Correlation between CT characters and epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations in lung adenocarcinoma / 中华放射学杂志

Objective To explore the correlation between CT characters and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations in lung adenocarcinoma. Methods Two hundred and three lung adenocarcinoma patients (from September,2014 to March,2015) confirmed by pathology were divided into effective mutation group (97 cases) and non?effective mutation group (106 cases) on the basis of the site and the response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Among all the CT characters, rank?sum test was adopted to analyze the difference of diameter between the two groups; Fisher's exact test was applied to explain the difference of density type and Chi?square test was applied to analyze the difference of lobulation, spiculation, necrosis, pleural indentation, cavitation and air?brochogram signs. Logistic regression was used to analyze the significant signs and evaluate the odds ratio (OR). Results There were 65, 67, 45, 74 cases of lobulation, spiculation, necrosis, pleural indentation in the EGFR gene effective mutation group and 56, 51, 26, 61 cases in non?effective mutation group with statistically significant difference between the two groups (χ2=4.230, 9.141, 10.646, 7.986, P0.05). Logistics regression analysis showed that, spiculation (OR=2.120), necrosis (OR=2.853) and pleural indentation (OR=2.094) were in correlation with EGFR effective mutations, and lobulation was not in correlation with EGFR effective mutations. Conclusions Among all the CT sings, spiculation, necrosis and pleural indentation were in correlation with EGFR gene effective mutation, they were more likely to appear in lung adenocarcinoma patients with EGFR gene effective mutation.

AAV-HGFK1 inhibits proliferation of colorectal cancer cells by down-regulating the phosphorylation of EGFR / 重庆医学

Objective To study the effect of adeno associated virus hepatocyte growth factor K1(AAV‐HGFK1)on the prolifer‐ation of 4 different colorectal cell lines with or without KRAS or BRAF mutation .Methods The levels of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mRNA were determined in SW48 without KRAS or BRAF mutation ,Lovo with KRAS mutation ,SW620 with KRAS mutation ,HT29 with BRAF mutation by quantitative real time PCR ,respectively .After the infection of AAV‐HGFK1 ,the expressions of EGFR ,p‐EGFR and β‐actin were detected by Western blot and the proliferation of the cells were assayed using MTT .Results Lovo ,SW48 and HT29 expressed EGFR protein while SW620 did not .EGF promoted the proliferation of Lovo , SW48 and HT29 cells .AAV‐HGFK1 down‐regulated the phosphorylation of EGFR and significantly inhibited their proliferation . But EGF had no effect on proliferation of SW620 stimulated by EGF .Conclusion AAV‐HGFK1 exhibited its antitumor effects through EGF/EGFR signaling irrespective of the KRAS or BRAF mutation and may also act through other signaling pathways .