Abstract:
Objective
To explore the expressions of B7 homolog 1 and interleukin-2 in breast cancer and their clinical significance.
Methods
The clinical data of 75 patients with breast disease in Department of Breast Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University from June 2012 to September 2014 were retrospectively analyzed, including 44 patients with breast cancer and 31 with benign disease. The paraffin embedded breast tissue samples were collected, and the immunohistochemical method was used to detect the expressions of B7-H1 and IL-2 in different tissues. The positive rate of B7-H1 and IL-2 was compared by χ2 test, and χ2 test and Fisher exact test were used to analyze the relationship between the expressions of B7-H1,IL-2 and the clinicopathological characteristic of breast cancer.
Results
The positive rate of B7-H1 in breast cancer were significantly higher than that in breast benign lesion [79.6%(35/44) vs 22.6% (7/31),χ2 =23.951, P=0.001]. The positive rate of IL-2 in breast cancer were significantly lower than that in breast benign lesion [31.8%(14/44) vs 71.0%(22/31),χ2 =11.168, P=0.001]. In 44 patients with breast cancer, the expression of B7-H1 was higher in the specimens with tumor diameter >2 cm, higher histological grade, lymph nodes metastasis, HER-2 positive and in TNM stage ⅢA- Ⅳ(χ2 =4.589, 7.717, 4.475,15.725,22.211; P=0.032,0.014,0.034,0.000, 0.000), while the expression of IL-2 was lower in the specimens with tumor diameter >2 cm, lymph nodes metastasis and in TNM stage ⅢA- Ⅳ(χ2 =12.049,14.850,6.147;P=0.001,0.000,0.013).
Conclusion
B7-H1 and IL-2 expressions are correlated with the severity of breast cancer, therefore, the two may serve as the combined indicators for the guidance of comprehensive treatment of breast cancer.
Key words:
Apoptosis,
B7 homolog 1,
Interleukin-2,
Breast neoplasms
Xiaopan Zou, Xinyu Zheng. Expressions of B7 homolog 1 and interleukin-2 in breast cancer and their clinical significance[J]. Chinese Journal of Breast Disease(Electronic Edition), 2015, 09(04): 247-251.