Expressions of N-cadherin, E-cadherin and P63 Protein in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Their Clinical Significance / 医学研究杂志

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Objective To explore the expressions of N-cadherin,E-cadherin,and P63 protein in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues,and the relationship between their expressions and clinicopathologic factors.Methods Immuohistochemistry was used to detect the expressions of N-cadherin,E-cadherin,and P63 protein in 60 normal liver tissues,60 HCC tissues and their peficancerous tissues,and then the relationship between their expressions and clinicopathologic factors were analyzed.Results The positive expression rates of N-cadherin in normal liver tissue,peficancerous tissues and HCC tissue were gradually decreased,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).And The positive expression rates of E-cadherin in normal liver tissue,peficanceroustissues and HCC tissue were gradually increased,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).The expression of P63 in normal liver tissue was significantly higher than that in peficancerous tissues and HCC tissue,and the differences wcrc all significant(P ＜ 0.05).The positive rates of expression of N-cadherin were related with clinical stage,portal vein invasion,metastasis and pathological grading.The positive rates of expression of E-cadherin were related with clinical stage,portal vein invasion and pathological grading.The positive rates of expression of P63 were related with clinical stage,tumor sizeand pathological grading.Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that the expression of P63was positively correlated with the expression of E-cadherin,but negatively correlated with the expression of N-cadherin.Conclusion The high expression of N-cadherin and low expression of P63 protein,E-cadherin of HCC tissues may play a role in tumor metastasis and carcinogenesis.