Relative quantitative expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha messenger ribonucleic acid in recurrent craniopharyngiomas
Relative quantitative expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha messenger ribonucleic acid in recurrent craniopharyngiomas
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复发性颅咽管瘤缺氧诱导因子1α信使核糖核酸的相对定量表达
DOI:
10.4103/0028-3886.128291
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发表时间:
2014-01-01
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影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Xu, Jianguo
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作者:
Liu, Hao;Liu, Zhiyong;Xu, Jianguo
Background: Craniopharyngioma is a benign tumor, but recurrences are common and prognosis is poor. The pathologic mechanism underlying the high recurrence is still unknown. Aims: We hypothesized that there are hypoxic microenvironments within craniopharyngiomas and hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) and its related genes are largely expressed in recurrent craniopharyngiomas. Materials and Methods: A total of 19 patients with craniopharyngiomas have been identified. The relative quantitative expressions of HIF-1 alpha, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and carbonic adhydrase 9 (CA9) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) of craniopharyngioma tissues were detected by real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Results: HIF-1 alpha and VEGF mRNA was significantly up-regulated in recurrent craniopharyngiomas. Mean expression levels (recurrent craniopharyngiomas compared with non-recurrent craniopharyngiomas, as normalized to expression of beta-actin) were 3.09 versus 0.75 (P = 0.001) for HIF-1 alpha, 1.07 versus 0.32 (P = 0.000) for VEGF, 1.21 versus 1.93 (P = 0.503) for CA9. In craniopharyngiomas, the expression of VEGF showed a significant correlation with HIF-1 alpha (r = 0.836, P = 0.000). Conclusion: There were hypoxic microenvironments within craniopharyngiomas. Therefore, preventing the tumor cells from adapting to the hypoxic conditions may be an effective way to obviate the relapse of craniopharyngioma.