Association between FOXM1 and hedgehog signaling pathway in human cervical carcinoma by tissue microarray analysis

  • Authors:
    • Hong Chen
    • Jingjing Wang
    • Hong Yang
    • Dan Chen
    • Panpan Li
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  • Published online on: August 2, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4932
  • Pages: 2664-2673
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Abstract

Forkhead box M1 (FOXM1) and hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway are implicated in the formation and development of human tumors, including cervical cancer. Previous studies have indicated that FOXM1 may be a downstream target gene of the Hh signaling pathway, but their association in cervical cancer is largely unknown. In the present study, the expression of FOXM1 and Hh signaling molecules was evaluated by immunohistochemical analysis in a tissue microarray that contained 70 cervical cancer tissues and 10 normal cervical tissues. In addition, the association of these molecules with clinicopathological parameters, and the association between FOXM1 and various molecules involved in the Hh signaling pathway was investigated. The results indicated that FOXM1 and Hh signaling molecules were overexpressed in cervical cancer tissues. The protein expression levels of FOXM1, glioma‑associated oncogene 1 (GLI1) and smoothened (SMO) correlated with the clinical stage of the tumors, while the protein expression levels of Sonic Hh (SHh), patched 1 (PTCH1) and GLI1 correlated with the pathological grade of the tumors. The expression levels of GLI1 were lower in tissues without lymph node metastasis than in tissues with lymph node metastasis. In addition, FOXM1 expression correlated with GLI1, SHh and PTCH1 expression in cancer tissues. These findings confirmed the participation of FOXM1 and the Hh signaling pathway in cervical cancer. Furthermore, the finding that FOXM1 may be a downstream target gene of the Hh signaling pathway in cervical cancer provides a potential novel diagnostic and therapeutic target for cervical cancer.
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Chen H, Wang J, Yang H, Chen D and Li P: Association between FOXM1 and hedgehog signaling pathway in human cervical carcinoma by tissue microarray analysis. Oncol Lett 12: 2664-2673, 2016
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Chen, H., Wang, J., Yang, H., Chen, D., & Li, P. (2016). Association between FOXM1 and hedgehog signaling pathway in human cervical carcinoma by tissue microarray analysis. Oncology Letters, 12, 2664-2673. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4932
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Chen, H., Wang, J., Yang, H., Chen, D., Li, P."Association between FOXM1 and hedgehog signaling pathway in human cervical carcinoma by tissue microarray analysis". Oncology Letters 12.4 (2016): 2664-2673.
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Chen, H., Wang, J., Yang, H., Chen, D., Li, P."Association between FOXM1 and hedgehog signaling pathway in human cervical carcinoma by tissue microarray analysis". Oncology Letters 12, no. 4 (2016): 2664-2673. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4932