Wang Yanfen, Liu Biao, Xu Yan, Zhang Jin, Xia Qiuyuan, Yu Bo, Zhang Rusong, Shi Shanshan, Lu Zhenfeng, Zhou Xiaojun
Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School; Department of Pathology, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Nanjing 210002, China.
Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School; Department of Pathology, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Nanjing 210002, China. E-mail:
Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi. 2014 Apr;43(4):251-5.
To study the expression, clinicopathologic correlation and prognostic significance of caveolin-1 in lung adenocarcinomas(LAC).
Immunohistochemical study (EnVision method) for caveolin-1 and TTF-1 was carried out in 185 cases of LAC encountered during the period from 2005 to 2010. The correlation between caveolin-1 expression and various clinicopathologic parameters was analyzed statistically.
The rate of caveolin-1 expression in the 185 cases of LAC was 26.5% (49/185) and significantly lower than that in normal lung tissue (P<0.01). There was also higher rate of caveolin-1 expression in male patients (P=0.004), smokers (P=0.006), tumors larger than 3.5 cm (P=0.048), predominantly solid tumor subtype (P=0.025), high tumor grade (P=0.044), tumors with vascular invasion (P=0.019), lymph node metastasis (P=0.030), recurrence (P=0.021) and high clinical stage (P=0.027). The expression level of caveolin-1 in TTF1-negative cases was significantly higher than that in TTF1-positive cases and caveolin-1 expression also negatively correlated with TTF-1 expression in LAC (r=-0.154, P=0.037). The five-year overall survival rate of patients with caveolin-1 positive tumors was lower than that in caveolin-1 negative group (P<0.01).Univariate analysis indicated the expression level of caveolin-1 and TTF-1 (P<0.01), histologic subtype (P=0.002), tumor grade (P=0.002), tumor size (P=0.009), vascular invasion (P=0.019), lymph node metastasis (P=0.018), recurrence (P=0.032) and clinical stage (P=0.024) correlated with the survival of patients with LAC. COX multivariate analysis revealed that LAC with caveolin-1 positive expression, TTF-1 negative expression and high tumor grade carried a significantly unfavorable prognosis.
Caveolin-1 expression correlates with histologic subtype, tumor grade, invasiveness and metastatic potential of LAC. The detection of caveolin-1 in LAC is helpful in predicting prognosis.LAC with caveolin-1 expression carries a poor prognosis.
研究小窝蛋白-1在肺腺癌(LAC)中的表达、临床病理相关性及预后意义。
采用免疫组织化学法(EnVision法)检测2005年至2010年期间收治的185例LAC患者的小窝蛋白-1和甲状腺转录因子-1(TTF-1)。对小窝蛋白-1表达与各临床病理参数之间的相关性进行统计学分析。
185例LAC患者中小窝蛋白-1的表达率为26.5%(49/185),显著低于正常肺组织(P<0.01)。男性患者(P=0.004)、吸烟者(P=0.006)、肿瘤直径大于3.5 cm者(P=0.048)、主要为实性肿瘤亚型者(P=0.025)、肿瘤分级高者(P=0.044)、有血管侵犯者(P=0.019)、有淋巴结转移者(P=0.030)、复发者(P=0.021)及临床分期高者(P=0.027)中小窝蛋白-1的表达率也较高。TTF-1阴性病例中小窝蛋白-1的表达水平显著高于TTF-1阳性病例,且LAC中小窝蛋白-1的表达与TTF-1的表达呈负相关(r=-0.154,P=0.037)。小窝蛋白-1阳性肿瘤患者的五年总生存率低于小窝蛋白-1阴性组(P<0.01)。单因素分析表明,小窝蛋白-1和TTF-1的表达水平(P<0.01)、组织学亚型(P=0.002)、肿瘤分级(P=0.002)、肿瘤大小(P=0.009)、血管侵犯(P=0.019)、淋巴结转移(P=0.018)、复发(P=0.032)及临床分期(P=0.024)与LAC患者的生存相关。COX多因素分析显示,小窝蛋白-1阳性表达、TTF-1阴性表达及肿瘤分级高的LAC患者预后明显不良。
小窝蛋白-1的表达与LAC的组织学亚型、肿瘤分级、侵袭性及转移潜能相关。检测LAC中的小窝蛋白-1有助于预测预后。小窝蛋白-1表达阳性的LAC患者预后较差。