Abstract:
Objective To explore the role of Hp infection in the pathogenesis and progression of gastric cancer.
Methods Expression of chloride ion channel protein(CICP) and β-actin genes was detected in gastric cancer tissue, lymph nodes, and paraneoplastic tissue from 50 gastric cancer patients were detected using real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction.The relationships among the expression of these genes and the clinicopathologic features in the patients, as well as gastric cancer and Hp infection, were analyzed.
Results The expression of CICP and β-actin genes in gastric cancer and lymph node tissue significantly increased, compared with the paraneoplastic tissue(P < 0.05).CICP and β-actin gene expression showed a positive correlation(P < 0.05) with the pTNM stage, survival time, and lyniph node metastasis.The over-expression of both genes was related to the Hp infection in gastric cancer tissue(P < 0.05).
Conclusion Hp infection significantly up-regulates the expressions of CICP and β-actin genes in patients with gastric cancer, and the detection of both genes may be helpful in the prediction of the prognosis of these patients.