Abstract:
Objective To investigate the expression of NAD (P) H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in Tcell lymphoma (TCL), and investigate the correlation between these two indicators and other clinicopathological parameters in TCL.
Methods Clinical data of 61 patients with TCL who were initially diagnosed in Gansu Provincial Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Immunohistochemical examination was performed to detect NQO1 and HO-1 expression levels in 61 TCL tissues (TCL group) and 20 lymph node reactive hyperplasia tissues (control group).
Results Positive expression rates of NQO1 and HO-1 were significantly higher in TCL tissues than in lymph node reactive hyperplasia tissues (P < 0.05).NQO1 expression was closely related with Ann-Arbor clinical stage and B symptoms (P < 0.05); HO-1 expression was correlated with clinical stage, bone marrow invasion, and B symptoms (P < 0.05). NQO1 and HO-1 expression levels were not related to age, sex, lactate dehydrogenase level, and pathological type (P>0.05); there was a correlation between NQO1 and HO-1 expression (r=0.264; P=0.040).
Conclusions NQO1 and HO-1 are highly expressed in TCL and may interact and contribute to the occurrence and development of TCL.