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[Expression of CDKN2 gene product in human bronchogenic carcinoma]
Objective:
To examine the expression of P16 protein in bronchogenic carcinoma and normal tissue adjacent to carcinoma and to determine the relationship between the gene and bronchogenic carcinoma.
Method:
Using a rabbit polyclonal antibody against P16 (N-20), the expression of P16 protein was studied immunohistochemically on formalin fixed, paraffin embedded sections.
Results:
The cytoplasmic P16 protein was mainly present in normal bronchial epithelium (93.8%), serous gland (92.6%) and alveolar epithelium (71.4%), the expression levels of P16 were significantly lower in carcinoma tissues (61.9%) when compared to levels in their normal counterparts (P < 0.01). Among tumors, squamous cell carcinomas and small cell carcinomas exhibited lower P16 expression levels compared with adenocarcinomas (P < 0.01). The expression levels of P16 were lower in poorly-differentiated adenocarcinomas compared with those in well-differentiated adenocarcinomas (P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
The results suggested that CDKN2 gene was a tumor suppressor gene, the inactivation of which were involved in the carcinogenesis of bronchogenic carcinoma and implicated in tumor differentiation.