Telomerase activity and expression of the telomerase catalytic subunit gene in non small cell lung cancer: correlation with decreased apoptosis and clinical prognosis

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王洁
刘叙仪
蒋薇
梁莉
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[1] DepartmentofInternalMedicine
[2] SchoolofOncology
[3] BeijingUniversity
[4] Beijing100036
[5] China
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telomerase activity · telomerase catalytic subunit gene · apoptosis · bcl 2 · non small cell lung canc;
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To investigate the level of telomerase activation (TA) and telomerase catalytic subunit (hEST 2) gene mRNA in patients with non small cell lung cancer, and determine whether they are associated with tumor cell apoptosis, stage, and clinical outcome Methods Primary tumor specimens from 58 patients untreated with chemotherapy and 10 cases of histologically benign and adjacent lung tissue were analyzed TA and hEST 2 were measured by means of a modified telomerase repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) assay and in situ hybridization (ISH), respectively Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) mediated biotin dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) was used to evaluate apoptotic cells Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) was used to detect bcl 2 mRNA expression Results TA and hEST 2 were detected in 45 (77 6%) and 43 (74 1%) of 58 tumor specimens, respectively, and not detected in specimens of adjacent and benign lung tissue One case expressed hEST 2 as a weak positive Statistically significant positive association was found between the level of TA and hEST 2( r =0 85, P =0 001) TA and hEST 2 were associated with tumor stage, but not associated with tumor grade, gender and patient age Positive rate of bcl 2 mRNA was 38 (65 5%) of 58 tumor specimens The mean apoptotic index in the bcl 2 positive group (9 5±1 3) was lower than that in the bcl 2 negative one (19 8±2 1, P <0.05), suggesting that apoptotic index may be inversely associated with bcl 2 expression ( r =-0 48, P =0 041) Bcl 2 expression in the TA and hEST 2 positive group (92 1% and 89 4%) was higher than that in the negative one (50 0% and 45 0%, P =0 043 and P =0 032, respectively) The apoptotic index was lower in the TA or hEST 2 positive group (8 2±1 4, 10 7±1 1) than in the negative one (20 5±1 6, 24 2±2 1, P <0 05) A statistically significant inverse association was found between TA or hEST 2 and apoptotic index ( r =-0 45, P =0 02 and r = -0 51, P =0 001, respectively) Positive correlation was also detected between TA or hEST 2 and bcl 2 expression ( r =0 86, P =0 01 and r =0 73, P =0 024, respectively) The level of hEST 2 mRNA and apoptotic index were associated with clinical outcome in a multivariate cox regression analysis Conclusions High TA and hEST 2 were frequently detected in primary non small cell lung cancer untreated with chemotherapy, having high bcl 2 expression and a low tumor cell apoptotic rate This suggests that both TA and hEST 2 are correlated with the deregulation of apoptosis hEST 2 and apoptotic index have prognostic significance in patients with non small cell lung cancer
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