Objective To investigate the expressions of Ki67 and PTEN protein in human gastric atypical hyperplasia and carcinoma, and to explore their relations with gastric canceration and the possibility of being early biological markers.
Methods The expressions Ki67 and PTEN protein were detected by using immunohistochemical staining SP method in 22 cases of normal gastric tissues and 80 cases of atypical hyperplasia and 60 cases of gastric carcinoma.
Results The positive expression level of PTEN in normal gastric tissue was higher than that in atypical hyperplasia tissue, with the lowest level in gastric carcinoma, whereas, it was opposite for the expressions of Ki67 in these samples. The positive expression rates of PTEN and Ki67 were both well related with pathological grading of gastric tissues (r=-0.461 and 0.301, respectively, P<0.01). The expression of PTEN was not obviously related with Lauren type, infiltration degree and differentiation level of gastric carcinoma, but it was associated with lymph node metastasis. For Ki67, it was found that there were correlations between the expression of Ki67 and Lauren type, lymph node metastasis, but not with infiltration degree, differentiation level of gastric carcinoma. Negative correlation was found between the expressions of PTEN and Ki67 protein in gastric carcinoma (r=-0.316, P<0.05).
Conclusion Abnormal expressions of Ki67 and PTEN protein were associated with canceration in stomach. Therefore, both of them may act as useful biomarkers for early detection of gastric carcinoma.
Citation: CHEN Hao,LI Yumin,HE Mingyan,LI Xun,ZHOU Wence,MENG Wenbo,ZHANG Lei. Expressions and Significance of Ki67 and PTEN in Atypical Hyperplasia and Carcinoma of Stomach. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2007, 14(3): 304-307. doi: Copy