Significance of the expression of p16 protein and Ki-67 antigen in gastric carcinoma
Li Xiaoli Zhang Jiankang Li Liangcheng et al(The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,030001,China)
Abstract:Objective To study the clinical significance of the p16 protein and Ki-67 antigen expression in the occurence and development of gastric carcinoma.Method By using immunohistochemical methods,we detected the expression of p16 protein and Ki-67 antigen in 20 cases of normal gastric tissue and 60 cases of gastric carcinoma.Results The positive rate of p16 protein in gastric carcinoma was lower than that in normal gastric tissue.The expression of p16 was related to the degree of tumor differentiation,lymph node metastasis and the depth of invasion.The positive rate of Ki-67 LI (labelling index) in gastric carcinoma was higher than that in normal gastric tissue,and the gastric carcinoma with lymth node metastasis had a still more expression of Ki-67.A negative correlation was found between the expression of p16 protein and the Ki-67 LI;the cell proliferative activity in gastric tumors with a negative p16 expression was significantly higher than that in those with a positive p16 expression.Conclusion Deletion of p16 gene and subsequent irregulation of cell cycle play an important role in the occurrence and development of gastric carcinoma.Detection of p16 protein will contribute to the prognosis and therapy of gastric neoplasm.Both p16 and Ki-67 may help to predict the possibility of lymth node metastasis in gastric carcinomas.
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