Abstract:
Objective To investigate the mRNA expression and significance of OPN and HIF-1α pre- and post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy in cervical carcinoma, and analyze its possibility to be the predictors for neoadjuvant chemotherapy sensitivity. Methods Real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR) method was used to detect the mRNA levels of OPN and HIF-1α in pre- and postneoadjuvant chemotherapy in 20 cases of cervical carcinoma tissues. Results The mRNA levels of OPN and HIF-1α were signifi cantly decreased after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with cervical cancer tissues (P<0.05). mRNA levels of OPN and HIF-1α in effective chemotherapy group were lower than ineffective group pre- and post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy(P=0.016, P=0.001). Conclusion OPN and HIF-1α mRNA levels were signifi cantly associated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy chemosensitivity and they might be used as predictors for neoadjuvant chemotherapy sensitivity in cervical carcinoma.