To investigate the roles of apoptosis and the Fas system in the process of liver cirrhosis converting into hepatocellular carcinoma , expression of Fas and Fas ligand in 49 LC and 36 HCC samples was detected by i...To investigate the roles of apoptosis and the Fas system in the process of liver cirrhosis converting into hepatocellular carcinoma , expression of Fas and Fas ligand in 49 LC and 36 HCC samples was detected by immunohistochemical method. Apoptosis was detected by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP nick end labeling method. Serum soluble Fas levels in 28 cases of LC and 27 cases of HCC were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay method. Compared with LC, apoptotic indices in HCC tissues were significantly reduced , expression of Fas was decreased , and that of FasL was increased . Serum sFas levels in HCC patients were significantly higher than those in normal controls. Down regulation of Fas expression, up regulation of FasL expression in hepatocytes and elevation of sFas level in serum might contribute to tumor escape from immune surveillance of the body. Apoptosis and the Fas system are significantly involved in the process of liver cirrhosis converting into hepatocellular carcinoma.展开更多
AIM: To study the expression and serum level of HBxAg,Fas and FasL in tissues of HCC patients, and to assess the relationship between HBxAg and Fas/FasL system.METHODS: Tissues from 50 patients with HCC were tested fo...AIM: To study the expression and serum level of HBxAg,Fas and FasL in tissues of HCC patients, and to assess the relationship between HBxAg and Fas/FasL system.METHODS: Tissues from 50 patients with HCC were tested for the expression of HBxAg, Fas and FasL by S-P immunohistochemistry. Serum levels of sFas/sFasL and HBsAg/HBeAg were measured by ELISA assay. HBV X gene was detected by PCR in serum and confirmed by automatic sequencing. Fifty cases of liver cirrhosis and 30 normal controls were involved in serum analysis.RESULTS: The expression of HBxAg, Fas and FasL in carcinoma tissues was 96 %, 84 % and 98 %, respectively.Staining of HBxAg, Fas and FasL was observed predominately in cytoplasms, no significant difference was found in intensity between HBxAg, Fas and FasL (P＞0.05). HBxAg, Fas and FasL might express in the same area of carcinoma tissues and this co-expression could be found in most patients with HCC. The mean levels of sFas in serum from HCC, cirrhosis and normal controls were 762.29±391.56 μg@ L-1 835.36±407.33 μg@L-1 and 238.27±135.29 μg@L-1. The mean levels of sFasL in serum from HCC, cirrhosis and normal controls were 156.36±9.61iμg@ L-1, 173.63±18.74 μg@L-1 and 121.96±7.83 μg@ L-1.Statistical analysis showed that both sFas and sFasL in HCC and cirrhosis patients were significantly higher than those in normal controls (P＜0.01). Serum HBV X gene was found in 32 % of HCC patients and ,46 % of cirrhotic patients.There was no significant relationship between serum level of sFas/sFasL and serum X gene detection (P＞0.05). Eight percent of HCC patients with negative HBsAg and HBeAg in serum might have X gene in serum and HBxAg expression in carcinoma tissues.CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that HBxAg and Fas/FasL system plays an important role in the development of human HCC. Expression of HBxAg can leads to expression of Fas/FasL system which and reverse apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma induced by FasL.展开更多
基金This project was supported by Shanghai Science and Tech-nology Development Foundation(No.98XD140 2 2 )
文摘To investigate the roles of apoptosis and the Fas system in the process of liver cirrhosis converting into hepatocellular carcinoma , expression of Fas and Fas ligand in 49 LC and 36 HCC samples was detected by immunohistochemical method. Apoptosis was detected by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP nick end labeling method. Serum soluble Fas levels in 28 cases of LC and 27 cases of HCC were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay method. Compared with LC, apoptotic indices in HCC tissues were significantly reduced , expression of Fas was decreased , and that of FasL was increased . Serum sFas levels in HCC patients were significantly higher than those in normal controls. Down regulation of Fas expression, up regulation of FasL expression in hepatocytes and elevation of sFas level in serum might contribute to tumor escape from immune surveillance of the body. Apoptosis and the Fas system are significantly involved in the process of liver cirrhosis converting into hepatocellular carcinoma.
基金the Science Foundation of Fujian Province,No.99-Z-162
文摘AIM: To study the expression and serum level of HBxAg,Fas and FasL in tissues of HCC patients, and to assess the relationship between HBxAg and Fas/FasL system.METHODS: Tissues from 50 patients with HCC were tested for the expression of HBxAg, Fas and FasL by S-P immunohistochemistry. Serum levels of sFas/sFasL and HBsAg/HBeAg were measured by ELISA assay. HBV X gene was detected by PCR in serum and confirmed by automatic sequencing. Fifty cases of liver cirrhosis and 30 normal controls were involved in serum analysis.RESULTS: The expression of HBxAg, Fas and FasL in carcinoma tissues was 96 %, 84 % and 98 %, respectively.Staining of HBxAg, Fas and FasL was observed predominately in cytoplasms, no significant difference was found in intensity between HBxAg, Fas and FasL (P＞0.05). HBxAg, Fas and FasL might express in the same area of carcinoma tissues and this co-expression could be found in most patients with HCC. The mean levels of sFas in serum from HCC, cirrhosis and normal controls were 762.29±391.56 μg@ L-1 835.36±407.33 μg@L-1 and 238.27±135.29 μg@L-1. The mean levels of sFasL in serum from HCC, cirrhosis and normal controls were 156.36±9.61iμg@ L-1, 173.63±18.74 μg@L-1 and 121.96±7.83 μg@ L-1.Statistical analysis showed that both sFas and sFasL in HCC and cirrhosis patients were significantly higher than those in normal controls (P＜0.01). Serum HBV X gene was found in 32 % of HCC patients and ,46 % of cirrhotic patients.There was no significant relationship between serum level of sFas/sFasL and serum X gene detection (P＞0.05). Eight percent of HCC patients with negative HBsAg and HBeAg in serum might have X gene in serum and HBxAg expression in carcinoma tissues.CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that HBxAg and Fas/FasL system plays an important role in the development of human HCC. Expression of HBxAg can leads to expression of Fas/FasL system which and reverse apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma induced by FasL.
