Overexpression of peroxiredoxin-3 and -5 is a potential biomarker for prognosis in endometrial cancer

  • Authors:
    • Jung Mi Byun
    • Su Sun Kim
    • Ki Tae Kim
    • Mi Seon Kang
    • Dae Hoon Jeong
    • Dae Sim Lee
    • Eun Jung Jung
    • Young Nam Kim
    • Jin Han
    • In Sung Song
    • Kyoun Bok Lee
    • Moon Su Sung
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  • Published online on: January 31, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.7909
  • Pages: 5111-5118
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Abstract

Endometrial cancer is the sixth most common cancer in women worldwide. Peroxiredoxins (PRDXs) are antioxidant enzymes that serve important roles in cell differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis. In the present study, the potential associations between PRDX expression and endometrial cancer were investigated. The expression levels of various PRDX mRNAs were detected by semi‑quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‑PCR) in endometrial cancer tissues (n=26) and normal endometrial tissues (n=10). Additionally, the expression of PRDX isoforms was immunohistochemically examined in endometrial cancer tissues and adjacent normal endometrial tissues from 42 patients. Finally, the associations between high PRDX expression levels and clinicopathological features were examined in patients with endometrial cancer. Analysis of PRDX expression in endometrial cancer tissues and normal endometrial tissues by semi‑quantitative RT‑PCR showed that all PRDX isoforms had increased expression in the endometrial cancer tissues compared with that in the normal endometrium, and the differences in the expression levels of PRDX1 and PRDX3 between cancer and normal tissues were statistically significant (P=0.0015 and P=0.0134, respectively). Additionally, analysis of PRDX expression in endometrial cancer and paired normal endometrial tissues by immunohistochemistry showed strong cytoplasmic staining of PRDX3 and PRDX5 in cancer tissues, with high PRDX3 (25/42, 59.5%) and PRDX5 (32/42, 76.2%) appearing more frequently in endometrial cancer than in normal endometrial tissues (P=0.0001 and P=0.0023, respectively). Furthermore, high expression of PRDX5 was associated with advanced‑stage endometrial cancer (P=0.0399). Although the 5‑year survival rate was marginally higher in patients with low expression of PRDX3 and PRDX5, this result was not statistically significant. In summary, PRDX3 and PRDX5 are highly expressed in endometrial cancer and could be associated with advanced stage and poor prognosis. Therefore, these proteins may potentially be used as prognostic markers for endometrial cancer.
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Byun JM, Kim SS, Kim KT, Kang MS, Jeong DH, Lee DS, Jung EJ, Kim YN, Han J, Song IS, Song IS, et al: Overexpression of peroxiredoxin-3 and -5 is a potential biomarker for prognosis in endometrial cancer. Oncol Lett 15: 5111-5118, 2018
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Byun, J.M., Kim, S.S., Kim, K.T., Kang, M.S., Jeong, D.H., Lee, D.S. ... Sung, M.S. (2018). Overexpression of peroxiredoxin-3 and -5 is a potential biomarker for prognosis in endometrial cancer. Oncology Letters, 15, 5111-5118. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.7909
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Byun, J. M., Kim, S. S., Kim, K. T., Kang, M. S., Jeong, D. H., Lee, D. S., Jung, E. J., Kim, Y. N., Han, J., Song, I. S., Lee, K. B., Sung, M. S."Overexpression of peroxiredoxin-3 and -5 is a potential biomarker for prognosis in endometrial cancer". Oncology Letters 15.4 (2018): 5111-5118.
Chicago
Byun, J. M., Kim, S. S., Kim, K. T., Kang, M. S., Jeong, D. H., Lee, D. S., Jung, E. J., Kim, Y. N., Han, J., Song, I. S., Lee, K. B., Sung, M. S."Overexpression of peroxiredoxin-3 and -5 is a potential biomarker for prognosis in endometrial cancer". Oncology Letters 15, no. 4 (2018): 5111-5118. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.7909