Original Article
Stanniocalcin-1 Detection of Peripheral Blood in Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Abstract
Objective: Stanniocalcin-1 (STC-1), a kind of glycoprotein hormone, is universally up-regulated in various tumor tissues compared to corresponding normal tissues, suggesting it may be used as a tumor marker, whilst disseminated tumor cells usually exist in peripheral blood. The aim of this study is to investigate the mRNA expression STC-1 in peripheral blood of colorectal cancer (CRC) and analyze its clinicopathological significance.
Methods: The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) were isolated from 78 CRC patients and 33 cancer-free controls. The expression status of STC-1 mRNA in PBMNCs was assessed by RT-PCR, its correlation with clinicopathological parameters and 5-year overall survival was analyzed as well.
Results: In the 78 blood samples from CRC patients, 33 (42.31%) showed positive expression of STC-1 mRNA, and all of 15 gastrointestinal tumor tissues were positive for STC-1 mRNA. In contrast, all the blood samples from 14 healthy donors and 19 patients with inflammatory gastrointestinal disease were negative. Furthermore, STC-1 mRNA expression status was associated with patients’ advanced stage, distant metastasis and shortened overall survival.
Conclusion: The detection of STC-1 mRNA in peripheral blood by RT-PCR was highly sensitive and specific for the patients with CRC. STC-1 mRNA may be a potential biomarker for detecting tumor micrometastasis and predicting prognosis.
Methods: The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) were isolated from 78 CRC patients and 33 cancer-free controls. The expression status of STC-1 mRNA in PBMNCs was assessed by RT-PCR, its correlation with clinicopathological parameters and 5-year overall survival was analyzed as well.
Results: In the 78 blood samples from CRC patients, 33 (42.31%) showed positive expression of STC-1 mRNA, and all of 15 gastrointestinal tumor tissues were positive for STC-1 mRNA. In contrast, all the blood samples from 14 healthy donors and 19 patients with inflammatory gastrointestinal disease were negative. Furthermore, STC-1 mRNA expression status was associated with patients’ advanced stage, distant metastasis and shortened overall survival.
Conclusion: The detection of STC-1 mRNA in peripheral blood by RT-PCR was highly sensitive and specific for the patients with CRC. STC-1 mRNA may be a potential biomarker for detecting tumor micrometastasis and predicting prognosis.
