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结果: 肝癌IGF-Ⅱ均呈较高表达, 在肝癌癌灶为83.3%及非癌组表达46.7%, 存在显著差别(P<0.01). HCC的癌灶组中IGF-Ⅱ阳性表达与肿瘤分化程度(高 vs 中、低: 42.9% vs 90.0%, 100%, P<0.05或P<0.01)、是否侵及浆膜(是 vs 否: 60.0% vs 95.0%, P<0.05)以及肿瘤大小(<5 cm vs ≥5 cm: 58.3% vs 100%, P<0.01)显著相关, 而与肿瘤数目无关(P>0.05); HBV DNA阳性肝癌组织中IGF-Ⅱ表达显著高于HBV DNA阴性组(94.7% vs 63.6%, P<0.05).
Correlations of insulin-like growth factor-II expression with hepatitis B virus DNA replication and clinical pathological characteristics in human hepatocelullar carcinoma
Li-Wei Qiu, Deng-Fu Yao, Xin-Hua Wu, Wei Wu, Xiao-Qin Su, Li Zou
Li-Wei Qiu, Deng-Fu Yao, Xin-Hua Wu, Wei Wu, Xiao-Qin Su, Li Zou, Research Center of Clinical Molecular Biology, the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
Supported by: the Grants from the Medical Science Project of Health Department of Jiangsu Province, No. H200523, and the Science and Technology Project for Social Development of Nantong, China, No. S5053.
Correspondence to: Professor Deng-Fu Yao, Research Center of Clinical Molecular Biology, the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China. yaodf@ahnmc.com
Received: March 3, 2006 Revised: March 5, 2006 Accepted: March 11, 2006 Published online: May 8, 2006
AIM: To investigate the expression of insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as well as its correlations with the pathogenesis, development and prognosis of HCC.
METHODS: IGF-II expression was detected by immunohistochemistry in 30 HCC and their corresponding non-cancerous tissues. Liver HBV DNA was detected by in situ molecular hybridization technique and the relationship was analyzed between IGF-II expression and HBV replication or the clinical pathological characteristics.
RESULTS: The stronger expression of IGF-II was found in liver cancer tissues. The positive rate of IGF-II expression was 83.3% in HCC, and 46.7% in non-cancerous liver tissues (P < 0.01), respectively. The expression of IGF-II was significantly higher in HCC with moderate or low differentiation than that with well differentiation (90.0%, 100% vs 42.9%, P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). IGF-II expression was markedly lower in HCC without serosa invasion than that with serosa invasion (95.0% vs 60.0%, P < 0.05). IGF-II expression was also correlated with tumor size (< 5 cm vs ≥ 5 cm: 58.3% vs 100%, P < 0.01), but with tumor number (P > 0.05). The level of IGF-II expression in HBV DNA-positive HCC was significantly higher than that in HBV DNA-negative ones (94.7% vs 63.6%, P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: IGF-II is highly expressed in HCC, and the aberrant expression of IGF-II is correlated with the degree of differentiation, invasion and tumor size, and it may be used as a marker for development and prognosis of HCC.
Key Words: Hepatocellular carcinoma; Insulin-like growth factor-II; Immunohistochemistry; HBV DNA
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