Abstract:
Objective : To investigate the expression of KAI1/CD82 and integrin α5 in lung cancer and its relationship with clinical features.
Methods : The expression of KAI1/CD82 and integrin α5 in 110 lung cancers was detected with immunohistochemistry.
Results : The positive expression rate of KAI1/CD82 and integrin α5 in lung cancer was 37.3% and 44.5P respectively. Significance difference was revealed concerning the metastatic nodes (r>0, P<0.05). Furthermore, the difference was remarkable with respect to the expression of KAI1/CD82 on TNM staging (r>0, P<0.05). There was not strong evidence to support the correlation on the expression of KAI1/CD82 and integrin α5 with age, sex, tumor location, tumor size, cell differentiation and histology (P>0.05).
Conclusion : KAI1/CD82 and integrin α5 correlates with nodal metastasis. Both of them could be used as indexes to evaluate the invasion and metastasis of lung carcinoma.