The effects of sonic hedgehog signaling pathway components on non-small-cell lung cancer progression and clinical outcome
- Authors
- Hwang, Jinwook; Kang, Myoung Hee; Yoo, Young A.; Quan, Yu Hua; Kim, Hyun Koo; Oh, Sang Cheul; Choi, Young Ho
- Issue Date
- 21-8월-2014
- Publisher
- BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
- Keywords
- Gli1; Hedgehog pathway; LYVE-1; NSCLC; Prognosis; Sonic hedgehog; VEGF-D
- Citation
- WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, v.12
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
- Volume
- 12
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/97669
- DOI
- 10.1186/1477-7819-12-268
- ISSN
- 1477-7819
- Abstract
- Background: Researchers in recent studies have reported that the sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway plays a crucial role during tumorigenesis, angiogenesis and cellular differentiation. We investigated the clinical and pathological significances of the Shh pathway and of its lymphangiogenic components in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), namely, Shh, glioma-associated oncogene homolog zinc finger protein 1 (Gli1), lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1 (LYVE-1) and vascular endothelial growth factor D (VEGF-D). Methods: The expression of Shh, Gli1, LYVE-1 and VEGF-D in primary NSCLC tissue from 40 patients was examined using immunohistochemical assays, and relationships between expression and clinicopathological data, such as age, gender, histology, tumor size, nodal stage, visceral pleural invasion, lymphatic thromboembolism, recurrence and overall survival were investigated. Results: Of the 40 specimens examined, 25 (62.5%), 20 (50.0%), 11 (27.5%) and 20 (50.0%) were positive for Shh, Gli1, LYVE-1 or VEGF-D expression, respectively. The expression of Gli1 and LYVE-1 were significantly associated (P = 0.011), and Shh and LYVE-1 expression was related to visceral pleural invasion and lymphatic thromboembolism, respectively (P < 0.05). Shh expression levels compared on survival curves were statistically significant in univariate logrank analysis (P = 0.020). However, other clinicopathological factors did not reveal any statistical significance in univariate and multivariate analyses. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this the first report of the relationship between components of the Shh signaling pathway and prognosis in NSCLC. The expression of Shh, Gli1 and LYVE-1 was found to be associated with clinicopathological factors and survival. Thus, the overexpression of the Shh signaling pathway could serve as a predictor of malignant behavior, including lymphangiogenesis, in NSCLC.
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