title: Expression and clinical implication of HIF-1alpha and VEGF-C in non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: To study the expression and implication of HIF-1alpha and VEGF-C in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its relationship with clinical pathological features of NSCLC, immunohistochemical SP was used to detect the expression of HIF-1alpha and VEGF-C proteins in 48 NSCLC tissues and the same para-cancerous tissues. The positive rates of HIF-1alpha and VEGF-C were 70.8% (34/48) and 68.8% (33/48) respectively. The expression of HIF-1alpha protein was detected in a significantly greater proportion in NSCLC carcinoma tissues than that in para-cancerous tissues (12.5% and 16.7%, P<0.05). The positive rates of HIF-1alpha and VEGF-C were correlated with lymph node metastasis and TNM stage. No relationship was found between the two factors and age, sex, pathological subtypes and histological grades. The positive rates between HIF-1alpha and VEGF-C were correlated (P<0.05). HIF-1alpha and VEGF-C were over-expressed in NSCLC. They may be involved in the carcinogenesis of NSCLC, and play an important role in invasion and metastasis of NSCLC. HIF-1alpha and VEGF-C work synergically in the process of NSCLC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. zsq21@VIP.sina.com
authors.forename: Shunqing
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Yanmei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jialong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D051795:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit / Q000378:metabolism*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D042582:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D051795:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit; D042582:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C