WANG Wei-sheng, et al. Expression of embryonic stem cells key transcription factor Nanog in bladder cancer and its relationship with cancer stem cells. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University 34(4):409-412(2009)
WANG Wei-sheng, et al. Expression of embryonic stem cells key transcription factor Nanog in bladder cancer and its relationship with cancer stem cells. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University 34(4):409-412(2009)DOI:
Expression of embryonic stem cells key transcription factor Nanog in bladder cancer and its relationship with cancer stem cells
Objective:To study the expression of nanog in human bladder cancer tissue
and demonstrate its significance in bladder cancer formation and relationship with bladder cancer stem cells.Methods:The expression of nanog was examined in the pathological specimens from 32 cases of bladder cancers
15 apparently nontumor tissues taken from the margin of tumors and 10 normal urothelial tissues by using semiquantitative RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry respectively.Results:The expression rate of nanog in bladder cancers was 84.38%(27/32)but at much lower level(P<0.001)in some nonneoplastic samples(5/32)
According to immunohistochemical (IHC)results
nanog is primarily localized in the nuclei of tumor cells
with no or lowimmunoreactivity in nontumor cells.the positive rate and intensity of the nanog expression had no obvious relationship with the grade
recurrence or metastasis of bladder cancer(P>0.05). Conclusion:The expression of nanog showed there might exist bladder cancer stern cells.This has significant aplications to uncover the existence of CSC and to isolate and identificate bladder cancer stem cells.The rate and level of nanog expression in bladder cancer showed there might exist significant correlation between embryonic gene and occurrence and development of tumor.