Group IIa secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2IIa) and progression in patients with lung cancer
1Respiratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China. wangmei2012729@126.com.
Objective:
Group IIa secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2 IIa) plays a role in the malignant potential of several epithelial cancers. It is overexpressed in many cancer specimens and its elevated levels are correlated with high tumor grade and metastasis. Here, we evaluate the clinical significance of sPLA2 IIa in lung adenocarcinoma and the role of sPLA2 IIa in the process of cancer cell invasion and metastasis.
Patients And Methods:
Immunohistochemistry was used to investigate sPLA2 IIa in surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma of 180 patients and its correlation with survival. We overexpressed sPLA2 IIa in a lung adenocarcinoma cell line with very low sPLA2 IIa levels and investigated the in vitro and in vivo effects of sPLA2 IIa expression.
Results:
High expression of sPLA2 IIa in lung cancer tissue was significantly associated with clinical stage, metastasis, postoperative relapse and shorter patient survival. The overexpression of sPLA2 IIa enhanced xenograft tumor growth and invasion in vitro.
Conclusions:
sPLA2 IIa expression can predict the clinical outcome of lung adenocarcinoma patients. sPLA2 IIa is a novel invasion-promoting gene in lung adenocarcinoma.
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