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Published in: Clinical and Translational Oncology 8/2016

01-08-2016 | Research Article

Prognostic value of ZFP36 and SOCS3 expressions in human prostate cancer

Authors: J.-G. Zhu, D.-B. Yuan, W.-H. Chen, Z.-D. Han, Y.-X. Liang, G. Chen, X. Fu, Y.-K. Liang, G.-X. Chen, Z.-L. Sun, Z.-Z. Liu, J.-H. Chen, F.-N. Jiang, W.-D. Zhong

Published in: Clinical and Translational Oncology | Issue 8/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

ZFP36 ring finger protein (ZFP36) and the suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) have been reported to, respectively, regulate NF-κB and STAT3 signaling pathways. To better understand the correlation of NF-κB and STAT3 negative regulates pathway, we have investigated the involvement of ZFP36 and SOCS3 expressions in human prostate cancer (PCa).

Methods

In the present study, paired patient tissue microarrays were analyzed by immunohistochemistry, and the ZFP36 protein expression was quantitated as immunoreactive scores in patients with PCa. Associations between ZFP36/SOCS3 expression and various clinicopathological features and prognosis of PCa patients were statistically analyzed based on the Taylor database. Then, the functions of ZFP36 and SOCS3 in cancerous inflammation were determined using qPCR and immunohistochemistry in vitro and in vivo.

Results

ZFP36 protein expression in PCa tissues was significantly lower than those in non-cancerous prostate tissues (P < 0.05). In mRNA level, ZFP36 and SOCS3 had a close correlation with each other (P < 0.01, Pearson r = 0.848), and its upregulation was both significantly associated with low Gleason score (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively), negative metastasis (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively), favorable overall survival (P < 0.001 and P < 0.05, respectively), and negative biochemical recurrence (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively). Functionally, LPS treatment could lead to the overexpression of ZFP36 and SOCS3 in vitro and vivo.

Conclusions

Our data offer the convincing evidence for the first time that the aberrant expressions of ZFP36 and SOCS3 may be involved into the progression and patients’ prognosis of PCa, implying their potentials as candidate markers of this cancer.
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Metadata
Title
Prognostic value of ZFP36 and SOCS3 expressions in human prostate cancer
Authors
J.-G. Zhu
D.-B. Yuan
W.-H. Chen
Z.-D. Han
Y.-X. Liang
G. Chen
X. Fu
Y.-K. Liang
G.-X. Chen
Z.-L. Sun
Z.-Z. Liu
J.-H. Chen
F.-N. Jiang
W.-D. Zhong
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Clinical and Translational Oncology / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 1699-048X
Electronic ISSN: 1699-3055
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-015-1432-6

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