[Changes of alkaline phosphatase sugar chains in hepatocellular carcinoma tissue].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the changes of sugar chain structures of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in hepatoma tissue and its relation to the invasiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).


METHODS
The binding ratios of ALP from 9 normal liver tissues, 16 hepatoma tissues and 16 noncancerous tissues surrounding hepatoma were analysed by affinity chromatography on various lectin columns including leukoagglutinating phytohemagglutinin (L-PHA), lentil lectin (LCA), Datura stramonium agglutinin (DSA), erythroagglutinating phytohemagglutinin (E-PHA) and Sambucus nigra bark agglutinin (SNA).


RESULTS
The binding ratios of ALP on L-PHA (22.94%+/-5.30%), DSA (55.97%+/-13.72%), LCA (38.16%+/-8.87%), E-PHA (11.56%+/-4.81%) and SNA (69.80%+/-13.71%) in HCC tissues were significantly increased (P<0.01) compared with that in normal liver tissues (L-PHA 5.89%+/-2.75%, DSA 36.20%+/-11.58%, LCA 17.90%+/-6.71%, E-PHA 5.38%+/-2.20%, SNA 57.32%+/-11.27%), respectively. t values between the two groups were 8.94, 3.64, 5.94, 3.62 and 2.32, respectively. L-PHA-binding ratio (25.84%+/-4.67%) of ALP in HCC with invasiveness was significantly higher than that (18.10%+/-3.64%) without invasiveness (t=3.71, P<0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
The changes of ALP sugar chain structures occur in HCC tissue. b1-6 branching sugar chain structure of ALP is related to the invasiveness of HCC.
Chen
Guo-qian
GQ
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hua Shan Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China.
Zhang
Qing
Q
Xu
Yan-fang
YF
Zhang
Wan-zhong
WZ
Guan
Ming
M
Su
Bing
B
Liang
Hui-qi
HQ
Lu
Yuan
Y
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000737:chemistry*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness
D002241:Carbohydrates; D037102:Lectins; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase