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Objective To examine the inhibition effect of zoledronic acid (ZOL) on malignant metastasis of human esophagus squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cells and to analyze its molecular mechanisms.Methods EC9706 and EC109 cells were treated with ZOL,and then MTT assay,adhesion and invasion assay were performed to observe the inhibitory effect of As2O3 on proliferation and metastasis of esophagus carcinoma cells.The expression of metastasis-related proteins was detected by Western blotting.Results Exposure to ZOL significantly presented suppressive functions on growth and metastasis of both kinds of cancer cells,in a dose-dependent manner(P＜ 0.05).Additionally,the expression level of occludin was increased after ZOL treatment by suppressing transcriptional factor Slug.Transfection of Slug could reverse anti-metastasis of ZOL.Conclusion ZOL possesses a significant anti-metastasis function on ESCC cells,mainly through repressing Slug to restore occludin expression.
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Objective To investigate the expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor(MIF) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC) and in normal tissues around the esophageal cancer and determine whether there exists a relationship between MIF expression and clinicopathologic features.Methods The expression levels of MMIF in 80 ESCC specimens and 80 normal tissues around esophageal cancer by immunohistochemical staining.Results MIF was overexpressed in ESCC specimens and closely correlated with tumor differentiation and TNM staging.In normal esophageal tissues we found a small amount increment of MIF in the malpighian layer of mucous membrane.Conclusion MIF participates in the accommodation of cell growth cycle,plays an important role in the pathogenesis of ESCC and correlates with TNM staging.
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Objective:To investigate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-C(VEGF-C) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3(VEGFR-3)and the correlation with the lymph node metastasis in esophagus squamous cell carcinoma.Methods:72 esophagus squamous cell carcinoma cases with complete clinical,pathological and following-up data were included in this study.Immunohistological method SABC was used to detect the expression of VEGF-C and VEGFR-3.Results:(1)The VEGF-C positive rate in esophagus squamous cell carcinomas is 59.72%(43/72).The mean number of VEGFR-3 vessel in VEGF-C positive group is 5.02?2.24 per high power field(HPF),while is 2.82?0.16 per HPF in VEGF-C negative group.The former is significantly higher than the later ( P
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Purpose:To study the mutual relationships between apoptosis,cell proliferation correlative gene PCNA and tumor suppressor gene P27 Kip1 as well as to investigate if they have something to do with the occurrence,development,and prognosis in esophagus squamous cell carcinoma.Methods:47 cases of primary esophagus squamous cell carcinoma were put into investigative group whose tumor samples from operation resection were studied. 20 cases with normal esophagus cell mucous membrane tissue were put into the control group. Expression level of PCNA,P27 Kip1 was detected by immunohistochemistry method (S-ABC) in both groups. Apoptotic index was detected by TdT mediated deoxyuridylic acid(dUMP)nicking end labeling (TUNEL method) in both groups.Results:①In the group of 47 cases of esophagus squamous cell carcinoma,there were 17 cases of positive expression in P27 Kip1 ,and the positive rate was 36.17% , average proliferation index(PI) was 45.86?19.11%,average apoptotic index is 1.05%?0.59%,ratio of PI/AI is 57.37? 45.17 ,all of which were statistically significant for difference between normal tissue and carcinoma in esophagus squamous cell (P