[Increased expression of Abi1 in hepatocellular carcinoma and its correlation with poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the expression of Abi1 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the correlation between its expression level and clinical pathological characteristics as well as prognosis of HCC.


METHODS
Abi1 expression was determined at both mRNA and protein levels in 40 HCC tissues and their corresponding para carcinomatous liver tissues by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. The correlations between Abi1 expression levels and pathological characteristics as well as prognosis were also analyzed.


RESULTS
The expression level of Abi1 mRNA in HCC tissues were significantly higher than those in corresponding para carcinomatous liver tissue (P < 0.05), and the expression level of Abi1 mRNA in nodular HCC tissues were also significantly higher than those in solitary large HCC tissues. Immunohistochemistry results showed that Abi1 protein located in cytoplasm of HCC cells and the expression level of Abi1 protein were significant positive correlated with the number of HCC, capsular formation, venous invasion and Edmondson-Steiner grade (P < 0.05). Combined with follow-up data, the results also showed that HCC patients with high Abi1 protein expression had a higher risk of invasion/metastasis and a shorter survival than those with low Abi1 protein expression (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Expression level of Abi1 is up-regulated in HCC tissues compared with corresponding para carcinomatous liver tissue and the expression level of Abi1 is significantly correlated with the number of tumor, capsular formation, venous invasion, Edmondson-Steiner grade and prognosis of HCC.
Department of Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
Si-yu
SY
Liu
Fan
F
Wu
Yi-ming
YM
Tao
Lian-yue
LY
Yang
D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
C513733:ABI1 protein, human; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger