、病理学分级、静脉浸润以及是否伴随肝硬化等的相关性,结果表明血清AFP水平与GPC3表达呈正相关(P=0.007),HBsAg与DKK-1表达呈正相关(P=0.037),DKK-1阳性染色与肝细胞癌组织分级存在相关性(P=0.014),与其他参数则无相关性。结论:GPC3在肝细胞癌组织的阳性染色率为47.37%,GPC3染色阴性的肝细胞癌组织中DKK-1和DKK-2双阳性染色率为40.00%,而GPC3(+)联合DKK-1(+)/DKK-2(+)/GPC3(-)可将肝细胞癌的免疫组织化学检出率提高至68.42%(39/57),降低肝癌免疫组织化学检测中的假阴性率。展开更多
BACKGROUND:The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)in China is closely related to the population infected with hepatitis B virus(HBV).HCC cells with HBV secrete soluble HBsAg into blood but do not express it on...BACKGROUND:The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)in China is closely related to the population infected with hepatitis B virus(HBV).HCC cells with HBV secrete soluble HBsAg into blood but do not express it on the cell membrane This study aimed to construct and investigate a new glycosyl phosphatidylinositol(GPI)-anchored protein(GPC3+α+EGFP) as a DNA vaccine against HCC associated with HBV. METHODS:A recombinant plasmid(pcDNA3.1(+)/GPC3+ α+EGFP)was constructed and verified by restriction endo nuclease digestion and sequencing.pcDNA3.1(+)/GPC3+α+ EGFP was transfected into HepG2 cells(experimental group) using lipofectamine 2000.pEGFP-N1-transfected HepG2 cells were used as a negative control,and non-transfected HepG2 cells sreved as a blank control.HepG2 cells that steadily expressed the fusion protein GPC3+α+EGFP were screened by G418,propagated,and co-cultured with lymphocytes from healthy donors.Cell proliferation was measured by the classic sulforhodamine B assay.Apoptosis was assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL),and Fas gene transcription was determined by quantitative fluorescent PCR. RESULTS:The pcDNA3.1(+)/GPC3+α+EGFP plasmid was successfully constructed.In the experimental group,green fluorescence was observed at the cell periphery and in the cytoplasm,whereas in the negative control group,fluorescence was evenly distributed throughout the cell.Proliferation of the experimental group significantly decreased after 72 hours compared to the negative and blank control groups.Furthermore,the number of apoptotic cells was statistically different among the three groups as determined by a contingency table Chisquare test;the experimental group had the highest incidence of apoptosis.Fas gene transcription in the experimental group was higher than in the two control groups,and an increasing trend with time in the experimental group was observed. CONCLUSION:A chimeric,membrane-anchored protein, GPC3+α+EGFP,localized to the membrane of HepG2 cells and inhibited proliferation and accelerated apoptosis through a Fas-FasL pathway after co-cultivation with lymphocytes.展开更多
文摘目的:探讨DKK-1、DKK-2和人磷脂酰肌醇蛋白聚糖3(glypican3,GPC3)蛋白在肝细胞癌组织中的表达及临床意义。方法:采用组织芯片联合免疫组织化学法检测DKK-1、DKK-2和GPC3蛋白在10例正常肝、12例肝硬化、57例肝细胞癌及癌旁肝组织中的表达差异,并分析其临床意义。结果:免疫组织化学检测结果发现,DKK-1和DKK-2在肝细胞癌组织中阳性染色率分别为59.65%(34/57)和57.89%(33/57);GPC3只在肝细胞癌组织中表达,其阳性染色率为47.37%(27/57),而在正常肝、肝硬化及癌旁肝组织中均呈阴性表达。DKK-1与DKK-2阳性表达之间存在密切相关性(χ2=0.570,P=0.000),DKK-2与GPC3阳性染色之间也存在相关性(χ2=0.272,P=0.041)。统计分析DKK-1、DKK-2及GPC3在肝细胞癌组织中阳性染色与肝癌患者性别、年龄、血清甲胎蛋白(α-fetoprotein,AFP)水平、乙肝表面抗原(hepatitis B surface antigen,HBsAg)、肿瘤大小、病理学分级、静脉浸润以及是否伴随肝硬化等的相关性,结果表明血清AFP水平与GPC3表达呈正相关(P=0.007),HBsAg与DKK-1表达呈正相关(P=0.037),DKK-1阳性染色与肝细胞癌组织分级存在相关性(P=0.014),与其他参数则无相关性。结论:GPC3在肝细胞癌组织的阳性染色率为47.37%,GPC3染色阴性的肝细胞癌组织中DKK-1和DKK-2双阳性染色率为40.00%,而GPC3(+)联合DKK-1(+)/DKK-2(+)/GPC3(-)可将肝细胞癌的免疫组织化学检出率提高至68.42%(39/57),降低肝癌免疫组织化学检测中的假阴性率。
基金supported by grants from the NaturalScience Foundation of China(30500239)the China PostdoctoralScience Foundation(20060400227)
文摘BACKGROUND:The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)in China is closely related to the population infected with hepatitis B virus(HBV).HCC cells with HBV secrete soluble HBsAg into blood but do not express it on the cell membrane This study aimed to construct and investigate a new glycosyl phosphatidylinositol(GPI)-anchored protein(GPC3+α+EGFP) as a DNA vaccine against HCC associated with HBV. METHODS:A recombinant plasmid(pcDNA3.1(+)/GPC3+ α+EGFP)was constructed and verified by restriction endo nuclease digestion and sequencing.pcDNA3.1(+)/GPC3+α+ EGFP was transfected into HepG2 cells(experimental group) using lipofectamine 2000.pEGFP-N1-transfected HepG2 cells were used as a negative control,and non-transfected HepG2 cells sreved as a blank control.HepG2 cells that steadily expressed the fusion protein GPC3+α+EGFP were screened by G418,propagated,and co-cultured with lymphocytes from healthy donors.Cell proliferation was measured by the classic sulforhodamine B assay.Apoptosis was assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL),and Fas gene transcription was determined by quantitative fluorescent PCR. RESULTS:The pcDNA3.1(+)/GPC3+α+EGFP plasmid was successfully constructed.In the experimental group,green fluorescence was observed at the cell periphery and in the cytoplasm,whereas in the negative control group,fluorescence was evenly distributed throughout the cell.Proliferation of the experimental group significantly decreased after 72 hours compared to the negative and blank control groups.Furthermore,the number of apoptotic cells was statistically different among the three groups as determined by a contingency table Chisquare test;the experimental group had the highest incidence of apoptosis.Fas gene transcription in the experimental group was higher than in the two control groups,and an increasing trend with time in the experimental group was observed. CONCLUSION:A chimeric,membrane-anchored protein, GPC3+α+EGFP,localized to the membrane of HepG2 cells and inhibited proliferation and accelerated apoptosis through a Fas-FasL pathway after co-cultivation with lymphocytes.