Abstract:
Objective To investigate the expression of STAT-3 and Enolase-1 in breast cancer and its relationship with Estrogen receptor status,Progesterone receptor status,lymph node metastasis,clinical stages and histological grading. Methods The expression of STAT-3 and Enolase-1 were examined by immunohistochemical streptavid-peroxidase(S-P)assay in 126 cases of breast cancer and 26 cases of benign breast disease.And the significance of its expression was analyzed with clinicopathologic parameters. Results The expression rates of STAT-3(77.8%)and Enolase-1(82.5%)in breast cancer were significantly higher than that in benign breast disease(11.5%
vs.7.7%)and the expression of two proteins were positively correlated(
χ2=42.416,
P<0.05;
χ2=57.211,
P<0.05).The expression of STAT-3 and Enolase-1 in breast cancer has no significant difference in age,tumor size,histologic grading and clinical stages.Epression of STAT-3(85.7%)and Enolase-1(90.5%)in breast cancer with metastasis is significantly higher than that without metastasis (
χ2=9.184,
P<0.05;
χ2=11.014,
P<0.05).There was a significant correlation between the high expression of STAT-3 and axillary lymphatic metastasis in comparisons between positive estrogen and/or progesterone receptor expression and Her-2 positive expression(
P<0.05).And there was a significant correlation between the high expression of Enolase-1 and axillary lymphatic metastasis in comparisons with positive estrogen or positive progesterone receptor expression and Her-2 positive expression(
P<0.05). Conclusion Both STAT-3 and Enolase-1 may be involved in the tumorgenesis development and metastasis of breast cancer.The high expression of STAT-3 and Enolase-1 in estrogen receptor or/and progesterone receptor or Her-2 positive breast cancer was associated with a high possibility of lymph node metastasis.The detection of STAT-3 and Enolase-1 may be helpful in the diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer.