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African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines
African Ethnomedicines Network
ISSN: 0189-6016
Vol. 13, No. 4, 2016, pp. 81-87
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Bioline Code: tc16091
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Vol. 13, No. 4, 2016, pp. 81-87
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EVALUATION THE EXPRESSION OF THREE GENES TO EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CANCER RISK IN CHINESE POPULATION
Huang, Ju; Lin, Hao & Lin, Ming En
Abstract
Background: Ovarian cancer is associated with poor survival, because patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage of the disease, and
in addition, tumors develop chemoresistance, which carries a poor prognosis for the patient.
Material and methods: We hypothesize that high expression of SDF-1, survivin and smac is associated with ovarian cancers
development and could be used as a biomarker to identify this disease. The expressions of SDF-1, survivin and smac in normal
ovarian (NO) tissue, benign tumor (BT) tissue and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) tissue were immunohistochemically analysed.
Results: Positive expressions of SDF-1, survivin and smac were significantly higher in EOC tissue than those in NO and BT tissues.
SDF-1 expressions were significantly more weaker in advanced ovarian carcinomas (FIGO stage III–IV), and in high-grade
carcinomas. There was a positive correlation between EOC patients with lymph node metastasis and with ascites and SDF-1
positivity (P < 0.05). Survivin expressions were significantly more stronger in advanced ovarian carcinomas (FIGO stage III–IV),
and in high-grade carcinomas. There was a positive correlation between EOC patients with lymph node metastasis and with ascites
and surviving positivity (P < 0.05). Smac expressions were significantly more stronger in advanced ovarian carcinomas (FIGO stage
III–IV), and in high-grade carcinomas. There was a positive correlation between EOC patients with lymph node metastasis and with
ascites and smac positivity (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: These results indicate that SDF-1, surviving and smac are closely associated with EOC metastasis.
Keywords
SDF-1; Expression; Gene; Ovarian cancers
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