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KMID : 0982820120110020071
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Journal of Lung Cancer
2012 Volume.11 No. 2 p.71 ~ p.76
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MDA-7/IL-24 Expression and Its Relation with Clinicopathologic Factors in Lung Adenocarcinomas of 3 cm or Less in Diameter
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Roh Mee-Sook
Choi Phil-Jo
Son Choon-Hee
Lee Soo-Keol
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Abstract
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Purpose: The melanoma differentiation-associated gene-7 (MDA-7) protein, also known as interleukin 24 (IL-24), is a novel candidate of tumor suppressor that has been found to experimentally induce apoptosis and growth inhibition in a variety of human malignant cells. However, there have been few studies about its role in lung adenocarcinoma. Even at the same stage and with similar pathologic characteristics, lung adenocarcinomas with a diameter of 3 cm or less can have a variable prognosis depending on their biologic characteristics. The purpose of this study is to define the relationship between MDA-7/IL-24 expression and the progression of small-sized lung adenocarcinomas.
Materials and Methods: We performed immunohistochemical detection of MDA-7/ IL-24 in forty-seven tissue samples from primary lung adenocarcinomas of ≤3 cm in diameter by using tissue microarray.
Results: MDA-7/IL-24 immunoreactivity was observed in 20 (42.6%) of the 47 adenocarcinoma cases. MDA-7/IL-24 expression was positive in 66.7% of the adenocarcinomas ≤2 cm, and in 31.3% of the adenocarcinomas ＞2 cm or ≤3 cm in diameter. A statistically significant association was found between MDA-7/IL-24 expression and tumor size (p=0.03). Although this difference did not reach statistical significance, tumors with a negative MDA-7/IL-24 expression tended to more frequently show lymph node metastasis (p=0.07). There were no significant associations for other clinicopathologic characteristics.
Conclusion: These results suggest the possible involvement of MDA-7/IL-24 in the growth and progression of small-sized lung adenocarcinoma. MDA-7/IL-24 immunoreactivity could be used to identify a subset of adenocarcinomas of the lung of 3 cm or less in diameter that have different biologic behavior.
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KEYWORD
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Interleukin-24, Adenocarcinoma, Lung, Immunohistochemistry
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