Correlation between levels of expression of minichromosome maintenance proteins, Ki-67 proliferation antigen and metallothionein I/II in laryngeal squamous cell cancer

  • Authors:
    • Katarzyna Nowinska
    • Magdalena Chmielewska
    • Aleksandra Piotrowska
    • Bartosz Pula
    • Wojciech Pastuszewski
    • Tomasz Krecicki
    • Marzena Podhorska-Okołow
    • Maciej Zabel
    • Piotr Dziegiel
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  • Published online on: November 27, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2015.3273
  • Pages: 635-645
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Abstract

MCM2, MCM3 and MCM7 are minichromosome maintenance proteins found in dividing cells and they play a role in DNA synthesis. Increased MCM expression level is observed in cells of different cancer types. Additionally, metallothioneins (MT-I/II) are involved in control of cell proliferation and differentiation and changes of their expression are observed in many types of cancer. Ki-67 is known cancer cell proliferation antigen currently used in prognostic evaluation. The study material consisted of 83 laryngeal squamous cell cancer (LSCC) cases and 10 benign hypertrophic lesions of larynx epithelium as a control group. For the present study, laryngeal cancer cell line HEp-2 and human keratinocytes were employed, and to evaluate expression of all the markers, immunohistochemical method (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF) and western blot analysis were used. Statistical analysis showed strong positive correlation between expression of MCM2, MCM3, MCM7 and Ki-67 antigen in LSCC. Additionally, moderate positive correlation was observed between MCM3 and MT-I/II expression. In cancer cells, the level of expression of MCM3, MCM2, MCM7 and Ki-67 markers was increasing with the grade of LSCC malignancy. IF and western blot analysis showed higher MCM2, MCM3, MCM7 expression in HEp-2 cells in comparison to their expression in keratinocytes. MCM proteins might be useful markers of cell proliferation in LSCC.
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Nowinska K, Chmielewska M, Piotrowska A, Pula B, Pastuszewski W, Krecicki T, Podhorska-Okołow M, Zabel M and Dziegiel P: Correlation between levels of expression of minichromosome maintenance proteins, Ki-67 proliferation antigen and metallothionein I/II in laryngeal squamous cell cancer. Int J Oncol 48: 635-645, 2016
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Nowinska, K., Chmielewska, M., Piotrowska, A., Pula, B., Pastuszewski, W., Krecicki, T. ... Dziegiel, P. (2016). Correlation between levels of expression of minichromosome maintenance proteins, Ki-67 proliferation antigen and metallothionein I/II in laryngeal squamous cell cancer. International Journal of Oncology, 48, 635-645. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2015.3273
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Nowinska, K., Chmielewska, M., Piotrowska, A., Pula, B., Pastuszewski, W., Krecicki, T., Podhorska-Okołow, M., Zabel, M., Dziegiel, P."Correlation between levels of expression of minichromosome maintenance proteins, Ki-67 proliferation antigen and metallothionein I/II in laryngeal squamous cell cancer". International Journal of Oncology 48.2 (2016): 635-645.
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Nowinska, K., Chmielewska, M., Piotrowska, A., Pula, B., Pastuszewski, W., Krecicki, T., Podhorska-Okołow, M., Zabel, M., Dziegiel, P."Correlation between levels of expression of minichromosome maintenance proteins, Ki-67 proliferation antigen and metallothionein I/II in laryngeal squamous cell cancer". International Journal of Oncology 48, no. 2 (2016): 635-645. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2015.3273