Department of Radiotherapy, King George's Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Department of Urology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Immunobiology. 2014 Jun;219(6):469-74. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2014.02.003. Epub 2014 Feb 25.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the expression pattern of PDZ-binding kinase/T-LAK cell-originated protein kinase (PBK/TOPK) and its clinical significance in human bladder cancer (BC). We detected PBK/TOPK mRNA overexpression in BC and human normal testis tissues using RT-PCR. Using qRT-PCR revealed a higher expression of PBK/TOPK in BC tissues than their adjacent noncancerous tissues (ANCTs) (p<0.0001). Cytoplasmic expression of PBK/TOPK protein was found to be positive in 64.6% (42 of 65) BC patients. Expression of PBK/TOPK protein was found to be significantly higher in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) than in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) (86.1% vs. 37.9%, p<0.001). The immunohistochemical (IHC) expression of PBK/TOPK was found to be significantly (p<0.001) associated with the stage of disease. Study findings suggest that the PBK/TOPK mRNA/protein expression is specific to human BC and might be used as a novel target for development of cancer immunotherapy and diagnostic biomarker.
本研究旨在评估 PDZ 结合激酶/T-LAK 细胞起源的蛋白激酶(PBK/TOPK)在膀胱癌(BC)中的表达模式及其临床意义。我们使用 RT-PCR 检测了 BC 和人正常睾丸组织中 PBK/TOPK mRNA 的过表达。qRT-PCR 显示 PBK/TOPK 在 BC 组织中的表达高于其相邻非癌组织(ANCT)(p<0.0001)。在 64.6%(65 例中的 42 例)BC 患者中发现 PBK/TOPK 蛋白的细胞质表达为阳性。在肌层浸润性膀胱癌(MIBC)中,PBK/TOPK 蛋白的表达明显高于非肌层浸润性膀胱癌(NMIBC)(86.1%比 37.9%,p<0.001)。免疫组织化学(IHC)表达研究发现,PBK/TOPK 的表达与疾病的分期显著相关(p<0.001)。研究结果表明,PBK/TOPK mRNA/蛋白的表达是 BC 的特异性标志物,可能作为癌症免疫治疗和诊断生物标志物的新靶点。