ZHANG Shao-zhong, et al. Expression of Dicer protein in non-small cell lung cancer and its correlation with cancerous cell proliferation[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2011,36(4):466-469.
ZHANG Shao-zhong, et al. Expression of Dicer protein in non-small cell lung cancer and its correlation with cancerous cell proliferation[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2011,36(4):466-469. DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2011.04.037.
Objective:To investigate the expression and significance of Dicer
PCNA protein in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.Methods:The expressions of Dicer protein and PCNA protein and the clinico-pathologic features of lung cancer in 57 cases of lung cancer and 16 cases of normal lung tissue were analyzed statistically by immunohistochemical SP method.Results:The loss of expression of Dicer protein in 57 cases of lung carcinoma was 50.9%
while in 16 cases of normal lung tissues the loss was 37.5%(P>0.05).The loss of expression of Dicer protein in lung adenocarcinoma was 66.7%
while the loss was 37.0% in squamous carcinoma
which was statistically significant(P<0.05)between the two pathological types.The loss of expression of Dicer protein in high differentiation carcinoma(33.3%)was lower than in low differentiation carcinoma(76.5%)
which was statistically significant(P<0.05)between high and low differentiation cancers.However
no correlation was found between pTNM stages
lymph node metastasis
age and gender(P>0.05).The mean index of proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA)in low and high level expression of Dicer were(48.32±25.34)% and(37.61±20.31)% respectively(P>0.05).Conclusion:The loss of expression of Dicer protein may take part in the onset and process of lung adenocarcinoma;it influences the direction of differentiation of the lung carcinoma cell and is not directly linked to the expression of PCNA protein.