Expression of MCT4 and its clinicopathologic significance in cervical squamous cell carcino-ma
10.13315/j.cnki.cjcep.2015.01.007
- VernacularTitle:子宫颈鳞状细胞癌组织中MCT4的表达及其临床病理学意义
- Author:
Lifeng DENG
;
Yongsheng ZHANG
;
Hongxia CUI
;
Yiqun SUI
;
Jian TU
;
Yan HOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cervical neoplasm;
squamous cell carcinoma;
monocarboxylate transporters 4;
immunohistochemistry
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology
2015;(1):29-31
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Purpose To explore the expression of monocarboxylate transporters 4 (MCT4) and its clinicopathologic significance in cer-vical squamous cell carcinoma. Methods The expression level of MCT4 in 72 cervical squamous cell carcinoma tissues and 48 cervi-cal normal tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry assay, and its relationship with clinical pathological features was analyzed. Results The positive rate of MCT4 was 81. 9% (59/72) in cervical squamous cell carcinoma tissues and 35. 4% (17/48) in normal cervical tissues. The positive rate of MCT4 in cervical squamous cell carcinoma was significantly higher than that in cervical normal tis-sues (χ2 =26. 848, P<0. 001). In addition, the expression of MCT4 protein was correlated with clinical stage (χ2 =5. 389, P=0. 020) and lymph node metastasis (χ2 =4. 706, P=0. 030). However, it did not correlated with age (χ2 =1. 238, P=0. 266), tumor differentiation (χ2 =0. 530, P=0. 467) or infiltration degree (χ2 =1. 300, P=0. 254) in patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma. Conclusion The expression of MCT4 is up-regulated in cervical squamous cell carcinoma and correlate with clinical stage and lymph node metastasis of cervical squamous cell carcinoma. MCT4 may be a biomarker for evaluating the biological behavior of cer-vical squamous cell carcinoma.
