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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
卷 27, 期 43, 页码 7546-7562出版社
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i43.7546
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Survivin; Circulating tumor cells; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Prognosis; Metastasis
Survivin-positive CTCs may serve as a promising predictor of tumor progression and metastasis in HCC patients, with significantly higher counts correlating with tumor stage and degree of differentiation. Survivin overexpression can induce cell proliferation and invasion in HCC cells.
BACKGROUNDCirculating tumor cells (CTCs) and survivin are indicators for tumor stage and metastasis, as well as epitheliomesenchymal transition, in various cancers, including hepatocellular cancer (HCC).AIMTo explore the potential of survivin-positive CTCs, specifically, as a marker for tumor progression in HCC patients.METHODSWe examined the survivin expression pattern in CTCs obtained from 179 HCC patients, and investigated the in vitro effects of survivin silencing and overexpression on the proliferation and invasion of HCC cells. CTC count and survivin expression in patient samples were examined using RNA in situ hybridization.RESULTSAll 179 patients were positive for CTC markers, and 94.41% of the CTCs were positive for survivin. The CTC and survivin-positive CTC counts were significantly higher in the HCC patients than in the normal controls, and were significantly associated with tumor stage and degree of differentiation. Further, survivin overexpression was found to induce HepG2 cell proliferation, reduce apoptosis, and improve invasive ability.CONCLUSIONSurvivin shows upregulated expression (indicative of anti-apoptotic effects) in HCC. Thus, survivin-positive CTCs are promising as a predictor of HCC prognosis and metastasis, and their accurate measurement may be useful for the management of this cancer.
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