Zhao Qianying, Gui Ting, Qian Qiuhong, Li Lei, Shen Keng
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Onco Targets Ther. 2016 Aug 22;9:5203-8. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S109443. eCollection 2016.
Epithelial ovarian cancer, a vexing challenge for clinical management, still lacks biomarkers for early diagnosis, precise stratification, and prognostic evaluation of patients. B-cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1 (BMI1), a member of the polycomb group of proteins, engages in diverse cellular processes, including proliferation, differentiation, senescence, and stem cell renewal. In addition, BMI1, as a cancer stem-cell marker, participates in tumorigenesis through various pathways. Rewardingly, recent studies have also revealed a relationship between BMI1 expression and the clinical grade/stage, therapy response, and survival outcome in a majority of human malignancies, including epithelial ovarian cancer. Therefore, BMI1 might serve as a potential stratification factor and treatment target for epithelial ovarian cancer, pending evidence from further investigations.
上皮性卵巢癌是临床管理中一个棘手的挑战,目前仍缺乏用于早期诊断、精确分层以及患者预后评估的生物标志物。B细胞特异性莫洛尼氏鼠白血病病毒整合位点1(BMI1)是多梳蛋白家族的成员,参与多种细胞过程,包括增殖、分化、衰老和干细胞更新。此外,BMI1作为一种癌症干细胞标志物,通过多种途径参与肿瘤发生。值得庆幸的是,最近的研究还揭示了BMI1表达与大多数人类恶性肿瘤(包括上皮性卵巢癌)的临床分级/分期、治疗反应和生存结果之间的关系。因此,在获得进一步研究证据之前,BMI1可能作为上皮性卵巢癌的潜在分层因素和治疗靶点。