title: Beclin-1 expression is a predictor of clinical outcome in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and correlated to hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha expression.
abstract: In the present study, we examined the relationship between Beclin-1 expression and HIF-1alpha expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC). There was a loss of Beclin-1 protein expression in 33% of ESCCs. Beclin-1 expression significantly correlated with depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis and clinical stage. Among the 54 patients, The survival rate of the Beclin-1-positive group was better than that of the Beclin-1-negative group. Twenty-five of the 54 (46%) tumor specimens showed high levels of HIF-1alpha immunoreactivity. Beclin-1 expression was associated with HIF-1alpha expression. The survival rate of patients with Beclin-1-positive and HIF-1alpha-low tumors was significantly higher than that of the other groups. These results suggest that Beclin-1 and HIF-1alpha expression are important determinants of survival in ESCCs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital, Cancer Center, West China School of Clinical Medicine, Sichuan University, 37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu 610041, China. yongshun2007@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yongshun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: You
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Changli
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000071186:Beclin-1; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D051795:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; C491997:BECN1 protein, human; D000071186:Beclin-1; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; C497442:HIF1A protein, human; D051795:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit; D008565:Membrane Proteins