title: Coexpression of SFRP1 and WIF1 as a prognostic predictor of favorable outcomes in patients with colorectal carcinoma.
abstract: Colorectal tumorigenesis is ascribed to the activity of Wnt signaling pathway in a ligand-independent manner mainly through APC and CTNNB1 gene mutations and in a ligand-dependent manner through low expression of Wnt inhibitors such as WNT inhibitory factor 1 (WIF1) and secreted frizzled related protein 1 (SFRP1). In this study we found that WIF1 protein expression was increased and SFRP1 was decreased significantly in CRC tissue versus normal tissue, and high expression of WIF1 was associated with big tumor diameters and deep invasion, and loss of SFRP1 expression was associated with the left lesion site, deep invasion, and high TNM stage. Among the four expression patterns (WIF+/SFRP1+, WIF+/SFRP1-, WIF-/SFRP1+, and WIF-/SFRP1-) only coexpression of WIF1 and SFRP1 (WIF+/SFRP1+) was associated with favorable overall survival, together with low TNM stage, as an independent prognostic factor as shown in a multivariate survival model. The results indicated that WIF1 seemed to play an oncogenic role, while SFRP1 seemed to play an oncosuppressive role although both of them are secreted Wnt antagonists. Coexpression of SFRP1 and WIF1, rather than SFRP1 or WIF1 alone, could be used, together with low TNM stage, as a prognostic predictor of favorable outcomes in CRC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anorectal Surgery and Colorectal Cancer Center, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Shiyong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Tumor Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy, Jiangxi Tumor Hospital, Nanchang, China.
authors.forename: XiaoMing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Tumor Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy, Jiangxi Tumor Hospital, Nanchang, China.
authors.forename: Rongfeng
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anorectal Surgery and Colorectal Cancer Center, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Shuming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zi
authors.affiliation: Department of Anorectal Surgery and Colorectal Cancer Center, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Shijie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anorectal Surgery and Colorectal Cancer Center, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Department of Anorectal Surgery and Colorectal Cancer Center, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Ya'an People's Hospital, No. 358 Chenghou Road, Ya'an, Sichuan 610072, China.
authors.forename: Zikang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D000368:Aged; D063646:Carcinogenesis / Q000235:genetics; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D019175:DNA Methylation; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D060449:Wnt Signaling Pathway / Q000235:genetics; D000094742:Secreted Frizzled-Related Proteins
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C117636:SFRP1 protein, human; D000094742:Secreted Frizzled-Related Proteins; C485569:WIF1 protein, human