Expression of asparagine synthetase in relapsed or refractory extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To detect the expression level of asparagine synthetase (ASNS) in patients with relapsed or refractory extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma and explore its clinical significance.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Ten patients with relapsed or refractory extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma admitted in our department from January, 2013 to January, 2016 were analyzed. The diagnoses were confirmed by pathological and immunohistochemical examination following failed chemotherapies in all cases. Branched DNA-liquidchip technique (bDNA-LCT) was used for detecting ASNS mRNA expression in paraffin-embedded tissue sections in the 10 cases of relapsed or refractory extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma and in 5 cases of chronic rhinitis. The correlations were analyzed between ASNS expression and the clinicopathological features and outcomes of the patients with failed chemotherapy regimens containing asparaginasum.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Six out of the 10 patients with relapsed or refractory extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma died due to diseaseprogression. The expression level of ASNS was significantly higher in the lymphoma tissues than in tissue specimens of chronic rhinitis (P<0.05). The expression level of ASNS was associated with the International Prognostic Index (P=0.023) in patients with relapsed or refractory extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma, and Kaplan-Meier curve showed that a high ASNS expression was correlated with a reduced overall survival and progression-free survival of the patients.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Asparaginasum-based chemotherapy regimens are recommended for treatment of relapsed or refractory extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma with low ASNS expressions.</p>

Overexpression of Tiam1 gene and its relationship with invasive and metastatic ability of nasopharyngeal carcinoma / 中华病理学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore biological aspects of Tiam1 gene expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Tiam1/C1199HA expression plasmids were transfected into nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells of C666-1 and CNE1 by lipofectamine2000. RT-PCR, real-time PCR and Western blot Analyses were performed to evaluate the expression of Tiam1 mRNA and protein levels, respectively. In vitro cell adhesion, wound healing and matrigel invasion assays were used to study the biological impact of Tiam1 on cell adhesion, mobility and invasion.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Tiam1 over expression significantly increased the abilities of adhesion, migratory and invasion of C666-1 and CNE1 cells, comparing with that of the control untransfected cells (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Tiam1 expression correlates with the invasion and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells.</p>

Relationship between Tiam-1 expression and the biological behaviors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the relationship between the protein expression of T-lymphoma invasion and metastasis gene 1 (Tiam-1) and the biological behaviors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Immunohistochemistry was performed to detect the expressions of Tiam-1 protein in 60 specimens of NPC tissue, 20 specimens of chronic nasopharyngitis (CN) tissue, and 6 tumor tissues from nude mice inoculated with metastatic human NPC cells.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The positivity rate and average score for Tiam-1 expression were significantly higher in NPC tissues than in CN tissue (63.33% vs 36.67%, 2.9167 +/- 1.3057 vs 0.7000 +/- 0.9234; chi(2)=20.429, P=0.001; t=7.0162, P=0.0000, respectively). No difference was found in Tiam-1 expression among NPC patients in different T stages (F=2.36, P=0.0811), while the expression differed significantly between the patients with lymph node metastasis and those without metastasis, and also between patients with organ metastasis and those without (P=0.0001). High Tiam-1 expressions were found in the tumor tissues in nude mice inoculated with metastatic NPC cells.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Tiam-1 expression is closely associated with the invasiveness and metastasis of NPC, indicating that Tiam-1 is an important factor that promotes the invasion and metastasis of NPC.</p>

Correlation between T lymphoma invasion and metastasis 1 expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human colorectal carcinomas / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the relationship between T lymphoma invasion and metastasis 1 (Tiam1) and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in human colorectal carcinomas.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Tiam1, E-cadherin, CK, and vimentin expressions in normal colorectal epithelium, colorectal carcinomas (CRC) and CRC with lymphatic metastasis were determined by immunohistochemistry using a two-step method.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Tiam1 expression was significantly higher in CRC than in normal colorectal epithelium (P<0.01) in close correlation to the degree of tumor differentiation (P<0.05). Higher Tiam1 expression was detected in CRC with lymphatic metastasis than in primary CRC (P<0.05). The expressions of E-cadherin and CK in CRC tissues were significantly lowered in comparison with those in normal colorectal epithelium (P<0.01), showing a correlation to tumor differentiation (P<0.01) but not to lymphatic metastasis. Vimentin was significantly overexpressed in CRC (P<0.01) and correlated to tumor differentiation (P<0.01) but not to lymphatic metastasis. Tiam1 expression was inversely correlated to E-cadherin and CK, but positively to vimentin.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Tiam1 is related to the metastasis of colorectal carcinoma, and may induce EMT to promote CRC metastasis.</p>