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Objective To observe the expressions of endoplasmic reticulum chaperone (ERP57) and endoplasmic reticulum aminopep-tidase (ERAP1) in female breast cancer, and to explore their relationship with clinical pathological parameters of breast cancer. Methods A total of 124 samples of breast cancer and 24 samples of breast fibroadenoma were collected in the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from January 2011 to December 2015. The expressions of ERP57 and ERAP1 were detected by immunohistochemistry SP method. The patients were divided into two groups according to the clinicopathological parameters. The differences of ERP57 and ERAP1 expression were analyzed between the groups. Results The positive expression rates of ERP57 were 58.8% (73/124) and 100% (24/24) in breast cancer and breast fibroadenoma samples, respectively. The difference was statistically significant (χ2=15.061, P14%, and which was significantly higher in patient with non-triple negative than that in patients with the triple negative (P<0.05). Conclusion The low expression levels of ERP57 and ERAP1 may play an important role in the carcinogenesis of breast cancer, and which may be valuable in judging the malignant degree and prognosis of breast cancer.
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Objective:To investigate the role of glucose-regulated protein 78(GRP78) and caspase-9 and-12 in intrauterine distress-induced hypoxic-ischemic cerebral damage in fetal rats.Methods:The fetal rat model of intrauterine distress was constructed and the fetal rats were randomly divided into a normal,a sham operation and an ischemia-reperfusion(IR) group.Neuron apoptosis was analyzed by in situ end-labeled DNA(TUNEL).The expressions of caspase-9 and-12 and GRP78 proteins in the hippocampus CA1 area were detected by immunohistochemical staining.Results:Ischemia-reperfusion damage induced classic neuron apoptosis and the number of the apoptotic neurons in the hippocampus CA1 area increased with the progression of reperfusion.The expressions of GRP78 and caspase-9 and-12 were weak in the normal and sham operation group.In the IR group,the expression of GRP78 reached the peak value 3 hours after the reperfusion and then decreased gradually;the intensity of caspase-12 was increased rapidly while that of caspase-9 elevated very little within 3 hours,but both reached the peak value at 12 hours.Conclusion:Intrauterine distress-induced hypoxic-ischemic cerebral damage in fetal rats may trigger the homeostatic control system in the endoplasmic reticulum through the increased expression of GRP78.The apoptotic pathway mediated by caspase-12 in the endoplasmic reticulum may be one of the mechanisms underlying cerebral ischemic injury.