ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the relationship of DVL2 expression and the development of (CCRCC) by comparing the changes of DVL2 mRNA and protein expression in CCRCC specimens and matched normal renal specimens and its clinical significance. Methods DVL2 mRNA expressions in 22 CCRCC tissues, the matched adjacent normal tissues, and 10 CCRCC tissues alone were examined by semiquantitative RT-PCR and fluorescence quantitative PCR (real-time RT-PCR). Meanwhile, the different expression of the CCRCC between TNM Stage Ⅲ + Ⅳ and Stage Ⅰ +Ⅱ was also examined. Furthermore,immunohistochemistry was employed to examine DVL2 protein expression in 22 CCRCC and the matched adjacent normal tissues, and the other 10 CCRCC tissuses without the matched tissues. Results The DVL2 mRNA expression levels in 17 CCRCC tissues were increased by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and by real time RT-PCR compared with that in corresponding adjacent normal tissues, with the difference being significantly different (t = 2.535, P =0.0197). The DVL2 expression of 8 in 13 Ⅲ + ⅣCCRCC was higher than Ⅰ +ⅡCCRCC. Immunohistochemical examination showed that the DVL2 protein was located in cytomembrane and cytoplasm. Moreover, the positive level of DVL2 protein in CCRCC tissues[81.8 % (18/22)]was significantly higher than those in the adjacent tissues. However the expression was not associated with patients' age, gender, TNM stages (Fisher exact frenquently, P >0.05). Conclusion The DVL2 expression in CCRCC is obviously higher than the corresponding normal tissues in the level of mRNA and protein. And the higher DVL2 expression might be closely associated with the development and progression of CCRCC in the level of mRNA, which may be a potential molecular marker of CCRCC development and metastasis mechanism.