Journal of International Oncology ›› 2015, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (7): 504-507.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2015.07.007

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Expression and clinical significance of SIRT-1 and NF-κB in non-small cell lung cancer

Jiang Zhongxiu, Liu Yang, Li Ning, Qi Xiaoying, Zhang Xiaoye   

  1. Fourth Department of Oncology, Affiliated Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110022, China
  • Online:2015-07-08 Published:2015-05-26
  • Contact: Zhang Xiaoye E-mail:zhangxy1@sj-hospital.org

Abstract: ObjectiveTo investigate the expression and clinical significance of silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog1 (SIRT1) and nuclear factorκB (NFκB) in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MethodsThe expressions of SIRT1 and NFκB were evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 108 selected cases of primary NSCLC and 48 samples of paracarcinoma normal tissue. The relationships of the expressions of SIRT1 and NFκB and clinical pathological features were analyzed, respectively. ResultsImmunohistochemical results showed that the positive expression rates of SIRT1 and NFκB in NSCLC tissue were 90.7% (98/108) and 94.4% (102/108), respectively, significantly higher than those in normal lung tissue 4.2% (2/48), 16.7% (8/48), χ2=108.237, P=0.000; χ2=96.683, P=0.000, and the expression of SIRT1 and NFκB showed a positive correlation (r=0.480, P=0.001). There were significant positive correlations between the expression of SIRT1 and tumor size (r=0.227, P=0.018), TNM stage (r=0.298, P=0.002) and lymph node metastasis (r=0.280, P=0.003), and there was negative correlation between the expression of SIRT1 and differentiation (r=-0.300, P=0.002), and there were no correlation between the expression of SIRT1 and sex, age and histological type in NSCLC tissues. There were significant positive correlation between the expression of NFκB and TNM stage (r=0.256, P=0.009) and lymph node metastasis (r=0.261, P=0.006), and there was negative correlation between the expression of NFκB and differentiation (r=-0.235, P=0.013), and there were no correlation between the expression of NFκB and sex, age, histological type and tumor size in NSCLC tissues. ConclusionThe positive expression rates of SIRT1 and NFκB in NSCLC tissue are significantly higher than those in normal lung tissue, and they are related to TNM stage, lymph node metastasis and differentiation, and the former is also related to tumor size. High expression of SIRT1 and NFκB may play important roles in the occurrence and development of NSCLC.

Key words: irtuins, NF-kappa B, Carcinoma, non-small-cell lung, Immunohistochemistry