title: [Expression and significance of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and c-myc in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the expression and clinical significance of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3) and its target gene c-myc in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), and the relationship between the two genes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues, which came from 56 cases of LSCC and 30 samples of normal mucosas from 30 patients with total or subtotal laryngectomy over 2.0 cm away from tumor margin, were detected for the expression of STATS, c-myc by in situ hybridization and SP immunohistochemistry. Micro-image analysis system was used to determine the optical density, and the result was analyzed statistically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There is overexpression of STAT3, c-myc mRNA and protein in LSCC. The expression of STAT3 and c-myc mRNA in LSCC was associated with clinical stage, differentiation grade and lymph nodal metastases (P < 0.05 or 0.01). The expression of STAT3 and c-myc protein in LSCC was associated with clinical stage and lymph nodal metastases (P < 0.05 or 0.01). There was a positive correlation between the expression of STAT3 and c-myc genes. mRNA and protein, The correlation coefficient (r) was 0.6224 (P < 0.01) for the mRNA expression and 0.7012 (P < 0.01 )for the protein expression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The expression of STAT3 and c-myc may play an important role in the tumorigenesis, metastases and poor prognosis of LSCC. There was a positive correlation between the overexpression of STAT3 and c-myc genes in LSCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, China. lty631230@163.com
authors.forename: Tingyan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Huaguang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Zhenghu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Caixia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000378:metabolism*; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494086:STAT3 protein, human