目的:检测缺氧诱导因子-1α(HIF—1α)、P-糖蛋白在腋淋巴结阴性乳腺癌组织中的表达情况及其与乳腺癌分型、分级及预后的关系。方法:采用免疫组织化学方法检测81例乳腺癌和20例癌旁组织中HIF-1α、P—gp的表达状况,分析与各临床病理因素和预后的关系。结果:HIF—1α在乳腺癌中总阳性表达率为69.1%.其中强表达10例(123%),中度表达12例(14.8%),弱表达34例(42.0%),隐性25例(30.9%);81例乳腺癌组织中34例P—gp表达阳性,占42.0%,其中强表达7例(8.6%),中度表达9例(11.1%),弱表达18例(22.2%),阴性47例(58.0%)HIF—1α和P—gp在乳腺癌中两者阳性指数呈正相关(r=-0.62,P〈0.01)HIF—1α为单独影响乳腺癌预后的危险因素结论:HIF—1α和P—gp两者阳性指数在乳腺癌中呈正相关;HIF—1α可作为判断乳腺癌恶性程度、预后的单独指标,高表达者5年生存率低,检测HIF—1α有助于提高评估腋淋巴结阴性乳腺癌术后生存的准确性。
Objective: To study the expression of HIF-1α and P-gp in breast cancer and to determine the correlation with prognosis. Methods: Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples from 81 breast cancer patients were tested for HIF-1α and P-gp expression by immunocytochemical staining. Then the influence of these expression levels on the clinical and pathological parameters and on survival was investigated. Results: Strong expression of HIF-1α was observed in 10 cases (12.3%), while expression was moderate in 12 cases (14.8%) and weak in 34 cases (42.0%). No expression was found in 25 cases (30.9%). Strong expression of P-gp was observed in 7 cases (8.64%), moderate expression was observed in 9 cases (11.1%) and weak expression was observed in 18 cases (22.2%). No expression was found in 47 cases (58.0%). HIF-1α expression had a significant positive correlation with the expression of P-gp (r=0.62, P〈0.01). In the 64 cases with follow-up data, univariate analysis revealed that the survival rate was correlated with histological grading, staging, tumor size, and expression of HIF-1α and P-gp. However, Cox stepwise proportional hazards analysis showed that only HIF-1α was considered independently significant for predicting patient outcome. Conclusions: The expression of P- gp may be correlated with HIF-1α expression. HIF-1α expression is correlated with the prognosis of breast carcinoma. The expression of HIF-1α can be used to accurately assess the prognosis in breast carcinoma and may be helpful for evaluating the prognosis of ANNBC.