TY - JOUR AB - C/EBP β (CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β) is a transcriptional factor that belongs to the basic region-leucine zipper class DNA-binding proteins and plays a role in cell differentiation and inflammatory reactions. Although high tissue levels of inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 and transforming growth factor-β, have been observed in glioma patients, the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain to be elucidated. C/EBP β induces a variety of cytokines and thus may play a role in the pathogenesis of glioma. In this study, we investigated the relationship between C/EBP β expression, tumor histology, and prognosis in glioma. The expression of C/EBP β mRNA was examined with quantitative real-time PCR and protein expression was examined with immunohistochemical techniques in 47 glioma tissue samples. Expression of C/EBP β mRNA and protein was markedly increased in high grade glioma compared with low grade glioma. Patients whose expression of C/EBP β mRNA and protein in tumor tissue was lower survived longer than those whose expressions were higher. In vitro, C/EBP β siRNA inhibited glioma cell proliferation and invasion. Moreover, IL-8 production by glioma cells was inhibited by C/EBP β siRNA transfection. These data suggest that increased expression of C/EBP β may contribute to the promotion of tumor invasiveness and progression. The data imply that the comparison of C/EBP β expression could be a prognostic marker for patients with glioma. AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8585, Japan null AU - Homma,Jumpei AU - Yamanaka,Ryuya AU - Yajima,Naoki AU - Tsuchiya,Naoto AU - Genkai,Nobuyuki AU - Sano,Masakazu AU - Tanaka,Ryuichi DA - 2006/03/01 DO - 10.3892/or.15.3.595 EP - 601 IS - 3 JO - Oncol Rep PY - 2006 SN - 1021-335X 1791-2431 SP - 595 ST - Increased expression of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β correlates with prognosis in glioma patients T2 - Oncology Reports TI - Increased expression of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β correlates with prognosis in glioma patients UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/or.15.3.595 VL - 15 ER -