MAO Ning, et al. Expression of RHAMM gene and TPX2 gene in esophageal squamous carcinoma and its clinical significance. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University 35(4):557-560(2010)
MAO Ning, et al. Expression of RHAMM gene and TPX2 gene in esophageal squamous carcinoma and its clinical significance. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University 35(4):557-560(2010) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2010.04.032.
Expression of RHAMM gene and TPX2 gene in esophageal squamous carcinoma and its clinical significance
Objective:Toinvestigate the expression of RHAMMgene and TPX2 gene in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC)and their relationships with clinicopathological factors.Methods:The expression of RHAMM gene and TPX2 gene were detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)in ESCC tissues
para-cancer tissues
and matched esophageal normal mucosa tissues of 40 patients.Results:The positive expressions of RHAMM mRNA in ESCC tissues(65.0%)were significantly higher than those in para-cancer tissues(37.5%)and esophageal normal mucosa tissues(22.5%).Significant relationship was observed between positive expression of RHAMM mRNA and lymphnode metastasis(P<0.01).The positive expressions of TPX2 mRNA in ESCC tissues(75.0%) were also significantly higher than those in para-cancer tissues(47.5%)and esophageal normal mucosa tissues(40.0%).Significant relationship was observed between positive expression of TPX2 mRNA and lymphnode metastasis or degrees of differentiation(P<0.05).A significant association was found between the mRNA expression of TPX2 and RHAMM(P<0.01
r=0.39).Conclusion:High expression of RHAMM gene together with TPX2 gene might play important roles in the tumorigenesis and metastasis of ESCC.