Expressions of survivin and the splice variants survivin-2B and survivin-△Ex3 in bladder cancer and their clinical significance
10.3321/j.issn:1000-467X.2009.11.016
- VernacularTitle:Survivin及其异构体survivin-2B和survivin-△Ex3在膀胱癌中的表达及临床意义
- Author:
He XUE-FENG
1
;
Wen DUAN-GAI
;
Hou JIAN-QUAN
;
He JUN
;
Cen JIAN-NONG
Author Information
1. 苏州大学附属第一医院
- Keywords:
bladder neoplasm;
transitional cell carcinoma;
survivin;
splice variants;
progonostic indicator
- From:Chinese Journal of Cancer
2009;28(11):1209-1213
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Background and Objective:Studies on survivin over the past 5 years have shown that survivin participates in the genesis of several human cancers,including bladder cancer.Recent studies have indicated that survivin splice variants appeared to have unique subcellular localizations and functions as well.This study was to explore the roles of survivin and its two splice variants survivin-2B and survivin-△Ex3 in transitional cell carcinoma of bladder (BTCC).Methods:The relative amount of survivin,survivin-2B, and survivin-△Ex3 mRNA of fresh carcinoma tissues from 60 patients with BTCC and 12 non-cancerous bladder tissues were detected by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR),and the relationships of their expression levels in different pathologic grades to clinical stages of bladder cancer were analyzed.The time of follow-up was 4-24 months.Results:Survivin,survivin-2B,and survivin-△Ex3 mRNA were detected in all BTCC tissues,and their relative expressions were 0.333±0.163,0.056±0.017, and 0.124±0.096,respectively. In the control group,three and four samples expressed survivin and survivin-△Ex3 mRNA respectively,and all samples expressed survivin-2B mRNA.The expressions of survivin and survivin-△Ex3 mRNA were positively correlated with the pathologic grades and clinical stages(0＜r'_s＜1,P＜0.05),however,survivin-2B mRNA was negativly correlated with those (-1＜r'_s＜0,P＜0.05).Conclusion:Detecting the expression levels of survivin and its two splice variants survivin-2B and survivin-△Ex3 mRNA in BTCC by real-time PCR could have potential values to evaluate tumor progression and recurrence rate.
