Effects of Bcl-2, Bax and P53 Gene Protein Expressions in Gastric Cancer Tissue on the Apoptosis of Cancer Cells

Abstract:

Objective: To investigate the expression of p53 gene in gastric cancer tissue and its correlation with bcl-2 and bax protein expression in relationship and discuss the significance of their correlation in clinic. Methods: Pathological specimens from 100 gastric cancer patients with complete medical data and 24 normal lung tissue specimens were selected. Immunohistochemical streptavidin-biotin-peroxidase assay was used to detect the expression of bcl-2, bax and p53 protein. Results: p53 expression was positively correlated with bcl-2 expression (Pearson's R =0.491, P <0.05). The positive expression of p53 was no significantly correlated with bax expression (P> 0.05). The positive rate of p53 expression in the well-differentiated gastric cancer tissues was 17.6%, the positive rate in the differentiated tissues was 90.9%, the positive rate in the poorly differentiated tissues was 72.7%, and There was a significant difference in the expression of p53 in the three tissues (P <0.05). The expression of p53 in the TNM staging showed that the positive rate in stage Iand IIwas 27.3%, the positive rate in stage III and stage IVwas 89.3%, the difference between them was significant (P <0.05). Conclusions: The expression of p53 gene has an obvious clinical significance for the assessment of degree of malignancy and the prognosis of gastric cancer. Bcl-2 and p53 gene expression could jointly promote the development of gastric cancer in a synergistic way by acting on different stages of apoptosis, or bcl-2s participating in p53-induced mitochondria-mediated apoptosis signaling pathways.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 423-426)
• Pages: 358-361
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.423-426.358
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Lei Zhang, Da Peng Li, Guan Nan Lu
• Keywords: Apoptosis, Bcl-2, Gastric Cancer, p53

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