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Expression and correlation of MALAT1 and SOX9 in non-small cell lung cancer

Wei Chen¹, Wei Zhao², Sheng Chen³

¹Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Huaian No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huaian, Jiangsu, China.

The Clinical Respiratory Journal

|June 14, 2018

Abstract

Introduction:

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. MALAT1 and SOX9 have important roles in tumour formation and development in several types of cancers. However, little is known about the function and co-relationship of these 2 factors in NSCLC in vivo.

Objectives:

To explore the role of MALAT1 and SOX9 expression relationship, their clinical pathological characteristics and OS on NSCLC patients.

Methods:

Paired of primary lung cancer tissues and the matched tumour adjacent tissues were collected in 121 NSCLC patients. MALAT1 and SOX9 mRNA expression was measured by SYBR green q RT-PCR assay. SOX-9 protein expression was measured by streptavidin-peroxidase (SP) staining method.

Results:

MALAT1and SOX9 expression was higher in NSCLC tissues than the adjacent tissues, and they have positive correlation. Moreover, SOX9 protein expression was higher in NSCLC tissues, especially in MALAT1 mRNA higher expressed NSCLC tissues. MALAT1 and SOX9 mRNA expression were associated with age (x² =11.474, P = .009), tumour size (x² =26.839, P = .000), TNM stage (x² =8.010, P = .046) and LEL. (x² =53.908, P = .000). NSCLC patients with higher MALAT1 and SOX9 mRNA expression had poorer OS rates.

Conclusions:

MALAT1 and SOX9 could be used as prognostic co-biomarker in NSCLC.

Keywords:

MALAT1 NSCLC SOX9 chemo-resistance

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