Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Research Institute of Digestive Diseases, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China.
Department of Laboratory Diagnosis, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Arch Med Sci. 2014 Feb 24;10(1):149-53. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2013.36927. Epub 2013 Aug 12.
Phospho-PRAS40(Thr246) (phosphorylated proline-rich Akt substrate of 40 kilodaltons at Thr246) is a biomarker for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway activation and AKT inhibitors sensitivity.
In this study, we immunohistochemically investigated the expression of phospho-PRAS40(Thr246) in 141 gastric cancer tumors, and evaluated its clinicopathological and prognostic significance.
Sixty-four cases (45.4%) were defined as phospho-PRAS40(Thr246) positive. Phospho-PRAS40(Thr246) correlated positively with lymph node metastasis, lymphatic infiltration, vascular infiltration and shorter survival. Furthermore, phospho-PRAS40(Thr246) is an independent prognostic factor for gastric cancer.
Our data suggest that phospho-PRAS40(Thr246) was frequently expressed in gastric cancers, and correlated with malignant progression and poor prognosis of patients. PI3K pathway-targeted therapies should be considered in the future treatment of gastric cancers.
磷酸化 PRAS40(Thr246)(丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶 246 位磷酸化脯氨酸丰富的 Akt 底物 40 千道尔顿)是磷脂酰肌醇 3-激酶(PI3K)通路激活和 AKT 抑制剂敏感性的生物标志物。
在这项研究中,我们通过免疫组织化学方法检测了 141 例胃癌肿瘤中磷酸化 PRAS40(Thr246)的表达,并评估了其临床病理和预后意义。
64 例(45.4%)被定义为磷酸化 PRAS40(Thr246)阳性。磷酸化 PRAS40(Thr246)与淋巴结转移、淋巴浸润、血管浸润和较短的生存时间呈正相关。此外,磷酸化 PRAS40(Thr246)是胃癌的独立预后因素。
我们的数据表明,磷酸化 PRAS40(Thr246)在胃癌中频繁表达,与肿瘤的恶性进展和患者的不良预后相关。未来应考虑针对 PI3K 通路的靶向治疗。