CHEN Gang, et al. Expression and significance of Clusterin ,bcl-2 and FasL in prostate cancer. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (3):409-411(2005)
CHEN Gang, et al. Expression and significance of Clusterin ,bcl-2 and FasL in prostate cancer. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (3):409-411(2005) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2005.03.028.
Expression and significance of Clusterin ,bcl-2 and FasL in prostate cancer
Objective:To investigate the expression and significance of an inhibitor gene of apoptosis
Clusterin
in prostate cancer
and its relationship with the expression of bcl-2
FasL.Methods:The expression of Clusterin
bcl-2 and FasL in sample of 10 normal prostate
15 BPH and 49 prostate cancer were examined by immunohistochemical stain.Results:The rate of positive or weak positive for normal prostate
BPH and prostate cancer was 10%(1/10)
66.6%(10/15)and 91.8%(45/49) respectively.The expression level of Clusterin in prostate cancer was much higher than in normal prostate(P<0.005)
BPH(P<0.005)
and it was related positively with clinical stage(P<0.001)and pathological grade(P<0.001)of prostate cancer.Clusterin positive cases were strongly associated with bcl-2 expression(P<0.05)and FasL expression(P<0.05).Conclusion:Clusterin
alone or in cooperarion with bcl-2 and FasL
may play an important role in the onset and progression of prostate cancer by the antiapoptosis pathway.