The impact of CD8 and CTLA-4 expression on histopathological character and survival in mesothelioma
10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20200831-00506
- VernacularTitle:CD8和CTLA-4表达程度对间皮瘤组织病理学特征和生存的影响分析
- Author:
Min YU
1
;
Man YU
;
Shibo YING
;
Xiuyuan YUAN
;
Zhaoqiang JIANG
;
Jianlin LOU
;
Lijin ZHU
;
Xing ZHANG
Author Information
1. 310013 杭州医学院(浙江省医学科学院)公共卫生学院
- Keywords:
Mesothelioma;
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4;
5-methylcytosine;
Ki-67 antigen
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2021;39(2):85-90
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the survival and death risk factors of mesothelioma cases stratified by the expression levels of CD8 and cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) , providing new clue to evaluate disease progression and clinical outcome.Methods:This was a retrospective case report, which included 47 clinically and pathologically confirmed mesothelioma cases on November 2016. Their clinical and pathological information, asbestos exposure history and survival data were collected. Infiltrated lymphocyte, 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) , CTLA-4, CD8 and Ki-67 antigen were detected using hematoxylin-eosin staining and immunohistochemistry. Survival time and death risk factors of mesothelioma patients with different CD8 and CTLA-4 protein expression characteristics were analyzed. And analyze the influence of Ki-67 expression on the survival of patients with different CD8 and CTLA-4 protein and gene expression characteristics.Results:Among the 47 cases, 63.8% (30/47) had low/medium level of infiltrated lymphocyte. The immunohistochemistry scores of CTLA-4, CD8, 5-mC and Ki-67 were 92.97 (54.95, 120.65) , 72.41 (36.62, 89.82) , 11.09 (3.40, 52.89) and 5.88 (2.41, 11.48) , respectively. Patients with CD8 high CTLA-4 high had higher 5-mC level than those with CD8 high CTLA-4 low ( P<0.01) . The median survival time of 27 cases was 0.83±0.29 year. The median survival times of those with CD8 high CTLA-4 high and CD8 high CTLA-4 low were 0.58±0.51 year and 0.83±0.30 year, respectively ( P=0.521) . The immunohistochemistry score of Ki-67 ≥5.88 was an independent death risk factor for patients with CD8 high CTLA-4 low ( HR=8.40, P=0.01) . Under different CD8 and CTLA-4 protein expression characteristics, in the patients with CD8 high CTLA-4 low, the median survival times of those with high and low Ki-67 expression were 0.57±0.11 years and 2.31±0.46 years, respectively ( P<0.01) . Under different CD8 and CTLA-4 mRNA expression characteristics, in the patients with CD8 high CTLA-4 low, the median survival times of those with high and low Ki-67 mRNA expression were 1.20±0.36 years and 3.38±0.43 years, respectively ( P=0.018) . Conclusion:Mesothelioma case with high CD8 but low CTLA-4 content might coexist DNA hypomethylation. In the presence of high Ki-67 expression, their survival time appears to be shortened with increased death risk.