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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
卷 11, 期 42, 页码 6701-6706出版社
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6701
关键词
Alpha-fetoprotein; Beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Patient survival; Cell differentiation
资金
- University of Hong Kong [CUHK 2/02C]
- Chinese University of Hong Kong [2040750]
AIM: To investigate the correlation between tissue ST6Gal I and serum msAFP in HCC patients, and to investigate their prognostic significance. METHODS: Preoperative sera, paired tumorous and non-tumorous tissues were collected from 19 consecutive patients who had undergone surgical resection of HCC. ST6Gal I activities in the tissues were measured by an in vitro microsomal enzyme activity assay. The percentages of tumor-specific msAFP in the sera were also estimated by an isoelectric focusing-immunoblotting assay. RESULTS: The tumor ST6Gal I activity was negatively correlated with serum msAFP percentage (r = -0.53, P = 0.019). Both decreased tumor ST6Gal I activity and increased serum msAFP percentage were associated with poor tumor cell differentiation. Univariate analyses showed that both decreased tumor ST6Gal I activity (P = 0.028), increased serum msAFP percentage (P = 0.034) and poor tumor cell differentiation (P = 0.031) were associated with shorter overall survival. Multivariate analysis using the Cox regression model showed that the preoperative serum msAFP percentage (P = 0.022) and tumor cell differentiation status (P = 0.048) were independent prognostic indicators for patient overall survival. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that the presence of msAFP in blood circulation is associated with a decreased activity of ST6Gal I activity in HCC. Both tissue ST6Gal I and serum msAFP are potential prognostic markers for patients with operable HCC. (C) 2005 The WJG Press and Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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