Expressions of B7-H1 and Bcl-2 in epithelial ovarian cancer and their clinical significance / 国际肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the expressions of B7-H1 and Bcl-2 proteins in epithelial ovarian cancer,and to explore the association of the expressions of B7-H1 and Bcl-2 with clinicopathological features.Methods The expressions of B7-H1 and Bcl-2 proteins were detected by immunohistochemistry in 80 cases of epithelial ovarian cancer tissues and 20 normal ovary tissues.The association of the expressions of B7-H1 and Bcl-2 with the clinicopathological features was analyzed.Results The positive expression rates of B7-H1 and Bcl-2 in epithelial ovarian cancer tissues were 77.5％ (62/80) and 58.8％ (47/80),both higher than 15.0％ (3/20) and 10.0％ (2/20) in normal ovary tissues with significant difference (x2 =27.473,P ＜ 0.05 ; x2 =15.216,P ＜ 0.05).Both of Bcl-2 and B7-H1 expressions in epithelial ovarian cancer tissues were negatively correlated with the differentiation degree of epithelial ovarian cancer (x2 =9.367,P ＜ 0.01 ; x2 =11.702,P ＜ 0.01).The Bcl-2 expression in epithelial ovarian cancer tissues was positively correlated with the FIGO stage (x2 =7.766,P ＜ 0.01).The expression of B7-H1 was positively correlated with the expression of Bcl-2 in epithelial ovarian cancer (r =0.400,P ＜0.01).Conclusion The expressions of B7-H1 and Bcl-2 are up-regulated in epithelial ovarian cancer and they correlate to each other positively.The expressions of B7-H1 and Bcl-2 are correlated with the invasion and metastasis of epithelial ovarian cancer.The detection of B7-H1 combined with Bcl-2 may have an important clinical significance in the diagnosis and treatment for patients with epithelial ovarian cancer.