title: Increased expression of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta correlates with prognosis in glioma patients.
abstract: C/EBP beta (CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta) is a transcriptional factor that belongs to the basic region-leucine zipper class DNA-binding proteins and plays a role in cell differentiation and inflammatory reactions. Although high tissue levels of inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 and transforming growth factor-beta, have been observed in glioma patients, the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain to be elucidated. C/EBP beta induces a variety of cytokines and thus may play a role in the pathogenesis of glioma. In this study, we investigated the relationship between C/EBP beta expression, tumor histology, and prognosis in glioma. The expression of C/EBP beta mRNA was examined with quantitative real-time PCR and protein expression was examined with immunohistochemical techniques in 47 glioma tissue samples. Expression of C/EBP beta mRNA and protein was markedly increased in high grade glioma compared with low grade glioma. Patients whose expression of C/EBP beta mRNA and protein in tumor tissue was lower survived longer than those whose expressions were higher. In vitro, C/EBP beta siRNA inhibited glioma cell proliferation and invasion. Moreover, IL-8 production by glioma cells was inhibited by C/EBP beta siRNA transfection. These data suggest that increased expression of C/EBP beta may contribute to the promotion of tumor invasiveness and progression. The data imply that the comparison of C/EBP beta expression could be a prognostic marker for patients with glioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: Jumpei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Homma
authors.forename: Ryuya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Genkai
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D022782:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005910:Glioma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D034622:RNA Interference / Q000502:physiology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D022782:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta; D016209:Interleukin-8; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering