Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2021, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 115-118.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2021.01.030

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Expression of copb2 gene incancerous tissues in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and its relationship with prognosis

Liu Zhen,Pan Guangdong,Zhou Zheng,et al   

  1. Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University,Liuzhou 545006,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,China
  • Online:2021-01-10 Published:2021-01-19

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of coatomer protein complex subunit beta 2 (copb2) gene in cancerous tissues in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its relationship with prognosis. Methods 113 patients with HCC underwent hepatectomy, and the COPB2 mRNA and its protein expression in cancerous and adjacent noncancerous tissues were detected by RT-PCR and Western bloting as well as immunohistochemistry. The multivariate Cox proportional risk regression model was established to analyze the independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients with HCC. Results The COPB2 mRNA in cancerous and noncancerous tissues were (1.32±0.40) and (0.47±0.14), significantly different between them(P=0.013), and the COPB2 protein expression were (1.35±0.56) and (0.44±0.12), also significantly different between them(P=0.035); the strong cancerous COPB2 expression was found in 45 patients(39.8%), while the weak or negative expression was found in 68 patients(60.2%); the expression of COPB2 was found much different in patients with or without HBV infection, with different serum AFP levels, different tumor foci, different tumor cell differentiation, and with or without tumor invasion (P<0.05); 68 patients (59.8%) died in our series at the end of follow-up, with the survival time of (1047.0±167.7) days; the survial time in patients with strong cancerous COPB2 expression was (747.3±116.3) days, much shorter than(1673.7±213.5) days in patients with weak or negative COPB2 expression(P=0.001); the multivariate Cox proportional risk regression model showed that the cancerous COPB2 expression, serum AFP levels, tumor invasion and tumor foci were the independent risk factor for overall survival of patients with HCC.Conclusion The up-regulation of COPB2 expression in cancerous tissues in patients with HCC might hint the bad prognosis after hepatectomy, which warrants further investigation.

Key words: Hepatocellular carcinoma, Coatomer protein complex subunit beta 2, Tumor markers, Prognosis