Abstract:
Objective To investigate the expressions of phosphorylated protein 19(ARPP19) and β-1, 4-galactosyltransferase Ⅲ (B4GALT3) in cervical cancer tissues and its relationship with clinicopathological features and prognosis of patients.
Methods Seventy-five patients with cervical cancer were included, and their cancer tissues and adjacent tissues were collected during operation.The expressions of ARPP19 and B4GALT3 protein were detected by immunohistochemistry.The relationship between ARPP19, B4GALT3 and clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of cervical cancer patients was analyzed, and Spearman method was used to analyze the correlation of ARPP19 and B4GALT3 in cervical cancer tissue.
Results The positive rates of ARPP19 and B4GALT3 proteins in cancer tissues of patients with cervical cancer were higher than those in adjacent tissues (P < 0.01).Spearman analysis showed that ARPP19 and B4GALT3 were positively correlated in cervical cancer tissue (r=0.511, P < 0.01).The expression of ARPP19 and B4GALT3 protein were related to lymph node metastasis, and FIGO stage of cervical cancer patients (P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).The 3-year survival rates of ARPP-19 and B4GALT3-negative patients were 86.96% and 88.00%, respectively, which were higher than those of ARPP-19 and B4GALT3-positive patients (61.54%, 60.00%), and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).FIGO ⅡA stage, lymph node metastasis and positive expression of ARPP-19 and B4GALT3 were independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of cervical cancer patients (P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).
Conclusions The positive rates of ARPP19 and B4GALT3 proteins in cancer tissues of patients with cervical cancer are obviously increased, and the two are positively correlated.Both are related to the clinicopathological characteristics of patients, and are expected to become reference indicators for evaluating the prognosis of cervical cancer.