High Expression of KIFC1 in Glioma Correlates with Poor Prognosis

Objective@#: Kinesin family member C1 (KIFC1), a non-essential kinesin-like motor protein, has been found to serve a crucial role in supernumerary centrosome clustering and the progression of several human cancer types. However, the role of KIFC1 in glioma has been rarely reported. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the role of KIFC1 in glioma progression. @*Methods@#: Online bioinformatics analysis was performed to determine the association between KIFC1 expression and clinical outcomes in glioma. Immunohistochemical staining was conducted to analyze the expression levels of KIFC1 in glioma and normal brain tissues. Furthermore, KIFC1 expression was knocked in the glioma cell lines, U251 and U87MG, and the functional roles of KIFC1 in cell proliferation, invasion and migration were analyzed using cell multiplication, wound healing and Transwell invasion assays, respectively. The autophagic flux and expression levels matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) were also determined using imaging flow cytometry, western blotting and a gelation zymography assay. @*Results@#: The results revealed that KIFC1 expression levels were significantly upregulated in glioma tissues compared with normal brain tissues, and the expression levels were positively associated with tumor grade. Patients with glioma with low KIFC1 expression levels had a more favorable prognosis compared with patients with high KIFC1 expression levels. In vitro, KIFC1 knockdown not only inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of glioma cells, but also increased the autophagic flux and downregulated the expression levels of MMP2. @*Conclusion@#: Upregulation of KIFC1 expression may promote glioma progression and KIFC1 may serve as a potential prognostic biomarker and possible therapeutic target for glioma.

Expression and clinical significance of phosphorylation of mammalian target protein of rapamycin in human glioma / 中国医师进修杂志

ObjectiveTo investigate the association of phosphorylation of mammalian target protein of rapamycin (pmTOR) expression with glioma malignancy grades,and the correlation of pmTOR expression with Survivin and Ki-67,which represent tumor cell anti-apoptosis ability and reproductive activity.MethodsImmunohistochemistry EliVision method was employed to detect the expression of pmTOR,Survivin and Ki-67 in paraffin tissues from 87 patients with glioma (grade Ⅰ - Ⅱ 27 cases,grade Ⅲ24 cases and grade Ⅳ 36 cases).The association between positive expression rate,level of pmTOR and malignancy grades,and the correlation of its expression level with Survivin and Ki-67 were further evaluated.Results There was no significant difference in the positive expression rate of pmTOR among grade Ⅰ - Ⅱ(77.8％,21/27),grade Ⅲ(75.0％,18/24) and grade Ⅳ (72.2％,23/36) (P ＞ 0.05).However,the significant association between pmTOR expression level and malignancy grades was observed.The expression from 87 patients with glioma was significantly positively correlated with Survivin and Ki-67 expression level (r =0.858,P ＜ 0.01 ;r =0.708,P ＜ 0.01 ).ConclusionsThe expression level of pmTOR is associated with malignancy grades,tumor cell anti-apoptosis ability and reproductive activity.pmTOR may be served as a useful marker for predicting the biological behavior of glioma and a useful target for gene therapy.

Clinical research of microneurosurgery for pituitary adenoma with superciliaryarch-keyhole approach / 中华内分泌外科杂志

Objective To study clinical effects and complications of minimal invasive neurosurgery for pituitary adenoma through superciliaryarch-keyhole approach. Methods 127 cases pituitary adenoma in three hospitals in Shangdong province from May. 2006 to Sept. 2009 confirmed by surgery were analyzed. Patients were treated by different operative approaches, 53 cases using surgery through superciliaryarch-keyhole approach and 74 cases through conventional subfrontal approach. Clinical parameters were compared in patients undergoing surgery through different approaches. Results There were no differences in two groups, in aspects such as resection rate, improvment of endocrine hormone secretion and acuity of vision with campus visualis, electrolyte disturbances, hypothalamus damage (P ＞0.05). Significant differeces reside in average hospitalization days, subcutaneous fluidify, psychiatric symptom and circumscribed cerebral ischemia ( P ＜ 0.05 ). Conclusion Advantages of minimal invasive neurosurgery through superciliary arch approach such as less trauma, better expose,shorter hospitalization days, less subcutaneous fluid accumulation and psychiatric symptoms in terms of this apporach are suitable for removing hypophyseal adenomas that grow on or around sella turcica.