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Effect of interventional embolotherapy on FHIT and p16 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

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    • Wei Xu
    • Xiaogai Qi
    • Xia Wang
    • Jize Sun
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  • Published online on: October 31, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9648
  • Pages: 871-876
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Abstract

Effects of interventional embolotherapy on the expression of fragile histidine triad (FHIT) and p16 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients were investigated. Patients with primary HCC who were definitely diagnosed and treated in the Department of Gastroenterology in Qingdao Central Hospital from March 2014 to March 2016 were selected, and they underwent interventional embolotherapy. HCC and cancer‑adjacent tissues of the patients were harvested for immunohistochemical staining. The correlation between the expression levels of FHIT and p16 was analyzed at the gene and protein level. Clinical data were collected, and whether they were correlated with the expression of FHIT and p16 was investigated. The expression levels of FHIT and p16 in primary HCC tissues were remarkably lower than that in cancer‑adjacent tissues (P<0.05). In HCC tissues, FHIT expression was obviously positively correlated with p16 expression (Spearman's correlation coefficient, r=0.308; P=0.025). FHIT was related to HCC tumor‑node‑metastasis (TNM) staging, the differentiation degree in Edmondson‑Steiner grading, lymph node metastasis and portal vein thrombosis (P<0.05 in all comparisons), whereas, p16 was associated with tumor size and the differentiation degree in Edmondson‑Steiner grading (P<0.05 in all comparisons). The expression of FHIT and p16 genes and proteins in HCC tissues were obviously lower than those in cancer‑adjacent tissues (P<0.05 in all comparisons). FHIT and p16 genes, as tumor suppressor genes, inhibit the proliferation of HCC, and there is a positive correlation between them. The proteins of the FHIT and p16 can be used as new indicators for clinical detection, thus providing a new method for clinical diagnosis.

Introduction

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the relatively common gastrointestinal malignant tumors. Its early onset symptoms are not obvious, and the onset is rapid. Patients are already in the advanced stage when definitely diagnosed with HCC. HCC is also the third most common cause of cancer death worldwide (1). The biological activity involved in the occurrence and development processes of the tumor is a hotspot and focus of research. A study has shown that abnormal activities of tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes play key roles in these processes (2). Fragile histidine triad (FHIT) is a novel tumor suppressor gene, which exists in the vast majority of normal organ tissues (3). It has been confirmed that FHIT can induce cell apoptosis and arrest the cell growth cycle, thereby inhibiting tumor proliferation (4). p16 is a multi-tumor suppressor known for its expression products, namely, approximately 16-kDa protein molecules. The active function of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) is a prerequisite for all cells to enter the growth cycle. One of the functions of p16 is to inhibit the biological activity of CDK and block the growth cycle, thereby playing a role in inhibiting the growth (5). In this study, 148 patients with primary HCC undergoing interventional embolotherapy were examined by immunohistochemistry, so as to investigate the expression of FHIT and p16 in tissues and the correlation between the expression of the two, which is of important significance for clinical diagnosis.

Patients and methods

General data

A total of 148 patients with primary HCC who underwent interventional embolotherapy in the Department of Gastroenterology in Qingdao Central Hospital (Qingdao, China) from March 2014 to March 2016 were selected. Among them, 122 were males and 26 females, aged 28–75 years. All patients were definitely diagnosed with primary HCC by clinical, imaging and α-fetoprotein tests or needle biopsy, and patients with lung and bone metastases were excluded. The tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging was conducted based on the criteria set by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Qingdao Central Hospital and informed consents were signed by the patients or the guardians.

Interventional embolotherapy

Interventional embolotherapy was performed for all patients using Seldinger technique. Conventional indirect arterial angiography for superior mesenteric arteries and celiac arterial angiography were conducted, followed by selective and superselective intubations in tumor feeding arteries, and then chemotherapeutics adriamycin, 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin and leucovorin were reperfused. All patients were treated with iodized oil for embolization, and the dosage used in each patient varied. The dosage of iodized oil was adjusted at any time according to the size of HCC lesions and the patient's tolerance during the interventional embolotherapy.

Immumohistochemical staining

Cancer-adjacent and HCC tissues were taken from patients with primary HCC before and after treatment, and were fixed with 10% paraffin at 20°C for 16 h. Then, the tissues were cut into 5 µm slices using paraffin, followed by dewaxing, hydration and rinsing with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). The non-specific background was sealed with 10% serum at room temperature for 15 min, followed by the addition of mouse anti-human primary FHIT and p16 monoclonal antibodies (1:300; cat. nos. sc-390481 and sc-377412; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Dallas, TX, USA) for incubation in a refrigerator at 4°C overnight. The tissues were used after rinsing with PBS. After that, biotin-labeled goat anti-mouse secondary polyclonal antibody (1:800; cat. no. SA00004-1; ProteinTech Group, Inc.; Wuhan Sanying Biotechnology, Wuhan, China) were added for incubation at room temperature for 30 min, followed by rinsing with PBS. Streptomyces antibiotic protein-peroxidase solution was added for incubation at room temperature for 30 min, followed by rinsing with PBS and 3,3′-diaminobenzidine (DAB) color development. Then the tissues were washed using tap water, re-stained with hematoxylin, sealed with neutral gum, and observed via a light microscope (Olympus Corp., Tokyo, Japan).

Result assessment

A total of 100 cells were randomly selected in the field of view to be observed, and the average number of cells in the field was calculated as the number of positive cells of the expressed proteins in the tissues. Score of staining depth: 0–2 points represented no staining, weak staining and strong staining, respectively. Score of the positive rate of stained cells: 1–4 points represented the percentage of positive cells, namely [1, 25], [26, 50], [51, 75] and [76, 100], respectively. The product of the above two scores: ≤2 points for negative (−), 3–4 points for weakly positive (+), 5–8 points for moderately positive (++), and ≥9 points for strongly positive (+++).

Detection of the expression of FHIT and p16 genes via reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR)

The total ribonucleic acids (RNAs) were extracted from HCC and cancer-adjacent tissues according to the instructions of TRIGene kit (Geneaid Biotech, Ltd., New Taipei, Taiwan). The concentration and purity of the two kinds of total RNAs were determined via a spectrophotometer (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA, USA), and the mean A260/A280 value was 1.8–2.0. According to the instructions of the RT kit [RevertAid First Strand cDNA Synthesis kit (K1622; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA)], the primer sequences were synthesized by Shanghai Jiran Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) (Table I). A total volume of 20 µl reaction system was reversely transcribed into cDNA on an RT-PCR machine. The experimental results were analyzed using the 2−ΔΔCq method (6).

Table I.

Primer sequences.

Table I.

Primer sequences.

GeneSequence
FHITF: 5′-AAGAGGAAAACTGAGCCATCTG-3′
R: 5′-CGGCTAACATCCCACTGATAAT-3′
p16F: 5′-TGGTTAGAGGCTGCCTGTG-3′
R: 5′-TGGACAAGACCCTGAAGACA-3′
β-actinF: 5′-CAGGAAGGAAGGCTGGAAG-3′
R: 5′-CGGGAAATCGTGCCTGAC-3′

[i] FHIT, fragile histidine triad; F, forward; R, reverse.

According to the instructions of the real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR kit (2X RealStar Green Power Mixture, A311; GenStar BioSolutions Co., Ltd., Beijing, China), the reaction system was 25 µl and the reaction conditions were as follows: 95°C for 10 min, 95°C for 30 sec, 59.4°C for 30 sec, 40 cycles, and 95°C for 15 sec, followed by cooling to 65°C. Fluorescence values were read, and β-actin was used as an internal reference. The relative expression of FHIT and p16 messenger RNAs (mRNAs) were calculated via RT-qPCR.

Detection of the expression of FHIT and p16 proteins by western blotting

According to the instructions of the total protein extraction kit, the total proteins of HCC and cancer-adjacent tissues were separately extracted using ProteoPrep® Total Extraction Sample kit (Sigma-Aldrich; Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), they were stored at −70°C for standby application, and the concentration of the extracted proteins was determined by a spectrophotometer (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA). Gels (15%) were prepared for sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. A 15-µl solution was added per lane. Based on the marker band, the locations of the two proteins in the gel were selected. After membranes were transferred to PVDF membrane, proteins were transferred for staining for 35 min, 5% skim milk was added for sealing at 37°C for 90 min, followed by the addition of primary mouse anti-human primary FHIT and p16 monoclonal antibodies (1:400; cat. nos. sc-390481 and sc-377412; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.) for incubation at 4°C overnight. After that, Tris-buffered saline with Tween-20 (TBST) was added, and then the proteins were placed in a shaker for vibration and washing 3 times at 15 min each time. Afterwards, secondary goat anti-mouse polyclonal antibody (1:2,000; cat. no. sc-2005; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.) was added for incubation at 37°C for 1 h, TBST was added, and the proteins were placed in a shaker for vibration and washing for 15 min, which was repeated 3 times. Then, the electrochemical luminescence (ECL; EMD Millipore, Burlington, MA, USA) was added in a dark room for coloration, followed by exposure, color development and fixation. Finally, the images were scanned using the ChemiDoc™ MP Imaging System (Bio-Rad), they were analyzed via ImageJ professional image analysis software (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA), and the optical density value was recorded.

Statistical analysis

In this study, the professional statistical software, Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) 17.0 (Beijing Xinmeijiahong Technology Co., Ltd. Beijing, China), was applied for the data analysis. The data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Comparison of the positive rate and the expression levels of FHIT and p16 with clinicopathological parameters was made using the Chi-square test. Spearman's correlation analysis was used to detect the correlation between FHIT and p16 expression levels. α=0.05 was taken as the test statistical standard. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

The expression of FHIT protein in tissues

FHIT protein was mainly expressed in the cytoplasm, and became yellow or pale yellow after immunohistochemistry (Fig. 1). The positive expression rates of FHIT protein were 47.97% (71/148) and 92.57% (137/148), in HCC and cancer-adjacent tissues, respectively, and the difference in comparison was statistically significant (P<0.05) (Table II).

Table II.

FHIT protein expression in HCC and cancer-adjacent tissues.

Table II.

FHIT protein expression in HCC and cancer-adjacent tissues.

FHIT protein

Tissuesn+ to +++Positive rate (%)χ2P-value
HCC14877  7147.9739.02<0.001
Cancer-adjacent1481113792.57

[i] FHIT, fragile histidine triad; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.

The expression of p16 protein in tissues

p16 protein was mostly expressed in the cytoplasm and the nucleus, and became yellow or pale yellow after immunohistochemistry (Fig. 2). The positive expression rates of p16 protein were 60.14% (89/148) and 95.95% (142/148), in HCC and cancer-adjacent tissues, respectively, and the difference in comparison was statistically significant (P<0.05) (Table III).

Table III.

p16 protein expression in HCC and cancer-adjacent tissues.

Table III.

p16 protein expression in HCC and cancer-adjacent tissues.

p16 protein

Tissuesn+ to +++Positive rate (%)χ2P-value
HCC148598960.1433.270.001
Cancer-adjacent148  614295.95

[i] FHIT, fragile histidine triad; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.

Correlation between FHIT and p16 protein expression levels in HCC tissues

In 148 patients with primary HCC, there were 71 patients with positive expression of FHIT protein, in which 55 patients had positive expression of p16 protein simultaneously, with the proportion of 77.46%. The statistical analysis revealed that the two proteins showed a positive correlation (Spearman's correlation coefficient, r=0.308; P=0.025) (Table IV).

Table IV.

Correlation between FHIT and p16 protein expression levels in HCC tissues after treatment.

Table IV.

Correlation between FHIT and p16 protein expression levels in HCC tissues after treatment.

FHIT

Items+Totalr (Spearman)P-value
p16
  +5534890.3080.025
  −164359
Total7177148

[i] FHIT, fragile histidine triad; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.

Correlation of the positive expression of FHIT and p16 proteins in HCC tissues with clinicopathological indicators

The analysis results demonstrated that the positive expression of FHIT was not related to age, sex and tumor size (P>0.05 in all comparisons), but was associated with HCC TNM staging, the differentiation degree in Edmondson-Steiner grading, lymph node metastasis and portal vein thrombosis (P<0.05 in all comparisons). p16 protein was not related to age, sex, TNM staging, lymph node metastasis and portal vein thrombosis (P>0.05 in all comparisons), but was correlated with tumor size and the differentiation degree in Edmondson-Steiner grading (P<0.05 in all comparisons) (Table V).

Table V.

Correlation of the positive expression levels of FHIT and p16 proteins in HCC tissues with clinicopathological indicators.

Table V.

Correlation of the positive expression levels of FHIT and p16 proteins in HCC tissues with clinicopathological indicators.

FHITp16


Clinicopathological indicatorsnPositiveχ2P-valuePositiveχ2P-value
Age (years)
  <4044160.0680.914120.0450.861
  ≥4010438 44
Sex
  Male102340.9170.626421.3750.472
  Female4612 18
Tumor size (cm)
  <596641.3850.744545.0260.035
  ≥55224 30
TNM staging
  Stage I–II88588.4940.025402.1950.218
  Stage III–IV6018 18
Edmondson-Steiner grading
  High differentiation302615.0270.0012212.9410.003
  Moderate differentiation6430 26
  Low differentiation5414 16
Lymph node metastasis
  Yes46187.4920.024241.4920.174
  No10254 46
Portal vein thrombosis
  Yes38109.6210.004183.2850.376
  No11062 60

[i] FHIT, fragile histidine triad; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; TNM, tumor-node-metastasis.

Expression of FHIT and p16 mRNAs in tissues

The expression levels of FHIT gene mRNA in HCC and cancer-adjacent tissues were 1.31±0.15 and 8.34±1.48, respectively, showing a statistically significant difference in comparison (P<0.05). The expression levels of p16 gene mRNA were 6.37±1.05 and 13.44±2.86, respectively, and the difference in comparison was statistically significant (P<0.05) (Table VI).

Table VI.

Relative expression levels of FHIT and p16 mRNAs in tissues.

Table VI.

Relative expression levels of FHIT and p16 mRNAs in tissues.

TissuesFHITp16
HCC 1.31±0.15a 6.37±1.05a
Cancer-adjacent8.34±1.4813.44±2.86

a P<0.05 vs. cancer-adjacent tissues. FHIT, fragile histidine triad; mRNA, messenger RNA; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.

Expression of FHIT and p16 proteins in tissues

The expression levels of FHIT protein in HCC and cancer-adjacent tissues were 7.05±0.92 and 19.37±3.48, respectively, manifesting a statistically significant difference in comparison (P<0.05). The expression levels of p16 protein were 13.99±3.46 and 50.31±3.87, and the difference in comparison was statistically significant (P<0.05) (Table VII; Fig. 3).

Table VII.

Expression of FHIT and p16 proteins in tissues.

Table VII.

Expression of FHIT and p16 proteins in tissues.

TissuesFHITp16
HCC 7.05±0.92a 13.99±3.46a
Cancer-adjacent19.37±3.4850.31±3.87

a P<0.05 vs. cancer-adjacent tissues. FHIT, fragile histidine triad; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.

Discussion

Primary HCC is the third most common cause of cancer death in the world at present, and the current treatments for this disease are not satisfactory. Its 5-year survival rate is only 10%, and the liver transplantation is considered as the only radical method for primary HCC. Patients with advanced HCC and unresectable liver constitute the vast majority (over 80%) (7,8). The latest developed interventional embolotherapy has become the main method for primary HCC. Although the occurrence and development processes of HCC are not yet fully clear, it is generally accepted by academic circles that the occurrence of HCC is a multi-factor and multi-step process affected by cross-over factors, including the overexpression of oncogenes and the expression deficiency of tumor suppressor genes (9).

FHIT is a tumor suppressor gene, and the expressed protein is located in the cytoplasm. A study has manifested that FHIT protein mainly acts on the specific structure of mRNA and interferes with the normal translation function of mRNA, thus resulting in the deficiency of the expression function of the target gene. Additionally, the accumulation of these deficient functions may induce, to a certain extent, tumor occurrence and development (10). Fassan et al (11) have reported on the presence of abnormalities in FHIT gene transcription in more than half of gastric cancer patients and the expression deficiency of FHIT gene in nearly 70% of patients. Lim et al (12) have found the abnormal transcription of FHIT gene in the tissues of 87% of gastric cancer patients. Also, Czarnecka et al (13) have detected the abnormal transcriptional expression of FHIT gene in gastric and colorectal cancer via PCR, suggesting the normal expression deficiency of FHIT gene in tumors of the digestive system such as gastric cancer. A previous study has evidenced that in 40% of tumor cells, FHIT gene expression is decreased, FHIT protein is exhausted, and lymph node metastasis occurs in most patients (14), indicating that the downregulated expression of FHIT protein may be associated with lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis of tumor patients. In the present study, FHIT was abnormally expressed in primary HCC tissues, and the expression level in primary HCC tissues was remarkably lower than that in cancer-adjacent tissues (P<0.05). The positive expression of FHIT was not related to age, sex or tumor size (P>0.05 in all comparisons), but correlated with TNM staging, the differentiation degree in Edmondson-Steiner grading, lymph node metastasis and portal vein thrombosis (P<0.05 in all comparisons). Therefore, it is speculated that the detection of FHIT gene expression can be used as a reference for the diagnosis, treatment and metastasis of primary HCC, which has important clinical significance.

p16 gene is a multi-tumor suppressor gene that acts primarily on the cell cycle anti-oncogene (15). The study demonstrated that p16 protein mainly competes with cyclin D1 for binding to CDK4/CDK6 and promotes cell arrest in G1 phase, which ultimately plays a negative regulatory role in cell proliferation (16,17). Kumar et al (18) have discovered that p16 protein can inhibit tumor cell proliferation and metastasis. Seiwert (19) has found that the methylation level of p16 gene in serum of patients with gastric cancer after operation is significantly decreased, while the level of products normally expressed by p16 is significantly increased. The results of the present study revealed that p16 protein is abnormally expressed in the tissues of patients with primary HCC. The expression level in primary HCC tissues was significantly lower than that in cancer-adjacent normal tissues (P<0.05) and the positive expression of p16 was correlated with tumor size and the differentiation degree in Edmondson-Steiner grading (P<0.05 in all comparisons).

A previous study has revealed that deficiencies exist concerning the expression of FHIT and p16 in the occurrence and development processes of lung cancer, and the deficiency of FHIT gene is a high-frequency event in the early stage (20). Mai et al (21) have confirmed that the expression deficiency of p16 gene appears at a later stage after the occurrence of the tumor, and the prognosis of patients will be worse when deficiencies exist in both FHIT and p16. It was also found in the present study that there was an obvious positive correlation between the expression of FHIT and p16 proteins in HCC tissues, indicating that the expression deficiencies of both are involved in the occurrence process of HCC, and jointly play a suppressive role. However, the specific mechanism of the synergistic inhibitory effect is not yet understood and needs to be further studied via follow-up experiments.

In conclusion, FHIT and p16 genes, as tumor suppressor genes, inhibit the proliferation of HCC, and there is a positive correlation between the two. The proteins of both can be used as new indicators for clinical examination, thus providing a new method for clinical diagnosis.

Acknowledgements

Not applicable.

Funding

No funding was received.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the present study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Authors' contributions

WX wrote the manuscript and was in charge of the interventional embolotherapy. XQ was responsible for the immumohistochemical staining. XW and JS performed RT-qPCR. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Ethics approval and consent to participate

The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Qingdao Central Hospital (Qingdao, China) and informed consents were signed by the patients or the guardians.

Patient consent for publication

Not applicable.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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