Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2021, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 349-353,359.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2021.05.006

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Expression and clinical significance of MTDH and FoxM1 in hepatocellular carcinomas

JIAO Wenjing, ZHANG Jinyan, MA Ming, GUO Xiujuan, FENG Junhua, SHAO Junguo, JIAO Wenpeng   

  1. Laboratory Department of the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei, China
  • Received:2020-11-08 Revised:2021-04-28 Online:2021-09-30 Published:2021-10-09

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To explore relationships between expression of metadherin (MTDH) and forkhead box M1 (FoxM1) in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and the clinicopathological features and prognosis of patients. METHODS: Surgical specimens from 156 HCC patients were usedof. Expressions of MTDH and FoxM1 were detected by immunohistochemistry and to analyze the relationship between the expression of MTDH and FoxM1 and the clinical pathological characteristics and prognosis. RESULTS: Immunohistochemical results showed that positive rates of MTDH was 71.2% (111/156). Expressions of MTDH were significantly related to tumor numbers,TNM stages,microvascular invasions,satellite nodules (P < 0.05). Positive rates of FoxM1 was 64.7% (101/156). Expressions of FoxM1 were significantly related to cirrhosis, tumor numbers, TNM stages, microvascular invasions, satellite nodules (P < 0.05). RT-PCR showed that expression of MTDH and FoxM1 was significantly increased. Spearman correlation analyses showed that there was a significant correlation between MTDH and FoxM1. Results from the Kaplan-Meier survival analyses showed that survival times were significantly related to TNM stages, microvascular invasions, satellite nodules, expressions of MTDH and FoxM1 (P < 0.05). Results from the multivariate Cox regression analyses showed that TNM stages and MTDH expressions were the main factors which influenced survival times of the patients. CONCLUSION: For HCC patients,MTDH and FoxM1 expressions were related to many clinical factors. Particularly,MTDH expression was a prognostic factor and there was a significant correlation between MTDH and FoxM1 expressions.

Key words: hepatocellular carcinoma, metadherin, forkhead box M1, immunohistochemistry, prognosis

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