Expression and correlation analysis of c-Fos, Cyclin-D1 and CDK4 in breast cancer

  • HU Wenhui ,
  • JU Hongge ,
  • LI Feng ,
  • ZHANG Wei ,
  • MA Junbing ,
  • CHEN Peng ,
  • LI Yuanyuan ,
  • SUN Yang
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  • 1. Baotou Medical College, Baotou 014040,China;
    2. Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College

Received date: 2023-04-23

  Online published: 2023-09-22

Abstract

Objective: To observe the expression of oncogene c-Fos, cyclin D1 and cyclin dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) in breast cancer and para-cancerous tissues and their correlation with clinicopathological features, and to analyze the survival of breast cancer. Methods: Western blot (WB) and real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) were used to detect the expression level of c-Fos protein and mRNA content of c-Fos, Cyclin-D1 and CDK4 in 20 cases of breast cancer and para-cancerous tissues. Breast tumor-on-a-chip was purchased to do immunohistochemical (IHC) experiment to analyze the relationship between expression levels of c-Fos, Cyclin-D1 and CDK4 and the clinicopathological features and prognosis of breast cancer. Results: WB test showed that the expression level of c-Fos protein in breast cancer was significantly higher than that in para-cancerous tissues, and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). RT-qPCR method showed that the mRNA content of c-Fos in breast cancer was higher than that in para-cancerous tissues, however, the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05). The mRNA contents of Cyclin-D1 and CDK4 in breast cancer were significantly higher than those in para-cancerous tissues(P<0.05). IHC experiment showed that the expression levels of c-Fos, Cyclin-D1 and CDK4 in breast cancer tissues were significantly higher than those in para-cancerous tissues, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The expression levels of the three proteins in cancer tissues were all positively correlated(r=0.320,r=0.486,r=0.514,P<0.05). In breast cancer, the expression level of c-Fos was correlated to clinical stage(P<0.05), the expression level of Cyclin-D1 was correlated to vascular invasion(P<0.05), the expression level of CDK4 was related to lymph node metastasis(P<0.05), and the high expression of the three proteins was the risk factor to the over survival of breast cancer patients. Conclusion: c-Fos, Cyclin-D1 and CDK4 are highly expressed in breast cancer, and there is a positive correlation among them, which indicates that they involved in the occurrence and development of breast cancer. Highly expressed c-Fos, Cyclin-D1 and CDK4 is positively correlated with clinicopathological features of breast cancer, which is a risk factor to the prognosis of patients with breast cancer.

Cite this article

HU Wenhui , JU Hongge , LI Feng , ZHANG Wei , MA Junbing , CHEN Peng , LI Yuanyuan , SUN Yang . Expression and correlation analysis of c-Fos, Cyclin-D1 and CDK4 in breast cancer[J]. Journal of Baotou Medical College, 2023 , 39(9) : 1 -7 . DOI: 10.16833/j.cnki.jbmc.2023.09.001

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