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Expression of Tight Junction Proteins Is Altered in Bladder Cancer
Bangbin Chen1, Renge Bu1, Xuewen Xu1
1Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China 110004.
Abstract:
Bladder cancer (BC) is one of the tumors which occur most frequently in urological system, but less is known about the expression of tight junction proteins and its clinical significance in BC. In this study, expression of claudin-4, zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) and zonula occludens-1 nucleic acid-binding protein (ZONAB), in BC tissues, adjacent nontumor tissue (ANTT), and BC cell lines was examined by Western blotting, semiquantitative RT-PCR, and immunohistochemistry, and then, the clinical significance of these proteins was investigated. The mRNA and protein expression of ZONAB were significantly upregulated, while those of ZO-1 was significantly downregulated in some BC cell lines and tissues in comparison with nontumor urothelial cell lines and ANTT. High expression rate of ZO-1 and ZONAB had negative correlation in BC tissues and was also correlated with muscle-invasive lesions in BC tissues. In conclusion, the expression of tight junction proteins is significantly altered in BC and ZO-1, and ZONAB interaction might be involved in BC development.
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