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Objective To investigate the relationship between the expression of miR-141-3p,miR-149-3p and proliferative genes,clinicopathological features and prognosis in endometrial carcinoma tissues.Methods From February 2017 to February 2019,98 patients with endometrial cancer were selected as the study objects.Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR was used to detect the relative mRNA expression levels of miR-141-3p,miR-149-3p and proliferating genes[proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA),cyclin D1,cyclin dependent kinase 4(CDK4)]in cancer tissues of patients with endometrial cancer.The correlation between the expres-sions of miR-141-3p,miR-149-3p and PCNA,cyclin D1 and CDK4 mRNA in cancer tissues of patients with en-dometrial cancer was analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis.The expression of miR-141-3p and miR-149-3p in cancer tissues of endometrial carcinoma patients with different clinicopathological characteristics was com-pared.Kaplan-Meier curve was used to analyze the influence of miR-141-3p and miR-149-3p expression on prognosis of patients with endometrial carcinoma.Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis of prog-nostic factors in patients with endometrial cancer.Results The relative expression levels of miR-141-3p,miR-149-3p,PCNA mRNA,cyclinD1 mRNA and CDK4 mRNA in cancer tissues of patients with endometrial carci-noma were higher than those in adjacent tissues,with statistical significance(P＜0.05).The expressions of miR-141-3p and miR-149-3p were positively correlated with the expressions of PCNA mRNA,cyclinD1 mR-NA and CDK4 mRNA in cancer tissues of patients with endometrial carcinoma(all P＜0.05).The relative ex-pression levels of miR-141-3p and miR-149-3p in cancer tissues of endometrial cancer patients with stage Ⅲand lymph node metastasis according to International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics(FIGO)were higher than those of endometrial cancer patients with stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ and no lymph node metastasis,respective-ly,and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).The 3-year overall survival rate of miR-141-3p high expression group was significantly lower than that of miR-141-3p low expression group,and the differ-ence was statistically significant(Log-rank x2=7.043,P=0.008).The 3-year overall survival rate of patients with high miR-149-3p expression group was significantly lower than that of patients with low miR-149-3p ex-pression group,with statistical significance(Log-rank x2=7.094,P=0.007).FIGO stage Ⅲ,lymph node me-tastasis,miR-141-3p elevation and miR-149-3p elevation were independent risk factors for prognosis of pa-tients with endometrial cancer(P＜0.05).Conclusion Detecting the expression of miR-141-3p and miR-149-3p in cancer tissues of patients with endometrial carcinoma is helpful to evaluate the survival and prognosis of patients.
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Objective To investigate the relationship between the expression of long non-coding RNA HOXA-AS2(lncRNA HOXA-AS2),long non-coding RNA FOXD2-AS1(lncRNA FOXD2-AS1),and long non-coding RNA CRNDE(lncRNA CRNDE)in endometrial carcinoma and the clinical pathological character-istics and prognosis of patients.Methods Collect samples of endometrial carcinoma cancer tissues and adja-cent tissues excised during surgery from 119 endometrial carcinoma patients admitted to a hospital from Octo-ber 2017 to February 2020.The relative expression levels of HOXA-AS2,FOXD2-AS1 and CRNDE in tissues were retrospectively analyzed,as well as their relationship with clinicopathological features and 3-year survival rate of patients.Results The relative expression levels of HOXA-AS2,FOXD2-AS1 and CRNDE in cancer tissues of endometrial carcinoma patients were higher than those in adjacent tissues,with statistical signifi-cance(P＜0.05).The relative expression levels of HOXA-AS2,FOXD2-AS1 and CRNDE in cancer tissues of endometrial carcinoma patients were positively correlated(rHOXA-As2 vs.FOXD2-AS1=0.384,P=0.001;rHoXA-AS2 vs.CRNDE=0.576,P＜0.001;rFoXD2-AS1 vs.CRNDE=0.326,P=0.003).In the HOXA-AS2,FOXD2-AS1 and CRNDE high expression group,the proportion of patients with international federation of gynecology and ob-stetrics(FIGO)stage Ⅲ+Ⅳ,lymph node metastasis,deep infiltration and low differentiation was higher than that in the low expression group,with statistical significance(P＜0.05).The 3-year survival rate of low HOXA-AS2 expression group in endometrial cancer patients(52/60,86.67％)was higher than that of high HOXA-AS2 expression group(40/59,67.79％),the difference was statistically significant(x2=6.039,P＜0.05).The 3-year survival rate of patients with endometrial cancer with low FOXD2-AS1 expression group(53/59,89.83％)was higher than that of patients with endometrial cancer with high FOXD2-AS1 expression group(39/60,65.00％),and the difference was statistically significant(x2=10.456,P＜0.05).The 3-year sur-vival rate of low CRNDE expression group in endometrial cancer patients(51/60,85.00％)was higher than that of high CRNDE expression group(41/59,69.49％),and the difference was statistically significant(x2=4.079,P＜0.05).HOXA-AS2,FOXD2-AS1,and CRNDE were risk factors for death in endometrial carcinoma patients(P＜0.05).Conclusion The expression of HOXA-AS2,FOXD2-AS1,and CRNDE in endometrial carcinoma cancer tissue is closely related to the clinical pathological characteristics and prognosis of patients.
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Objective To investigate the effects of long intergenic non-coding RNA 467(linc00467)on the proliferation,apoptosis and migration,invasion ability of endometrial carcinoma cells.Methods Human endometrial carcinoma cells HC1A,Ishikawa,KLE and RL-95-2 were cultured in vitro,the expression level of linc00467 in the four cells was detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RT-qPCR).Endometrial carcinoma cell lines HEC-1A and Ishikawa with the highest linc00467 expression levels were selected for subsequent experiment.Two Iinc00467 lentivirus silencing expression vectors of sh-linc00467#1 and sh-linc00467#2,and empty lentivirus plasmids were constructed,respectively;the HEC-1A and Ishikawa cells in logarithmic growth phase were divided into sh-NC group,sh-linc00467#1 group,and sh-linc00467#2 group.The cells in the sh-NC group were transfected with empty lentivirus plasmids,the cells in the sh-linc00467#1 group and sh-linc00467#2 group were transfected with sh-linc00467#1 and sh-linc00467#2,respectively;the relative expression level of linc00467 in cells of the three groups was detected by RT-qPCR,the proliferation ability of cells in the three groups was detected by 5-ethynyl-2-deoxyuridine(EdU)assay and colony formation assay,the migration ability of cells in the three groups was detected by scratch assay,the invasion ability of cells in the three groups was detected by Transwell assay,and the cell apoptosis in the three groups was detected by flow cytometry.Results The relative expression level of linc00467 mRNA in HEC-1A cells was significantly higher than that in KLE and RL-95-2 cells(P＜0.05);the relative expression level of linc00467 mRNA in Ishikawa cells was significantly higher than that in KLE and RL-95-2 cells(P＜0.05);there was no statistically significant difference in the relative expression level of linc00467 mRNA between HEC-1A and Ishikawa cells(P＞0.05);the relative expression level of linc00467 mRNA in KLE cells was significantly lower than that in RL-95-2 cells(P＜0.05).The relative expression levels of linc00467 mRNA in HEC-1A and Ishikawa cells in the sh-linc00467#1 group and sh-linc00467#2 group were significantly lower than those in the sh-NC group(P＜0.01);there was no statistically significant difference in the relative expression level of linc00467 mRNA in HEC-1A and Ishikawa cells between the sh-linc00467 # 1 group and the sh-linc00467#2 group(P＞0.05).The number of EdU positive HEC-1A and Ishikawa cells in the sh-linc00467#1 group and sh-linc00467#2 group was significantly lower than that in the sh-NC group(P＜0.01);there was no statistically significant difference in the number of EdU positive HEC-1A and Ishikawa cells between the sh-linc00467#1 group and sh-linc00467#2 group(P＞0.05).The number of cloned HEC-1A and Ishikawa cells in the sh-linc00467#1 group and sh-linc00467#2 group was significantly lower than that in the sh-NC group(P＜0.01);there was no statistically significant difference in the number of cloned HEC-1A and Ishikawa cells between the sh-linc00467#1 group and sh-linc00467#2 group(P＞0.05).The apoptosis rates of HEC-1A and Ishikawa cells in the sh-linc00467#1 group and sh-linc00467#2 group were significantly higher than that in the sh-NC group(P＜0.01);there was no statistically significant difference in the apoptosis rates of HEC-1A and Ishikawa cells between the sh-linc00467#1 group and sh-linc00467 #2 group(P＞0.05).The scratch healing rates of HEC-1A and Ishikawa cells in the sh-linc00467#1 group and sh-linc00467#2 group were significantly lower than those in the sh-NC group(P＜0.01);there was no statistically significant difference in the scratch healing rates of HEC-1 A and Ishikawa cells between the sh-linc00467#1 group and sh-linc00467#2 group(P＞0.05).The number of invasive cells of HEC-1 A and Ishikawa in the sh-linc00467#1 group and sh-linc00467#2 group was significantly lower than that in the sh-NC group(P＜0.01);there was no statistically significant difference in the number of invasive cells of HEC-1 A and Ishikawa between the sh-linc00467#1 group and sh-linc00467#2 group(P＞0.05).Conclusion Down-regulation of linc00467 expression can inhibit the proliferation,migration and invasion,and promote apoptosis of endometrial carcinoma cells.
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Objective To investigate the biological function and main molecular mechanism of long noncoding RNA RMRP(lncRNA RMRP)in endometrial carcinoma.Methods The specimens of carcinoma tissues and adjacent tissues of 30 patients with endometrial carcinoma who received surgical treatment in our hospital were collected.RT-qPCR was used to detect the expression of lncRNA RMRP in endometrial carcinoma tissues and adjacent tissues,and HESC cells and HEC-1-A cells.The endometrial carcinoma cell line HEC-1-A was cultured in vitro,and the Vector,pcDNA-RMRP,NC-siRNA,RMRP-siRNA,NC mimic,miR-580-3p mimic,pcDNA-RMRP+NC mimic,pcDNA-RMRP+ miR-580-3p mimic,RMRP-siRNA+Vector,RMRP-siRNA+pcDNA-JAK2,NC inhibitor,and miR-580-3p inhibitor were transfected into HEC-1-A cells as the Vector group,the pcDNA-RMRP group,the NC-siRNA group,the RMRP-siRNA group,the NC mimic group,the miR-580-3p mimic group,the pcDNA-RMRP+NC mimic group,the pcDNA-RMRP+miR-580-3p mimic group,the RMRP siRNA+Vector group,the RMRP-siRNA+pcDNA-JAK2 group,the NC inhibitor group,and the miR-580-3p inhibitor group respectively.RT-qPCR was used to detect the expression of lncRNA RMRP and miR-580-3p in cells.CCK-8 was used to detect cell proliferation rate.The apoptosis rate was detected by flow cytometry analysis.Bioinformatics software and dual luciferase reporter gene experiment were used to predict and verify the targeted relationships between miR-580-3p and lncRNA RMRP,as well as miR-580-3p and JAK2.Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of JAK/STAT signaling pathway.Results Compared with adjacent tissues,lncRNA RMRP was highly expressed in endometrial carcinoma tissues(P<0.05).Compared with HESC cells,the expression of lncRNA RMRP in HEC-1-A cells was significantly increased(P<0.05).pcDNA-RMRP significantly promoted cell proliferation and inhibited cell apoptosis,while RMRP-siRNA significantly inhibited cell proliferation and promoted cell apoptosis,with statistically significant diferences(P<0.05).miR-580-3p was the downstream target miRNA of lncRNA RMRP,and lncRNA RMRP could negatively regulate the expression of miR-580-3p.JAK2 was the downstream target gene of miR-580-3p,and miR-580-3p could negatively regulate the expression of JAK2 protein.pcDNA-RMRP significantly increased the protein levels of JAK2,p-JAK2 and p-STAT3 in the cells,while co-transfection of pcDNA-RMRP and miR-580-3p mimic significantly decreased the protein levels of JAK2,p-JAK2 and p-STAT3,with statistically significant diferences(P<0.05).RMRP-siRNA could signifi-cantly reduce the protein levels of JAK2,p-JAK2 and p-STAT3 in cells.After co-transfection of RMRP-siRNA and pcDNA-JAK2,the protein levels of JAK2,p-JAK2 and p-STAT3 were significantly increased,with statistically significant diferences(P<0.05).In addition,co-transfection of RMRP-siRNA and pcDNA-JAK2 increased cell proliferation and decreased cell apoptosis,with statistically significant diferences(P<0.05).Conclusion Knockdown of lncRNA RMRP could inhibit endometrial carcinoma cell proliferation and promote cell apoptosis by regulating JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway,which might be a potential therapeutic target for endometrial carcinoma.
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Objective:To explore the predictive value of deep learning based on three dimensional deep residual network(3D Res-Unet)model for the dose accuracy of postoperative volume modulated arc therapy(VMAT)plan of endometrial carcinoma.Methods:A retrospective collection of 154 VMAT radiotherapy plans for endometrial carcinoma from The First People's Hospital of Neijiang was conducted.The data set was divided into one training set with 108 cases,one validation set with 15 cases and one test set with 31 cases as the ratio of 7:1:2 through randomly sampling.The approved dose of clinical application was used as"gold standard"to compare the difference between predictive radiotherapy dose of 3D Res-UNet and clinically radiotherapy dose.Results:There were statistical differences in the conformity index(CI)of target area and average dose(Dmean)between deep learning and clinical gold standard(t=-3.115,-0.124,P<0.05),and the difference of bladder V40 of organ at risk(OAR)between them was significant(t=0.510,P<0.05),and the difference of rectum V50 between them was significant(t=-2.121,P<0.05).The predictive dose of the left femoral head V30 was significantly lower than that of clinical dose(t=0.415,P<0.05).The predictive dose of the right femoral head V30 was significantly lower than that of clinical dose(t=-3.102,P<0.05).The predictive dose of pelvic Dmean was significantly higher than that of clinical dose(t=1.224,P<0.05).The predictive dose of small intestine V40 was significantly higher than that of clinical dose(t=0.461,P<0.05).There were no statistically significant difference in other indicators(P>0.05).The difference plot of dose showed that there was few difference between predictive results and clinical results,and the dose volume histogram of prediction basically coincided with that of clinical application.Conclusion:The 3DRes-UNet model can effectively predict the three-dimensionally spatial dose of VMAT plan after surgery for endometrial carcinoma,which can guide clinical radiotherapy work.
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Objective Differential genes related to prognosis of endometrial carcinoma(EC)were screened and prognostic models were constructed.Methods Gene Expression data of EC and normal control samples were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)database and Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)dataset GSE63678 to screen out common differential genes.LASSO regression analysis was used to screen out the genes with prognostic significance and construct prognostic characteristics.EC patients with complete information were obtained from the TCGA database and randomly divided into the training group and the validation group in a ratio of 1:1.In the training group,survival curves were constructed based on prognostic characteristics.Functional annotation and pathway enrichment analysis were conducted using gene ontology(GO)analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)analysis.Combined with prognostic features and clinical risk factors,a calibration curve and C-index were used to evaluate the performance of the histogram.Finally,use a verification group for validation.Results A total of 4800 and 257 differentially expressed genes were screened from TCGA and GEO databases respectively,of which 73 up-regulated genes and 52 down-regulated genes were co-expressed.6 prognostic genes(ORMDL2,BNC2,TTK,MAMLD1,KCTD7 and DCLK2)were screened out by LASSO regression analysis.The survival curve showed that the overall survival of patients in the high-risk group was significantly lower than that in the low-risk group(P<0.01).GO analysis and KEGG results exhibited that prognostic signature was associated with cell cycle.The nomogram showed powerful predictive ability in the training and validation groups.Conclusion We constructed a predictive model based on prognostic genes,which can accurately predict the prognosis of patients with EC and provide new theoretical support for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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@#Objective To investigate the effect of programmed death ligand-1(PD-L1)overexpression on epithelial mesenchymal transformation(EMT)in endometrial cancer cells and its possible mechanism.Methods Ishikawa/PD-L1,a PD-L1 stable overexpression cell line constructed in the laboratory and the control Ishikawa/EV were used.The efficiency of PD-L1 overexpression was detected by qPCR and Western blot assay.The cell migration ability and invasion activity were detected by scratch assay and Transwell assay.The EMT-related protein and the phosphorylation level of nuclear transcription factor-κB(NF-κB)were detected by Western blot.Results Compared with the control group,the migration ability and invasion activity of Ishikawa/PD-L1 were significantly enhanced,and the expression of E-cadherin was significantly down-regulated,whereas vimentin,N-cadherin and p-p65 were significantly increased.Conclusion PD-L1 can promote EMT by inducing the activation of NF-κB pathway,and thus enhance the migration and invasion ability of endometrial cancer cells.
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OBJECTIVE@#To study the role of apolipoprotein E (APOE) in regulating endometrial cancer metastasis and explore the signaling pathway in the regulatory mechanism.@*METHODS@#Human endometrial cancer cell line HEC-1B was transfected with a control siRNA (siCtrl) or a specific siRNA targeting APOE (siAPOE) or with either pEGFP-N1 plasmid or an APOEoverexpressing plasmid. The changes in migration, proliferation, apoptosis and cell cycle of the transfected cells were examined using wound healing assay, Transwell migration assay, MTT assay, flow cytometry, and Hoechst staining. The activity of the ERK/MMP9 signaling pathway in the transfected cells was assessed using RT-qPCR and Western blotting. The expression level of APOE in clinical specimens of endometrial cancer tissues were detected using immunohistochemistry and its correlation with differentiation of endometrial cancer tissues was analyzed.@*RESULTS@#Wound healing assay and Transwell migration assay showed that compared with those in siCtrl group, HEC-1B cells transfected with siAPOE showed significantly reduced migration ability (P < 0.05), whereas APOE overexpression significantly promoted the migration of the cells (P < 0.05). Neither APOE knockdown nor overexpression produced significant effects on HEC-1B cell proliferation as shown by MTT assay and flow cytometry. Hoechst staining revealed that transfection with siAPOE did not significantly affect apoptosis of HEC-1B cells. APOE knockdown obviously reduced and APOE overexpression enhanced ERK phosphorylation and MMP9 expression in HEC-1B cells (P < 0.05). Treatment with U0126 partially reversed the effects of APOE overexpression on ERK phosphorylation, migration and MMP9 expression in HEC-1B cells (P < 0.05). APOE is highly expressed in clinical samples of endometrial cancer tissues as compared with the adjacent tissues.@*CONCLUSION@#APOE is highly expressed in endometrial cancer tissues to promote cancer cell migration by enhancing ERK phosphorylation and MMP9 expression.
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Female , Humans , Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/metabolism , Cell Line, Tumor , Signal Transduction , Endometrial Neoplasms/genetics , Cell Proliferation , Apoptosis , Cell Movement , RNA, Small Interfering , Apolipoproteins E , Apolipoproteins/pharmacologyالملخص
Objective:To investigate the expression of LACTB and GST-π in endometrial carcinoma and their correlation with estrogen and progesterone receptors.Methods:A total of 165 patients with endometrial cancer admitted to our hospital from Jan. 2015 to Oct. 2020 were selected to observe the expression of LACTB, GST-π, estrogen and progesterone receptors in patients with different tumor stages, degrees of differentiation, muscular infiltration, tissue type, tumor diameter and whether there was lymph node metastasis. The correlation between the expression of LACTB and GST-π and the expression of female and progesterone receptors and the survival of patients with different expressions of LACTB and GST-π were analyzed.Results:The LATCB positive rate decreased in patients with tumor stage III to IV, high differentiation, myometrial infiltration ≥1/2, tissue type I, tumor diameter <2 cm and no lymph node metastasis ( P<0.05), and the GST-π positive rate was not statistically significant ( P>0.05). The positive rate of GST-π in patients with chemotherapy resistance was higher than that in patients with chemotherapy sensitivity, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). The positive rate of estrogen receptor decreased in patients with tumor stage III to IV, high differentiation, tissue type II, no lymph node metastasis, and chemotherapy resistance, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). The positive rate of progesterone receptor decreased in patients with tumor stage III to IV, low differentiation, tissue type I and no lymph node metastasis, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). In this study, 110 patients with LACTB positive expression were detected, with an average LACTB positive staining intensity (25.92±4.77) %, and 99 patients with GST-π positive expression were detected, with an average GST-π positive staining intensity (27.46±4.83). A total of 50 patients with LACTB positive and GST-π negative had an average survival time of (41.48±5.52) months, a total of 39 patients with LACTB negative and GST-π positive had an average survival time of (21.25±3.15) months, and a total of 60 patients with LACTB positive and GST-π positive had an average survival time of (21.25±3.15) months. The mean survival time of 16 patients with both LACTB negative and GST-π negative was 29.31±3.77 months. The mean survival time was 31.54±4.61 months. Pearson correlation test showed that the staining intensity of LACTB positive staining was positively correlated with the survival time of patients. The positive staining intensity of GST-π was negatively correlated with survival (correlation coefficient =0.392, -0.284, P<0.01). Pearson correlation analysis showed that LACTB was positively correlated with estrogen and progesterone receptors. GST-π was negatively correlated with estrogen receptor ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The expression of LACTB in patients with endometrial cancer is associated with the disease of the patients. The survival of patients with high expression is longer. The expression of GST-π is associated with the chemotherapy resistance of patients, both of which can be used as indicators to evaluate the prognosis of patients. Moreover, the expressions of LACTB and GST-π are correlated with the expression of female and progesterone receptors, which may be regulated by the expression of female and progesterone receptors.
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Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of UBE2T in endometrial carcinoma.Methods The expression of ubiquitin binding enzyme E2T(UBE2T)in normal endometrial tissues and endometrial carcinoma tissues was analyzed by TCGA database.The expression of UBE2T mRNA in 30 cases of normal endometrium and 58 cases of endometrial carcinoma was detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RT-qPCR).105 cases of endometrial carcinoma tissues,35 cases of endometrial atypical hyperplasia tissues and 35 cases of normal endometrial tissues were selected.Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expres-sion of UBE2T protein in each group,and the relationship between UBE2T expression and clinicopathological features was analyzed.Kap-lan-Meier analysis was used to analyze the effect of UBE2T expression on the prognosis of patients with endometrial carcinoma.Results TCGA database showed that the expression of UBE2T mRNA in different endometrial tissues was significantly different.There were statisti-cally significant differences in paired endometrial carcinoma tissues and its adjacent tissues.The expression level of UBE2T mRNA in en-dometrial carcinoma tissues was significantly higher than that in normal endometrial tissues.The positive expression rate of UBE2T protein in endometrial carcinoma tissues was higher than that in normal endometrial tissues and atypical hyperplasia endometrial tissues.FIGO stage and histological differentiation of endometrial carcinoma tissues showed significant difference in UBE2T expression.Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the average survival time of patients with UBE2T positive expression was shorter than that of patients with negative expression.COX regression analysis showed that FIGO stage,lymph node metastasis and UBE2T expression were prognostic fac-tors of patients with endometrial carcinoma,and FIGO stage and UBE2T expression were independent prognostic factors of endometrial car-cinoma.Conclusion The increased expression level of UBE2T in endometrial cancer tissues is closely related to the occurrence,devel-opment and poor prognosis of endometrial cancer,and may become an adjunct therapy for endometrial cancer.
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Objective To explore the expression and clinical significance of sine oculis homeobox homolog 4(SIX4)in endometrial carcinoma and its effect on the invasion and migration of Ishikawa cells.Methods Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RT-qPCR)was used to detect the expression level of SIX4 in endometrial carcinoma tissue(endometrial carcinoma group)and normal endometrial tissue(control group).The correlation between the expression level and the clinicopathological characteristics of endometrial carcinoma patients was analyzed.Ishikawa cells were divided into normal group(blank control group),negative control group(transfect-ed with siRNA-NC group)and inhibition group 1(transfected with siRNA-1 group),inhibition group 2(transfected with siRNA-2 group),inhibition group 3(transfected with siRNA-3 group),RT-qPCR was used to detect the expression of SIX4 in each group.Western blot was used to detect the protein expression level of SIX4,E-cadherin and N-cadherin in Ishikawa cells of each group;Tran-swell test and scratch test were used to detect the invasion and migration ability of Ishikawa cells in each group.Results Compared with the control group,the expression level of SIX4 was higher in endometrial carcinoma group(P<0.05).The high expression of SIX4 was correlated with the clinical stage of endometrial carcinoma,the depth of muscular invasion and lymph node metastasis(P<0.05),but not with age,tissue type and differentiation degree(P>0.05).After SIX4 expression was inhibited by siRNA,RT-qPCR showed that inhi-bition group 2 had the best interference effect.Western blot showed that the expression of E-cadherin in inhibition group was higher than that in normal group and negative control group,while the expression of SIX4 and N-cadherin was lower.Transwell and scratch experi-ments showed that the invasion and migration of cells in the inhibition group were significantly lower than those in the normal group and negative control group(P<0.05).Conclusion SIX4 is highly expressed in endometrial carcinoma tissues,and its high expression is related to the adverse pathological features of endometrial carcinoma.siRNA targeted inhibition of SIX4 expression can inhibit the invasion and migration ability of endometrial cancer cells through epithelial mesenchymal transition pathway.
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To explore the relationship between progesterone receptor (PGR) gene G1978T polymorphism and endometrial carcinoma. METHODS: After searching PubMed, EMBASE, Wan-fang and CNKI databases for literatures on PGR G1978T genotyping of endometrial cancer patients, the data were extracted and odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using STATA15. The whole blood samples of endometrial carcinoma cases (EC group) and normal women (control group) were collected. Allelic-specific primers matching G1978T wild type G allele and mutant type T allele were designed with 3' terminal phosphorothioate modification, and the two-directional primer extension was performed using Exo + polymerase to genotype PGR gene G1978T polymorphism and Sanger sequencing was used to verify the genotype. RESULTS: PGR gene G1978T mutation was marginally associated with endometrial carcinoma risk (ORper allele =1.10, 95%CI=0.98-1.24, P= 0.072). At the same time, only 1 normal blood samples were found with PGR gene G1978T mutation, and the differences in genotypes and allele frequency between the case group and the control group were not statistically significantP>0.05. CONCLUSION: The G1978T polymorphism of the PGR gene maybe not be associated with the risk of endometrial carcinoma.
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CD8+ T cells play basic roles in the immune system in a tumor microenvironment (TME) to fight cancer. Several reports have suggested signs of the involvement of tumor protein p53 (TP53) in a complex immune system network. Moreover, our previous research indicated that TP53 orchestrates the polarization and infiltration of macrophages into the TME. In the present study, the clinical function of TP53 status (wild/mutant) in CD8+ T cell infiltration was assessed using more than 10,000 The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) samples from 30 cancer types through Tumor Immune Estimation (TIMER). Our investigation revealed that CD8+ T cell infiltration was higher in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC) and uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) patients with wild-type TP53 than in those with mutant TP53. Wild-type TP53 conferred a good prognosis for HNSC and UCEC (P<0.05). In contrast, CD8+ T cell infiltration in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) patients with wild-type TP53 was much lower than in those with mutant TP53. Notably, clinical outcomes for LUAD with wild-type TP53 were poor (P<0.05). This study was the first to provide insights into the novel association of TP53 with CD8+ T cells infiltration in the TME in patients with HNSC, LUAD, and UCEC. Therefore, TP53 status acts as a prognostic marker, and this can be used as a basis to further study the effect of targeting TP53 in these patients. Furthermore, our study found that TP53 status was a reliable predictive factor and therapeutic target in patients with HNSC and UCEC.
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Objectives: CD47 is a membrane protein that belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily and regulates macrophage phagocytosis negatively. As CD47 expression at the cancer cell membrane would inhibit the phagocytic activity of immune cells, it is connected to an unfavorable prognosis in leukemia and malignancies of various solid organs. Materials and Methods: In this study, retrospectively evaluated 72 patients who had been diagnosed with endometrial carcinoma at Pathology Department and had undergone total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (TAH + BSO) and/or lymphadenectomy. CD47 expression was evaluated in tumorous and nontumor areas in all patients considering cytoplasmic and membranous brown staining in cells. The proportion of expression was evaluated as well as the intensity and an “h score” was obtained. This score was compared with known prognostic parameters. Results: CD47 expressions showed a statistically significant correlation with tumor grade (P < 0.05); however, no significant relationship was observed with myometrial invasion depth and lymph vascular invasion status (P = 0.923 and P = 0.754, respectively). Conclusions: As with other tumors, anti-CD47 antibody may be an alternative treatment option in patients with high-grade endometrial carcinoma.
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Background: Tumor budding (TB) is a morphological finding believed to play an important role in determining the prognosis in many cancers. Aim: Our aim is to evaluate the prognostic importance of TB in endometrial carcinomas. Settings and Design: Two-hundred-eleven endometrial cancers were obtained from 2008 to 2015 that were comprised of those having undergone surgical staging with a hysterectomy and at least 5 years followed up. Material and Methods: All hematoxylin and eosin stained slides were reevaluated for the status of TB. Statistical Analysis: Nonparametric tests, the Kaplan–Meier method, the Log-rank test, and Cox proportional hazard regression were used. Results and Conclusion: TB was found to correlated with larger diameter (P = 0.000), nonendometrioid (P = 0.038), mixed cell types (P = 0.005), higher grade (P = 0.000), deeper invasion of the myometrium (P = 0.000), cervical stromal invasion (P = 0.000), advanced pT (P = 0.011), lymph node involvement (P = 0.000), lymphovascular invasion (P = 0.000), and advanced stage (P = 0.000). The presence of TB worsens the 5-year overall survival (OS) (P = 0.0001). In cases such as grade 1, pT1, or stage 1 endometrial carcinomas, the presence of TB decreases the OS rate (P = 0.00017, P = 0.0016, P < 0.0001). Our result suggested that the presence of TB adversely affects the prognosis. It was concluded that TB could be a valuable prognostic parameter.
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Background: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB) is a very frequent cause of gynecological visits in women of all age groups. Ultrasound pelvis with or without endometrial sampling have been conventionally used to make diagnosis. Power Doppler is a comparatively recent modality which can be used to screen patients who will need endometrial biopsy/ curretage. We hereby conducted a study to compare the diagnostic accuracy of power Doppler sonography and hysteroscopy with histopathology associated with abnormal uterine bleeding. We also calculated the incidence of uterine pathology in AUB by power Doppler ultrasound and hysteroscopy and compared it with histopathology. Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. After excluding 42 women, a total of 100 women fulfilling the inclusion criteria contributed to our study. Selected women underwent power Doppler ultrasound and hysteroscopy with guided biopsy. Results were compared with histopathology as per the gold standard. Evaluation of sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were performed for each modality. All statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS 11.0 statistical package. P value ?0.05 was considered statistically significant for all tests used. Results: Sensitivity and specificity of power Doppler are 75% and 100% for carcinoma endometrium, 72.72% and 98.9% for endometrial hyperplasia, and 81.81% and 100% for endometrial polyp, respectively. Conclusion: Power Doppler sonography can be used to screen outpatients who do not need an endometrial biopsy for abnormal uterine bleeding. This will avoid unnecessary hysteroscopy in definitive benign cases, and watchful hysteroscopy in suspected premalignant and malignant cases. Irregular branching vessels and color splashes were found to be the best parameters for diagnosing endometrial carcinoma. Power Doppler should be done along with transvaginal sonography in all cases of abnormal uterine bleeding
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Objective: To analyze the clinical efficacy of fertility-preserving therapy in patients with atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) and early endometrial carcinoma (EC). Methods: The general condition, pathological type, treatment plan, tumor outcomes and pregnancy outcomes of 110 patients with AEH and EC treated with fertility-preserving therapy in Peking University People's Hospital from December 2005 to September 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Kaplan-Meier and Log rank tests were used for survival analysis. Results: The response rate of 110 cases of AEH (62 cases) and EC (48 cases) was 94.5% (104/110) after fertility-preserving therapy. There were 93 cases (84.5%) achieved complete response and 11 cases (10.0%) achieved partial response, and the recurrence rate was 29.0% (27/93). The complete response rates of AEH and EC were 90.3% (56/62) and 77.1% (37/48), respectively, without significant difference (P=0.057). The recurrence rates of EC were significantly higher than that of AEH (40.5% vs 21.4%; P=0.022). Forty-one patients with complete response had pregnancy intention, the pregnancy rate was 70.7% (29/41), and the live birth rate was 56.1% (23/41). The live birth rate of AEH was 68.2% (15/22) and that of EC was 42.1% (8/19), the difference was statistically significant (P=0.032). The pathological type was related with the recurrence (P=0.044). Conclusions: Patients with AEH and EC can obtain high complete response rate and pregnancy rate after fertility-preserving therapy. The recurrence rate of EC is higher than that of AEH, while the live birth rate of AEH is higher than that of EC.
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Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Endometrial Hyperplasia/surgery , Endometrial Neoplasms/surgery , Fertility , Fertility Preservation , Retrospective Studiesالملخص
Objective To evaluate systematically the correlation between the expression level of human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) and lymph node metastasis of endometrial cancer (EC). Methods Computers were used to search for the literatures about the correlation between the expression level of HE4 and lymph node metastasis of EC in PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, CBM, CNKI, and Wanfang Database. The search time was from the database establishment to May 2021. Articles were screened in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the quality of literature was evaluated by Newcastle Ottawa scale. Stata12.0 was used to perform meta-analysis, and TSA was used to evaluate the sample size. Results A total of 2736 patients with EC were included in the 25 eligible studies. The results of meta-analysis showed that the expression level of HE4 in the EC-lymph-node metastasis group was significantly higher than that in the non-metastasis group (SMD=1.58, 95%CI: 1.13-2.03), and meta-regression analysis revealed that the results were related to the average age of patients in each study. TSA analysis exhibited that the total sample size of the included studies met the requirements. Conclusion The expression level of HE4 is correlated with lymph node metastasis of EC, and this correlation may be affected by age, body mass index, and other factors. The correlation weakens with the increase in age.
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Abstract Objectives: To investigate the expression of LHX1 and its role as a biomarker in the diagnosis and prognosis of Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma (UCEC). Methods: The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was used to detect the expression level of LHX1 in UCEC cells and tissues, and to find out the effect of LHX1 on prognosis. Co-expressed genes were then identified by Spearman correlation analysis, and the protein-protein interaction network was constructed using Cytoscape software. The R "clusterProfiler" package was used to conduct Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses. A series of in vitro experiments were performed to evaluate LHX1 expression and detect UCEC cell proliferation, invasion, and migration. Western blotting was used to determine the effect of LHX1 on expression levels of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT)-related proteins. Results: LHX1 was upregulated in UCEC tissues and correlated with poor overall survival and disease-specific survival outcomes. Functional enrichment analysis suggested that genes co-expressed with LHX1 were enriched in cell adhesion. The expression of LHX1 was positively correlated with the expression levels of genes related to EMT induction and invasion. LHX1 can enhance the proliferation, migration, and invasion activities of UCEC cells in vitro, and alter the expression levels of EMT-related proteins. Conclusion: LHX1 expression was highly upregulated in UCEC cells and tissues, which was correlated with the prognosis of patients with UCEC. LHX1 may regulate UCEC progression at least in part by modulating EMT induction.
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ABSTRACT: Endometrial carcinoma is a very rare cause of cutaneous metastasis.The most frequent presentations of cutaneous metastasis are fast developing nodules or tumors, which are evi-dence of widespread dissemination in such patients.We report a case of scalp metastasis from an endometrial adenocarcinoma with a fatal prognosis. (AU)
RESUMO: O carcinoma endometrial é uma causa rara de metástases cutâneas.A apresentação mais frequente de metástases cutâneas são nódulos ou tumores de rápido desenvolvimento, que evidenciam uma disseminação generalizada nesses pacientes.Relatamos um caso de metástase no couro cabeludo de um adenocarcinoma endometrial com prognóstico fatal. (AU)