JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2015, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (6): 643-646.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2015.06.019

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Expression of heparanase in liver cancer tissues and its relationship with microvascular density

Yang Qirong, Zhang Ping'an.   

  1. Clinical Laboratory, People's Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
  • Received:2015-04-24 Online:2015-11-20 Published:2016-02-04

Abstract: Objective To explore the expression of heparanase(Hpa) in liver cancer tissues, and its relationship with the microvascular density(MVD). Methods The Hpa mRNA levels in tumor, close-adjacent cancerous (group A) and peri-cancerous liver tissues (group B) from 47 patients with primary liver cancer were detected by RT-PCR. The expression of Hpa protein and CD34 in liver and cancer tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry. The correlation of Hpa mRNA to MVD in tissues with different clinical and pathological characteristics were analyzed. Results There were significant differences between Hpa levels in tumor tissues with different differentiation and clinical stages,with or without metastasis and recurrence,high or low AFP levels,with or without portal vein tumor emboli,and large or small tumor sizes (P<0.05);The Hpa mRNA levels (0.793±0.184) and the MVD(34.5±12.2) in liver cancerous tissues were significantly higher than those in group A and group B (P<0.05),while the Hpa mRNA levels and MVD in group A were significantly higher than those in group B [(0.577±0.145) vs. (0.384±0.117),and (22.2±10.7) vs. (14.7±7.4),respectively,P<0.05];The Hpa mRNA level in each group was positively correlated with MVD(r=0.627,P<0.05). Conclusion Hpa plays an important role in the growth,invasion and angiogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Key words: Hepatocellular carcinoma, Heparanase, Microvascular density