Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 30-34.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2022.01.006

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Expression of TPX2 and its clinicalsignificance in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer

PENG Youbin1, LIN Hao1, LI Ming1, HUANG Haihua2   

  1. 1. Department of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515065;
    2. Department of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515065, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2021-07-05 Revised:2021-12-09 Online:2022-01-31 Published:2022-02-15

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate expression of Xklp2 target protein (TPX2) in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer and its clinical significance. METHODS: Data from the GEPIA database were analyzed to confirm expression of TPX2 mRNA in bladder cancer and its relationship with survival of patients. In addition,immunohistochemical staining was also used to detect the expression of TPX2 protein in 60 non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer tissues. Their relationships with clinical pathological indicator of tumors and prognosis of patients were analyzed. RESULTS: By mining the GEPIA database,TPX2 mRNA expressions were up-regulated in bladder cancer,and patients with higher expressions had lower disease-free survival rate (P<0.05). Immunohistochemical staining results showed that positive expression rate of TPX2 protein was 75% (45/60),while no positive expression was found in the corresponding basal tissues. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.01). Expression levels of TPX2 protein were negatively correlated with clinical pathological indicators of tumors such as tumor numbers,tumor diameters,pathological grades and postoperative recurrences (P<0.05). Survival analyses showed that bladder cancer patients with higher expression of TPX2 had shorter survival time (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Expression of TPX2 was up-regulated in bladder cancer and its expression level was negatively correlated with prognosis of patients. Therefore,it has potential to become a tumor marker for predicting prognosis in bladder cancer patients.

Key words: bladder cancer, Xklp2 target protein, clinical pathological indicator, prognosis

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