Correlations of among cadual homeobox gene 2, hypoxia inducible factor<b>-</b>1α protein expressions, and tumor budding in colorectal cancer_CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY

Authors：

ZHENG Jianbao ¹ , HAN Yang ² , DONG Zepeng ¹ , YU Junhui ¹ ,  SUN Xuejun ¹

1. Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, P. R. China;
2. Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

SUN Xuejun, Email: sunxy@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

Keywords：

cadual homeobox gene 2; hypoxia inducible factor-1α; tumor budding; colorectal cancer

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10.7507/1007-9424.202302015

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Objective To investigate the correlations among the cadual homeobox gene 2 (CDX2), hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) protein expressions, and tumor budding in the colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods In this study, 63 CRC specimens surgically removed in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University from January 2012 to September 2015 were collected. The CDX2 and HIF-1α protein expressions were detected by immunohistochemical staining streptavidin-biotin peroxidase two-step method. The staining and the grade of tumor budding were observed under an optical microscope, and the correlation was analyzed using Spearman test. Results The positive expressions of CDX2 and HIF-1α proteins in the CRC tissues were 35 (55.6%) and 47 (74.6%) cases, respectively, which was a negative correlation in the CRC (r_s=–0.302, P=0.017). The positive expressions of CDX2 and HIF-1α proteins in the tumor budding of colorectal cancer were 21 (51.2%) and 26 (63.4%) cases, respectively, which was also a negative correlation in the tumor budding of CRC (r_s=–0.336, P=0.031), but there was no statistic correlation between the grade of tumor budding and CDX2 or HIF-1α positive protein expression in the CRC (r_s=0.113, P=0.370; r_s=–0.026, P=0.838). Conclusions The positive expression between CDX2 and HIF-1α has a negative correlation in the same CRC specimen and which has a negative correlation in tumor budding. There is no statistic correlation between grade of tumor budding and CDX2 or HIF-1α protein expression in the CRC. Hypoxia environment may be involved in the downregulation of CDX2 level during the malignant progression of CRC.

Citation： ZHENG Jianbao, HAN Yang, DONG Zepeng, YU Junhui, SUN Xuejun. Correlations of among cadual homeobox gene 2, hypoxia inducible factor-1α protein expressions, and tumor budding in colorectal cancer. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2023, 30(6): 681-685. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.202302015 Copy

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