PMID: 18727515Aug 30, 2008Paper

Expression and clinical significance of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha and angiopoietin-2 in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology, head, and neck surgery
Peihua LiLisha Zhao

Abstract

To investigate the expressions and clinical significance of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) proteins in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Immunohistochemical technique was used to detect the expressions of HIF-1alpha and Ang-2 protein in 52 laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and 10 normal tissues. The positive rates of HIF-1alpha and Ang-2 proteins were significantly higher in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma than those in normal tissues (P < 0.05). The expressions of HIF-1alpha protein was related with TNM stage and lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05), but had no marked correlations with the sex, age and histological differentiation (P > 0.05). The level of Ang-2 expression was also correlated with TNM stage, lymph node metastasis and histological differentiation of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. But not related to the age and sex. There was positive correlations between both expressions of HIF-1alpha and Ang-2 proteins (r = 0. 333, P < 0.01). High expressions of HIF-1alpha and Ang-2 proteins in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma may play an important role in tumor growth, invasion and metastasis.

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