Expression and significance of KAI1/CD82 and CD44v6 in human laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma / 安徽医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the expression of metastasic suppressor gene( KAI1 / CD82)and cell adhesion molecules(CD44v6)in human laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma(LSCC),precancerous lesion,polyps,and normal mucosa. Methods Immunohistochemical technique( Envision)was used to detect the expression of KAI1 / CD82 protein and CD44v6 protein in 64 cases of LSCC,21 cases of laryngeal precancerous lesion(LPL),15 cases of polyp of larynx(LP)and 15 cases of normal laryngeal mucosa(NLM). Results The result turned out to be as follows①KAI1 / CD82 protein was highly expressed in NLM and LP,and lowly expressed in LPL and LSCC,the positive rates of KAI1 / CD82 protein expression were 86. 67%(13 / 15),80. 00%(12 / 15),38. 10%(8 / 21)and 37. 50%(24 /64),respectively. There was statistically significant difference in NLM and LSCC. ② CD44v6 protein was lowly ex-pressed in NLM and LP and highly expressed in LPL and LSCC,the positive rates of CD44v6 protein expression were 26. 67%(4 / 15),33. 33%(5 / 15),80. 95%(17 / 21)and 75. 00%(48 / 64),respectively. There was statisti-cally significant difference in NLM and LSCC. Conclusion ① The down-regulation or deletion of KAI1 / CD82 and the up-regulation of CD44v6 are related to carcinogenesis,development of LSCC. ② The combined detection of KAI1 / CD82 and CD44v6 may provide clinical basis for the early diagnosis of LSCC.