Expressions of p63 mRNA and murine double minute 2 in esophageal cancer and molecular mechanisms involved / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the expressions and the roll of p63mRNA and murine double minute 2(MDM-2) protein in esophageal squamous cell cancer and the prognosis of the cancer.Methods The expressions of p63mRNA and MDM-2 protein in 38 cases of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissues and the corresponding esophageal normal tissues were detected using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry. Results The positive rates of deltaNp63 mRNA in all malignant and normal tissues were 63.5% and 52.63% respectively,without significant difference.The expression of the DeltaNp63 mRNA was significantly higher in low differentiated group than in well and moderate differentiated group,without significant difference in age,gender,lymph node metastasis and clinical stage.Only 1 of 38 cases of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissues presented TAp63 mRNA expression and all esophageal normal tissues had no TAp63 mRNA expression.The positive rates of MDM-2 protein in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissues and normal tissues were 65.79% and 5% respectively,with significant difference.The expression level of the MDM-2 protein was higher significantly in low differentiated group than in well and moderate differentiated group,with significant difference in clinical stage and without significant difference in age,gender and lymph node metastasis.The DeltaNp63 mRNA expression in the esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissues was positively related to MDM-2 protein expression.Conclusion The major isotype expressed in the esophageal cancer and epithelia is DeltaNp63,which may play an important role in the carcinogenesis,development and prognosis of the esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.TAp63 is not the major isotype expressed in the esophageal cancer and epithelia,and not related to the carcinogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.High expression of MDM-2 protein is associated with the carcinogenesis of esophageal squamous cell cancer and related to the prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.DeltaNp63 regulates the cell cycle and apoptosis through the pathway of MDM2 and causes the carcinogenesis of esophageal squamous cell cancer.