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Correlation analysis between expression of PCNA, Ki‑67 and COX-2 and X-ray features in mammography in breast cancer

  • Authors:
    • Xiaoming Qiu
    • Jixin Mei
    • Jianjun Yin
    • Hong Wang
    • Jinqi Wang
    • Ming Xie
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  • Published online on: July 4, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6516
  • Pages: 2912-2918
  • Copyright: © Qiu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

This study investigated expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), proliferation-associated nuclear antigen (Ki-67) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in tissues of breast invasive ductal carcinoma, and analyzed the correlations between these indexes and X-ray features in mammography. A total of 90 patients who were admitted to Huangshi Central Hospital and diagnosed as breast invasive ductal carcinoma from January 2014 to January 2016 were selected. The expression of PCNA, Ki-67 and COX-2 in cancer tissues and cancer-adjacent normal tissues of patients were detected by immunohistochemical staining, and X-ray features in mammography of patients were observed. By using Spearman correlation analysis, the correlations between expression of PCNA, Ki-67 and COX-2 and X-ray features in mammography in breast cancer were investigated. As a result, the positive expression rates of PCNA, Ki-67 and COX-2 in cancer tissues of the patient groups were respectively 42.2, 45.6 and 51.1%, which were significantly higher than those in cancer-adjacent normal tissues of the control group (p<0.05). PCNA, Ki-67 and COX-2 expression in cancer tissues of the patient group was associated with clinical staging and lymphatic metastasis (p<0.05), but had no correlation with age and tumor size (p>0.05). PCNA, Ki-67 and COX-2 expression in cancer tissues of the patient group had no correlation with the existence of lumps and localized density-increased shadows (p>0.05), but were associated with manifestations of architectural distortion, calcification as well as skin and nipple depression (p<0.05). Spearman correlation analysis revealed that there was a significantly positive correlation between the expression of PCNA and COX-2 in cancer tissues of the patient group (r=0.676, p<0.05); there was a significantly positive correlation between the expression of Ki-67 and COX-2 (r=0.724, p<0.05); PCNA expression had no obvious correlation with the expression of Ki-67 (p>0.05). In conclusion, PCNA, Ki-67 and COX-2 expression is of great significance in the occurrence, invasion and metastasis of breast invasive ductal carcinoma. There is a strong correlation between PCNA, Ki-67 and COX-2 expression levels and X-ray features in mammography in breast invasive ductal carcinoma. The application of X-ray features in mammography can evaluate the expression levels of PCNA, Ki-67 and COX-2 in tissues of breast invasive ductal carcinoma, thereby prospectively predicting biological behavior of these cancer cells and patient prognosis.
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Qiu X, Mei J, Yin J, Wang H, Wang J and Xie M: Correlation analysis between expression of PCNA, Ki‑67 and COX-2 and X-ray features in mammography in breast cancer. Oncol Lett 14: 2912-2918, 2017
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Qiu, X., Mei, J., Yin, J., Wang, H., Wang, J., & Xie, M. (2017). Correlation analysis between expression of PCNA, Ki‑67 and COX-2 and X-ray features in mammography in breast cancer. Oncology Letters, 14, 2912-2918. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6516
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Qiu, X., Mei, J., Yin, J., Wang, H., Wang, J., Xie, M."Correlation analysis between expression of PCNA, Ki‑67 and COX-2 and X-ray features in mammography in breast cancer". Oncology Letters 14.3 (2017): 2912-2918.
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Qiu, X., Mei, J., Yin, J., Wang, H., Wang, J., Xie, M."Correlation analysis between expression of PCNA, Ki‑67 and COX-2 and X-ray features in mammography in breast cancer". Oncology Letters 14, no. 3 (2017): 2912-2918. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6516