Expression of ERCC1, MSH2 and PARP1 in non-small cell lung cancer and prognostic value in patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the prognostic value of the expression of excision repair cross-complementation group l (ERCC1), MutS protein homolog 2 (MSH2) and poly ADP-ribose polymerase 1 (PARP1) in non-small-cell lung cancer patients receiving platinum-based postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry was applied to detect the expression of ERCC1, MSH2 and PARP1 in 111 cases of non-small cell lung cancer paraffin embedded surgical specimens. Through og-rank survival analysis, we evaluated the prognostic value of the ERCC1, MSH2, PARP1 and the related clinicopathological factors. COX regression analysis was used to determine whether ERCC1, MSH2 and PARP1 were independent prognostic factors. RESULTS: In the enrolled 111 non-small cell lung cancer patients, the positive expression rate of ERCC1, MSH2 and RARP1 was 33.3%, 36.9% and 55.9%, respectively. ERCC1 (P<0.001) and PARP1 (P=0.033) were found to be correlated with the survival time while there was no correlation for MSH2 (P=0.298). Patients with both ERCC1 and PARP1 negative cancer had significantly longer survival time than those with ERCC1 (P=0.042) or PARP1 (P=0.027) positive alone. Similalry, the survival time of patients with both ERCC1 and PARP1 positive cancer was shorter than those with ERCC1 (P=0.048) or PARP1 (P=0.01) positive alone. CONCLUSION: Patients with ERCC1 or PARP1 negative non-small cell lung cancer appear to benefit from platinum-based postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy.

[Expression of BRG1 and BRM proteins in prostatic cancer].

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of BRG1 and BRM, the catalytic subunits expressed by SWI/SNF, in benign and malignant prostatic tissues and to correlate the BRG1/BRM expression with the development and progression of prostatic cancer. METHODS: The expression levels of the BRG1 and BRM proteins in benign and malignant prostatic tissues were studied using semi-quantitative immunohisto-chemistry. The results correlated with various clinical and pathologic parameters. RESULTS: The average immuno-reactive score for BRG1 expression in prostatic cancer tissues was significantly higher than that in benign prostatic tissues (57+/-9.8 and 19+/-4.1, respectively, P = 0.000 17). The difference was more obvious in the high-grade cancer. On the other hand, BRM expression exhibited a heterogeneous pattern. The average immuno-reactive score for BRM expression was lower in cancer tissues than in benign tissues (112+/-17 and 151+/-19, respectively, P = 0.0047). BRG1 and BRM demonstrated a reciprocal expression pattern in benign and malignant tissues. The average immuno-reactive score for BRG1 expression was higher in the cancer cases with a larger tumor volume than in the cases with a smaller tumor volume (P = 0.0112). CONCLUSIONS: The expression of BRG1 and BRM correlates with the development of prostatic cancer. Increased BRG1 expression may have certain implications in tumor progression.

[Distribution characteristic and correlation relationship of reactive sulfur and heavy metals in sediments of Meiliang Bay and Wuli Lake of Taihu Lake].

The distribution characteristic of acid volatile sulfide (AVS), simultaneously extracted metals (SEM), and total metals were studied in the surface and core sediments of Meiliang Bay and Wuli Lake in Taihu Lake. It was found that there were similar distribution characteristics for AVS and SEM in surface sediments, and the concentration of AVS and SEM decreased from the steady deposition area of estuary to the centre of the bay (lake). The ratio of AVS/SEM was < 1 in the surface sediments, indicating that heavy metals in surface sediment might have potential bioavailability. The concentration of AVS increased with sediment depth, followed by decrease with large variation, while the concentration of SEM remained constant. Though comparing the concentration of SEM with total metals, it was shown that the extracted Cu and Ni decreased with sediment depth, indicating that increasing association of Cu and Ni with sulphides in deeper sediment layer, while the lower extracted ratios for Pb and Zn compared with sulfidic sediment illustrated that the AVS should not have a strong controlling on sediment Pb and Zn. From the molar ratio of AVS and reactive iron, it is known that the heavy metals were rather dynamic and active in sediments of studied sites.