ZHAO Jinsong, et al. Expression and Significance of macrophage migration inhibitory factor mRNA in esophagus squamous cell carcinoma. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (1):52-54(2007)
ZHAO Jinsong, et al. Expression and Significance of macrophage migration inhibitory factor mRNA in esophagus squamous cell carcinoma. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (1):52-54(2007)DOI:
Expression and Significance of macrophage migration inhibitory factor mRNA in esophagus squamous cell carcinoma
Objective:To explore the mRNA expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor(MIF)in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and its relationship with the clinical pathologic characteristics of that carcinoma.Methods:The expressions of MIF mRNA in esophageal carcinoma tissues and normal esophageal tissues were detected by RT-PCR in eighty patients.Results:MIF mRNA expression rate in esophageal carcinoma was 85%(68/80)
while in the normal esophageal tissues it was 15%(15/80).the difference was significant(P<0.01).The positive expression rate of MIF mRNA was correlated with differentiation degree and TNM stage of carcinoma(P<0.05)
but not with patient age
patient sex
or lymph node metastasis(P>0.05).Conclusion:Increased MIFmRNA expression contributed to carcinogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
which might provide a new way for early diagnosis and therapy of esophageal carcinoma.