Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10（PTEN） and the proliferating antigen Ki67 have been widely studied in several tumors.However,their role as indicator in non-small cell lung cancer（NSCLC）remai...Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10（PTEN） and the proliferating antigen Ki67 have been widely studied in several tumors.However,their role as indicator in non-small cell lung cancer（NSCLC）remains unknown.Here,we investigated the expression of PTEN and Ki67 in NSCLC tissues and paired normal lung tissues to identify whether these proteins are associated with lung cancer development and survival.Immunohistochemistry for PTEN and Ki67 was performed on 67 lung cancer tissues and 41 paired adjacent normal lung tissues to detect the expression of these two proteins.The expression of PTEN in NSCLC tissues（32.8%） was significantly lower than that in normal tissues（82.9%,P 〈 0.05）.In contrast,the expression of Ki67 in NSCLC tissues（76.1%） was significantly higher than that in normal tissues（27.3%,P 〈 0.05）.Expression of both PTEN and Ki67 were strongly associated with tumor histology,clinical stage,lymph node metastasis,differentiation and4-year postoperative survival rate（P 〈 0.05）.However,PTEN expression was negatively correlated with Ki67 expression（r =-0.279,P 〈 0.05）.In conclusion,low PTEN expression and Ki67 overexpression are associated with malignant invasion and lymph node metastasis of NSCLC.These proteins may serve as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of NSCLC.展开更多
10号染色体同源丢失性磷酸酶与张力蛋白(phosphatase and tensin homology deleted on chromosome ten,PTEN)基因在子宫内膜癌中的严重丢失,是探讨子宫内膜癌发病机制的研究热点。PTEN基因通过影响下游磷脂酰肌醇3激酶/蛋白激酶B(phosph...10号染色体同源丢失性磷酸酶与张力蛋白(phosphatase and tensin homology deleted on chromosome ten,PTEN)基因在子宫内膜癌中的严重丢失,是探讨子宫内膜癌发病机制的研究热点。PTEN基因通过影响下游磷脂酰肌醇3激酶/蛋白激酶B(phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B,PI3K/Akt)/哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶向(mammalian target of rapamycin,mTOR)、黏着斑激酶(focal adhesion kinase,FAK)和丝裂原激活蛋白激酶(mitogen-activated protein kinase,MAPK)这3条信号途径来调节细胞的生长、增殖、凋亡以及血管生长等,该基因发生丢失或突变均可导致肿瘤的发生。本文就PTEN基因和表皮生长因子受体(epidermal growth factor receptor,EGFR)信号通路及其下游信号通路的联系与子宫内膜癌发生发展研究的最新进展进行综述,为子宫内膜癌的基因诊断和治疗提供理论参考。展开更多
基金supported by Nanjing Medical University Focus Development and Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10（PTEN） and the proliferating antigen Ki67 have been widely studied in several tumors.However,their role as indicator in non-small cell lung cancer（NSCLC）remains unknown.Here,we investigated the expression of PTEN and Ki67 in NSCLC tissues and paired normal lung tissues to identify whether these proteins are associated with lung cancer development and survival.Immunohistochemistry for PTEN and Ki67 was performed on 67 lung cancer tissues and 41 paired adjacent normal lung tissues to detect the expression of these two proteins.The expression of PTEN in NSCLC tissues（32.8%） was significantly lower than that in normal tissues（82.9%,P 〈 0.05）.In contrast,the expression of Ki67 in NSCLC tissues（76.1%） was significantly higher than that in normal tissues（27.3%,P 〈 0.05）.Expression of both PTEN and Ki67 were strongly associated with tumor histology,clinical stage,lymph node metastasis,differentiation and4-year postoperative survival rate（P 〈 0.05）.However,PTEN expression was negatively correlated with Ki67 expression（r =-0.279,P 〈 0.05）.In conclusion,low PTEN expression and Ki67 overexpression are associated with malignant invasion and lymph node metastasis of NSCLC.These proteins may serve as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of NSCLC.
