Expression and clinical significance of PTEN in bladde r transitional carcinoma / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective Investigates expression of PTEN(Phosphatase and tensin homology deleted on chromosome ten , PTEN) in bladder transitional cell carcinoma (BTCC) and its clinical significance.Methods Fifty-one cases of bladder transitional carcino -ma, forty-two cases of Cystitis Glandularis(CG) and ten cases of normal bladder tissue 10 cases of normal bladder tissue were collect -ed.All samples were derived from cystoscopic biopsy and were subjected to histopathological examination to confirm the diagnosis .Im-munohistochemistry S-P methods is used to demonstrate the expression of PTEN .Results The positive rate of PTEN expression in BTCC, CG and normal bladder tissue are 58.8%, 81% 100%,and there is statistic significance ( P <0.01) among three groups.51 cases of BTCC are divided into group G Ⅰ ,GⅡ ,GⅢ and Tis -T1 ,T2-T4 ,and there is statistic significance among group G Ⅰ and GⅡ, GⅢ ( P <0.01),between group Tis -T1 and T2-T4 ( P <0.05).Conclusions The reduced expression or loss of PETN might play an important role in carcinogenesis and progression of bladder cancer .The positive rate of PTEN expression was negatively correlated to the clinical and grade staging of tumor .