国际肿瘤学杂志 ›› 2017, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (11): 801-805.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2017.11.001

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乙醛脱氢酶1和转化生长因子-β2在三阴性乳腺癌中的表达及临床意义

郭崇勇,李永梅,李柏成,周凌,张建,贾宗师   

  1. 256600 山东省滨州市人民医院乳腺外科(普外三科)(郭崇勇、贾宗师),妇科(李永梅),病理科(李柏成、张建);上海市第一人民医院分院普外科(周凌)
  • 收稿日期:2017-08-16 出版日期:2017-11-08 发布日期:2017-11-24
  • 通讯作者: 郭崇勇 E-mail:guochongyong66@163.com
  • 基金资助:

    山东省自然科学基金(ZR2014HP036)

Expressions and clinical significances of aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 and transforming growth factor-β2 in triple negative breast cancer

Guo Chongyong, Li Yongmei, Li Bocheng, Zhou Ling, Zhang Jian, Jia Zongshi   

  1. Department of Breast Surgery (Third Department of General Surgery), Binzhou People′s Hospital of Shandong Province, Binzhou 256600, China
  • Received:2017-08-16 Online:2017-11-08 Published:2017-11-24
  • Contact: Guo Chongyong E-mail:guochongyong66@163.com
  • Supported by:

    Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China (ZR2014HP036)

摘要: 目的  探讨乳腺肿瘤干细胞标志物乙醛脱氢酶1(ALDH1)和转化生长因子-β2(TGF-β2)在三阴性乳腺癌中的表达及其临床意义。方法  采用免疫组织化学染色法检测60例三阴性乳腺癌患者肿瘤组织中ALDH1和TGF-β2蛋白的表达,并进行相关性分析和无瘤生存期、总生存期分析。结果  在60例乳腺癌原发灶中,ALDH1蛋白和TGFβ2蛋白阳性表达分别为23例(38.33%)和38例(63.33%)。ALDH1蛋白在乳腺癌组织中的阳性表达与肿瘤大小(χ2=0.307,P=0.580)、组织学分级(χ2=4.244,P=0.120)、临床分期(χ2=0.982,P=0.612)以及淋巴结转移(χ2=1.111,P=0.292)均无关。TGFβ2蛋白在乳腺癌组织中的阳性表达与组织学分级(χ2=4.651,P=0.098)、淋巴结转移(χ2=3.513,P=0.061)、临床分期(χ2=1.310,P=0.519)和肿瘤大小(χ2=0.629,P=0.428)无关。ALDH1阳性患者的无瘤生存期[(38.43±3.86)个月∶(53.38±2.58)个月]、总生存期[(42.00±3.11)个月∶(53.84±2.19)个月]显著短于ALDH1阴性患者,差异均有统计学意义(χ2=8.490,P=0.004;χ2=11.270,P=0.001)。TGF-β2阳性患者的无瘤生存期[(42.81±3.32)个月∶(54.72±2.50)个月]、总生存期[(44.74±2.68)个月∶(57.18±1.55)个月]显著短于TGF-β2阴性患者,差异均有统计学意义(χ2=4.300,P=0.038;χ2=8.900,P=0.003)。ALDH1与TGF-β2蛋白在乳腺癌组织中的阳性表达呈正相关(r=0.360,P=0.005)。结论  ALDH1可作为判断预后的独立指标,TGF-β2信号通路的激活可能参与调控三阴性乳腺癌中肿瘤干细胞亚群。

关键词: 乳腺肿瘤, 肿瘤干细胞, 转化生长因子β2, 乙酰脱氢酶1

Abstract: Objective To investigate the expressions and clinical significances of breast cancer stem cell markers such as aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) and transforming growth factorβ2 (TGFβ2) in patients with triple negative breast cancer. MethodsSamples of 60 triple negative breast cancer tissues were investigated for the expressions of ALDH1 and TGFβ2 proteins by immunohistochemical staining. The correlation analysis, diseasefree survival analysis and overall survival analysis were performed. ResultsThe positive expressions of ALDH1 protein and TGFβ2 protein in the 60 breast cancer primary lesions were 23 cases (38.33%) and 38 cases (63.33%) respectively. The expression of ALDH1 protein was not correlated with tumor size (χ2=0.307, P=0.580), histological grade (χ2=4.244, P=0.120), clinical stage (χ2=0.982, P=0.612) or lymph node metastasis (χ2=1.111, P=0.292). The expression of TGFβ2 protein was not correlated with histological grade (χ2=4.651, P=0.098), lymph node metastasis (χ2=3.513, P=0.061), clinical stage (χ2=1.310, P=0.519) or tumor size (χ2=0.629, P=0.428). The diseasefree survival time [(38.43±3.86) months vs. (53.38±2.58) months] and the overall survival time [(42.00±3.11) months vs. (53.84±2.19) months] of ALDH1positive patients were significantly shorter than those of ALDH1negative patients, and the differences were statistically significant (χ2=8.490, P=0.004; χ2=11.270, P=0.001). The diseasefree survival time [(42.81±3.32) months vs. (54.72±2.50) months] and the overall survival time [(44.74±2.68) months vs. (57.18±1.55) months] of TGFβ2 positive patients were significantly shorter than those of TGFβ2negative patients, and the differences were statistically significant (χ2=4.300, P=0.038; χ2=8.900, P=0.003). The expression of ALDH1 protein was positively correlated with the expression of TGFβ2 protein (r=0.360, P=0.005). ConclusionThe ALDH1 phenotype is an independent predictor of poor prognosis. The activation of TGFβ2 signaling pathway may be involved in the regulation of triplenegative breast cancer stem cells.

Key words: Breast neoplasms, Neoplastic stem cells, Transforming growth factor beta 2, Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1