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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Li, Yanshi | Liu, Chuan | Wang, Zhihai | Hu, Guohua*
Affiliations: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Guohua Hu, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China. Tel.: +86 23 89012945; Fax: +86 21 64085875; E-mail: lyscq920424@sina.com.
Abstract: Protocadherin8 (PCDH8), an integral membrane protein, was reported to be a tumor suppressor involved in tumorigenesis in cancers. We aimed to investigate the expression of PCDH8 and its clinicopathological significance in hypopharyngeal carcinoma. We also examined the possible inactivation mechanism of PCDH8. A total of 80 pairs of hypopharyngeal carcinoma tumor tissues and non-tumor tissues were investigated to examine the immunohistochemical expression of PCDH8. Prognostic value and clinicopathological significance of PCDH8 expression were examined by Kaplan-Meier and log-rank test and Cox’s ones. Ten pairs of tumor tissues and non-tumor tissues were analyzed by RT-PCR and 4 pairs by Western blot respectively. Promoter methylation of PCDH8 was observed in 14 pairs of tumor tissues and non-tumor tissues by methylation-specific PCR (MSP). The expression of PCDH8 in tumor tissues was depressed immunohistochemically when compared with non-tumor tissues and was significantly lower in the advanced pathological stage. Meanwhile, the expression of PCDH8 served as an independent prognostic risk factor for overall survival of hypopharyngeal carcinoma. The mRNA and protein levels of PCDH8 in tumor tissues was also down-regulated than in non-tumor tissues. Moreover, aberrant promoter methylation of PCDH8 occurred frequently in tumor tissues, rather than in non-tumor tissues. For the first time, our study demonstrates the tumor-suppressive function of PCDH8 and its epigenetic inactivation by promoter methylation in hypopharyngeal carcinoma. It suggests that PCDH8 may serve as a useful prognostic biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for hypopharyngeal carcinoma patients.
Keywords: Hypopharyngeal carcinoma, protocadherin8, tumor suppressor gene
DOI: 10.3233/CBM-171137
Journal: Cancer Biomarkers, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 495-502, 2018
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