Expression of candidate tumor suppressor gene N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 2 in colon cancer.
- Author:
Da-Ke CHU
1
;
Jian ZHANG
;
Hai SHI
;
Guang-Long DONG
;
Xin-Pin LIU
;
Wei-Zhong WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Blotting, Western; Colonic Neoplasms; metabolism; pathology; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Male; Middle Aged; RNA, Messenger; genetics; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Tumor Suppressor Proteins; genetics; metabolism
- From: Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2008;11(4):354-357
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo analyze the expression level of candidate tumor suppressor gene N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 2 (NDRG2) in human colon cancer.
METHODSThirty samples of colon cancer tissues with matched normal colon tissues were collected. The NDRG2 mRNA level was detected by semi-quantitive RT-PCR and the NDRG2 protein level was examined by Western blot and immunohistochemistry.
RESULTSTwelve samples of colon cancer tissues had low NDRG2 mRNA level and low protein level. The positive rates of NDRG2 in normal tissues and the tumorous colon tissues were 90.0%(27/30) and 53.3%(16/30) by immunohistochemistry respectively. There was a significant difference between two groups (P<0.05). The NDRG2 expression was not correlated with age, sex, metastasis of lymph node, depth of infiltration, as well as the Dukes staging(P>0.05), while it was correlated to the histology grading. The positive rate of NDRG2 in the well- and moderate-differentiation group was higher than that in the poor-differentiation group(P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONThe expression of NDRG2 is low in some colon cancer tissues, which indicates that the low level of NDRG2 expression may be engaged in the development of colon cancer.
