OBJECTIVETo detect the expression of F10 at both mRNA and protein levels in cervical cancer tissues and explore its role in the occurrence and progression of cervical cancer.

METHODSF10 expressions at mRNA and protein levels were detected in 30 pairs of cervical cancer tissues and adjacent tissues using RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry.

RESULTSThe mRNA and protein expressions of F10 were significantly higher in cervical cancer tissues than in the adjacent normal tissues (P<0.05). F10 expression was significantly higher in poorly differentiated cervical cancer than in well differentiated cancer tissues, and was also lower in patients with preoperative chemotherapy than in those without chemotherapy.

CONCLUSIONF10 expression level is inversely correlated with the differentiation of cervical cancer and possible plays a role in the tumorigenesis and progression of cervical cancer.