Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the expression and clinical significance of 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) in glioma. Methods: 12-LOX expression in40glioma cases and 10normal human-brain tissues was assayed by immunohistochemistry. Clinicopathological data were analyzed to reveal the association between12-LOX expression and prognosis of glioma patients. Results:12-LOX was weak -ly expressed in the normal human brain tissues, whereas 12- LOX was strongly expressed (72.5% ) in glioma tissues (P<0.05). The strong 12-LOX expression was correlated with the histopathological grading of glioma ( P=0.012), whereas 12-LOX expression was not correlated with factors such as patient gender and age, tumor size, and Karnofsky Performance Score. Median survival time was longer in the group with low 12-LOX expression ( 25.6 months) than in the group with high 12-LOX expression ( 13.2 months) ( P<0.05). Con -clusion: Abnormal12-LOX expression is implicated in glioma.12-LOX expression was correlated with the histopathological grading of glioma and was closely associated with patient prognosis.