• Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China;
SUN Xuejun, Email: sunxy@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
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Objective  To identify the expression of pleiotrophin (PTN) mRNA and protein in the colorectal cancer tissues, and to explore the clinical value of it.
Methods  The expressions of PTN mRNA and protein in colorectal cancer tissues (colorectal cancer group) as well as normal colorectal tissues (normal control group) were tested by using in-situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry.
Results  The positive rates of PTN mRNA 〔63.9% (53/83) vs. 40.7%(22/54)〕 and protein〔60.2%(50/83) vs. 33.3%(18/54)〕 in colorectal cancer group were all significantly higher than those of normal control group (P=0.008, P=0.002). There were no significant relationship between expressions of PTN mRNA and protein with gender, age, and type of tumor (P>0.05), but in tissues of Ⅲ-Ⅳ stage and poor differentiation,the positive rates of PTN mRNA and protein were all higher (P<0.05).
Conclusions  The over expressions of PTN mRNA and protein in colorectal cancer tissues may directly related to the invasion and metastasis. Meanwhile, it can be used as an index to predict metastasis and prognosis of colorectal cancer.

Citation: CHEN Nanzheng,SUN Xuejun,HE Sai,Zheng Jianbao,REN Yanfei,WANG Wei,WEI Guangbing,YAO Jianfeng,ZHANG Li,.. The Expression and Clinical Significance of Pleiotrophin in Colorectal Cancer Tissues. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2013, 20(6): 615-619. doi: Copy