Expression of transcription factor T-bet and GATA-3 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and its correlation with immune status in esophageal cancer patients / 中华肿瘤杂志
Chinese Journal of Oncology
; (12): 189-191, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the expression of transcription factors (TF) T-bet and GATA-3 mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and its correlation with immune status in esophageal cancer patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty patients were divided into two groups according to the clinical data: group A consisting of stage I and II, group B including stage III and IV. The gene expression of T-bet and GATA-3 in 60 esophageal cancer patients and 30 healthy controls was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The expression of IFN-gamma and IL-4 was measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Expression of T-bet mRNA in esophageal cancer patients (stage I and II: 0.27 +/- 0.05 ng/L, stage III and IV: 0.12 +/- 0.02 ng/L) was significantly lower than that in the healthy controls (1.35 +/- 0.14 ng/L), but the expression of GATA-3 mRNA in esophageal cancer patients (stage I and II: 0.45 +/- 0.06, stage III and IV: 0.55 +/- 0.03) was significantly higher than that in the healthy controls (0.09 +/- 0.10). The plasma level of Th1 cytokine IFN-gamma in the patients [stage I and II: (12.12 +/- 1.48) ng/L, stage III and IV: (8.44 +/- 0.90) ng/L] was significantly lower than that in the healthy controls, while the level of Th2 cytokine IL-4 in the patients [stage I and II: (18.64 +/- 0.77) ng/L, stage III and IV: (25.28 +/- 2.02) ng/L] was significantly higher than that in the healthy controls. However, neither in the expression of T-bet and GATA-3, nor in the plasma level of IFN-gamma and IL-4, showed a significant difference between group A and B.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>In the peripheral blood of esophageal cancer patients, the expression of T-bet decreased, while GATA-3 increased, Th1/Th2 balance is broken, and the Th2 is dominant. T-bet and GATA-3 play a part role in the regulation of Th1/Th2 balance.</p>
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Blood
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RNA, Messenger
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Esophageal Neoplasms
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Leukocytes, Mononuclear
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Interleukin-4
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Interferon-gamma
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Th2 Cells
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Th1 Cells
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Oncology
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article