Correlation between high mobility group protein 1,VEGF-C/D expressions and lymph node metastasis in colon cancer / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To discuss the correlation between the expressions of high mobility group protein box 1(HMGB1),VEGF-C/D and lymph node metastasis in colon cancer.Methods Forty-five colon cancer samples were stained by immunohistochemical method for VEGF-C/D,HMGB1.The correlations of VEGF-C/D,HMGB1 expressions and lymph node metastasis were analyzed statistically.Results Positive HMGB1 expression was in 33 specimens,lymph node metastasis was in 27 specimens with 23 specimens of positive HMGB1 and non-lymph node metastasis was in 18 specimens with 10 specimens of positive HMGB1.Positive VEGF-C expression was in 27 specimens with 20 in lymph node metastasis.The expression of HMGB1 was consistent with VEGF-C expression,and HMGB1 and VEGF-C expressions were closely correlated with lymph node metastasis,but not with age,sex,cellular differentiation.Conclusion HMGB1 and VEGF-C expression may become predictor to the prognosis of colon cancer patients.